My Top 10 SKETCHUP NAVIGATION TIPS

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Hi everyone! Let me know your favorite navigation tricks in the comments below! :)

[@Freedompurple]

Thanks Justin, It was so great to learn those navigation tools, especially interior navigation. The number of times I've end up stuck inside something when trying to orbit! I feel like I'm finally becoming a pro now

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Awesome - glad it helped!

[@georgespapillon364]

Hi Justin. I knew them all, but with time, I forgot to use some of them. This is a very good recap of navigation commands ! Thank you.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Lol - well I've covered them all in videos before, but a reminder never hurts! :)

[@georgespapillon364]

For sure. Thanks for this recap.

[@MikiNoodles1984]

thought i knew it all. i didn't know about the zoom+shift click and drag. awesome!

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Awesome! Glad you learned something new!

[@VicSoh8649]

Great stuff, there were some things I didn't know, which reinforces my idea of always watching these videos even though it seems I will probably know most of the stuff there's always something new or something to remember. One thing I'd like to add, there's this function I love, pretty sure it's built in SketchUp, under the menu Camera>Previous/Next, which will undo a few of your last camera positions, so if you orbit the view into a wall by accident, you can undo that action.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Ooh - that's a good tip - can't believe I forgot that - thanks!

[@madwani]

Thanks for this great vid. One of the best tricks instead of Zoom Extent is Zoom Previous. Sometimes you need two ore more clicks of zoom previous to go to where you were at.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Yup - that's a good one! :)

[@BuggsOp]

Thanks for the video. What about shortcuts for switching tools i can't seem to figure that out

[@Thesketchupessentials]

I don't understand - you just tap a letter on the keyboard associated with a tool...

[@spoonnn....]

Thanks for sharing. Is it possible to change the scroll mouse key to orbit around in sketch up??

[@Thesketchupessentials]

I don't understand - you click the scroll mouse button and hold to orbit, so it already does that...

[@spoonnn....]

I mean swap it to right click button instead middle mouse button?

[@JohnColgan.]

Hi Justin, great tips. What point does Orbit use as a pivotal point? I sometimes feel the movement is very coarse/exaggerated (as it the camera is on a long stick) when I'm zoomed into an interior room or object.

[@carlosassis1325]

One more gr8 video, always very useful better when it about native tools form sketchup, thx

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks!

[@famcivilengineer34]

Awesome tips.. Thank you

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Thanks!

[@saintanley3683]

hello Justin I am currently having issues with V ray Next swarm option in sketchup .. I would really appreciate if you could be of help.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

This isn't nearly enough information for me to help, but this sounds like more of a Vray question than something I can help with

[@user93237]

Great tutorial as always. Justin, what is your opinion on the Walk Around tool for indoor navigation using the arrow keys and mouse?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

As far as I know, the walk around tool doesn't support using the arrow keys...

[@user93237]

I meant "Walk", sorry (the other one is "Look Around"). It does support the arrow keys in version 17.

[@mearkitek3773]

I use an iMac, and I have had no luck with the Magic Mouse: the center held down does not orbit, or pan. It will do a shaky zoom. I switched to a 3-button Microsoft wireless mouse and same problem, but better zooming. I finally purchased a Connexion 3-D mouse which is fantastic for smooth zooming, panning and orbiting (use my left hand on it and right hand on mouse for tool selections). Anyone know how to get a wireless Mouse to pan and orbit on an iMac?

[@Thesketchupessentials]

It didn't orbit with a 3 button mouse? Did you make sure the driver was installed/running correctly? As far as I know, that should work...

[@رقصشرقي-خ8ط]

Can i contact with you?

[@bzz3624]

zoom window , I have not used that so frequently , cool tool.

[@Thesketchupessentials]

It's a good one - very precise :)

[@fatmaalsayad7363]

Sur i need your help plz if you could

[@Thesketchupessentials]

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[@lordvzard9712]

First 😄

[@Thesketchupessentials]

Really second :P