From e9eca5e3f2579d2117b2787b0a7ea9a1018a05ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ryan Schultz <ryan@openingdesign.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 09:08:12 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] If feet is negative, inches should also be negative
 (subtractive)

---
 src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/unit.py | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/unit.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/unit.py
index c982c43523..dbfcc3cd3e 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/unit.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/tool/unit.py
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ def parse_distance_string(input_string: str, use_project_unit: bool = True) -> t
                     break
             if inches is None:
                 inches = 0
+            
+            # If feet is negative, inches should also be negative (subtractive)
+            if feet < 0:
+                inches = -inches
+            
             # Convert to meters
             total_meters = (feet * 0.3048) + (inches * 0.0254)
             return total_meters