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Ten Fundamentals About Lo For Architects

This document provides 10 fundamentals for using LayOut for architectural projects. It details preparing the SketchUp model with scenes, setting up LayOut pages to match the scenes, inserting the model into LayOut and adjusting settings. It also covers adding layers, tracing lines from the model, modifying styles, and saving settings and templates to streamline the LayOut process. The checklist aims to help architects efficiently layout floorplans, sections, and elevations from a SketchUp model in LayOut.

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Ten Fundamentals About Lo For Architects

This document provides 10 fundamentals for using LayOut for architectural projects. It details preparing the SketchUp model with scenes, setting up LayOut pages to match the scenes, inserting the model into LayOut and adjusting settings. It also covers adding layers, tracing lines from the model, modifying styles, and saving settings and templates to streamline the LayOut process. The checklist aims to help architects efficiently layout floorplans, sections, and elevations from a SketchUp model in LayOut.

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Ten Fundamentals about LayOut For Architects

This is my checklist
Barbara Drischel, Architect

Germany, March 2015

Page 1 of 3

1. Prepare the model in SU with scenes for every floorplan and section cuts you need for
your project. (Maybe you want to ad a scene with grids to trace in LO by dashed lines.)

2. Prepare LO with pages according to


SU scenes. Choose a paper size by
-> Document Setup-Paper
3. Insert the model to LO if you like by
Drag and Drop. Use a seperate layer
for the viewport so you can lock and
unlock as you need.
Doubleclick the model to position it
with zoom (mousewheel) and pan
(Shift + H). After that make
following settings.
SketchUp Model -> View
- choose the Scene = Section Cuts
- Standard Views = Elevations
- choose the Scale
Document Setup for Paper size
- change from Raster to Vector (you
can come back after dimensioning)
SketchUp Model -> Styles
- reduce Line Weight at 0,2 pts (to snap dimensions by
object, turn grid snapping off)
- choose "Hidden Lines" for syle to have a wired floorplan
- uncheck "Background"
Note: Prepare Styles for use in LO.
Make three of each of your favorite Styles. One for
Section Cuts (ad "S"), one for Section Cut with
displayed Section Planes ("ad P") and one for
Elevation (ad "E"). "Ad collection to favorites" to be
shown in LO. Take time, it's hard work. But once it's
done LO will behave nice. At this time the scenes are
not updatet properly by showing cuts and elevations.
This will fix it.
Copy and Paste viewport with all settings to the next page.
Or copy Page with all features and rename Page. Choose
next scene.
4. Ad layers for Text, Mesurement, Colours, Hatches etc. Move
Colours and Hatches below Viewport. Move Dashes above
Viewport and trace the lines. To hide model lines arrange
them by sending a white line backward the dashed line.
5. Insert cars, people or trees from your Scrapbook.

Ten Fundamentals about LayOut For Architects


This is my checklist
Barbara Drischel, Architect

Germany, March 2015

Page 2 of 3

6. To modify the
model open it with
right mouse button
(don't doubleclick
anymore after
scale and adding
items. )
When you are on scale
you can hit the Ortho
Button. Currrent scale will
mess up your work, but
you can come back by
scale.
If you are on non scale
you are lost and can start
your work again, so take
care!

7. To speed up: Document Setup -> Paper -> Rendering Resolution


Edit Quality = Low
Output Quality = High
8. Save your settings "As Template" and
make it to your startpage -> EditPreferences-Startup.

9. Use LO-Toolbar and assign keyboard shortcuts to speed up.


Note: At this time the toolbar and shortcuts fall back to standard after every update,
maintenance and bugsplat, so you have to do it again. :(

Ten Fundamentals about LayOut For Architects


This is my checklist
Barbara Drischel, Architect

Germany, March 2015

Page 3 of 3

10. Fill in the titleblock with "Autotext" On Every Inside Page and save it as a template for
your next project.
SketchUp Model View Raster or Hybrid

SketchUp Model View Vector

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