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Navigating SketchUp for Web

Last updated: Aug 21, 2026•3 min read.

SketchUp for Web looks and works a lot like SketchUp for Desktop with just a few differences.

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When you first open SketchUp for Web, you'll see the Home screen.

From the Home screen, you can:

  1. Access Trimble Connect.

  2. Create a new model or import a locally saved model.

  3. Choose from a list of recently opened models.

  4. See SketchUp's About information.

  5. Access your Trimble account information and manage app settings.

After opening a model, SketchUp for Web's modeling interface contains all the tools and options you need to create 3D models. Let's take a tour:

image navigating su web model interface
  1. Main Menu Bar - Includes the Main Menu (go icon main menu.png), the name of your model, SketchUp AI (icon sketchup ai.png), Undo (icon undo sketchup web), Redo (icon redo sketchup web), and the save status of your model.
  2. Collaboration Toolbar - Includes your profile picture, and the Show/Hide Cursors (icon show cursor.png)/(icon hide cursor) and Share options. To learn more, see Sharing a Model.

  3. Main Toolbar - The Main Toolbar contains the basic tools you need to get started.

  4. Expanded Toolset - The Expanded Toolset is home to all of your other SketchUp tools.

  5. Status Bar - From left to right, you'll see:

    • go icon help.png- Links to the Help Center, our forums, Technical Support, and a Search option
    • go icon language selector.png- Language menu
    • go icon input device selector.png- Input device selector

    • Tips and options for the selected tool

    • Measurements box

  6. Panels - Each panel represents a different group of options to help you take your model to the next level. We'll cover the panels available in SketchUp for Web in Creating and Editing Models.

The Main Menu (go icon main menu.png) contains several options to help you manage your model:
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  • Home - Returns you to the Home screen.

  • New - Creates a new model file. For more information, see Creating and Editing Models.

  • Open - Opens an existing model file. For more information, see Opening Files.

  • Save As - Saves your model. For more information, see Saving Models.

  • Share - Lets you share your designs safely through the SketchUp Collaboration tools. See Sharing a Model for more information.

  • Import - Imports other files or images into your model. For more information, see Creating and Editing Models.

  • Export - Exports your model to other formats. For more information, see Creating and Editing Models.

  • Download - Downloads your model to your computer using the format you designate. For more information, see Saving Models.

  • App Settings - Opens the Settings window.

  • Add Location - Use the Add Location service to add geo-location data to your model. For more information see How to Use Add Location.

  • Print - Print your model.