Layout Export to PDF - Page misalignment

When creating my Layout file, my page is completely centered and aligned with no margins or borders. When I export to PDF, my entire document seems to “shift” to the left and becomes misaligned on the PDF page, leaving a white space on the right side. I have tried changing settings in document setup and page layout, and nothing fixes. The only way I can get it to be centered is if I Print instead of export and “save as PDF” and then reverse page orientation so it’s upside down… the problem with that is sometimes I need to adjust the jpg compression or output resolution in the export dropdown. I’m so stuck!

test layout.pdf (114.3 KB)

I am having the same issue. Did you find a solution?

How are you creating the PDF? Can you share an example LayOut file that does this?

how do you upload a pdf? it keeps telling that it could not be uploaded. please help! I am currently trying the Trial available before committing, so idk if that means its limited or not.

Assuming the PDF isn’t larger than 16 Mb you should be able to drag and drop it into a reply here. Also share the actual LayOut file. If you have to upload the files to DropBox or We Transfer and share the link.

I get that you are using the 7 day trial of SketchUp and LayOut. What operating system? 2024 is not an operating system. It would help if you can supply the graphics card model.

1516 Gulf Ave.pdf (9.1 MB)

AMD Radeon Graphics

I can’t see anything wrong with the PDF.

Just a note about using the trial version of SketchUp and LayOut. The terms of use say the trial period is for evaluating the software, not for actual work.

And what operating system? Please correct your forum profile. AMD graphics have been troublesome for many users. Go to their site and get their drivers for the card to install.

In order for me to know whether or not the program/software is the right fit for us I needed to be able to actually test it on a file. 9 times out of 10 we are provided with site plans for us to design with

FWIW, you cannot import PDFs into SketchUp or LayOut on Windows. It can be done on Mac, though.

ok so what file format do i need to convert to in order to upload?

To insert into LayOut you would need a SketchUp model file, a raster image such as .png or .jpg, or a vector file–.dxf or .dwg.

BTW, I would have told you that in the beginning but your post is in a thread about something else and I thought you were having the same issue as the OP.

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