SketchUp PreDesign

Get the insights you need.

Understand how the climate influences your design, before you get started in 3D.

Get the valuable data you need to weave contextual insights into your project and get your creative juices flowing before you launch into 3D.

*You must have an active SketchUp Pro or SketchUp Studio subscription.

SketchUp PreDesign
Explore viable options

Avoid rework during schematic design by focusing only on feasible approaches.

Generate useful content fast

Quickly access all the graphics and talking points you need to introduce climate factors early.

Keep your design moving forward

Make a clear case to clients and colleagues for a winning concept.

SketchUp PreDesign
Shading and glazing

Quickly identify the most effective shading strategies, and the trade-offs in increasing glazing for each face of your building.

Daylighting

Get inspiration on how to bring good daylight into your design through high-level windows and the roof.

Architectural response

Connect the dots between the climate and your building type, and arrive at the best architectural design response.

Outside spaces

Find out which strategies and combinations provide the most value in extending the use of outside space.

Explore viable options

Avoid rework during schematic design by focusing only on feasible approaches.

Generate useful content fast

Quickly access all the graphics and talking points you need to introduce climate factors early.

Keep your design moving forward

Make a clear case to clients and colleagues for a winning concept.

Identify the most effective shading strategies

PreDesign comes with SketchUp Pro and Studio subscriptions!