We’ll update this thread periodically with information about the bits and bobs that are included in each new release of SketchUp for iPad.
November 5th, 2025 - Here’s what’s new in SketchUp for iPad v7.3.0 (2208)
Introducing AI Render
SketchUp Diffusion is now AI Render, and is more powerful than ever! It features new inpainting tools, additional style presets, and a completely redesigned user interface. These changes continue to expand and enhance SketchUp’s AI capabilities. GO subscriptions now come with dedicated monthly AI credits. Credits refill monthly, and you can monitor your usage via the credit balance menu in the upper-right while using AI Render.
File save improvements
We’ve made significant updates to how you save your files! A new navigation menu is now located on the left side of the home bar, gathering both new and existing options. While the save button remains easily accessible on the home menu bar, saving a file now gives you the option to select a save location and assign a name.
- Tap the file name to rename your file
- Tap the Save as button to save a copy of your file
- Tap home in the menu to return to the home page, as always
- Find Import and Export file options now under this menu
- App settings are also now under this menu
Model and Visualization Improvements
Ambient Occlusion face setting received two major improvements
- The Distance Multiplier slider when using AO on tiny or really large models.
- A color swatch control allows you to pick custom color for your shading.
Invert Roughness gets a similar setting to invert normal. Inverting roughness provides better control how smooth or rough you want a surface to be.
Scale grips now display through other geometry, so that you can always see and click them.
Rotation grips no longer appear when you’ve locked a rotation plane.
Scene Undo and Redo
You can now undo or redo scene updates. Undo and Redo work just like they do when editing other parts of your model and will also respect creating, renaming, and deleting actions.
Your input helps us continually improve SketchUp for iPad, so please keep sharing your thoughts here with us on the forum
October 22nd, 2025 - Here’s what’s new in SketchUp for iPad v7.2.1 (2197)
Here’s whats new in v7.2.1. Feature improvements and bug fixes!
Improvements
- Users can now clear locally cached Trimble Connect files from their device, similar to iCloud’s “remove download” option. The new “remove offline version” option is accessible via the overflow menu for Trimble Connect files in your recent files list.
- Enlarged the tap area for the measurement box to include the entire box, allowing you to more easily type measurements.
Bug fixes
- Fixed an issue where the measurements panel extended beyond the display when docked at the bottom of the screen
- Fixed a crash that occurred when downloading 3D Warehouse models and then exiting the app before saving.
- Fixed an issue where the rename command was absent from the overflow menu for files in the Trimble Connect Tab
- Fixed a bug that caused a user with a newly created TID to not be able to enter the free viewer mode.
September 23rd, 2025 - Here’s what’s new in SketchUp for iPad v7.2.0 (2192)
This release is packed with an exciting update to SketchUp Diffusion, check out all the details below!
New UI
Full-screen mode: Tap the Diffusion button and watch it go full-screen. No more refreshing—what you see is what you use to generate. Diffusion results now also show up full-screen in your viewport automatically and can be selected or deselected in the new Gallery panel.
Navigation: Freely navigate your model and adjust styles while in diffusion mode. Generated jobs now also remember where they were created, so rest assured that you can always return to a job’s camera location just by tapping it from the gallery.
Bottom toolbar
Jump right into prompting and generating with the new bottom toolbar and a new Autoprompt preset that will generate a detailed prompt for you. 1-click generation has never been easier! Take your images further with our new set of paint, erase, and sketch tools.
Prompt Tool: The original prompt tool is still here, with advanced settings now found by tapping the settings button next to the prompt button and preset selection from the top of the settings window. You can find advanced settings under the dropdown, settings like Prompt Influence, Respect Model Geometry, and Negative Prompt.
- Style Transfer: This exciting new setting can be found in the advanced settings of the “No Style” preset and lets you pick your own image as a style reference for the generated images. Want your Diffusion results to look like your hand-drawn sketches? Load a scan of your sketches as a reference and see the magic happen!
