Select Tool = Spacebar Shift = Toggle Ctrl = Add Shift+Ctrl = Subtract Right to Left = Crossing Selection Leftto 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 Middle Button (Wheel): Click-Drag = Orbit Shift-Click-Drag = Pan Double-Click = Re-Center View Scroll = Zoom Left Button: Click = Tool Operation Right Button: Click = Context Menu Value Control Box (VCB) Type in value and press Enter to apply the value to the active tool (no click required). 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. Quick Reference Card 2.0 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 Toggle Shadows = Alt + S Layer Window = Shift + E Add Page = Alt + A Tape Measure Tool = Alt + M 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 Iso = F8 Top = F2 Front = F3 Right = F4 Back = F5 Left = F6 Wireframe = 1 Hidden Line = 2 Shaded = 3 Shaded With Textures = 4 X-Ray = T Monochrome = Alt + 6 Display Display settings= Ctrl + 2 Toggle transparancy= 5 Toggle edges= N Toggle profile lines= K Toggle sky= Home Toggle Ground= End Toggle perspective/parallel= V Section Planes=Ctrl + Alt + P Section Cuts= Ctrl + Alt + C Hide/Select Close group/component= Shift + G Hide= H Unhide last= Shift + L Unhide all= Shift + A Select all= Ctrl + A Deselect all= Ctrl + T Hide construction geometry= Q Unhide cons. geom.= Shift + Q Erase all cons. geom.= Alt + E 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..