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Shift-measurement always uses inches#1991

While using the Line tool, you can hold Shift to change the diagonal measurement into separate measurement on two planes. (While in 2D mode, it changes from combined X+Z measurement to separate X and Z measurements; while in 3D mode, it changes from combined X+Y+Z measurement to separate X+Z and Y measurements.)

However, when you do this, the numbers displayed are always in inches regardless of your currently-selected units, but the units displayed are your currently-selected one. For example, in the attached screenshot, the models are actually 5 inches apart horizontally and 4 inches apart vertically, but it’s telling me they’re 5cm and 4cm apart respectively - highly misleading!

a year ago

Just in case that wasn’t clear, here’s the same measurement when I have units set to inches.

a year ago