Does SketchUp Pro include LayOut?

Since LayOut is a feature of SketchUp Pro, it’s covered by the SketchUp Pro license. When you install and authorize SketchUp Pro using your SketchUp Pro license, LayOut is also authorized.

How do I create a LayOut in SketchUp?

To send a model from SketchUp to LayOut, follow these steps:

  1. In SketchUp, click the Send to Layout button. The LayOut application opens.
  2. Select a LayOut template for your document. Your model opens in LayOut as a Sketchup viewport.

Is there a free version of SketchUp LayOut?

SketchUp Make is the free, not for commercial use version of SketchUp. among other things, it does not include LayOut and never has. If all you need is to make 2D drawings, there are a number of different 2D drawing applications out there.

What can SketchUp Pro do?

SketchUp Pro includes the functionality of SketchUp Make plus importers and exporters to common 2D and 3D formats, access to LayOut (2D documentation software) and Style Builder (create custom edge styles for SketchUp models).

How do I import a LayOut into SketchUp?

The only way to get linework from LayOut to SketchUp would be to export first from LayOut to DWG, which can then be imported.

  1. export to Model space.
  2. use a scale that scales the thing up to avoid missing lines.
  3. no need to export “faces” as they convert to solid hatches – hatches are ignored by the SketchUp importer. Anssi.

How do you make a 2D LayOut in SketchUp?

How to Switch to a 2D View in SketchUp

  1. Create a new SketchUp file by choosing File→New. Depending on the template you have set to open when you create a new SketchUp file, you may already be in a 2D view.
  2. Choose Camera→Standard→Top.
  3. Choose Camera→Parallel Projection.

How do I insert a LayOut in SketchUp?

To insert a SketchUp model into a LayOut document, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to the page where you want to insert a SketchUp model.
  2. Select File > Insert from the menu bar.
  3. In the Open dialog box that appears, navigate to the SketchUp model file, select it, and click Open.

Which version of SketchUp Pro is best?

SketchUp Pro is one of SketchUp’s paid products and is the version that I use (and most designers use). This version of the software is suitable for both commercial and personal use and would definitely be my recommended option if budget allows.

What is the difference between SketchUp make and SketchUp Pro?

SketchUp Make (the free version) contains most of the modeling tools and capabilities of SketchUp pro. There are a few exceptions – SketchUp pro contains Solid Tools – a set of tools designed for working with solid objects that is useful for things like 3D printing.

Is Google SketchUp the same as SketchUp?

Sketchup (formerly Google Sketchup) is 3D modeling software that’s easy to use and has an extensive database of user-created models available for download.

How to create a pattern in SketchUp Pro 2013?

LayOut is an obvious way to create simple pattern tiles like this one. The addition of SketchUp’s Copy Array feature to LayOut in SketchUp Pro 2013 makes tasks like this one a lot easier. Step 1: Start by manually creating an area of pattern. For something this simple, LayOut works well.

What is the difference between SketchUp Pro and SketchUp LayOut?

SketchUp Pro as more capability with more import and export options. LayOut is included in the Pro package. It is designed to take the models you draw in SketchUp and create documentation such as construction docs, permitting docs and presentations.

What can you do with SketchUp?

Our full-featured desktop modeler, built to make anything your imagination can create. The most intuitive way to design, document and communicate your ideas in 3D. Work through your ideas in 3D space and quickly develop your projects. Accuracy from the beginning is key. SketchUp enables you to design, define, and plan in all stages of the project.

How do I create a copy array in SketchUp Pro 2013?

The addition of SketchUp’s Copy Array feature to LayOut in SketchUp Pro 2013 makes tasks like this one a lot easier. Step 1: Start by manually creating an area of pattern. For something this simple, LayOut works well. Step 2: Outline a single tile with a rectangle. Drawing this rectangle on a new layer makes it easier to turn on and off later on.

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