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List of ideCAD Architectural Commands

The list of commands available in the ideCAD Architectural package program is given below in alphabetical order (Base version: 11.02)

Command

Location of command in ribbon menu or toolbar

Explanation

1

3D Block (Import)

Tools/Import-Export/Import

Imports 3D Block.

 

ideCAD logo/Import

 

2

3D Block (Export)

Tools/Import-Export/Export

Exports 3D Block.

 

ideCAD logo/Export

 

 

ideCAD logo/Export

 

3

3D Railing Over Objects

Facade/Railing

Draws 3D railing over objects.

4

3D Railing

Facade/Railing

Draws 3D railing.

5

3D Text

Rendering/3D Geometric Objects

Draws 3d text.

6

3DS (Export)

Tools/Import-Export/Export

Exports to 3DS file format.

 

ideCAD logo/Export

 

7

3DS (Import)

Tools/Import-Export/Import

Imports 3DS file format.

 

ideCAD logo/Import

 

8

3P Workplane

View/Workplane/Target Workplane

Creates a workplane through 3 points.

4 Bolts Stiffened End Plate Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a 4 bolts stiffened end plate

9

4 Bolts Unstiffened End Plate Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a 4 bolts unstiffened end plate connection.

10

8 Bolts Stiffened End Plate Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a 8 bolts stiffened end plate connection.

11

About ideCAD Architectural

ideCAD logo/Help

It gives the program version and usage license information.

12

Activate Local CS

Home/Snap

Uses defined local coordinate system.

 

Facade/Snap

 

 

Concrete/Snap

 

 

Steel/Snap

 

 

Drawings/Snap

 

13

Add Custom Snap Points on Line

Right click menu in perspective view

Creates snap points on a line in a perspective image.

14

Add Entity

It is located in the trim to roof toolbar.

Adds new entities to the trim group.

15

Add Lines to Edges

It is located in the hatch toolbar.

Adds lines to the hatch edges.

16

Add Point

It is located in the hatch toolbar.

Add a new point to hatch.

17

Add Roof

It is located in the trim to roof toolbar.

Adds roof to the trim group.

18

Add Stair Area

Home/Concrete/Stair

Adds stair area to an existing stair.

 

Concrete/Concrete/Stair

 

19

Add To Selection Group

Right click menu

Adds new objects to the groups

20

Add/Remove Dimension Parent

Modify/Entity Edit/Dimension

Adds/removes dimension parents.

21

Advanced Arrray

Home/Edit

Generates array of entities.

 

Facade/Edit

 

 

Concrete/Edit

 

 

Steel/Edit

 

 

Drawings/Edit

 

22

Advanced Snap

Home/Snap

Enables advanced snap mode.

 

Facade/Snap

 

 

Concrete/Snap

 

 

Steel/Snap

 

 

Drawings/Snap

 

23

Alias Editor

Settings/Menu Settings

Edits commands used on the command line.

24

Align Bottom

It is located in the align toolbar.

Aligns the selected entities at the bottom.

25

Align by Drawing a Path

It is located in the align toolbar.

Aligns  the selected entities by drawing a path.

26

Align by Selecting an Edge of Entity

It is located in the align toolbar.

Align the selected entities by selecting an edge of entity.

27

Align Entities

Home/Modify

Aligns the selected entities.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

28

Align Left

It is located in the align toolbar.

Aligns the selected entities to the left.

29

Align Object Center

It is located in the align toolbar.

Aligns the selected entities to the object center.

30

Align Nearest Point

It is located in the align toolbar.

Aligns the selected entities to the nearest point.

31

Align Right

It is located in the align toolbar.

Aligns the selected entities to the right.

32

Align Top

It is located in the align toolbar.

Aligns the selected entities to the top.

33

Angle

Home/Reference

Measures the angle.

 

Facade/Reference

 

 

Concrete/Reference

 

 

Steel/Reference

 

 

Tools/Reference

 

 

Drawings/Reference

 

34

Angle Dimension

Drawings/Dimension

Draws angle dimension.

35

Angle Dimension Settings

Drawings/Dimensions/Level Dimension

Opens angle dimension settings.

36

Angle Library Placement

It is located in the library toolbar.

Sets vertical angle of library automatically using underlying geometry.

37

Apex Type Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a apex type connection.

38

Arc (Center-Radius-Angles)

It is located in the primitives toolbar.

Draws arc.

39

Arc Axis

Home/Axis

Draws arc axis.

 

Concrete/Axis

 

 

Steel/Axis

 

40

Arc Axis Through 3Points

Home/Axis

Draws arc axis through 3 points.

 

Concrete/Axis

 

 

Steel/Axis

 

41

Arc Beam

Concrete/Concrete

Draws arc beam.

42

Arc Dome

Home/Roof/Dome

Draws arc dome.

43

Arc Dome 3P

Home/Roof/Dome

Draws arc dome through 3 points.

44

Arc Slab Edge

Concrete/Concrete/Slab Edge

Draws arc slab edge.

45

Arc Through 3 Points

It is located in the primitives toolbar.

Draws arc through 3 points.

46

Arc Wall

It is located in the wall toolbar.

Draws arc wall.

47

Arc Zone Edge

It is located in the zone edge toolbar.

Draws arc zone edge.

48

Area

Home/Reference

Calculates area.

 

Facade/Reference

 

 

Concrete/Reference

 

 

Steel/Reference

 

 

Tools/Reference

 

 

Drawings/Reference

 

49

Array

Home/Edit

Generates an array of entities.

 

Facade/Edit

 

 

Concrete/Edit

 

 

Steel/Edit

 

 

Drawings/Edit

 

50

Assign Material

Rendering/Render

Continously assigns selected material to face groups.

51

Auto Label Entities

Modify/Entity Edit

Auto label entities.

