CREATING A TITLE BLOCK for your Plans in Layout

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In this video, learn the basics for creating a title block in Layout! Learn to save your title block so that it shows up on every page, as well as learning how to save it as a template for use in your SketchUp to Layout projects in the future!
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The Layout is fairly simple - you just add your different text boxes, then you draw in dividers between them - the trick is using AutoText and Layers to get your title block to show up on every page.
Let’s start by just drawing a very rough title block - line on the right, box at the lower right hand corner, then we’ll start adding some text. Before we do that, I need to introduce you to the concept of AutoText. AutoText is text that Layout will automatically fill in for you based on information that is set in your model - it’s almost like the text version of a component from SketchUp.
You can see what AutoText information is available by going up to “File,” “Document Setup,” “Auto-Text.” These are the Items that are already in as AutoText, and you can adjust their values within this area. For example, let’s add our Address to our title bar.
To start, add a text box with the value "Address" in it to your title bar.
Now, change your address in the AutoText section. Notice that the text in your actual document changes to match what you’ve entered in your Document Setup.
You can adjust the style of your text within the “Text Style Section.”
Now, let’s add a logo in the upper right hand corner - just go to “File,” “Insert,” and find your logo image.
In this case, we’re going to use the AutoText for "Page Number", along with a letter and a pair of numbers.
You can add a page description section, dates, and other information in here as well. Notice that you can create a border around a text box by selecting “Stroke” in the “Shape Style” section.
You can draw lines to separate your various sections, and adjust the way they look using the “Stroke” option in your Shape Style section of your tray.
Now, let’s talk about getting this to show up on all your pages (or at least most of your pages).
First, you’re going to want to select all of this. You can group it or not - I’d probably group it. Then, you need to add a layer for Title Block, and put all this geometry on that layer. You can check it by toggling it on or off. You should be able to drag it down near the bottom. Then, assuming you want this to show up on every page, you need to click the option for Share Layer Across Pages. This will result on this layer showing up in the same location across every page.
You may want to click the lock button to keep from accidentally editing your title block.
However, sometimes you have pages you don’t want this to show up on - simply turn the layer off on those pages!
Now, let’s adjust our page numbering so numbering doesn’t start until after the first page. Simply go up to your Document Setup again and use the drop down to select the page you’d like your numbering to begin on.
Finally, you can save this block as a template so you can use it in future projects by simply going up to “File,” “Save as Template,” and saving it under your “My Templates” folder.
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  • @DIYAudioGuy
    @DIYAudioGuy3 жыл бұрын

    This is exactly what I needed to know! I love to have some more simple videos like this that show just basic features. Right now for example I'm having a ton of trouble navigating through my scenes, and I need to learn how to make layers in SketchUp.

  • @geetsood9257
    @geetsood92574 жыл бұрын

    Thx Justin... Everytime u amaze me with your new ideas ..... Really incredible watching your videos. Terse and telling

  • @emma-skyelancaster3561
    @emma-skyelancaster35616 ай бұрын

    This is the best Sketchup video I have ever watched!!!! Holy heck! You are amazing! I cannot begin to thank you for this help!

  • @borlebros.contractingcorp.9174
    @borlebros.contractingcorp.91744 жыл бұрын

    Awesome as always. Full of information but to the point, not much wasted time in his videos.

  • @BradMorton
    @BradMorton2 жыл бұрын

    AHA! Your video was the perfect answer to my questions on assigning start page numbering, etc. THANK YOU!

  • @annabedrowska835
    @annabedrowska8353 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Justin! Great help!

  • @jbugga29
    @jbugga294 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!! Good Explanations!

  • @davidbeckwith2403
    @davidbeckwith24035 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Justin. I'm an architect who is in the process of integrating 3D more completely in to my practice. I've chosen SketchUp to do this with. Seems like there is less tutorial content out there for LayOut so I especially appreciate your LayOut videos.

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks David - really glad that you're finding them helpful!