Image Tools
New in this release are a set of image editing tools you can use to refine your diffusion results and achieve your creative vision.
- Paint Tool: Paint to select an area, type a prompt describing what you want added to the selected area. Perfect for refining large spaces and objects in your image.
- Erase Tool: Use the brush or lasso selection mode to select objects that you want removed from your images**.** Diffusion will remove and blend the result with the background.
- Sketch Tool: Use a sketch to define what you want added, combine it with a descriptive prompt and see your results added to the image. Best for adding uniquely shaped objects that you want artistic control of.
Other bottom bar tools
- Image Opacity Control: Easily check your work or create interesting hybrid views with the new image opacity control.
- Share and Save: Share or save your creations with just a tap using the scene creation or share button in the bottom toolbar.
Gallery Panel
The new Gallery panel on the right side of your screen lets you view and load your Diffusion results from the past 30 days.
- Rate your images: Tap the 3 dot menu on an image to Like or Dislike it.
- Resizable Thumbnail Previews: Zoom in or out to see larger or smaller thumbnails of your results.
- Select and load past images: Tap an image to load it full-screen (this also returns the camera to that job’s location), tap again to unload, double tap to see the job data. Tap an image’s 3 dot menu and select Restore Camera to navigate back to that image’s location without loading the image onscreen.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug causing triple tap to not work properly (selects all connected elements)
- Fixed a bug that caused a crash when creating tag folders
- Fixed a bug that caused a crash when all materials are deleted from a model file
August 22nd, 2025 - Here’s what’s new in SketchUp for iPad v7.1.1 (2190)
Fixed an issue that caused users to get stuck in a loop on “The Legal Stuff” screen, preventing users from logging into the app.
August 19th, 2025 - Here’s what’s new in SketchUp for iPad v7.1.0 (2188)
In this release, we focused bringing the real world 
into your digital model. Check out the new features and fixes below! 
Update your app here: SketchUp on the App Store
Add Location improved - Bring your designs to life with enhanced Geo-location and Terrain Data on SketchUp for iPad!
Preview your model in the add location window, toggle a location pin for precise placement, and use the True North offset for accurate sun/shadow studies. Import larger terrain areas with improved data quality, and now include 3D buildings! Users can control building details like position relative to the terrain and building foundations.
Learn more here: https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup-ipad/how-use-add-location
Trimble Connect - File syncing is improved!
New sync icons show if a file is available locally (cloud), needs download (cloud with down arrow), has changes to upload (cloud with up arrow), or is always available offline (filled cloud with checkmark). You can now also delete projects and folders directly in the Trimble Connect tab (you must be owner, and the project or folder must be empty).
Please note, the recent files list and Trimble Connect files may take a moment longer than usual to load when you first open the app after this update. This is a one time event.
Along with new sync icons, we’ve refreshed the welcome bar, giving it a new look and allowing you to collapse or expand the entire welcome bar by tapping the accordion icon to the left of “Welcome to SketchUp”. We hope this lets you keep access to past news and learning content while also letting you reclaim more screen space for your recent files when you need it.
Scan-to-Design named scans
You can now name your scans after creating them, and the name will be reflected in both the Outliner and Tag groups of your model, helping you stay organized when scanning multiple spaces.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug that prevented a guide from being created when double tapping a point or edge with the Tape Measure tool
- Fixed a bug that prevented editing of the default face colors from the Default material chip in the materials panel. Now when you tap to edit the default material chip you’ll be taken to Face settings where you can change the front and back face colors. Default face colors are now automatically reflected in the default material chip.
- Fixed a bug that caused the app to crash when using markup mode
- Fixed a bug that prevented users from changing the color of a pen in markup mode
- Fixed a bug that caused parts of a model to disappear when the viewing angle is adjusted
- Fixed a bug that caused the shortcut bar to become unresponsive to docking areas
- Fixed a bug that caused the text of dimension strings to be replaced with black boxes when a scene is created
- Fixed a bug that caused a crash when a file with units set to “Engineering” was opened. We’ve also added an engineering units option to the model info panel.
