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Creating Custom Shortcuts

A question that most SketchUp modelers with a desire to level up their skill will ask is, “How do I model faster?” We have covered a few concepts that can speed up modeling, but a definite solution is by mastering the use of shortcuts. Shortcuts can save you time and energy if you learn how to set them up and get committed to using them.

In this chapter, we will be doing the following:

  • Discovering shortcuts
  • Learning how to create custom shortcuts
  • Identifying which commands need shortcuts
  • Figuring out what keys to use for shortcuts

Technical requirements

In this chapter, you will just need access to SketchUp Pro.

Discovering shortcuts

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