PreDesign
Kickstart your Design Project the Right Way
Gather valuable data to incorporate contextual insights into your project and let your creative ideas flow even before you start designing.
What Can You Do with PreDesign?
PreDesign is the ultimate online research tool for the initial design phase.
PreDesign provides designers of buildings and outdoor spaces with all the information needed to accurately integrate climate influences into their early concepts. This helps you set the right direction for your design before the 3D design process begins. With PreDesign, you create better designs and gain deeper insights to refine preliminary solutions. PreDesign is the new way to kick-start architectural design projects in SketchUp!
Get instant access to graphs and discussion points that help you integrate climate factors early in your design process.
Discover the most effective strategies for your climate and building type and develop the best architectural design response.
PreDesign provides designers of buildings and outdoor spaces with all the information needed to accurately integrate climate influences into their early concepts. This helps you set the right direction for your design before the 3D design process begins. With PreDesign, you create better designs and gain deeper insights to refine preliminary solutions. PreDesign is the new way to kick-start architectural design projects in SketchUp!
Discover the most effective strategies for your climate and building type and develop the best architectural design response.
Get instant access to graphs and discussion points that help you integrate climate factors early in your design process.
Applications
Shading and Glazing
Quickly identify the most effective shading strategies and the trade-offs in increasing glazing for each side of your building.
System Requirements
- Operating System Windows 10 or 11 – 64bit
- Browser WebGL compatibel web browser
- Processor 2.1+ Ghz
- RAM 8GB
- Disk Space 2GB
- Video Card 8+GB 100% OpenGL*
- Mouse 3-button mouse with scroll function
- Processor 2.4+ Ghz
- RAM 16GB
- Disk Space 12GB
- Video Card 32+GB 100% OpenGL*
- Mouse 3-button mouse with scroll function
* If you’re considering a new machine, allocate sufficient resources to the graphics card. We recommend cards with an RTX chip, preferably from the GeForce series. These cards provide excellent OpenGL support and have high-quality drivers. OpenGL is the backbone of 3D rendering for SketchUp Pro. On-board graphics cards (integrated chipsets) are strongly discouraged! If you’re unsure about purchasing a new graphics card, be sure to check out this benchmark , preferably high-end.