Shortcuts on SketchUp are very much available for users to use. In this article, the Software Tips will introduce to you all the shortcuts in SketchUp 3D graphics software.
1. Shortcut tool SketchUp
The tools in SketchUp are all equipped with keyboard shortcuts, so use the keyboard shortcuts to improve the working speed. Below is a keyboard shortcut related to the tools in SketchUp.
Shortcut keysName and function
A
Arc - Tool to draw arcs
B
Paint Bucket - Paint buckets, colored
C
Circle - Circle drawing tool
D
Dimension - A tool to display dimensions
E
Easer - Eraser, erase
F
Offset - Tools for adding and compensating
G
Make Components - Create selected components into a group
H
Pan - Display area movement tool
I
Image lgloo - Snow image creation tool
J
Axes - Display axes
K
Hidden Geometry - Hide bricks
L
Line - Line drawing tool
M
Move - Move tool
O
Orbit - Angle movement tool
P
Pull - A tool to push blocks of objects
Q
Rotate - Rotate tool
S
Scale - Zoom in / out tool
T
Tape measure - Tape measure
U
Pipe along path - Pipe making tool
V
Make unique - Material creation tool
W
Wireframe - Hides surfaces that show only the frame of objects
X
X-ray - Hide all to see through
Y
Hide / Unhide - Hides an object
Z
Zoom - Zoom in and out of working angle
2. Functional shortcut of SketchUp
The shortcut function editing
Shortcut keys
Name and function
Ctrl + A
Edit / Select All - Select all objects on the workspace
Ctrl + C
Edit / Copy - Copy a currently selected object
Ctrl + X
Edit / Cut - Cut a selected object
Ctrl + V
Edit / Paste - Paste the selected object
Ctrl + Z
Edit / Undo - Returns an action
Ctrl + Y
Edit / Redo - Undo an action
Ctrl + T
Edit / Select None - Deselect all currently selected objects
Camera function shortcuts
Shortcut keys
Name and function
Ctrl + Shift + E
Camera / Zoom Extents - Zoom all objects on the workspace
O
Camera / Orbit - Change the viewing angle
H
Camera / Pan - Change the display area
Z
Camera / Zoom - Zoom in, zoom out of the view
Ctrl + Shift + W
Camera / Zoom Window - Zoom the objects in the window
Shift + Z
Camera / Zoom Extents - Zoom all objects
Shortcuts to File, Data
Shortcut keys
Name and function
Ctrl + N
File / New - Create a new 3D drawing
Ctrl + O
File / Open - Open an existing 3D drawing
Ctrl + P
File / Print - Print the drawing
Ctrl + S
File / Save - Save the current drawing
Other SketchUp keyboard shortcuts
Shortcut keys
Name and function
Shift + F1
SketchUp / Context Help - Open the SketchUp guide
PageDown
Go to the next Screen in Animation
PageUp
Undo the previous Screen in Animation
In this article, Software Tips has sent you all the shortcuts in professional 3D graphics software SketchUp. Have a nice day!