Only SketchUp Pro 6 includes LayOut (beta)*,a
brand-new tool for creating and sharing professional presentations
made from your SketchUp models. LayOut lets you place, arrange,
title and annotate SketchUp models, photos and other design
elements to assemble presentation graphics and design documentation
for print and screen. LayOut lets you work more efficiently
by radically reducing the amount of time you have to spend
composing and updating 2D presentations.
Present your SketchUp models with text and graphics
LayOut lets you do everything you'd expect to be able to do
in a professional 2D layout package: create multi-page documents,
use layers, create custom drawing symbols (icons and graphics),
and create templates to lend consistency to your work. When
you insert a SketchUp model into your LayOut file, you can
orbit, zoom and pan it around until you like what you see.
You can apply styles, turn perspective on and off, and even
control shadow settings without leaving LayOut. Best of all,
you can assign different drawing scales to each of your model
views.
Spend less time on your presentation documents
Your LayOut file is linked to the SketchUp models you insert
into it, meaning LayOut "knows" when one of your models has
been modified since you last worked on your presentation. With
a couple of clicks, you can automatically update your SketchUp
model references so your LayOut file reflects the changes.
You can take advantage of this to generate all your orthographic
views; you might even be able to stop drawing plans and sections.
And since every firm has a library of symbols – north
arrows, scale figures, trees – that it uses consistently,
LayOut lets you create libraries (we call them scrapbooks)
that can contain all the graphic elements you use on a regular
basis. Everything you need, all in one place.
Print, PDF or Present. It's your choice
Ever end up having to create two presentations – one
paper, one digital – every time you need to present your
work? LayOut was designed to eliminate the redundancy in most
workflows by letting you create a single document for print
and screen presentation. Simply put, LayOut lets you go full
screen. And while you're there, you can orbit your models,
play animations and even make annotations directly on your
drawings.
