Card #3347 · SketchUp Extension Warehouse
Lack of essential measurement and drafting tools in LayOut
Users are struggling with the absence of basic measurement tools like the Tape Measure and Area tool within SketchUp LayOut. This forces them to use inefficient workarounds for 2D drafting and area calculations, which can clutter drawings and reduce professional output quality.
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0.74/ 1.00 · weighted product of four components
Reach0.50distinct authors (log-normalized)
Recency1.00freshness decay, half-life months
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§ Evidence — 3 verified quotes
I would like to request the addition of a Tape Measure Tool in SketchUp LayOut, similar to the one available in SketchUp Pro.
At present, users must rely on lines, rectangles, or circles for layout marking, which can interfere with the drawing, reduce clarity, and sometimes appear in exported PDF files.
Let me find the area in Layout of a shape I draw in Layout or import from CAD.. Its been ten years come on…
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