If you print on your own machine, PAY ATTENTION TO THE TILED SHEET PRINT RANGE in the lower left corner or the dialogue box.
#SKETCHUP MAKE 2014 FULL PDF#
You can then take (or e-mail) the PDF to someone with a great big printer (I use my local Staples store). Set up the page size for a large sheet, 24 x 36 or 36 x 48 are standard sizes. If you want a real big print on a single sheet, you can find software online that will let you create PDF files as a virtual printer. I can also select my inkjet printer and put these on letter or legal size paper. I have my machine set to “print” an Adobe PDF file so I can show you the results. The numbers and units should match, as seen here where an inch in the printout equals an inch in SketchUp.Īt the top of the box you can select your printer. That lets you change the numbers below Scale. To print to full size (or any specific scale) uncheck the box that says “Fit to page”. When you click “OK” you will see what will go to your printer. If you’re in “Print Preview” it’s safe to play around with the different settings to see what happens. Checking or unchecking some of the boxes changes the options that are available. Here is what the dialogue box looks like. Pay close attention to the lower left corner of the dialogue box and the “Tiled” print range. These things were drawn once in SketchUp, so there isn’t any need to draw them a second time out in the shop.Ĭlick on the image for a larger version. In this example, the curved shapes of the end, and the size and location of the mortises come from the pattern.
Generating full-size patterns from a SketchUp model is an incredibly valuable and powerful thing. Printing from SketchUp isn’t the easiest or most intuitive thing, but once you understand the steps of the process, it isn’t that bad. You can search on the term “Stickley Bookrack” or you can click on this link.
#SKETCHUP MAKE 2014 FULL FOR FREE#
The model is available for free on the 3D warehouse. A reader posed the logical and obvious question “can you print a full-size pattern from the free version of SketchUp, or do you need special software and a special printer?” The short answer is yes, and the detailed answer is here.Īt left is a screen shot of the SketchUp model. In my post on making a template for through mortises, I used a full-sized paper pattern that I printed from a SketchUp model. You can do this with the free version of SketchUp and your own printer. Full-size patterns can be printed from a SketchUp model.
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