Align View Question

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#1

Hi everybody

I am trying to align the view with Face A but for some reason when I select Face A then Align View nothing happens, although when I select Face B then Align View everything works as usual.

I am missing something obvious or doing something wrong?

Thanks as always.

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#2

It works as expected for me.

#3

Thanks, but how bizzare?

Align View GIF

That’s the worst type of issue to resolve.

#4

Weird.

#5

Is it a Surface instead of a face? (multiple faces with the edges smoothed)

#6

@Anssi

Thanks’ - maybe that has something to do with it?

I created the wall profile from a point cloud and initially welded all the edges together but it looked strange when I extruded it, so I undid the weld. Maybe it still did something strange to the lines?

#7

Look at it closely with the Show Hidden geometry option on. Align view might require a single face to work correctly. Not at SketchUp right now so cannot check.

#8

There is one bit of hidden geometry, but it doesn’t seem to be effecting anything.
GIF 18-03-2022 10-40-59 PM

#9

Good spot!

If I delete the hidden geometry, align view works :+1:

#10

Still strange that you need to delete it and I don’t.

#11

Because of the hidden geometry enabled in your model you are selecting a face, but if the hidden geometry not enabled you can select surface “only”. For surface the align view will not work, I guess.

#12

Makes no difference for me I’m afraid.
On or off it works, I cannot replicate what Kevin shows.
GIF 18-03-2022 11-09-08 PM

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#13

:thinking: Then its really strange. You should have some special things there…

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#14

I wonder if resetting the workspace would do any good?

#15

Mine works perfectly now - it seemed to have something to do with hidden geometry or maybe it was just one of those infamous gremlins :smiley:

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#16

Did you fix the wall so you could remove the softened edge?

#17

I just turned on hidden geometry and saw a vertical line on the problem face line which I deleted. Then everything was fine. Prior to that I had welded the wall profile prior to applying a 100mm offset and extruding it which looked strange (like the wall had been softened) so I undid the weld and the wall looked correct but then I had the align view issue?

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