What constitutes a good 3D Warehouse model? Follow this checklist!


This is a checklist to help you make good quality 3D Warehouse models.

Also check the video above, it is one of a series made by SketchUp, detailing each of the items on the checklist in more detail. 

A good model should follow the following guidelines:


  • Be at real-world size
  • Use a common sense axes origin
  • Orient faces properly
  • Minimize geometry to represent the item
  • Minimize material image sizes
  • Embed useful metadata
  • Restructure for 3D Warehouse content
  • Purge unused layers, components and materials (Model Info > Purge unused)
  • Use one layer: Layer0 (or minimal layers)
  • Use a simple consistent style
  • Avoid stray geometry
  • Avoid section planes
  • Avoid guides
  • Use only appropriate text and dimensions
  • Choose only appropriate geolocation
  • Test for correct behavior


Download the 3D warehouse checklist here.


Also see our other article: Your products in the 3D Warehouse

Or check the article on the official SketchUp Website: Making a Great 3D Warehouse Model for more in-depth descriptions of these guidelines.