# Orbit tool not working as it was

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/orbit-tool-not-working-as-it-was/106118>\
**Category:** SketchUp\
**Created:** [October 12, 2019, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/orbit-tool-not-working-as-it-was/106118 "2019-10-12T17:00:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![mer400](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@mer400](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/mer400)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/orbit-tool-not-working-as-it-was/106118/1 "2019-10-12T17:00:33Z")

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I’ve drawm a sketch but when i try to use the orbit toll it just goes all over the place, any suggestions.

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**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:** [October 12, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/orbit-tool-not-working-as-it-was/106118/2 "2019-10-12T17:01:48Z")

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Can you share your SKP file so we can maybe see what you are seeing?

A common reason for this sort of thing is drawing the model with the wrong axis orientation.

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**Author:** ![g.h.hubers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/919ad9/32.png) [@g.h.hubers](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/g.h.hubers)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/orbit-tool-not-working-as-it-was/106118/3 "2019-10-12T18:37:00Z")

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> [@DaveR](#):
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> A common reason for this sort of thing is drawing the model with the wrong axis orientation.

@mer400, right click on an axis in empty space and see if ‘Reset’ is available in the context menu. If so, apply ‘Reset’.  
Now when you orbit, blue points up. Your model should be oriented accordingly. If not, rotate the entire model to get it oriented the way the system blue axis is.

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**Author:** ![mer400](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@mer400](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/mer400)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2019, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/orbit-tool-not-working-as-it-was/106118/4 "2019-10-14T12:02:57Z")

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I’ve tried the reset nothing happens

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**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:** [October 14, 2019, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/orbit-tool-not-working-as-it-was/106118/5 "2019-10-14T12:05:48Z")

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As I asked before, share the SKP file so we can see what you’ve got and help you diagnose the problem.

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**Author:** ![lee.sekaquaptewa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@lee.sekaquaptewa](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/lee.sekaquaptewa)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2022, 5:28am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/orbit-tool-not-working-as-it-was/106118/6 "2022-11-17T05:28:45Z")

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Did you find a solution to this problem? I am using the free web version and up until now the orbit tool was working well and now it’s freaking out after I zoom and orbit. then I have to find the central axis and zoom back in because my position zoomed me far out and way far from my project.