SketchUp Layout Quick Reference

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Tools
Select (Space)
Line (L)
Freehand
Arc
2 Point Arc (A)
3 Point Arc
Pie
Rectangle (R)
Rounded Rectangle
Bulged Rectangle
Lozenge
Circle (C)
Ellipse
Polygon
Oset
Text (T)
Label
Linear Dimension (D)
Angular Dimension
Table
Erase
Style (B)
Split
Join
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Edit
Undo
Redo
Group
Ungroup
View
Show Grid
Hide Grid
Pan
Zoom
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Actual Size
Zoom to Page
Zoom Extents
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Arrange
Bring to Front
Bring Forward (Shift =)
Send Backward (Shift -)
Send to Back
Align Left
Align Right
Align Top
Align Bottom
Align Vertical Centers
Align Horizontal Centers
Space Horizontally
Space Vertically
Center Vertically
Center Horizontally
Flip Left to Right
Flip Top to Bottom
Object Snap On
Object Snap O
Grid Snap On
Grid Snap O
Tool Operation Instructions Circle (C) Double-Click create circle identical to previous one drawn Linear Dimension (D) Option hold down to unconstrain dimension orientation
Command hold down to switch leader direction
Double-Click repeat previous dimension oset
Ellipse Option start drawing from center
Shift constrain to circle
Join Click join line segments by clicking on each in turn Line (L) Shift lock in horizontal or vertical direction
Length specify length by typing a number and Enter
Label Command hold down to flip text to other side
Option hold down to unconstrain second segment
Click > Double-Click create one-segment leader line
Click > Click > Click create two-segment leader line
Click-Drag create curved leader line
Edit Label Text double-click label text to edit
Edit Leader Line double-click leader line and move endpoints or line segments to edit
Oset Command oset both sides of an open path
Up/Down tap up or down arrow to change number of segments for curved lines
Polygon Shift lock in current inference direction
Double-Click create polygon identical to previous one drawn
Sides specify number of sides by typing a number, the S key, and Enter
Rectangle (R) Option start drawing from center
Shift constrain to square
Double-Click create rectangle identical to previous one drawn
Dimensions specify dimensions by typing width, height and Enter ie. 20,40
Rectangle, Rounded Up/Down tap up or down arrow while drawing to change corner radius Rectangle, Bulged Up/Down tap up or down arrow while drawing to change bulge amount Select (Spacebar) Click-Drag move selected entities
Click-Drag+Command hold down to select entities without moving
Option hold down while moving to create a copy
Distance specify move distance by typing a number and Enter
External Copy Array n copies in a row: move first copy, type a number, the X key, and Enter
Internal Copy Array n copies in between: move first copy, type a number, the / key, and Enter Option (selecting) hold down while clicking to add to selection
Shift (selecting) hold down while clicking to add/subtract from selection
Option+Shift (selecting) hold down while clicking to subtract from selection
Shift (scaling) hold down while scaling to scale uniformly (don’t distort)
Command hold down to scale about center
Style Click sample style properties (stroke, fill, color, pattern, font, size, arrow, etc)
Click Again apply sampled style properties
Split Click split line(s) at click point Table Double-Click create table identical to previous one drawn
Cells specify cell number by typing column number, row number and Enter
Text Click create an unbounded text box
Click-Drag L to R hold down to create a left-aligned bounded text box Click-Drag R to L hold down to create a right-aligned bounded text box
Click-Drag+Option hold down to create a center-aligned, center-anchored, bounded text box
Other Tips Snaps right-click on anything but a drawing element to switch between snaps
Line Weights use the Styles tab in the SketchUp Model dialog to change line weights
Dimension Edit double-click dimensions to edit individual entities with the Shape Style panel
Mouse Wheel Scroll Zoom
Click-Drag Pan
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