SketchUp Pro Scan 1-Year Single-User Licence

SketchUp Pro Scan 2026 Commercial Annual License Subscription

SketchUp Pro Scan 3D Design and Reality Capture Software bridges the gap between physical spaces and digital models. Built to transform laser scans, point clouds, and drone data into fully editable 3D geometry, SketchUp Pro Scan is an industry-leading tool designed for professional workflows. Here are some of the main fields that benefit from its advanced scanning capabilities:

• Architecture & Retrofitting: Essential for capturing existing buildings to plan precise renovations and additions.
• Surveying & Geomatics: Useful for processing terrain data and creating accurate site models from reality capture.
• Interior Architecture: Crucial for capturing as-built dimensions of complex spaces, including heritage and historic sites.
• Construction & BIM: Aids in checking as-built construction accuracy against original design models.
• Civil Engineering: Ideal for capturing existing infrastructure, bridges, and roadways for public works.
• Facility Management: Used to generate accurate spatial records and digital twins for ongoing maintenance.
• Industrial Design & Manufacturing: Useful for reverse engineering physical components and factory layouts.
• VFX & Virtual Production: Helps in digitizing real-world film sets and locations for seamless digital integration.

Each of these fields leverages SketchUp Pro Scan to enhance accuracy, reduce field-measurement errors, and streamline scan-to-BIM workflows.

New Features in SketchUp Pro Scan 2026

Real-Time Scan Registration

This feature simplifies how point clouds are aligned directly within your workspace.

• Desktop users can import raw scanner files and execute automatic cloud-to-cloud registration.
• Eliminates the need for pre-processing software before starting your modeling work.
• Supports targetless registration with high-precision validation reports.

Bridging the gap between field collection and active 3D design.

AI-Driven Feature Extraction

A new intelligent automation enhancement is on the horizon: AI Feature Extraction.

• Automatically detects walls, floors, and structural columns from raw point cloud data.
• Converts dense point cluster groups into clean, native SketchUp components.
• Will be customizable to recognize distinct structural elements and pipe networks.

Hybrid Mesh-to-Vector Modeling

The core engine now includes advanced Hybrid Modeling tools for mixed data environments.

• Snap native SketchUp geometry directly to dense point cloud edges and surfaces.
• Useful for rapid floor plan drafting and tracing irregular historical architectural features.
• Meshes are optimized dynamically to maintain software performance without losing detail.

This update brings real-world precision into your designs with minimal manual drafting.

Expanded Point Cloud Format & E57 Support

SketchUp Pro Scan is expanding its interoperability with universal reality capture data types.

• Enhanced native support for E57, LAS/LAZ, RCP/RCS, and PLY files.
• Better memory management when handling massive multi-gigabyte spatial datasets.
• Ideal for teams collaborating across diverse hardware scanners and drone platforms.

Workspace Hardware Acceleration (Windows-only)

Windows users will benefit from dedicated GPU compute upgrades for heavy point clouds:

• Customizable point budget and density controls for optimized viewport frame rates.
• Improved multi-monitor setup for splitting point cloud views and 3D modeling windows.
• Faster point cloud rendering and smoother fly-through navigation.

What's included? 

SketchUp Scan for Desktop

Full-featured desktop modeller equipped with premium extensions for point cloud import, registration, and scanning tools.

SketchUp for Web (Scan-Enabled)

Review, annotate, and share your reality capture models directly through your web browser.

SketchUp Scan for iPad

Utilize built-in LiDAR sensors on mobile devices to capture raw room geometry directly into your 3D workflow anywhere.

LayOut with Scan Overlays

Create rich 2D documentation combining vector designs, reference images, and orthographic point cloud slices.

PreDesign & Site Analysis

Get environmental data alongside geo-located scan info to weave contextual insights into your physical-world designs.

3D Warehouse Scan Assets

Browse and download millions of pre-built 3D components to contextualize your captured real-world spaces.

Trimble Connect for Reality Capture

Unlimited cloud storage optimized for massive spatial scan files. End-to-end reality data collaboration workflows.

Scan Extension Warehouse

Customize your scan processing with third-party analytical and hardware-specific plugins.

Scan Viewers for Experience Reality

Explore overlayed point clouds and proposed 3D models together in augmented, virtual, or mixed reality at a 1:1 scale.

SketchUp Pro Scan 2026 bundle annual subscription. Includes individual use of SketchUp Pro Scan client desktop, Scan-Enabled iPad client, LayOut, Style Builder, Viewers for XR, and Trimble Connect for Business.

Subscription Terms: You must sign in to access your subscription. You will need to sign in and access your products under a Trimble ID user account. Each user account can only be associated with one person and access to one product use. You cannot create a generalized user account that more than one person shares.

Hardware Requirements for SketchUp Pro Scan

Frequently Asked Questions

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