Our story
We're creators at heart, just like you. We're here to give you the best tools to express your ideas – a cause we've championed since SketchUp was just an idea too.
Cue the lightbulb moment
Architectural engineer Brad Schell approached software developer Joe Esch with a challenge: to build a professional 3D design software that is both powerful and approachable. Shortly after, the first iteration of SketchUp was released out of Boulder, Colorado.
Perfect timing
SketchUp provided designers with an invaluable resource: time. The 30 minutes required to mock up a model was now possible in 30 seconds. Not only could designs move more quickly, but SketchUp expanded the room for exploration, creativity, and play.
Over 20 years later, the world has changed, but the inspiration remains the same. It's our mission to provide faster, easier, and more powerful tools so you can do less drudgery and more dreaming, designing, and building.
Construction, connected
Pair SketchUp with Trimble technologies to make work faster, more affordable, greener, and safer at every phase of design, construction, and operation.
Tools that work the way you do
Trimble's story
Trimble connects the digital and physical worlds, making even the most complex jobs easier and better. Build, construct, grow, and move with tech that works for you, your job, and the planet.
