Export Just the Selected Drawing as 2D Graphic
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Click on the picture.
How big is the file? Are you attaching the SKP file? If it's quite large, upload it to Drop Box and share the link.
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The SKP file is not relevant really, it's the images that matter, so you can see what I mean.I finally see the problem - my images are too wide apparently.
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Fredo Image -
Close-cropped image. This one might be harder to get the point across with, because the background of the email message is white. After this I'll show it on the laser cutter bed.
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Unfortunately the close-cropped image comes out here with extra white real estate at top and bottom. That's not how it appears on my laser cutter software: it is cut right to the edges.Here's a screen shot of the image and a copy selected on the lasercut softwarre bed. You can see it is selected right to the edges of the black image.
This is what I would like to export directly from Sketchup, if possible.
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What I'm after for graphical export is exactly what you see when you select a grouped 2d file in Sketchup, as in this image.I can export just the highlighted file as a DXF, but not as a discrete image without extra white surround, as far as I can see.
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I skimmed through Fredo’s user guide and thought you could do what you seek. (Close crop/transparent background)
Have you read it? (The .pdf)
And if it is not currently possible he may be able to modify it to accomplish what you need.EDIT:
And you probably already know you will have to use .png export to have/retain a transparent background. (.jpg no good for that) -
PNG,BMP,JPEG,TIFF,PDF are all fine.
I looked through the manual but it wasn't clear to me that I can get what I'm after from the plugin as-is in SketchUp 2016: close-cropped black image.
It seems it might be possible in the extra functions of Fredo Portrait in the 2018 and newer version. From past experience I find updating SketchUp fraught with issues so try and avoid it as long as possible, but maybe now is time to take the plunge. See you on the other side, hopefully.
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It seems it might be possible in the extra functions of Fredo Portrait in the 2018 and newer version.
Fredo frequents this site....it may be worthwhile waiting to see if he chimes in here on this thread, or maybe try asking in the thread that hosts the Extension. (I don’t know how to “ping” him here)
Charlie
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Thanks Charlie, I just posted on the Fredo Portrait thread, I think my message is being currently reviewed.
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