Toggling between options

[brodie]

I've got to set up a series of sheets for a product that may have 15 options to be reviewed and revised. So I've set up a sheet for one option and within the .skp file I have alternative options on their own layers with a Scene for each.

I can duplicate the layout page, go into each window and change the scene. However that can take a long time for 3 windows on each page of 15 pages, and as the design is revised it could get messy. Also if we want to move one of the windows I'd have to replicate that change manually on each page.

Is there some more flexible and faster way of doing this?

-Brodie

[Dave R]

That's an interesting question, Brodie. Unfortunately I don't think you have much in the way of alternatives. If you make changes in the SU file, of course you can update the reference and allow LO to render all the viewports automatically. If you need to change the appearance of the viewports in LO, I'm afraid you'll have to go through the process for each page. If you move a viewport window on one page and need its location to match exactly on the other pages, you might find it easier to delete the window on those other pages and then copy and paste the moved one. You'll still have to change the scene choice in the sketchUp inspector box, though.

[Charlie__V]

@unknownuser said:

I've got to set up a series of sheets for a product that may have 15 options to be reviewed and revised. So I've set up a sheet for one option and within the .skp file I have alternative options on their own layers with a Scene for each.

I can duplicate the layout page, go into each window and change the scene. However that can take a long time for 3 windows on each page of 15 pages, and as the design is revised it could get messy. -Brodie

Not sure I follow, if all scenes are set per the 15 options..........updating the model in LO should allay all concerns.
Or are your concerns about the time/power required to render/update?

@unknownuser said:

Also if we want to move one of the windows I'd have to replicate that change manually on each page.

Is there some more flexible and faster way of doing this? -Brodie

yes....you would have to manually update(move).......though you could draw reference lines/guides "on every page" layer to assist.

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[brodie]

@unknownuser said:

Not sure I follow, if all scenes are set per the 15 options..........updating the model in LO should allay all concerns.
Or are your concerns about the time/power required to render/update?

Yes, that will get the job done, however after I create the sheet once I expect many of the options will go away, some more will crop up, and some will be revised. Ideally I could just tell each page to turn on/off a layer as these things happen. Having to go to each box and update the means doing that maybe 45+ times when revisions are made.

-Brodie

[bjanzen]

Yes, you don't have that ability currently in LayOut. You only can control scenes, not layers. A frequently asked-for feature.

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