When attempting to use the Rotated rectangle tool with the following sequence:- 1 click start point 2 drag along any axis (I’m starting with simple example) 3 enter length (VCB) 4 press ENTER (this works as expected and ‘protractor’ changes to conform) 5 drag to establish direction and approxim…

Try following the prompts beside the Measurement box (VCB) more closely. If you click then DRAG first (as you say you did - i.e., hold the mouse button down as you move it), you get Measurement prompt Angle, Length. If you click, then just MOVE the mouse (with no button pressed) you are prompted j…

Thank you John, However if I simply move the mouse (no button) then enter the length, the measurment prompt is for Angle,Length, but it is “greyed out”, or stays white and will not allow any input. Yet if, at that stage I move the mouse, I can input data, but that is when I receive the “Invalid inp…

At least in SU 2017, I don’t get that. When I first click, then move mouse (no button pressed) I get the prompt Length Let me try again in 2016. Same here too. BTW, which version are you using? Your profile doesn’t say either Make or Pro, or which version. I simply can’t get it to do what you are…

Tried to do a screen capture: Didn’t work at all first time, and missed the start second time. Third try: [image]

Still misbehaving after computer restart. Like you, puzzled and at the moment, baffled. Not getting entirely sensible results using the click/drag method either.

I can duplicate that issue on my PC. It’s quite strange. I would say it’s broken. I checked SU2016 and it works as expected.

Glad to have a third person confirm the problem.

Thank you everyone, I thought I mentioned I’m using Sketchup Make the free version, and I tried the traditional cold reboot, with no change in behaviour. As before, after I enter the first length, VCB asks for angle,length, but will not allow access until the mouse is moved, after which I can enter…

@DaveR , how or to whom can we report this as an apparent bug?

Rotated rectangle tool input

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DaveR November 27, 2016, 2:55pm 11

I’ll take care of that, @john_mcclenahan

eta: Looks like it’s been done.

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