Why does my drawing appear so small?

SketchUp
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I’m trying to draw a 2D Window with some basic dimensions that’s 24 3/4 inches high and 17 inches wide.

I’ve stared a drawing like this:
Sketchup → Templates → Plan View (Inches)
View → Face Style → Wireframe
Camera → Parallel Projection
Line → 23.75"

Problem is, after I’ve drawn the line, I end up with a line that’s barely visible. If I “Zoom Extents”, things get clearer. But is this the right way to do it, or am I missing something?

Way back in 1997 when I had a chance to play around with AutoCAD, I remember using commands like limits, scale etc. Does Sketchup have something like these?

Thanks,

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Sketchup is non scaled 3d environment, zoom in or out as appropriate to the size of your model.
Parallel projection is usually reserved for a specific 2d view in the normally 3d environment.

3

The default view in the PlanView templates views the modelling space from a point quite far away from the origin. Zooming in is what you generally want to do if you are not working with a whole city block.

4

So, draw and zoom in till it’s clear. That’s the only way there is. Right?

5

Or you can select what you drew > right click > Zoom Selection

Animation-02

6

Ok. Cool. Thanks for helping.

7

You could also zoom in on your chosen template and then save as template. Make sure you select it as your standard template…

8

Zoom in and save a scene.