30 for Pro and 35 for Make.

... maybe also Renderiza´s [SU]Ch plugin could be an interesting option as well? In addition to the option to decide which content should be exported (i.e. shadows, lines, etc.) I really like the possibility to export images in any resolution, regardless of the currently used SU viewport size.

http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=482123#p482123

Your library of custom third-party extensions created to optimize your SketchUp workflow.

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It installs a hidden plugin for each version of SU it finds...

if you installed it before you installed v16, then it couldn't find it and won't function in v16...

A complete reinstall of the driver does insure v16 gets a copy of the plugin...

and as your not on a mac, it shouldn't crash and burn your computer like it does on mine...

although, Box has had a few problems on his PC of late...

john

I don't believe Windowizer has been updated for a few years. You could try contacting the author at Smustard.com. As for being unsigned, that would only be an issue if you set extension loading permissions to the strictest setting.

I expect the dimension in your first screen shot is on a layer lower in the list than the viewport. I always keep dimension and other text layers above the layers I put viewports on.

As for the section plane, you may have turned it off in SketchUp but I'm guessing you didn't update the scene's style. Section plane visibility state is a style setting. You can turn it on or off without updating the style but then the state doesn't get transmitted to layout.

Section cut lines are not snappable edges. You can place a section cut face or create a group at the section cut to get edges and corners you can snap to. Sometimes I just use guidelines to create snap points. Then I delete them when finished.

are you logged in and running as administrator?

Ok. I'm now getting around to configuring the LO2016 like my LO2015 as in the image in my OP. So I accept that I have to rebuild my toolbars. At least I have the image of the tools to follow. However, I can't find where to add the icons that I made. Options to edit icons are grayed out on commands that don't already have a button. If I recall, in 2015 there was an option to assign icons. Where is it?

@dave r said:

Probably Jim's custom toolbars thing.

yes sir, i can confirm they work the same i managed to export my custom toolbar 100% working across SU8/SU15/SU16 migration 👍
~~but unfortunately i think if OP did'nt set Jim's custom toolbars in SU15 he may have nothing to copypaste in SU16.. 😕
maybe still a good idea to be ready for SU17 ~~

EDIT: i miss the post with the screenshot, so.. yes i can also confirm that: the buttons are from Jim's plugin.
to migrate that successfully, you should copypaste (from '15 plugins folder to '16 plugin folder) the file toolbars.rb and the folder "toolbars"
into the "toolbars" folder you can find the text files which actually control the toolbar creation/naming.

hope this can help!

Hi Massimo
This returns same place. There is plugins folder but nothing but su standard extensions.
I think I will have to reinstall Su and see what happens. Thanks.

@calypsoart said:

My wish list at this early stage of using LO:

An automatic tag that reads Viewport scale. I have this in AC, find it very useful.

Yes; there are often times when it is unclear which scale the dimension is taking; maybe there should be a dimension mode where the scales are represented by different colours?

@unknownuser said:

Dimensions update when Model updates. Without this, LO will never become very useful to me.

Yes that would be nice... I made a video to demonstrate...

@otb designworks said:

I just tried the same process with Layout 14 and it is the same.

Are you perhaps remembering dimensioning in Sketchup and displaying in Layout? Because dimensions do update with geometry in Sketchup.

I am pretty sure layout has never worked like Sketchup does with respect to dimensioning.

It was certainly never a deal breaker for me,, but it definitely and source of frustration, inefficiency, and also greatly increases the likelihood of sending a drawing out with an incorrect dimension.

I have a very intense crosscheck protocol that I use with my drawings to help ensure that things like that don't slip through

Chuck,
I emailed Matt Donley who wrote "Sketchup to Layout," (which I bought) and he said he also thought the dimensions "attempted to stay attached" in previous LO versions. But do not do so currently. In my work, this makes LO substantially slower for me to use than AC. I guess I'll be sticking with AC.

Just install the SCF Plugin Store on your other computer, log in and give it a few moments to connect. Then click on the gear and go to Bundles. Select the bundle you want to install and install it.

Check the EW, too if you've gotten any extensions from there.

FYI

IMSI DoubleCAD XT was a 2D CAD application, that could be plugged into SketchUp (like Layout can be.) It ran embedded Ruby, and had a clone of SketchUp's API. It development has been discontinued, but you may still be able the download the latest version.
http://www.doublecad.com/DoubleCAD/DoubleCAD-XT-v5
http://activate.imsisoft.com/doublecad.aspx?productpage=DoubleCAD_XT_v5

QCad is a low cost (~37USD) 2D application, that has Javascript API & Qt GUI toolkit for plugins.
http://www.ribbonsoft.com/en/
There is a free stripped down edition you can tryout. (But it cannot really be used for work. For example trying to add a layer brings up a nag box, saying that is a Pro feature.)

FreeCAD is a 2D/3D Open Source free CAD application, that uses Python for extensions and custom workbenches.
http://www.freecadweb.org/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/free-cad/

Yes it is possible, follow Dave's instructions

It worked for me.

http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=12%26amp;t=17056

Proof of concept... did I say what a clever solution this was?

Click the image:

dashed lines in sketchup using profile builder 2.gif

Maybe auto centerpoint?
http://sketchuptips.blogspot.de/2008/03/plugin-auto-centerpoint.html

@cotty said:

And if you change the filter to "all files"?

Same result. Blank window.

I've used the tool with a preselection of one group with many subgroups, you too? The tool have many different options, I would suggest to watch Fredos video to see the different possibilities...