What is Sketchup Layout?

What is Sketchup Layout?

Sketchup Layout is designed to take the solid model from Google Sketchup Pro and convert it into orthographic views, presentation views and other working drawings. The user will use Google Sketchup Pro to create “Scenes” that will be equal to the orthographic views of a design (Front, Right Side, Left Side, Rear, etc.)

How tight should pipe fittings be?

As a general guideline, after hand-tight engagement, tighten 2-3 full turns for sizes up to 1 inches for NPT fittings. You should have between 3.5 and 6 engaged threads. Any number outside of this range may indicate either under or over tightening of the joint or out of tolerance threads.

How do I turn a line into a shape in SketchUp?

To split a line or shape,

1. Select the Split tool ( ), which you find on the default toolbar or by selecting Tools > Split from the menu bar.
2. Click on the line or shape edge where you want to split it.

When to use draw pipes from lines in SketchUp?

Draw pipes from lines is the newest sketchup extension that supports SketchUp 2013, SketchUp 2014, SketchUp 2015, SketchUp 2016, SketchUp 2017. The plugin will be very useful for Architecture, Construction, Engineering, Heavy Civil, Interior Design, Woodworking sectors. The plugin can be used to generate pipes on the lines already chosen.

How to access the engineering toolbox in SketchUp?

NOTE!! – the “insert!” and the Tools features only works when the engineeringtoolbox exension is opened from within SketchUp. Install the extension as described in the right column – restart Sketchup and open this tool from the Sketchup Plugins menu.

What can you do with SketchUp for free?

SketchUp is a free 3D CAD modeling program offered by Google. It is often used for creating models of houses, buildings and other architectural structures. These models can then be used for business or architectural presentations or exported for sale to graphic artists and animators who use them to create rendered images or videos.

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