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    • thomthomT Offline
      thomthom
      last edited by

      Ctrl + Shift + V - Place In Place
      Ctrl + H - Hidden Geometry
      Shift + C - Hide Similar Components
      Shift + G - Make Group
      V - Hide Rest of Model
      X - X-Ray mode
      Ctrl + 1 - Select Only Faces
      Ctrl + 2 - Select Only Edges
      Ctrl + 3 - Select Only Groups
      Ctrl + 4 - Select Only Components
      Ctrl + Shift + 1 - Deselect Faces
      Ctrl + Shift + 2 - Deselect Edges
      Ctrl + Shift + 3 - Deselect Groups
      Ctrl + Shift + 4 - Deselect Components
      | - Profile Builder
      N - Probes->Normals (for flipping Normals, and Normal queries)
      Ctrl + D - Purge
      Ctrl + R - Cleanup Local Context
      Ctrl + Shift + W - RotaScale
      F12 - Vertex Tools

      I can't get anything done without shortcuts set up. Drives me mad to use other people's computers. Especially when they have all custom set of shortcuts. (4 to draw rectangle... gaarg!)

      Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
      List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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      • GaieusG Offline
        Gaieus
        last edited by

        @thomthom said:

        (4 to draw rectangle... gaarg!)

        🤣

        Gai...

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        • Chris FullmerC Offline
          Chris Fullmer
          last edited by

          I try hard to get used to the default shortcuts.

          O for orbit, H for Hand, F for offset - those ones drive me nuts though. That is what the mouse is for. No need for shortcuts there. And I use follow me lots more than offset. Anyhow, that is why I always reset those shortcuts

          I also prefer q for rotate and r for rectangle. But I have finally gotten used to them being the opposite by default.

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          • GaieusG Offline
            Gaieus
            last edited by

            @chris fullmer said:

            I also prefer q for rotate and r for rectangle. But I have finally gotten used to them being the opposite by default.

            Wait a minute, Chris, Q IS the default for Rotate and R IS the default for Rectangle (or am I misunderstanding something?).

            Gai...

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            • thomthomT Offline
              thomthom
              last edited by

              @chris fullmer said:

              No need for shortcuts there.

              If I had enough keys on the keyboard, hands to reach them all and the memory for it I'd use shortcuts for everything. I loathe having to use the toolbar.

              Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
              List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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              • Chris FullmerC Offline
                Chris Fullmer
                last edited by

                @gaieus said:

                @chris fullmer said:

                I also prefer q for rotate and r for rectangle. But I have finally gotten used to them being the opposite by default.

                Wait a minute, Chris, Q IS the default for Rotate and R IS the default for Rectangle (or am I misunderstanding something?).

                Hehe, oops. I got it backwards. I used to use R for rotate, and Q was an open key so I assigned it to rectangle (which I rarely use). Obviously I've gotten used to it how it is now, I can't even recall what is what anymore.

                @Thom +1!

                I also dislike the right click menu. Its like a toolbar I can't ever find anything on. (I use it to open entitiy info if its not open. I can always rememeber that one is at the top).

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                • thomthomT Offline
                  thomthom
                  last edited by

                  I do like the context-menu - but I want to be able to choose which items to have there. I've edited meny of the plugins I have to reduce the number of items down to just what I want. It is a very handy place to have semi-frequent command - always at the mouse position. It's the fifth position in Fitt's Law - the one which is the quickest to access.

                  Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                  List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                  • GaieusG Offline
                    Gaieus
                    last edited by

                    Well, Thom, my "bottleneck" seems to be memory as I still have free keys on my keyboard.
                    😆

                    Gai...

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                    • thomthomT Offline
                      thomthom
                      last edited by

                      You can send over to me. Not that I have a good brain memory myself - but I think my muscle memory is better. Which is why I can't stand most of the keyboards that are sold these days - they all muck about with the key positions. Logitec, which used to have great keyboards messed up all their layouts. I got a Microsort keyboard ( I wanted a wireless one with mulitmedia keys as well ), but as it turns out, they also mucked about with the keys - not their position, but their size. ESC and the F1-12 buttons. grumble If only Logitech had provided updated drivers for my old keyboard ... and I could fix the connectors for the charger.
                      My kingdom for a decent keyboard!

                      </rant>

                      Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                      List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                      • TIGT Offline
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        I use most of the 'defaults', plus several of my own.
                        My main changes / additions are...

                        G=make-Group
                        B=make-component [it's Block in ACAD]
                        Alt+B=close-edit
                        D=tapemeasure-tool [Dimension in ACAD]
                        T=Text [as in ACAD]
                        Alt+T=Texture
                        Ctrl+D=Divide
                        H=Hide
                        Shift+H=unHide
                        Ctrl+Alt+H=Hide-rest-of-model-toggle
                        K=locK
                        Shift+K=unlocK
                        R=Rotate [as in ACAD]
                        Alt+R=Rectangle
                        Alt+Shift+R=3pt-Rectangle
                        Shift+R=miRRoR
                        Q=reverse-faces
                        Alt+Q=orient-faces
                        U=Unselect-sll
                        Ctrl+Shift+V=paste-in-place
                        J=weld [Join in ACAD]
                        =delete-all-guides

                        TIG

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                        • EarthMoverE Offline
                          EarthMover
                          last edited by

                          Very cool to see others shortcuts. A few I think I will adapt into my workflow. All seem very logic. This should also be a good thread to give new users a good idea for setting up their own shortcuts.

