Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Forcing Axes Inferences
Posted on 5:56 AM by anis
When working with tools such as the Line or Move tool, use the arrow keys on your keyboard to force SketchUp's red, green and blue axis inferences. The arrow keys are "toggles" so they will lock a tool into a particular direction until you finish the operation.
If you want to stop forcing an axis direction simply press the arrow key again. If you pick the wrong direction just press another arrow key
3 Button Mouse Navigation
A 3 - button mouse provides quick access to SketchUp's most frequently used viewing tools: Zoom, Orbit and Pan. Learning to use a 3-button mouse is the best and easiest way to speed up your modeling.
Zoom - Scroll the wheel to Zoom in or out. Use your cursor to choose the part of your model you zoom to.
Orbit - Press the scroll wheel like a button and hold as you move your mouse to Orbit your model.
Pan - While Orbiting, hold shift on your keyboard to Pan