12/24/2023 0 Comments Sketchup layout extensions![]() I understand that Trimble’s position is that Layout is the end-all for 2D representation of a drawing, but it is not. Layout doesn’t provide that functionality. They rely on the dimensions in the drawing as well as having the ability to snap dimensions of some of the internal parts if needed. Our components have working drawers and doors and they can open (or hide) door and drawer faces to determine details of sub-components behind. When you zoom in to a finer level of detail in Layout, line integrity is diminished unless you can figure out which is best between raster, vector and hybrid views - that doesn’t happen in SU.Īdditionally, we send the SU file out to the shop so they can dig into the drawing if needed. Getting it to snap to a reference point was like jumping on a moving merry-go-round. Just out of curiosity, I opened a recent Layout file and attempted to dimension a 1/4" reveal. The fact of the matter is, it’s just plain easier to dimension in SU - especially when referencing points and when measuring small distances. We create multiple scenes to view the project in the various ways we need to present it. Sketchup serves both 3D and 2D modeling needs and has worked quite well for us for years. Ideally, I would like to see an option for the view on the right in native SU dimensioning which also scales correctly when the object is scaled. Paul Verhelst, the creator of the CabinetSense plugin for SU added the functionality of the dimensions on the right, but they don’t link to the component, so if the size changes, the object has to be redimensioned or push-pulled into place. The left version extends the lines to the object and while in this simplistic example it’s fairly easy to discern what is what, in more complicated drawings the connector lines can easily be mistaken for construction lines. In the image below, the right version is just less open to confusion that the left. I’m really not interested in BIG SU changes - I would just like the option to shorten the connector line between the object and the dimension. The SU annotations also scale with the drawing in Layout. If I annotate in SU, they stay in place in Layout even if I need to resize the window associated with the annotations. I can automate dimensions in SU with Ruby, When I annotate a drawing in Layout, if the view in SU needs to be changed, the annotations in Layout end up out of place and have to be moved. I don’t know that it’s any better or worse… ![]()
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