Profile Builder 404 For Sketchup 20212024 Top

Profiles disappear after saving/restarting SketchUp 2023.

We tested a 500-foot facade with 12 different profiles, 45° mitered corners: profile builder 404 for sketchup 20212024 top

| Metric | SketchUp 2021 + PB404 | SketchUp 2024 + PB404 | |--------|----------------------|----------------------| | Profile generation time | 14.3 seconds | 2.1 seconds | | OpenGL memory usage | 1.8 GB | 890 MB (GPU instancing) | | Update after param change | 8.2 seconds | 0.4 seconds | | Export to IFC (BIM) | Fails (crash) | Success (native IFC 4.3) | Profiles disappear after saving/restarting SketchUp 2023

Verdict: For large projects, SketchUp 2024 + PB404 is non-negotiable. | Feature | SketchUp 2021–2022 | SketchUp 2023–2024

| Feature | SketchUp 2021–2022 | SketchUp 2023–2024 | |---------|-------------------|---------------------| | Real-time profile editing | Requires manual refresh | Live preview | | Multi-threading | No | Yes (faster on complex paths) | | Native M1/M2 Mac support | No (Rosetta only) | Yes (native ARM) | | Assembly generator speed | Slower on large groups | 3x faster |

For SketchUp 2021 users: Avoid applying PB404 to curves with more than 200 segments (use the “Arc to Polyline” button first).