I think there needs to be some kind of resolution or geometry refinement option.
For example, when modeling arch doors, the straight line segments that make up the curve are still visible—especially once you bring it into a rendering engine. It breaks the illusion of smoothness and really stands out in close-up shots.
At the risk of hijacking the thread, Why not use more segments?
In a more on thread topic, I was disappointed not to see Layout Document Spell Check as an improvement option in the multiple choice survey. Will be interested and a little nervous to see the final results, I feel like some architects want to push SketchUp toward Revit which I dread.
Absolutely agree with you and @JustinTSE at this point. The balance of SketchUp itself is very important, then let user choose side by install extensions they want. I do believe adding tool like Walls, Doors… into SketchUp is a wrong step if it happens.
If you think about it—if he puts in all the effort, gathers the feedback, and SketchUp ends up ignoring it… that sends a pretty clear message.
It might even shake his belief in the software.
And if that happens… well, I’ll keep my thoughts to myself. Let’s just say it wouldn’t be great timing—especially in an era where tech moves fast, and loyalty doesn’t run as deep as it used to.
– If it ain’t grouped, it’s a chaos.
Thanks a lot! I had no idea about the Ctrl + ‘-’ trick in 2-point arc mode. Super useful!
Not to sound like too much of a fan boy here, but all things considered SketchUp is the best 3D platform human kind has ever seen. Has been for decades. I filled out the survey. In the overall scheme of things my wish list is extremely minor. I share the sentiment mentioned above. First and foremost it should be protected. The core should remain carefully curated. Plugins offer a solution for users looking for specific and more advanced functions.
Add more segments?
- Tools you have, master you should.
Absolutely.
There should be a “Make Curve Actually Look Curved” button. That’s it. That’s the feature.
— Because jagged archways belong in Minecraft.
It already exists… which was my point, you are asking for change when you can have already modeled that smooth.
For architectural plans I can keep a doorway to 12-24 segments. For rendering detailed interiors I can change it to 48 to more - of course all depending on the context - How wide is the doorway? How close will you be to the arch when it renders? Will my clients even notice or care? How smooth is smooth?
Let’s be honest—using a shortcut like Ctrl + ‘-’ to access an important option feels a bit outdated.
Arguing over whether it should stay hidden kind of misses the point—especially if the goal is to bring SketchUp to the next level of modeling.
Making features more accessible isn’t dumbing things down—it’s leveling things up.
Progress starts with surfacing the tools that matter.
Please learn how to use the tools before trying to tell everyone how they should be fixed.
let’s be honnest, I never used that shortctut. and shortcuts aren’t outdated.
prior to drawing your arc, you can set the number of segments in the VCB. after that, you can select your arc and edit it in the entity info panel.
-bringing sketchup into the next step of modeling requires knowing how to use the tools.
-Illegitimi non carborundum
That’s awesome, thanks for the heads-up! I was just going off what SketchUp told me.
Understanding how the software works is leveling up.
Progress starts with learning how the tools work.
The ability to change the number of segments in an arc or circle has been around a long long time.
Great initiative..!
No survey will be perfect but the overall intent will be heard by people who have influence.
Hey Justin, just wanted to say thanks for doing this! I really hope Trimble listens to user requests for program improvement. I feel like a lot of the previous updates haven’t really addressed the issues that users really want so hopefully this will help push development in the right direction!
Cutting holes in a surface has, as you know, been there since forever, as just a component setting. That setting could be expanded into cutting holes through the component onto which it’s placed, like flex tools, but it seems to me this is better done by sktchup itself. I got strange results sometimes from flextools, so I guess this is better done integrated into the software itself.
Well now that we dont use OpenGL anymore, maybe we can revisit the old topic of true circles and arcs, with the added snaps that are relevant for that, like “tangent” 
It does not really matter that its gometrically represented as faceted geometry, but iy would be cool to to be able to draw towards the tangent of a true circle.
Exactly. Expanding that hole functionality would solve a lot of issues. @Whaat 's Double Cut plugin works pretty well too. It works on organic shapes with some issues, some issues when it hits tangents too but it allows cutting through multilayer groups. So it’s a right step but it should be native functionality and work flawlessly. Make SketchUp components cut through thick walls - Double-Cut
btw..my #1 all time suggestion wasn’t included 
Make an Extension Store tied to our subscriptions.
I am always reminding of the Fat Faces feature that the AtLast people once demoed. What I mean is that modelling tools could do with some “next level” functionality, to enhance the analogy SketchUp has with physical model-building. The edge-face system gives us “paper”. “Fat faces” would give us “board” and a ready way to simulate walls, slabs and all kinds of sheet material. I would additionally suggest a “profile” tool that would be an enhanced Follow Me tool that would allow the profile and path to be edited afterwards. This would take hand of the third common modelling material, “sticks” and other similar. Simulating a “putty” type object in an easily manageable 3D interface might belong more to utopia unless AI can be brought in.
