Jagged lines in layout?

[icedkasz]

Hey guys, long time sketchup user, complete layout newb.

I've been massing out a project in sketchup, but got stuck at the point where I wanted to print out a plan view at the appropriate scale. The alignment of the buildings puts it at a 45 degree angle, so it doesn't fit optimally onto an 11x17 sheet. I've put it into layout, which works great. I can rotate the view, set the appropriate scale, and hit print. Excellent.

Problem is, I get these weird jagged triangles across my image (see pic 2). I'm guessing here, but they seem to correspond to how the page would be split up if it were printed on 8.5x11s. After rotation. Or something.

Second issue is, how do I determine the shape of the view window in layout? A rectangle would be optimal, but what if I wanted, say, a circular view window?

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[Gaieus]

That indeed does not only look like antialiasing problem (which could be easily fixed by using vector or hybrid rendering mode). It must be something in your SU file.

[Frederik]

@icedkasz said:

Second issue is, how do I determine the shape of the view window in layout? A rectangle would be optimal, but what if I wanted, say, a circular view window?

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding what you're trying to achieve, but if you want to view only a part of a model in i.e. a circular shape, then you can do it using a Clipping Masks...

@unknownuser said:

Using any drawing tool, draw a closed shape on top of a SketchUp model or image.
This closed shape represents the portion of the entity that will be shown.

Select both the closed shape and the entity, invoke the context menu, and select "Create Clip Mask".

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[icedkasz]

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding what you're trying to achieve, but if you want to view only a part of a model in i.e. a circular shape, then you can do it using a Clipping Masks...

Frederik, that worked perfectly. I guess I missed it while searching Google's tutorial list. Problem was, I was having a heck of a time finding what their definition of a View (or xref-ed inserted window thingy) was (never did find it), so searching was near impossible. I sometimes saw it referenced as the Model, but that's not right. My model is an .skp file, and kept in a seperate folder. What is the typical name of this viewy window thing?

That indeed does not only look like antialiasing problem (which could be easily fixed by using vector or hybrid rendering mode). It must be something in your SU file.

That... that fixed it. I don't understand why. From what I understand, antialiasing is the process by which lines are smoothed out for rendering/display purposes. I had no giant line besecting my model at a weird angle. Even if I had it on an invisible layer, it still wouldn't be visible in layout. I don't understand what this giant antialiased line is created from. Why would sketchup / layout do that?

Thank you for the solutions, they solved everything 100%. I just wish I understood the WHY of it...

[sonder]

Maybe hidden geometry. Make sure it is unchecked in the saved view.