Print to scale - in the center of the paper
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Hi, printing to scale for me is not the problem, but to get it centered on the paper definitely is..
Is this still an unsolved problem for SU 2015 (Make), or am I blind?? -
It's never been an unsolved problem for SketchUp.
Use Zoom Extents to get the model to fill the drawing window. This will automatically center it. You may also need to resize the drawing window so its witdth to height ratio is closer to that of the paper. You might fine Eneroth Viewport Resizer helpful.
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@dave r said:
It's never been an unsolved problem for SketchUp.
Use Zoom Extents to get the model to fill the drawing window. This will automatically center it. You may also need to resize the drawing window so its witdth to height ratio is closer to that of the paper. You might fine Eneroth Viewport Resizer helpful.
Hi Dave,
Yes, that 's how it should be done. But somehow it does not work for me, I usually get in the preview only a part of the plan, while the rest of it is outside the 'paper' (above, under or right of it).
I installed viewport resizer, but that did not make any difference... -
Perhaps you could share a sample SKP file in which this causes you problems?
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@dave r said:
Perhaps you could share a sample SKP file in which this causes you problems?
OK Dave, the model I want to print to scale 1:50 on A4 paper is for an attachenet too big (ca. 19 mb), so I send you a link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/s407k52wm8t838o/Huis100.skp?dl=0In the meantime I tested a very simple model but with the same dimensions (ca 6x9 meters) and that was no problem to get it in the center of the paper. So what can be the problem with the bigger model?
Thanks in advance! -
Your model needs a lot of help.
Reset the axes first--I don't know why you have them screwed up but you do. Then switch to the standard top view and hit Zoom Extents. Your model will show in the lower right quadrant of the drawing window. This indicates there's some hidden or very tiny entities at some distance from the model. Turn off your section plane and clean up the garbage. There appears to be a great deal of bad geometry. There is ungrouped geometry and poorly drawn stuf. Once you clean it up, Zoom Extents will make the model fit closely to the window and you'll be able to print the way you want.
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@dave r said:
Your model needs a lot of help.
Reset the axes first--I don't know why you have them screwed up but you do. Then switch to the standard top view and hit Zoom Extents. Your model will show in the lower right quadrant of the drawing window. This indicates there's some hidden or very tiny entities at some distance from the model. Turn off your section plane and clean up the garbage. There appears to be a great deal of bad geometry. There is ungrouped geometry and poorly drawn stuf. Once you clean it up, Zoom Extents will make the model fit closely to the window and you'll be able to print the way you want.
Thanks David, that must be the problem. I started working on this model quite a longtime ago, with little experience of SketchUp. I indeed did find some tiny entities and cleaned them up. The model now fits better, but there must still be some more that I cannot find anymore. But I am happy to know the reason.
Thanks again! -
Try turning on Hidden Geometry. That will make some of the bad stuff show.
It might just be easier to start over on the model.
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