Looking back on some of the old wRec SketchUp threads from about ten years back, there were quite a few detractors, and more than a few heated discussions, about SketchUp's potential as 3D modeling software for both woodworking and construction.
An almost totally unheard practice at the time, about eight years ago I built a $350 home using SketchUp Pro for ALL permitted construction documents, with exception of the Foundation Plan, which must be provided by a Engineer.
Even then I took the time to model the foundation using SketchUp, based on the PE's drawings, to give everyone involved a better idea of the structural nuances that are often difficult for subcontractors of today to grasp from a 3D format:
That simple SketchUp drawing, along with a few more views showing greater detail, was instrumental in the successful fabrication of that very unusual "structural with void space" foundation.
At that time there were no known examples of Architects using the program for construction documentation, both for permitting and fabricating. Today, Architects, like Nick Sonders, who has a number of youtube videos showing his use of SketchUp in his Architectural practice, have taken the use of SketchUp in construction to a new level:
He now has a book out, with a web page that nicely illustrates how far the acceptance of that once hotly debated program on the wRec has come: