I’ve just installed the 2025 update, and once again, I could not be more disappointed.
I use SketchUp for building things, such as houses, in CAD. SketchUp is a good decade behind in the basics needed in CAD. For instance, the absence of baseline dimensioning. I don’t think anyone on the SketchUp programing team has ever done actual framing or rafter layout. So when I dimension a project, I have to baseline dimension one dimension at a time. That is ridiculous.
I’ve made a list of suggestions before, but here it is in more detail. I would like to see anyone dispute the need for any of the following items:
Right Click an object to access and edit all properties!!!
This one is huge, and can really speed up modeling. When any object or entity is right clicked, all of the attributes should be displayed, and should be able to be edited. For instance, if a line is right-clicked, the color of the line should be displayed, and be able to be changed. Compare that with changing the color of a line currently, or editing the properties of a dimension.
All of the attributes of an entity, or object, that can be edited, should be easy to edit.
Ortho mode for Line Drawing
Constraining lines to be drawn in X, Y, or Z should be the default. A user should not have to remember to hit a key to constrain line drawing.
Move important Layout features into Pro, and get rid of Layout.
Switching back and forth between two separate programs within the same application makes no sense whatsoever. Since I have been using SketchUp, I’ve heard endless complaints about Layout. There’s simply no sensible reason for it.
For dimensions, add "baseline dimensioning, and add angle dimensioning.
Baseline dimensioning is essential for contractors when doing framing layout. Stepping measurements is a forbidden practice for professional builders.
Not being able to dimension angles is ridiculous.
Rounded, Chamfered, and Beveled edges for objects
Users should be able to specify all parameters, and should be able to create fillets.
Make zooming in and out consistent, in contrast to having cursor on an object when zooming in or out.
This is, without question, one of the most irritating, and time wasting defects in Sketchup. If your cursor is not on a specific object, the zooming in or out is random, and causes unnecessary delay when modeling.
Cutting openings in layered solids, such as walls with siding and paneling.
This should be standard.
Slicing solids.
There should be a slicing tool to slice up solids, and the sliced solids should remain as separate solids, not raw geometry.
Polyline.
It is standard in vector drafting software to have a polyline option. The user should be able to add nodes, and be able to convert the polyline to a curve.
Bezier Curve.
A Bezier curve tool is standard in vector drafting software
OSNAP needs substantial improvement. Look at AutoCAD OSNAP options.
A user should be able to specify exactly what nodes should be snapped to, and when any of the specified nodes is selected, it should be prominently indicated, without being hidden by the cursor, and that includes finding the
