<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[LayOut Bug Reporting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Found a bug in LayOut? Report it here]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/category/6</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:10:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://community.sketchucation.com/category/6.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 04:47:16 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Justification of Dimensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi dave,
I was going to upload a basic p[an of my daughters house but when I adjusted the dimensions the justifcation worked so not sure whats going on. I have been having major issues with the new SU render engine which has screwed up a few of my files but I will do a separate post on this. I will investigate the dimension justification issue further and let you know what I find. Thanks.
Stan
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/164450/justification-of-dimensions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/164450/justification-of-dimensions</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sekta]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 04:47:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unwanted dashed lines in viewport]]></title><description><![CDATA[
@Gábor OK......now i can apparently upload it. What did you do?

@pipingguy Sorry for the delay in replying. I wasn't around the computer. I added the .layout extension to the allowed extensions.
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/163903/unwanted-dashed-lines-in-viewport</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/163903/unwanted-dashed-lines-in-viewport</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gábor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 02:15:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Layout is crashing when exporting to DWG]]></title><description><![CDATA[@schaferron1 I got a successful on Windows with the same settings you used. So it would seem to me it's Mac related.
But it's a very heavy document to process as opening times in Layout were long. Exporting wasn't too long at under a minute.
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/163862/layout-is-crashing-when-exporting-to-dwg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/163862/layout-is-crashing-when-exporting-to-dwg</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rich O Brien]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 20:27:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Layout viewports becoming disabled - will not connect to ref - work around, I have to replace the viewport]]></title><description><![CDATA[@schaferron1 Hi Dave, I discovered how to purge, discovered how to determine what skp. file a viewport was linked to, thanks for your help!
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/163844/layout-viewports-becoming-disabled-will-not-connect-to-ref-work-around-i-have-to-replace-the-viewport</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/163844/layout-viewports-becoming-disabled-will-not-connect-to-ref-work-around-i-have-to-replace-the-viewport</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[schaferron1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 22:54:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is LayOut so slow in 2024?]]></title><description><![CDATA[@mrcjryan I get to see a lot of LayOut files from a variety of users, mostly when they are having difficulty with things like rendering times. Most of the fixes are actually done to the SketchUp models to streamline them. My standard process with the SU file is to do the following, in this order:
Fix incorrect tag usage to ensure ALL edges and faces are untagged.
Use Materials Tools to remove materials from edges unless they are required in scenes. (I often find the edges in the model have materials that aren't otherwise used.)
Also with Materials Tools I will remove back face materials for the same reason. In some cases I wind up undoing this step.
Purge unused content.
Check for excessively large textures and reduce them to something reasonable.
Depending on the model I might run CleanUp3 to merge coplanar faces (reducing the number of edges.)
Those steps simplify the model and reduce the file size. The simplification means that LayOut has less work to do to render the viewports and thus improves the speed.
Look seriously at any entourage you insert from the 3D warehouse or other sources. Avoid high-poly components. Take the time to clean up the entourage components you add to your models or reject them and look for simpler ones. You probably don't need a detailed strainer in the bottom of the kitchen sink, nor racks and convestion fans in ovens, nor punts in wine bottles. Distill everything down to just what you need to tell your "story". Some of this may seem time consuming but I guarantee you it will pay back in time and effort saved as the project goes forward.
It also helps to turn off tags for any objects that are not visible in a given scene.
In LayOut, leave viewports set to Raster render as much as possible. Raster rendering is much faster than Hybrid or Vector. In most cases there's probably no need to render as Hybrid. At least do a test PDF export to see what you think of the output. Make sure to disable the Output Override in Document Setup&gt;Rendering.
I would tend to use Vector rendering for Hidden Line plan and elevation scenes because dimensioning is easier but for persective views Raster is almost always adequate. If you decide you need Hybrid, save switching to it until the end and only do it for viewports that really need it.
If you like to show textures in elevation and plan views, start out by using a Hidden Line style/Vector rendering while dimensioing and while updates to the model are still likely. Change to Raster or Hybrid to display the materials before export.
If you enable Output Override to render viewports during export you can leave viewports with displayed textures rendered as raster.
Also, keep the LayOut file clean. Purge the unused references. Make sure you start every project from a clean template. Don't reuse an old project for a new one. Do not override the Camera properties for viewports. Ensure you are using the correct SketchUp reference files. Do not copy from SketchUp and paste into LayOut. If you are using a Mac it's easy to wind up inserting the backup file instead of the original work file because the only thing that differentiates the backup from the original is a tilde at the end of the filename
Last week I worked on a LayOut file for someone that was very slow. The file she sent was over 1.3 GB. It had more than a half dozen SketchUp references and images from old projects. She was just deleting the viewports and images from the pages but never bothered to purge. In her case she also had several SketchUp reference files which included the original, a backup, and in several cases she had files with multiple tildes indicating she'd not been editing the original model file. She complained that viewports weren't updating (she thought LayOut was just being slow) but it was because she wasn't editing the file linked to the viewports at all.
If you are inserting images into your LayOut projects make sure they are of reasonable size for the dimensions they are displayed on the page. There's no point in using very high res images if they are small on the sheet.
Sorry. This got longer than I intended but ...
I hope it gives you some ideas.
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/163825/why-is-layout-so-slow-in-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/163825/why-is-layout-so-slow-in-2024</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave R]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 15:12:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cannot export correct version of file]]></title><description><![CDATA[What version of SketchUp/LayOut are you actually using? Please complete your forum profile.
@gilyisrael said:

In Layout, it used to be possible to extract the SketchUp files from Layout. Is that still possible?

