There have been problems reported with layout referenceing cloud based or network file storage systems. Sometimes failing to update, sometimes corrupted. I don’t use one and don’t have a fix for you but I recall seeing many complaints about odd behavior attributed to this over the years.
I’m having an issue involving collaborative design using SketchUp and Layout.
Specifically, we have no problem sharing Sketchup models through the Cloud, and can easily edit files on our hard drive, then upload back to the shared folder, either replacing the previous version or creating a new one.
The problem is when we share a Layout file, its links will not be transferable. If my design partner has created the file and included many images or references to other models that he has but I do n…
Yesterday, upon opening Layout, I was greeted with an “Error reading Layout file” message referencing a particular (layout) file. I clicked “OK” and was greeted by another, and another, over twenty in all. After clicking ok to each of them, finally the document setup window appeared and ran through a handful of files, one after another. When it finished I clicked ok, and there I was in Layout, with the file I had intended to open.
THEN, the next day, all my toolbars reset to the default setup.
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