Dimension Tool in Sketchup vs. Layout
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Hello all and thanks in advance.
I'm new to sketchup, but thanks to a shallow learning curve I've been able to get up to speed very quickly. SketchUp Rocks!
Anyway, on to my problem.
I have a very simple model, 2d, in sketchup and I can add dimension lines just fine, the problem I have is when I import the file to layout and change the scale the text of the dimensions does not print out sharp, the text is blurry.
Not a problem I thought, I'll just create the dimension lines in Layout. I opened the file in sketchup, deleted the dimension lines, went back to layout to add the dimension lines and that's where I ran into the next problem. Some of the dimension lines in layout appear 'behind' my model and so are not visible. I've tried the 'Arrange' move to back, move to front commands with no luck.
Am I doing something wrong? Is there a different approach I should use?
Thanks everyone for your help.
Captain Logic
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Put your model on the bottom layer in Layout, and create a new layer on top of that one for your text and dimensions. Layer depth also controls visibility of objects...objects on higher layers appear on top of objects on lower layers.
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Problem Solved!
Thank you d12dozr.
Your solution is simple, elegant and something I should have seen right off.
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Cheers!
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