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  • Speed up your renderings and visualisations

    ViewSelect for SketchUp

    ViewSelect for SketchUp analyses your model and replicates the visible geometries or hides the invisible ones, cutting down rendering time while keeping your scene looking perfect.

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  • 25% off PlaceMaker for February

    PlaceMaker 25% off February 2025

    PlaceMaker lets you kick off your 3D projects in SketchUp and Revit by easily adding Google Earth data, high-res aerials from Nearmap and Hexagon, and detailed 3D models.

    PlaceMaker subscriptions and renewals will be 25% OFF during the month of February.

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  • Lightbeans for SketchUp Released

    Lightbeans for SketchUp

    Lightbeans.com catalog, North America's largest 3D texture library, is now accessible through a dedicated SketchUp plugin.

    The extensive collection of thousands of free, high-resolution 3D textures, featuring real building materials from top manufacturers across the United States and Canada, is already available on Lightbeans.com.

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  • SketchFx 4.0 for SketchUp Released

    SketchFX 4.0 Released

    SketchFX 4.0 introduces new features and improvements. From the new Style Transfer effect to Improved GUI there's lots to consider.

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  • Rayscaper Alpha - A new rendering extension for SketchUp

    Rayscaper Alpha for SketchUp

    We are excited to see the release of Rayscaper for SketchUp into public alpha-testing. If you want to partake just download and install and give it a test.

    Still very earlier in development but already a robust and performative CPU based rendering solution made for SketchUp users. Easily add HDRIs and PBR materials from Polyhaven or load your own PBR materials.

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  • Import and Optimize 3D models in SketchUp with FluidImporter Pro

    Import and Optimize 3D models in SketchUp with FluidImporter Pro

    FluidImporter Pro is a SketchUp extension that quickly imports many different 3d model file formats into SketchUp.

    Need to import models at blazing fast speeds from Blender into SketchUp? Got a high polygon OBJ file you need to poly-reduce? Or maybe a Rhino file to you need to remesh?

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  • 1-Click Renderings with AmbientOcclusion

    Ambient Occlusion base render in SketchUp

    Creating compelling images in SketchUp using the latest AmbientOcclusion extension for SketchUp. One-click rendering or delve deeper for realism.

    If you are new to rendering in SketchUp or need a tool that integrates with SketchUp and is quick and easy then give it a try!

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  • 7 Tips to get started with SketchUp Free

    Whether you’re a hobbyist wanting to use SketchUp for personal projects or a design professional wanting to try SketchUp Free before investing in SketchUp Pro, Go2School created a video to help you get started.

    In the video, they show you how to access the web-based SketchUp Free, the right way to use the drawing, editing & navigation tools, and how to avoid the things that often trip up self-taught SketchUp users.

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  • SketchPlus Released

    SketchPlus for SketchUp

    SketchPlus for SketchUp is an extension that adds a large number of easy-to-use tools, many of which are inspired by existing popular free plugins or are commonly found in other 3D modeling applications.

    Read on for all the details of SketchPlus or give it free 15 day trial.

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  • New VR Plugin for SketchUp

    Simlab SketchUp VR Plugin

    SimLab Soft just released the new VR plugin for SketchUp, it allows the creation of interactive VR experiences from inside SketchUp, and to share them with others in one click.

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mirroring objects in SketchUp

In this quick tip you will learn how to mirror selected objects or geometry in SketchUp. This is a time saver for objects that are symmetrical. When it comes to being productive in SketchUp knowing where, and when, to mirror objects can save you a heap of time.

You will learn how to do this using the SketchUp Scale Tool and the Flip Along context menu method. You will also learn how to do this via an extensions which supercharges the process!

How to mirror geometry in SketchUp using the Scale Tool

This method is the most common approach. Quick, simple and effective in most scenarios. To mirror an object with the Scale Tool you will need to select the object first. It can be raw geometry, grouped geometry or components.

Next you need to copy that object. The quickest way to duplicate this is to use the CTRL + Move.

mirroring an object in sketchup using the scale tool

With the duplicate positioned you can then Scale negatively to mirror the original object. Make sure you grab the correct scaling handle.

How to mirror geometry in SketchUp using the Flip Along command

Using the Flip Along command is even quicker. As above make a duplicate if needed. With the object selected right click it and choose the Flip Along

mirroring an object in sketchup using flip along command

How to mirror geometry in SketchUp using Mirror

For the supercharged method we can thank TIG for his popular Mirror extension for SketchUp. To mirror an object with Mirror you only need to select the object and then activate Mirror. Draw your mirror location and boom! Job done.

mirroring an object in sketchup using the mirror extension

So there you have it. 3 ways to mirror an object in SketchUp.

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