  • @douglasigben7639
    @douglasigben76394 жыл бұрын

    Justin, You are so good! Keep it up!

  • @PabloVipVid
    @PabloVipVid3 жыл бұрын

    Justin, this is a great instructional video. Thank you very much.

  • @marthavaldivia1216
    @marthavaldivia12162 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this video. It was just what I need it.

  • @DrawnbyNatureLandscaping
    @DrawnbyNatureLandscaping Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for these videos! They are very helpful.

  • @falconlara
    @falconlara6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Justin, these layout videos are very very helpful. Cheers!

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    6 жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it Oscar!

  • @wernerberry7800
    @wernerberry78006 жыл бұрын

    Love the layout videos, Buddy!! Thanks so much! Super great job!

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    6 жыл бұрын

    Glad you're liking them!

  • @johnnyhimburg6652
    @johnnyhimburg66523 жыл бұрын

    I'm just learning layout and your videos are very helpful

  • @ryleekay8680
    @ryleekay86805 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! You're lifesaver for my business!

  • @layoutarchitect

    @layoutarchitect

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nice. Made one similar. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mqt-yZmsm62xqso.html

  • @bangisibanno256
    @bangisibanno2562 жыл бұрын

    You have taught me alot Justin. Thank you.

  • @suzannesadler1921
    @suzannesadler1921 Жыл бұрын

    Really useful and easy to follow. Thanks

  • @ArtisanIndustryfoam
    @ArtisanIndustryfoam5 ай бұрын

    You are a really good teacher. Thank you.

  • @maxradchenko8262
    @maxradchenko82624 жыл бұрын

    Thank You. Pretty simple and powerful in same time! Very useful.

  • @layoutarchitect

    @layoutarchitect

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nice. Made one similar. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mqt-yZmsm62xqso.html

  • @pjb0099
    @pjb00994 жыл бұрын

    Well Done, thank you!

  • @timguernsey8030
    @timguernsey8030 Жыл бұрын

    Just what I needed, thanks once again.

  • @wayneranson8763
    @wayneranson87635 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Justin! you make things very clear and easy to follow. Cheers mate!

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Wayne - really glad you liked it!

  • @wh1972
    @wh1972 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, very helpful.

  • @akshaykorlekar
    @akshaykorlekar4 жыл бұрын

    Hey, This was very helpful. I had been looking for Layout tutorials for long. Thanks !

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome - glad it helped!

  • @CraftyLittleMaker
    @CraftyLittleMaker6 жыл бұрын

    This is great! Very helpful. Thank you.

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    6 жыл бұрын

    Awesome - Glad you found it helpful!

  • @theeleventhhourman
    @theeleventhhourman5 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely Awesome ! Justin you Rock !

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    5 жыл бұрын

    Really glad you liked it!

  • @johnnybayles7412
    @johnnybayles74123 жыл бұрын

    Super helpful!

  • @richardvankesteren7013
    @richardvankesteren70134 жыл бұрын

    Very nice video, learned a lot.

  • @jonnyisaiah7434
    @jonnyisaiah74342 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful. This what I have look for

  • @arnesteinarson3645
    @arnesteinarson36452 жыл бұрын

    Very hands on and practical. Thanks a ton !

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    2 жыл бұрын

    No problem :)

  • @akebratt7157
    @akebratt71572 жыл бұрын

    Great Tutorial as usual.

  • @maarirs12894
    @maarirs128944 жыл бұрын

    Such high quality content! Thanks Justin

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! :)

  • @mpasquarella44
    @mpasquarella44 Жыл бұрын

    Great Video, easy way to make custom templates in Layout, Thanks

  • @chrisb3927
    @chrisb39274 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Justin!!!!!!!

  • @V21IC
    @V21IC3 жыл бұрын

    Wow! That's powerful and useful! Thanks

  • @layoutarchitect

    @layoutarchitect

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nice. Made one similar. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mqt-yZmsm62xqso.html

  • @jerdanros
    @jerdanros3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much! You're so good at explaining

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @francescosacchettin6846
    @francescosacchettin68464 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much!!