We hope you love these new features and improvements! Your feedback is invaluable, so please keep sharing your thoughts and suggestions here on the forum. Happy modeling! 
April 8th, 202 - Here’s what’s new in v7.0.2 (2172)
This update includes improvements to performance along with important fixes to ensure a smoother working experience.
Performance and Stability fixes
- Resolved a bug causing the app to slow or freeze when the shortcut bar was visible on screen.
- Resolved a bug that would occasionally cause the app to close when editing a material.
- Addressed an issue where finger presses left a grey selection ring behind on the screen.
- Resolved a bug where toggling the classic graphics engine in the About tab caused user account information to disappear.
- Resolved an issue where Learn Tab videos would be dismissed when switched to fullscreen mode.
- Fixed a bug that would cause shortcuts to stop working until a model was reopened
Visualization fixes
- Fixed an issue where toggling the ‘set sun location’ in an environment on then off, resulted in shadows being uneditable in the shadows panel.
- Fixed an issue where Autoshape Live Components created new materials every time they were selected or configured
- Resolved a bug that prevented the use of arrow keys in the edit material details panel
- Fixed a bug that caused shadows to turn
Your input helps us continually improve SketchUp for iPad, so please keep sharing your thoughts with us here. Thank you for using SketchUp for iPad. Happy designing!
March 13th, 2025 - Here’s what’s new in SketchUp for iPad 7.0.1 (2164)
Fixed an issue preventing purchase of yearly subscriptions in-app
February 25th, 2025 - Here’s what’s new in SketchUp for iPad 7.0.0 (2163)
Update your app here: SketchUp - 3D Modeling App - App Store
Please note: SketchUp for iPad now requires iOS 17.0 or newer.
For a list of compatible devices please checkout the following links
iPad models compatible with iPad OS 17
iPhone models compatible with iOS 17
Explore your creativity with a new generation of visualization in SketchUp for iPad. Photorealistic materials and Environments offer powerful yet accessible ways to make your designs pop. You can see and feel true-to-life materiality to make more informed material decisions and create assets that deepen other’s understanding of your vision. The new photoreal materials and environments join Ambient Occlusion from the 6.5.0 launch to complete a trifecta of powerhouse visualization tools.
Environments
Environments – derived from 360-degree (HDR or EXR) image files – provide a sense of place and a source of light that Photoreal Materials react to. You can use an environment’s ‘skydome’ as a panoramic background, or only use the environment to affect materials. Explore all the details on how to use environments in our help center article here: https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup-ipad/environments-panel
- To start working with environments in your model, open the new Environment panel from the right side panels list. Choose from a set of default environments in the Library tab, or import your preferred HDRs (or EXRs) using the import button at the top of the In Model tab.
Photoreal Materials and Material Maps
Photoreal materials are dynamic materials that more accurately convey texture and represent how real-world materials absorb and reflect light. To achieve these effects, Photoreal Materials are made up of a series of texture maps that convey material properties like reflectivity, roughness, etc. Check out our help center article for an overview of Photoreal materials and iPad’s refreshed material editing capabilities https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup-ipad/materials-panel
- To start working with Photoreal Materials in your model, open the Syles panel from the right side panels list. Choose the new Photoreal Materials face style from the Face Settings section.
SketchUp Materials in iPad and 3D Warehouse
Building on the new real-time material editing experience we released in our last version, we have a few updates to the In-Model material library tab:
- The 3D Warehouse button in the Materials panel will now take you to a new selection of Photoreal material collections curated by SketchUp.
- You can now save and organize your own materials to your device by exporting and importing individual SKM files. The import and export buttons are found in the top row of the In Model material panel.
- Purge Unused: you can now purge unused materials from the Unused secession of the In Model material library
- Automatic material enhancement: SketchUp can auto-generate metalness and roughness values when you open or import a SketchUp model. You can enable/disable this behavior in Graphics tab of the app setting (gear icon). This is a one time process per material once switched on.
