Settings Panel

The Settings panel () in SketchUp for iPad offers a few ways to customize the interface and how SketchUp works. The Settings panel contains four categories:

  • Pencil & Multitouch
  • General
  • Scan-to-Design
  • Graphics

Pencil & Multitouch

 

The Pencil & Multitouch category contains options to customize the way you draw and what specific actions and gestures do in Sketchup. The following options are available:

  • Pencil Mode - Choose between Just Draw or Click-Move-Click. -
  • Apple Pencil Double-Tap Gesture 
    • Off
    • Cancel
    • Previous Tool
    • Select
    • Eraser
  • One-Finger Tap
    • Draw
    • Select
    • None
  • One-Finger Double-Tap
    • None
    • Selection
    • Select
  • One-Finger Triple-Tap
    • None
    • Selection
    • Select
  • Quick Pinch 
    • Zoom Extents
    • None 

General

The General category contains the following sections:

  • File Save - Here you'll see a slider allowing you to set the frequency SketchUp for iPad will autosave a recovery backup file of your current model. You can also set if you always want SketchUp to ask, or never want SketchUp to purge unused objects when saving,
  • AR Model Viewing - Toggle on to use a model's real origin for the anchor when using AR.
  • Tools - Allows you to choose between Standard or Lasso for the default Select tool mode.
  • Appearance Theme – Choose between Light, Dark, or System.
  • Shortcuts – Toggle visibility of the Shortcuts toolbar The toolbar appears in the upper right by default, but can be moved anywhere by dragging it.

  • The Shortcuts toolbar is customizable and contains the following options by default:
    • X-Ray
    • Hide Rest of Model
    • Hidden Geometry
    • Unhide All
    • Select None
    • Select All
    • Zoom Extents
    • Previous Tool
  • Restore Shortcuts – Restore default keyboard shortcuts.

  • Reset Toolbar Positions – Reset the user interface to their default settings. 

    Scan-to-Design

    SketchUp’s Scan-to-Design uses LiDAR scanning in SketchUp for iPad to generate 3D models of existing spaces. For more information on this Sketchup Labs feature see Scan-to-Design (SketchUp Labs).

    Graphics

The Graphics section contains two options:

  • A toggle to adjust texture size.
  • A toggle to use the classic SketchUp graphics engine.
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