Moving Around in SketchUp

Learn how to move and change your point of view. You can see your object from different sides. These directions are also at:

http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=95112

1. Open SketchUp in the simple template or Architectural Design template.
2. Click on the Orbit Tool ( ) in the toolbar. The cursor changes to two interconnected perpendicular ovals (( ).
3. Click anywhere in the drawing area.
4. Move your cursor in any direction to rotate around the center of the drawing area.

A 3-button mouse allows you to orbit a model without exiting the current drawing tool, speeding up your drawing. To orbit with a 3-button mouse:

1. Click on the Pencil Tool () in the toolbar. The cursor changes to a pencil ().
2. Click and hold the middle-mouse button. The cursor changes to the Orbit Tool cursor ( ).
3. Move your cursor in any direction to rotate around the center of the drawing area (continue to keep your finger pressed on the middle mouse button).
4. Release the middle-mouse button to return to the Pencil Tool (). The cursor changes back to a pencil ().