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title: SketchUp Pro
date: 2022-11-23 16:23:31.693091
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  A visual cheat-sheet for the 135 default keyboard shortcuts found in SketchUp Pro
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## Keyboard Shortcuts {.cols-2}

### General I

| Shortcut          | Action                                                                             |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `A`               | 2 point arc tool                                                                   |
| `C`               | Circle tool                                                                        |
| `Shift` `C`       | Circle tool - lock current inferences                                              |
| `E`               | Eraser tool                                                                        |
| `Alt` `E`         | Eraser tool - soften or smooth (use on edges to make adjacent faces appear curved) |
| `Shift` `E`       | Eraser tool - hide                                                                 |
| `Alt` `Shift` `E` | Eraser tool - unsoften or unsmooth                                                 |
| `L`               | Line tool                                                                          |
| `Shift` `L`       | Line tool - lock in current inference direction                                    |
| `(arrows)` `L`    | Line tool - lock direction                                                         |
| `M`               | Move tool                                                                          |
| `Alt` `M`         | Move tool - move a copy                                                            |
| `Shift` `M`       | Move tool - hold down to lock in current inference direction                       |
| `Ctrl` `M`        | Move tool - auto-fold (allow move even if it means adding extra edges and faces)   |
| `(arrows)` `M`    | Move tool - lock direction                                                         |
| `F`               | Offset tool                                                                        |
| `O`               | Orbit tool                                                                         |
| `Alt` `O`         | Orbit tool - disable 'gravity-weighted' orbiting                                   |
| `Shift` `O`       | Orbit tool - activate pan tool                                                     |
| `B`               | Paint bucket tool                                                                  |
| `Alt` `B`         | Paint bucket tool - fill material, paint all matching adjacent faces               |
| `Shift` `B`       | Paint bucket tool - replace material, paint all matching faces in the model        |

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### General II

| Shortcut              | Action                                                                                      |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Shift` `B`           | Paint bucket tool - replace material, paint all matching faces in the model                 |
| `Alt` `Shift` `B`     | Paint bucket tool - replace material on object, paint all matching faces on the same object |
| `Ctrl` `B`            | Paint bucket tool - sample material                                                         |
| `P`                   | Push and pull tool                                                                          |
| `Alt` `P`             | Push and pull tool - push or pull a copy of the face, leaving original in place             |
| `R`                   | Rectangle tool                                                                              |
| `Alt` `R`             | Rectangle tool - start drawing from center                                                  |
| `Q`                   | Rotate tool                                                                                 |
| `Alt` `Q`             | Rotate tool - rotate a copy                                                                 |
| `S`                   | Scale tool                                                                                  |
| `Alt` `S`             | Scale tool - scale about center                                                             |
| `Shift` `S`           | Scale tool - scale uniformly, don't distort                                                 |
| `Space`               | Select tool                                                                                 |
| `Alt` `Space`         | Select tool - add to selection                                                              |
| `Shift`               | Select tool - add or subtract from selection                                                |
| `Alt` `Shift` `Space` | Select tool - subtract from selection                                                       |
| `T`                   | Tape measure tool                                                                           |
| `Alt` `T`             | Tape measure tool - toggle create guide or measure only                                     |
| `(arrows)` `T`        | Tape measure tool - lock direction                                                          |
| `Z`                   | Zoom tool                                                                                   |
| `Shift` `Z`           | Zoom tool - combine with click-drag mouse to change field of view                           |

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## Also see

- [Keyboard shortcuts for SketchUp](https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup/getting-started-sketchup#qrc)
  _(help.sketchup.com)_