SKETCHUP Keyboard Shortcuts

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Select Tool = Spacebar Shift = Toggle Ctrl = Add Shift+Ctrl = Subtract Right to Left = Crossing Selection Left to Right = Window Selection Paint Bucket Tool = X Shift = Matching Ctrl = Connected Shift+Ctrl = Object Alt = Sample Paint Eraser Tool = E Shift = Hide Ctrl = Soften/Smooth Shift+Ctrl = Unsoften/Unsmooth Rectangle Tool = R VCB: Length, Width Line Tool = L Shift = Inference Lock VCB: Number = Length Arc Tool = A VCB: Number = Bulge VCB: Number+s = Segments VCB: Number+r = Radius Circle Tool = C VCB: Number+s = Segments VCB: Number+r = Radius Polygon Tool = \ VCB: Number+s = Segments VCB: Number+r = Radius Freehand Tool = ` Shift = Draw 3D Polyline Make Group = G Groups are useful for combining entities to perform a quick operation Make Component = B Similar to groups but every instance stays the same when edited. Tape Measure Tool = Alt + M “Construction line” Ctrl = Measure Only VCB: Number = Resize Model Dimension Tool = Shift + T Protractor Tool = Alt + P Shift = Measure Only VCB: Number = Angle VCB: Rise:Run = Slope Text Tool = Shift + D Axes Tool = Y to reset axes, right click on one of the axes Section Tool = Ctrl + Alt+S Move Tool = M Shift = Inference Lock Ctrl = Copy (/n in vcb to div ovr length) Alt = Auto-Fold VCB: Number = Distance Push/Pull Tool = U Double-Click = Repeat Ctrl = New Face VCB: Distance Scale Tool = S Shift = Toggle Uniform Ctrl = About Center VCB: Number = Scale Factor VCB: Number w/ units = Length Offset Tool = O VCB: Number = Length Double-Click: Repeate Orbit Tool = Middle mouse Shift = Pan Ctrl = Free Zoom Tool = Alt + Z Shift = Change Field of View VCB: Number = View Angle VCB: Number in mm = Focal Length Follow Me Tool = Alt + F Alt = Use Parameter of Surface as Path Rotate Tool = Alt + R Ctrl = Copy VCB: Number = Angle VCB: Rise:Run = Slope Zoom Window Tool = Z Zoom Extents Tool = Shift + Z Previous view = Tab Look Around Tool = J VCB: Number = Eye Height Walk Tool = W Shift = Move Vertically Ctrl = Run Alt = Walk Through Entities VCB: Number = Eye Height New = Ctrl + N Open = Ctrl + O Save = Ctrl + S Cut = Ctrl + X Copy = Ctrl + C Paste = Ctrl+V Erase = Del or D Undo = Ctrl+Z Redo = Ctrl+Y Print = Ctrl + P Toggle Shadows = Alt + S Layer Window = Shift + E Add Page = Alt + A Iso = F8 Top = F2 Front = F3 Right = F4 Back = F5 Left = F6 Wireframe = 1 Hidden Line = 2 Shaded = 3 Shaded With Textures = 4 X-Ray = T Monochrome = Alt + 6 Quick Reference Card 2.0 Sven Butteling Value Control Box (VCB) Type in value and press Enter to apply the value to the active tool (no click required). Middle Button (Wheel): Click-Drag = Orbit Shift-Click-Drag = Pan Double-Click = Re-Center View Scroll = Zoom Right Button: Click = Context Menu Left Button: Click = Tool Operation Additional shortcuts Main Windows Toggle Dialogs= F Sketchup Preferences= Shift P Model Info= Ctrl + 1 Outliner= Ctrl = Q Entity info= I Components= Shift + O Pages= Alt + L Shadow Setting= Shift + S Display Display settings= Ctrl + 2 Toggle transparancy= 5 Toggle edges= N Toggle profile lines= K Toggle sky= Home Toggle Ground= End Toggle perspective/parallel= V Section Planes=Ctrl + Alt + P Section Cuts= Ctrl + Alt + C Hide/Select Close group/component= Shift + G Hide= H Unhide last= Shift + L Unhide all= Shift + A Select all= Ctrl + A Deselect all= Ctrl + T Hide construction geometry= Q Unhide cons. geom.= Shift + Q Erase all cons. geom.= Alt + E Help = F1 To use the shortcuts listed on this reference card. You should import a sketchup shortcut settings file (usually called “preferences.dat”). You can find this file online on the sketchup forum (forum.sketchup.com). Search for “quick reference card 2” and you’ll find the file. To import this file go to window->preferences->shortcuts->import and select the preferences.dat file. When working on a notebook, set the keys 1,2, etc. to alt+1 , alt+2..

