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    • Dave RD Offline
      Dave R
      last edited by

      Take a look at these files. It may not be perfect but it's a lot better than before. I bumped up the contrast and reduced the lighness of the image and then I cropped it into two images. I imported the images as you did in your SKP file. On the first page of the PDF and LO file are the viewports for the two scenes I made in the SKP file. The second page has just the images inserted and roughly sized to match those on the first page.

      This could be better if the original image file wasn't so large/high res and if it was darker.

      GrafelmanFlrPlans1.png
      GrafelmanFlrPlans2.png


      grafelman-III_DR.pdf


      grafelmanIII_DR.layout

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      • KrisidiousK Offline
        Krisidious
        last edited by

        It was supposed to be 24"x36" and checking it, it seems to be. that's standard architectural size. although I see it's 300ppi which is pretty intense. i see what you're saying about being so large that it shrinks the view, but a 24x36 image on a 24x36 layout file should show up correctly.

        By: Kristoff Rand
        Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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        • Dave RD Offline
          Dave R
          last edited by

          I used the paper size you had selected in your LO file. I just deleted your content. I didn't change the paper size.

          I think we're going round and round here. Evidently I'm not able to help.

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          • KrisidiousK Offline
            Krisidious
            last edited by

            The work around works... I just want to know why the file doesn't covert over with the same resolution in SU to Layout. I can see it fine in SU. then in Layout it gets blurry... I think this is a layout issue. Not a process issue.

            By: Kristoff Rand
            Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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            • KrisidiousK Offline
              Krisidious
              last edited by

              Ahhh... That's very good Charlie. Thanks.

              By: Kristoff Rand
              Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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              • C Offline
                Charlie__V
                last edited by

                Krisidious,
                If I may........offer a (better/~~precise??)method for scaling an image.....in LO.

                Set Sheet (Page) size.......this case 24"x36" (ArchD)

                Display Grid....set major grid lines to 1" & minor grid lines to 4 (¼") for ¼" Scale
                Select tickbox to display grid on top.

                Insert image (floorplans)...scale (shift/constrained)roughly to scale.

                Align an edge of a "known" entity's edge to a Major Grid Line.......re-scale up/dn.....if/as..........re-position "known" edge to Major Grid Line.......refine......if/as.

                Yes......a bit cumbersom (perhaps 2 to 3x the effort) as compared to SU native functions to scale imported image.......but equally accurate...........and for your concern.......sharper output.(in my opinion)

                Please review/comment on attached.

                Best,
                Charlie


                LO File W/Imported (croppped .png)


                LO....Low Quality Export.pdf (Due to Site Limit)

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                • Dave RD Offline
                  Dave R
                  last edited by

                  I said at the beginning that you'd get better results if you just inserted the image and scaled it.

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                  • C Offline
                    Charlie__V
                    last edited by

                    @dave r said:

                    I said at the beginning that you'd get better results if you just inserted the image and scaled it.

                    Dave,
                    It's not clear to me if you are speaking to me or the OP.

                    If me, I was attempting to share a method for scaling an image in LO using the Grid.

                    Charlie

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                    • KrisidiousK Offline
                      Krisidious
                      last edited by

                      And that's what I did Dave... If you look at my first reply to you... That's what I said in the end of my first post and in my reply to you.. But that's a workaround. The point of this is not how to get it done. I'm a fairly resourceful guy. I can get stuff done. I just want to know why the texture that shows up fine in SU is blurred and fuzzy in Layout. It shouldn't be... Whatever image or texture shows through SU should show exactly the same in Layout. scaling by for lack of a better term "pushpulling" an image in increments is not a viable or proper method of scaling for architectural drawings.

                      I told Charlie that was good because it is a plausible workaround I had not considered, and he didn't allude to the issue of SU and Layout not communicating correctly.

                      By: Kristoff Rand
                      Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                      • KrisidiousK Offline
                        Krisidious
                        last edited by

                        Don't think I don't appreciate you Dave... You're one of the most helpful people I know.

                        By: Kristoff Rand
                        Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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