Sorry if this has already been covered… if it has, a link would be appreciated.
When I use the Sketchup “Create Layout file From scene” feature the viewports created are off centre in layout.
This is no issue when the style background is white, however, with colured background, the viewport extends over the right margin (landscape view).
Thanks for the reply Dave. Yes, I was referring to the extension.
Short reply… thanks for that “Right click → centre → Horizontally”… greatly appreciated… exactly what I wanted.
Long reply… I often import copyrighted plans into SketchUp (usually detailed model toys)… I believe it’s an infringement to release the model to non plan paying people.
By exporting it into layout and consequently into a PDF, I don’t believe they have sufficient detail to plagiarise the plan, yet can get a fair perspective of what I’m trying to convey… measurements are deliberately omitted in the PDF.
Generally if I have to share images of a Sketchup model in LO I turn off the layers for dimensions and text and then provide a screen shot similar to this.
That is neat but way above my pay grade. I’m just a hacker that hates to read… probably why I hadn’t picked up on your tip.
For my purposes, the less time I spend in Layout the better. My primary use of Layout is a 1:1 transition from SketchUp to CorelDraw… usually for laser work… and PDF creation.
How is your model constructed? Can you share it so we can see what you are working with? Are you still using SketchUp 2019 as indicated in your profile?
How is your model constructed? Can you share it so we can see what you are working with? Please see attached.
Are you still using SketchUp 2019 as indicated in your profile? Yes. 396 3 013.skp (143.6 KB)
Yes, it worked, but …
When one exports using Create Layout file From scenes - only the first scene was a vector, all the others were bmp.
When one exports each scene separately from SU one gets a pdf/vector file.
Did you go through all of the viewports and render them as Vector? That’s not going to happen automatically. You will have to step through every page, select the viewport, and choose Vector render for it.
OK. So this is clearly a training issue, not an issue with the extension or LayOut.
By default when the viewports are initially created they are rendered as Raster. You need to select the viewport and change the render type to Vector. This is a per viewport thing so you have to do it for every viewport that you want rendered that way. SketchUp Modelpanel looks different in the ancient version you are using but the idea is the same.
FWIW, if you create the viewports yourself instead of relying on the extension, you can render the first one as Vector and then copy it to the additional pages as needed. Then you only need to select the appropriate scene. Or as I showed earlier in this thread, you could have multiple viewports on a single sheet.
