Hi Goggin, hi folks.

Make sure that your lines are not too far from the axes origin.

Just ideas.

Sounds like Trimble might have the wrong email address for you, and you need to contact them.

Saving scenes in SU is the best way to make your life easy in LO.

You need to make at least one scene so there's something for the viewport in LayOut to tie to in SketchUp. You don't have to make a lot of scenes but you need one for each view.

Here's a simple example. Suppose the black lines represent the existing floor plan. The blue, the new construction and the red as the wall that needs to be demolished.
Untitled_1.jpg

I create three scenes in SketchUp each with a different style, made three overlapping viewports in LO, one for each scene in SU.

I will try this. Thanks for the tip!

@tig said:

Please remember that SCF has nothing to do with Google.
If you sent the request just 2 days ago remember that it's still the weekend!
Perhaps you'll hear soon next week... 😒

OK. Thanks.

I was just surprised that I didn't get the usual auto-reply saying the message was received.

Then you don't have a problem 😄

Sketchup Menu > Help > License > Authorize

Copy+paste the text for the fields in the dialog from the Google email, and OK...
You should now be licensed. 🤓

@anssi said:

@goggin said:

I'm technically minded, but will that have any advantages over using GIMP to convert to JPG? Will a DXF file have better line resolution?

If the PDF is vector-based, importing it to SU as a DWG or DXF file would let you use the geometry in the file directly as a base for modelling, importing converts the linework directly into edges in SU. Even if it is not as good as having the original CAD file to model from, it would be more accurate than re-drawing it all by eyeballing from a raster image.

Anssi

I'll try this, but is there a way to know in advance if the PDF is vector based or not? I expect that it was created by exporting from AutoCad (or something similar).

@anssi said:

What happens to layers depends on your export type.

When you export your whole 3D model, layers remain intact.

A 2D hidden line export generates a projected 2D line drawing of your view, and has the option of generating DWG layers according to the visual appearance of the lines. I am not a programmer, but I think that in this case it is not possible to unequivocally determine what layer a line should belong to, as it can, for instance, be a border between entities that belong to different layers.

It works the same in AutoCad itself too. 2D projections created from 3D views or exported as DXB and reimported are on a single layer.

The workaround would be to export one layer at a time and reassemble the layer structure in AutoCad.

Anssi

Ah, I see. So, if I just do a 3-D export instead of 2-D, I should preserve the layers? Is there any advantage to doing the workaround you mention in the last paragraph instead of a 3-D export?

I don't have AutoCad, so I don't actually see the results of my export, I just hear what my architect tells me-- her office is not near my residence.

Yes, hopefully the Beta will end soon and a new version hit the market.
I think it could be a really good and powerful program once it is tweaked.
Fingers crossed work is still proceeding with it and developments are on-going for a future release.

😛

Hi Goggin, hi folks.

See attached SU file for ideas.

Point perpendicular to midpoint.skp

If you export your 3D model in 3ds, you can select what you want exported, then under export options select single object and whatever was selected will be the only thing exported.