Transcript of SKETCHUP Keyboard Shortcuts

Page 1: SKETCHUP Keyboard Shortcuts

Select Tool = SpacebarShift = Toggle

Ctrl = AddShift+Ctrl = Subtract

Right to Left = Crossing SelectionLeft to Right = Window Selection

Paint Bucket Tool = XShift = Matching

Ctrl = ConnectedShift+Ctrl = ObjectAlt = Sample Paint

Eraser Tool = EShift = Hide

Ctrl = Soften/SmoothShift+Ctrl = Unsoften/Unsmooth

Rectangle Tool = RVCB: Length, Width

Line Tool = LShift = Inference Lock

VCB: Number = Length

Arc Tool = AVCB: Number = Bulge

VCB: Number+s = SegmentsVCB: Number+r = Radius

Circle Tool = CVCB: Number+s = Segments

VCB: Number+r = Radius

Polygon Tool = \VCB: Number+s = SegmentsVCB: Number+r = Radius

Freehand Tool = `Shift = Draw 3D Polyline

Make Group = GGroups are useful for combining entities

to perform a quick operation

Make Component = BSimilar to groups but every instance stays the same when edited.

Tape Measure Tool = Alt + M“Construction line”Ctrl = Measure Only

VCB: Number = Resize Model

Dimension Tool = Shift + T

Protractor Tool = Alt + PShift = Measure Only

VCB: Number = AngleVCB: Rise:Run = Slope

Text Tool = Shift + D

Axes Tool = Yto reset axes, right click

on one of the axes

Section Tool = Ctrl + Alt+S

Move Tool = MShift = Inference LockCtrl = Copy (/n in vcb to div ovr length)Alt = Auto-FoldVCB: Number = Distance

Push/Pull Tool = UDouble-Click = RepeatCtrl = New FaceVCB: Distance

Scale Tool = SShift = Toggle UniformCtrl = About CenterVCB: Number = Scale FactorVCB: Number w/ units = Length

Offset Tool = OVCB: Number = LengthDouble-Click: Repeate

Orbit Tool = Middle mouse Shift = PanCtrl = Free

Zoom Tool = Alt + ZShift = Change Field of ViewVCB: Number = View AngleVCB: Number in mm = Focal Length

Follow Me Tool = Alt + FAlt = Use Parameter of Surface as Path

Rotate Tool = Alt + RCtrl = CopyVCB: Number = AngleVCB: Rise:Run = Slope

Zoom Window Tool = Z

Zoom Extents Tool = Shift + Z

Previous view = Tab

Look Around Tool = JVCB: Number = Eye Height

Walk Tool = W Shift = Move VerticallyCtrl = RunAlt = Walk Through EntitiesVCB: Number = Eye Height

New = Ctrl + N

Open = Ctrl + O

Save = Ctrl + S

Cut = Ctrl + X

Copy = Ctrl + C

Paste = Ctrl+V

Erase = Del or D

Undo = Ctrl+Z

Redo = Ctrl+Y

Print = Ctrl + P

Toggle Shadows = Alt + S

Layer Window = Shift + E

Add Page = Alt + A

Iso = F8

Top = F2

Front = F3

Right = F4

Back = F5

Left = F6

Wireframe = 1

Hidden Line = 2

Shaded = 3

Shaded With Textures = 4

X-Ray = T

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Type in value and press Enter to apply the value to the active tool (no click required).

Middle Button (Wheel):Click-Drag = Orbit

Shift-Click-Drag = PanDouble-Click = Re-Center View

Scroll = Zoom

Right Button:Click = Context Menu

Left Button:Click = Tool Operation

Additional shortcuts

Main WindowsToggle Dialogs= FSketchup Preferences= Shift PModel Info= Ctrl + 1Outliner= Ctrl = QEntity info= IComponents= Shift + OPages= Alt + LShadow Setting= Shift + S

DisplayDisplay settings= Ctrl + 2Toggle transparancy= 5Toggle edges= NToggle profile lines= KToggle sky= HomeToggle Ground= EndToggle perspective/parallel= VSection Planes=Ctrl + Alt + PSection Cuts= Ctrl + Alt + C

Hide/SelectClose group/component= Shift + GHide= HUnhide last= Shift + LUnhide all= Shift + ASelect all= Ctrl + ADeselect all= Ctrl + THide construction geometry= QUnhide cons. geom.= Shift + QErase all cons. geom.= Alt + E

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