Using Layout as an illustrator

Can Layout be used as illustrator ?

Layout is the most underrated program in the Sketchup suite. It allows you to make really complex drawings.

The answer to the question, is Layout as powerful as Illustrator, is no? But Layout is still extremely powerful and much simpler.

LAYOUT TUTORIAL

In this tutorial, Denis shows you in particular:

  • Importing an image into a drawing
  • Methodology of working on Layout
  • Drawing a spline
  • Drawing the door with circles and using magnetization
  • How to shift a shape
  • How to create complex shapes with a cutter
  • Creating groups
  • Shadow and transparency
  • Export pdf and png

 

LAYOUT AND PDF FILES

 

PDF file

Chevrolet with Layout

The Layout file

car.layout