                          A few other I use all the time but forgot to add are -

                          Shift + V - Paste in place
                          Shift + H - Hide selection
                          Alt + H = Unhide selection
                          H = Show hidden geometry.

                          I think my most invaluable one is changing Z from the zoom tool to View last camera position. This is especially useful in an interior or when getting stuck in a wall. I just tap Z and I'm back where I was.

                          3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
                          Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
                          Content Creator at Skapeup

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                          • thomthomT Offline
                            thomthom
                            last edited by

                            I actually like and use the Zoom tool, it provides finer control than the mousewheel when I need it.

                            Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                            • GaieusG Offline
                              Gaieus
                              last edited by

                              Zooming AND setting the FOV (with the Shift key).

                              Gai...

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                              • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                Rich O Brien Moderator
                                last edited by

                                W = Weld
                                X = Explode
                                H = Hidden Geometry
                                O = Offset
                                F = Follow Me
                                Shift + G = Group
                                EEby..... = 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9
                                CTRL + S = Fredoscale
                                V = Vertex Tools
                                Shift + O = Offset on Surface
                                Shift + L = Line on Surface
                                Shift + A = Arc on Surface
                                Shift + C = Circle on Surface
                                Shift + E = Erase on Surface

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                                • jeff hammondJ Offline
                                  jeff hammond
                                  last edited by

                                  I use all of the defaults (just became used to them over the years even if some aren't very logical.)
                                  The self assigned ones are:

                                  X - Xray
                                  Shift X - Back edges
                                  W - weld
                                  Shift A- arc:center + 2pts
                                  Shift H- hidden geometry
                                  Shift V - paste in place
                                  Shift B - B spline
                                  U - follow me
                                  J - jpp
                                  Shift S - fredoscale
                                  Shift space - select curve
                                  Shift R - 3pt rectangle
                                  Shift Z - zoom extents
                                  V - protractor

                                  dotdotdot

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                                  • jeff hammondJ Offline
                                    jeff hammond
                                    last edited by

                                    [edit]
                                    I made a [req] a while ago that I still think would be great.

                                    Basically, I'd have a key or two [say #1 & 2] that I could assign to various tools depending on the project at hand.

                                    Maybe I need to use fredostretch a lot for the day. I'd select stretch then maybe shift-1 and 1 would now be assigned to stretch. The next day I might need lathe quite a bit so I select the lathe tool then shift-1 and 1 is now lathe. And so on and so forth.

                                    For some odd reason, it's just too big of an ordeal for me to do this via prefs so I just keep going to the icons. If this hot key idea were possible, I'm pretty sure I'd have shortcuts to lesser used functions much more often. (you know, the functions that you use once a month but when you do use them, you might use them 50 times)

                                    dotdotdot

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                                    • Wo3DanW Offline
                                      Wo3Dan
                                      last edited by

                                      @unknownuser said:

                                      [edit]
                                      ..... Basically, I'd have a key or two [say #1 & 2] that I could assign to various tools depending on the project at hand.
                                      .......If this hot key idea were possible, I'm pretty sure I'd have shortcuts to lesser used functions much more often. (you know, the functions that you use once a month but when you do use them, you might use them 50 times)

                                      Hi Jeff,
                                      (not the perfect solution but) can't you do that with different shortcuts#1.dat to shortcuts#n.dat files. Depending on what you are planning for the day you import the appropriate *.dat file.
                                      I'm not sure whether you need to restart SU again or wheter it is implemented instantly. But at least you could import a whole bunch of "project depending" shortcuts at once.
                                      Once again, it's not perfect but it's worth a try.

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                                      • J Offline
                                        jaceguay
                                        last edited by

                                        I´ve made some shortcuts like Blender. Most shortcuts are positioned for stationary left hand in the keyboard. 😄

                                        g = Move
                                        v = Line
                                        x = Delete
                                        z = Section Plane
                                        t = X-Ray
                                        u = Unhide selected
                                        h = Hide
                                        f = Orbit
                                        d = Pan
                                        s = Zoom
                                        a = Select none
                                        r = Rotate
                                        e = Eraser
                                        w = Reverse face
                                        q = Rectangle
                                        Shift+F = Push-Pull
                                        Shift+D = Tape measure Tool
                                        Shift+A = Arc
                                        Shift+E = Zoom extend
                                        Shift+R = Zoom window
                                        Shift+T = Fade rest of the model
                                        Shift+Y = Fade similar components
                                        Shift+W = Look arround
                                        Ctrl+F = Folow me
                                        Ctrl+R = Offset
                                        Ctrl+D = Scale

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                                        • J Offline
                                          Jim
                                          last edited by

                                          @wo3dan said:

                                          can't you do that with different shortcuts#1.dat to shortcuts#n.dat files. Depending on what you are planning for the day you import the appropriate *.dat file.

                                          Nice idea Gerrit - it never occurred to me. I was thinking shortcut sets could be done using Windows registry hacks, similar to this.

                                          Hi

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                                          • jeff hammondJ Offline
                                            jeff hammond
                                            last edited by

                                            hey Gerrit

                                            on mac, this is possible via the .plist files as i keep these synced between 3 computers along with my plugin folder.
                                            i do that so everything remains consistent but if i felt so inclined, i could have fully different sets of shortcuts that i could load relatively easily depending on the task..

                                            that said, for the 1-2 variable hot keys, i think it would probably just be easier to assign them the normal way (but workflow wise, if it's not possible to script the hotkey idea, i guess i'll stick to using the toolbars/menus)

                                            dotdotdot

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