#SKETCHUP MAKE 2013 TUTORIAL HOW TO#

Every PNG, JPG, TIF, and other raster image is saved with a resolution when it’s created. How does LayOut decide how big to draw each individual tile in the pattern? It looks at the source image’s resolution (pixel density) and uses that. You can choose any image you like LayOut will automatically turn it into a pattern by tiling it (copying it in a grid). To add a pattern to LayOut, all you have to do is choose Import Custom Pattern. from the drop-down menu in the Pattern Fill panel. If you can, you should make your pattern tiles PNGs, too.

All of the pattern tiles we’ve included with LayOut happen to be PNGs because that format supports non-lossy compression (which makes them look good) and alpha transparency (which makes parts of them see-through).

There’s nothing magical about image tiles in LayOut they’re just JPG, TIF, GIF or PNG images. Each is made up of image tiles which repeat to form the pattern. The following picture shows this concept in action:Ī sampling of patterns that ship with LayOut. When you assign a pattern to a shape, LayOut fills that shape with image tiles to create the pattern you want to see.

#SKETCHUP MAKE 2013 TUTORIAL HOW TO#

This post is a tutorial on how to do just that. LayOut ships with a library of patterns to get you started, but creating and adding your own is possible, too. It lets you fill any shape in your document with a pattern. The major new feature in the newest version of LayOut in SketchUp Pro 2013 is Pattern Fill.

Sketchup make 2013 tutorial