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. Dec…

[image] brantritter: Architectural format will only allow inches. Which is just plain ignorant of standard practices. 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…

I need to change the measurements in a SketchUp file from Feet and Inches to metric

[image] plee: SketchUp file from Feet and Inches to metric In what version of SketchUp? Please complete your forum profile with SketchUp version and graphics card information.

I am now using the latest version of SketchUp 22.0.353

Please put that in your forum profile. That information helps us help you. 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. …

[image] Tstan42: Want to draw a line that is 19’-7" long, just start drawing and enter that dimension. 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 dou…

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" bo…

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.

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Tstan42 August 8, 2022, 5:57pm 15

Okay, I’ll keep that in mind. Thanks again for your help, your knowledge has been very beneficial to my process!

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