 

Tools/Tools

 

52

Automatic Hatch

It is located in the hatch toolbar.

Creates hatch with closed polygons.

53

Axis

Home/Axis

Draws axis.

 

Concrete/Axis

 

 

Steel/Axis

 

54

Axis Border

Modify/Entity Edit/Move Axis Label

Sets the axis border.

55

Axis Offset

It is located in the axis toolbar.

Draws an axis with an offset to the previous axis drawn.

56

Axis Settings

Home/Axis/Axis

Opens axis settings.

 

Concrete/Axis/Axis

 

 

Steel/Axis/Axis

 

57

Axonometric

View/Perspective

Changes view to axonometric.

58

Back

View/Perspective

Changes view to back.

59

Background

View/View

Opens background settings.

60

Baseboard

It is located in the sweep toolbar.

Draws baseboard.

61

Beam

Concrete/Concrete

Draws multiple beams.

62

Beam Settings

Concrete/Concrete/Beam

Opens beam settings.

63

Beam To Shearwall

Modify/Transform

Converts beams to shearwalls.

64

Bends Curtain Wall

Facade/Exterior Facade/Curtain Wall

Bends curtain wall.

65

Bezier

Drawings/Primitives/NURBS

Draws bezier curve.

66

Bitmap Hatch

Drawings/Hatch

Draws bitmap hatch.

67

Bolted Flange Plate Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a bolted flange plate connection.

68

Border on Wall

It is located in the sweep toolbar.

Draws border on wall.

69

Border Vault

Home/Roof/Vault

Draws border vault.

70

Bottom

View/Perspective

Changes view to bottom.

71

Box

Home/Entities/3D Objects

Draws box.

 

Facade/3D Geometric Objects/3D Objects

 

 

Rendering/3D Geometric Objects

 

72

Box/Tube Cap Plate

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates box/tube cap plate.

73

Box/Tube End Plate Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a box/tube end plate connection.

74

Box/Tube Seating Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a box/tube seating connection.

75

Box/Tube Splice Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a box/tube splice connection.

76

Brace Center Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a brace center connection(9).

77

Brace Corner Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a brace corner connection(10).

78

Break

Home/Modify

Breaks off a certain part of the objects.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

79

Built-up Area & FAR Reports

Tools/BUA/FAR Reports

Creates GRZ/GFZ report.

80

Calculate Contour

Home/Axis/Axis

Calculates contour polygon.

 

Concrete/Axis/Axis

 

 

Steel/Axis/Axis

 

 

Modify/Entity Edit/Move Axis Label

 

81

Camera

Rendering/Lights-Camera

Draws camera.

82

Camera Animation

Rendering/Render

Creates camera animaton.

83

Camera Path

Rendering/Render

Draws camera path.

84

Camera Settings

Rendering/Lights-Camera/Camera

Opens camera settings.

85

Cancel Secondary Stair Deformation

Modify/Entity Edit/Stair

Cancels secondary stair deformation.

86

Cancel Stair Deformation

Modify/Entity Edit/Stair

Cancels stair deformations.

87

Ceiling Cornice

It is located in the sweep toolbar.

Draws ceiling cornice.

88

Centered Column

It is located in the column toolbar.

Sets center aligned.

89

Centered Single Footing

It is located in the single footing toolbar.

Sets centered single footing.

90

Chamfer

Home/Modify

Connects two lines with a third line.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

91

Change Axis Draw Type

Home/Axis

Changes axis drawing type.

 

Concrete/Axis

 

 

Steel/Axis

 

92

Change Baluster Count

Home/Concrete/Stair

Changes baluster count.

 

Concrete/Concrete/Stair

 

 

Modify/Entity Edit/Stair

 

93

Change Column Dimension

Modify/Entity Edit/Column

Changes column dimensions.

94

Change Distance Point

It is located in the ODT door/window toolbar.

Change dio distance point.

95

Change Edge Part End Angles

Modify/Entity Edit/Sweep

Change edge part end angles.

96

Change Entity Layers

Modify/Layers

Changes layers of selected entities.

97

Change Jamb Side

It is located in the jamb toolbar.

Changes jamb placement to the other side of dio.

98

Change Layers

Right click menu in plan view.

Changes layers of selected entities.

99

Change Rafter Dimensions

Home/Roof/Roof 

Changes rafter dimensions.

 

Modify/Entity Edit/Roof

 

100

Change Roof Edge Properties

Home/Roof/Roof Details

Changes roof edge properties.

 

Modify/Entity Edit/Roof

 

101

Change Shearwall Length

Home/Concrete/Shearwall

Changes shearwall length.

102

Changes Path Direction

It is located in the railing toolbar.

Changes path direction.

It is located in the curtain wall toolbar.

103

Check for Updates

ideCAD logo/Help

Check for updates.

104

Check Geometry

Tools/Tools

Checks validity of project geometry.

105

Circle

Drawings/Primitives

Draws circle.

106

Circle Beam

Concrete/Concrete/Beam

Draws circle beam.

107

Circle Slab Edge

Concrete/Concrete Slab Edge

Draws circle slab edge.

108

Circle Wall

It is located in the wall toolbar.

Draws circle walls.

109

Circle Zone Edge

It is located in the zone edge toolbar.

Draws circle zone edge.

110

Circular Column

Home/Concrete/Column

Draws circular column.

 

Concrete/Concrete

 

111

Clone

Home/Edit

Clones (immediately copies) objects.

 

Facade/Edit

 

 

Concrete/Edit

 

 

Steel/Edit

 

 

Drawings/Edit

 

112

Close

ideCAD logo

Closes current project.

113

Closed Bezier

Drawings/Primitives/NURBS

Draws closed bezier curve.

114

Close Entity Layer

Right Click Menu

Closes the layer of the object.

115

Closed NURBS

Drawings/Primitives/NURBS

Draws closed NURBS curve.

