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Essential Sketchup keyboard shortcuts

I made a quick overview of the most essential Essential Sketchup keyboard shortcuts. It is part of my series of productivity enhancement keyboard shortcuts for creative software.

Essential Sketchup keyboard shortcuts




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Basic Commands

  • New Project: Ctrl + N (Windows) / Cmd + N (Mac)

  • Open Project: Ctrl + O (Windows) / Cmd + O (Mac)

  • Save Project: Ctrl + S (Windows) / Cmd + S (Mac)

  • Undo: Ctrl + Z (Windows) / Cmd + Z (Mac)

  • Redo: Ctrl + Y (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + Z (Mac)

  • Delete: Delete key (Windows & Mac)


Navigation

  • Orbit: O or Middle Mouse Button + Drag (Windows & Mac)

  • Pan: H or Shift + Middle Mouse Button (Windows & Mac)

  • Zoom: Z or Scroll Wheel (Windows & Mac)

  • Zoom Extents: Shift + Z (Windows & Mac)


Drawing Tools

  • Line Tool: L (Windows & Mac)

  • Rectangle Tool: R (Windows & Mac)

  • Circle Tool: C (Windows & Mac)

  • Arc Tool: A (Windows & Mac)

  • Polygon Tool: P (Windows & Mac)

  • Freehand Tool: F (Windows & Mac)


Editing and Modification Tools

  • Move: M (Windows & Mac)

  • Rotate: Q (Windows & Mac)

  • Scale: S (Windows & Mac)

  • Push/Pull: P (Windows & Mac)

  • Offset: F (Windows & Mac)

  • Follow Me: Shift + F (Windows & Mac)


Object Management

  • Make Component: G (Windows & Mac)

  • Hide Selection: Ctrl + H (Windows) / Cmd + H (Mac)

  • Unhide All: Shift + H (Windows & Mac)

  • Group Selection: Ctrl + G (Windows) / Cmd + G (Mac)

  • Ungroup: Ctrl + Shift + G (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + G (Mac)

  • Lock: Ctrl + L (Windows) / Cmd + L (Mac)

  • Unlock: Ctrl + Shift + L (Windows) / Cmd + Shift + L (Mac)


Selection and Display

  • Select Tool: Spacebar (Windows & Mac)

  • Deselect All: Esc (Windows & Mac)

  • Hide Rest of Model: Ctrl + K (Windows) / Cmd + K (Mac)

  • Wireframe Mode: Ctrl + 1 (Windows) / Cmd + 1 (Mac)

  • Shaded Mode: Ctrl + 2 (Windows) / Cmd + 2 (Mac)

  • Shaded with Textures: Ctrl + 3 (Windows) / Cmd + 3 (Mac)


Measurement and Dimensions

  • Tape Measure Tool: T (Windows & Mac)

  • Protractor Tool: Shift + T (Windows & Mac)

  • Dimension Tool: D (Windows & Mac)

  • Axes Tool: A (Windows & Mac)


Miscellaneous

  • Paint Bucket (Materials): B (Windows & Mac)

  • Eraser: E (Windows & Mac)

  • Toggle X-Ray Mode: K (Windows & Mac)


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