Yes, The LayOut file is just a zip file. Use a ziputility like 7-zip to open it and copy the .skp file out of the ref folder.
Alternatively, in Document Setup&gt;References, unlink the .skp file from the original reference. Then right click on a viewport and choose Open with SketchUp.
Note that if you've modified any of the scene properties for the viewports in LayOut, changes to those properties in the SketchUp model will not appear in the viewports unless you reset the properties for the viewports.
Where have you been saving the .skp files as you are working on them?
This topic doesn't belong in the Bugs category.
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/163449/cannot-export-correct-version-of-file</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/163449/cannot-export-correct-version-of-file</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave R]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 22:43:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Issue with rendering lines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Orbital! Yes, still experiencing,
here are the files! Will you have a look at them?
Thanks in advance!
https://we.tl/t-3IvHPNk19Z
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/161217/issue-with-rendering-lines</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/161217/issue-with-rendering-lines</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[pibuz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2021 07:10:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Layout Bug Splat]]></title><description><![CDATA[So LayOut 2019 hasn't changed since 2019 so you need to look at what has changed on your computer. Maybe it's a Windows update or maybe a graphics driver update. Go to the website of the graphics card manufacturer and get their latest drivers for your card install them and see if you see a difference.
You wrote that you reinstalled SketchUp and LayOut. Did you use the latest version of 2019 from sketchup.com/download/all? Did you right click on the downloaded installer and choose Run as administrator? If you didn't do that now and if prompted, choose Repair.
BTW, your profile says you are using 2017 Make. Please correct/update your profile.
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/160412/layout-bug-splat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/160412/layout-bug-splat</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave R]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 19:40:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Layout has now crashed on me nearly 20 times in 1 day:]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oh sorry Dave lol, I didn't mean YOU, I mean anyone, from time to time I use the YOU word haha. Wasn't referring to you at all, just people in general.
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/160402/layout-has-now-crashed-on-me-nearly-20-times-in-1-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/160402/layout-has-now-crashed-on-me-nearly-20-times-in-1-day</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Araya Homes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2021 19:19:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Layout Error Code 10]]></title><description><![CDATA[For anyone who comes along and wonders if it was fixed. There was an update released on 27 May, 2020 that fixed the problem.
The release notes. Or note.
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/159745/layout-error-code-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/159745/layout-error-code-10</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave R]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2020 01:59:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Layout 2020 view display issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Same issues here. I am running 20.1.228 for Mac.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/19PunIXTXXOrgfBXFkzSbHzHgTqShqv5l/view?usp=sharing
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/159688/layout-2020-view-display-issues</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/159688/layout-2020-view-display-issues</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Beattie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2020 01:18:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Layout 2019.2 Bug Splat on Toolbar Customization]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you installed SketchUp/LayOut 2019, did you right click on the installer and choose Run as administrator? If not or you aren't sure, quit out of both SketchUp and LayOut, find the installer (Downloads folder?) right click on it and choose Run as administrator from the Context menu. Then when presented with the option, choose Repair. Make sure you have logged into Windows under your normal user, not as the system administrator.
@unknownuser said:

Also, is there some quick way to migrate my workspace from 2018 to 2019, so I don't have to position every icon manually?

Unfortunately not at this time. It is a feature that has been requested, though. Perhaps in an upcoming version we'll see it.
When I get ready to migrate to a new version (I've done it 19 times and on multiple computers) I make screen shots of the entire workspace of the previous version for both SketchUp and LayOut so I can see where all the toolbars are located. Then I import the screen shot into the new version so I can refer to it while setting up the new version.
As Juju implied, do not copy extensions from a previous version into your new version. Install them fresh from their sources.
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/158787/layout-2019-2-bug-splat-on-toolbar-customization</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/158787/layout-2019-2-bug-splat-on-toolbar-customization</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave R]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 11:18:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[2019 update 1 crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interesting.
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/158449/2019-update-1-crash</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/158449/2019-update-1-crash</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave R]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2019 08:34:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[LAYOUT EXPORT TO PDF BUG]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi, I used to have the same issur running the plugin "advanced camera tools"
You can solve it in going to your plugin and click (on the scene in sketchup):
"clear the aspect ratio and returns to the default camera"
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/158268/layout-export-to-pdf-bug</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/158268/layout-export-to-pdf-bug</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Flatchoum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2019 03:08:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Export to DWG 2018 - Student version]]></title><description><![CDATA[@jga said:

@pbacot said:

So SketchUp changed and now ACAD tags files...

