We’ll update this thread periodically with information about the bits and bobs that are included in each new release of SketchUp for iPad.
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 on the 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.
April 10, 2024 – v6.5.0 (2062)
What’s new in v6.5 – Generate 3D models of existing spaces and start designing immediately with Scan-to-Design. Create more realistic visuals in-app with Ambient Occlusion. Plus, customize keyboard shortcuts, share links for real-time viewing, and enjoy improvements to Diffusion!
Scan-to-Design – Use LiDAR scanning in SketchUp to quickly generate 3D models of existing spaces, providing an excellent starting point for design and collaboration. Scan-to-Design harnesses technology from Canvas and Apple RoomPlan, offering the following 3D outputs:
- Canvas scan output will generate a textured 3D model in which the ‘room surfaces’ (walls, ceiling, floor) are drawn as planes and/or triangulated meshes that can be easily edited using SketchUp’s modeling tools. The rest of the space (furnishings, etc) will be drawn as a textured, triangulated mesh.
- Apple’s RoomPlan technology creates a simplified model of the space comprised of orthogonal SketchUp edges and faces, including cut-outs for windows and doors.
Models are intelligently organized, so you can toggle the visibility of different outputs using either the Tags panel or the Outliner.
Customize Scan-to-Design preferences to dial in the best output for your workflow. Access these settings in Settings > Scan-to-Design. Requirements: Scan-to-Design requires a LiDAR-enabled iPad and iOS17 or higher.
Omnibar – Search for tools and features using industry-standard terms, and Omnibar will recommend tools in SketchUp that match. Omnibar boosts productivity by letting you set custom keyboard shortcuts for any of SketchUp’s tools or commands.
Ambient Occlusion is a beautiful shading effect that adds a sense of depth to your SketchUp models. You’ll find the settings for Ambient Occlusion in the Styles panel under Face settings. Note: Ambient Occlusion relies on Metal 3, which is supported on a wide range of iPhone and iPad models. Please visit Apple’s support site for information about compatible devices: Support for Metal on Mac, iPad and iPhone – Apple Support (UK)
Link Sharing = Live Viewing – Shared links now offer the recipients of those links the ability to join a real-time viewing session and see changes that you’re making to the model in real-time. Viewers have the option to navigate the SketchUp model, but when you activate a scene, they’ll be pulled back to see the same thing that you’re seeing.
Diffusion Improvements –
- Maintain Seed: After selecting a Diffusion-generated image, toggling Maintain Seed allows you to iterate on the chosen image instead of creating an entirely new image.
- Negative prompt: Use the Negative Prompt field to specify what you do not want to see in Diffusion-generated images.
Additional Improvements –
- Entity info now displays the cumulative volume when multiple solid objects are selected.
We’re excited to hear what you have to say about these updates! Please visit the SketchUp for iPad user forums to let us know how the above is, or is not, working for you: forums.SketchUp.com/c/SketchUp-for-iPad/
Mar 12, 2024 – v6.4.3 (2049)
Here’s what’s new in v6.4.3 (2049)!
IMPROVEMENTS
• We’ve updated the iconography on the Home Screen that is being used to denote where your files are being stored.
- The Trimble Connect storage option is denoted by a cloud icon. Files stored in Connect for which you have view-only access will display a locked cloud icon. Files that live in Connect and are available for offline viewing will display a filled cloud icon with a checkmark.
- Files that are stored locally on device in the Sketchup app folder will display a files app icon with the SketchUp app icon overlaid atop it.
- Files stored elsewhere in the Files app, either locally, or in a 3rd party cloud service, will display a Files app icon.
BUG FIXES
• We fixed a bug that was causing SketchUp to crash when importing certain types of DWG files.
• The Offset tool offers a shortcut whereby you can double-tap after performing an offset in order to repeat the same offset in the same direction. We fixed a bug that makes this shortcut perform more reliably.
• We fixed a bug that was resulting in some weirdness when attempting to customize the radial shortcut toolbar.
• Other misc bug fixes & improvements.
Jan 24, 2024 – v6.4.2 (2042)
Here’s what’s new in v6.4.2 (2042)!
IMPROVEMENTS
• SketchUp Diffusion is now available for you to add to customizable linear and radial shortcut toolbars.
• We made a change to the way that Diffusion and Markup scenes interact with Styles, specifically overlay watermarks. It’s now the case that when a scene is deleted in SketchUp for iPad, the Display Watermarks toggle (located under Styles > Watermark Settings) will be automatically toggled off.
• We’ve added the option to clear the clipboard so that you can fully dismiss the context menu toolbar when nothing in the model is selected.
BUG FIXES
• We’ve restored the default keyboard shortcuts (which were inadvertently jumbled in the last release).
• We fixed an issue that was affecting the layout of the information that is presented on the About screen in Portrait orientation in iOS 15.
• Miscellaneous fixes for missing or incorrect translations and minor Dark Mode inconsistencies.
Dec 21, 2023 – v6.4.1 (2037)
Here’s what’s new in v6.4.1 (2037)!
BUG FIXES
• We fixed a bug that was causing the app to crash on iOS 15.
• SketchUp for iPad users who have purchased a SketchUp Go subscription via the Apple App store now have access to SketchUp diffusion in China.
KNOWN ISSUE
• Some users have reported an issue with keyboard shortcuts getting jumbled up after updating to 6.4.1. The recommended workaround for resolving this issue, should you encounter it, is to:
- Detach your iPad from the keyboard
- Quit all apps
- Restart your iPad
- Relaunch SketchUp
- Reattach your keyboard
Dec 5, 2023 – v6.4.0 (2033)
Here’s what’s new in v6.4.0 (2033)!
