skp files to 2016 or 2017. Working on an earlier version of SketchUp Pro on your desktop? No sweat. Style Editor. Create your own custom styles or edit one of SketchUp’s many default styles.Ħ. Throw these features on your back-to-school supply list!ĥ. We’ve also been busy over the past year adding more of SketchUp’s desktop functionality to SketchUp for Schools. And, it’s just as easy as exporting to STL. STL import. Open all those Thingiverse models you’ve been wanting to play around with. Solid Tools. Outer shell, union, subtract, trim, intersect, split-it’s all there! Not only are these features useful for creating cool geometry, but they can also help prep your model for 3D printing.Ĥ. Check them all out on the web or directly in the SketchUp for Schools application.įind curriculum in the menu at the top left in SketchUp for Schools.ģ. And more good news: lesson plans are now delivered in Google Slides. 3D printing guide. An all-you-need-to-know 3D printing guide, complete with three new lesson plans.

Check it out in the new 3D printing panel!Ģ. You can find it in the new 3D printing panel on the right. Solid Inspector. The web-child of Solid Inspector, the #1 extension for preparing models for 3D printing on SketchUp’s Extension Warehouse.

When SketchUp for Schools launched, we got a lot of “Thank Yous!,” and “Finally, SketchUp on Chromebooks!” The next question educators asked, “Can we use it to 3D print?” We’ve supported STL export since the beginning, but this year, we added a couple more features to make your 3D printing experience even better.ġ. We’re proud to share what’s new in SketchUp for Schools. We’ve spent the past year getting your feedback and making improvements so that students and educators can do more in 3D. Last year, we launched SketchUp for Schools, a free 3D modeling browser application available to any primary and secondary school signed up with G Suite for Education.

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