Extract text from LAYOUT files
To convert your LAYOUT file to another format, you need SketchUp LayOut or other Page Layout software.
To convert other file formats to the "CAD Presentation Document" file type, you need software like SketchUp LayOut or a similar tool.
The .layout extension is a multi-disciplinary container primarily associated with Trimble SketchUp Pro. These files serve as the 2D presentation layer for 3D models, allowing architects and designers to generate construction documents, blueprints, and presentations from SKP source data. While powerful for drafting, the format poses significant accessibility challenges: it is strictly proprietary, requiring a paid SketchUp subscription to view or edit, and files can become bloated (exceeding 100MB) due to embedded high-resolution viewports and assets. Furthermore, version incompatibility often prevents older software from opening newer .layout files.
Beyond CAD, the extension is widely used in software development and gaming. It functions as an XML-based configuration file for IDEs like Code::Blocks to save window positions, and as a UI definition file in game engines like DayZ Enfusion and MyGUI. Users run into issues when trying to open these text-based variants in graphics software, or vice versa.
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Convert.Guru analyzes your LAYOUT file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our LAYOUT converter.