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Accessing the Toolbar Editor:

The native SketchUp toolbar system (found under View > Toolbars) allows you to toggle preset toolsets like the "Large Tool Set" or "Views". However, as your library of extensions grows, your screen can quickly become cluttered with dozens of small, floating windows. A dedicated Toolbar Editor helps by: toolbar editor sketchup

The golden rule: If you use a tool more than 50 times per hour, it should have a shortcut key. If you use a tool 5 times per hour, it should live on a custom toolbar. Accessing the Toolbar Editor: The native SketchUp toolbar

Open SketchUp today. Right-click the toolbar area. Click Toolbars > New. Your perfect workflow is only five drag-and-drop actions away. If you use a tool 5 times per

2. Separators

To avoid clicking the wrong icon, add visual separators. While the Toolbar Editor is open, right-click inside your custom toolbar. Select Add Separator. This inserts a small vertical line to group logical sets (e.g., [Draw] | [Modify] | [Camera]).

Use the Toolbar Editor to manage the "middle ground" tools—those you need regularly but not enough to memorize a key for (e.g., "Zoom Extents" or "Entity Info").