Yes, starting with a snapping set to ½ foot or ‘Module based’ length could be useful at the start of something and get’s ‘in the way’ once the perimeter is set. The Scale figures used to stand to the right side of the origin and along with the fact that drawn lines on the Axes are not visible, one would alway’s start somewhere to the right from that origin, based on the picked pixelpoint from the screen, not ‘on the module or enabled length snap grid’
It always reminds me of Harmonica setting the footprint for McBain’s Station:
But the AEC industry has evolved and if Trimble would wan’t SketchUp to keep up, it should offer more realistic scenario’s.
Snapping to collected data, for instance