How to flatten object in Sketchup?

1. How do you flatten layers in Sketchup?
2. How do I flatten a cad in Sketchup?
3. Can you flatten lines in SketchUp?
4. How do I flatten a CAD drawing?
5. What is explode in SketchUp?
6. What are coplanar faces SketchUp?
7. How do I get free SketchUp LayOut?
8. What is LayOut SketchUp?
9. How do I make 2D in SketchUp?

How do you flatten layers in Sketchup?

Layers: Open the Window menu>Layers window, select the layers you want to merge and press Delete. SketchUp will ask you what to do with the objects on the layers - erase or move to the current or default (0) layer. The layer 0 cannot be deleted.

How do I flatten a cad in Sketchup?

Without a plugin, you can flatten the lines:

1. go to topview with Parallel Projection on.
2. export to a 2D DWG file to full scale (File menu>Export>2D Image)
3. import the DWG you made back into SketchUp.

Can you flatten lines in SketchUp?

One “flattening” trick that SketchUp Pro users can use is to go to top view, select parallel projection and export to 2D DWG to full scale, then re-import the DWG you created.

How do I flatten a CAD drawing?

To flatten a drawing automatically in AutoCAD:

1. Turn off or freeze any hatch layers with hatch patterns so they are not included in the selection.
2. Type FLATTEN at the command line.
3. Select all objects and press the Enter key.
4. Type N for No when prompted to remove hidden lines.

What is explode in SketchUp?

Explode: When you explode a component instance, you're effectively turning it back into regular ol' geometry. Explode is a lot like Ungroup in other software programs (in SketchUp, you use Explode to disassemble both components and groups).

What are coplanar faces SketchUp?

So, SketchUp considers something to be coplanar if all of the internal points are on the same plane, but there is a tolerance to that, and imported geometry may have a smaller tolerance. This comes up with importing CAD, and there are extensions such as Eneroth Flatten to Plane to help with that.

How do I get free SketchUp LayOut?

LayOut is only available as part of the Pro package. It is not available as a stand alone program. If you are using SketchUp for commercial work, you do need pro for the license. The free versions are not licensed for commercial use.

What is LayOut SketchUp?

LayOut is the tool for creating documentation from your SketchUp model. You start in SketchUp, draw your project and create scenes to show the different views. then you can send the file to LayOut, add dimensions, labels, other text, perhaps photos or whatever.

How do I make 2D in SketchUp?

How to Switch to a 2D View in SketchUp

1. Create a new SketchUp file by choosing File→New. Depending on the template you have set to open when you create a new SketchUp file, you may already be in a 2D view. ...
2. Choose Camera→Standard→Top. This changes your viewpoint so that you're looking directly down at the ground.
3. Choose Camera→Parallel Projection.