@pipingguy said: I wonder what else I have been overlooking. Admittedly I've been wondering what else you've been overlooking, too.

Thanks all, very helpful!

2022 and I am having the same problem as OP. I've read two threads on this but can't find an answer that works. I've attached a one-page version of my file with all images, viewports, and file links removed to reduce file size. LAYOUT SETTINGS: Document Setup/Paper: 11" w x 8.5" h Document Setup/Paper: 1/4" margins all around Page Setup/Format for: I tried "Any Printer" and "Canon MX470 Series", which is the only printer I have. I also went through all the settings for my printer and don't see anything saying, print off center. And nothing else does prints off center, just Layout. Page Setup: US Letter. I tried portrait and landscape (why are these even options since I set height and width in doc setup?). EXPORT ATTEMPTS: Exported to PDF (my normal process): output skewed to left. Screenshot of output and of PDF export options attached. File/Print: output skewed to left. Screenshot of settings with print preview attached. File/Print/Save as PDF: output skewed to left. Export to JPG (or PNG): this works fine! So my workaround for this deadline was to export my entire document to PNGs, open the files in Photoshop, and export a multipage PDF. But I would really like not to go through that again, especially for longer documents. SYSTEM Layout 2021 (21.1.331) Mac OS Monterrey 12.1 (And although it's not relevant to this post, I'll add my voice to the chorus of Mac users begging for the Sketchup Default Tray option!) Any help greatly appreciated! [image: W7eV_ExporttoJPG.jpg] Dummy doc for help.layout Export to PDF.pdf [image: Jem2_PDFexportoptions.png] [image: nHLl_FilePrintSettings.png]

Sorry. I wasn't trying to suggest that you should change the size of the model window for every project. Only that what you asked could be done that way. Here's an example of the second suggestion. In my LayOut template I have three viewports from a sample or dummy model. Each one shows a different scene in the SketchUp file. (I've turned off the title block and other layers for this.) [image: Ayy0_Screenshot-2_3_20226_53_08AM.png] The scenes in my project file have the same names as the scenes in my dummy SketchUp file in the template. [image: liFP_Screenshot-2_3_20226_54_55AM.png] After clicking Relink in Document Setup and choosing the project file the viewports look like this. [image: X1l5_Screenshot-2_3_20226_56_26AM.png] I did have to change the scale for the two elevations because my template is set up for furniture-sized projects, not buildings. In this case I just selected both of those viewports and changed their scale in one step.

@dave r said: I moved your thread to the LayOut category. Oops, Thanks. @unknownuser said: Is there a way to delete the leader from a label after it's been placed? You can explode the label and delete the leader. If the label is using any auto text you'll lose that link. @unknownuser said: Is there way to link Text to a component and use the entity Auto-text options? No. When I want to do what you are proposing, I change the opacity for the leader to transparent in Shape Style. Then the leader doesn't show but the label is attached. [attachment=0:3dqdtuse]<!-- ia0 -->label.gif<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:3dqdtuse] That works! I was trying to turn off the stroke and didn't even think to make it transparent. Thanks again!

Hi, Thanks for responding. Funny, I've never had this happen to an entire viewport before though. I already tried you second suggestion to no success. I will try the first Whats curious is how it didn't do the same for the same conditions on a different view. Same components, just different cut. I'll also try maneuvering the section in-question.

I sent a new PM earlier today. Go to the top of the forum page and look for Settings. To the left of it you should see something like "1 new message". Click on that.

@dave r said: If there's an raster images or raster/hybrid rendered viewports in your SketchUp model there should be a folder included with the .dwg export. Obviously you would need to send that folder along with the .dwg in order for the .dwg to open correctly. If the viewports are rendered as Raster, you won't have any vector linework in the .dwg at all. Thank you, this question was also relevant to me.

BUT: is it only me (Mac M1, Layout 2021, and earlier verisions), that in the "Pages" panel, it doesn't allow to rearrange pages in "miniature/thumbnail" view, but only in "list" view?? This is quite awkward! Rearranging pages being able to see the thumbnails would be veeeery useful (and obvious)!

No. It means that every 28 days you have to ping the license server by signing in. You should expect to have to sign in if you haven't used it for some extended time. Shouldn't be a big deal. Chrome autofills the sign in fields for me and it only takes a second or two. I use SketchUp every day and don't really remember the times I have to sign in. I know it happens but it's such a trivial thing that it doesn't get remembered. It certainly isn't a punishment.

Thank you very much, I thought it would be somthing simple. Best regards Yahchanan

Thanks very much

yeah...I see what you mean Dave. I need to keep the ctrl key depressed until the new viewport appears.

Yes we use 2021. From experimenting, we can only get the pivot tables to work when we unformat the data in excel before we import it into layout. Is there are place where I can read what is specifically supported in Layout in regards to spreadsheets?

@matte said: If I set it all up in MS Word as best as I can, I can copy past, and try my best to tweak things around. Seems to be working well enough. It's generally not a good idea to copy from other applications and paste into LayOut. You would do better to save the Word file as .rtf and insert that into LayOut correctly. If you later need to make changes to the text, do so in Word and update the reference as you would for changes to your SketchUp model. @matte said: But I guess my questions ar moot, as They will not sell me a newer version, I think 2017 pro version was the last time we had the freedom to do so? Do you mean they won't sell you a Classic license? If that's it, no. the only option now is to go to the Subscription license. That essentially went away with 2019. The Subscription includes more stuff than the old Classic license did and if SketchUp is a part of your business, the price of the subscription ought to be covered easily enough by your clients.

Nevermind - Found out it can be easily done in MS word! Sorry for the bother. Mattee

You might try using 7zip to open the .layout file directly. It'll recognize the file as a zipped archive. Also make sure you use the exact right name for the font you are switching to.

Open the dimension for editing and select the extension line. Then in Shape Style, change the End Arrow size. Repeat for the other extension line. Click on the picture. [image: LoHk_Extensions.gif] If you have more than one dimension that needs fixing, fix one of them and then get the Eye dropper tool from the toolbar, sample that dimension and then click on the others that need to be fixed. To prevent new dimensions from having the too-long extensions, get the Dimension tool, press S and sample the updated dimension. This will then make the settings for subsequent dimension in the document. What version of SketchUp and LayOut are you actually using? Your profile says you are using 2014 Make but you wouldn't have access to LayOut in that version. Please update your profile.

Thanks pbacot, the Export for SU button worked. Workflow answer. I am an architect. Stairs show in the floor plans that they connect, so need to be able to print on a plan, showing stair from floor above, the other from the floor below. I model stairs in 3d, so I know they work, use components for treads so I can add/ adjust details... As landing on it, and a stair above going to the next floor as a section cut through a wall yields good results. A cut through a stair is not good, one riser is in section others light linework, and hard to get stairs from two floors to show at the same time. So I have two layers for a stair, one that is 3d for model shots, perspectives, and or elevations. The other, for plan view, is a 2d graphic that represents the stair, with a break line. The 2d graphic shows stairs coming from above, and from below. Is there a better way to show a stair in plan?

What was the price of Google Sketchup, was it published? Looking at the pace Trimble SU is developing it looks like programmer team was shrunk to minimum minimorum