Student License – Provides one year of access to the pro version of SketchUp at the cost of $49 per student.

This edition is $495 (USD) for a single license with additional fees for multiple or bulk licensing.

SketchUp Pro 2013 – A fully featured edition licensed for professional and commercial use.

A license must be purchased for any use beyond this including educational use. It is important to note that this new free edition of SketchUp is not applicable for commercial use.

SketchUp Make – A basic edition licensed free for home/hobby and personal use.

Trimble currently offers two editions available for purchase or download from their website: Software downloads and licensing has changed slightly since the recent sale of SketchUp. In 2012 the SketchUp was sold to a company called Trimble (the current owner and developer) who continues to offer a free version and has maintained a partnership with Google to develop an online collaborative repository of 3D models for SketchUp called the ' 3D Warehouse.' Software Editions & Licensing

SketchUp was purchased by Google in 2006, who then released both a free and pro version of the software which was widely adopted. SketchUp was originally developed in 2000 by the software firm Software, whose declared goal was to provide access to '3D for everyone' by providing SketchUp at reduced CAD software licensing fees.

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