Why can’t I zoom in in SketchUp?

How do you zoom in SketchUp?

Select the Zoom tool ( ) or press the Z key. Click and drag up to zoom in; click and drag down to zoom out. When you zoom by dragging the Zoom tool cursor, SketchUp zooms in or out from the center of the screen.

How do I reset zoom in SketchUp?

Try Pressing ‘Shift’ + ‘Z’ for Zoom Extents (which is also found on the Camera Menu).

Why SketchUp zoom in model disappears?

Usually this means that you have some scattered unnecessary geometry (a single short edge is enough) lurking somewhere far from your actual model. It might also be a badly built component or group that has its origin far from the object itself, resulting in an enormous bounding box.

How do I widen view in SketchUp?

Select the Zoom tool by pressing Z on your keyboard. Type in an angle (in degrees) that represents how wide you’d like your view to be, and press Enter — this is your field of view. For a 45 degree FOV, you’d type 45deg. The larger the angle, the more you’ll be able to see.

How do you remove zoom extents in SketchUp?

Try Pressing ‘Shift’ + ‘Z’ for Zoom Extents (which is also found on the Camera Menu). Are you sure you haven’t accidently hidden things? (…> View >Hidden Geometry).

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How do I get SketchUp to go back to normal?

Shift-Z is Zoom Extents, which, regardless of your previous view will reset the zoom factor to just fit all your modeled elements on screen. You can also back out of a view, going through the stack of your previous views in reverse order, using Previous View.

How do I reset SketchUp online?

“Camera” pull-down, click “field of view”, type-in “30”, hit enter… this should bring you back to default. You can also drag the spyglass to change the VCB (lower right-hand corner. Hope this helps, and welcome!

Where did my SketchUp model go?

The autosave files for SketchUp are saved in the “Windows” folder on your C drive, within a folder called “My Documents”. This is where you’ll find them if they’ve not been deleted or corrupted. These autosave files will have both (. skp) and (.

What action does the zoom tool perform?

2. What action does the Zoom tool perform? A. Allows you to move your model quickly.

What function does the zoom extents tool perform?

Zoom extents tool used to zoom to a view where the whole model is visible and centered in the drawing area.

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