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    • utilerU Offline
      utiler
      last edited by

      Gee Nick, there must be something you can do about that!!! How do you transfer files to sub- consultants electronically? ๐Ÿ˜•

      purpose/expression/purpose/....

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      • S Offline
        sonder
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        @utiler said:

        Gee Nick, there must be something you can do about that!!! How do you transfer files to sub- consultants electronically? ๐Ÿ˜•

        I lower the PDF file size through acrobat if need be. Typically I just use Dropbox so the best quality goes through. The 400+mb files are out to bid to 4 contractors and no one has complained. All contractors only received the download link. The print quality at that size is outstanding.

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        • utilerU Offline
          utiler
          last edited by

          I bet it is!!!! ๐Ÿ‘

          purpose/expression/purpose/....

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          • W Offline
            whitelock
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            @bmike said:

            Another small project for a workshop.

            https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M9q773YwJH8/T6p8LKfkUMI/AAAAAAAASwY/doQR7UawG4s/s1111/oldstonebarn-3-22-11_01.jpg

            https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-yLUqMkN0uhk/T6p8Lm0pT1I/AAAAAAAASwc/pYLzFNPq-9A/s1111/oldstonebarn-3-22-11_14.jpg

            https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-g0JVrNLkqXo/T6p8MJ-W7aI/AAAAAAAASws/3NtM1N1e1rA/s1111/oldstonebarn-3-22-11_15.jpg

            https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-B0tHwN6dO_I/T6p8M5AslGI/AAAAAAAASw0/LaGqNH2fnHo/s1111/oldstonebarn-3-22-11_16.jpg

            On deck are 2 small buildings - I'm taking the entire process through SU and LO, as well as another small timber frame workshop project (similar in scope to these drawings).

            Here's hoping Trimble sees the value in LayOut and ups the development of it. It is my go to tool now for taking 3d to 2d.

            Hi, Beautiful detail sheets can you tell me what settings you use for your styles?

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            • daleD Offline
              dale
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              @utiler said:

              Gee Nick, there must be something you can do about that!!! How do you transfer files to sub- consultants electronically? ๐Ÿ˜•

              This is an excellent question. Our electrical and mechanical engineers all request dxf/dwg drawings as they take our base drawings and build theirs on that.
              Can you export layout in dxf/dwg?

              Just monkeying around....like Monsanto

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              • beginnerB Offline
                beginner
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                Yes you can export in DWG or DXF (AC12 to AC2010)
                http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=47135&p

                Regards, SU 'beginner'

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                • daleD Offline
                  dale
                  last edited by

                  Thanks beginner. I'm just starting to consider Layout for final working drawings, but having a proper set of dxf/dwg drawings for other consultants is a must.
                  Doesn't sound flawless, so I might have to take certain drawings (ie floorplans, reflected ceiling plans) from SketchUp into one of my Cad programs first on order to accomplish this. Too bad.

                  Just monkeying around....like Monsanto

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                  • beginnerB Offline
                    beginner
                    last edited by

                    Hi Dale,

                    @unknownuser said:

                    Doesn't sound flawless, so I might have to take certain drawings (ie floorplans, reflected ceiling plans) from SketchUp into one of my Cad programs first on order to accomplish this. Too bad.

                    Have a look this...
                    http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=47488

                    Regards, SU 'beginner'

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                    • S Offline
                      sonder
                      last edited by

                      @dale said:

                      @utiler said:

                      Gee Nick, there must be something you can do about that!!! How do you transfer files to sub- consultants electronically? ๐Ÿ˜•

                      This is an excellent question. Our electrical and mechanical engineers all request dxf/dwg drawings as they take our base drawings and build theirs on that.
                      Can you export layout in dxf/dwg?

                      Yes you can and in either model or paper space. What I do for my consultants and my floor plans is create a group from slice in the section tool. This accurately isolates simply line work of a plan or section. Then export that group only as a dwg file. They then have a simple background without all the crap that they usually have to erase. So far my structural engineers and surveyors have commented on how my drawings are the easiest to deal with. Pretty funny considering I don't even open ACAD to provide them.

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                      • daleD Offline
                        dale
                        last edited by

                        Thanks Sonder. That will tilt me over the edge to Layout.
                        I'm sure there will be lots of questions ahead.

