# Available training for optimizing SketchUp & LayOut process for creating plan sets?

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/available-training-for-optimizing-sketchup-layout-process-for-creating-plan-sets/340877>\
**Category:** Pro\
**Tags:** 3dwarehouse, layout, solar, training, building-permit\
**Created:** [October 9, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/available-training-for-optimizing-sketchup-layout-process-for-creating-plan-sets/340877 "2025-10-09T15:30:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/available-training-for-optimizing-sketchup-layout-process-for-creating-plan-sets/340877/1 "2025-10-09T15:30:34Z")

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This question is related to the following post I made previously:

> [@Solar Electric Permit Plans with SketchUp & LayOut](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/solar-electric-permit-plans-with-sketchup-layout/251753):
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> Any advice for creating solar electric permit plans using SketchUp & LayOut? I’m importing (into SketchUp) a dxf of my design from a different software (combined project management & design software, it’s very useful up to a certain point because they don’t have 2D drawing features implemented). Also, any resources for drafting standards within the solar industry? This question is not specific to SketchUp, so I completely understand if it goes unanswered.

I’m only importing a 2D DXF and other 2D items into SketchUp. I rarely draw anything in 3D or download from the 3D Warehouse.  
In LayOut, I have a cover page, site plan, line diagram, and spec sheet pages. All plan set pages, except for the line diagram, use a viewport with a corresponding scene in SketchUp.  
The cover page and site plan utilize the DXF. To clarify, the imported DXF is only viewable in those scenes. (Also in the Model scene, but that scene isn’t being used in LayOut.)

Does anybody offer consulting services that can help me optimize and scale my process, especially as the need arises? If/when I need to delegate portions of this process to a coworker because other responsibilities are getting in the way of completing plan sets and/or another CADD Tech gets hired because of the number of projects come in.