NEW STUFF
• SketchUp Diffusion is a new feature that allows you to combine an image of your active SketchUp viewport with a text prompt to create a new, AI-generated image. Diffusion offers a number of options that allow you to define the visual style of the rendered image and control the extent to which either the snapshot of your SketchUp model and/or the text-based prompt, influence the output:
- You can access Diffusion from the overflow tool palette (top row).
- Once the Diffusion panel is open, you’ll see a snapshot of your SketchUp model viewport and can add a prompt that describes the image you’d like to generate.
- Style presets offer shortcuts to generate images with a specific aesthetic.
- Settings sliders provide control over the extent to which either your SketchUp model or the text prompt influences the rendered output.
- After tapping the Generate button, you’ll see that the service returns three variations that you can tap on to preview.
- Add Scene lets you save a selected image as an overlay in your SketchUp viewport.
- You also have the option to share/save a selected image.
- You can use the Refresh button located in the top right corner of the Preview image to update the input for Diffusion with a fresh snapshot of the SketchUp viewport.
- Learn More will take you to the Help Center.
- Feedback will take you to the main SketchUp Diffusion section here in the SketchUp Forums.
• Snaps – SketchUp for iPad now includes the Snaps capability that launched recently in SketchUp for Desktop.
- Any existing snaps in your model become visible when tools that can interact with them are active.
- You also have the option to add snaps to an object. You can do so by entering Edit Component or Edit Group mode, selecting a face, and then choosing Add Snaps from the context menu toolbar overflow list.
- The red rotate grips that used to be available when using the Move tool have been disabled. You can reactivate them via the Preferences panel, under the General Settings tab.
IMPROVEMENTS
• Autoshape now supports touch input! Simply long-press before sketching one of the supported Autoshape glyphs, and voilà!
• We repositioned the Cancel and Done in MarkUp mode.
BUG FIXES
• We fixed a bug that affected the ability to input measurements when using the Offset tool.
• We fixed a bug that was affecting Shadows and scenes. The time zone setting for shadows now persists properly when switching scenes.
• Tapping Select None no longer alters the active tool mode in the Select Tool’s toolbar.
• We cleaned up miscellaneous UI issues in Dark Mode and missing or incorrect translations.
• We addressed UI inconsistencies in the About tab of the Home screen and Soften Smooth panel.
• We fixed some UI issues that were affecting the layout of the Home screen in the iPhone version of the app.
• We fixed the bugs that resulted in the most frequent crashes.
We’re excited to hear what you have to say about these updates! Please let us know how the above is, or is not, working for you!
Sep 18, 2023 – v6.3.2 (2011)
Here’s what’s new in v6.3.2 (2011)!
BUG FIXES
• This update addresses several issues that surface in the Tags panel after updating to iOS 17.
• We fixed a bug that resulted in unintuitive behavior when switching between perspective and parallel projection camera modes using shortcut toolbars.
• We made a minor improvement to the USDz exporter and how it handles the visibility of tagged geometry. It’s now the case that when a tag is assigned to geometry and the tag is organized in a hidden tag folder, the geometry will not be visible in the exported USDz file. This improvement positively affects SketchUp’s AR model viewing capability.
• The update also includes a few other miscellaneous UI/UX improvements.
Aug 29, 2023 – v6.3.1 (2010)
Here’s what’s new in v6.3.1 (2010)!
NEW STUFF
• Presentation mode now offers a slideshow carousel that displays thumbnails of all of the scenes that are included in your presentation/animation. You’ll find the carousel by tapping the arrow at the right side of the context menu toolbar while in Presentation mode.
• The Styles Panel now offers the option to customize the horizon color. You can find this option located under the background settings.
• We’ve added a bunch of new video tutorials to the Learn tab!
IMPROVEMENTS
• It’s now the case that after minimizing the panels by swiping to the right, SketchUp will retain the prior state of the panels so that they are still set up the way you had them when the panels are expanded back open again.
• The animation export settings panel now offers the option to adjust the framerate for your animations.
• When creating a component, if you find that you want to give the component a name that is already in use, SketchUp will now ask if you want to: keep both (in which case the new component definition will automatically be renamed with a numeric suffix); replace (in which case the original component definition will be overwritten by the new one); or cancel (in which case you’ll be able to take a step back and choose a different name for the new component).
• When deleting a tag folder that contains tags, SketchUp will now ask whether you want to a) keep the tags that are in the folder, or b) delete both the folder and all of the tags that are in that folder.
• It’s now the case that when purging unused items from the Tags panel, empty Tag Folders are removed.
• The About tab now offers a more detailed explanation of your subscription status, and it will alert you if you sign into SketchUp using an account that does not match the account associated with the subscription you purchased from the Apple App Store.
BUG FIXES
• We fixed a bug that was affecting the ability to save files that had been opened directly from the Files app.
• When the Pan tool is active, you can now press the center wheel of a 3-button mouse to orbit.
• We fixed a bug that affected the Click-move-click pencil behavior when continuous line drawing mode is enabled on iPad models that do not support hover.
• The degrees button in the measurement box now works properly, as does typing the degree symbol into the measurements box (for example, when pressing option+shift+8 on an English keyboard).
• We fixed a couple of spots where Apple Pencil Scribble was getting in the way of interacting with other UI elements of a panel.
• We fixed a couple of missing and/or incorrect translations.
• We fixed several issues that affected the usability of toolbars and panels in the iPhone version of the app.
• We tidied up a bunch of UI/UX inconsistencies.
• We fixed a handful of bugs that resulted in the most frequent crashes.
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