  • @user-mx8vf1ih3f
    @user-mx8vf1ih3f6 жыл бұрын

    It's very useful! Thanks!

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much!

  • @sufinez
    @sufinez5 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful. thanks. Really appreciate it.

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @IndustrialPlasticsNanaimo
    @IndustrialPlasticsNanaimo5 жыл бұрын

    Great video Justin, thank you.

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @craigabela8879
    @craigabela8879Ай бұрын

    just found this video and it's exactly what i needed

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    Ай бұрын

    Glad it helped!

  • @emiliehenriksdatter5238
    @emiliehenriksdatter52383 жыл бұрын

    You're my hero! :'D

  • @Breadbaker22
    @Breadbaker22 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing. Keep up the great work you have gotten me out of some serious geometry binds.

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad to hear it!

  • @philipryan5347
    @philipryan53475 жыл бұрын

    Great video, very easy to follow

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome - glad it helped!

  • @lanaproljece4717
    @lanaproljece47174 жыл бұрын

    Great, thank youu!!!

  • @rapaerawaitai7483
    @rapaerawaitai7483 Жыл бұрын

    Very helpful thank you

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @gd3design63
    @gd3design635 жыл бұрын

    Just helped me out, thanks! :)

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome - glad you liked it!

  • @josephfdunphymba3241
    @josephfdunphymba32412 жыл бұрын

    A6 is the usual size, like putting the logo in automatically too. Big time saver right there

  • @gregoryvendena
    @gregoryvendena2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you :)

  • @bigfist3999
    @bigfist39995 жыл бұрын

    very helpful and easy, good job.....

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    5 жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it!

  • @realbetis4426
    @realbetis44265 жыл бұрын

    tnx a lot its good to watch your video. it helps me to improved my teaching in sketchup

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    5 жыл бұрын

    Awesome - glad you found it helpful!

  • @adamheeley285
    @adamheeley2852 жыл бұрын

    You rock!

  • @DarrenBakai
    @DarrenBakai Жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @CB-ym8xy
    @CB-ym8xy6 жыл бұрын

    Good! Make more videos about layout and floorplans! Keep it up!

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    6 жыл бұрын

    Lol - will do - thanks! :)

  • @phoenix1689
    @phoenix16893 жыл бұрын

    this is exactly that I want. Thank u.

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @andygregory8221
    @andygregory82214 жыл бұрын

    Awesome, saved a lot of time

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped!

  • @stanislausstanly3851
    @stanislausstanly38512 жыл бұрын

    Hi Justin, great tutorial! I wonder if there's any way we can make the drawing scale as auto text? So when we change the scale of any layout, the "scale" text in drawing title is automatically updated.

  • @KarsonoshShrumahgambar
    @KarsonoshShrumahgambar2 жыл бұрын

    Tank you very much

  • @rudymedina9478
    @rudymedina94785 жыл бұрын

    very good job sir!

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    5 жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it

  • @neoenriqueziii6715
    @neoenriqueziii67153 ай бұрын

    nice info...

  • @AlbertDavis3
    @AlbertDavis34 жыл бұрын

    I was looking for a way to have a company logo appear on every page of Layout without having to manually paste it on to every page. Starting at 13:00 in the video you show how to do this using a combination of groups, layers, "control whether this layer is shared across all pages" and document set-up. Thanks so much for showing how to accomplish important tasks when Sketchup and Layout defy intuition.

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don't know that they defy intuition - they're just like anything else though - you've got to learn how to use the features to be able to utilize the features. Glad it helped!

  • @stephendonato6737
    @stephendonato6737 Жыл бұрын

    Hi, I am just a starter in this SketchUp as I need to do some design drawings for my design works, and I need to do it the right way at the start and making a title Block is a good way to Start. Thanks

  • @jokerlilo
    @jokerlilo5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much.

