Box Stretching - New Dimensions

J-pags

I am having trouble with the tab dialog box in 2026 as well. I 2025 it works fine.

J-pags

update, I can right click on any of the grips that will bring up the tab dialog box, but the tab button shortcut does not work.

szabo

@fredo6 Hello, will you update the version to fix the error?

fredo6

@szabo said in Box Stretching - New Dimensions:

@fredo6 Hello, will you update the version to fix the error?

First, I don't know if you are on Windows or Mac; and which problem you have exactly. I can't reproduce it on WIndows.

And if this is an issue with SU2026, I am not sure I can fix it. Did you try with SU2026.1?

pilger

Confirmed it happens here on 26.0.429 Win 64-bit (which is the latest version according to the site) Windows 10 with the latest updates installed.

I've been doing some tests and it seems like the TAB key is making random stuff get focused inside Sketchup itself, like the Tags toolbar for example. Here's a gif showing the issue. I'm pressing TAB and space to make the Tags toolbar pop up.

EDIT 1: Here's a gif showing the error. I hope it helps.

EDIT 2: I think I've nailed it down to the toolbars. When I hide all the toolbars, it works on the first TAB.

fredo6

Maybe you could just disable the Tag toolbar (with its dropbox). I can't reproduce it myself, but there might be some interferences, and this is new to SU2026.

pilger

@fredo6 Yes. Disabling the toolbars fixes the issue.

At least on my setup, the TAB cycles through the Tags and Shadows toolbars. Disabling them both makes the New Dimensions dialog open on the first TAB.

But I kinda use those toolbars

I guess I'll stick to having to press tab a lot for now. Or right click and go on with the context menu option.

If is there anything I can do to help fix this, shoot me a msg.

FlorinAp

This is an old focus issue in Sketchup, from 2023, and now it seems it has gotten worse...
It is not related to Fredo.!

tomb85

@pilger

I'm having the same issue with the TAB since moving from Sketchup 2024 to 2026.
I have used Fredoscale Box Stretching for almost 10 years as a essential part of my workflow, using TAB to insert geometry dimensions all the time.

I'm not able to find on what other toolbars or windows it focusses when pressing TAB, but what i found out that if i press SHIFT - TAB, i don't need to press TAB multiple times.
Hope this helps whoever finds this helpfull.

panixia

@tomb85 Oh shit.. never noticed that.. I'm just creating a plugin which relies quite heavily on the tab key to switch between modes.. maybe I should add a Shift+TAB option in order to stay safe. Good to know.