Topic moved because it is not about a bug.

Thank you, Gaieus! That was indeed the issue.

Thanks TIG template sorted.

@unknownuser said:

Thankfully my printer has it down now, so I just send over the files and order at will. They are really good at making adjustments and testing before final printing.

Look after that one mate! My printer hands me stuff with huge lines across it smiles and hands me the bill!

@arcad-uk said:

You might find it quicker and easier to create a reference point in the Sketchup model? I find it quite difficult in layout to lock onto undefined points.

Are you moving the basic center snap on any object in LO? It really is a wonderful ability to set the insertion point of any object anywhere you like. Once I got the hang of this, moving and inserting objects and references in LO is really intuitive, easy and extremely accurate, even when zoomed out.

Welcome Dylan!

You will love this site. Gai is spot on with a great visual. I'll reinforce the key to Layout happiness is managing your scenes in SU. Always update your Layout file with the actual scene from sketchup. If you render it as "modified (sketchup view name)", then you will not get the true updated scene you saved in Sketchup.

Happy modeling!

All solved, thank you for your help. I'd coloured the background wrong in sketchup.

You two sound way to Australian.....

@agrazdi said:

When i export to DWG in layout - i think i understand everything in the export window, but when i open it in autocad i am completly lost. Are there tutorials or tips in this dwg export issue in especific.
Thanks in advance

What Gai said - if you export in raster, it exports a raster image. In ACAD make sure you check both paper and model space. If you exported to paper space (selection in Layout), then open ACAD in default model space, you will see nothing.

Looks like we need a Sonder method thread. 🎉 🎉 On my iPad... When I get to my computer will add a link. He uses two LO references superimposed AFAIK.

Edit: See below. I guess that actually IS the Sonder Method thread.

I will try this. Thanks for the tip!

Thanks!

It is not complicated at all. My layer setup is very simple:
The Section line work reference goes on a layer I name RCP linework (modify for type of drawing)
SU reference goes on a layer named SU Reference
The grids are on a layer called grids
The notation is all on one layer called notation.

You can add more as needed, but isolating these individual layers is what you see on the RCP above. You then position the layers in order of visibilty and lock as needed. I typically keep all reference layers locked and only unlock to update.

As for model scenes, they are just each section or plan view saved as a separate scene. For plans that require many sections, I will typically create a separate SU file and reference in the base model. This way you don't end up with 15 section planes in a given model.

So far so good on this method. Rendering time is pretty much instant for both the raster and vector linework. I have used this method now for all my plans, reflected ceiling plans and building sections. It works great!

Hmmm. Bummer.

ok thnaks very much

nah, we're the lucky mate!

I bought a blue tooth full keyboard from MacAlly for when I'm at home. After he died, I wound up with the flat screen TV we gave my dad for Christmas in 2010 and I use it as an external monitor at home.

@gaieus said:

Sorry, I am too tired and did not even realize that we are in the LayOut forum.

You can import any png file or create your shapes in LO and distribute them according to your image (you can even add them to your custom scrapbooks) but you will need to rotate them individually in LO to follow that path.

No problem. I will use the standard dashes and arrow stroke settings.

Cheers

Not sure if you got this problem solved, stumbled on this thread searching for something else...
The below thread might be something you are interested in...
Plugin called component array (By sdmitch)- http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=40244
He did some further modifications for the plugin to suit my post on that thread too.

Alternatively put a [REQ] in the plugin directory for a variation on the component array?

Don't use "Last scene saved". Use the actual scene that you set up. The reason being, you may have just slightly rotated the scene out of orthagonal view. If so, you are seeing how it was last saved. That would reak havoc on your dimensions.

Thanks Tig, I've tried to save to C:, to Desktop, to a zip drive, plus trying the save as LO 1 and 2. Unfortunately the backup.layout is 20 minutes older than the main file, so while it is 'only' 20 minutes lost, it's still frustrating as, if it happens again, I'll know this'll be the outcome.

In the end I got the sheet as I wanted it and exported it to a nice .pdf (and a .dwg) and now I'm going to unplug it from life support

cheers, nigel