# Help needed : Model disappeared **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp\ **Tags:** 3dwarehouse, crash, sketchup, bug\ **Created:** [March 4, 2026, 1:46am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146 "2026-03-04T01:46:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JosephFaguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8edcca/32.png) [@JosephFaguy](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/JosephFaguy)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 1:46am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146/1 "2026-03-04T01:46:55Z")
I was just finishing to do a project due for Thursday when suddenly my entire project disappeared. I cannot zoom in, or move my mouse anymore but CTRL-A shows I still have my 150 entities. I have tried to copy things over to a new file and the problem remains. Here is the file which i uploaded : [Dropbox](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/t90vt2idn2etrnvgj40ee/Help.skp?rlkey=khr58zbwpw87h9646vgkgi3qb&st=k05vpgsm&dl=0) ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146/2 "2026-03-04T02:02:28Z")
Open a second SketchUp session and then select objects in Outliner in the problem model and hit Ctrl+C to copy them. In the new session use Edit\>Paste in place to paste them. Copy and paste a few at a time, rinse and repeat. Hit Zoom Extents after pasting in place. If the model suddenly disappears, it’s likely that something is placed at a huge distance from the rest of the model. Immediately hit Edit\>Undo and then press Zoom Extents again to show the model. At that point you can figure out which of the objects is the problem and avoid it. Might be that deleting it from the original model and hitting Zoom Extents there will make the rest of the model appear. BTW, once you get your model sorted you should fix incorrect tag usage. Something is definitely balled up in your model. Most of the component thumbnails show as blanks . ![Screenshot - 3_3_2026 , 8_08_53 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/4X/5/6/a/56a49aa8f95f0a8252dd2f90c9d493d7eaf6cc73.png) After copying and pasting a bunch of your model the thumbnails look like this. ![Screenshot - 3_3_2026 , 8_09_06 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/4X/8/4/c/84c9f1ceb61dc849979acf51115cc2b40927f247.png) ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 2:06am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146/3 "2026-03-04T02:06:38Z")
If you know the name of the mirror you downloaded, that would be the first thing I would look for in Outliner and delete it. ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146/4 "2026-03-04T02:12:00Z")
Do what @Box suggested first. I can’t find anything identifiable as the mirror but I have no idea what the name is, either. ---
**Author:** ![jlo1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/jlo1/32/205659_2.png) [@jlo1](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jlo1)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146/5 "2026-03-04T02:14:54Z")
or do you still have the link you downloaded from? ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146/6 "2026-03-04T02:17:47Z")
This is a good example of why we always say Best practice is to download things from the warehouse to a separate model space to check them and clean them before adding to your actual model. ---
**Author:** ![JosephFaguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8edcca/32.png) [@JosephFaguy](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/JosephFaguy)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146/7 "2026-03-04T02:18:48Z")
I have copy and pasted everything over from my old project backup ( that’s also blank ) to a new file, and theres also somehow, no mirror. I have no clue anymore ---
**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146/8 "2026-03-04T02:19:27Z")
> [@JosephFaguy](#): > > I have copy and pasted everything over from my old project backup ( that’s also blank ) to a new file, Do you see the rest of the model, though? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/2/f2a121500b085ed60806607a82720b092d800bb3.png) [@system](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 2:23am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146/9 "2026-03-04T02:23:32Z")
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**Author:** ![JosephFaguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8edcca/32.png) [@JosephFaguy](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/JosephFaguy)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146/10 "2026-03-04T02:24:36Z")
No. It’s just I thought it must’ve been the mirror causing the issue, but there’s no mirror in my backup and it still doesnt show anything. ---
**Author:** ![jlo1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/jlo1/32/205659_2.png) [@jlo1](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jlo1)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 2:28am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146/11 "2026-03-04T02:28:32Z")
You arent supposed to copy/paste them all at one time. You should only do 1/a few - until the model brakes then undo the last batch so you can pin down the broken portions. ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 2:29am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146/12 "2026-03-04T02:29:46Z")
It looks like you have made a copy within itself. ![GIF 4-03-2026 1-26-37 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/4X/a/c/d/acd83fafee1c0b2e4026ced89f9e9faa41265929.gif) ---
**Author:** ![JosephFaguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8edcca/32.png) [@JosephFaguy](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/JosephFaguy)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 2:30am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146/13 "2026-03-04T02:30:02Z")
I’ve individually copied every single one of my models in outiner over to a new blank file. and they’re all there and working. ---
**Author:** ![JosephFaguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8edcca/32.png) [@JosephFaguy](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/JosephFaguy)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146/14 "2026-03-04T02:31:14Z")
I am currently attempting to send over the backup file without the copies and less manipulations for you guys to try and help me. Does dropbox work in links here? ---
**Author:** ![JosephFaguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8edcca/32.png) [@JosephFaguy](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/JosephFaguy)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 2:32am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146/15 "2026-03-04T02:32:29Z")
[Dropbox](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/t90vt2idn2etrnvgj40ee/Help.skp?rlkey=khr58zbwpw87h9646vgkgi3qb&st=5tbzuvko&dl=0) Here you go ---
**Author:** ![jlo1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/jlo1/32/205659_2.png) [@jlo1](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jlo1)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 2:33am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146/16 "2026-03-04T02:33:01Z")
This post got flagged up top. Did it tell you why? ---
**Author:** ![JosephFaguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8edcca/32.png) [@JosephFaguy](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/JosephFaguy)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146/17 "2026-03-04T02:34:27Z")
Spam apparently ☹ ---
**Author:** ![jlo1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/jlo1/32/205659_2.png) [@jlo1](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jlo1)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146/18 "2026-03-04T02:34:59Z")
did it tell you how to get that removed as a valid post? ---
**Author:** ![JosephFaguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8edcca/32.png) [@JosephFaguy](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/JosephFaguy)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146/19 "2026-03-04T02:36:17Z")
Apparently its just overly promotional and not helpful to the subject so idk ---
**Author:** ![jlo1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/jlo1/32/205659_2.png) [@jlo1](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jlo1)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2026, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146/20 "2026-03-04T02:40:03Z")
well get it put back into the normal list so you can get your problem sorted. [Next page](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/help-needed-model-disappeared/345146.md?page=2)