Plotting to Scale?

OliviaforMayor · 11 Jul 2012, 20:48

Hi! I am new here and new to SketchUp and I've been having some trouble with it...I've tried searching the forums, but I couldn't fin what I was looking for.

But I am trying to export my model/site plan into a 2D graphic at 1"=10'-0" so I can bring it into Photoshop for post-processing and then plot it onto a 24x36 sheet of paper.

How can I achieve this? Sorry if this is a super newbie question...I'll take all the help I can get!

unearthed · 12 Jul 2012, 07:04

Hi Olivia

Can you let people know if you have the free or pro version of SU in your info as the Pro version has a page layout package which makes plotting easy.

You can always ask on this forum and someone may offer to export your drawing to scale for you and as a vector pdf.

The only way I know to scale from SU free is to put an object of known length in the drawing and then use that to scale in Photoshop or whatever

OliviaforMayor · 12 Jul 2012, 11:23

I am using SketchUp 7 for Windows, free version.

Rich O Brien · 12 Jul 2012, 11:27

@oliviaformayor said:

I am using SketchUp 7 for Windows, free version.

Download the Pro trial of v8 and give LayOut a go

jpalm32 · 12 Jul 2012, 12:43

Love SU but you need to spend $500 to print like a human in the 21st century!