                        Dale

                        Just monkeying around....like Monsanto

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                        • bmikeB Offline
                          bmike
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                          another recent project:

                          https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-U-EwYdi2sLk/UFCialLe_II/AAAAAAAATsI/OmnhcXPFBxY/s800/barn1.jpg

                          https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SP2sdU4ho7k/UFCiawfvwtI/AAAAAAAATsQ/a6GocncGtS8/s800/barn2.jpg

                          https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zOCKblZaYyM/UFCibGoYdVI/AAAAAAAATsY/1Kd10KN3PV4/s800/barn3.jpg

                          https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lYSQ76479nQ/UFCibd78eMI/AAAAAAAATsg/5ZtvTyKqa3c/s800/barn4.jpg

                          https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nm_llXvalOo/UFCib99wz-I/AAAAAAAATsk/mkLVkK2IK14/s800/barn5.jpg

                          https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hd3dqkROaKA/UFCicA6VTLI/AAAAAAAATsw/78lawNA-jcg/s800/barn6.jpg

                          https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-BlJIu6KX2mA/UFCicioq0pI/AAAAAAAATs4/Tww8g9UEz5w/s800/barn7.jpg

                          mike beganyi design + consulting llc

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                          • porch_unpluggedP Offline
                            porch_unplugged
                            last edited by

                            @bmike said:

                            another recent project:

                            very nice. did you do your foundation details as 2D's in layout?

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                            • bmikeB Offline
                              bmike
                              last edited by

                              @porch_unplugged said:

                              @bmike said:

                              another recent project:

                              very nice. did you do your foundation details as 2D's in layout?

                              the foundation details are 'typical' and were pasted in as a PDF from my engineer.
                              if you look at the 'Round Barn' project I modeled the foundation details in SketchUp, then detailed in LayOut.

                              mike beganyi design + consulting llc

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                              • ccaponigroC Offline
                                ccaponigro
                                last edited by

                                Thought I would jump in here. I'm pretty new to sketchup but have 30 years of acad disappointment under my belt. Right now I use Architectural Desktop for plans and schedules and creating a model from them for all my elevations and layout to present them. I wanted them to look like b/w CD's so I saved the model and changed all the textures to have no color. I would love to do everything in layout but it is hard to give up all the bim and attribute extraction. This is a real project with real clients so it was a leap of faith since I had never used sketchup for a real project before this. We have a permit and it's under construction. The clients love being able to see the model. Constructive criticisum welcome.


                                I know the grade is rough but I'm flying by the seat of my pants here.


                                Try drawing this in autocad I dare you.


                                And some design development for the interiors.

                                cfcaia.com

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                                • M Offline
                                  mwm5053
                                  last edited by

                                  Very impresive ๐Ÿ‘

                                  2011 iMac
                                  SU 2015 Pro, 2017 Make
                                  V2 Twilight
                                  macOS Sierra 10.12.5

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                                  • pbacotP Offline
                                    pbacot
                                    last edited by

                                    @ccaponigro said:

                                    Thought I would jump in here. I'm pretty new to sketchup but have 30 years of acad disappointment under my belt. Right now I use Architectural Desktop for plans and schedules and creating a model from them for all my elevations and layout to present them. I wanted them to look like b/w CD's so I saved the model and changed all the textures to have no color.

                                    Really nice work! Thanks for posting and the information.
                                    A trick I have used in LO to hide the terrain and create a ground line: trace along the ground line in LO, making a polygon- complete the polygon, below, to mask the terrain with fill, make a duplicate and trim this to use as a thick ground line (without fill)

                                    MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                                    • ccaponigroC Offline
                                      ccaponigro
                                      last edited by

                                      @pbacot said:

                                      @ccaponigro said:

                                      Thought I would jump in here. I'm pretty new to sketchup but have 30 years of acad disappointment under my belt. Right now I use Architectural Desktop for plans and schedules and creating a model from them for all my elevations and layout to present them. I wanted them to look like b/w CD's so I saved the model and changed all the textures to have no color.

                                      Really nice work! Thanks for posting and the information.
                                      A trick I have used in LO to hide the terrain and create a ground line: trace along the ground line in LO, making a polygon- complete the polygon, below, to mask the terrain with fill, make a duplicate and trim this to use as a thick ground line (without fill)

                                      Thanks! I like that idea and it sure wouldn't hurt to get that terrain turned off.

                                      cfcaia.com

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                                      • pbacotP Offline
                                        pbacot
                                        last edited by

                                        Yes, actually don't need the terrain layer to be on, but you may want something to draw the ground line to, at least at first.

                                        MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                                        • N Offline
                                          njh
                                          last edited by

                                          Hi folks

                                          The plan shown by Sonder looks fantastic! I've tried to attach the one I'm talking about.

                                          I'm just picking up Sketchup and Layout again after a lengthy absence and I'm hoping to adopt it as my full time design package rather than Vectorworks so I have a query about the electrical layout, fans etc on the drawing- are they part of the sketchup model or drawn "on top" of the view in layout?

                                          Apologies if this is explained in the thread somewhere and I've not noticed it.

                                          Neil

                                          Screen grab.pdf

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                                          • A Offline
                                            ArCAD-UK
                                            last edited by

                                            I take the line SU is for the 3D modelling bit and LO is for the 2D graphics and notes. Have you looked at the scrapbook facility? That is where you would start to save time if you have an office standard.

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