# Single Layer PDF Export **URL:** \ **Category:** LayOut\ **Created:** [December 19, 2016, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/single-layer-pdf-export/36027 "2016-12-19T10:41:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![congellous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@congellous](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/congellous)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/single-layer-pdf-export/36027/1 "2016-12-19T10:41:53Z")
Is there a way to do Single Layer PDF Exports of the whole set ? I have 19 different drawings and exporting them one by one seems long winded. The planning authority will not accept multi layer PDF’s ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/single-layer-pdf-export/36027/2 "2016-12-19T10:45:03Z")
![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/6/7/67da53cc8a4cb3867f01d3972263942510675268.png) What happens if you untick the box for Create PDF Layers from LayOut Layers? ---
**Author:** ![congellous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@congellous](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/congellous)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/single-layer-pdf-export/36027/3 "2016-12-19T10:48:08Z")
I’m on a Mac so it hasn’t got those options, I can export JPG’s as separate drawings but not PDF’s ---
**Author:** ![congellous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@congellous](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/congellous)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/single-layer-pdf-export/36027/4 "2016-12-19T11:23:50Z")
When I say layer I mean page I have 19 A3’s in a document and want to individually export the drawings like it does when you export them as jpg’s ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/single-layer-pdf-export/36027/5 "2016-12-19T11:28:47Z")
Layers and pages are two very different things. There isn’t a way currently to export as single pdf files automatically. ---
**Author:** ![john\_drivenupthewall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@john\_drivenupthewall](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_drivenupthewall)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/single-layer-pdf-export/36027/6 "2016-12-19T13:32:42Z")
> [@congellous](#): > > I’m on a Mac so… Export the multi page PDF and open it in Preview… Set the View to show Thumbnails and then drag those one at a time onto any destination folder… this will split the PDF into files named **your\_filename (dragged) 1.pdf**, **your\_filename (dragged) 2.pdf**, etc… you can use Automator to rename them or do it manually if you prefer john ---
**Author:** ![janvin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/janvin/32/93987_2.png) [@janvin](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/janvin)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/single-layer-pdf-export/36027/7 "2020-06-07T06:43:57Z")
@DaveR or anyone I know this going back, waaaay back, but I’m needing to export the PDF without the option “Create PDF Layers from Layout Layers” and I’m on a Mac - I believe on a Mac it’s turned on by default and layout believe it or not still hasn’t created an equiv section in the dialog box on a Mac - just need to find a way to disable that… thanks in advance! SU2020 v20.1.228 MacOS Mojave ---
**Author:** ![LiamMorrisseyStudio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/liammorrisseystudio/32/58884_2.png) [@LiamMorrisseyStudio](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/LiamMorrisseyStudio)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/single-layer-pdf-export/36027/8 "2020-06-08T15:16:09Z")
When I export a PDF from Layout it does **not** “create PDF Layers from Layout Layers”. I would love to have that functionality on Mac. If I export from Windows it does create layers from Layout Layers. Does anyone know how to get Layers to export from the Mac version?