Hi! I’m making some details using a protractor to measure angles of my details but my real-world protractor shows measurements in degrees and minutes. So is there any way to change SU protractor units in order not to use some online converters each time?
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You need accuracy greater than a quarter degree?
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I need to put values in VCB in such a way as an example, look at this screenshot. Sow how can I put these measuruments in SU?
Of course I could convert it manually as I said for example using some online converters on web. But it’s very difficult to do it each time
There’s an old forum thread on the same subject, which mentions a plugin that might help.
If that doesn’t do what you want (I haven’t tried it myself) then an experienced Ruby plugin developer might be able to create a plugin to do the deg/min/sec to deg.decimals conversion for you.
I think it would be an excellent enhancement to the Protractor tool to add Bearing “units” to degrees and slope capabilities.
Would someone please move this thread to Feature Requests.
Additionally, I believe the FR enhances SketchUp as a part of Trimble’s Civil and Geospatial focus.
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Agreed. Everything done by land surveyors that I have to coordinate with is in Deg Min Sec, and it’s not like Trimble is uninterested in surveyors and civil engineers.
This is an example where I just use the tool I have at hand that does handle it no problem: PowerCADD. There’s a mantra repeated around this BB that you should do EVERYTHING with SketchUp and Layout, and NOT use anything else, but here’s another example why I’m not dropping PC.
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Moved to feature requests.
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Thanks @IanT
I second or third or “minute”? this. Input should allow one to simply type 2 or 3 numbers with a space between each.