Thanks for your effort. I recreated the file and the problem did not return. related to this however there are a few other observations I have made.
- from time to time the objects I am working with begin to not respond in the usual manner. the solution I have found is to quit and some time force ...

yes I can save the document and reopen it. Also have relaunched and rebooted with same results. The 3d display is the same for both modes. I have zoomed in and out in case of the wall view as you suggest, no change. I may have to just start over and pay closer attention to the 3d view.

Hi, I'm a new user learning the ropes of this software. I am on a macbook pro with snow leapard with SH3d 2.2.
I began laying out a office space earlier today and watched the walls appear in 3d just fine. after concentrating on gathering measurements and putting in doors etc for the various rooms I ...