Then on a new layer over the viewport you can create a scaled drawing.
Drawing floor plans with sketchup layout.
Sketchup can take you from floor plan to finished project.
It s a brilliant way to travel with sketchup knowing i can access illustrate and collaborate wherever i am.
I know that my drawing probably isn t scaled accurately enough for me to use it as a reference so i just work from the dimensions.
If you import a cad file into layout you might be able to adjust the scale of your imported data to fit your layout document.
Construction modeling workflows are hard.
Sketchup floor plan tutorial for beginners 1.
It allows me to easily visualize my ideas and concepts before turning them into real projects.
Your 3d construction software shouldn t be.
Need to create a floor plan for a client.
Annotate document and communicate clearly so you can move your project forward.
Some designers prefer to draw on top of the sketch drawing.
The method that i m about to explain certainly isn t the only way to draw a 2d floor plan in sketchup.
You can learn this comp.
Sketchup free gives me the convenience of accessing all the tools of sketchup s modeler anywhere i have access to the internet.
Watch and you ll avoid problems people run int.
It gets the whole job done.
Take your sketchup 3d model into 2d space with layout.