'Other' Modelers

• AC3D  3DS, OBJ and Collada formats, and more.  Fee - Windows, Mac, Linux

• 3ds Max  Fee - Windows

• Archipelis Designer  Create 3D models from 2D images.  Fee - Windows, Mac

• Anim8or  Subdivision modeler - Free

• Blender  Open-Source - Model, shade, animate, render, Macromedia exporter 

• Boats

  • Delftship  Hull program - Free and Fee 

  • Hull Design  Hull program - Free

• DAZ 3D  Modeling/rendering

• Dilay   An open-source 3D sculpting application.  Windows, Linux

• gSculpt  open source, procedural subdivision modeler

• hamaPatch  Free nurbs modeler.  Website disappeared, but a program copy lives here. - Windows

• Helix  Converts SketchUp®, AutoCAD®, and Rhino® models to native Revit® components and vice-versa via a plugin.

• MakeHuman  Open source.  Windows, Mac, Linux

• MarbleCLAY  3D polygon modeler.  Japanese, English.  Free - Windows

• Membranes24  Online tensile structure program which makes DXF files.

• Metasequoia  Polygon modeler for 3DCG and game development.  Japanese, English.  Free, Fee - Windows

• MoI  N-Gon polygon meshes.  Fee - Windows, Mac

• Quidam  3D character creator - Fee - Windows, Mac

• Rhino  Fee - Windows, Mac

• Rheingold3D  3D modeling saved to many formats, multilingual. - small Fee - Windows

• Scupltris  Pixologic, ZBrush developer, digital sculpting.  Free - Windows, Mac

• ShapeShop  3D meshes, exports in OBJ, STL and Collada. - Free - Windows, TabletPCs

• SmoothTeddy  Simple 3D modeler.  Free - Windows

• Vectary  Online, 3D modeler.

• Vue  Create, animate and render natural 3D environments.  Fee - Windows, Mac

• Wings 3D  Subdivision modeler.  Free - Mac, Windows, Linux 

2D Tools  TIG - SketchUp plugin

• Alibre Design  2D/3D parametric - old add-on for SketchUp  that still works in version 12.  Fee - Windows

• AllyCAD  Free and Fee

• Ashampoo 3D CAD Architecture  German, English - Fee - Windows

• ArchiCAD  Google Earth, SketchUp and 3D Warehouse integration (install the latest maintenance patch.)

• AutoCAD  OK, most everyone know about this program, but they have a free viewer for desktop, web and mobile that can convert DWG files into other format versions to improve importation options into other programs.  Look for "DWG, The Original" link on the homepage.

  • • Autodesk Navisworks  Reads SKP and many other formats

    • Plexscape  Mosiac maker using Google Earth imagery.

    • Revit Architecture 2008  The Building Maker feature allows SKP import as mass objects.

• Bricscad  2D/3D via IntelliCAD engine.  Fee - Windows, Linux

• Cadsoft Envisioneer

• CadStd  2D CAD - Free and Fee - v3.7.3 Pro and Lite indroduced DAE export (imports directly into SketchUp)

• Creation Engine  Sells student software packages

• DataCAD  Exports SketchUp 7 and 8, insert SKP as a symbol or as XRef in subscription version.  Free, Fee - Windows

• DoubleCAD  Imports SKP and integrated 3D Warehouse access.  Free - Fee - Windows

• DraftSight  2D CAD - Free and Fee - Windows , Mac, Linux

• HighDesign  2D CAD - Fee - Mac

• LandF/X  Landscape in SketchUp from AutoCAD plans.  SketchUp extension 

• LinuxCAD  2D/3D - Fee - Windows, Mac, Linux

• MicroGDS  2D and 3D CAD, imports SKP.  From Informatix, the makers of Piranesi - Fee - Windows

• ProgeCAD  2D/3D via IntelliCAD engine

• PunchCAD   2D/3D modeling products - Modest Fee - Exports to common CAD formats IGES, STEP, SAT, and STL:

• QCad  2D - Multilingual - Windows, Mac, Linux, Unix

• Rhino 4.0  Imports and Exports SketchUp Files and uses KZL to anchor Rhino files in Google Earth.  It has a Google 3D Warehouse plugin - Windows, Intel Mac

• SoftPlan  2D/3D  - renders - imports/exports SKP - Windows

• Solid Edge  2D/3D - Fee and Free 2D version - Windows

• SpaceClaim  Import/export SKP

• SPIRIT CAD  Imports SKP models into their BUILDING INFORMATION NETWORK and export SPIRIT models into SketchUp

• Tinkercad  Online 3D CAD editor working on any browser supporting HTML5/WebGL.

• TouchCAD  3D modeling and unfolding - Windows, Mac

• TurboCAD  2D/3D drafting, Import/export SKPs, Pro and Pro Platinum is compatible with SketchUp plugins - Windows, Mac

• VectorWorks  Native SketchUp import and export functions - Windows, Mac

Tip:  Use one of the free CAD programs to convert files to a format SketchUp can use.

Exporter/Importer plugins

• 3DBrowser  mootools - 3D file format browser, including support for SKP files with OpenGL viewer.  Polygon cruncher too.  Fee

• 3DPaintBrush  Integrated 3D Warehouse access

• Antiprism  Polyhedron Modelling Software, create, transform, analyse, and visualise polyhedra.  Free - multiple platforms

• Autodesk Navisworks  Reads SKP and many other formats

• Cabinet Vision  Version 5 will import SKP - Fee - Windows

• DataCAD  Exports SketchUp 7 and 8, insert SKP as a symbol or as XRef in subscription version. - Free, Fee - Windows

• DIALux  Accepts 3DS file from SketchUp for lighting design - Free - Windows

• Duran Audio DDA  Requires importer/exporter SU4AC - Windows

• Gear Template Generator  Gear program for printing out patterns.  Export DXF, HPGL, CSV, SKP, PDF and bitmaps - Fee (online version is free) - Windows

• GoSimulate  Enmesh's plugin to integrate their mechanical analysis program with SketchUp models - unreleased beta

• Home Designer  Three programs offered by Chief Architect import SKP - Fee - Windows

• L-Acoustics SoundVision  Requires importer/exporter SU4AC - Windows

• Live Interior 3D  Version 2.6 added the ability to import SketchUp 8 models. - Fee - Mac

• Microstation  SKP Integration - Windows

• Modo  Polygonal and subdivision surface 3D modeler - Fee - Windows, Mac

• Mozaik Software  Cabinetry design, material list, cutlist and CNC applications and sends rendering data to SketchUp.  Fee 

• SpaceClaim  Industrial strength solid modeling kernel for mechanical modeling, imports/exports SKP files - Fee - Windows

• Sketchers Studio  Animate SketchUp models - Fee - Mac - Integrated 3D Warehouse access

• Synchro Project Constructor  Project scheduling and management for SketchUp models 

• Trelligence Affinity  Schematic, shoebox design software with a SketchUp plugin

• TurboCAD  2D/3D drafting, Import/export SKPs, Pro and Pro Platinum is compatible with SketchUp plugins - Windows, Mac

• Ultimate Unwrap 3D  Unwraps 3D Models - SKP importer - Fee - Windows