LayOut Discussions • Re: Viewport has no reaction to mouse clicks
Most likely the viewport is undersomething else. If you were to share hte LO file we could tell you exactly what's wrong and how to fix it.Statistics: Posted by Dave R — Fri Nov 11, 2022 2:22 am
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Re: Shadow Anomaly's in Layout
Im curious to see if this issue was sorted as I am having a similar problem in LO when rendering in hybrid or vector, I get unwanted areas of section fill. It's been happening for some time but have...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Re: Background of models not transparent???
Hello AllLayout viewports have "shape style"?Click on the viewportDrop down the shape style menuTurn off fillFill seems to be white by default so if you are setting background to white in SU and...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Drawing Depiction
I've been impressed with the potential to create working drawings for residential and light commercial projects using layout. Sure, it's no where near where it could be. But - it would be great to...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Re: Drawing Depiction
I don't mean to be rude, but you have it ass about face. Working drawings are done in SU and taken into layout for annotation/views/sections etc. I cant imagine anyone starting a project with layout,...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Re: Layout Dimension Box
Same issue here - anyone find a workaround? The "fill" button does not turn off the fill in dimension text boxes.Statistics: Posted by ajharlan — Tue Feb 28, 2023 7:41 pm
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Imported vertical photo Image into layout
I've imported a vertical photo image into layout. That's how it appears on my computer in the file but when I export the file to a pdf the image shows as horizontal, a 90 degree switch. Any idea what...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Re: Imported vertical photo Image into layout
Can you share the image and the LO file? Usually other image applications automatically rotate images that were show with the camera rotated. Are you still using SketchUp 2015 as indicated in your...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Lines thicken on enalrge in PDF
HiUsing SU 2016 on windows 10 with Cute PDF writer driver.I have a Sketchup file imported into Layout.When I print a particular Layout file page to PDF, and I zoom in past 100% in Abode Reader, lines...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Re: Lines thicken on enalrge in PDF
How about sharing the LO file so we can see what you've got.The lines should appear thicker as you zoom in on the page in Adobe Reader.Statistics: Posted by Dave R — Sat Apr 29, 2023 9:01 pm
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LayOut Discussions • Re: DIAMETER/RADIUS DIMENSIONS in LAYOUT
PLEASE UPGRADE TO STANDARD DIMENSION AS AUTOCAD DIMENSION, UPGRADE OSNAP MORE ACCURATED ON OBJECT LINE Statistics: Posted by devbac2019 — Mon May 29, 2023 3:45 am
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Viewport Boundary
What is preventing the scene from extending all the way to the bottom of the viewport?Statistics: Posted by pipingguy — Thu Jun 01, 2023 2:07 pm
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Re: Viewport Boundary
just figured it out. I have a clipping mask that is interfering.Statistics: Posted by pipingguy — Thu Jun 01, 2023 2:11 pm
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Auto Text
Having trouble first time using Auto Text1. I'm trying to add page numbers. I can see how I get to the page numbers selection when I go to Auto Text, but how do I actually get the page numbers onto...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Re: Auto Text
DRicketts wrote:I was hoping to get "Page 1" on the first page, "Page 2" on the second page, etc. Was hoping that Auto Text would take cate of that for me.It will do that. First you'll want to put...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Layout hiding rest of drawing when editing a inside a group
Hi, I have now switched from Sketchup Pro Classic 2020 to the 23 subscription version. (still not sure whether this was a great idea). I have had a fair few teething problems with my workflow since....
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Re: Layout hiding rest of drawing when editing a inside...
davidmreinbold wrote:Layout is hiding the rest of the drawing when I am editing inside a group... is there a setting or ON/OFF toggle for this feature? I need to see what I am drawing over!Yes. There...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Set a fixed size for the Document Setup window
Upon opening a Layout file and Document Setup, it would be extremely useful to be able to set a fixed window size for Document Setup. Is this possible?Statistics: Posted by dapillsburyjr — Wed Aug 16,...
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LayOut Discussions • Re: Set a fixed size for the Document Setup window
If your drag the column separator you can resize...But there's no way to keep your preferred window size. It's funny you mention this because I have an AutoHotkey script that resizes the active window...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • How to assign transparency to an image?
