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KetchUp ships free 3D woodworking modeler in browser and on desktop
KetchUp3D’s site says KetchUp is a free, MIT-licensed 3D modeling app for furniture design, written in Rust, with local save, SketchUp import and Windows, macOS, Linux and browser builds.
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KetchUp3D published a free, open-source 3D modeling app aimed at woodworking and furniture design, saying users can plan shelves, tables, cabinets or workbenches with exact measurements in a desktop browser or as a native app on Windows, macOS and Linux1.
The project’s site frames the tool as a local-first editor: models autosave in the browser on the same device, File → Save downloads a portable.ketchup project, and there is no cloud storage or account1.
Modeling follows a SketchUp-like loop of drawing lines, rectangles, circles or freehand outlines, then using Push/Pull to give faces thickness, plus move, scale, offset and paint tools1.
It says users can snap to geometry and axes, type exact lengths, add dimensions, and organize parts with groups, components and tags1.
File → Import/Export can import SketchUp (.skp) geometry or export Wavefront OBJ; the site says imports run locally, SketchUp textures, scenes and some model features are not supported, and OBJ export includes geometry without materials1.
A desktop browser needs hardware acceleration and WebGPU or WebGL2, plus a mouse and keyboard; native Windows, macOS and Linux builds are also offered, with download links for a Windows x64 installer, a macOS Apple Silicon package and a Linux x64 AppImage1.
The FAQ states KetchUp is open source under the MIT license and written in Rust, with source, a user guide and contribution notes on GitHub1.
The site does not report download counts, a launch date beyond the current pages, or any comment from Trimble, which makes SketchUp; independent testing of the app was not in this source1.