I’m unable to to change units from inches to feet in my SU Pro 2021. Is this the new normal for SU?
Architectural format will only allow inches. Which is just plain ignorant of standard practices.
Engineering format will only allow feet, in decimals.
Fractional format will only allow inches.
Decimal format will allow me to change between any unit.
Architectural displays FEET and inches if the distance measured is 12 inches or longer. This is not new in SketchUp but has been this way since the beginning. Inches is grayed out when Architectural is selected because there’s nothing available to set there.
In SketchUp 3.1:
I need to change the measurements in a SketchUp file from Feet and Inches to metric
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I am now using the latest version of SketchUp 22.0.353
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Change units in Window>Model Info>Units as I showed in my reply to the OP.
I have the same problem with my SU version 22.0.353. I’ve been using Sketchup for probably 2 decades and I’ve always been able to enter a distance/length/measurement in feet and inches while creating an object. Want to draw a line that is 19’-7" long, just start drawing and enter that dimension. Now it will only take an entry in inches. I’ve tried changing the settings in Model Info. If I do enter a distance in feet, as soon as I hit that foot designation (') I get a view change!!
How are you entering that distance? Are you adding the hyphen? If so, don’t. SketchUp has never used a hyphen iin dimension entry. Just type 19’7 and press Enter. You don’t even need the double quote mark. Hopefull you aren’t clicking in the Measurements box since that’s never been a thing either.
The hyphen does not work for me. Enter as recommended by DaveR above, does work.
Thank you for responding so quickly.
Nope, no hyphen or double quote entered. I don’t click in the box either; been using this software to make a living for literally decades! Here’s an example: I drew a line and entered 12’, then drew a box and entered 4’, 2’. I got a 12" line and a 4" x 2" box. I am using the Architectural settings in Model info.
You still need to type the single quote mark to get feet. Make sure you don’t have smart quotes or whatever Mac calls them enabled.
Have you assigned ‘ or an arrow key as a shortcut?
YES, I had assigned 3 arrow keys for use with scenes, have always taken that approach because I don’t find that I need help with inferencing, but THAT fixed the problem. Thank you very much! What was the connection with the arrow keys?
. Arrow keys are reserved for system functions. If you try to map shortcuts to them the system substitutes other keys in a effort to preserve the arrow keys, I think the right arrow key automatically remaps to the ‘ key. In any case the arrow keys are much much more powerful in SketchUp if used for inference locking as intended by default.
Okay, I’ll keep that in mind. Thanks again for your help, your knowledge has been very beneficial to my process!
