![]() This way, you just select the entity and press N to hide it. Otherwise, you would have to right-click, then left-click on “Hide”. It saves you two clicks for each entity you hide. This comes in handy when you want to select a bunch of things and hide them while trying to orbit around your model. The other shortcut I’ve added is for hiding components. X = Hide the rest of the model during component edit So I created a custom keyboard shortcut to activate it. ![]() This happens enough that it’s a pain to go and select this feature from the drop down menu. If you go to View-Component Edit-Hide rest of Model, this feature will hide the rest of the model when you are editing a component. There are a lot of times when I’m working on a component inside of my model, and there are other parts of the model that are in my way. If you select a shortcut that is already in use by another action, you will receive an error. Select any of the actions from the scroll menu, and assign a keyboard shortcut to active/toggle that action. Now I don’t suggest changing the defaults, but I have found that I’ve felt the need to add a couple additional keyboard shortcuts to my configuration.Ĭreate your own shortcuts by going to Window-Preferences-Shortcuts. Sketchup comes with many preset keyboard shortcuts, but gives you the ability to change them or add your own. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel Custom Shortcuts This keeps the mouse in the modeling screen where all the action happens. Instead of using the mouse to select a tool from the drop down menu or the toolbar, you use your non-mouse hand to select it on the keyboard. It’s the same muscle memory that makes learning the keyboard shortcuts so beneficial. ![]() You just know where they are and your hands start typing away. You know what letters you need to press, but you don’t have to think about where the letters are. Think about when you type on the keyboard. ![]() The really cool thing about Sketchup, is that it allows you to create your own custom keyboard shortcuts so you can create an optimal interface to fit the way you use Sketchup. When you learn keyboard shortcuts and commit them to memory, your hands will “remember” what key to press instinctively. It is a way to make the modeling process more natural and artistic, as opposed to technical and programmatic. Using keyboard shortcuts can save you a significant amount of time during modeling. ![]()
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