It seems haphazard to make Layout a separate program. It needs to be merged with the sketchup. Also I tried to change the measurement from meters to feets in layout but it is not changing it. Why preferences are under the File??? I changed it under document Setup to feet but it is not changing it…

I saw a Youtube Short where a guy was showing dimensions in both old skool imperial feet and inches AND metric - both on the same drawing. So, i guess it must be possible. Perhaps you can assign the calibration type via Dimension Style on a “case by case” basis?

You can use different units for different dimensions in the same LayOut document or use different display precision. You can also use different styles for different dimensions if that’s appropriate. Lots of options available.

If it was a SketchUp file, not a Layout file, it could be from using the Dual Dimension extension.

Here’s an example of both imperial and metric on the same page in LayOut. [Screenshot - 1_13_2025 , 9_46_14 AM] All of the dimensions are anchored to the model in the viewport so they would update if the model is modified.Although it’s not totally automatic it isn’t particularly difficult

Thanks Dave. It’s a thing that i really can’t see myself doing but it was coincidental that I saw a Youtube short on exactly that matter. I am in Australia so mercifully we use the metric system with the minimum unit being either mm for building components or metres for site plans etc. It turns ou…

Hi aceyourplace, A familiar topic discussed back in 2018 :thinking: Link = Layout - why don't they combine Layout and Sketchup into a single program

Well… there is Revit. Its a wonderful program that combines everything and not very well. I use to think that it was silly to have two separate applications… but as it was mention above by @ DaveR it speeds up both application by eliminating aspect a person may not need. Who knows what percentage …

Absolutely. I adore this “two programs” approach by now. One team member can design in Sketchup, the the other is working on the Layout file. Sometimes we have multiple Layout-Files for one Sketchup file. Sometimes we have multiple Sketchup-Files in one Layout-Files. It’s so wonderfully flexible. L…

[image] aceyourplace: It needs to be merged with the sketchup. Let me guess: you come from an Autodesk background? I only ask because I do as well (from WAYYYYY back in 1996-ish) and I don’t know if its because the plotting interface tab name in AutoCAD has been “Layout” since forever OR if …

I completely disagree. It’s brilliant as a separate program. It stops the bloat and cumbersome interface that plagues programs like Revit. It’s beautiful in simplicity. Like using photoshop + illustrator + indesign. Can you imagine how unwieldy those programs would be if they were all combined.

Why the Layout a separate program? It should be a part of sketchup!

LayOut

CJT1963 January 14, 2025, 3:45pm 12

Hi aceyourplace,
A familiar topic discussed back in 2018

Link = Layout - why don't they combine Layout and Sketchup into a single program

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Why the Layout a separate program? It should be a part of sketchup!

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