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    5 жыл бұрын

    😀

  • @emmabedford985
    @emmabedford9853 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! appreciate the tutorial but it's very... fast. Had to pause and go back a lot but its all there so GREAT

  • @mariosaga1880
    @mariosaga18804 жыл бұрын

    thanks for sharing

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @robert2768
    @robert27686 жыл бұрын

    Informative, useful and easy to understand like all of your videos, particularly TheSketchUpEssentials Course. I purchased your course and it is extremely helpful. On the topic of title blocks that you use over and over is the topic of custom standard details that you use over and over in your layout drawings. For example, if you build decks you may use the same footing detail, stair connection detail, house ledger connection detail etc. in all or many of your drawings. Can these details be stored on a page in your saved template? If so then, for example, when you select your custom template all of your details will already be on say page 3. I look forward to your videos on Layout.

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hi Robert - Thank you very much! I really appreciate that you liked the course. I have not done a video quite yet on custom standard details, but that's a very good topic idea - I may actually put something like this together the week after next. The answer to your question is yes, they can be stored, but I'd recommend storing them in a scrapbook rather than in a page template. You probably don't want all of your standard details getting brought in to every new project you make (that would create some pretty large template files). Instead, if you save them within a scrapbook, you could drag over the details you need into your plans whenever you need them. I haven't really talked about scrapbooks too much on the channel yet, but they're very useful. Did that make sense? More to come in the next couple weeks. Thanks!

  • @ladeariko7958
    @ladeariko79584 жыл бұрын

    very useful...

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot!

  • @niallthomas1538
    @niallthomas15382 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Justin, very helpful. I have had some problems with scenes repeating on each page of a layout. Is this because of the layers on each page ?

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    2 жыл бұрын

    It sounds like you've got them on a "on all pages" layer

  • @winsonlee16
    @winsonlee163 жыл бұрын

    Thx a lot it help me to find out the way for 5 years. By the way, can we use the auto cad title box put in the layout to make it mix with the team in using autocad drawing

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    3 жыл бұрын

    I assume you could import a DWG title box

  • @tongvirak7080
    @tongvirak70804 жыл бұрын

    Thx u

  • @catherinebrassard8631
    @catherinebrassard86313 жыл бұрын

    Hi Justin, Thank you so much for such a great tutorial! Could I ask a question? I set up the title block on A3 plain paper. Now that it is saved as a template, I learned that I need to change the units to feet and inches. Is there a way to do this? Thank you!

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    3 жыл бұрын

    You should be able to change this in your document setup - "File," "Document Setup," "Units"

  • @RebeldeNgMgaSelosa
    @RebeldeNgMgaSelosa3 жыл бұрын

    Can you export an existing CAD TB to layout?

  • @MrDbol
    @MrDbol3 жыл бұрын

    hi there. Loving these bud. trying to create a contents page currently... any suggestions??

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    3 жыл бұрын

    Generally I create a table inside of Excel, then import that table - makes managing the information a lot easier. You can control the format in Layout

  • @Messi10billy
    @Messi10billy6 жыл бұрын

    GREAT VIDEO! how do I crop a detail of a DWG file (After imported it) inside Layout? Thanks

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    6 жыл бұрын

    You could crop it by creating a clipping mask - I'll get that added to my list of vids to make - you'd basically draw over the section of the DWG you'd like to show, then select the objects you drew and go up to "Edit," "Create Clipping Mask." That should clip out all the areas of your DWG that aren't within your shape. Thanks!

  • @AKE-CAD
    @AKE-CAD4 ай бұрын

    hi, new to layout. I am using layout for drawings. but the dimensioning tool is not accurate. Is there any setting that I missed?

