Keyboard shortcuts
Every default shortcut on one page, including the modifier keys that change what a tool does mid-gesture.
Tool shortcuts are plain letters, the same on every platform, and match SketchUp’s defaults wherever SketchUp has one. Command shortcuts use ⌘ on macOS and Ctrl on Windows, Linux, and the web.
Tools
| Tool | Key |
|---|---|
| Select | Space or 1 |
| Line | L |
| Rectangle | R or 2 |
| Circle | C |
| Arc | A |
| Push/Pull | P or 3 |
| Move | M or 4 |
| Rotate | Q or 5 |
| Scale | S or 6 |
| Tape Measure | T |
| Paint | B |
| Orbit | O |
| Pan | H |
| Zoom | Z |
Protractor, Slice, and Edit Vertex have no default key (as in SketchUp); reach them via the Tools menu or the command palette. On macOS the menus also display ⌘-combination accelerators beside the tools; those work too, but the letters above are the ones worth learning.
Commands
| Command | macOS | Windows / Linux / web |
|---|---|---|
| Command palette | ⌘/ (desktop), ⌘K (browser) |
Ctrl+K |
| New | ⌘N |
Ctrl+N |
| Open | ⌘O |
Ctrl+O |
| Save | ⌘S |
Ctrl+S |
| Save As | ⇧⌘S |
Ctrl+Shift+S |
| Close window | ⌘W (desktop) |
— |
| Undo | ⌘Z |
Ctrl+Z |
| Redo | ⇧⌘Z |
Ctrl+Shift+Z |
| Select All | ⌘A |
Ctrl+A |
| Delete selection | Delete / ⌫ |
Delete / Backspace |
| Group | ⌘G |
Ctrl+G |
| Ungroup | ⇧⌘G |
Ctrl+Shift+G |
| Toggle Outliner (Model Info) | ⇧⌘I |
Ctrl+Shift+I |
| Toggle Materials | ⇧⌘C |
Ctrl+Shift+C |
| Toggle Tags | ⇧⌘T |
Ctrl+Shift+T |
| Toggle Object Info | ⇧⌘O |
Ctrl+Shift+O |
| Settings | ⌘, |
Ctrl+, |
During a gesture
These keys change what the current tool operation does; they’re covered in each tool’s chapter:
| Key | Effect |
|---|---|
Esc |
Cancel / step back the current gesture; or exit one editing-context level |
Enter |
Commit the typed value |
| Type a number/length | Exact value for the current gesture (no input box needed) |
Shift |
Lock to the dominant axis (Line, Move) · lock the axis/plane (Rotate, Protractor, Slice) · pan while orbiting (Orbit tool, held) |
→ / ← / ↑ |
Lock to the X / Y / Z axis (Line, Move, Rotate, Protractor, Slice); ↓ clears |
Option/Alt (hold) |
Move commits a copy instead of moving |
Option/Alt (press) |
Arc cycles how the arc closes: open · pie · segment |
Shift-click |
Add to / remove from the selection (Select tool) |
⌘/Ctrl-click |
Paint the whole object instead of one face (Paint tool) |
| Double-click | Enter a group/component/object’s editing context; end a Line chain |
Delete / Backspace |
Delete the selection (any tool) |
Mouse
| Action | Input |
|---|---|
| Orbit | Middle-button drag |
| Pan | Right-button drag |
| Zoom (to cursor) | Scroll wheel |