Printing full size patterns from Sketchup????

SDSSmith · Post by **SDSSmith** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:38 pm

JPG40504 wrote:It appears to work 4 me(install). It added the export option. It appears to open it(see next). It does not 'name' it with a dxf file type, but a skB file type. Caveat emptor re that! Any body have the ability to input the file I 'created' to see if it really works/ I do not have corel etc. I can e-mail it as an attachment!?

BTW, running 7.0!

JPG, you can email to me at sdssmith51@gmail.com

tom_k/mo · Post by **tom_k/mo** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:41 pm

I just installed and tested it, and it does seem to work.

tom_k/mo · Post by **tom_k/mo** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:30 pm

I tested a file that JPG sent me and here's the results. Let me caveat the results with the following...

Imported the DXF file into CorelDRAW X5, just released about 6 weeks ago, with their latest import/export filters.
CorelDRAW is a 2D graphics application, SketchUp is 3D. Importing 3D data into a 2D application is going to flatten the geometry. When importing, Corel prompts the user which plane (Top, Front, Left/Right Side, etc...) to import into.
When exporting the file from SketchUp, it gives you the option of how to handle the 3D faces, I chose Polyface Mesh for this example.

PS: I didn't zoom out on the SketchUp model and get a screen shot of the whole model with the mannequin in it, but it was in the model. The additional lines shown in the details extending out of the side of the knob are the dimension lines and text from the original SketchUp model.

wannabewoodworker · Post by **wannabewoodworker** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 6:37 pm

Edited for obvious reasons.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:37 pm

Edited for the same 'reason'!

wannabewoodworker · Post by **wannabewoodworker** » Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:56 pm

You are correct but to just check it out I don't think there is any harm I just tested to see if it works and it did not work. You can always trial test it and see where it gets you. Then if it works you can buy the real version which is what i always do anyway. Nothing worse than buying a piece of software and finding out it stinks and then being out the money for it. And don't tell me you can get your money back that don't happen often.

lightnin · Post by **lightnin** » Wed May 14, 2014 1:29 am

This thread has been dead for four years has anyone figured out a good way to print to scale yet?
Maybe I didn't find the thread I need in my searching.

I have been messing with Sketchup again and wanted to do some printing to scale. I have version 8.0.something.
I have had some success I get it to scale but centered on four pages is there some way to select the print area?
I don't want to tape pages together for small things. Below is some pix to tell the story of what I'm doing so far.
at least I'm getting accurate to scale output. Maybe if I got a printer that printed tabloid size it would fit on one page.
This video by Matthias Wandel makes it look so easy. (at about the 30 sec. mark)

Edit... I just found this video too

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lightnin · Post by **lightnin** » Wed May 14, 2014 3:40 am

I downloaded the evaluation copy of Matthias Wandel's Big print I was quit pleased with it.
If I don't run across anything that I like more I'll probably end up getting it. I would rather
have him get my 22 bucks because I have enjoyed his videos so often.