Wall shape properties don't match dimensions

[Pepster]

This seems way more complicated than it needs to be.

• Start a brand new drawing
• Drop an Exterior wall onto it
• Set Shape Properties, make the length 16 Feet
• Clicking on the shape, a nice 16' - 0" shows up above it
• Right click, add dimension -  16'-0" is replaced by 2"
• Wall is actually 2 inches long.  No amount of changing drawing scale or page setup will make the dimension match the property
• Scream

How do I tell Visio that I want my 16 foot wall to be 16 feet long?  Why would the properties of a shape not match the... well, the measurable properties of that shape?!?

I've spent way to long on this, and I'm sure there is something simple I'm missing.

[wapperdude]

When you start the new drawing, do you use the provide floor planning / layout templates or do just start from scratch?

Starting from scratch means the drawing scale for the page has 1:1 scaling, but no units.  This is probably is throwing things off.  Set a page scale with units. 

[Pepster]

Floor plan fixed it!  Thank you.

I'll figure out how to set units too, that sounds worth knowing.

THANK YOU!