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, matching 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 |
| Line | L |
| Rectangle | R |
| Circle | C |
| Polygon | — |
| Arc | A |
| Push/Pull | P |
| Offset | F |
| Move | M |
| Rotate | Q |
| Scale | S |
| Tape Measure | T |
| Paint | B |
| Orbit | O |
| Pan | H |
| Zoom | Z |
Polygon, Protractor, Slice, Section Plane, and Edit Vertex have no default key, same as in SketchUp — reach them via the Draw/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 | ⌘/ |
Ctrl+/ |
| New | ⌘N |
Ctrl+N |
| Open | ⌘O |
Ctrl+O |
| Save | ⌘S |
Ctrl+S |
| Save As | ⇧⌘S |
Ctrl+Shift+S |
⌘P |
Ctrl+P |
|
| 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 |
| Next Scene / Previous Scene | Page Down / Page Up |
Page Down / Page Up |
| Library | ⇧L (viewport) / ⇧⌘L |
Shift+L (viewport) / Ctrl+Shift+L |
| Settings | ⌘, |
Ctrl+, |
During a gesture
These keys change what the current tool operation does. Each is covered in more depth in its tool’s own 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, Tape Measure) · 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, Tape Measure); ↓ clears |
⌘/Ctrl (held) |
Measure without dropping a guide (Tape Measure) |
Option/Alt (tap) |
Move toggles between moving and copying (stays on until tapped again) |
Option/Alt (press) |
Arc cycles how the arc closes: open · pie · segment |
3x or 3/ + Enter |
Right after a copy commits: multiply it into 3 copies / divide the distance into 3 (Move; x3 and /3 work too) |
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 |