116

Closed Polygon To Polygon Column

Modify/Transform/Beam to Shearwall

Transforms primitive entities to polygon column.

117

Closed Polygon To Polygon Section

Modify/Transform/Beam to Shearwall

Transforms primitive entities to polygon section.

118

Collar Beam

Home/Roof/Roof Details

Draws a collar beam.

119

Column

Home/Concrete

Draws rectangular column.

 

Concrete/Concrete

 

120

Column Settings

Home/Concrete/Column

Opens column settings.

 

Concrete/Concrete/Column

 

121

Column Support

Home/Concrete/Column

Draws column support.

 

Concrete/Concrete

 

122

Column-Beam Stiffened End Plate

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a column-beam stiffened end plate connection.

123

Column-Column Connection (Built Up Column)

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a built up column connection.

124

Column-Column End Plate Splice

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a column-column end plate splice connection.

125

Column-Foundation Connection (Stiffened Baseplate)

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a column-foundation connection (Stiffened baseplate).

126

Components Report

Tools/Quantity Report

Creates components report.

127

Composite Materials

Settings/Element Materials

Constructs and arranges composite materials.

128

Composite Slab

Steel/Steel

Draws composite slab.

129

Composite Solid Slab

Steel/Steel/Composite Slab

Draws composite solid slab.

130

Concrete Slab

Steel/Steel/Composite Slab

Draws concrete slab over steel beams.

131

Cone-Pyramid

It is located in the tubes toolbar.

Draws cone-pyramid.

132

Contents

ideCAD logo/Help

Opens the program's help document.

133

Continuous Arc Beam

Concrete/Concrete

Draws continuous arc beams.

134

Continuous Arc Wall

Home/Wall

Draws continuous arc walls.

135

Continuous Beam Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a continuous beam connection.

136

Continuous Slab Edge

Concrete/Concrete/Slab Edge

Draws continuous slab edges.

137

Continuous Zone Edge

It is located in the zone edge toolbar.

Draws continuous zone edges.

138

Contour Lines

Home/Axis/Axis

Sets contours of the drawing.

 

Concrete/Axis/Axis

 

 

Steel/Axis/Axis

 

139

Copy

Home/Edit

Copies entities.

 

Facade/Edit

 

 

Concrete/Edit

 

 

Steel/Edit

 

 

Drawings/Edit

 

140

Copy Contour

Tools/Edit

Copies contours of a drawing.

141

Copy To File

Tools/File Sharing

Copies entities to a .blk file.

142

Cordon

Facade/3D Geometric Objects

Draws cordon.

143

Cordon Settings

Facade/3D Geometric Objects/Cordon

Opens cordon settings.

144

Corner Aligned Column

It is located in the column toolbar.

Sets corner aligned column.

145

Corner Aligned Single Footing

It is located in the single footing toolbar.

Sets corner aligned single footing.

146

Crane

Steel/Macro

Draws crane.

147

Crane Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a crane connection.

148

Create Camera

Right click menu in the perspective view

Creates camera.

149

Create Clip Plane

View/Workplane

Creates a clip plane.

150

Create New Layout

Drawings/Layout Design

Creates a new layout window.

151

Create New Selection Group

Right click menu

Creates new selection groups.

152

Create New Stair

Home/Concrete/Stair

Creates a new stair.

 

Concrete/Concrete/Stair

 

153

Create User Defined Hatch

It is located in the hatch toolbar.

Creates user defined hatch from block objects.

154

Curtain Wall

Facade/Exterior Facade

Draws curtain wall.

155

Curtain Wall Dio

Facade/Exterior Facade/Curtain Wall

Draws curtain wall dio.

156

Curtain Wall Settings

Facade/Exterior Facade/Curtain Wall

Opens curtain wall settings.

157

Curve Beam

Concrete/Concrete

Draws curve beam.

158

Curve Slab Edge

Concrete/Concrete/Slab Edge

Draws curve slab edge.

159

Curve Wall

Home/Wall

Draws curve wall.

160

Curve Zone Edge

It is located in the zone edge toolbar.

Draws curve zone edge.

161

Curve To Beam

Modify/Transform/Beam to Shearwall

Converts circle, arc, ellipse objects to beam.

162

Curve To Shearwall

Modify/Transform/Beam to Shearwall

Converts circle, arc, ellipse objects to shearwall.

163

Curve to Wall

Modify/Transform/Beam to Shearwall

Converts circle, arc, ellipse objects to wall.

164

Customize

Right-click on any point of the vertical toolbar

Customize the vertical toolbar and the customizable toolbar on the top edge.

165

Cylinder

It is located in the tubes toolbar.

Draws cylinder.

166

DIN277 Report

Tools/Quantity Report

Creates DIN277 report.

167

DWG/DXF

Tools/Import-Export/Import

Imports DWG DXF file formats.

168

DWG/DXF/DWF

Tools/Import-Export/Export

Exports to DWG DXF DWF file formats.

169

DWG/DXF/DWF single

Tools/Import-Export/Export

Exports to DWG DXF DWF file formats.

170

Default Aligned Column

It is located in the column toolbar.

Sets default aligned.

171

Default Single Footing

It is located in the single footing toolbar.

Sets default single footing.

172

Define CS Origin

Home/Snap

Defines temporary coordinate system origin.

 

Facade/Snap

 

 

Concrete/Snap

 

 

Steel/Snap

 

 

Drawings/Snap

 

173

Define End Cut To Edge

Modify/Entity Edit/Sweep

Defines end cut to edge.

174

Define Inner Cut To Edge

Modify/Entity Edit/Sweep

Defines inner cut to edge.

175

Define Local Offset To Edge

Modify/Entity Edit/Sweep

Defines local offset to edge.

176

Define Offset To Edge

Modify/Entity Edit/Sweep

Defines offset to edge.

