How do I lock axis in SketchUp?

Tip: To lock an inference to an axis as you move, hold down the Shift key when the move line turns the color of your desired axis. Or hold down the up arrow key to lock your move to the blue axis, the left arrow to lock your move to the green axis, or right arrow to lock the move to the red axis.

How do you lock a plane in SketchUp?

Constraining to the plane of a face: yes.

1. Select (for instance) the ‘Line’ tool.
2. hover over a face (till you see cursor inference “On Face”) > press and hold [Shift] to constrain to the plane of that face while drawing.

What is the definition of locking an axis?

A locking axis allows you to control twist in a swept feature. When you select a locking axis (A), the cross section profile and resultant surfaces maintain a fixed relationship with the plane that is normal to the locking axis direction, which is constant (B).

Which shortcut key is used to lock the camera along the z axis?

To lock one axis and manipulate the other two, press and hold Shift before you click the axis you want to lock. If you press Shift and then click the Z-axis to move it, for example, the object actually moves on the X- and Y-axes, as the Z-axis is locked.

How do I lock top view in Sketchup?

Once you have a camera view set the way you’d like, right click and select “Lock Camera.” This will lock your camera view in so that you can’t change it accidentally. Note that this will create an actual physical camera reference point in 3D space.