Re-sizing bounding box of SketchUp model

[Tim M]

I am playing around with the new LayOut and came across something I don't quite understand. When I import a model into LayOut, there is a bounding box around the model image. If I click on one of the side edges, I can expand the box without effecting the size of model view. More of the model shows. But when I click on the top or bottom edge, the model is re-sized/scaled. I don't understand why it works one way on the side edges and another way on the top and bottom edges.

I want to re-size the bounding box independent of the model and then tweak the model view. Is this possible?

Thanks,
Tim

[jhauswirth]

In the SU dialog/inspector inside the View tab there's a checkbox
that says "Preserve Scale on Resize", try that.
With it unchecked it behaves like SU when its main app window is resized.

[Tim M]

Thank you, that works. Much appreciated.
Tim

@jhauswirth said:

In the SU dialog/inspector inside the View tab there's a checkbox
that says "Preserve Scale on Resize", try that.
With it unchecked it behaves like SU when its main app window is resized.

[DavidBoulder]

As far as the behavior when that box is unchecked. It has to do with how SU and Layout deal with field of view when the aspect ratio of display changes. It pays attention to the vertical field of view and tries to maintain that. So if you print from SU to letter in landscape vs. Tabloid in landscape you get the same vertical coverage, you just get more model on the sides for the tabloid print.

Similar in Layout. If you widen the view no changes are required to maintain the vertical field of view. While if you make it bigger vertically it needs to adjust the mode. Same thing will happen if you drag a corner diagonally (unless in doing this you make the aspect ratio wider vs. taller)