177

Deform Stair

Home/Concrete/Stair

Deforms stair.

 

Concrete/Concrete/Stair

 

 

Modify/Entity Edit/Stair

 

178

Delete

Home/Edit

Delete entities.

 

Facade/Edit

 

 

Concrete/Edit

 

 

Steel/Edit

 

 

Drawings/Edit

 

179

Delete Group

It is located in the trim to roof toolbar.

Deletes trim group.

180

Delete Horizontal Plan Section

It is located in the horizontal plan section toolbar.

Deletes horizonal plan section.

181

Delete Old Entities on Mirror

It is located in the mirror toolbar.

Delete old entities on mirror.

182

Delete Primitives

It is located in the pool toolbar.

Delete primitives after pool creation.

183

Delete Roof Element

Home/Roof/Roof Details

Deletes roof element(s).

 

Modify/Entity Edit/Roof

 

184

Delete Slab Hole

It is located in the slab for steels toolbar.

Deletes slab hole.

185

Delta

It is located in the wall toolbar.

Changes delta value.

 

It is located in the beam toolbar.

 

 

It is located in the shearwall toolbar.

 

 

It is located in the ODT door/window toolbar.

 

 

It is located in the strip footing toolbar.

 

186

Deselect All

Home/Edit

Deselects all entities.

 

Facade/Edit

 

 

Concrete/Edit

 

 

Steel/Edit

 

 

Drawings/Edit

 

187

Design Components

Tools/Quantity Report

Design components.

188

Directional Light

Rendering/Lights-Camera

Draws directional light.

189

Directional Light Settings

Rendering/Lights-Camera/Directional Light

Directional light settings.

190

Display Vertical Frame

View/Workplane

Display a vertical frame.

191

Distance

Home/Reference

Calculates distance.

 

Facade/Reference

 

 

Concrete/Reference

 

 

Steel/Reference

 

 

Tools/Reference

 

 

Drawings/Reference

 

192

Distribute by Drawing a Path

It is located in the distribute toolbar.

Distribute by drawing a path.

193

Distribute by Selecting an Edge of Entity

It is located in the distribute toolbar.

Distribute by selecting an edge of entity.

194

Distribute Entities

Home/Modify

Distrubutes the selected entities.

195

Distribute Horizontally

It is located in the distribute toolbar.

Distrubutes selected entities to the horizontally.

196

Distribute Object Center

It is located in the distribute toolbar.

Distribute selected entities to the object center.

197

Distribute Nearest Point

It is located in the distribute toolbar.

Distribute selected entities to the nearest point.

198

Distribute Vertically

It is located in the distribute toolbar.

Distrubute selected entities to the vertically.

 

 

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

199

Divide

Home/Modify

Divides the objects to the desired number.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

200

Divide-Combine All Intersections

Steel/Steel/Steel Purlin

Divides and combines on all intersections.

201

Divide-Combine Single Intersection

Steel/Steel/Steel Purlin

Divides and combines on selected intersections.

202

Dome 

Home/Roof

Draws dome.

203

Dome Gutter

Facade/3D Geometric Object

Draws dome gutter.

204

Dome Gutter Settings

Facade/3D Geometric Object/Dome Gutter

Opens dome gutter settings.

205

Dome Settings

Home/Roof/Dome

Opens dome settings.

206

Door / Window Settings

Home/Door-Window/Door-Window

Opens door/Window settings.

 

Facade/Door-Window/Door-Window

 

207

Door/Window

Home/Door-Window

Draws Door/Window.

 

Facade/Door-Window

 

208

Dormer

Home/Roof

Draws dormer.

209

Dormer Dio

Home/Door-Window

Draws dormer window.

 

Home/Roof/Dormer

 

 

Facade/Door-Window

 

210

Dormer Settings

Home/Roof/Dormer

Opens dormer settings.

211

Double Angle Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a double angle connection.

212

Double Plate Seating Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a double plate seating connection.

213

Double Vault

Steel/Macro/Truss

Draws Double Vault Truss.

214

Drafting Mode

Tools/Tools

Enters drafting mode.

215

Draw Line Weights

View/View

Draw line weights.

216

Draw in Fast Mode

Steel/Macro

Draws connection in fast mode.

217

Draw Similar Entity

Right click menu

Draws similar entity of the selected one.

218

Draw Single Steel Brace

It is located in the steel brace toolbar.

Draws single steel brace.

219

Draw Slab Hole

It is located in the slab for steels toolbar.

Draws slab hole.

220

Draw Steel Brace

It is located in the steel brace toolbar.

Draws steel brace elements.

221

Draw Steel Brace Multiple Elements

It is located in the steel brace toolbar.

Draws steel brace with multiple steel elements.

222

Drawing List

View/Window

Display drawing list.

 

Drawings/Window

 

223

Drawings

View/Window

Arrange drawings in the project.

224

Draws Curtain Wall Dio

Home/Door-Window

Draws curtain wall dio.

225

Eaves Haunch

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a eaves haunch connection.

226

Edge Aligned Single Footing

It is located in the single footing toolbar.

Sets edge aligned single footing.

227

Edit Curtain Wall Item

Facade/Exterior Facade/Curtain Wall

Edits curtain wall item.

228

Edit Door/Window Angles

It is located in the ODT Door/Window toolbar.

Edits door/window angle.

229

Edit Label Text

Modify/Entity Edit/Dimension

Edit label text.

230

Edit Material

Rendering/Render

Edits material of an object.

231

Edit Railing Elevations

Home/Entities/Railing

Edits railing elevations.

 

Facade/Railing/Railing

 

232

Edit Slab Edge

It is located in the slab for steels toolbar.

Edit slab edge.

233

Edit Stair

Modify/Entity Edit/Stair

Edit stair.

