I set the “width” attribute to “User can edit as text + mm”, but it enables to use only cm (in attrib window)
The options dialogue shows the width attribute in mm, but it is multiplied by 25.4 (10 inches): it reads the attribute as an inch!!!
the real value shown by the measurement: 100 mm
How can I resolve this very annoying behaviour?
Thanks for any advice…
Check the “Display units format” box in Window menu>Model Info>Units.
This is a known bug in Dynamic Components since day 1. If the box isn’t checked, DC units revert to inches.
You can set the Units to Centimetres or Inches and this is how the units will display and calculate in the Component Attributes Window.
And you can also set the Display in to Millimetres (or Metres) and this is how they will be displayed and entered in the Components Options Window (the Window where you control the Dynamic Component). This allows you to enter 1800 instead of 180.
Thanks! It works! The critical setting is to set the “Unit” to “cm” in the attributes setting window; after that, the “Display in” maybe mm or cm.
But sometimes the restart of Sketchup is recommended