During the period it was part of Google, Sketch Up evolved in the direction of integration with Google's own applications and services, such as Google Maps, Google Earth and Street View.
Hence in the middle of 2012, the Trimble Group, a global leader in the GPS market, agriculture, engineering, transportation, logistics, and software, purchased Sketch Up.
It is only natural that Trimble intended to turn Sketch Up into an increasingly professional solution for creation and development for the AEC industry.
This little book is just about this new features; Trimble introduced the 2013 and 2014 versions within a very small time interval (an unusual strategy in the software industry), and our Sketch Up Pro 2013 Step by Step book had just been released.