hello gang, want to do printing at 1:1 as template for woodwork, using SU Pro 2024; have read Matt’s 2020 post about this item. But print setups and defaults have changed, could use a good guide. Available fir layout as well
Printing to scale from SketchUp was removed in 2023. LayOut has always been better for doing that anyway.
Create a scene with the appropriate standard view and the camera set to Parallel Projection. Save the file and send it to LayOut. Choose a paper size that is appropriate for the size of the part(s) you want to show at 1:1. Select the viewport on the page, choose the scene in the SketchUp Model panel if it isn’t already shown and set the scale to 1:1. If needed, drag the edges of the viewport to show the entire part.
Here’s an example from a recent project.
If you share your .skp file I will make an example for you.
BTW, please update your forum profile. It shows you’re using SketchUp 2021.
Dave, nice to connect again. I’m adding a new cyclone to my shop vacuum, and this shelf will hold it above the vacuum. figured there’d been a change in the print function since 2020, and want to bang out a pattern. a layout setup to print it would help me gat it done without the research. a sip file is attached. Thanks.
New Dust Cart Shelf v1.1 With Dims.skp (3.4 MB)
Hi Robert,
I made a quickie full size pattern for you as a PDF using LayOut. I didn’t do anything with the dimensions in the model. SketchUp dimensions don’t really translate to LayOut all that well without some gymnastics. Using LayOut’s Dimension tool will yield better looking dimensions anyhow. I did choose a different style to eliminate the sky and background colors.
Shelf.pdf (15.7 KB)
This is designed to print on Arch D paper. You can use the Poster Print option in Adobe Reader to print it in myltiple sheets on letter sized paper if needed.
If you want a quick demo of how to do this sort of thing drop me a PM.
Thanks Dave, Used the Adobe Poster print option and it worked beautifully, will have to update my layout drawing and learn how to set up p[oster print in layout when I have a chance. print is dimensionally perfect.
You’re welcome. Just for fun I redrew your pattern and then added some dimensions in LayOut. Since it is symmetrical I just show half of it on the sheet so it uses less paper when printed.
Shelf redux.pdf (8.8 KB)
Thanks, designing as a half plan is a good idea, But still want to learn how to print as multiple sheets, like Adobe poster, in Layout, still not clear to me. Hope you’re well,. abt time to start boat work here.
FWIW, I did model the entire thing. I just chose to show only half of it in LO so it would fit on a smaller sheet. Here I’ve dragged the bottom edge of the viewport down to show the rest of the model.
You would still do the printing from Adobe Reader or Acrobat after exporting a PDF. You can see here that this one only requires six letter sized sheets.
Don’t print directly from LayOut for something like this.
Doing well here. The only boats we have now are an electric-powered pontoon boat and some kayaks so not a lot of boat work here. I sure don’t miss having to refresh the bottom paint or monkeying with the Diesel engine or bending the sails. Good luck with your boat work.
Hi Dave, I’m facing the same problem. Only difference is that I need to get a stairs drawing 4mx1m approximately. If i sent the drawing to layout, i can’t choose a template big enough. Is their any way to eventually get a 4m x 1m drawing 1:1 to pdf so i can print it?
Hope i find help here.
Stairs.skp (235.4 KB)
Of course there’s not a shipped template large enough for that but you can set the paper size large enough in Document Setup>Paper. Here’s a scene created from the model you shared with the viewport set to 1:1 on paper that is 4 m x 1m.
Before you go much further you should learn to use groups, components and tags correctly. Edges and faces should be created and remain untagged. Only groups and components should be given tags.
Dave
I am not new to SketchUp but i new to layout. This is my first time trying to print full scale templates for a base for a dresser. I think I have everything figured out in Layout except how to print on multiple pages like you have here. An image is attached of what i am trying to print full scale.
Any ideas what i maybe doing wrong?
I’m not sure I’d call it doing anything wrong. You can do a couple of things. One would be to make multiple pages in LayOut, copy the viewport to those pages and drag the edges of the viewport to crop out different parts of the viewport so when you print them, you can put them together.
I would normally set the paper size in Document Setup to be long enough allow the entire pattern to show on a single sheet. Then export as a PDF and in Adobe Reader or another PDF viewer, use the Poster print option to print across multiple sheets.
If you share the LO file I can show how to set that up.
I went ahead and made a quick version with the paper size set long enough to show the entire leg on one sheet.
And with the Poster print option in Adobe Reader, this would get spread across a couple of pages.
Here’s an example from a plan which had to be done on letter size paper. I split the leg pattern across three pages. The registration marks were added in the SketchUp model. It’s not difficult to do but it also isn’t my first choice if I don’t have to do it.
I would suggest turning off the background in the Styles section of the SketchUp Model panel. Better would be to use Hidden Line face style with no background so you don’t waste a lot of colored ink.