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    • asimonasA Offline
      asimonas
      last edited by

      Hi John, thanks for quick reply, I've checked openGL settings, middle one (Use maximum texture size) was off.
      I rarely export layout to images, but if I do so I use .png. Most often I export to pdf. You can see one attached in my first post. I guess this is just a limit what Sketchup can offer - meaning scale 1:100 is the limit, otherwise objects like furniture just gets too small for Raster Style. And turning on Vector or Hybrid just freezes Layout for minutes.

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        driven
        last edited by

        the desks look so bad I thought you had used a jpg image instead of a model for them...

        what is the texture size on the floor, it may be the reason for the slowdowns...

        can you post the skp?

        learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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        • asimonasA Offline
          asimonas
          last edited by

          Here is dropbox link to the file. Not sure if I can attach it here?

          https://www.dropbox.com/s/5bgaxkboee505rl/16%2301%20PPS.skp.zip?dl=0

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            driven
            last edited by

            dead link message...

            We can't find what you're looking for.

            learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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            • asimonasA Offline
              asimonas
              last edited by

              Here is link to wetransfer:

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              (we.tl)

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              • pbacotP Offline
                pbacot
                last edited by

                First off, what scene are you trying to use in LayOut? I don't see one quite like the sample picture. Second--and I know it may seem like a workaround,and possibly not related--things might be easier if you replace all the high-poly furniture for longer views. The detailed smoothing on the couches, for example isn't really useful in architectural drawings, but only in closeup interior design scenes.

                MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                • RichardR Offline
                  Richard
                  last edited by

                  Try printing to PDF instead of exporting to PDF and change the image output resolution in your PDF printer preferences.

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                  • pbacotP Offline
                    pbacot
                    last edited by

                    Now the only place I know to change output is in the LayOut Document Setup. I don't know of any "PDF printer preferences" on the Mac.

                    Anyway here is a screenshot that shows "High Output resolution" PDF is quite improved over "High Display resolution". Wasn't sure so that's partly why I suggested printing and seeing if it was "good enough".


                    Screen Shot 2016-01-17 at 9.23.00 PM.png

                    MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                    • RichardR Offline
                      Richard
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                      @pbacot said:

                      Now the only place I know to change output is in the LayOut Document Setup. I don't know of any "PDF printer preferences" on the Mac.

                      Not in Layout itself, but when the printer dialogue opens to allow selection of the printer! In windows there is a preference tab, maybe not on a MAC.

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                      • pbacotP Offline
                        pbacot
                        last edited by

                        I couldn't improve on what you got using raster, and yes going hybrid... well I just forced quit before it finished.

                        Definitely changing the line size for the model view helps but it looks like you have already got it turned down as far as it would go.

                        Have you looked at your output yet--printed at best output?

                        Besides going to a real CAD package, if you have to get by with this, print to pdf at higher scale and reduce the image to print?

                        MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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