Walk Tool

Use the Walk Tool to maneuver through your SketchUp model as though you were walking through your model. Specifically, the Walk Tool fixes the camera to a particular height, and then allows you to maneuver the camera around your model. The Walk Tool is available only in Perspective mode. Activate The Walk Tool from either the Walkthrough Toolbar or the Camera menu.

Touring Your Model

The Walk Tool is primarily used to take an interactive walk through or around your model. To use the Walk Tool to tour your model:

1. Select the Walk Tool. The icon changes to a pair of shoes. Notice that the VCB indicates that the eye height above the ground plane is set to 2 feet, 10 1/2 inches. You can override this height at this time by typing in a desired value.
2. Click and hold anywhere in the drawing area. A small plus sign (cross hair) is placed at the location where you clicked.
3. Move the cursor up (forward), down (backward), left (to go left) or right (to go right) to walk through or around your model. The further you are from the cross hair, the faster you walk.

Note - Press and hold the Shift key while moving the cursor up and down allows you to move up or down instead of forward or backward. Press and hold the Ctrl key to run instead of walk. Press and hold the Alt key to avoid collision detection (walk through walls).

Tip - It is often desirable to tour a model with a wide field of view. Activate the Zoom Tool, press and hold the Shift key, and press and drag up and down to widen your field of view prior to walking through a model.

Looking Around While in the Walk Tool

Click and hold the middle mouse button, while using the Walk Tool, to use the Look Around Tool.

Ascending and Descending

The Walk Tool automatically walks up and down inclines or steps while maintaining eye height.

Toggling Collision Detection

Press the Alt key while walking around to temporarily turn off collision detection. This option is useful when examining models such as mechanical devices or furniture (anything other than the interior of a building).