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    [Plugin][$] FredoScale - v3.7c - 19 Aug 26

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      Mattshiggins
      last edited by

      Hi in SketchUp 2026 you need to tap tab multiple times to bring up the dimensions box. This appears to only happen on Windows, Mac is working as it should. Is there a workaround or fix?

      Thanks.

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      • Rich O BrienR
        Rich O Brien Moderator
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        @Mattshiggins

        You can right click and choose Enter Dimensions

        But the TAB not firing on first click suggests something else is grabbing focus. That could be from a myriad of reasons like a dialog open or you clicked something in the tray.

        I've not experienced myself on Windows but have seen a few mention it.

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        • pilgerP
          pilger @Rich O Brien
          last edited by pilger

          @Rich-O-Brien @Mattshiggins

          I'm having the same issue here. I've tried uninstalling all other extensions and plugins and running Sketchup without any other apps in the background and I still get the same thing.

          Is there a way to check what is getting focused when I press tab, maybe? To try and find what's stealing the focus?

          EDIT: or maybe change that tab key to something else that doesn't cause the issue?

          EDIT 2: updates here: https://community.sketchucation.com/post/1617927

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            fimo
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            Hello to all, after reading all 57 pages of this topic I have yet to find a solution to my issue with the box stretching function.

            I have attached 3 images showing a simple paneled door that stretches all groups in the horizontal direction but only the frame in the vertical direction.

            The door component consists of 11 different groups, What am I missing here ?

            Original.png

            Horizontal.png

            Vertical.png

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            • Rich O BrienR
              Rich O Brien Moderator @fimo
              last edited by

              @fimo said in [Plugin][$] FredoScale - v3.6a - 01 Apr 24:

              What am I missing here ?

              Upload the file please so we can test

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                fimo
                last edited by

                Sorry posted wrong door, try this one.

                Door glass panelled.skp

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                • Rich O BrienR
                  Rich O Brien Moderator
                  last edited by

                  Explode the 'glass' groups and group them into a single group then stretch

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                    fimo
                    last edited by

                    Many thanks Rich, that certainly works, my lack of lateral thinking on show right there.

                    But is this a workaround for a non functionality in the extension or is it by design ? Just seems odd that it works in one plane and not the other.

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                    • Rich O BrienR
                      Rich O Brien Moderator
                      last edited by

                      @fimo

                      Dunno... it does behave correctly Left/Right. Just not Up/Down.

                      In this video you can see it working as expected. Maybe @fredo6 knows more?

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                      • fredo6F
                        fredo6
                        last edited by Rich O Brien

                        NEW RELEASE: FredoScale v3.7a - 09 Jul 26

                        Requirements:

                        • LibFredo6 v15.9d.
                        • Sketchucation PluginStore v5.0.7.

                        FredoScale 3.7a includes changes for:

                        • Bug fixing and adjustment for Dimension dialog box

                        Home Page of FredoScale for information and Download.

                        Main post of this FredoScale thread.

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                        • pep75P
                          pep75
                          last edited by

                          I've installed the latest version of FredoScale, and I'm not sure it's really an improvement, at least not for me. Also, the fact that I have to manually turn off "Uniform" every single time is very irritating. Is there a way to change this so that Uniform is disabled by default?

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                          • fredo6F
                            fredo6 @pep75
                            last edited by

                            @pep75 said:

                            I've installed the latest version of FredoScale, and I'm not sure it's really an improvement

                            Improvement on what? There was a bug which was fixed so that it works as designed.

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                              pep75
                              last edited by

                              Well, it seems to me that the user interface has changed, or am I completely mistaken?

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                                pep75
                                last edited by

                                box ui.png

                                This is completely new to me, or am I wrong?

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                                • fredo6F
                                  fredo6
                                  last edited by TIG

                                  This dialog always existed and is invoked by pressing Tab when the mouse is over a handle. Simply there was a bug for some situations.

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                                  • alexpacio2013A
                                    alexpacio2013 @fredo6
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                                    @fredo6 Great work. This latest “Uniform Scale” modification, although visually a small change, has actually been a major breakthrough for me. Congratulations!

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                                      pep75 @fredo6
                                      last edited by Rich O Brien

                                      @fredo6 😐
                                      I always got this dialog when pressed the tab and LOVED it!
                                      Schermafbeelding 2026-08-16 150109.png.
                                      When pressing ctrl- & shift I could scale uniformly. I don't see the improvement...sorry 😞

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                                        alexpacio2013 @pep75
                                        last edited by Rich O Brien

                                        @pep75 This is the panel that appears with the button in the latest version 3.7a, with a tab in one corner of the box. It's improved because now you can disconnect the measurements.

                                        SketchUp_OMua0V52fN.png

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                                          pep75
                                          last edited by

                                          Yes, I understand that, but I find it incredibly cumbersome. Every time I want to scale objects, I first have to disable the "uniform scale" option and then press Enter twice (which isn't a big deal). The way it was before worked fine; I wasn't missing anything at all.

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                                            alexpacio2013 @pep75
                                            last edited by

                                            @pep75 Before this change, when there was no uniform scale, it was impossible to unlock uniformity. This means that if you need to scale an object—for example, a chair that is not to scale—but you know one dimension, such as its height, you could resize the object by entering just that single dimension. For me, this is an extremely useful and precise feature. Previously, it was absolutely not possible to do this, whereas with SketchUp’s standard Scale tool it was possible, albeit in a less sophisticated way.
                                            Let me give you an example: if you insert a door, then change your mind and want to resize it while keeping it in scale, just by modifying the height with an exact measurement, how did you do it before? You just need to get used to it.

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