SKETCHUP Keyboard Shortcuts
SKETCHUP Keyboard Shortcuts
SKETCHUP Keyboard Shortcuts
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 Circle Tool = C VCB: Number+s = Segments VCB: Number+r = Radius Arc
Tool = A VCB: Number = Bulge VCB: Number+s = Segments VCB: Number+r = Radius
Groups are useful for combining entities to perform a quick operation
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 Rotate Tool = Alt + R Ctrl = Copy VCB: Number = Angle VCB:
Rise:Run = Slope
Polygon Tool = \ VCB: Number+s = Segments VCB: Number+r = Radius
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
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
Make Component = B
Similar to groups but every instance stays the same when edited.
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
Sven Butteling
Make Group = G
Ctrl = Measure Only VCB: Number = Resize Model Freehand Tool = ` Shift = Draw 3D
Polyline Dimension Tool = Shift + T Text Tool = Shift + D
“Construction line”
Zoom Tool = Alt + Z Shift = Change Field of View VCB: Number = View Angle VCB:
Number in mm = Focal Length Zoom Window Tool = Z
Zoom Extents Tool = Shift + Z Previous view = Tab Walk Tool = W Shift = Move
Vertically Ctrl = Run Alt = Walk Through Entities VCB: Number = Eye Height Look
Around Tool = J VCB: Number = Eye Height Follow Me Tool = Alt + F Alt = Use
Parameter of Surface as Path
Protractor Tool = Alt + P Shift = Measure Only VCB: Number = Angle VCB: Rise:Run =
Slope Section Tool = Ctrl + Alt+S Axes Tool = Y to reset axes, right click on one
of the axes
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..