234

Edit Surface Mapping

Rendering/Render

Edits surface mapping parameters.

235

Edit Text

Modify/Entity Edit

Edit text.

 

Drawings/Text

 

236

Edit Walls

Modify/Entity Edit/Wall

Edit walls.

237

Elevation Line

Home/Terrain/Terrain Polygon

Draws elevation line for terrain.

238

Elevation Line

Drawings/Tools

Draws elevation line for elevation.

239

Elevation Line Settings

Drawings/Tools/Elevation Line

Elevation line settings.

240

Elevation Point

Home/Terrain/Terrain Polygon

Draws elevation point.

241

Ellipse Center-Corner

Drawings/Primitives/Ellipse Corners

Draws ellipse using center and corner.

242

Ellipse Corner

Drawings/Primitives

Draws ellipse using corner.

243

Ellipse Mid-Axis

Drawings/Primitives/Ellipse Corners

Draws ellipse using midpoint and axis.

244

Elliptical Arc Center-Corner

Drawings/Primitives/Ellipse Corners

Draws elliptical arc using center and corner.

245

Elliptical Arc Corners

Drawings/Primitives/Ellipse Corners

Draws elliptical arc using corners.

246

Elliptical Arc Mid-Axis-Angles

Drawings/Primitives/Ellipse Corners

Draws elliptical arc using midpoint and axis.

247

End Plate Shear Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates an end plate shear connection.

248

End Plate Truss Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates an end plate truss connection.

249

End Plate Truss Connection For Box/Tube

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates an end plate truss connection for box/tube.

250

Enter

Keyboard

Runs the command. It has functions in various command stages.

251

Entity From Primitives

Tools/Generate

Entity from primitives.

252

Entity Properties

Home/Modify

Changes entity properties.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Modify/Entities

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

253

Esc

Keyboard

Exits the found command.

254

Exchange Coordinates

It is located in the single footing toolbar.

Exchange coordinates.

255

Exit

ideCAD logo

Quits the application.

256

Explode

Home/Modify

Separates the blocks into sub-blocks.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

257

Explode Roof

Modify/Entity Edit/Roof

Explodes roof.

258

Explode Into Single Elements

It is located in the steel beam toolbar.

Explodes and groups multi-element entities into single elements.

 

It is located in the steel purlin toolbar.

 

259

Export To AMP

Tools/Quantity Report/Export

Exports components as a database file To AMP.

260

Export To OSKA

Tools/Quantity Report/Export

Exports components as a database file To OSKA.

261

Extend

Home/Modify

Line extends primitive objects such as arcs to another line or arc.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

262

Exterior Veneer

Facade/Exterior Facade

Draws exterior veneer.

263

Exterior Veneer Settings

Facade/Exterior Facade/Exterior Veneer

Exterior veneer settings.

264

Extruded Object

Home/Entities/3D Objects

Draws extruded object.

 

Facade/3D Geometric Objects/3D Objects

 

 

Rendering/3D Geometric Objects

 

265

FasciaBoard

Home/Roof/Roof Details

Draws fascia boards.

266

Fast Move

Home/Modify

Activates fast move.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

267

Fillet

Home/Modify

It connects two lines with an arc.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

268

Find & Replace

Tools/Tools

Finds entities based on their labels and change the labels.

269

Find Hatch Holes

It is located in the hatch toolbar.

Finds hatch holes.

270

Find in Perspective

Right click menu in perspective view

Finds the selected object which is in the plan window, in the perspective window and zooms the view to that object.

271

Find in Plan

Right click menu in plan view

Finds the selected object which is in the perspective window, in the plan window and zooms the view to that object.

272

Flange Plate Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a flange plate connection.

273

Flat

Steel/Macro/Truss

Draws Flat Truss.

274

Fly Mode

Right click menu in perspective view

Opens fly mode.

275

Formatted Text

Drawings/Text

Draws formatted text.

276

Free Dimension

Drawings/Dimension

Draws free dimension.

277

Free Dimension Settings

Drawings/Dimensions/Free Dimension

Opens free dimension settings.

278

Free Drawn

It is located in the sweep toolbar.

Sets free drawn.

279

Freehand

Drawings/Primitives

Draws freehand curve.

280

Free Mode Slab

Concrete/Concrete/Slab

Creates a free mode slab by selecting boundary entities manually.

281

Free Mode Zone

Home/Zone/Zone

Creates a free mode zone by selecting boundary entities manually.

282

Front

View/Perspective

Changes view to front.

283

General Sweep Settings

Facade/3D Geometric Object

Sweep settings.

284

Generate 2D Drawing

Tools/Generate

Generates a 2D simple drawing using current drawing.

 

Drawings/Tools

 

285

Generate Vector Drawing

Tools/Generate

Generates vector drawing.

 

Rendering/Tools

 

286

Get Elevation From Terrain

It is located in the terrain toolbar.

Get elevation from terrain.

287

Get Entity Settings

Home/Modify

Picks settings from entity.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Modify/Entities

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

288

Get Selection

Tools/Selection Groups

Gets currently selected entities.

289

Girt Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a girt connection.

290

Grid & Limits

View/View

Grid & limits settings.

291

Group List

Tools/Selection Groups

Groups selected entities and selects entities based on these groups.

292

Hall

Steel/Macro

Creates hall.

293

Hall Macro Settings

Steel/Macro/Hall

Opens the hall settings.

294

Hand Rail

Steel/Macro

Creates steel hand rail.

295

Hand Rail Macro Settings

Steel/Macro/Hand Rail

Opens the hand rail settings.

296

Hatch Hole

Drawings/Hatch

Draws hatch hole.

297

Hatch Settings

Drawings/Hatch/User Defined Hatch

Hatch settings.

298

Haunch

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a haunch connection.

299

Hidden Line

View/View/Solid with Edges

Changes view detail to hidden line.

