Posts made by bmunsell

Hey thanks, it worked for me also except I had to change to sketchup 8 folder. By the way the "cd" stands for change directory and comes from the old dos commands

Today, working on the problem, I tried to export a PDF from a really simle model in a new file and it exported just fine using Sketchup's export mode. So I copied and pasted the roof plan from orginal model into a new file and it exported just fine. So then I tried the same thing with a more complex layer of the model and it crashed. Crazy.

Then, as I was messing around with the pasted layer in the new file I realized that I was looking at it in wireframe veiw. So I turned on the shaded view and tried the export and it worked, no problem.

I then went back to the orginal model and checked and it was in wireframe veiw also. It might seem strange that it wasn't obvious that I was in wireframe, but this model is all 2D floor plans and I try to keep all the faces erased as I build it. Anyway, I turned on the shade view and tried to export a fairly complex layer and it worked just fine.

So JuJu and ThomThom thanks for your interest and replies. I guess the problem is fixed. You guys have a great day

I'm trying to export a 2D veiw to a PDF file and I'm getting a bug splat sketchup crash. I've done this before with no problem but not since the latest undates have come out. System hasn't changed any that I know of. I've tried numerous reboots since its a PC/XP and still each time I try to export - splat. I can export JPG's and DWG's with no problem, its just the PDF export. And .... I did a search on the terms I could think of and didn't come up with anything.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

they were all done in Sketchup and compiled into one file with PDF Converter Pro. The 2d stuff is actually to scale when printed on tabloid size 11"x16"? paper. Now if I could just rememeber how I did that?

I've been a Sketchup'r for a long time but have never posted any work, so here goes. These are PDF files I put together last year for a house My wife and I have been thinking about building.

Larkspur Exterior Perspectives.pdf
Larkspur Basic Construction Docs.pdf

I hope they come through okay

So...... all we need now for Part 4 is a set of similar simple turtorials that explain how to use (autocad, progecad - insert your cad program of choice) to come up with the constuction documents from our beautiful and fun to create Sketchup models.