Can SketchUp do engineering drawings?

SketchUp gets out of your way so you can draw whatever you can imagine, efficiently. Throughout the design-build process, SketchUp helps you analyze problems and get the project under construction. Hundreds of professionally-developed extensions at your fingertips.

Is SketchUp good for engineering?

For some cad users, designers and engineers, Sketchup works just fine but it’s def. not the best tool for everyone and is prob. useless for many engineers. Sketchup is great for rough architecture, interior design, woodwork and basic product design/ conceptualization.

Which software is best for engineering drawing?

Please note, we have listed our top engineering design software, tools, and apps here, in no particular order.

• Autodesk Product Design Suite. @autodesk.
• MATLAB. @MATLAB.
• CATIA. @3DSATIA.
• ZW3D. @ZWSOFT.
• MechDesigner.
• PTC Creo.
• BricsCAD.
• Solid Edge.

Can SketchUp be used for blueprints?

Loading blueprints for reference in Sketchup is easy. Method #2 is ideal for inserting blueprints into a file with existing geometry. The techniques do converge though, so I’ll be going through Method #1 first, then showing Method #2’s different starting points.

Is there any app for engineering drawing?

Easily access drawings from Web browsers using the free companion AutoCAD 360 Web app. The TurboViewer product line is a native DWG viewer that supports both 2-D and 3-D CAD DWG files for the Android platform. Drawing files can also be viewed through Web downloads, FTP, Dropbox, WebDAV, and cloud-based storage systems.

Is AutoCAD becoming obsolete?

Some believe that AutoCAD is outdated because it is best used for 2D drawings and has been around for over 20 years. Newer 3D modeling software, such as Revit and Fusion, is now available for very intricate designs. AutoCAD has been around since 1982 and is itself older than most current Revit and Fusion users.