Generate Textures
Photoreal Materials offer new visualization possibilities in SketchUp — but what about all the materials you use today? In this release, we’re introducing an AI service that transforms your classic materials so that they can be rendered as photoreal. With the help of AI, SketchUp will suggest settings for Metalness, Roughness, Normal, and Ambient Occlusion appropriate for the material and automatically update that material within your model. Especially exciting for non-seamless textures, SketchUp can return tileable assets that display better overall. 
This ‘AI magic’ is triggered with one click from the Edit Material dialog. Look for the stars icon:sparkles: in the lower right corner of the material thumbnail.
Live Components Improvements
SketchUp’s pre-built configurable objects, commonly known as Live Components, are graduating Out of Labs and integrating into a new Content Library in 3D Warehouse. In addition to that, the following improvements have been made to Live Components on SketchUp for iPad
- Live Components can now be painted. Please note: LCs saved before the 7.0 release will need to be configured once to enable painting. In order to paint an LC, all model elements must be deselected.
- Improvements to the auto naming of materials used in Live Components.
- Improvements to Live Component connectivity.
Modeling improvements
- Rotate: When the Rotate tool is active, you will now see rotation grips on group and component bounding boxes. These grips behave just like those available when Move is active. Additionally, the Rotate tool’s protractor now aligns with component bounding boxes and snaps to bounding box midpoint grips.
- Rounding and unrounding faces with Arc tools: We’ve made the filet functionality of the 2-point and 3-point Arc tools on 2D faces less hidden. Now, after you’ve created one tangent arc – by creating an arc tangent to edges at both ends – SketchUp will show the availability of that arc at other edge intersections on a face. Double-click to repeat the arc. Additionally, you can ‘unround’ a corner by clicking on the convex side of an arc.
- Snaps improvements: Objects connected by snaps now have an additional context command – Select > Connected by Snaps (and that’s what it does!). Snaps also have new behavior on edges and vertices – aligning to a plane mid-way between adjacent faces – providing more logic for designing sophisticated assemblies. And snaps now have a down-key, parallel ‘magenta’ inference lock!
- Text tool: dynamic values: Measurement values created by the Text tool – length, area, coordinates – will now update when a referenced entity is changed. Similar to how it works in our documentation app for desktop, LayOut. ‘<>’ will appear in text fields, denoting this dynamic value. The ‘<>’ value can also be typed into a text field to return a dynamic measurement if one is available for the text object. Type before or after the <> to use custom text alongside measurement values.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug that caused obj files to crash on export when enabling the ‘export two sided faces’ option is enabled
- Fixed a crash that happened when creating multiple loops using the Freehand tool
Logins
With this release, users will be required to login back into the app via our new landing page experience.
That wraps up everything included in this release. We hope these features help you unlock powerful new visualization journeys, tell your story in richer detail, and help bring your design vision to life. Please send us your thoughts, concerns, and suggestions here on the forums. We look forward to seeing what you create next!
February 20, 2025 - v6.5.8 (2154)
This release includes a fix for a bug that resulted in SketchUp files being inadvertently deleted from local storage.
February 6, 2025 - v6.5.7 (2144)
We’ve been at work squashing bugs to ensure a great app experience for you. With this update the app should crash less,and files created by autosave and in Trimble Connect should be more reliable. See below for whats new!
Trimble Connect (TC) and autosave fixes
- Fixed: Issue where canceling the upload process for a file on TC would cause the file to become local only, and opening that original file from the TC tab would result in opening an earlier file version.
- Fixed: Bug where the thumbnails of files stored on Trimble Connect did not update in the recent files list
- Fixed: Issue that caused an autosave file created from a file in TC to be saved as a local file. Now autosave files created from TC files will upload the autosave version to TC after a user confirms that they want to proceed with using the autosave file.
