LayOut label unit issue with dynamic components

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Hi everyone,

I’ve run into a strange behavior in LayOut when trying to display values from SketchUp dynamic components, especially custom fields expressed in centimeters.

Context:

  • I’m working with dynamic components representing pipes and septic tanks.
  • I use a custom attribute called DimConDiaEntree, defined in centimeters, which:
    • controls geometry inside SketchUp (such as pipe openings),
    • and is reused in a summary table in LayOut, where the value is displayed in millimeters via labels.

Problem:

When I create a label in LayOut and link it to DimConDiaEntree, the value shown is incorrect.
For example, a pipe set to 10 cm appears as 76.2 mm — this suggests LayOut is auto-converting the value to inches and then interpreting that as mm.

What I tried:

  • Changing the field type in SketchUp (Number, Text, etc.).
  • Changing unit settings in LayOut.
  • However, these changes caused issues in other parts of the model (especially in elevation views or dimensions).

Question for the community:

’d like to know if other users have experienced this kind of problem, or if there’s a reliable workaround to properly display such data in LayOut without layout distortions or incorrect unit conversions.

And if this really is a flaw in how LayOut handles dynamic component attributes or unit conversions, what would be the best way to report this to SketchUp or bring it to the developers’ attention?

Thanks in advance for your insights and suggestions!

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please upload your example

make sure the display units are selected and displayed on options dialog; you can hide the attribute afterwards if you don’t want it on the options dialog. This is also required for the report writer to display correct units as well