Hi AllDoes anyone know whether it is possible within Layout to assign transparency to a placed image object (e.g. a jpg) ?Statistics: Posted by HornOxx — Thu Aug 31, 2023 11:51 am
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Re: How to assign transparency to an image?
You can't do it with a jpg file but you could with a png file. jpgs don't support transparency but png files do. Edit the image to give it the transparency you want using an image editor. Then insert...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Electrical Symbols and Text on Scrapbooks
Hi, I am trying to create electrical symbol scrapbooks. When I create a symbol (for example a TV point which is a circle with the letters TV in it) and I re-scale the symbol, the text no longer fits...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Re: Electrical Symbols and Text on Scrapbooks
Text created in SketchUp won't scale with the geometry. You could create the symbols in SketchUp using 3D Text (it can be created without extrusion) so the text is geometry as is the circle or other...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • SketchUp Model Tray disappears on mac
I am having a problem in LayOut, where when I open my SketchUp model tray, the top of it is hidden beyond the edges of my screen, so I can't get to the top of it to minimise it or to move it...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Re: SketchUp Model Tray disappears on mac
Are you talking about the SketchUp Model Panel in the tray?Statistics: Posted by Dave R — Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:56 pm
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Lines not changing colour in LayOut
Hi, I'm trying to change the edge colour of a sofa in LayOut using tags within the SketchUp model tray, and it's not changing. Any ideas why this could be? I've tried it on a couple of test files and...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Re: Lines not changing colour in LayOut
Does the style used for the viewport have Dashes enabled? Does the component containing the geometry actually have the "Snuggler" tag? Is the geometry tagged (it should not be).If you share the LayOut...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Multicolumn Specification Sheet
Can anyone suggest a way to insert a construction specification text or rtf file into Layout?I can create the specifications in Word as a multi-column file but have not been able to figure out how to...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Re: Multicolumn Specification Sheet
When I need something like that I make a .xlsx file to insert. It's eas to format and can be edited in Excel or your favorite spreadsheet application.Statistics: Posted by Dave R — Sun Nov 26, 2023...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • print x-ray face view
I have a scene in sketchup with x-ray on. I have this scene in Layout and x-ray is working. When I export the sheet to jpg or pdf the x-ray disappears. Is there a work around?Statistics: Posted by...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Re: print x-ray face view
How are you rendering the viewport? On Windows with the viewport rendered as either Raster or Hybrid, exporting from LayOut to PDF or PNG displays X-ray just fine. In the attached PDF the left...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • '! in the yellow triangle'
In my LO files, I get '! in the yellow triangle' when I change from vector to hybrid.This never happened before. I could always render in hybrid. For every scene, I have to click on render to remove...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Re: '! in the yellow triangle'
Typically the yellow triangle indicates that the viewport needs to be rendered. If you've unticked Auto in the SketchUp Model panel LayOut is waiting for you to click the render button.render.gifClick...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • updating model reference
My use of layout has always been fairly simple. Insert rendered images and a fairly light weight model in floor plan view.As of late I have been using layout with very large complicated models.My...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Re: updating model reference
Hi Paul,What version of SketchUp and LayOut are you using?Hybrid rendering can be quite slow depending on what the model is like. Lots of edges will take longer than few edges. Larger textures,...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Line Weight Issue
Hi, I have sent a drawing across to LayOut and I want to change the line weights for the walls to make them heavier, which I have done. However, where the wall meets the window, the line weight is not...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Re: Line Weight Issue
DesignDude wrote:I would say this is because the edge of the window is obscuring the edge of the wall, but I have hidden the end lines on the window symbol, so there is no reason for the full line...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • auto text section marks to their page number location
Hi,I am adding wall sections to my set. On the plans I have a section detail marker for each wall section. How do I create an auto text that will generate the page number of the individual wall...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Re: auto text section marks to their page number location
Look at this set of links in the SketchUp forum. I think you should find the answer you need there.Statistics: Posted by ntxdave — Thu Jan 25, 2024 2:28 am
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Office365 and Onedrive
After many years of using dropbox as my main file repository we have made the move across to office365 and Onedrive. My question is simply that when I had my Excel reference files on DB I would saved...
View ArticleLayOut Discussions • Re: Office365 and Onedrive
Still the same version of LayOut?Generally it isn't advised to have LayOut references saved directly to the cloud. This can cause the LO file to become corrupted if it can't access the reference...
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