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Very nice. I forgot about the quick reference cards. I have it printed out and on my desk somewhere. Are there any commonly used kb shortcuts that people tend to use for those functions that are not already assigned by Trimble default? AFAIK there is no comprehensive list of the default keyboard shortcuts. The Quick Reference Card lists many of them. You might find these handy:. Experienced users tend to create shortcuts to suit their individual workflow. At that point what is default and what is user defined rapidly becomes blurred and irrelevant.

Thanks for that feedback. The power of SU is you play your own game. Set things up to suit your individual workflow. Those are good! Change the default F for Offset tool to O. Once the F is freed up, I then assign it to Follow Me, which by default has no shortcut at all.

I also use a shortcut to turn Hidden Geometry on and off: Alt-G my mnemonic is "alternate graphics. Nice to have the same shortcuts, when they demonstrate and you pause and try. Ergonomics for Right handers : Put as many shortcuts, as possible, near the left side of keyboard. Many people are intimidated with the idea of having to remember a ton of keyboard shortcuts, but I assure you, the majority of them are obvious and easy to remember.

Then build on from there. SketchUp has a number of keyboard shortcuts configured by default. Below are some of my most frequently used keyboard shortcuts.

In addition to the default keyboard shortcuts that I use, I have found the need over the years to add a few additional custom keyboard shortcuts as well. You can add your own custom keyboard shortcuts, or, if you like the one I use, you can download my keyboard shortcuts and import them right into SketchUp. Download link at end of tutorial. For instance, when creating a model for 3D printing, it needs to be solid.

Sometimes you can locate these extra entities by switching to Xray mode, but it tends to be a bit overwhelming when you can see all the edges in your model. I use the letter N to hide selected, and the letter J to unhide last.

One of the things I love about having dual monitors is that I can place all the popup windows in one screen, and have a full workspace in the other. But sometimes I have everything in one screen if I need to have the other monitor occupied by a PDF, or something. SketchUp has a built-in command that hides all open windows temporarily.

One of the most common things you do in SketchUp is turn things into groups and components. Paste in place is a really useful action built into SketchUp, that is not very well known.

To understand what Paste in Place does, you first need to understand groups and components. When you Paste in Place, the copy will appear at the same exact coordinates and orientation as the original. Use the Line tool. You can specify the length of the line by typing in the dimension and pressing Enter. Move the selected element.

You can make a copy without displacing the original element by holding down Ctrl Win or Option Mac. You can copy an element and create an External Copy Array in a row by moving the first copy, typing the number of copies in the array, pressing X and then Enter. You can copy an element and create an Internal Copy Array in between by moving the first copy, typing the number of copies in the array, pressing X and then Enter.

You can move otherwise unmovable elements due to face or edge constraints by enabling auto-fold. Hold down Alt Win or Command Mac. Offset line or perimeter objects. You can allow resulting offsets to overlap by holding down Alt Win or Command Mac. You can specify the distance of the offset by typing in the distance and pressing Enter. Orbit the view of the model. You can activate the Pan View tool by holding Shift. You can fill a face and all adjacent faces with the same material by holding Ctrl Win or Option Mac.

You can replace all matching material faces in the model with your currently selected material by holding Shift. You can replace all matching material faces in the selected object with your currently selected material by holding Shift and Ctrl Win or Option Mac. Push or Pull a selected face on an object. Generate a rectangle. You can start drawing the rectangle from its center by pressing Ctrl Win or Option Mac. Specify the dimensions of the rectangle by typing in the length, a comma, and then the width, and then press Enter.

Rotate a selected element. You can rotate a copy and keep the original element in place by pressing Ctrl Win or Option Mac. You can specify the angle of rotation by typing in the angle and pressing Enter. You can indicate this as a slope by typing the value for the rise, a colon : , and then a value for the run, and then pressing Enter. You can scale the size of an element up or down.