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    Joint Push Pull Review and verdict 2026

    SketchUp plugin to extrude complex surfaces and create clean thicknesses.

    Joint Push Pull

    ToolTrim Verdict
    3.9/5
    Decent

    Joint Push Pull is essential for any serious SketchUp modeler; it's an indispensable, free, and mature plugin.

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    Practical uses

    • Extrude facesFine control.
    • Model architecturesComplex joints.
    • Create complex 3D geometries from planar faces.
    • Quickly manipulate shapes without using boolean tools.

    Pros and cons

    What Joint Push Pull does especially well — and the limits to anticipate.

    Pros

    • Completely free and open source.
    • Much more powerful than native Push/Pull.
    • Intuitive and direct interface.
    • 1.44 million downloads (very popular).
    • Regularly updated.

    Cons

    • Learning curve to discover all modes.
    • Requires SketchUp 2017+.
    • Community support only (no paid official support).

    Joint Push Pull: when it makes sense.

    Joint Push Pull is essential for any serious SketchUp modeler; it's an indispensable, free, and mature plugin.

    Keep if

    You model in SketchUp regularly.. You need more controlled extrusions than Push/Pull.

    Challenge if

    SketchUp's native Push/Pull tool is enough for you.. You rarely model with SketchUp.

    Our verdict on Joint Push Pull.

    Why this verdict

    Decent

    Joint Push Pull is fairly easy to replace with an alternative, a free tier to test before paying, clearly documented use cases.