I just released Version 3.2 of my AI Explorer SketchUp Extension. The main change in this version is that I added the reasoning_effort parameter that can be used with thinking models like OpenAI’s gpt-5. As you can see in the changelog below, there are also some smaller cleanup items and functionality enhancements.
I included the version 3.1 changelog here as well because I hadn’t posted about that version on my blog before. The main change in that version is that I switched the user interface from a plain CSS design to one that uses Bootstrap. The main reason for this was that I wanted to try out a new UI system that I could then use for other extensions as well. After all, Bootstrap is Trimble’s main UI system, so this approach made sense.
Give the new version a spin and especially test out different providers (OpenAI, Google, Anthropic,…). As a reminder: You can now find the extension in Trimble’s Extension Warehouse, so you can install it right inside of SketchUp. Let me know in the comments how you like this extension and if you come across any issues.
Changelog
- Version 3.2 (12/15/2025):
– Added reasoning_effort parameter for thinking models
– Added menu option to edit default system messages
– Prevented multiple dialog instances
– Adjusted default settings
– Cleaned up menu items
– Added setting to show/hide raw data output in console, off by default - Version 3.1 (10/1/2025):
– Changed UI to use Bootstrap 5 instead of raw CSS, included all files locally
– Added dark mode switch
– Added code rendering and highlighting
– Changed settings dialog to be integrated into main dialog
– Changed onboarding routine for API key
– Added file upload support for PDF and RB files (only works with OpenAI for now)
– Implemented better error handling for non-OpenAI services
– Fixed max_completion_tokens parameter to improve compatibility