# \[3DTextTool\] Boxes for TEXT Height is marked wrong! **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp\ **Tags:** sketchup, 3dtext\ **Created:** [March 28, 2016, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/3dtexttool-boxes-for-text-height-is-marked-wrong/22740 "2016-03-28T14:32:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lynne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/lynne/32/12141_2.png) [@lynne](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/lynne)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/3dtexttool-boxes-for-text-height-is-marked-wrong/22740/1 "2016-03-28T14:32:27Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Text Tool not placing text](http://forums.sketchup.com/t/text-tool-not-placing-text/16412): The box for Height of letters is marked wrong that box should be the length of the word and second box is for letter height . . as I put in 4 in first box and the letters were stretched out and really long . . ---
**Author:** ![atek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@atek](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/atek)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/3dtexttool-boxes-for-text-height-is-marked-wrong/22740/2 "2016-03-28T14:50:22Z")
plz attach the file to know more ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/3dtexttool-boxes-for-text-height-is-marked-wrong/22740/3 "2016-03-28T14:53:59Z")
They are not marked wrong. the first box is marked as Height which represents the distance from the baseline of the glyph to the Cap Height line. The second box is for the extrusion thickness. The length of the text is going to be determined by the proportions of height to width for the font and the number of characters. ---
**Author:** ![Anssi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/anssi/32/105_2.png) [@Anssi](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Anssi)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/3dtexttool-boxes-for-text-height-is-marked-wrong/22740/4 "2016-03-28T14:57:43Z")
> [@DaveR](#): > > They are not marked wrong. the first box is marked as Height which represents the distance from the baseline of the glyph to the Cap Height line. The second box is for the extrusion thickness. My brain came to a total standstill when reading this thread - I didn’t figure, as Dave did, that it was to do with the 3D text tool. ---
**Author:** ![lynne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/lynne/32/12141_2.png) [@lynne](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/lynne)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/3dtexttool-boxes-for-text-height-is-marked-wrong/22740/5 "2016-03-28T15:35:32Z")
Okay will attach screen shots with next answer to show the problem . . ---
**Author:** ![Gully\_Foyle](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/gully_foyle/32/124_2.png) [@Gully\_Foyle](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Gully_Foyle)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/3dtexttool-boxes-for-text-height-is-marked-wrong/22740/6 "2016-03-28T15:44:53Z")
> [@lynne](#): > > will attach screen shots with next answer to show the problem My brain experienced some momentary fizzling when reading this last response. Shouldn’t that be “next question?” -Gully ---
**Author:** ![lynne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/lynne/32/12141_2.png) [@lynne](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/lynne)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/3dtexttool-boxes-for-text-height-is-marked-wrong/22740/7 "2016-04-17T16:34:33Z")
Humm I have the pictures of what I was talking about ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/6/9/69181482468898439c6732aee5a13b4f8cb60e89.png) This shows the lettering as it comes out as ( supposed to be 1.7 mm tall and 9 mm long ) right ! . . Well something is wrong in dodge . . As you see the height is not just 1.9 mm tall and only 9 mm long . . had to zoom to get the Letters to be seen Reverse the numbers and you get this ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/6/b/6b2e69d124d1b0b2a8ec8bed6ad382a0bdf59722.png) ---
**Author:** ![john\_drivenupthewall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@john\_drivenupthewall](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_drivenupthewall)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/3dtexttool-boxes-for-text-height-is-marked-wrong/22740/8 "2016-04-17T16:56:28Z")
the **length** of the Text will be governed by what you type. i.e. **x** is shorter in **length** than **xxxx** … the **Height** of each letter is adjustable i.e. **x** is shorter in **height** than **X** … **Extruded** is the thickness you want all of your Text to be… i.e. it’s the same as if you used ‘Push/Pull Tool’ on a face… john ---
**Author:** ![lynne](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/lynne/32/12141_2.png) [@lynne](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/lynne)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/3dtexttool-boxes-for-text-height-is-marked-wrong/22740/9 "2016-04-21T18:17:41Z")
I never used the push pull on letters as I want them all same size . . If i had just used the Enter Text the picture would be a major bunch smaller and I would have to have Zoomed a gob to see the letters . . as it would have been a dot on the screen . .