Problem with layout scaling?

ShawHale · 24 Apr 2021, 19:39

Hi guys,

I've run into a bit of an issue trying to scale a drawing in layout. I've probably gone about it the wrong way entirely but I need to submit it for feedback by tonight so I'm unable to redraw.

In short I was supplied CAD drawings of an exterior space. The brief was to redesign the area so I cleaned up the CAD lines and set about my redesign. After i was happy with the line work I exported to layout for simple block colouring and hatching etc.

I had assumed that A3 would be sufficient so just started a blank document. Looking at the work of others they've mainly used A1 at 1:250. There was no specific instruction to do so but I'd like to make it the same just in case.

I couldn't figure out how to change size so I copy and pasted everything to a new A1 document. The only problem I have is that changing scale only affects the SketchUp window and not my drawing meaning it's very difficult to realign.

How can I resize it all to the correct scale in one go? Or how can I at least make it easier to fix?

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Thanks all.

Dave R · 24 Apr 2021, 20:19

Basically you can't change the scale of everything in one step. What version of SketchUp and LayOut are you using? Your profile says you are using SketchUp 6 but I expect that's not right. As you probably know you can change the scale of the viewports via the Scale setting in the SketchUp Model panel. If you have things you've drawn in LayOut using the Scaled Drawing option (assuming you are using a version of LO with the Scaled Drawing feature) you should be able to select those things and change their scale in the Scaled Drawing panel. Font size will likely need to be adjusted in the text settings and, of course, you'll probably need to move dimensions, labels and other text to get them positioned correctly.

If you need to change the paper size for a project, you can do that in File>Document Setup>Paper but you still need make adjustments in the size and placement of the content.

I think it's a good idea to use Layers in LayOut to separate content by type. All SketchUp viewports on their own layer(s), dimensions on another layer, text on its own layers. That makes it easier to manage those things because you can lock or turn off layers for things you don't need to see as you are working.

FWIW, if you need to do this sort of thing in the future, it's better to start with the larger paper because the exported PDF can be printed on smaller paper if needed.