Stacking and Clip Viewports in LayOut - Skill Builder

[@keggyification]

Thanks Eric, you make it all look so simple but I know from experience that it takes a lot of skill to be as fluid as you are with SketchUp and LayOut.

[@kingasz100]

Thank you Erik, I very appreciate that you choose example which would highlight the difficulty of creating a clipping ask from complex shapes. This is why it would be so nice to have more tools for droughting and for fill/ for fill manipulation - tool similar to solid tool operations (exclude one fill from another, add fill to another....). Do you think that TRIMBLE Inc is consider to develop droughting tools within LO?

[@HBSuccess]

Fantastic! I’m just starting to get into Layout so this got the creative juices flowing. Very powerful tool but I would not have thought of this approach without some help - so thank you!

[@PaulineFerguson]

Thank you! I have wanted to fade out sections of the view, but am not proficient enough in fog tools to get what I wanted, and this is perfect.

[@mearkitek3773]

Very useful tutorial, thanks.

[@Steve_W27]

Great thanks Eric - did you create the faded SketchUp style, by using fog?

[@ElizandradePaula]

Tks for the video! This is great, I loved

[@artisantony4124]

When will SketchUp Pro 2023 be available?

[@thetechnician832]

When I want to create clipping mask say with rectangle tool I have a white background not transparent. How do I change to transparent? Thanks

[@SketchUp]

Select the viewport and at the bottom of the SketchUp Model panel uncheck the Background checkbox 👍

[@sinyaoono]

I cannot find cliping-mask in Layout2023...

[@sinyaoono]

I got it NOW. It needs both viewport and rectangle are selected.

[@SketchUp]

@@sinyaoono Yes. LayOut needs to know what you want clipped (viewport or image) and what shape you want to use to clip/mask it with ;)

[@chrisb3927]

I enjoyed it, but I am confused 😬

[@SketchUp]

Let us know what was confusing and we'll try to answer it for you. Or post a question at forums.sketchup.com/ for more detailed responses.

[@chrisb3927]

@@SketchUp Thank you Eric. I believe that it all comes down to practicing it a few times. Your tutorial was great as always!!

[@OveToranger]

Obviously someone with good knowledge of Sketchup, but not as educational as the usual Sketchup-videos In my opinion a bit fast, too many shortcuts (not using standard menus) and seemed a bit unprepared for an educational video TL/DR: Definitely informative, but less educational compared to other Sketchup-videos

[@HBSuccess]

Tell us how you really feel, Karen. We can’t wait to see your SU tutorials 😂😂

[@OveToranger]

@@HBSuccess Hi Ken. I'm not knowledgeable enough in SU to make tutorials, hence why I watch these. But I can definitely comment on which videos teaches me something and which videos shows the possibilities in Sketchup by a skilled user...without it teaching me anything/much. How about you, your SU tutorial videos were sorely lacking...ie. non-existent...

[@OveToranger]

@Eric S Definitely shows a whole lot of the possibilities in Sketchup for a skilled user, but way out of my league 😄👍

[@gerretw]

You can replay it full screen multiple times to get the nuances. As an overview it's fine, I wasn't aware of the techniques he uses, didn't know clipping masks existed, thus I like it. To do it, however, needs practice. Too many SU videos I watch and do it, then not need the technique for years, and have to relearn it.