Environments allow you to add 360°panoramic backgrounds and image-based lighting conditions to your SketchUp models. The Environments panel offers a few environment options. If you want to add more, check out the Environments section of the SketchUp Content Library in 3D Warehouse.To add an environment you find in 3D Warehouse to your environment collection in SketchUp, follow these steps:

Environments allow you to add 360°panoramic backgrounds and image-based lighting conditions to your SketchUp models. The Environments panel is where you can add and manipulate environments, or import High Dynamic Range Image (HDRI) files or OpenEXR files to create a new environment.