300

Hidden Line - Black & White

View/View

Changes view detail to hidden line black && white.

301

Hide/Filter Object

Right click menu

Removes all selected entities in the 3D view.

302

Hide/Show Edge

Modify/Entity Edit/Sweep

Hides/shows edge.

303

Hide/Show Edge Part

Modify/Entity Edit/Sweep

Hides/shows edge part.

304

Hip/Valley Rafter

Home/Roof/Roof Details

Draws hip/valley rafters.

305

Hole

Home/Terrain

Draws hole.

306

Horizontal Plan Section

Rendering/Tools

Opens horizontal plan section toolbar.

307

Horizontal Workplane

View/Workplane/Target Workplane

Creates a horizontal workplane.

308

IFC (Import)

Tools/Import-Export/Import

Imports IFC file. Merges file content with current project.

 

ideCAD logo/Import

 

309

IFC (Export)

Tools/Import-Export/Export

Exports project to IFC.

 

ideCAD logo/Export

 

310

II BV Report

Tools/Quantity Report

Creates II BV report.

311

Import Text

Drawings/Text

Imports text from a text file.

312

In background

Right click menu/Drawing order

Sends the selected object to the background.

313

In background of object

Right click menu/Drawing order

Sends the selected object behind a certain object.

314

In foreground

Right click menu/Drawing order

Sends the selected object to the foreground.

315

In foreground of object

Right click menu/Drawing order

Sends the selected object in front of a certain object.

316

Incline Objects

Modify/Entity Edit

Incline objects.

317

Include Beams

It is located in the dimension toolbar.

Includes beams into section dimension.

318

Include Details

It is located in the dimension toolbar.

Includes doors/windows into section dimension.

319

Include Slabs

It is located in the dimension toolbar.

Includes slabs into section dimension.

320

Inner Dimension

Drawings/Dimensions

Draws inner dimension.

321

Inner Dimension Settings

Drawings/Dimensions/Free Dimension

Opens inner dimension settings.

322

Input Units

Settings/Project Settings

Opens input units.

323

Insert Layout Block

Drawings/Layout Design/Create New Layout

Inserts a layout block.

324

Insertion Point

Home/Concrete/Stair

Changes insertion point.

 

Concrete/Concrete/Stair

 

 

It is located in the ODT door/window toolbar.

 

 

It is located in the stair toolbar.

 

 

It is located in the library toolbar.

 

325

Intersection Dimension

Drawings/Dimensions

Draws intersection dimension.

326

Invert Selection

Home/Edit

Inverts current selection.

 

Facade/Edit

 

 

Concrete/Edit

 

 

Steel/Edit

 

 

Drawings/Edit

 

327

ideCAD Home

ideCAD logo

Opens the start page.

328

Jamb

Home/Door-Window/Door-Window

Draws jamb.

 

Facade/Exterior Veneer

 

 

Facade/Door-Window/Door-Window

 

329

Jamb Settings

Facade/Exterior Veneer/Jamb

Opens jamb settings.

330

Join

Home/Modify

Joins linear objects.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

331

Joining Plates Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a beam-beam connection (Joining plates).

332

L (Coordinate Box)

Coordinate Box

L enters the coordinate box. Object length is entered.

333

Label

Drawings/Dimension

Draws label.

334

Label Entities

Modify/Entity Edit

Label entities.

335

Lap Siding

It is located in the exterior veneer toolbar.

Draws lap siding.

336

Lap Siding with Gap

It is located in the exterior veneer toolbar.

Draws lap siding with gap.

337

Last Selection

Home/Edit

Selects last selected entities.

 

Facade/Edit

 

 

Concrete/Edit

 

 

Steel/Edit

 

 

Drawings/Edit

 

338

Lath

Home/Roof/Roof Details

Draws laths.

339

Layer

Settings/Element Properties

Opens layer settings.

340

Layer Settings

Right click menu on the plan view.

Opens layer settings.

341

Layout Settings

Drawings/Layout Design/Create New Layout

Changes settings of current layout.

342

Left

View/Perspective

Changes view to left.

343

Left Middle Aligned Column

It is located in the column toolbar.

Sets edge left middle aligned.

344

Left Side

It is located in the dimension toolbar.

Left side section dimension.

345

Level Dimension

Drawings/Dimension

Draws level dimension.

346

Level Dimension Settings

Drawings/Dimensions/Level Dimension

Opens level dimension settings.

347

Library

Home/Entities

Draws library.

 

Rendering/3D Geometric Objects

 

 

Drawings/Primitives

 

348

Library Settings

Home/Entities/Library

Draws library settings.

 

Rendering/3D Geometric Objects/Library

 

 

Drawings/Primitives/Library

 

349

Load Settings

Settings/Project Settings

Loads settings from a file.

350

Local Undo

Tools/Edit

Local undo, undo for current mode only.

351

Lock/Unlock Layers

Modify/Layers

Locks/Unlocks layers.

352

Lock Entity Layer

Right Click Menu

Lock the layer of the object.

353

Make Block

Home/Modify

Blocks entities.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

354

Make Compatible With Structural/Architectural

Tools/Edit

Make architectural file compatible with structural.

355

Materials

Settings/Element Properties

Materials are listed, edited, created.

 

Rendering/Render

 

356

Menu

Settings/Menu Settings

Opens menu settings.

357

Metal Slab

Steel/Steel/Composite Slab

Draws metal slab.

358

Midpoint

Home/Snap

Snaps to midpoints of entities.

 

Facade/Snap

 

 

Concrete/Snap

 

 

Steel/Snap

 

 

Drawings/Snap

 

359

Mirror

Home/Modify

Takes symmetry.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

360

Mirror Door/Window Label

It is located in the ODT door/window toolbar.

Mirrors door/window labels.

