I was making floor plans in 2D and by the side the floor plan in 3D, suddenly when I go back to drawing on the 2D plan it has different measures. Like a closet or kitchen cabinet is now 531mm instead of 600mm. Stuff that were in groups still had the right measures though. (Like beds and sofas and s…

Name: Scale objects in sketchup with tape measure tool
Uploaded: 2020-11-18T18:28:59Z
Description: I found this… [Scale objects in sketchup with tape measure tool] Trying to making it work…

I found that stuff. Looks to me as if you might have inadvertently resized the model. All the loose geometry I’ve measured seems to have very imprecise dimensions. Did you resize something with the Tape Measure tool? [Screenshot - 11_18_2020 , 12_02_46 PM] You’ve been using SketchUp long enough …

[image] DaveR: Did you resize something with the Tape Measure tool? Not that I know of. But I guess I must have changed the size of the whole floor plan by mistake somehow. Can I fix this and if so how? I tried to use the Scale tool but didn’t seam to be able to. (I don’t know what purging i…

[image] HOBBYARCHITECT: Can I fix this and if so how? You might try using the Measuring Tape tool. Measure between two points at a known distance making sure you click on both points. Type in the distance it should be and hit Enter. You’ll be asked if you wish to resize the model. Choose Yes. …

[image] DaveR: You might try using the Measuring Tape tool. Measure between two points at a known distance making sure you click on both points. Type in the distance it should be and hit Enter. You’ll be asked if you wish to resize the model. Choose Yes. I don’t know exactly how you mean, can…

This is one of the basics in SketchUp. I just picked a distance. [Resize] I don’t know. If I was expected to use your SketchUp file for anything useful, I would start over and model it correctly.

I found this… [Scale objects in sketchup with tape measure tool] Trying to making it work…

I can’t see those arrows with numbers on my file when I use the tape tool, is it because I have an old SketchUp (2017)?

Those are just dimensions that were put in with the Dimension tool. The Dimension tool exists in SketchUp 2017. You don’t have to put in the dimensions with the Dimension tool to make it work.

Is that needed when doing this? I can’t find that one.

Wow! You don’t need to put in the dimensions with the Dimension tool in order to resize the model with the Tape Measure tool. [image] HOBBYARCHITECT: I can’t find that one. Did you look at the Large Toolset or Construction toolbars, or the Tools menu?

Different measurements all of a sudden (!)

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HOBBYARCHITECT November 18, 2020, 6:28pm 17

I found this…

Trying to making it work…

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Different measurements all of a sudden (!)

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