sketchucation logo sketchucation
    • Login
    🤑 SketchPlus 1.3 | 44 Tools for $15 until June 20th Buy Now

    Problem with specifying measurement when drawing

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved SketchUp Bug Reporting
    sketchup
    12 Posts 7 Posters 2.6k Views 7 Watching
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • B Offline
      Blink
      last edited by

      When upgrading to Sketchup 7.1 problems with specifying measurementss when drawing squares etc has occured.
      After selecting the first corner I type the measurements and then press "enter" (example 200mm;200mm). But the program doesn´t snap to the
      given measurement. Same problem when extruding.

      Greatful for any help in this case! /Peter

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • GaieusG Offline
        Gaieus
        last edited by

        Hi Peter,

        You do not click into the Measurement box (or hit the Tab button so it goes there) I suppose...
        Just start typing (at least that's how it has always worked on Windows - I'm not sure about the Mac but there may have been differences)

        Gai...

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • B Offline
          bjanzen
          last edited by

          Yea, on PC, the Measurements box never gets highlighted, and for some reason on Mac, it does and then doesn't accept input. You can make it go away by tabbing out of the Measurements box or making sure it isn't highlighted. We're looking at it.

          b

          (see, I can forget "VCB" if I want too)

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • T Offline
            tim
            last edited by

            Happily, not having any such issue on my iMac.

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • jeff hammondJ Offline
              jeff hammond
              last edited by

              @unknownuser said:

              (example 200mm;200mm)

              doesn't work for me either.. it does work if i use a comma instead of a semi-colon though.
              extruding works fine too but then again, i'm on a mac.

              dotdotdot

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • F Offline
                fiskfive
                last edited by

                I just downloaded the upgrade to SketchUp Pro 7.1. I am running Mac
                OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard on a MacBookPro. I immediately discovered that most inputs to
                the text entry field (lower right) had no effect (couldn't change
                dimensions, numbers will highlight but no change takes effect.) I have read similar posts but
                haven't found a fix yet other than reinstalling SketchUp Pro 7

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • B Offline
                  bjanzen
                  last edited by

                  Error 404 (Not Found)!!1

                  favicon

                  (www.google.com)

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • T Offline
                    tfdesign
                    last edited by

                    @bjanzen said:

                    for some reason on Mac, it does and then doesn't accept input.

                    Hi. My name is Tom, I'm new to the forum. 😄

                    Just want to add, that I'm repeating the same problem here (it is driving me nuts). Choose the pencil tool, draw a line, then key in the length or just key in length after choosing the tool, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

                    As well as the refusal to accept data on occasions, I've also go a similar problem with angle snapping from a point, using the pencil tool, where snapping will work momentarily (usually only once), then disappears/ stops working.

                    Both of these bugs are very frustrating.

                    Also, If you could also increase the size of the data input window (for length), I often find that when working in centimetres or millimetres, the string is so long, the numbers get lost, and I only see the last few.

                    Tom

                    My book "Let's SketchUp!" Download from here

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • B Offline
                      bjanzen
                      last edited by

                      1. Make sure that the Dimensions box does not have focus (highlight color). If you avoid this, it will work as normal, where normal is: draw your line via click, move, click, then type 10' and you get a 10' line.
                      2. What's your setting for Model Info->Units? I think default angle snapping is 15º. Is yours set to that? You can also turn off HW accel and fast feedback (preferences->OpenGL) and see if that changes anything.

                      b

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • F Offline
                        fiskfive
                        last edited by

                        i have posted this bug earlier but i am still looking for help. sketchup 7.1 on a macbook pro with snow leopard will not allow me to change the dimensions on a rectangle, circle, line, etc. when i type in the new measurements and press return the box highlights and nothing happens. i am unable to draw if i cannot specify measurements. is there anyone at sketchup that has a hint for what is happening here. i have tried all the suggestions in posts with no success. i have reinstalled 7.1 three or four times without change. sketchup 6 will still work with snow leopard. thanks, jack

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • GaieusG Offline
                          Gaieus
                          last edited by

                          Hi Jack,

                          It seems that the Mac used to work differently than the Windows - until now. Mac users seem to have highlighted the VCB/Measurement box (either by clicking into it or Tabbing into it or sort of like that).

                          Don't do that - more exactly make sure you don't highlight the Measurement box - just type your values and hit Enter.

                          Gai...

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • F Offline
                            fiskfive
                            last edited by

                            Gaieus, thanks you for the suggestion. It worked! This is different than the way previous versions of sketchup have performed of my computers, but easy to adjust to. Thanks,

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • 1 / 1
                            • First post
                              Last post
                            Buy SketchPlus
                            Buy SUbD
                            Buy WrapR
                            Buy eBook
                            Buy Modelur
                            Buy Vertex Tools
                            Buy SketchCuisine
                            Buy FormFonts

                            Advertisement