I too am having the same issue.
- My first line which I drew shows up at 27 ft - OK cool
- My second line shows up as 36 ft 0 in - what the heck?!
- My third line is drawn too big 40 ft. So I click on the properties box and make it 38 ft. It shows up as 38 ft 1/288 in - what???
Is Omnigraffle this bad and unpredictable (is this a bug?)?