When I zoom in, model gets cut off

twoodby · 3 Nov 2015, 18:45

I found this thread because I had the same problem. Here's the solution that I found:

Under the Camera tab, select the "Perspective" option. The clipping occurs when you are in "Parallel Projection"

PeteMcCrea · 8 Feb 2016, 13:29

Sorry to drag up an old thread, but I wanted to let people know how I solved the issue.

The tip above for selecting everything then creating a block worked, as it showed that I had something outside the model about 10km above the space I was working in. I was then able to select the items I wanted and group them. Then a elect all, and de-select the model and a delete got rid of what ever I'd managed to locate on the edge of the earths atmosphere. This got rid of the clipping plane and restored my sanity!

So thanks to the guys above and your tips!

eidy.gg · 22 Jun 2016, 12:09

@keea1111 said:

Hi,

Can someone help me figure out why sometimes, and seemingly without cause, I become unable to get close to my model to work the details. When I zoom in, the model gets cut off, as if I'm opening up a wall, but in perspective I'm actually 8' or so away from my model. Now, it's very difficult to draw any detail. Anyone have any experience with this...much thanks, Keea

Solution 1 (most effective):
Reduce the field of view even as low as in single digits until the clipping plane doesn't intrude. Yes, practically you'll be working in an almost paralleled projection mode (field of view = 0) but who cares if you can get the job done on every detail.

Solution 2 (relatively more messy but still very effective and possible to combine with solution 1 - also the only solution for missing faces on very small polygons after using follow path tool):
Select the object / group / component that cannot be properly edited due to the clipping planes activating and scale it up a round factor (2, 3, 4, 5 even 10 times) edit it and the scale it down. Even simpler work with components and place a copy of the desired one somewhere in the scene (or in another Sketchup instance entirely) then scale it up then open it then edit it and the delete it. All the editing will translate to all other instances which are impossible (in ignoring the solution 1) to edit in their actual size and are cumbersome to scale up and down individually.

Hope it helps ! That is if you didn't already find the answer

All best!

jgb · 23 Jun 2016, 14:02

Read my post a few up from this. Turn OFF perspective and you can get a few thousandths of an inch up close. Playing with FOV only creates distortions in your view and doesn't solve the clipping problem.

omtamal · 23 Aug 2016, 22:00

Camera's boxes could be the problem as well, try to delete cameras ... it worked for me.

zackya07 · 14 Oct 2016, 08:29

the easiest way is to open a new sketch up file and copy paste your work.

jgb · 14 Oct 2016, 21:03

@zackya07 said:

the easiest way is to open a new sketch up file and copy paste your work.

The only reason this works is because the original drawing extents, if large, affect the zoom and near field clipping threshold.

Simply turning off perspective when zooming in close prevents near field clipping.
Turn it on again when backing out. Just a mouse-click.

Far easier than opening a new SU window, copying and pasting, then having to re-clip and export back the edited version to the original model.

haleh67 · 14 Dec 2017, 22:30

@twoodby said:

I found this thread because I had the same problem. Here's the solution that I found:

Under the Camera tab, select the "Perspective" option. The clipping occurs when you are in "Parallel Projection"

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ajgraphics · 5 Dec 2018, 22:59

Hello Everyone.

I'm posting to this thread, Why, Yes you guessed it. I am having or was having this same issue. I read through all of your comments and of course, tried them all. I believe someone mentioned about the perspective which works for a few times. Then someone mentioned that an imported component may be the issue. Well, I found that the imported component was the main issue. It seems that particular component did not work well with perspective turned on. Once I deleted that component drawing worked fine.

slbaumgartner · 6 Dec 2018, 15:29

If a component has geometry that is very large or is positioned far from the model origin, it will aggravate clipping issues. Always try a component in an empty file to see whether it has such issues (and also if it is excessively detailed for your needs, as that will bloat the model and hurt performance) before importing it into your real model.

Keith3201 · 16 Jul 2020, 17:36

Why is it not possible to specify the camera clipping that you want like in Blender? In Blender, you are able to change the clipping by distance in your view.

Dave R · 16 Jul 2020, 19:12

@keith3201 said:

Why is it not possible to specify the camera clipping that you want

What makes you think it isn't possible. It can be set in the Windows build of SketchUp, anyway.

Keith3201 · 20 Aug 2020, 22:19

I have the windows version but there is no way that I have ever seen to access that menu. It has also never been mentioned in this topic as a way to help with the clipping problem.

Dave R · 21 Aug 2020, 17:35

This has been around for years. Open the Ruby Console, paste the following and press Enter.

Sketchup.send_action 10624

You could also use ThomThom's Camera Tools to access the panel.

Keith3201 · 21 Aug 2020, 21:50

Thank you. This might be helpful for highly detailed models

Dave R · 21 Aug 2020, 22:02

You're welcome.

Generally if you are managing your model correctly clipping really shouldn't be a big problem.