It's not aimed at SketchUP users in particular, it's people using the "free" student version of AutoCAD in a business environment.
There was a spell that Autodesk didn't use the watermark, but they are back with the 2019 version of AutoCAD.

Well it seems to be targeting anyone making dwg files in some non-AutoDesk software.
OH I thought it was caused by later SU versions. In the explanation someone said "save it as 2013".
They mean save it as ACAD 2013 dwg, I guess, which is a good precaution. Otherwise your consultants will believe you are using a student version of AutoCAD.
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/158196/export-to-dwg-2018-student-version</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/158196/export-to-dwg-2018-student-version</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[pbacot]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:23:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Layout to TrueView DWG Reader text issue]]></title><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/157314/layout-to-trueview-dwg-reader-text-issue</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/157314/layout-to-trueview-dwg-reader-text-issue</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 12:43:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Border ?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I zoom all everything disappears
but when I selct all it's only the stuff around origin im working on
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/157006/border</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/157006/border</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[congellous]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 11:52:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Layout Scrapbook Problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[I originally brought them in from an autocad file. I just created one from scratch and it still does it. The bizarre part is that it works fine in the scrap book file.
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/156815/layout-scrapbook-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/156815/layout-scrapbook-problem</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ccaponigro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 17:53:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Line Extensions Not Translating to LayOut 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I wrote before, the issue is known to the LO team and it's in the pipeline for a fix. As a work around, you could use Raster rendering and export at highest output quality or you could manually make extensions. Neither is ideal but until a fix is released, there's not much of an option.
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/156735/line-extensions-not-translating-to-layout-2018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/156735/line-extensions-not-translating-to-layout-2018</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave R]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 20:13:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Line tool extension from end of snap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does the line have the "starting/ending arrowhead" style set to the "overrun" arrowhead? Change the arrowhead settings on that line or set the arrowhead size to 0 pts.
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/156514/line-tool-extension-from-end-of-snap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/156514/line-tool-extension-from-end-of-snap</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[marcdurant]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 21:08:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shape style window freezing]]></title><description><![CDATA[2017
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/155724/shape-style-window-freezing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/155724/shape-style-window-freezing</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[GMthompson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 18:14:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Windows MIA in Layout 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[My "Layers" Trey/Panel is always missing. My workaround is to maximize window - green button top left of screen - and then the Trey/Panel appears. I then resize the screen again. I have to do this every time I open the file.
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/154755/windows-mia-in-layout-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/154755/windows-mia-in-layout-2017</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[fbennett]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2017 22:23:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Updating model to 2017 throws views out in Layout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thanks Baz,
As far as Sketchup are concerned it is a known bug - I just got this email from Yogesh in the Sketchup team:
*Hi Sam,
Thanks for your note.
We have two other post with the same issue
https://forums.sketchup.com/t/layout-scenes-and-scale-nightmare/34813
https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-2017-scenes-not-working-as-expected-in-layout/34210
And as mentioned by Marc in https://forums.sketchup.com/t/sketchup-2017-scenes-not-working-as-expected-in-layout/34210/11 we are working on a fix. Please check the release notes for the future maintenance releases of 2017 for official word that it's been fixed and also subscribe to the about forum posts for any further updates .
Please reply to this email if you need further assistance with this specific issue.
Regards,
Yogesh
The SketchUp Team at Trimble Inc.*
Marc's (from Sketchup) post said the following:
This is a bug related to the graphics refactor. It will affect scenes that don't save one or more of these settings: camera, shadow, axes. We've got a fix in progress!
I've been advised by DaveR and Sonder that scenes should be used for every viewport which I'm looking into and testing on some current projects - thanks again for your advice on the other thread DaveR and Sonder.  Sonder - I bought your book too.  Some great templates, resources and tips in there and some new working methods for me to test out - thank you.
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/154404/updating-model-to-2017-throws-views-out-in-layout</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/154404/updating-model-to-2017-throws-views-out-in-layout</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[samyell77]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2017 13:24:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strange DWG export problem with images (2017)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Try exploding the image, it may be part of a block in the DWG file.
There is also a Texttofront command.
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/154316/strange-dwg-export-problem-with-images-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/154316/strange-dwg-export-problem-with-images-2017</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[JGA]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2017 14:12:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dimension extension lines not resizing with extent point]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy to help. I guess if you're used to moving the extension line offsets together it can be a surprise but I think the benefits of the way dimensions work now outweigh the downside of being able to adjust them individually and maintain the association to the SketchUp model.
]]></description><link>https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/154212/dimension-extension-lines-not-resizing-with-extent-point</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/154212/dimension-extension-lines-not-resizing-with-extent-point</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave R]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2016 22:18:36 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>