It would be easier to give you a definitive answer if the LO file was available but we'll try without it and do the best we can. The typical reason is that the viewport has been modified from the original SketchUp scene. This happens with you open the viewport and orbit or zoom the view of the model. You can tell the viewport has been modified by the addition of [Modified] in the scene name displayed in the SketchUp inspector when the viewport is selected. Select the unmodified version of the scene from the list and it should update. Best practice is to avoid creating modified scenes in LO. Another possibility is that your SU file is not linked to the LO file any longer. You can determine that under File>Document SetUp.

Yup that could change...

Holla ! http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=79%26amp;t=42747 http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=79%26amp;t=36845 Shape Bender could help you bend the text the way you want. If you need a better effect intersect the text with the object and the extrude the text with Joint Pushpull .

Good on you, Frank. Just as in SketchUp, you have to purge out the unused stuff once in awhile.

The way I've done this before is to just hide the top edge of the slab and bottom edge of the wall; this way it doesn't display.

Create a Template with prefered settings??

thanks Dave!

I found out that its exporting 4 different images. The way I discovered this is exporting to PDF then pulling into adobe illustrator, releasing clipping mask and then I see there are 4 images for one image. I rearranged my camera to make the shot fill the entire Sketchup window, then I made the layout frame less than the size of the page in LayOut - this made it all one image. This is a major pain because I have over 100 scenes that exported this way now I have to re-set them up and re-export.

I'm glad it's sorted. As to the duplicate scene names, I guess I think of some cases where it could be handy but not many. It would at least be nice to get some sort of prompt that there's already a scene with the name you've just typed.

are you converting a pdf into a image file

Kris, Dave R is correct when he said Adobe Acrobatmight be worth a look as it also lets you add Watermarks to pdf files which can be useful for client previews- or add a password to restrict users from opening, printing, and editing PDFs. You can also embed video files with the Pro version- so you can embed an SU animation within the pdf file created with Layout to further enhance your presentation.

Thanks Dave R & jiminy-billy-bob

"You must save the scene, or update, with "shadow settings" set to be saved." That was the problem—I'd done everything but. Thanks!

Dave's tips for efficient model building are spot on. If you still find yourself chugging a bit too much, don't forget the document setup options for editing and output. [image: YTDZ_layout2013docsetup.JPG]

Thanks! Glad to hear that. We've got a lot of great stuff in the pipeline, too. -Marc

That won't last, however. Just don't make the viewports show as modified and you'll be a lot happier.

Had the same issue recently. This is the workflow I'm using. http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=12%26amp;t=57349