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Export as 3D PDF & Layout "player/viewer"

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    ntxdave
    last edited by 10 Jun 2014, 20:57

    While there are several plugins for SketchUp that will allow you to create 3D PDFs, I would like for Layout to that that capability as well so that some of the features of Layout could be combined with the model in the 3D PDF file.

    In particular, I would like to see the SketchUp Model section of the tray modified to provide the following capabilities (again, specifically aimed toward the 3D PDF but possibly as additional capabilities for presentations):

    1. Allow the user to select multiple scenes from the SU model
    2. Permit resorting of the scenes if multiple are selected
    3. Determine whether the scenes will be displayed one at a time interactively or used as an animation.
    4. Permit adding the default PDF navigation tools in the 3D PDF file (i.e. next, previous and play buttons and the standard rotate, spin, pan and etc. buttons that show up in the Acrobat reader).

    I would also like to have a stand alone free Layout file viewer/player. That stand alone reader would support the same features as the Acrobat 3D PDF Reader without having to double click the SU Model viewport. Thus Layout would could be used more like PPT or Keynote as a "real" presentation tool without having to have the SketchUp Pro. There are many times when the managers in our company (or clients as well) would like to view the Layout document/presentation but have no need for the full blown SU Pro.

    I could go on with other "presentation oriented" features but at least supporting the exit from Layout to 3D PDF files would be a great first step.

    The Layout "player/view" would be a great second step (IMHO).......

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      veerlexyz
      last edited by 13 Sept 2014, 11:37

      I agree! Export Layout as 3D PDF would be a fantastic tool to communicate with clients, entrepeneurs, authorities.
      The possibility to open these 3D PDF with android laptop /chromebook/ slatebook /tablet/whatever... would be the perfect match for using on building-sites.
      Now we need a high end laptop (+ seperate graphics card) for that use, even if we do all the drawing on a pc-monster and only use the laptop for presentations out of office. For use on building-sites such expensive laptops are far too fragile. An android laptop that can read the 3D PDF made directly with Layout would be perfect!

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        JQL
        last edited by 13 Sept 2014, 13:55

        Yes that would!

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          Bruce Watt
          last edited by 20 Oct 2014, 11:27

          Just seen this post and just purchased SimLab PDF.

          There is a button to combine PDFs with SlimLab, therefore the 3D pdf and the PDF from Layout can be combined. When opened on Android tablet I could open the file but there was not any 3D model. Only 2d PDF was viewable.

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