Hi Walter,

Thanks for the response.

All of the work in those docs was done with SU and LO. In the past I have done the SU to Cad thing, but found that it has some limitations.

When working on a renovation, I tend to follow this process:

-Measure the existing structure
-Create a simply LW floorplan in SU. This is simple 2d. I keep the walls separate from the door and window LW by making them components, which I store on Layers.
-I then create a second file, with these elements, to use as my design file. The first file remains as the "Existing" file.
-In the design file I then create a 2d plan of the renovation, be it an addition or interior renovation. Once I like this plan, I extruded it to create 3d walls, ceilings, etc.
-I use the 3d file to work through the design with my client, making changes in the 3d model.
-Once the design is done, I use section planes to "cut" new LW from the 3d model, which I then use to create plan LW, which I store as a scene in SU.
-When I am ready to document the project, I usually overlay that LW on the SU raster scene, to create plans.
-Most of my elevations are simple SU scenes, set to ORTHO and scaled.....

Is this similar to your process? I am always looking for ways to streamline things, as I am lucky enough to have a lot of work!

Attached are some preliminary plans for an room addition / kitchen renovation that I am working on. These are part of a doc set that I will use to coordinate with my structural engineer, truss manuf, lumber supplier, and subcontractors.....

Any feedback is welcome.......

Matt

690 BURNTWOOD PRELIMINARY DWGS 5 15 15.pdf

Good afternoon,

I am pretty new to the forum, but have been a SketchUp and Layout user for quite some time now. I work as a building designer in the residential renovation market, and have recently transitioned completely to Layout for construction documentation. I previously used various cad programs, but started to find the translation between SketchUp and cad to be cumbersome.

I'm interested in discussing strategies that other renovation designers utilize when working with SketchUp and Layout, as the techniques do seem to vary a bit from the new construction market (I also do some minimal work in this area).

Does anyone else here do renovation type work with SketchUp and Layout? What is the best way you have found to manage the documentation of existing conditions, and their transition to proposed conditions?

Attached are some docs from a recent project.........

Thanks,

Matt

GDB&R DEUTSCH DEMO AND FRAMING PLANS A1.2 5 12 15.pdf

GDB&R DEUTSCH MASTER ELEVATIONS A2.1 5 12 15.pdf

Hi,

I am a 2015 Pro user, and am trying to create some full color construction docs that include perspectives. When I set everything up in Layout it looks great on the screen, but when it is printed the images are way too dark. I have messed with shadows, but still can not get a bright enough paper image to be useful.

Thoughts?

Btw I am exporting to PDF from Layout

Thanks

Matt