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    • A Offline
      ArqMatheus
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      Hello folks! Does anyone know how to use "dot" (.) instead of "comma" (,) to insert the measuring values onto SketchUp? It would be a great help to me, since I use AutoCAD, which uses dot to insert values.

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        TIG Moderator
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        The standard US/UK etc usage is '.' as the decimal-separator and the ',' as the values-separator - e.g. 1.23 or [1.2,3,0]
        BUT some locales [EU etc] use a ',' as the decimal-separator and then you have to use the ';' as the values-separator - e.g. 1,23 or [1,2;3;0]
        I don't think you can use a '.' to separate values ?

        TIG

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        • GaieusG Offline
          Gaieus
          last edited by

          No, you cannot. I would be using it if it were possible. I cannot type a semicolon without pressing Ctrl+Alt (or AltGr which in SU triggers the Ctrl - i.e. "Copy" function) to type these symboles:

          []<>;

          So for instance an absolute positioning/moving operation is impossible.

          Don't tell me to report it as a bug. This is my 4th or 5th "season" πŸ˜’ with SU bug reporting and have reported it several times.

          Gai...

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            gnue
            last edited by

            yes, you can.

            you need to change the decimal separating and number grouping indicators from OS's control table.

            for MAC - System Preferences>Language&Region, hit Advanced button, change Number Separators.

            But be careful this will be changed for whole system and in every other program you use.

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            • TIGT Offline
              TIG Moderator
              last edited by

              @gnue said:

              yes, you can.

              you need to change the decimal separating and number grouping indicators from OS's control table.

              for MAC - System Preferences>Language&Region, hit Advanced button, change Number Separators.

              But be careful this will be changed for whole system and in every other program you use.
              The use of some locale's alternative decimal-point as a ',' [versus '.'] and the 'separator' as ';' [versus ',']
              now work on many locales...
              Unfortunately SketchUp has been somewhat tardy in fixing some issues...
              For example, when typing absolute/relative coordinates into the VCB [requiring a ] or > etc] - then this
              can cause SketchUp to skip the input [aka 'fail'].
              This is a known issue... although there are PC based [temporary] fixes using PC's AutoHotKeys... obviously it should be fixable at the Trimble end !

              TIG

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