# Measuring tool - Scaling box not working

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/measuring-tool-scaling-box-not-working/325882>\
**Category:** SketchUp for Web\
**Created:** [May 3, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/measuring-tool-scaling-box-not-working/325882 "2025-05-03T17:36:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lukanek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Lukanek](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Lukanek)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/measuring-tool-scaling-box-not-working/325882/1 "2025-05-03T17:36:49Z")

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HI,

I am in a free version of Sketch up but I am struggling to scale my drawings. When I try to make a measurement I click once on starting point and second time on end point. The figure does not lock and I am unable to enter new dimensions in the window box.

I tried to find solutions on forms or net but failed to find solution, super frustrating considering how time I spent on it.

I have attached a short video.  
Any help will be great !

[SketchUp - Google Chrome 2025-05-03 18-25-02.zip](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/ayormpCupzx7xWhBlsK6YunMDBn.zip) (2.7 MB)  
Lukas

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/measuring-tool-scaling-box-not-working/325882/2 "2025-05-03T17:43:00Z")

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Looks to me as if you are clicking in the Measurements window. There is never any reason to click in the Measurements window. Click on the first post with the Tape Measure tool, click on the second point, LET GO OF THE MOUSE, type the desired dimension and press Enter.

Please correct your forum profile. You are using the free plan of SketchUp for Web, not 2025 Desktop.

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**Author:** ![Lukanek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Lukanek](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Lukanek)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/measuring-tool-scaling-box-not-working/325882/3 "2025-05-04T14:07:26Z")

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Hell Dave,  
thank you for your response,  
I am not sure what you mean by not clicking on Measurement window. I only click on Tape measure symbol then try to measure the line. by two clicks.

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/measuring-tool-scaling-box-not-working/325882/4 "2025-05-04T14:14:20Z")

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In your video you click in the Measurements window at the lower right corner of the screen.

> [@Lukanek](#):
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> I only click on Tape measure symbol then try to measure the line. by two clicks.

Are you clicking on the endpoints of the edge?

Share the .skp file so we can see what you are working with.

Please correct your forum profile.

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**Author:** ![Lukanek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Lukanek](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Lukanek)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/measuring-tool-scaling-box-not-working/325882/5 "2025-05-04T14:22:51Z")

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Ok, I think I found a way now. On second measurement point, I somehow finally locked the number and then could type it in. Before, I could not do it. Strange, thank you

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**Author:** ![RLGL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/rlgl/32/44295_2.png) [@RLGL](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/RLGL)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/measuring-tool-scaling-box-not-working/325882/6 "2025-05-04T14:25:50Z")

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Go to the [Sketchup campus](https://learn.sketchup.com/) and [SketchUp YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@SketchUp)  
Both offer great tutorials and videos that should help with your questions.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/2/f2a121500b085ed60806607a82720b092d800bb3.png) [@system](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/measuring-tool-scaling-box-not-working/325882/7 "2025-11-05T17:37:41Z")

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