Sketchup Keyboard Shortcuts

Sketchup Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows

General

2 point arc tool

  • A

Circle tool

  • C

Circle tool u2013 lock current inferences

  • Shift
  • +
  • C

Eraser tool

  • E

Eraser tool u2013 soften or smooth (use on edges to make adjacent faces appear curved)

  • Alt
  • +
  • E

Eraser tool u2013 hide

  • Shift
  • +
  • E

Eraser tool u2013 unsoften or unsmooth

  • Alt
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • E

Line tool

  • L

Line tool u2013 lock in current inference direction

  • Shift
  • +
  • L

Line tool u2013 lock direction

  • (arrows)
  • +
  • L

Move tool

  • M

Move tool u2013 move a copy

  • Alt
  • +
  • M

Move tool u2013 hold down to lock in current inference direction

  • Shift
  • +
  • M

Move tool u2013 auto-fold (allow move even if it means adding extra edges and faces)

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • M

Move tool u2013 lock direction

  • (arrows)
  • +
  • M

Offset tool

  • F

Orbit tool

  • O

Orbit tool u2013 disable u2018gravity-weightedu2019 orbiting

  • Alt
  • +
  • O

Orbit tool u2013 activate pan tool

  • Shift
  • +
  • O

Paint bucket tool

  • B

Paint bucket tool u2013 fill material, paint all matching adjacent faces

  • Alt
  • +
  • B

Paint bucket tool u2013 replace material, paint all matching faces in the model

  • Shift
  • +
  • B

Paint bucket tool u2013 replace material on object, paint all matching faces on the same object

  • Alt
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • B

Paint bucket tool u2013 sample material

  • Ctrl
  • +
  • B

Push and pull tool

  • P

Push and pull tool u2013 push or pull a copy of the face, leaving original in place

  • Alt
  • +
  • P

Rectangle tool

  • R

Rectangle tool u2013 start drawing from center

  • Alt
  • +
  • R

Rotate tool

  • Q

Rotate tool u2013 rotate a copy

  • Alt
  • +
  • Q

Scale tool

  • S

Scale tool u2013 scale about center

  • Alt
  • +
  • S

Scale tool u2013 scale uniformly, donu2019t distort

  • Shift
  • +
  • S

Select tool

  • Space

Select tool u2013 add to selection

  • Alt
  • +
  • Space

Select tool u2013 add or subtract from selection

  • Shift

Select tool u2013 subtract from selection

  • Alt
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • Space

Tape measure tool

  • T

Tape measure tool u2013 toggle create guide or measure only

  • Alt
  • +
  • T

Tape measure tool u2013 lock direction

  • (arrows)
  • +
  • T

Zoom tool

  • Z

Zoom tool u2013 combine with click-drag mouse to change field of view

  • Shift
  • +
  • Z

Sketchup Keyboard Shortcuts for Mac

General

2 point arc tool

  • A

Circle tool

  • C

Circle tool u2013 lock current inferences

  • Shift
  • +
  • C

Eraser tool

  • E

Eraser tool u2013 soften or smooth (use on edges to make adjacent faces appear curved)

  • Alt
  • +
  • E

Eraser tool u2013 hide

  • Shift
  • +
  • E

Eraser tool u2013 unsoften or unsmooth

  • Alt
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • E

Line tool

  • L

Line tool u2013 lock in current inference direction

  • Shift
  • +
  • L

Line tool u2013 lock direction

  • (arrows)
  • +
  • L

Move tool

  • M

Move tool u2013 move a copy

  • Alt
  • +
  • M

Move tool u2013 hold down to lock in current inference direction

  • Shift
  • +
  • M

Move tool u2013 auto-fold (allow move even if it means adding extra edges and faces)

  • Cmd
  • +
  • M

Move tool u2013 lock direction

  • (arrows)
  • +
  • M

Offset tool

  • F

Orbit tool

  • O

Orbit tool u2013 disable u2018gravity-weightedu2019 orbiting

  • Alt
  • +
  • O

Orbit tool u2013 activate pan tool

  • Shift
  • +
  • O

Paint bucket tool

  • B

Paint bucket tool u2013 fill material, paint all matching adjacent faces

  • Alt
  • +
  • B

Paint bucket tool u2013 replace material, paint all matching faces in the model

  • Shift
  • +
  • B

Paint bucket tool u2013 replace material on object, paint all matching faces on the same object

  • Alt
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • B

Paint bucket tool u2013 sample material

  • Cmd
  • +
  • B

Push and pull tool

  • P

Push and pull tool u2013 push or pull a copy of the face, leaving original in place

  • Alt
  • +
  • P

Rectangle tool

  • R

Rectangle tool u2013 start drawing from center

  • Alt
  • +
  • R

Rotate tool

  • Q

Rotate tool u2013 rotate a copy

  • Alt
  • +
  • Q

Scale tool

  • S

Scale tool u2013 scale about center

  • Alt
  • +
  • S

Scale tool u2013 scale uniformly, donu2019t distort

  • Shift
  • +
  • S

Select tool

  • Space

Select tool u2013 add to selection

  • Alt
  • +
  • Space

Select tool u2013 add or subtract from selection

  • Shift

Select tool u2013 subtract from selection

  • Alt
  • +
  • Shift
  • +
  • Space

Tape measure tool

  • T

Tape measure tool u2013 toggle create guide or measure only

  • Alt
  • +
  • T

Tape measure tool u2013 lock direction

  • (arrows)
  • +
  • T

Zoom tool

  • Z

Zoom tool u2013 combine with click-drag mouse to change field of view

  • Shift
  • +
  • Z
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