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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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.

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

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

BradMorton
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You are a really good teacher. Thank you.

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

josephfdunphymba
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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.

AlbertDavis
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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.

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

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

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

borlebros.contractingcorp.
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You have taught me alot Justin. Thank you.

bangisibanno
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Really useful and easy to follow. Thanks

suzannesadler
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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

stephendonato
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Very hands on and practical. Thanks a ton !

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

mpasquarella
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Just what I needed, thanks once again.

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

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

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

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Thank you for these videos! They are very helpful.

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