sketchucation logo sketchucation
    • Login
    Oops, your profile's looking a bit empty! To help us tailor your experience, please fill in key details like your SketchUp version, skill level, operating system, and more. Update and save your info on your profile page today!
    🚨 Skimp | 25% Off until March 30 Buy Now

    Dimensioning units - toggling between types

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved SketchUp Discussions
    sketchup
    4 Posts 2 Posters 334 Views 2 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.
    • jgbJ Offline
      jgb
      last edited by

      I normally think and work in Feet-Inch-Decimal inch.
      SU gives you Feet-Inch-Fractional inch or just Inch-Decimal inch.

      Upto using V8, I would normally select Feet-Inch-Fractional working on buildings, and Inch-decimal on smaller stuff. SU is adept at taking any unit type on input, but only displays to what it is set to, so my VCB entries would look like 24'5.337.

      But now with V8 Solids, if I am working in inches it gives volume in Cubic Inches, and likewise, if in feet gives Cubic Feet, all quite logical. However, I, in my own logic, want to work in Inches but see volume in Cubic Feet. This necessitates my going into Model Info, selecting Units and toggling inches to feet. Then doing it all over again to revert.

      I can't create a shortcut to toggle.

      Is there a way to get SU to show Feet-Inch-Decimal units and then report volume in Cu.feet?
      Or create a shortcut or RUBY to toggle?


      jgb

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
        last edited by

        http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=11745

        Etaoin Shrdlu

        %

        (THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE)

        G28 X0.0 Y0.0 Z0.0

        M30

        %

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • jgbJ Offline
          jgb
          last edited by

          Thank you

          Only problem was it screwed up my toolbar placement, and restore toolbars failed to correct that.


          jgb

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • Dave RD Offline
            Dave R
            last edited by

            Adding new toolbars does that sometimes. Reposition them and save the new positions.

            Etaoin Shrdlu

            %

            (THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE)

            G28 X0.0 Y0.0 Z0.0

            M30

            %

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0

            Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.

            Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.

            With your input, this post could be even better πŸ’—

            Register Login
            • 1 / 1
            • First post
              Last post
            Buy SketchPlus
            Buy SUbD
            Buy WrapR
            Buy eBook
            Buy Modelur
            Buy Vertex Tools
            Buy SketchCuisine
            Buy FormFonts

            Advertisement