How To Get A Scaled Floor Plan From Sketch Up
If you re using the free version of sketchup sketchup make this video will walk you though printing a 2d orthographic floor plan to scale.
How to get a scaled floor plan from sketch up. Learn how to export a floor plan elevation to layout and save using your own saved template. Sketchup floor plan tutorial for beginners 1. Learn how to create a template in layout. Starting at your reference point use the line tool to trace the floor.
First double click to select the image and then right click to select make group then right click again and select lock modeling from floor plan to 3d. Construction modeling workflows are hard. First open up the floor plan drawing that you wish to print to scale. Learn how to prepare your floor plan for printing to scale.
You can learn this comp. It gets the whole job done. Depending on your selection you might be able to choose a unit such as meters or feet. To begin with a scaled drawing group follow these steps.
In the scaled drawing panel that appears click make scaled drawing. Select window scaled drawing. Step by step instructions. Your 3d construction software shouldn t be.
This tutorial shows how to draw 2d floor plans in sketchup step by step from scratch. Learn how to print your floor plan to scale using sketchup make includes free downloadable templates sketchup pro. Optional from the length drop down list choose decimal architectural engineering or fractional.