SketchUp keeps on dropping the Camera mode in favor of Target Camera mode.

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SketchUp keeps on dropping the Camera mode in favor of Target Camera mode.

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I work in SketchUp and often switch between parallel projection and perspective. I feel comfortable with the CAMERA mode. It is really annoying that when I switch back to perspective, I have to manually turn off the TARGET CAMERA. Is there a way to disable the target camera in perspective?

I think a few years ago there was no Target camera mode in SketchUp. Life was better then.
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Re: SketchUp keeps on dropping the Camera mode in favor of Target Camera mode.

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If you're using "Camera" (or "Fly" mode) in a perspective view and then switch it to orthogonal projection, the software has to change to "target camera since that's the closest mode than can be used in a parallel projection (the camera cannot "fly" in a parallel projection, only target camera will work).
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Re: SketchUp keeps on dropping the Camera mode in favor of Target Camera mode.

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well, that's really annoying, especially considering that it was not happening in the early releases
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Re: SketchUp keeps on dropping the Camera mode in favor of Target Camera mode.

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sunflovver wrote: Fri Aug 11, 2023 7:00 am especially considering that it was not happening in the early releases
Are you positive about that? We have had this behaviour since around mid-2019, over four years ago now.
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Re: SketchUp keeps on dropping the Camera mode in favor of Target Camera mode.

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perhaps I was not updating my drivers.
oh, perhaps I can just roll back to an old driver
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