When I’m exporting a PDF from a LayOut model, the file has all the labels stretched to the side and some of the measurements pushed to the side. The biggest error is that some images are missing and the source file in the program is also changing with the same distortions. I’ve tried to Export and …

No. I wouldn’t separate the variations into separate models. I would use groups, components, and layers/tags to make different scenes showing the different configurations in the same SketchUp model. That way where things are the same between the variations, you can use the same components. For examp…

Looks like I have a lot to learn. To create another layer I just made a copy of the stringers and then build the treads, then make another copy and add the railing. So now I have copies of all the different stages. Thank you for you help!

[image] EnviroBuild: To create another layer I just made a copy of the stringers and then build the treads, then make another copy and add the railing. I’m not sure you’ve got that right. Before you get in any deeper, maybe you could share your .skp file so I can take a look?

Sure, here it is. AutoSave_AutoSave_Marble Stairs.skp (12.8 MB)

Hmmm… Where to start? The only components you have in the model are some screws placed in the tread of the brown step in the middle of this screen shot. [Screenshot - 2_17_2021 , 1_51_54 PM] There are no other components or groups in the model. At least you haven’t started using layers yet. You s…

I am trying to do is make shop drawings for the stairs, so I need to show all the different components. The frame first, then the steel treads, then the railing, then the marble treads. I didn’t know about layers or grouping so I just made each stage of the construction separately. Is there a way t…

Model the parts that would be made in the shop and model them with as much detail as you need to show in the shop drawings. Are the stringers being fabricated in the shop or are they purchased from a supplier? You can try to take apart your model of the final stairs making components as you go but …

Because I have all the stages of the same stairs, can I make each stage as a component? The stringers are being ordered from a supplier.

You can make each stage a component however that by itself isn’t going to get you to something real useful for construction documents. I took one set of your stairs and started modeling it as separate components. I don’t have time to do the whole thing but hopefully this gives you an idea. When I s…

Yes, I separated those components as well, you can see them in the Sketchup model scattered around. I need to make each component with dimensions for the shop to fabricate, like in the LayOut model I shared. Do you have any recommendations for someone I can hire to break this apart for me and place…

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EnviroBuild February 17, 2021, 9:58pm 25

I see that now. I’m only a beginner but can learn fast.
Thank you again for your help.

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LayOut 2018 Exported PDF is Distorted, Missing Items

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