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Sketchup launches PreDesign for built-in environmental modeling

In the fall of 2020 in Sunnyvale, California, Trimble, Sketchup’s parent company, announced PreDesign: A service that allows architects and designers to test design strategies and understand the effects of climate and lighting on a building from the outset. The Sketchup feature permits the designer to get the valuable data needed to weave contextual insights