# Model Stops Responding

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/model-stops-responding/196533>\
**Category:** SketchUp for iPad\
**Created:** [April 22, 2022, 4:41am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/model-stops-responding/196533 "2022-04-22T04:41:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![randy.mennie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/randy.mennie/32/244198_2.png) [@randy.mennie](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/randy.mennie)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 4:41am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/model-stops-responding/196533/1 "2022-04-22T04:41:34Z")

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I’ve had several times now where the model portion of the screen stops responding even though the controls keep working. It seems to be around using the follow-me, but not always.

I’ll have hightlighted a surface or sime other event and then try to rotate the model and it won’t respond. The Apple Pencil is working because I can select other tools and even highlight things. I just can’t move the model around or make any changes.

Extremely frustrating

If I close and open the model it usually fixes itself.

Has anyone else had this problem?

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**Author:** ![JQL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/jql/32/8074_2.png) [@JQL](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/JQL)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/model-stops-responding/196533/2 "2022-04-22T11:30:35Z")

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Isn’t it when the airwave kicks in?

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**Author:** ![MikeTadros](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/miketadros/32/49_2.png) [@MikeTadros](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MikeTadros)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/model-stops-responding/196533/3 "2022-04-22T11:50:18Z")

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@JQL did you mean to say “when autosave kicks in”?

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**Author:** ![JQL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/jql/32/8074_2.png) [@JQL](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/JQL)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/model-stops-responding/196533/4 "2022-04-22T11:55:54Z")

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Yup… My phone prefers airwaves to autosaves

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**Author:** ![MikeTadros](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/miketadros/32/49_2.png) [@MikeTadros](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MikeTadros)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/model-stops-responding/196533/5 "2022-04-22T14:35:17Z")

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@randy.mennie If you’re working on a large model, and you suspect that the hitch might be related to the model freezing up when Autosave kicks in, please let me know.  
We’ve identified the need to offer a visual indication that lets users know that an autosave takes place, and we have a ticket on the board for improvements along those lines.

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**Author:** ![randy.mennie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/randy.mennie/32/244198_2.png) [@randy.mennie](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/randy.mennie)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/model-stops-responding/196533/6 "2022-04-23T23:29:13Z")

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Thanks Mike. I’ll keep an eye on whether it could be autosave that’s causing the freezeup.

Randy

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**Author:** ![Vetguy1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/85f322/32.png) [@Vetguy1](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Vetguy1)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/model-stops-responding/196533/7 "2022-04-25T13:23:02Z")

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I’ve had a similar issue on my 4th gen iPad Pro. Either the model doesn’t respond or in some cases the tools don’t respond, but the model does. Generally I can save my work ,but I have to force quit SketchUp. If I close the model and reopen it the issue may or may not have resolved.

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**Author:** ![leedumond](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/leedumond/32/143571_2.png) [@leedumond](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/leedumond)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2022, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/model-stops-responding/196533/8 "2022-04-26T04:27:49Z")

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I’ve noticed this pretty regularly as well… nothing responds, need to close and reopen the model to continue working…