

To turn on shadows and see shadows at different times of day, follow these steps: After you model is geolocated, SketchUp knows (roughly) how the sun will shine on your model.īy default, shadows are turned off, because they can use a lot of your computer’s processing ability. Or to add a location manually in any version of SketchUp, select Window > Model Info, select the Geo-location option in the sidebar on the left, click Set Manual Location, and enter a latitude and longitude in the dialog box that appears. To geolocate your model in SketchUp Pro 2017, you can import terrain using the Add Location tool. Tip: Before you can cast real-world shadows in a model, your model must be geolocated.