361

Mirror X

It is located in the ODT door/window toolbar.

Takes symmetry with respect to the X-axis.

 

It is located in the column toolbar.

 

 

It is located in the strip footing toolbar.

 

362

Mirror Y

Home/Concrete/Stair

Takes symmetry with respect to the Y-axis.

 

Concrete/Concrete/Stair

 

 

It is located in the ODT door/window toolbar.

 

363

Modify Truss Elements

It is located in the trusses toolbar.

Allow modify sub elements of truss.

364

Move

Home/Modify

Move.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

365

Move Axis Label

Home/Axis/Axis

Moves axis label.

 

Concrete/Axis/Axis

 

 

Steel/Axis/Axis

 

 

Modift/Entity Edit

 

366

Move Dimension Text

Modify/Entity Edit/Dimension

Moves dimension texts.

367

Move Raft Foundation Text

It is located in the raft foundation toolbar.

Moves raft foundation text.

368

Move Slab Text

Modify/Entity Edit/Slab

Moves slab text.

369

Move Stair Text

Home/Door-Window/Stair

Moves stair text.

Concrete/Concrete/Stair

Modify/Entity Edit/Stair

370

Move Zone Text

Modify/Entity Edit/Zone

Moves zone text.

371

Multi Stiffener Plate

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates multi stiffener plates.

372

Multi Stiffener Plate (Horizontal)

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates horizontal multi stiffener plates.

373

Multiple Lines

Drawings/Primitives

Draws multiple lines.

374

Nearest Point

Home/Snap

Snaps to nearest points of entities.

 

Facade/Snap

 

 

Concrete/Snap

 

 

Steel/Snap

 

 

Drawings/Snap

 

375

New

ideCAD logo

Opens the new project open dialog.

376

New 2D Window

ideCAD logo

Creates a new, empty 2D drawing window.

377

New Horizontal Plan Section

It is located in the horizontal plan section toolbar.

Adds new horizontal plan sections.

378

New Project

ideCAD logo

Creates a new project.

379

New Layout Block-All Drawing

Drawings/Layout Design/Create New Layout

Creates a new layout block using all drawing.

380

New Layout Block-Circle

Drawings/Layout Design/Create New Layout

Creates a new layout block

381

New Layout Block-Path Polygon

Drawings/Layout Design/Create New Layout

Creates a new layout block

382

New Layout Block-Polygon

Drawings/Layout Design/Create New Layout

Creates a new layout block

383

New Layout Block-Rectangle

Drawings/Layout Design/Create New Layout

Creates a new layout block

384

New Trim Group

It is located in the trim to roof toolbar.

Add new trim group.

385

Next Window

View/Window

Activates next window.

386

Node Settings

View/Nodes

Opens node settings.

387

Notched Seating Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a notched seating connection.

388

NURBS

Drawings/Primitives

Draws NURBS curve.

389

Offset

Home/Modify

Offset.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

390

OK

It is located in the section toolbar.

Finishes the current job.

391

Open

ideCAD logo

Opens a previously saved project.

392

Ortho

Home/Snap

Enters orthogonal drawing mode.

 

Facade/Snap

 

 

Concrete/Snap

 

 

Steel/Snap

 

 

Drawings/Snap

 

393

Outer Dimension

Drawings/Dimensions

Draws outer dimension.

394

Outer Dimension Settings

Drawings/Dimensions/Free Dimension

Opens outer dimension settings.

395

Page Down

Keyboard

Scrolls down the page in reports. Also shifts the viewpoint down in fly mode in the perspective view.

396

Page Up

Keyboard

Scrolls the page up in reports. Also shifts the viewpoint upwards in flight mode in the perspective view.

397

Pan

View/Zoom

Pans the window.

398

Parallel Reference

Home/Snap

Parallel reference.

 

Facade/Snap

 

 

Concrete/Snap

 

 

Steel/Snap

 

 

Drawings/Snap

 

399

Paste

Home/Edit

Paste entities.

 

Facade/Edit

 

 

Concrete/Edit

 

 

Steel/Edit

 

 

Drawings/Edit

 

400

Path

Drawings/Primitives

Draws path primitives.

401

Path Based

It is located in the sweep toolbar.

Sets path based.

402

Pattern Path

Drawings/Primitives

Draws pattern path.

403

Parametric Hatch

Drawings/Hatch

Draws parametric hatch.

404

Parent Based

It is located in the sweep toolbar.

Sets parent based.

405

Paste Contour

Tools/Edit

Pastes contours.

406

Paste From File

Tools/File Sharing

Pastes entities from a .blk file.

407

PDF (Export)

Tools/Import-Export/Export

Exports To PDF.

 

ideCAD logo/Export

 

408

Pen Color

Settings/Element Properties

Opens pen and color settings.

409

Perpendicular Reference

Home/Snap

Perpendicular reference.

 

Facade/Snap

 

 

Concrete/Snap

 

 

Steel/Snap

 

 

Drawings/Snap

 

410

Perspective

View/Perspective

Changes view to perspective.

411

Photometric Light

Rendering/Lights-Camera

Draws photometric light.

412

Photometric Light Settings

Rendering/Lights-Camera/Photometric Light

Photometric light settings.

413

Plan Screenshot

Tools/Import-Export/Export

Saves the screen image as a bitmap file.

 

ideCAD logo/Export

 

414

Planar Texture Mapper

Rendering/Render

Creates Planar Texutre Mapper Object.

415

Plateau

Home/Terrain

Draws plateau.

416

Plot

ideCAD logo

Plots your drawings.

417

Point Light

Rendering/Lights-Camera

Draws point light.

418

Point Light Settings

Rendering/Lights-Camera/Point Light

Point light settings.

419

Polar Array

Home/Edit

Creates copies of objects with rotation.

