Autodesk SketchBook shows how to use Wacom's Intuos Pro ExpressKeys with its performance creative illustration tools. Your Wacom Intuos has buttons that can be customized. They are called ExpressKeys. You can also customize the buttons on the pen. You can choose any combination of keyboard shortcuts. Here are our suggestions for your buttons in SketchBook.
With buttons on Left, starting from the top:
- 'B' - Brush
- 'Opt' or 'Alt' - Color Picker
- 'Shift' - Straight Line Tool
- 'Undo' - Removes Last Action
- 'Redo' - Redoes Last Action
- 'V' - Transform Puck
Here are the first steps to taking advantage of the SketchBook tools:
- Keystroke: 'b', hold button and drag left and right to adjust size of keystroke
- Modifier: 'Option' or 'Control' for the eyedropper tool, hold the button and select a color from the canvas
- Modifier: 'Shift' for the straightline tool, hold the button and draw for horizontal or vertical lines
- Keystroke: 'ctrl +z' for undo, press button to undo action
- Keystroke: 'ctrl +y' on Windows OR 'ctrl + shift + z' on Mac for redo, press the button to redo action
- Keystroke: 'v' for Transform Puck, press button to move, rotate, or scale the current layer
Find a complete list of shortcuts here: sketchbook.com/keyboardshortcuts