SketchUp shortcuts - the most important keyboard shortcuts

With the most important shortcuts for "SketchUp" you can implement your design ideas much faster. In this article you can read which keyboard shortcuts help you with the implementation.

SketchUp shortcuts - the most important keyboard shortcuts

A complex architectural 3D model or a visualization of a design take a lot of time. For a fast workflow with the free modeling software "SketchUp" you will find the most important shortcuts in this article:

• [Ctrl] + [O] = Open an existing SketchUp file
• [Spacebar] = Select the black selection cursor
• [Ctrl] + [Z] = undo work step
• [E] = Use an eraser tool
• [H] = Activate manual function to move the view window around the model with the left mouse button pressed
• [B] = Bucket tool, with which you can assign a certain color, texture or materiality to a surface
• [T] = Activate tape measure function to remove lengths
• [Ctrl] + [A] = Select all (lines and areas)
• [F] = select offset function
• [Ctrl] + [P] = Print out your SketchUp file
• [Ctrl] + [S] = Save your SketchUp file
• [F1] = call the SketchUp help for technical questions

SketchUp shortcuts - the most important keyboard shortcuts for drawing

There are also some useful shortcuts for the "SketchUp" drawing tools:

• [L] = Use line tool
• [A] = draw 2-point arc
• [R] = Select the shape tool to draw a rectangle
• [C] = Select form tool to draw a circle
• [P] = extrusion tool, for example to extrude a planar surface
• [S] = scaling function, with which you can scale selected surfaces as you like

SketchUp shortcuts - the most important keyboard shortcuts for displaying

Get your SketchUp model perfectly displayed with the following shortcuts:

• [Shift] + [Ctrl] + [E] = full representation of the model in the viewport
• [K] = showing invisible body edges
• [Q] = Use the rotate function to rotate, stretch and copy selected elements along an axis
• Select [O] = Rotate function to rotate the constructed 3D model as desired with the scroll wheel pressed
• [Z] = Zoom function to zoom in and out of the model with the scroll wheel

We will show you in practical tips how you can create your own textures in SketchUp or show shadows.