SketchArtisan is a SketchUp Pro extension developed by A.Doc, the French publisher behind SketchDesign and SketchFabrication. It is built for artisans, menuisiers, fabricants de meubles, and agenceurs who design cuisines, salles de bains, dressings, custom furniture, and van conversions. Since version 4.0, SketchArtisan includes a dedicated IMAPPER import that reads the JSON and DXF files produced by the iMapper scanner.
Place iMapper in the room, press once, and walk away. Three minutes later you have complete room geometry captured at ±2mm (0.08 in), plus 10 portrait reference photos linked to every scan position. Export the JSON from platform.imapper.tech, open SketchArtisan, and use the IMAPPER import. Walls, doors and windows rebuild automatically as native SketchArtisan objects, ready for your custom furniture, cabinet runs, or dressing layouts.
A.Doc built a dedicated IMAPPER menu into SketchArtisan v4.0. The JSON file from iMapper opens directly as a 3D project, with walls, doors and windows already placed as editable SketchArtisan objects. No tracing, no manual transcription, no plugin to install beyond SketchArtisan itself.
iMapper's laser captures 1,200+ points per minute at ±2mm (0.08 in). The JSON carries that accuracy directly into SketchArtisan, so cabinet runs, dressings and custom panels fit the room the first time.
Every iMapper scan includes 10 portrait reference photos tied to measurement positions. If you need to check an outlet, a pipe, or a beam before finalising a panel or a drawer run, cross-reference the photos from platform.imapper.tech without returning to site.
Launch SketchArtisan v4.0 (or later) inside SketchUp Pro. On the SketchArtisan toolbar, use the IMAPPER import and select the .json file exported from iMapper. The room rebuilds automatically as a native 3D SketchArtisan project, with walls, doors and windows in place as editable objects.
Place cabinet generators, panels, dressings, or parametric furniture from the SketchArtisan libraries directly on real wall positions. Because the geometry comes from the actual room, fit issues that usually show up at install are caught at the design stage.
If you need to confirm a socket, a pipe run, or a ceiling height, cross-reference the 10 portrait reference photos captured during scanning. No site revisit needed.
Once the design is set, use SketchArtisan's fiches de débit, panel layouts and DXF export to feed your CNC, just as you would on any other SketchArtisan project.
Capture the existing kitchen in a single scan, open it in SketchArtisan, and place cabinet runs, islands and worktops against real walls. The layout matches the room at install, not a tape-measured approximation.
Vanities, showers, tubs and tile layouts all depend on exact wall lengths, window sill positions and recess depths. iMapper captures every one at ±2mm (0.08 in) so the SketchArtisan design matches the real bathroom.
Built-in wardrobes and storage projects live or die on accurate wall geometry. The JSON import loads the room into SketchArtisan with angles and returns already in place, ready for the dressing generator.
Commercial fit-outs, offices, shop interiors, and any custom agencement project starts with a verified 3D room instead of a hand-sketched plan.
Scan the van interior once, import the JSON, and design the fitted furniture against the real curves and panel positions of the vehicle.
Free-standing furniture sized to fit an exact space, built in SketchArtisan on the back of the iMapper scan. Cut sheets and CNC-ready DXF files come from the same project.
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