Using shortcuts is a great way to model efficiently, and SketchUp’s default shortcuts can help you get started.

If you want to create or edit your own custom shortcuts, see Creating and Editing Shortcuts. If you are on Windows, you can even export your custom shortcuts and import them later, or even share them with others.

Tool	Shortcut	Icon	Learn More
Select	Spacebar		Selecting Geometry
Lasso Select	Shift + Spacebar
Paint Bucket	B		Materials, Textures, and Environments
Eraser	E		Erasing and Undoing
Line	L		Drawing Basics and Concepts
Rectangle	R		Drawing Basic Shapes
Circle	C
2 Point Arc	A		Drawing Arcs
Move	M		Moving Entities Around
Push/Pull	P		Pushing and Pulling Shapes into 3D
Rotate	Q		Flipping, Mirroring, Rotating, and Arrays
Scale	S		Scaling Your Model or Parts of Your Model
Offset	F		Offsetting a Line from Existing Geometry
Tape Measure	T		Precise Modeling with Measurements
Orbit	O, Click+Drag		Viewing a Model
Pan	H, Shift+Click+Drag
Zoom	Z, Scroll Wheel
Zoom Extents	Shift + Z
Make Component	G	N/A	Components
Image Igloo	I	N/A	Photo Matching
Back Edges	K	N/A	Drawing Basics and Concepts
Search	Shift + S	N/A	Searching in SketchUp