
Added a new validity check when an invalid font is used for a dimension. Added a new validity check when invalid component relationships are found. in Preferences > General named "Notify me when problems are fixed" which, when checked, will pop up a dialog showing which problems were fixed. SketchUp now always fixes problems, and can now fix more problems than it could before. By default, SketchUp will no longer notify users when problems are found or fixed. Improved SketchUp's 'Fix Problems' capability. (Win) Fixed an issue where Tape Measure tool would toggle off measure mode when Ctrl + Z pressed. Improved Tape Measure tool messaging to more accurately reflect user experience. Fixed an issue with Tape Measure tool where key-pressing a shortcut caused the guide state to unexpectedly change. Fixed an issue where status bar would not display key modifier text for the Select tool. Fixed an issue where the Follow Me tool would not clean up geometry as expected. Fixed an issue with Move tool performance when a large number component geometry was selected and performance was adversely affected. Fixed crashes related to malformed SKP files.
When Trimble acquired SketchUp, it forked the product into several tiers, keeping the free desktop version around as “SketchUp Make. The SketchUp web app is decent and might be good enough for many people, but for a long time, the desktop version was completely free, too. If you want the latest full desktop app, you’re looking at $300 a year for personal use. At the time of this writing, the only modern free version of SketchUp is a web app. SketchUp has changed hands a few times over the years, once having been owned by Google, and currently owned by a company called Trimble. Trimble even warns it might have security problems as it hasn’t been updated since 2017. However, as of May 2022, the official SketchUp website is no longer offering the free version (SketchUp Make 2017) for download. Update, 5/23/22: This worked when we published it in 2021. Or does it? You can still download a free desktop version if you know where to look.
Originally released as free open-source software, the popular 3D-modeling program SketchUp now comes with a premium price tag.