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Common Tasks in Google SketchUp 7


Certain tasks in Google SketchUp 7 can be performed in a variety of ways, but if you're looking for the simplest or quickest way to do things in SketchUp 7, then take a look at this chart:

To Do This TaskHere's the Best Way
Navigate
Orbit with your mouse Hold down scroll wheel
Zoom with your mouseRoll scroll wheel
Pan with your mouseHold down Shift and the scroll wheel
Draw
Draw an edge a certain length with the Line tool Type a length and press Enter
Snip off an edge at the last place you clickedPress the Esc key
Lock your current direction with the Line toolHold down the Shift key while drawing with the tool
Change the number of sides in a circle, arc or polygonType a number, then type s, and press Enter
Draw a circle or an arc of a certain radiusType a radius and press Enter after you draw a circle
Select with the Select tool
Add or subtract from what you've selectedHold down Shift
Select everything that isn't hiddenPress Ctrl+A (Command+A on the Mac)
Select everythinginside a selection boxClick and drag from left to right
Select everythingtouched by a selection boxClick and drag from right to left
Select all faces with the same materialRight-click and choose Select→All with Same Material
Move with the Move tool
Move a certain distanceType a distance and press Enter after you move
Force Auto-Fold (tell SketchUp it's okay to fold)Press Alt (Command on the Mac)
Lock yourself in the blue (up and down) directionPress ↑ or ↓ key
Copy with the Move and Rotate tools
Make a copy with the Move or Rotate toolsPress Ctrl (Option on the Mac)
Make multiple copies in a rowMake a copy, type a distance, type x, and press Enter
Make multiple copies betweenMake a copy, type a number, type /, and press Enter
Hide and Smooth with the Eraser tool
Hide somethingHold down Shift and click with the Eraser
Smooth somethingCtrl+click with the Eraser (Option+click on the Mac)
Unsmooth somethingHold down Shift+Ctrl and click with the Eraser (Shift+Option on the Mac)
Push/Pull and Offset
Make a copy of the face you're push/pullingPress Ctrl (Option on the Mac) and use the Push/Pull tool
Repeat the last distance you push/pulled Double-click a face with the Push/Pull tool
Repeat the last distance you OffsetDouble-click a face with the Offset tool
Scale with the Scale tool
Scale about the center Hold down Ctrl (Option on the Mac) while scaling
Scale uniformly (don't distort)Hold down Shift while scaling
Scale by a certain factorType a number and press Enter
Make something a certain sizeType the size andthe units and then press Enter
Apply materials with the Paint Bucket tool
Sample a material from a face Hold down Alt (Command on the Mac) and click the face with the tool
Paint all faces that match the one you clickHold down Shift while you click
Create guides
Tell the Tape Measure or Protractor tool to create a guidePress Ctrl (Option on the Mac) and click with the tool
Walk around your modelwith the Walk tool
Walk through things Hold down Alt (Command on the Mac)
Run instead of walkHold down Ctrl (Option on the Mac)
Get taller or shorter instead of walkingHold down Shift
Change your eye height Select the Look Around tool, type a height, and press Enter
Change your field of viewSelect the Zoom tool, type a number, type deg, and press Enter

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