As always, we are looking to make videos that show users great information and I was wondering what your one tip would be for other SU users looking to get more out of LayOut. No hold barred here, but I am looking for your tips to use LayOut as it is… I know it can be tempting to submit your ideas …

Hi there, my tip on getting more out of LayOut is to use the Auto-text followed by the having text “Move to Layer” option to allow for easy auto fill information in at different pages. I organized my sketchUp scenes with symbols such as Color shrubs, black and white shrubs and irrigation. Based on t…

Hello Aaron, I’ve watched many of your videos over the last few years, sincere thanks for your efforts. The short answer is that I don’t use Layout, because I only prepare my printed copies of Sketchup work for my own woodworking use. I print these out using the Windows Snipping Tool, and of course…

[image] JQL: I have never used scrapbooks in my life. Everyone has their own favorite way of doing things… But maybe you should give scrapbooks another chance. Especially since you work in a team. Scrabook is basically the same as a template, buti it lives in your side toolbar. [imag…

The only thing you have streamlined more than us is the materials map. We have it as a sketchup scene, based on the materials we use in the model. All the rest as dimensions, texts, labels, lines, are sitting on the page, next the drawing area, but mostly I don’t need them as I’ve got them stored …

LO users often underestimate the value of toolbars and shortcuts. Although it takes some time to set them up, it can significantly save time during work. Save the same shortcuts as in SU, it helps to remember them (e.g., Hide rest of document). [image]

[image] Layout flipped text LayOut I would love to see this feature implemented in Layout as well

I would love to see importing Numbers in native format as a future feature. In the past we had to export to .xls and import that way which is not clean and lots of style clean up so we don’t do that any longer.

@bmike Templates live on your local drive by default but you can also add another template folder without having to swap directories. On a Mac, go to LayOut → Settings → Folders … select the + on the top box Templates and add your preferred directory. Note your default directory templates are still …

Yes. I know… it was a rhetorical question. I share templates with clients via DropBox. Thank you though - I’m sure others will find this useful.

[image] Yooreh!: Oh et saviez-vous que vous pouvez également utiliser un outil de pipette pour choisir le style à partir d’un album :+1:t4:I use it all the time to adjust my text styles, dimensions, lines… it’s so cool.

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What is the one thing you learned about LayOut that everyone should know

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