# How do I display my section cuts in Layout? **URL:** \ **Category:** LayOut\ **Tags:** sketchup, advice, layout\ **Created:** [September 15, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-section-cuts-in-layout/241778 "2023-09-15T17:48:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jn.tm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@jn.tm](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jn.tm)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-section-cuts-in-layout/241778/1 "2023-09-15T17:48:07Z")
Hello! How can I display the section cuts of my model on the floor plan in Layout? I’ve already added all the scenes of each section, but I would like my floor plan to have the cuts labeled. I know in the Scrapbooks section there is section symbology. Is there a way to automatically display the cuts? Something like this but have all 5 displayed: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/8/7/879ba28e3d54453ec7957a22100636f18274ce44.png) ---
**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:** [September 15, 2023, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-section-cuts-in-layout/241778/2 "2023-09-15T17:52:18Z")
The style for the scene needs to have Section Planes displayed and then, in LayOut render the viewport as either Raster of Hybrid. They won’t be displayed with Vector rendering. ![Screenshot - 9_15_2023 , 12_52_04 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/8/4/8421c1f51d2dad6f2ca7186d212e66f44919d7a4.png) ---
**Author:** ![jn.tm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@jn.tm](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jn.tm)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-section-cuts-in-layout/241778/3 "2023-09-15T17:56:21Z")
I activate the section planes and when I save the scene they disappear. How can I save the scene properly with them active? ---
**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:** [September 15, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-section-cuts-in-layout/241778/4 "2023-09-15T18:00:57Z")
When you update the scene after changing the state of the section display you should get a warning telling you the style has been modified. Choose either Update Selected Style or Create New Style as appropriate. If you aren’t getting that message you must have disabled it at some point.Go to Preferences\>General and click on Reset All Warning Messages. What operating system are you using? Mac or Windows and which one? Your profile says ‘64-bit’ which isn’t an answer to that question. Please correct your profile. ---
**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:** [September 15, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-section-cuts-in-layout/241778/5 "2023-09-15T18:05:01Z")
BTW, when I need to add those section indications I temporarily display them in the viewport and then add the section markers from the Scrapbook. Then I either correct the style so it doesn’t show the ones in the model or render the viewport as Vector. That gives more control over the appearance of the section symbols in LayOut and they generally look cleaner in the resulting PDF document. ---
**Author:** ![jn.tm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@jn.tm](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jn.tm)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-section-cuts-in-layout/241778/6 "2023-09-15T18:06:03Z")
I’ve updated my profile. I use Windows. I did the Preferences/General tip and got the pop up but despite saving new style, Layout doesnt display the cuts. [CASA VERACRUZ 2.skp](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/zoFzkrADr91F3YHgSlj37iwsYU4.skp) (2.1 MB) ---
**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:** [September 15, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-section-cuts-in-layout/241778/7 "2023-09-15T18:07:26Z")
Share the LayOut file, too. ---
**Author:** ![jn.tm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@jn.tm](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jn.tm)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-section-cuts-in-layout/241778/8 "2023-09-15T18:07:40Z")
Okay I finally got them to display but they’re so big you cant even see the symbol for them ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/4/0/409befab8f787f6d234ca8c0d1ecd3eea84ec516.jpeg) Is there a way to resize them? ---
**Author:** ![jn.tm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@jn.tm](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jn.tm)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-section-cuts-in-layout/241778/9 "2023-09-15T18:08:14Z")
[CASA VERACRUZ.layout](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/lcqzv1Dw5SeCIA6HlqhHkea9Vhl.layout) (3.1 MB) ---
**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:** [September 15, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-section-cuts-in-layout/241778/10 "2023-09-15T18:10:38Z")
> [@jn.tm](#): > > Okay I finally got them to display but they’re so big you cant even see the symbol for them I was going to comment on that. Group the objects you want the sections to cover and then put the sections inside that group. Otherwise they cover the entire model space where you’ve got model content. Or get rid of that excess stuff if it’s not actually useful. Here’s a group of just the part the sections go through. After creating the group I selected the section plane, used Edit\>Cut followed by opening the group and using Edit\>Paste in Place. ![Screenshot - 9_15_2023 , 1_11_35 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/e/1/e1df78f5226ef6b682ba7f71a23759da2e227eda.png) Give me a minute or to look at the LO file, too. ---
**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:** [September 15, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-section-cuts-in-layout/241778/11 "2023-09-15T18:19:34Z")
OK. After fixing the model as above and updating the scene to show the section planes but not section cuts which included saving as a new style (since I didn’t check any of your other scenes to see if they are using the same style you had selected), I saved the SketchUp file and relinked the reference in your LayOut file. The viewport looks like this now. ![Screenshot - 9_15_2023 , 1_15_38 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/7/c/7c6b3f424be96bdf22e147fd7993c01b105984bb.png) Do you really want the gray background color? Personally I would edit the style to make the background white but that’s just me. ---
**Author:** ![jn.tm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@jn.tm](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jn.tm)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-section-cuts-in-layout/241778/12 "2023-09-15T18:20:45Z")
I dont want the gray background, but I’m not sure how to get rid of it. Normally its easy in Layout but because this is a new style vIm unsure how to change it. ---
**Author:** ![jn.tm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@jn.tm](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jn.tm)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-section-cuts-in-layout/241778/13 "2023-09-15T18:22:39Z")
Oh nevermind, I got it! Thanks so much for your help! ---
**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:** [September 15, 2023, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-section-cuts-in-layout/241778/14 "2023-09-15T18:23:16Z")
I would edit the style in the SketchUp model to get rid of the background color and sky. Remember to update the style after editing it. ![Screenshot - 9_15_2023 , 1_22_45 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/c/fcb6ad1945a7437e6731eaa3868ce2535a09eb5b.png) ---
**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:** [September 15, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-section-cuts-in-layout/241778/15 "2023-09-15T18:34:48Z")
> [@jn.tm](#): > > Thanks so much for your help! You’re quite welcome. By the way, I was poking at your SketchUp model and noted some incorrect tag usage. All edges and faces should be created and remain untagged. Only groups and components should get tags. ![Screenshot - 9_15_2023 , 1_30_04 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/8/6/86a15247fa00910b5cec8cf2e3ffc1183b28f515.png) There was a little bit of unused stuff to purge, too. ![Screenshot - 9_15_2023 , 1_30_27 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/0/8/08a0f03c576aeef7e3972f23f05953f2f09687e3.png) Reduced file size by ab out 10%. Although not a huge difference on your not-huge SketchUp file, it’s still a good idea to keep things cleaned up as you go. ---
**Author:** ![mv4024812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@mv4024812](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/mv4024812)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-section-cuts-in-layout/241778/16 "2025-02-22T15:02:56Z")
i have the same issue. what was the solution please? ---
**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:** [February 22, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-section-cuts-in-layout/241778/17 "2025-02-22T15:08:39Z")
Share your LO file so we can see exactly what your issue is. Has the style for the scene been updated in the SketchUp file? Have you overridden anything in the viewport that uses the scene? Are you wanting to display the section planes or the section cuts? ---
**Author:** ![JackyM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@JackyM](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/JackyM)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/how-do-i-display-my-section-cuts-in-layout/241778/18 "2025-08-29T15:58:08Z")
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