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    • GaieusG Offline
      Gaieus
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      I use PDFCreator to "print" virtually into pdf generally but it can "print" in various raster image formats, too so that could also be a solution however Barry, I think that here the folks are wishing for more vector import functions instead (true that they can be imported into SU and sent to LO which would be the ideal way anyway since the power of LO is the constant communication with the skp files)

      Gai...

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      • honoluludesktopH Offline
        honoluludesktop
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        Not sure that is a good idea to export vector files from LO's raster file, as accuracy might suffer. You can already do vector export from SU. Maybe a vector / raster format. Vector for accuracy, and raster for pure graphics. Can't some pdf writers already do that?

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        • GaieusG Offline
          Gaieus
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          This is about importing rather than exporting.

          Gai...

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          • honoluludesktopH Offline
            honoluludesktop
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            Sorry, didn't read the post clearly. I don't use LO, so guess I can't say for certain, but how can't importing a DXF into SU then opening them in LO not suffice. A acad line has a property thickness, so perhaps what's required is for SU's importer to retain that property as a style for SU and LO to use.

            As we know SU is not interested in supporting a free DXF translator, perhaps in the future Pro versions, thickness, and other Acad properties will be better supported for both.

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            • GaieusG Offline
              Gaieus
              last edited by

              Well, IMO that should indeed be the workflow especially considering the retained communication with the SU file itself.

              In "modern" LayOut you can already assign different line weights, styles and colours to your inserted SU elements so doing it that way would make sure that your document will be consistent.

              Gai...

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              • B Offline
                bjanzen
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                I hear you, Gai... yes, vector import is best done for now by trying to get a vector format into SketchUp, then importing the model from SketchUp and vector rendering in LayOut.

                b

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                • GeorgeG Offline
                  George
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                  @bjanzen said:

                  I hear you, Gai... yes, vector import is best done for now by trying to get a vector format into SketchUp, then importing the model from SketchUp and vector rendering in LayOut.

                  b

                  Hello bjanzen and Gaieus,

                  I just started working with Layout (PC).

                  I've been experimenting ... Trying to bring a vector copy of a (complete) DXF floor plan into Layout. The only way I've found so far is to import the DXF into SU and then send it to Layout. As I'm sure you know, this removes all the line types from the drawing, rendering it useless for practical use in the field. I regularly use Adobe Acrobat Standard v9.3.1 for creating PDFs of our CAD construction documents. However, it appears there's no way to import a PDF into Layout on a PC.

                  I would desperately like to combine an assortment of key SU model views with our formal working drawings in Layout. How do I get there?

                  -Geo

                  "Everyone is entitled to his own opinions, but not to his own facts." ~Patrick Moynihan

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                  • GaieusG Offline
                    Gaieus
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                    Hi Geo - and though you are not newhere, still nice to see another Sage!
                    πŸ˜‰

                    Anyway, this is something I didn't even think about (I use vectors only because they are vectors and never really use any weights) so I guess this is indeed a valid request or wish then - but certainly only in case these styles are preserved when importing (in a later release?)

                    Gai...

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                    • GeorgeG Offline
                      George
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                      @gaieus said:

                      Hi Geo - and though you are not newhere, still nice to see another Sage!
                      πŸ˜‰

                      Yeah, I thought I'd stop by to see the new board version. Looks good from this end of the wire. πŸ‘

                      I’m still pondering how to make more use of Layout.

                      Working on a PC, it seems Layout ceases to have much use once I’m past the presentation stage. Aesthetic presentations are an important part of homebuilding. However, the workflow in a Design/Build firm is perpetually towards the final working drawings. Layout would be useful throughout the building cycle if I could use it to bring everything together, from preliminary SU models to final CAD working drawings (importing a PDF copy of Excel and Word documents would be useful too).

                      The demand for more detailed formal working drawings is increasing with the complexity of our dwellings and the sudden realization (as if no one knew this before the big crash) that better plans mean better business. This article, in the September ’09 issue of β€˜Builder’ β€” The Magazine of the National Association of Home Builders (US), points out the direction builders, designers (and their tools) need to be headed.

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                      -Geo

                      "Everyone is entitled to his own opinions, but not to his own facts." ~Patrick Moynihan

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                      • honoluludesktopH Offline
                        honoluludesktop
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                        George, As I don't use LO at all, I had not thought in depth about file transfers to it. I can however, understand your frustration with trying to use LO as the primary means to assemble and create graphic documents. I speculate that Dxf2Su doesn't support anything that SU itself doesn't require as surface modeler, like line weights and fonts. Wounder is it's manageable for SU and LO support different Dxf compatibilities.

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