A Window Installation - Google SketchUp Workshop: Modeling, Visualizing, and Illustrating - page 97

Step 10: Creating the Document in LayOut
Goal : To assemble the final step-by-step document.
Input : SketchUp model.
Tool : LayOut 2.0.
To begin to set up the first page, set the model to the appropriate scene.
Right-click on the model, select Scenes, and choose the scene from the list.
A yellow warning sign will appear near the bottom right of the model; this
means the model within the page is updating. Note that LayOut 2.0 still has
a few issues, so wait until the model finishes updating before moving on to
the next step. Once the model finishes updating, add the secondary illustra-
tions, arrows, blowups (zoomed portions of the model), and text. The point of
the document is to clearly illustrate a construction process so that secondary
graphics, arrows, blowups, and text really help support a step.
Tip
Scrapbooks are a useful tool in LayOut for saving and reusing elements
that repeat throughout the document. Common items to save in a
scrapbook include arrows, text boxes that are of a specific size and
font, and other illustrative objects. A scrapbook functions much like a
component library in that it acts as a place to store common items.
After creating the first page, copy it by going to the Pages palette and
clicking the Duplicate Selected Page button. This makes a copy of the first
page and places it as the second page. Then, update the model on this new
page to be the appropriate scene. The reason for making a new page by
copying the page before it is that the model on the new page will be in the
same location as it was in the previous page. This eliminates repeatedly hav-
ing to reinsert the SketchUp model and its secondary illustrations, arrows,
blowups, and text. Repeat this process until the step-by-step document is
complete, and then have the subject matter expert review it for technical
accuracy.
On a side note, when exporting the document to an Adobe Acrobat PDF
format, the hybrid rendering of the model results in a large file size. Reduce
the file size by going to Documents > Reduce File Size in Acrobat. Our
28-page window installation step-by-step document was reduced from
25.5 to 2.92 MB.
Step 11: Leveraging the Content
Goal : To repurpose the SketchUp components, models, and materials; the
text; and the document.
Tools : SketchUp, Umbraco, and Canto Cumulus 7.