I'm having a problem keying in the SIZE of the object while creating it.

The tutorial says "Type in ... " blah, blah.

However, when I attempt to do that, it comes in as a different size,
usually where I released the mouse.

Do you type that in while holding the mouse on the object while
dragging it ???? Or is there some method of clicking the tool
and keying in the dimensions I want prior to dragging???

I can't get the hang of it.

[I guess in a perfect world, as in Adobe Illustrator, you would
Option/Alt click with the tool-loaded mouse, and a diaglog would
come up where you could key in the sizes. ]

Thanks again for everyone's help!

Thank you all!

This is far more information than I had anticipated.
On most of the other forums I go to for help, you get a one or two
word response -- obscure -- or no response at all.

Thank you all

Fred

I am obviously 'newer' than the 'newbie' forum ... sorry for stupid question.

I come from 2D art, mainly Illustrator and Photoshop, and am having problems dealing with workflow as in best practices in creating objects.

For instance, if making "walls" around a floor plan, (large rectangle) should they be "grouped" immediately after creation?

or... should individual elements be generated in a separate file? (Frustrating when trying to detail an object in front of other objects -- keep selecting the wrong things.)

Thanks ... I'm sure there will be more 'stupid questions' but I couldn't find a more newbie forum elsewhere -- and the tutorials seem to assume you already know about things in Sketchup that I don't know.