# Rotating geometry using the mouse without orbit

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**Category:** Viewer\
**Created:** [September 25, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/rotating-geometry-using-the-mouse-without-orbit/291564 "2024-09-25T21:02:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![lesgocats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/eb8c5e/32.png) [@lesgocats](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/lesgocats)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/rotating-geometry-using-the-mouse-without-orbit/291564/1 "2024-09-25T21:02:19Z")

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for some reason my ability to rotate my model has disappeared. I used to hold down the right mouse button and I could rotate around 360/360/360. Using SU pro.

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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:** [September 25, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/rotating-geometry-using-the-mouse-without-orbit/291564/2 "2024-09-25T21:05:05Z")

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There is no native function like that. Perhaps you had some extension. Maybe Curic Spin Camera? Holding the Center Mouse button while dragging the mouse orbits the camera around the model. It doesn’t rotate the model in the model space, however.

![orbit](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/9/a/9a8d5878ba341c84cccea3311c85253f388b629e.gif)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/f/2/f2a121500b085ed60806607a82720b092d800bb3.png) [@system](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2025, 5:02am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/rotating-geometry-using-the-mouse-without-orbit/291564/3 "2025-03-28T05:02:48Z")

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Closed on March 28, 2025, 5:02am UTC

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