Sketch quick reference for Xactimate desktop
Tools
You can access the following tools through the Tools ribbon in the Sketch view.
Name | Shortcut | Description | Notes |
Room | R | Add a room to the sketch |
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Roof | F | Add a roof to the sketch | Change roof types by pressing the spacebar while the roof tool is active. Press E to add a dormer to the workspace. |
Dormer | E | Add a dormer to the sketch |
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Deck | Shift + D | Add a deck to the sketch |
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Doorway | D | Add a doorway to the sketch |
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Missing Wall | M | Add a missing wall to the sketch | With the missing wall tool active, select the portion of the existing wall that should be missing. |
Wall | Shift + W | Add a wall to the sketch | Add individual walls to an existing room or create a room from the individual walls. |
Staircase | C | Add a staircase to the sketch |
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Fence | Ctrl + F | Add a fence to the sketch |
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Window | W | Add a window to the sketch |
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Snap Line | S | Add a snap line anywhere within the workspace |
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Properties | Ctrl + Enter | Open the Properties window for a selected room or object | Select a room or object in your sketch before opening the Properties window. |
Break | B | Use Break to create a wall or roof offset | With Break active, click along the wall to add the break. Select and drag the appropriate side of the wall to create an offset. You can also click and drag along the line to create an offset in the middle of the wall. |
Flip Horizontal | [ | Flip a selected object left to right |
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Flip Vertical | ] | Flip a selected object top to bottom |
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Rotate | Q | Rotate a selected object by 90 degrees (default) | If you change the angle of the rotation in the Tools menu, it changes the rotation for the shortcut as well. |
Orientation | N | Change the orientation of an object in the sketch |
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Vertex | V | Add a vertex point to a wall in the sketch | With the Vertex tool active, select a point on a wall in the sketch to create a new vertex (or corner). Drag the vertex point (or the adjacent points) to modify the angle of the walls and corner. |
Scale | G | Adjust the scale of a roof in the sketch | Scale is only available if there is a roof in the active level. |
Flooring Orientation | \ | Change the orientation of a floor covering in the workspace | Use Flooring Orientation to set the directionality of the flooring after the flooring line item is placed. |
Reference Block | O | Place a reference block in the sketch |
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Reference Line | L | Place a reference line in the sketch |
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Reference Area | A | Place a reference area in the sketch |
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Reference Point | P | Place a reference point in the sketch. |
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Copy from Underlay | U | Copy a room or object from one Sketch level to another | This is only available when there is a room or object on the level directly beneath the current one. |
Combine Rooms | Ctrl + Shift + C | Combine selected rooms | With multiple rooms selected, press Ctrl + Shift + C. |
Separate Rooms | Ctrl + Shift + S | Separate selected combined rooms | With combined rooms selected, press Ctrl + Shift + S. |
Snap to Grid | Shift + P | Snap items to the grid. | Press Shift + P to enable or disable Snap to Grid. |
Options
The following buttons and keyboard shortcuts allow you to adjust options and other preferences in the Sketch workspace.
Name | Keyboard Shortcut | Description | Notes |
Preferences | None | View and edit preferences for the selected item |
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Inspect | None | View documented issues and solutions for the selected item |
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Flooring Cuts Window | Shift + Q | Open the Flooring Cuts window | This option only becomes available once a flooring line item is added to a room. |
Toggle Calculations | J | Toggle calculations on and off | If you are sketching a large house with plenty of carpet, it will be faster to first draw the house, turn off the auto calculations and then place the carpet. Be aware that you should turn it back on while scoping so your totals are calculated correctly. |
Load Template |
| Open the Template List window to add an existing template to the sketch |
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Save Template |
| Open the Save Template window to create a template from the selected rooms | Make sure you have the appropriate room(s) selected when you select the tool, and it will create a template out of the selection. |
Import |
| Import images or templates into the sketch |
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Export |
| Export a level of the sketch in one of multiple formats |
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Macros | Ctrl + M | Open the Macros window | You can create your own macros or use those created by others. Run the macro from the Macros window. |
Measurements |
| Specify rounding parameters for measurements | You can choose between general measurements and roofing measurements. |
Font Size |
| Modify the font size for labels and measurements. |
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Subgroup Labeling |
| Select subgroup labeling options |
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Full Screen | Shift + Enter | Toggle the full-screen view | The full-screen view does not take up the entire screen; it removes the Search and Items sections from the view and expands the workspace to fill the space. |
Save View | Shift + V | Save the current view of the workspace |
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Load View | Ctrl + Shift + L | Open a list of previously saved views |
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