Resetting the measurements within SketchUp

Technical Problems SketchUp
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While working on a Model in SketchUp Make, the measurements (set for inches) suddenly went wacko and instead of measurements on 1.5 inches, the scale was suddenly measuring in the hundreds of inches. Did I do something accidentally to cause this change? How do I get the system to return to its correct settings?

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I wonder if you resized the model using either the Scale tool or the Tape Measure tool. Iā€™d guess the latter. Perhaps the easiest way to fix it is use the Tape Measure tool to measure a distance you know. Make sure to click on both ends. Then type the correct dimension and hit Enter. Choose ā€˜Yesā€™ to resize the model.

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You can change the resolution and the units in the model preferences, if this is the problem.

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Thanks DaveR, you were right about the cause of the problemā€¦

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Thanks Cotty for your insight and correction advice.

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Iā€™ve selected the template ā€œWoodworking - Inchesā€ but when I measure something it also displays the feet, example 1ā€™ 7" I expected to see 19". How in the heck do I get just inches and no feet?

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AH I found the answer, The developers have decided to put pieces of the units in different places (what happened to userfriendly). I had to click Window > Model Info > Units > Length Units Format > Fractional

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The units setting have always been together in the same place.

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Iā€™m wondering how you can write about user-friendliness and imperial units in one sentenceā€¦

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