# Making plans from an existing model

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/making-plans-from-an-existing-model/12320>\
**Category:** Requests & Discussion\
**Created:** [June 20, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/making-plans-from-an-existing-model/12320 "2015-06-20T22:11:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![DEviezeBANAAN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/848f3c/32.png) [@DEviezeBANAAN](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DEviezeBANAAN)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/making-plans-from-an-existing-model/12320/1 "2015-06-20T22:11:00Z")

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I was wondering how I created plans from my existing member model? I looked online but I only found tutorials that started with a 2D drawing.

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**Author:** ![Cotty](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/cotty/32/251290_2.png) [@Cotty](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Cotty)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2015, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/making-plans-from-an-existing-model/12320/2 "2015-06-21T08:15:23Z")

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Three ways, two with SketchUp native tools and one with the plugin [s4u\_slice](http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/s4u-slice):

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**Author:** ![Barbara](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/barbara/32/2417_2.png) [@Barbara](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Barbara)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/making-plans-from-an-existing-model/12320/3 "2015-07-13T09:02:04Z")

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To make plans you need SketchUp Pro with LayOut.  
Have a look here:

> [@\[Tutorial\] Ten Fundamentals About LayOut for Architects](http://forums.sketchup.com/t/ten-fundamentals-about-layout-for-architects/8930):
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> How to make a siteplan from a model. This is my checklist, hope it can help. [TenFundamentalsAboutLOForArchitects.pdf](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/default/5059/aa835aefa2bcfcbf.pdf) (777.0 KB) Prepare the model in SU with scenes for every floorplan and section cuts you need for your project. Change camera to Parallel Projektion. (Maybe you want to ad a scene with grids to trace in LO by dashed lines.) Prepare LO with pages according to SU scenes. Choose a paper size by → Document Setup-Paper Insert the model to LO. Use a seperate layer for the view…