How To Get A Scaled Floor Plan From Sketch Up

Learn how to create a template in layout.

How to get a scaled floor plan from sketch up.

This tutorial shows how to draw 2d floor plans in sketchup step by step from scratch. Learn how to prepare your floor plan for printing to scale. Learn how to print your floor plan to scale using sketchup make includes free downloadable templates sketchup pro. To begin with a scaled drawing group follow these steps.

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. Your 3d construction software shouldn t be. Sketchup floor plan tutorial for beginners 1. 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. Construction modeling workflows are hard. Starting at your reference point use the line tool to trace the floor. First open up the floor plan drawing that you wish to print to scale.

To make sure the image doesn t get moved around you will want to lock it in place. Sketchup can take you from floor plan to finished project. Make sure you are oriented to the top view by selecting camera from the top menu then standard views from the drop down menu and then top. Depending on your selection you might be able to choose a unit such as meters or feet.

It gets the whole job done. Learn how to export a floor plan elevation to layout and save using your own saved template. Step by step instructions.