# Unable to input exact square size in scaled drawing in LO

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/unable-to-input-exact-square-size-in-scaled-drawing-in-lo/339567>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [August 29, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/unable-to-input-exact-square-size-in-scaled-drawing-in-lo/339567 "2025-08-29T12:39:57Z")\
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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:** [August 29, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/unable-to-input-exact-square-size-in-scaled-drawing-in-lo/339567/21 "2025-08-29T15:27:52Z")

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I can’t replicate it on my computer but I’m on a PC. Maybe some other Mac user will come along and give some input.

Have you tried updating to SketchUp/LayOut 2025?

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**Author:** ![aaronjackson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@aaronjackson](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/aaronjackson)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/unable-to-input-exact-square-size-in-scaled-drawing-in-lo/339567/22 "2025-08-29T15:28:52Z")

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I started 2025. Assuming I’m using the latest but I’ll Check for sure

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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:** [August 29, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/unable-to-input-exact-square-size-in-scaled-drawing-in-lo/339567/23 "2025-08-29T15:30:51Z")

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I was looking at your forum profile. It says 2024.

What’s the graphics card?

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**Author:** ![aaronjackson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@aaronjackson](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/aaronjackson)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/unable-to-input-exact-square-size-in-scaled-drawing-in-lo/339567/24 "2025-08-29T15:44:34Z")

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I’ll check when I get home. Thx

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**Author:** ![aaronjackson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@aaronjackson](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/aaronjackson)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/unable-to-input-exact-square-size-in-scaled-drawing-in-lo/339567/25 "2025-08-31T19:19:49Z")

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Ok Dave: I had a look at the layers of the viewports. Am I correct that you positioned the camera in SU and created 2 scenes for each view using two styles for each?

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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:** [August 31, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/unable-to-input-exact-square-size-in-scaled-drawing-in-lo/339567/26 "2025-08-31T20:42:55Z")

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> [@aaronjackson](#):
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> Am I correct that you positioned the camera in SU and created 2 scenes for each view using two styles for each?

No. You could do that but I used the same scene for both viewports in the stack and just changed the style for the bottom one in the SketchUp Model panel’s Styles setting. I also set the dash style for the appropriate tags in the SketchUp model panel.

The bottom viewport:

 ![Screenshot - 8_31_2025 , 3_39_40 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/d/c/dc9b958aa49dcb131acc75913ca95fe2c31da211.png)

The top viewport:

 ![Screenshot - 8_31_2025 , 3_42_29 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/1/4/14a9855dd052f9da97e4017b0e5dc20b77ac60d7.png)

Notice it’s the same scene in each.

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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:** [December 1, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/unable-to-input-exact-square-size-in-scaled-drawing-in-lo/339567/27 "2025-12-01T12:43:15Z")

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