How do I scale a LayOut in SketchUp?

Creating a scaled drawing

1. Select Window > Scaled Drawing.
2. In the Scaled Drawing panel that appears, click Make Scaled Drawing.
3. Choose a scale.
4. (Optional) From the Length drop-down list, choose Decimal, Architectural, Engineering, or Fractional.

How do you scale a model LayOut?

Select the layout viewport that you want to modify. Right-click, and then choose Properties. If necessary, click Display Locked and choose No. In the Properties palette, select Standard Scale, and then select a new scale from the list.

How do you purge SketchUp LayOut?

Purge any unused file references: Say you insert a model or image and later delete it from your LayOut document. The reference still hangs out in the References pane. To clear out all the references that no longer appear in your document, click the Purge button. This action also removes any unused In Model styles.

What is a scale layout?

When you work in a layout, the scale factor of a view in a layout viewport represents a ratio between the actual size of the model displayed in the viewport and the size of the layout. For example, for a quarter-scale drawing, the ratio would be a scale factor of one paper space unit to four model space units, or 1:4.

How do you scale up drawings?

Grid your reference and enlarge or decrease the ratio to draw a grid on your paper. Copy each box in proportion. Measure two points with scale dividers, the reverse end will mark those same points on a different scale. Enlarge a photocopy to size, shade the reverse side, flip it over and trace the outline.

What are the 3 different types of map scales?

Almost all maps are drawn to a scale, so it should be possible for these maps to indicate what the scale of the map is. There are three primary ways to indicate scale on a map: a representative fraction (e.g., 1:24,000), a verbal scale (e.g., “One inch to the mile”), or a graphic scale bar.

Can you purge a SketchUp model?

Purge data that you don’t need anymore. Or, to purge all your unused items at once, select Window > Model Info, select Statistics in the sidebar on the left, and click the Purge Unused button.

What does purge unused do?

Remove unused views, families, and other objects from the project to improve performance and reduce file size. Before purging unused objects, it is recommended that you create a backup project file. Attention: If the project is workset-enabled, all worksets must be open to use this tool.