Learn how to export a floor plan elevation to layout and save using your own saved template.
How to get a scaled floor plan from sketch up.
Optional from the length drop down list choose decimal architectural engineering or fractional.
Learn how to create a template in layout.
Select window scaled drawing.
Your 3d construction software shouldn t be.
Sketchup floor plan tutorial for beginners 1.
This tutorial shows how to draw 2d floor plans in sketchup step by step from scratch.
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.
Depending on your selection you might be able to choose a unit such as meters or feet.
Starting at your reference point use the line tool to trace the floor.
It gets the whole job done.
You can learn this comp.
Learn how to prepare your floor plan for printing to scale.
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.
In the scaled drawing panel that appears click make scaled drawing.
Step by step instructions.
First open up the floor plan drawing that you wish to print to scale.
To begin with a scaled drawing group follow these steps.
To make sure the image doesn t get moved around you will want to lock it in place.