Layout wishlist

fouronethirty

more zooom
cant edit small detail when you have big drafting project, wish nxt version of l.o has that. it would be awsome

samyell77

More zoom and better snapping in raster mode so dims can be added accurately without switching to vector as it slows the drawing down considerably.

Edson

one feature I do wish LO had is the capability to export to dwg/dxf the same layer structure present in the reference SU file.

dwg/dxf files exported from LO are not of much use to the consultants architects keep sending files to all the time because the layers they contain are LO layers not the ones used to model the original SU file.

utiler

@edson said:

one feature I do wish LO had is the capability to export to dwg/dxf the same layer structure present in the reference SU file.

dwg/dxf files exported from LO are not of much use to the consultants architects keep sending files all the time because the layers they contain are LO layers not the ones used to model the original SU file.

I couldn't agree more, Edson!!!

samyell77

Agreed again - layer structures in DWG/DXF exports would be great. Perhaps as a tick box option if you are happy to increase the size / complexity of the file?

fouronethirty

i bet their doing something about this layout wishes:)
i wud wait for that to come out, new layout, dat wud be very nice ,

seven.sides

More fully featured text editing tools allowing control over tab sizes.
Capability to make tables within layout.
Retain Excel cell border formatting on copy and paste to Layout.

samyell77

So when is the next release?????

Gaieus

@samyell77 said:

So when is the next release?????

Next time

samyell77

Damn - worth a try, thought I might catch you sleeping!

Catalyst

My Wishes are:
Spell Check.
Find and replace text string.

bmike

LO on a Mac catches spelling errors as you go. Pretty nice surprise coming from Vista.
Overall spellcheck would be nice, but then I'd have lots of additions to my dictionary for construction abbreviations.

I'd love it if it had 'editing' mode, or something similar to scene states, but applied globally.
I want global control to put it into a fast vector based linework only mode so I can dimension and annotate, then switch it back to 'rendered' mode with line weights, sketchy edges, scenes, shadows, etc.

caronte01

This, from working a lot with layout lately:

Find and replace text. (same as on any word processor)

Make unique copy of a viewport (allow a copy of a viewport to link to an alternate version of the sketchup model)

More options for the style tool (match properties). In addition to styles, match layers.

An option to input measurements in different scales 1:1, 1:5, etc. Useful for drafting on top of ortho views.
Components!!!!

Improvements in snapping (object snapping and grid snapping do not always cooperate, layout will not snap to section cuts at times.)

A fix for the bug where a view is slightly shifted horizontally,but it's snapping points remain on the original location

A fix for vector pdf's becoming raster after updating some references. I can live with pdf, instead of linkable xls or doc files, as long as it works correctly.

Improvements to dwg export (all the ones previously mentioned)

Great tool, love working with it!!

bmike

And make the tools work just like in SketchUp
I hate the way things work now. If I want to move something, I want to pick the object, then move it by hitting M.
Same for copy.

Groups / Components for labels / geometry / etc.

When you copy something, it should land on a specific layer.

I want dimensions to automatically come onto a dimension layer.
I can move them later if I need, but I hate getting dims mixed into my notes and such.

Ability to re-link a specific view port. Right click, and be able to link to a different model. This would save some time when setting up documents with multiple models, or multiple versions of the same project.

Better flow for re-sizing objects and for moving things.
I'm not a fan of the current methodology.

Bertier

@bmike said:

make the tools work just like in SketchUp
I hate the way things work now. If I want to move something, I want to pick the object, then move it by hitting M.
Same for copy.

Groups / Components for labels / geometry / etc.

When you copy something, it should land on a specific layer.

I want dimensions to automatically come onto a dimension layer.

+1

@bmike said:

Ability to re-link a specific view port. Right click, and be able to link to a different model. This would save some time when setting up documents with multiple models, or multiple versions of the same project.

Better flow for re-sizing objects and for moving things.

billet323

I would love to see a Warehouse for Scrapbooks. Its so time consuming to create scrapbooks for everything you do.

bmike

@billet323 said:

I would love to see a Warehouse for Scrapbooks. Its so time consuming to create scrapbooks for everything you do.

And I'd like them to be easier to use... Clumsy, now, for me at least.
I usually just open up a 'dummy' page with most of the stuff I need and copy / paste.

Lemoyne Architect

@bmike said:

And make the tools work just like in SketchUp
I hate the way things work now. If I want to move something, I want to pick the object, then move it by hitting M.
Same for copy.

This - going back and forth where "T" is "tape" in SU and "text" in LO is almost more confusing than having "M" and such NOT work in LO.

As others have said, would really like better tables in LO.