Best answer: How do I enter dimensions in SketchUp?

Why can’t I enter measurements in SketchUp?

Are you clicking in the measurements box before you start typing? If so, don’t. Start drawing, let go of the mouse and start typing. If you are drawing a rectangle, look at the measurements box and use the same separator as shown between the length and width of the rectangle.

How do you create dimensions?

To create a new dimension. In Solution Explorer, right-click Dimensions, and then click New Dimension. On the Select Creation Method page of the Dimension Wizard, select Use an existing table, and then click Next.

How do you write dimensions?

Here are some popular examples:

1. Boxes: Length x Width x Height (See below)
2. Bags: Width x Length (The width is always the dimension of the bag opening.)
3. Labels: Length x Width.

Why can’t I change the measurements in SketchUp?

SketchUp doesn’t work that way. If you want to change the dimensions after you’ve created the rectangle, select an edge and use the Move tool to move the desired distance or use the Scale tool to resize it.

What are cubes and dimensions?

Cubes contain all the dimensions on which users base their analyses of fact data. An instance of a database dimension in a cube is called a cube dimension and relates to one or more measure groups in the cube. A database dimension can be used multiple times in a cube.

Can we create a dimension?

Use the CREATE DIMENSION statement to create a dimension. A dimension defines a parent-child relationship between pairs of column sets, where all the columns of a column set must come from the same table. However, columns in one column set (called a level) can come from a different table than columns in another set.