- Fixed: Bug that would allow a user to create an invalid file in TC by creating a new file from the TC tab, then immediately navigating away from and back to the tab. This invalid file would cause loading issues in the TC tab and recent files list
Other Bug fixes
- Fixed: Layout bug on iPhone Viewer where some elements do not show up in Model Info panel when first expanded.
- Fixed: Issue where the Styles panel would stop scrolling correctly with multiple subsections open.
- Fixed: Bug that allowed a deleted tag to be applied to objects
- Fixed: Issue where Apple Pencil settings did were not respected in Markup mode, forcing ‘draw with finger’ mode to always be active. Now, markups respect this setting both if set in the pencil settings while in a markup, and what is set from the iOS pencil settings.
- Fixed: An issue where after creating a section plan, user keyboard shortcuts would stop working until the model was closed and reopened
- Fixed: Bug where the app would crash when signing in or out.
Minor Improvements
- New: We’ve provided ‘Section Cut’ display as a shortcut button. This can be added to both the radial menu and shortcuts bar now
We hope these updates bring more productivity, stability, and joy to your modeling. Please continue to send us your feedback, concerns, and suggestions here on the forum!
December 16, 2024 – v6.5.6 (2123)
We’re excited to bring you the latest update for SketchUp for iPad! In this release, we focused on making navigation of complex models easier and faster by incorporating some of the recent Outliner improvements you may have seen on SketchUp Web. We’ve also enhanced the material editing experience on iPad. Check out all the features and fixes below!
Easier model navigation with Outliner
- Outliner Search: Find what you need faster! Type your terms into the new search bar at the top of the Outliner, and see all matching results filtered. Parent objects are included in filtering, making it a snap to understand your model hierarchy.
- Zoom Selected: Get to your objects quicker with the new zoom to selection button at the top of the Outliner panel (looks like a crosshair). Select an object in your model, tap ‘Zoom selected,’ and instantly zoom to that object in both the model view and the Outliner.
- Group Instance Names: Easily rename group instances via the group’s overflow menu in Outliner.
Material Editing Improvements
- Real-time Material Editing: See your material edits instantly! Adjust opacity and add textures with immediate visual feedback. Undo any changes with the Undo command.
- Enhanced UI: The “Edit Material Details” popup now lives in the Materials panel, letting you view and navigate your model while editing your materials. Enjoy a larger thumbnail preview with the updated UI.
- Material Opacity: Opacity adjustments from within the iOS color picker are now respected in SketchUp material opacity, whether you’re editing a solid color material or a colorized material.
- Unused Materials: Find all the materials in your model that are not being in the new section at the bottom of the Materials panel.
Trimble Connect and other Enhancements
- Renaming Published Models: You can now rename your SketchUp model when publishing to Trimble Connect.
- View Published Models in Browser: Use the new context menu option to navigate to SketchUp files published to Trimble Connect directly in your device browser.
- Editing Locked Components: The options dialog for editing one instance of several locked components now lets you either unlock all instances or make the selected component instance unique.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug where ‘read only’ folders were not showing up for users invited to a Trimble Connect Project.
- Resolved a problem that prevented changing the default value for angle snapping for users with device language set to a language other than English.
- Fixed a bug that caused the app to crash when a user tapped on the Home button while actively editing a component.
- Resolved issues that made selection of section planes, groups, and components in Outliner unreliable.
We hope you love these new features and improvements! Your feedback is invaluable, so please keep sharing your thoughts and suggestions here on the forum. Happy modeling!
September 17, 2024 – v6.5.5 (2098)
Hello! We’re thrilled to announce the release of SketchUp for iPad version 6.5.5! 
Let’s explore what’s new in this version!
IMPROVEMENTS
Named Section Planes in the Outliner
We’ve brought section plane naming, selection, and editing support to the Outliner! While SketchUp for iPad has supported section planes created on Desktop for a while, we’re now bringing the ability to see, name, and edit section planes to the Outliner on iPad, helping keep your model organized how you like it.
