Trimble Navigation to Buy Google's SketchUp!
Google sold its SketchUp 3D modelling platform to Trimble Navigation today for an undisclosed price. Trimble Navigation Ltd has agreed to buy SketchUp 3D modeling platform from Google Inc for an undisclosed price, the companies said. The deal should get the final nod in Q2 this year. As part of the SketchUp platform, Trimble will partner Google in developing SketchUp's 3D Warehouse an online repository where users can find, share, store and collaborate on 3D models, the companies said in a joint statement. Google isn't generally in the business of selling its assets, but it looks like the company.