SketchUp Modeling Tool Feature Requests (Modeling Tools Only!)

[Jim-Tzu]

Totally agree, that’s why I added that caveat “for what we do”? If there’s one thing in business I have learned early and often “Good tools ain’t cheap and cheap tools ain’t good”…one of these days I will have Ruby Sketch…it’s just a matter of when…

Love this forum so back on topic…

[JustinTSE]

@CJT1963

My thinking is, SU HQ could provide ‘Extension-Power-Bundles’ to cover these items from their own SketchUP Team & add to these as-&-when. I’ve seen a few by them on the SU Extension Warehouse, that way SU HQ can still focous on the core programme & provide all these items as additions for those who want them. I realise theres lots of extensions out there, but may sit better with existing & potential new users. They can even promote/advertise it on their ‘Industries’ website tab for various disciplines…just a thought… …(keep the pricing as low as possible though… )

I 100% agree with this (actually floated it as an idea a while ago - https://youtu.be/eRhJTYfdUEA?si=ouM4lBh1n6TZrrgV&t=187) and am a little surprised that it isn’t happening.

It seems like a no-brainer, as it allows SketchUp to maintain its position as “the easy to learn modeling program,” while also allowing it to compete with other modeling softwares in terms of modeling features.

I think there might be a little marketing confusion around what to do with extensions. On the one hand, they’re tools that make SketchUp significantly better, but on the other, they’re not really tools “from” SketchUp, so I’d imagine they’re a little tricky to handle from a marketing standpoint.

[PaulMcAlenan]

@JustinTSE

so I’d imagine they’re a little tricky to handle from a marketing standpoint

and a liability point of view…?

[CJT1963]

Hi Justin,

Thanks for highlighting your coverage on this item some two years ago & much much more besides. I’ve just reviewd your video & now recall it & commented at that time.

As this appears to be a good forum topic with many in agreement with your thoughts with the various items discussed (including your video additional items).

Will it be another two years we’re revisiting this subject again… …all we can do I guess is keep on nudging SU HQ !

SketchUp Modeling Tool Feature Requests (Modeling Tools Only!)

I 100% agree with this (actually floated it as an idea a while ago - https://youtu.be/eRhJTYfdUEA?si=ouM4lBh1n6TZrrgV&t=187) and am a little surprised that it isn’t happening. It seems like a no-brainer, as it allows SketchUp to maintain its position as “the easy to learn modeling program,” while also allowing it to compete with other modeling softwares in terms of modeling features. I think there might be a little marketing confusion around what to do with extensions. On the one hand, they’r…

[nmason]

@nmason

What about a fillet tool

Got my request, cheers 2025

[colin]

Some issues with distant geometry have been improved in 2025. Would be interesting to see if such models are less weird now.

[DGSketcher]

@DGSketcher

It should be easier/quicker to control the visibility of objects in Outliner & Tags through Scenes. Adding new tags means having to go through all the Scenes to Hide or Unhide new Tags and a similar process exists with Outliner.

I got lucky. Thank you.

[AK_SAM]

Two ideas…

I’m struggling when creating arcs that lots of tiny edges pop up where they overlap. Can they be auto-trimmed?

Also, when Flattening something (using a Flatten extension) the Arcs explode into segments. Can there be a tool to keep them as arcs?

[AK_SAM]

Sometimes when we push/pull a face “downward” onto an existing face or polygon, the face (and sometimes the bounding edges) are both erased.
I feel like faces shouldn’t automatically delete themselves.
Can a modifier key be used to preserve the faces and edges? (similar to Ctrl+push pull, but that’s a different thing)

[francisquitof]

@AK_SAM

Can there be a tool to keep them as arcs?

If you just want the arcs to be one entity, you can select the edges and weld them, this will not be labeled as an arc by sketchup but as a curve, if you need them to be labeled as arcs you could use curvizard from Fredo to convert the edges to arcs again.

[churp]

When using push/pull, the status bar says to hit control to “toggle new starting face”. This will keep all your original faces and orient new faces in a more logical way, with the only downside being that you might need to delete some internal faces.