Layout 2025 - Copy/paste create a png instead object

LayOut
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Hello,
In Layout when I want to copy/paste a sketchup object is creating a png file instead a new object.

sketchup copypaste
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I tried with different file or object and it’s the same.
Regards.

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Copying from SketchUp and into LayOut is the incorrect way to get the SketchUp file into LayOut. Use one of the two correct procedures. Either use File>Send to LayOut in SketchUp or use File>Insert in LayOut. Once you have the first viewport established in LayOut you can copy that viewport and paste it within the document.

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Hello Dave,

I am the person experiencing issues with Layout. Thank you for your quick reply.
I am doing it the right way. I tried both options and it still doesn’t work.

The first viewport is created properly in Layout, but when I try to copy that viewport, it gets pasted as a .png
I’ve been working with Layout for years, and this is the first time I’ve encountered this issue.

I also installed the latest version and tried opening new files, but the problem remains.
It seems to be a major bug in Layout.

Could you please help me find a solution ?
I’m currently unable to work properly, and it’s affecting my projects.

Thank you in advance,
Best regards,

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This can happen if your SketchUp model is too large to be copied into the Operating System’s pasteboard. As a result, only the raster render is copied, so when you paste, just an image is pasted.

Try using move/copy or the duplicate command for this large model. If you need to move to a new page, you can work around this by making a temporary shared layer, move your viewport to that layer, then convert the layer to non-shared, choosing to copy to every page. Then you would need to delete the viewport from any page you didn’t want it to be on.

Hope that helps,
Adam

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Based on Adam’s remarks, it might be worth also looking at your SketchUp file and giving it a good cleanup.

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Opening the SKP in SketchUp and purging unused environments, should solve the problem.

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It worked ! Thanks a lot to all :slight_smile:

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Thanks a lot for the speed.