Through my years as an architecture student I’ve been constantly learning new programs and for me hotkeys or shortcuts are a vital part of my workflow.  Shortcuts enable you to work quickly and efficiently without having to click through multiple menus to access your most used tools and functions.  I’ve decided to begin a series of posts with shortcut lists.  Each post will be for a different program.  Todays is Sketchup.  Sketchup is a great conceptualization tool and a perfect program to learn when you’re first beginning 3D modeling.

There are also a couple great printable Quick Reference Cards that Google provides that explain all the shortcuts and their functions.  You can get them here:

Windows Quick Reference Card 
Mac OSX Quick Reference Card

(L) – Draw Lines
(E) – Eraser to delete lines or faces
(Spacebar) – Select tool
(M) – Move an object or line
(C) – Draw a Circle
(A) – Draw an Arc
(R) – Draw a Rectangle
(P) – Push/Pull used to extrude faces
(O) – Offset one line from another
(Q) – Rotate an object or line
(S) – Scale an object or line
(Shift + Z) – Zoom extents
(B) – Paint tool
(T) – Tape Measure for measuring the length objects and lines

If you go to the preferences you can change these shortcuts and set up others for your commonly used tools and functions.

I’m not sure where I saw this video (Dwell maybe?) but I found it incredibly interesting, if not a bit long, and had bookmarked it to eventually share.  Well, that time is here.  While being a Lego nerd growing up I don’t think the name of the video applies very well but the concept behind this tiny apartment renovation is wonderful.  It made me think about what I really need in a living place and how I can best organize myself to keep my home clutter free and open.  My opinion doesn’t matter anyhow, just watch the video!