Graphics Settings Tab
*You can now find graphics settings for the app in the graphics tab. This is where you’ll find settings for SketchUp’s graphics engine and texture handling, making it easier to manage and optimize your visual settings alongside your
BUG FIXES
- We Fixed several bugs with Live Components where users would see endless loading or failure entirely when trying to edit a live component through the entity info panel. SketchUp for iPad’s Live Component connection service has been improved and stabilized to prevent these bugs.
- We fixed an issue where undocking the measurements box would cause any values typed into the input box to be overwritten.
- We resolved an issue that would prevent a user from using the divide (/) and multiply (x) modifiers when copy/moving or copy/rotating an object.
- We fixed a bug where a SketchUp model without a thumbnail preview would be unable to publish to Trimble Connect. The app will now auto-generate a thumbnail if one is missing.
- We fixed a bug where if a user selected multiple tags at once in the Tags panel and then deleted them, the panel would become unresponsive.
In this release we’ve tackled issues to make working with live components smoother and more stable. We hope this helps in your work and lets you unlock the power of configurable components! 
Additionally, we know how crucial the measurements box is for inputting and editing move, copy, and rotated selections. We’ve worked hard to maintain and improve these workflows based on your input. Thanks for all the great feedback—keep it coming!
July 31, 2024 – v6.5.4 (2088)
BUG FIXES
• We fixed a bug on the iphone app where tapping on the EULA link would cause the app to crash
July 23, 2024 – v6.5.3 (2087)
Here’s what’s new in v6.5.3!
Dynamic Type Support: SketchUp for iPad now supports OS-level text size preferences. You can adjust your iOS text size in device Settings or via the Control Center.
BUG FIXES
- We fixed a bug where transitioning between scenes in the ‘Get Started’ tutorial would cause the app to crash.
- We fixed a bug that prevented eraser strokes from appearing when editing an existing markup until after the markup session was completed.
- We eliminated an issue where on smaller iPads the shortcuts toolbar would be cut off when in Portrait mode.
Your input helps us continually improve SketchUp for iPad, so please keep sharing your thoughts with us! Happy Sketching!
June 18, 2024 – v6.5.2 (2077)
What’s new in v6.5.2 – This release focuses on improving existing features and addressing key issues reported by our community to ensure a smoother and more efficient design experience.
Scan-to-Design 
We’ve enhanced the alignment of Canvas and RoomPlan outputs, making them easier to work with.
Omnibar 
- Omnibar is now available when using SketchUp with iOS versions prior to iOS 17.
- Typing a search term now surfaces top results, with the top result highlighted for quick access. Use arrow keys to scroll through search results and just press enter to activate the highlighted result.
Keyboard Shortcuts 
- Shortcut symbols now support localized languages, enhancing usability for non-English users.
- Modifier key combinations are now also supported when setting shortcuts
Accessibility 
We’ve updated the application font to SF Pro to match the iOS system font, supporting font accessibility and a more cohesive visual experience.
BUG FIXES
- Fixed a bug that was causing edges to appear aliased, ensuring crisp and clear visuals.
- Added a preference switch, allowing users to toggle between the classic and new graphics engines. This switch can be found in the ‘This Device’ section of the About tab.
- Resolved an issue where attempting to generate component-based autoshapes would fail, restoring the speedy generation of shapes and components.
- Fixed a bug where setting the app language to another language would cause a crash, improving stability for multilingual users.
- Addressed an issue where enabling AR viewing mode without allowing camera access would freeze the app, ensuring smoother AR experiences.
- Fixed a bug that caused the app to randomly crash when attempting to open files over 10MB, enhancing reliability for large projects.
Your input helps us continually improve SketchUp for iPad, so please keep sharing your thoughts with us. Thank you for using SketchUp for iPad! Happy designing!
Apr 18, 2024 – v6.5.1 (2068)
BUG FIXES
• We fixed a bug that was causing SketchUp’s cursor within the modeling viewport to be offset from the location of the pencil, touch, and mouse input.
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