Okay, here's a new model. I was having issues with it yesterday that caused me to finally reach out and bother you. I spent the last couple of hours working with no issues, but finally ran into some. Like I said, this does not seem to be specific to any model, nor is is consistent within any model. I was finally able to replicate the issue and noticed that it does seem to happen when I am trying to move copy a single line from an edge within a face. I'm not sure now that you will be able to see anything as it took me a couple of hours to recreate, whitecoat syndrome I guess...

I use alt because it is the same as the option key on my computer.

As-Builts.skp

It's been in the last few months that I have noticed that on certain axes, I cannot move copy as I have bean previously able to for years. I select an object, type 'm', click object, drag along axis, type 'alt' (I'm on a Mac), type distance, type enter. The object is nowhere to be found. When I try in another axis, it works. When I draw a line along the axis for the appropriate distance and use that with move copy it works, but then I have to delete a line, adding more steps to my workflow. I'd prefer to have as few steps as possible.

This used to happen months ago on my 2011 Macbook Pro, I found out I had a nonfunctioning arrow key and sold it, hoping that would help. When I got my new(ish [2015])Macbook Pro, the problem continued. I thought I'd wait for the new release of sketchup 2018, thinking maybe it was a forced obsolescence type of thing, but apparently not. This happens on all files, varies amongst axes, but seems to only occur when attempting to move copy with a specified distance. I cannot recreate the issue, it just shows up a lot.

Anyone have any ideas on what might be going on here, or better yet, a solution as to how to make it work again?

Thanks,
Matt

Thanks. That seems to do the trick. It is amazing to watch the drawing move when switching from raster to vector. I know that vector is infinitely more accurate, but I worry about bogging down my computer with a huge file. Are there any performance benchmarks or file sizes that could ease my concerns.

Thanks for your help!

Gladly.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1v1wwticgsui2rs/Shade1.layout?dl=0
This is the link to my dropbox folder.

I have noticed a pretty large (ie 1/4") inaccuracy when trying to pull dimensions with some of my models. Tech info below. I thought there was a bug in my Layout file so I started a new one and it continued. Then I thought it was a problem with the SU model, so I copied my model into a new file and relinked in my new LO file. Now it is still happening in a couple of my views, but not all. I wonder if this is a problem with the way that scenes are saved? Both the SU files and the LO files are really small as these are just isolated parts models that I use to send to fabricators.

Below is a screenshot of the problem. You can see that the blue dot representing the center of the circle is entirely outside of the circle in both the x and y axes (my cursor disappears during screenshot). The view scale is set to 6" = 1'0".

So far, my workarounds have been:

1. Ignoring it and allowing the dimension legs be away from the part that they are dimensioning. Sometimes I can get away with this.
2. Forcing the dimension to where it looks like it's on point with grid snap off and manually entering each dimension. This is not sustainable.

Any help?

Sketchup Pro 2016
Macbook pro 15 inch late 2011
2.2 Ghz Intel Core i7
8 GB ram
AMD Radeon HD 6750M 512 MB Graphics card