2D Graphic from SU
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Can a large graphic say 20" x 30" be printed from a SU model?
If so what file type would be best and is there a way to maintain
a quality resolution?
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i've never printed a sketchup drawing that large so take this for what it's worth.. i do however have photos printed at 20x30 fairly often.. with those i'll submit 16bit tiffs at 6000 x 9000px which have been uprezzed with genuine fractals.. it's a huge file size and i think it would be unnecessary for a sketchup print..
one thing you could try is to export a jpg out of sketchup at 5000 x 7500 which will give you a resolution of 250 px/inch... if i were to go that route, i'd save the jpg with anti-aliasing on...
personally, i'd export a jpg out of sketchup that's bigger than needed.. maybe even something around 10,000 x 15,000 and then take it into photoshop where i'll be able to get the proper profiles attached and have more control over the anti-aliasing upon my downrez.. still, i'd keep it a jpg and the final target size would be around 5000x7500..
[edit] -- like i said earlier, i've never done this before but i'd also look into exporting a PDF instead of a jpg.. i'm pretty sure the pdf will be a vector image instead of raster which may/may not lead to a better print.. someone here probably has better info on this..
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SU can only export images 9999x9999, id suggst doing that with anti-aliasing on in .png or .tiff format, i reckon thats how your going to get the best quality. Although as a double check, print out a full page A4 version and see how it looks, have a really close look for any inconsistincies/bits you dont like the look of before you blow it up.
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Actually, Remus, with AA on at anything much above screen resolution you won't get anything at all...it'll crash the program. I ALWAYS have AA switched off. If I need that extra quality, I export big and resize in Photoshop.
The answer to the original question is yes, people have exported stuff from SU that's fit to go on a billboard. Use Tiff or png...they use lossless compression...jpegs don't.
Actually, SU will export a tiff completely uncompressed...and it will be HUGE. You need to open it in Photoshop or something then resave it using LZW compression to bring it down to something reasonable.
If you do decide to use a jpg, make sure that the quality slider is at about 90%. You'll get some artifacting but it ought to be acceptable.
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