![]() I manually edit the text, then try another dimension and still feet and inches. I overwrite the dimensions in the box to get it to be the inch dimensions I want and then grab the dimension tool to see how tall my rectangle is, and it is right back to feet and inches. Then I create a rectangle and it gives me feet and inches instead of just inches. I change my view to “top” because this is just a blueprint, not a 3d model. I start with a “new model” and select the “simple feet and inches”. ![]() Whenever I try to use the tape measure or the dimensions tool, it is in feet and inches. I can see that I have “model info → length units” set to 1/2" and “precision” set to 1/4". If you need to be sure that the print is at actual size, measure the printed output and compare the number with the SketchUp model dimensions.I have been at this for over an hour and I can’t get it to work. When you print from SketchUp, or from a PDF generated from SketchUp make sure that the physical printer is set to print at 100%, not scaled to fit the page or an arbitrary print area. They may not be the prettiest things you’ve ever seen, but the are perfectly usable. Click Patterns From SKP to download a PDF file showing the results, directly from SketchUp. To make everything fit for the bottom of the side, I had to sacrifice the outer edges of the pattern and put it on a legal size sheet in Portrait orientation. I could also have selected legal size paper and wouldn’t need to get so close. To make this fit, I held a piece of paper up to my screen to resize the window proportions and I zoomed in to fill the screen. Because I don’t want to run out of blue ink in my printer, I’ll go to the Styles window in SketchUp and turn off the display of the sky, or select a different style that is just lines. The blue color is the “sky” background in SketchUp. Here is the preview that I’m looking for - almost. That’s 19 sheets more than I want, so I need to play around with the window size and my view to get it down to a single sheet.ĭon’t hit “Print” until the preview shows you what you want to see. I took this screen shot before zooming way, way in and SketchUp is ready to print all of the model (along with a great deal of the background) on twenty sheets of paper. If you print on your own machine, PAY ATTENTION TO THE TILED SHEET PRINT RANGE in the lower left corner or the dialogue box. You can then take (or e-mail) the PDF to someone with a great big printer (I use my local Staples store). Set up the page size for a large sheet, 24 x 36 or 36 x 48 are standard sizes. If you want a real big print on a single sheet, you can find software online that will let you create PDF files as a virtual printer. I can also select my inkjet printer and put these on letter or legal size paper. I have my machine set to “print” an Adobe PDF file so I can show you the results. The numbers and units should match, as seen here where an inch in the printout equals an inch in SketchUp.Īt the top of the box you can select your printer. That lets you change the numbers below Scale. To print to full size (or any specific scale) uncheck the box that says “Fit to page”. When you click “OK” you will see what will go to your printer. If you’re in “Print Preview” it’s safe to play around with the different settings to see what happens. Checking or unchecking some of the boxes changes the options that are available. ![]() Here is what the dialogue box looks like. Pay close attention to the lower left corner of the dialogue box and the “Tiled” print range. These things were drawn once in SketchUp, so there isn’t any need to draw them a second time out in the shop.Ĭlick on the image for a larger version. In this example, the curved shapes of the end, and the size and location of the mortises come from the pattern. Generating full-size patterns from a SketchUp model is an incredibly valuable and powerful thing. Printing from SketchUp isn’t the easiest or most intuitive thing, but once you understand the steps of the process, it isn’t that bad. You can search on the term “Stickley Bookrack” or you can click on this link. The model is available for free on the 3D warehouse. A reader posed the logical and obvious question “can you print a full-size pattern from the free version of SketchUp, or do you need special software and a special printer?” The short answer is yes, and the detailed answer is here.Īt left is a screen shot of the SketchUp model. In my post on making a template for through mortises, I used a full-sized paper pattern that I printed from a SketchUp model. If printed at full size the door will be shown at a scale of 1:12. This PDF was created with dimensions added in LO. Since you are using SketchUp Pro you have LayOut which has better dimensioning controls. ![]() You can do this with the free version of SketchUp and your own printer. Alternatively you can edit the Dimension text so it has a fixed model space size. Full-size patterns can be printed from a SketchUp model.
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