  • @bluedreamph
    @bluedreamph5 жыл бұрын

    thanks

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    5 жыл бұрын

    👍

  • @mariuswedler6035
    @mariuswedler60355 жыл бұрын

    Hi Justin! Your Video's are very good! Easy to follow and easy to understand :) But i have a question; If you are finished with the "Titel Block", everything you do and mark in Layout is changing from Blue to Red? Can you tell me why and also how to change it? Best Regards ;)

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    5 жыл бұрын

    I think that red indicates that it's on a layer that's being duplicated across multiple pages - not 100% sure though

  • @melkyselly7110
    @melkyselly71103 жыл бұрын

    heelo brother from indonesia

  • @jimkamperis7907
    @jimkamperis79074 жыл бұрын

    Is this only for the paid version of sketch up or can i apply it to the free version?

  • @sahardarwich
    @sahardarwich Жыл бұрын

    I changed the sheet size to A2 the border of the template changed but the white background still as the original, how to fill the white background to the new format A2?

  • @jamesperkinsmetalsculpture8303
    @jamesperkinsmetalsculpture83035 жыл бұрын

    Hello Justin. I have not experimented with LayOut what so ever yet. For someone who's plate is Full, is there any Templates that are available to download, plug in or however, just to quickly Modify?

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hi Jim - what kind of templates specifically are you looking for? I think there are some scrapbook files here - sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=49829 , but I don't think I fully get what you're trying to do...

  • @jamesperkinsmetalsculpture8303

    @jamesperkinsmetalsculpture8303

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@Thesketchupessentials Hey Justin. I actually opened up Layout for the 1st time 2 days ago. Templates are right there. Obviously the user we need to change them to there liking. I will just refer to your Video. No big deal. Thanks buddy!

  • @romanlevin3541
    @romanlevin35412 жыл бұрын

    Hi Justin, can you use existing cad title block in layout?

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    2 жыл бұрын

    I believe you can import DWG files to Layout, so most likely yes

  • @niallthomas1538
    @niallthomas15382 жыл бұрын

    Justin, I have also had trouble with scenes which were created in Sketchup not being transferred correctly to Layout. e.g. I created a floor plan,saved it as a scene and inserted into Layout, but it showed up as a 3D view of the model with the wall heights cut off. Why does this happen ?

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    2 жыл бұрын

    It sounds like you didn't actually select the scene for the viewport in Layout?

  • @kyawswar_hein1417
    @kyawswar_hein14173 жыл бұрын

    hi how can i delete my own templete in sketchup layout

  • @3drenders_
    @3drenders_4 жыл бұрын

    thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    4 жыл бұрын

    👍

  • @maarirs12894
    @maarirs128944 жыл бұрын

    Woah! It’s better than AutoCAD!

  • @davidligon6088
    @davidligon60884 жыл бұрын

    Trying to add a page text block to a template that is included with new page, but editable (with different text) for each page. The idea is to have a common page,description location, but different text. When I add a text box to a template and have it automatically placed on every page, and change the text on one page, it changes on every page, not allowing me to have different page descriptions.

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    4 жыл бұрын

    For the layer section, if you click the little image of the 2 pieces of paper, this will change it so that that layer doesn't repeat on multiple pages

  • @chitpaul
    @chitpaul5 жыл бұрын

    Why is the quality of my sketchup drawings a bit blocky, edgy in layout. How can I make it finer.

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    5 жыл бұрын

    You need to change your rendering style - see tip 2 in this video - kzread.info/dash/bejne/op5po6-nncTgfqw.html

  • @EricHammond01
    @EricHammond016 жыл бұрын

    Hey

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hi there :)

  • @jomarpandi5456
    @jomarpandi5456 Жыл бұрын

    hi Justin! can you give us scrapbooks.

  • @carlodigma5128
    @carlodigma51283 жыл бұрын

    But when I sent to layout my model it says you can't lunch the layer what shall I do, Thanks God bless and Jesus Loves you.

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don't know what this means....

  • @warrenjsimpson
    @warrenjsimpson3 жыл бұрын

    The background music is an annoying distraction.

  • @Thesketchupessentials

    @Thesketchupessentials

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well it's gone in newer videos

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