Precise Positioning

[haynesc]

Hi

Can anyone help me ... ?

Im trying to produce scaled plans and sections from my model using layout ...

i create one plan using a scene i saved in the model ... and position it where i want on an a3 landscape i change the scale to 1/100

after duplicating this to create the next one i change the scene and it jumps back to a default scale and when i change it back to 1/100 the position of the 2d image is different to the first ...

how can i stop this ?

[jbacus]

Hi,

By selecting a different Scene in your SketchUp model, you are asking LayOut to move the camera in 3D space to a new location. Since "scale" is a property of the camera location, scale can't be preserved when you change the camera location.

john
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[DavidBoulder]

I find this behavior doesn't lend to good workflow either. If I have 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floor plans I want them to line up. I often also have the same plan on multiple pages with different view settings.

For now the trick is not to pan after you scale. If I need to pan to frame how I want to, I instead use a clipping mask. Not ideal workflow. I expect this can be improved upon in version 2.x or 3.

[Dave R]

David, you might try this:

In SU, make scenes for each floor level. (let's call them scenes 1 through 3 for floors 1 through3.) Put the floor plans on separate layers. Leave the camera in the same spot for each scene just change the layer that is visible.

Save the SU model and then send to Layout. Do what you need to to get the scale correct for Scene 1. Then copy the view and paste it. If you paste it on another page, it'll end up in the same position as the first one. Then change the the copy to Scene 2. Repeat for Scene 3. Everything should be aligned then.