Two Layout Questions

DRicketts

Been using SketchUp/Layout for years and have one recurring problem and one new problem:

Whenever I set the scale fin Layout or my SketchUp model, I always get 1/2 of what I ask for the first time, then have to set it again. If I want 1/4" scale, it gives me 1/8" scale the first time. This has been happening across multiple versions for many, many years.
Just started using 2021 version and it seems that something significant has changed regarding Scenes. Scenes doesn't seem to work properly if my new scene is a different location in my SketchUp model. I checked all th usual things, but I can't for the life of me get the Layout Scene to change to the correct SketchUp scene when I cut and past the SketchUp frame onto a new Layout page. When I select "Scene 4" for my new scene, for example, I still get Scene 3 (the scene I cut and pasted from).

Thanks in advance for advice/help. I'm on a MacBook Pro OS 10.13.6

Dave R

Do you have the viewport set up correctly in the first place? Is the scene in SketchUp set up with the camera set to Parallel Projection?
When you make any changes to the various sections of the Sketchup Model panel for a viewport, those settings override the settings for the scene. So, if you do something to override the camera position or any other camera settings (the Camera section of the SketchUp Model panel shows dark gray and there's a Reset button available) those settings will override the settings even if you select another scene. This is actually very useful but if you are copying a modified viewport to make another viewport, you'll need to click Reset for at least the Camera section in order to show the desired scene. Best workflow is to avoid making any camera changes that result in the dark gray background and Reset button showing. if you need to change the camera position or zoom level for the viewport, do that in SketchUp. You can drag the edges of the viewport to crop or show more of the view and you can adjust scale without modifying the Camera settings, though.