# Built in drawing register **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests\ **Created:** [January 22, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/built-in-drawing-register/19308 "2016-01-22T17:01:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![simoncbevans](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/simoncbevans/32/15904_2.png) [@simoncbevans](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/simoncbevans)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/built-in-drawing-register/19308/1 "2016-01-22T17:01:21Z")
One thing I have always yearned for is some kind of built in drawing register to keep track of drawings on a project. Like many others, I do this by maintaining a spreadsheet logging drawing numbers and titles. But as there is no link between the spreadsheet and LO, it is all too easy to create a drawing and forget to update the spreadsheet. What is needed is something native to LO. In the ideal world, this would be more than just a simple register and could be used as an issue log as well, showing what drawings were sent to whom and for what purpose. This may be a bridge too far, but even a simple log would be useful, especially if it could be linked to an external spreadsheet that could then add other info. ---
**Author:** ![sjdorst](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/sjdorst/32/13212_2.png) [@sjdorst](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/sjdorst)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/built-in-drawing-register/19308/2 "2016-01-22T17:20:51Z")
I could be wrong, but I think [Trimble Connect](https://connect.trimble.com) might fulfill this need. I know it can work with SketchUp models (and lots of other 3D formats), but I’m not sure it works with Layout. It’s a cloud working space for people working common modeling/building projects (and more!). It’s free for a single project, shared with up to 5 people, and (I’m told) not unreasonably priced for multiple projects and/or more people in on the sharing. You can coordinate your local copy with the cloud copy. Allow people to view and suggest. It has a “pull” feature that forces integrity - only 1 person can edit at a time. ---
**Author:** ![simoncbevans](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/simoncbevans/32/15904_2.png) [@simoncbevans](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/simoncbevans)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/built-in-drawing-register/19308/3 "2016-01-22T17:35:01Z")
Interesting. It seems to be aimed at something altogether more ambitious, allowing collaboration from team members. But I guess it could possibly help. I wonder if anyone else has any experience of using it? ---
**Author:** ![sjdorst](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/sjdorst/32/13212_2.png) [@sjdorst](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/sjdorst)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/built-in-drawing-register/19308/4 "2016-01-22T17:51:54Z")
I’m a relative newbie to the ecosystem of Trimble products (Connect, Layout, Sketchup, 3DWarehouse, etc.). I signed up for Trimble Connect so I could share the Tiny Home I’m designing - as I design it - with a few friends. Yes, it’s a MUCH more powerful tool than you seem to need, but if nobody else suggests something simpler, it might do the job. ---
**Author:** ![denis\_bolomier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/denis_bolomier/32/1580_2.png) [@denis\_bolomier](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/denis_bolomier)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/built-in-drawing-register/19308/5 "2018-03-21T17:55:24Z")
I hope to see Layout file in Trimble connect as soon as possible ! best regards ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/built-in-drawing-register/19308/6 "2018-03-21T18:00:21Z")
> [@denis\_bolomier](#): > > I hope to see Layout file in Trimble connect as soon as possible ! I’m not sure what you’re asking for but you can already upload files to Trimble Connect. ![Screenshot%20-%203_21_2018%20%2C%2012_59_43%20PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/d/fdee0e63d60e22fbe0af40ecf727aa4cc23715fa.png) ---
**Author:** ![denis\_bolomier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/denis_bolomier/32/1580_2.png) [@denis\_bolomier](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/denis_bolomier)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/built-in-drawing-register/19308/7 "2018-03-21T19:26:12Z")
Sorry , I was asking for get the same integration of Layout file than SKetchup file. When you’re inside sketchup you just have to click on upload button. ---
**Author:** ![TimJ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/timj/32/64247_2.png) [@TimJ](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/TimJ)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/built-in-drawing-register/19308/8 "2018-03-22T22:50:03Z")
That is indeed very interesting, however I wonder if the solution doesn’t lie around changes to autotext fields. Auto text fields which can list all and all fields would be helpful, at least to the way I work.