
So if you’re using SketchUp maximized in full screen, you have to undock it and drag the borders of the window to fit it. So what you need to do is resize that actual SketchUp program window, in order to change the aspect ratio of the workspace to fit the object as tight as possible. If you tried to print that, it would look like this: So if you have a bunch of empty space around the model, SketchUp will allocate page space for that area, and that’s where you get all those blank pages printing out.

When you print from SketchUp, it actually prints the entire work area, not just the model. Ok, so this is where most people trip up. (I don’t know why you can’t just align your view to any face in the model, you HAVE TO use a standard view for some reason.)


You can use a model you already have or download one from the 3D Warehouse. Open a model in Sketchup that you want to save with a transparent background.

You can delete the unwanted background in Photoshop, but why give yourself an extra step? Follow these steps and you can have a transparent Sketchup PNG right from the start! Exporting a Sketchup PNG My default, if you export your current model as a 2D PNG image you will notice that the ground plane is be transparent, but the sky is not.
