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      digitaldolemite
      last edited by

      I just started learning Sketchup about a week ago and have finally done something I can't seem to undo.
      I'm not sure what button I pushed but my picture is stuck in an extreme camera angle, almost like a distorted
      fish-eye view or something like it.
      I checked my actual camera settings and those haven't changed from what they were when I began..."Perspective" and "Orbit"
      I also tried to reset to where I was by doing "previous"multiple times under the camera setting as well to no avail.
      Below are a couple of pics of what I'm talking about.
      Any help for this newbie would be appreciated. 😎


      robottank1.jpg


      robottank2.jpg

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        tomsdesk
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        "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! Best, Tom.

        http://www.tomsdesk.moonfruit.com/
        2.5D Trees & Shrubs!

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          digitaldolemite
          last edited by

          Tom, back on track, now. Thanks! 👍

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            digitaldolemite
            last edited by

            Coen, It's a robot tank...I think. I've just been going in and freestyling with shapes so I don't have a final solution in mind necessarily. I'm just trying to get use to SketchUp before tackling the crazier stuff.

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              MercurialArts
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              @tomsdesk said:

              "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! Best, Tom.

              Yes, Tom you are the best. Last night I wracked my brains for an hour trying to get an imported image to convert to component and always face camera. After several complicated posts about materials, exploding are redrawing, I fount your two line solution of, "you can't make a component from a single item, draw a line on it, make component, edit component, close component, orient to camera." DANG! I just new there was an easy way. Just took so long to find it.
              After trying to import the image as a photo match (or whatever that's called), I have been stuck in an odd field of view as well. What do you know, Tom has a easy fix. Thanks very much. I am a fabricator and don't get many jobs that need to be done in sketchup, so everytime I jump on, I am rusty again. Beats the crap out of trying to learn AutoCad. Yeah, I know it's an awesome powerhouse, bla bla. I am a one man show and need to bang out drawing fast to land gigs
              Thanks again, I love user forums!
              M C

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                donkixoti
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                Now i really need your help Skechupers on 1 photo u can see model with normal view, but after download a tree from 3D Wearhouse it changed and give me other ugly view as it is on 2 and 3 photos. how can i corect and get normal view again?

                https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/33413134/966496_712719885435542_2025068893_o.jpg

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                  mitcorb
                  last edited by

                  That tree component could have an oddball local axes origin, which, instead of local, it is actually distant.

                  Edit: the tree comp itself may be a large file?

                  I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                    cotty
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                    @donkixoti said:

                    how can i corect and get normal view again?

                    Have a look at these points about clipping.

                    my SketchUp gallery

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                      saintkeneth Newcomers
                      last edited by

                      WOW, this is cool stuff. i love it. Thanks for sharing. was stuck too.

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