Outliner in Format – Function Requests

I’m engaged on a template proper now and have one want.

see this thread…Outliner for Format

Im making an attempt to automate the drawing course of from Sketchup to Format and the one factor that happens to me is that I want 45 scenes to cowl all of the choices that I may need to indicate on any given mission. Not essential a lot what I’m drawing or why 45 scenes. Simply know that could be a LOT of scenes.

In taking part in round with this, I’ve found that for a big majority of scenes I’ve to have a piece reduce. The quickest manner to do that is choose the native elevation view of my mannequin after which go to outliner and choose the part reduce that I already positioned. Double click on it and now I’ve my scene set. Rinse and repeat for all 45 scenes.

As I’ve been reminded on quite a few events, when in Format, I’ve much more management of line weights by tag in order that now I don’t want quite a few stacked viewports to get the road weights I would like. However then I used to be sitting there questioning, Why can’t I management the part cuts as nicely?

It might so nice to have the ability to arrange the essential native elevations of any mannequin in Sketchup as scenes after which go straight to Format and have management of the entire parts as they happen in Sketchup within the Outliner…the Outliner Panel. I might have a viewport activated and choose the tags, set the road weights, set up the part reduce I wish to see, and even flip off one explicit object that’s the manner of one other object I have to see within the view.

Moreover, what would actually bake my noodle can be the flexibility to assign Kinds to explicit tags in Format…however that could be including an excessive amount of to the hearth proper now.

simply bumping this to maintain it reside.

Any ideas from sketchup workers?

@KeithBrooks,

To be clear, is your request right here for an outliner in LayOut, or for part reduce controls on SketchUp viewports in LayOut? Or is it to have the SketchUp Outliner inside the SketchUp Viewport inspector in LayOut?

Adam

Outliner Management in Format.

Since part cuts are within the Outliner, I’d assume that they’d be included in an Outliner panel in Format.

The way you all get that achieved might be not my complete focus. A separate Sketchup Outliner panel in Format or the Outliner within the Sketchup Viewport Inspector would each work in my thoughts.

Thanks for the clarification.

Adam

Here’s a framework to indicate numerous views, together with sections, from a single scene.

The three pictures proven above are all from a single scene.

1. I did a piece reduce of the shed.
2. Utilized a Shade Texture model with “Present Part” checked within the Kinds/Modeling panel.
3. Despatched the file to Format.
4. A viewport is generated with the shed in a piece view. Viewport A
5. Copy Viewport. A to Make Viewport B
6. Highlite (choose) Viewport B.
   7> In Sketchup Fashions Panel, open the Kinds part.
   8 and choose a method with out “Present Part” checked.
7. Copy Viewport B to make Viewport C
8. In Sketchup Fashions Panel, in Std Views Select “TOP”

In my opinion and years {of professional} use, Format is a really succesful device.
The training curve generally is a battle at instances however it’s all the pieces I want.

The great thing about this discussion board is a spot to glean a tidbit of information that may be a spark to additional understanding.

45 scenes could possibly be lots of scenes if they aren’t organized.

I generally have round 100 scenes and it was a large number. Then I developed a scheme to call my scenes. The scheme breaks the scene identify into a number of sections. Every part has a selected group of acronyms the are meaningiful in my work. Develop an order to put the Acronyms and your work is orderly, consistant and comprehensible

Kind of Scene (view)
SEC – Part
PLN – Plan
ELV – Elevation
PER – Perspective
ISO – Isometric

View Route
Frt – Entrance
Rgt – Proper
Lft – Left
Rrr – Rear
High – High
Bot – Backside
I prefix the Scene identify with the realm of the constructing
CA – Cashier
CS – Espresso store
AL – Alcoholic beverage
Examples
CA PLN
CA ELV Rrr Part A
CS PLN Set up