# Texture orientation and axes setting

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/texture-orientation-and-axes-setting/192523>\
**Category:** SketchUp\
**Tags:** texture, axes\
**Created:** [March 13, 2022, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/texture-orientation-and-axes-setting/192523 "2022-03-13T05:26:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![backlit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/backlit/32/194562_2.png) [@backlit](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/backlit)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/texture-orientation-and-axes-setting/192523/1 "2022-03-13T05:26:30Z")

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Will the default orientation of textures be the original axes setting of the model or the current axes setting? I have a model that has floor surfaces that were created at an offset angle. The textures applied have to be rotated each time. Is there a way to make the texture align with the axes setting?

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**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 13, 2022, 5:39am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/texture-orientation-and-axes-setting/192523/2 "2022-03-13T05:39:48Z")

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If you change the axis of the group or component then the texture will follow.  
 ![Reset](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/9/5/956b3099545abce3c432ff1a48e278bec5f2bdc3.gif)

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**Author:** ![backlit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/backlit/32/194562_2.png) [@backlit](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/backlit)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/texture-orientation-and-axes-setting/192523/3 "2022-03-13T10:03:13Z")

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Thanks. I suppose if the slabs are modeled not as groups or components then the texture will follow the original axes?

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**Author:** ![backlit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/backlit/32/194562_2.png) [@backlit](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/backlit)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/texture-orientation-and-axes-setting/192523/4 "2022-03-13T16:34:14Z")

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I notice that if 2 surfaces are grouped, then I am not able to apply a texture.  
I made a sample rectangular surface divided it into 2, if I group them I cannot apply the texture. when I explode them, the texture is applied to both areas. I made the axes aligned to the area. I am still getting the texture applied offset by an angle.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/e/9/e98dff85f8af3ff7e071284c9f8152e996926e20.jpeg)

I hope it is not this that I am experiencing: [Texture orientation is not preserved when grouping faces in a context](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/texture-orientation-is-not-preserved-when-grouping-faces-in-a-context/88829)

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**Author:** ![backlit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/backlit/32/194562_2.png) [@backlit](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/backlit)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2022, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/texture-orientation-and-axes-setting/192523/5 "2022-03-19T06:21:25Z")

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I copied this model to a new file. The textures now work as intended. Something had corrupted the previous file. Wish there was a clean-up tool that could straighten things out without having to copy everything over to a new file. It appears this may have been caused by the axes change setting that I did.