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Help with Sketchup to PDF

Discussion in 'Sketchup Help' started by bwbeast, Jun 19, 2010.

  1. bwbeast

    bwbeast New Member

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    Hi. I'm new to this forum, first of all I would like to say that the whole flatboyz thing is pretty cool! I am very exited about getting my own Phlat Printer and Former one of these days! Anyway down to business. I have attempted to design an air plane much like Martin Newells P 51
    http://mnewell.rchomepage.com/Planes/P-51/P-51.html

    I have followed 3dmons tutorial on making a Pdf and everything works, accept I have one problem. The whole plan should fit on 3 or 4 prints, the fuselage is only 10 1/4", but no matter what I do it always comes up as 10 prints (a lot of wasted white space). I have even tried to make a print of just one component, when it prints, it splits it into two prints. Can someone help me figure out what I am doing wrong?

    Thanks, Brian
     
    bwbeast, Jun 19, 2010
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    Hi and welcome to the Phlatforum.

    Go to this link and get PDF Cropper

    It's free and does a great job at cropping out the white space.

    Hope this helps.

    -Buk
     
    7up, Jun 19, 2010
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    Thank you, I've tried this, maybe I'm missing something I can't get it to work. I've downloaded the ghost script and can't find the executable file .

    Thanks again Brian
     
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    Hmmm, here is the Ghostscript installation file. Once it is installed there is no .exe file. When you start your computer it loads up and stays resident in memory.

    Maybe this will help? Attached files gs871w32.zip (15.5 MB)Â
     
    7up, Jun 20, 2010
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    I will give that a try. Thanks again.

    Brian
     
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    There is still another way of doing this without the cropper.
    I really need to do another video tutorial showing how and hope to get a new one done by next week. I will try to explain it for you here though.
    You basically do everything in the video but then you take your main Sketchup window and size it down to get it so the majority of the white space is gone. Also instead of checking model extents now you want to uncheck it. Also to get vector instead of raster click the high accuracy box. After this just print.

    See the attached pics for a better understanding.


    Attached files [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
    3DMON, Jun 20, 2010
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    Hi guys. Thank you for the the info. My apologies. I just found out that a favorite Aunt of mine is on her death bed, so I am going to have to put this on hold while I travel across country. I plan to be back in about a week. I hope you will have the time and patience to share some insight then.

    Thanks again

    Brian
     
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    Brian, sorry to hear about your Aunt, our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
    Mark and Trish
     
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    Prayers for you and your family Brian, and for the joyful reunion of your Aunt with the Lord.
    O SON OF THE SUPREME! I have made death a messenger of joy to thee. Wherefore dost thou grieve? I made the light to shed on thee its splendor. Why dost thou veil thyself therefrom? (Baha'u'llah, The Hidden Words)
     
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