Trimble bought Sketchup from Google

 RIB and Trimble are sponsors of Lake Constance 5D initiative Conference in May. Trimble recently bought Google’s 3D modeling tool Sketch-up. This is the second important deal for Trimble to boost its offering in the growing 3D modeling and BIM market after its acquisition of Tekla Corporation in 2011. http://ww2.trimble.com/news/release.aspx?id=042712a

Lake Constance 5D-Conference 2012