LO 2019 FILE SIZE
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Why would a one-page 8.5x11 LayOut file with one view port and only one 5 word text label be over 28,000 KB in size? The associated skp file is massive, so i unlinked it and now the viewport is embedded. However, the file size remains over 28,000 KB.
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@pipingguy said:
The associated skp file is massive, so i unlinked it and now the viewport is embedded. However, the file size remains over 28,000 KB.
Unlinking the .skp doesn't reduce the LO file size. It just makes LayOut look at the embedded copy of the .skp file instead of your original file. The SketchUp model file is still part of the LayOut file.
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depending on what is needed for a given view - i'll also just use a image file instead of the larger model if i don't really need the model to be embedded. some folks go so far as to export a color-no-lines, lines-only, and shadows-only images (and/or make specific scenes) and layer those to get effects that a single view won't do as well (e.g. raster image overlaid with a line vector view). when doing that, i tend to make smaller dedicated SU models.
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Well, I can't have such large files clogging up my PC. I don't even do any rendering. I wish Layout could work like AutoCAD where the bulk of the drawing resides in x-refs.
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Delete the original SketchUp model file once you've embedded it in the LayOut file.
Maybe you could reduce your SketchUp model files with CleanUp3 and Purge Unused and get some reduction in file size.
You could set up the viewport in LayOut, explode it to an image and then purge the unused SketchUp model file from the LayOut document.
You could use AutoCAD instead.
Numerous options available to you.
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thank you sir
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Dave.
Wow. I never thought about exploding viewports, and of course it defeats the function of the LayOut file. But this gave me an idea and I tried exploding prior to printing to pdf. Whereas a simple LO file can take a minute per page to print, a page of exploded viewports is instantaneous (OK a second or two).
But perhaps more important to me the resulting file is decimated in size, an example being 1.3 MB from 12.5 MB.
The pdfs look very much the same (Hybrid) but the textures are slightly blurrier or lower resolution in the pdf from the exploded version on close zoom. The shadows less contrast. I don't think it'd be noticeable in a typical context. Something to explore.
This would help me when I find collated pdf files are so large as to cause problems in distribution or usage. I would Undo the explode or print from a copy of the Layout file. The wait during printing on a minor update is actually something that bugs me a lot with LO.
Thanks!
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Hi Peter,
I'm glad that was helpful. I rarely want to disconnect the LO file from the SketchUp model but there are some times when it can be useful even for just one or two viewports. If file size is a problem exploding all the viewports allows you to expunge the .skp file. In any case it's a great option to keep in reserve as long as you understand what you are doing with it.
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Speaking of file size management, I use a feature in Adobe Acrobat Xl pro and/or DC that reduces PDF file size considerably without noticeable loss in fidelity. I don’t know if this applies to users who generate models with non-default styles, however. I attached a 3-page collection of snips of a 7 MB pdf, which, after I ran the reduction operation, size was squashed down to 1 MB. FYI....I created the LO file using hybrid and line scale @ .2 pt and when I exported it to PDF, I chose 'set image resolution' to high.
File size reduction using adobe acrobat XI pro.pdf
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