 

Facade/Edit

 

 

Concrete/Edit

 

 

Steel/Edit

 

 

Drawings/Edit

 

420

Polar Tracking

Settings/Project Settings

Polar tracking.

421

Polygon Column

Home/Concrete/Column

Draws polygon column.

 

Concrete/Concrete

 

422

Polygon To Plate Section

Modify/Transform/Beam to Shearwall

Transforms primitive entities to plate section.

423

Polygonal Sheeting

Steel/Steel/Sheeting

Draws sheeting polygon.

424

Pool

Home/Entities

Draws pool.

425

Pool Settings

Home/Entities/Pool

Opens pool settings.

426

Post

Home/Roof/Roof Details

Draws a post.

427

Preferences

Home/Project Settings

Opens preferences.

 

Settings/Project Settings

 

428

Previous Window

View/Window

Activates previous window.

429

Profiles

Settings/Element Properties

Opens profiles

430

Project

Settings/Project Settings

Open project settings.

431

Project Save Settings

Settings/Project Settings

Open project save settings.

432

Project Settings

Home/Project Settings

Opens project settings.

 

Concrete/Project Settings

 

 

Steel/Project Settings

 

433

Purlin

Home/Roof/Roof Details

Draws purlins.

434

Purlin Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a purlin connection.

435

Quad Stiffener Plate

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates stiffener plates.

436

Quantity Report

Tools/Quantity Report

Generates a report of quantities in the project.

437

R Purlin

Steel/Steel/Steel Purlin

Draws R purlin.

438

Radius Dimension

Drawings/Dimension

Draws radius dimension.

439

Radius Dimension Settings

Drawings/Dimensions/Level Dimension

Opens radius dimension settings.

440

Raft

Concrete/Foundation

Draws raft foundation.

441

Raft Edge

Concrete/Foundation

Draws raft edge.

442

Raft Edge Settings

Concrete/Foundation/Raft Edge

Opens raft edge settings.

443

Raft Foundation Hole

Concrete/Foundation/Raft

Draws raft foundation hole.

444

Raft Foundation Settings

Concrete/Foundation/Raft

Opens raft foundation settings.

445

Rafter

Home/Roof/Roof Details

Draws rafters.

446

Railing

Home/Entities

Draws railing.

 

Facade/Railing

 

447

Railing 3D

Home/Entities/Railing

Draws 3D railing.

448

Railing Over Objects

Home/Entities/Railing

Draws 3D railing over objects.

449

Railing Settings

Home/Entities/Railing

Opens railing settings.

 

FacadeRailing/Railing

 

450

Rainwater Pipe

Home/Roof

Draws rainwater pipe.

451

Rainwater Pipe Settings

Home/Roof/Rainwater Pipe

Opens rainwater pipe settings.

452

Raster Image

Drawings/Primitives

Places a raster image file onto the drawing.

453

Recall Last Render

Rendering/Render

Recalls render with the last settings.

454

Rectangle

Drawings/Primitives/Multiple Lines

Draws a rectangle.

455

Rectangular Wall

Home/Wall

Draws 4walls as a rectangle.

456

Redo

Tools/Edit

Redo.

457

Remove End Cut Of Edge

Modify/Entity Edit/Sweep

Removes end cut of edge.

458

Remove From Selection Group

Right click menu

Removes objects from the group.

459

Remove Inner Cut Of Edge

Modify/Entity Edit/Sweep

Removes inner cut of edge.

460

Remove Local Offset Of Edge

Modify/Entity Edit/Sweep

Removes local offset of edge.

461

Remove Nodule

It is located in the space truss toolbar.

Removes a nodule from space truss.

462

Remove Offset Of Edge

Modify/Entity Edit/Sweep

Removes offset of edge.

463

Remove Point

It is located in the hatch toolbar.

Removes an existing point on the hatch.

464

Render

Rendering/Render

Renders active view.

465

Reset Dimension Texts

Modify/Entity Edit/Dimension

Resets dimension text displacements.

466

Reset Settings

Settings/Project Settings

Resets settings.

467

Revision Cloud

Drawings/Primitives

Draws revision cloud.

468

Revolved Object

Home/Entities/3D Objects

Draws revolved object.

 

Facade/3D Geometric Objects/3D Objects

 

 

Rendering/3D Geometric Objects

 

469

Right

View/Perspective

Changes view to right.

470

Right Side

It is located in the dimension toolbar.

Right side section dimension.

471

Rigid on Both Axis Base Plate

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a rigid on both axis base plate connection.

472

Rigid on Strong Axis Base Plate

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a rigid on strong axis base plate connection.

473

Roof

Home/Roof

Draws roof.

 

Modify/Entity Edit

 

474

Roof Details

It is located in the roof toolbar.

Opens the roof details toolbar.

475

Roof Gutter

Facade/3D Geometric Object

Draws roof gutter.

476

Roof Gutter Settings

Facade/3D Geometric Object/Roof Gutter

Opens roof gutter settings.

477

Roof Hole

Home/Roof/Roof

Draws roof hole.

478

Roof Plane

Home/Roof/Roof

Draws roof plane.

479

Roof Settings

Home/Roof/Roof

Opens roof settings.

480

Roof Window

Home/Door-Window

Draws roof window.

 

Home/Roof/Roof

 

 

Facade/Door-Window

 

481

Rotate

Home/Modify

Rotate.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

482

Rotate Building

Home/Modify

Rotates the building.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Tools/Tools

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

483

Rotate Curtain Wall Item

Facade/Exterior Veneer/Curtain Wall

Rotates curtain wall panel.

484

Rotate Node

Home/Modify

Rotates node.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

485

Round Plate Tube Base Plate

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a round plate tube base plate connection.

486

Save

ideCAD logo

Saves current project.

487

Save As

ideCAD logo

Save current project with a new name.

488

Save Compact

ideCAD logo

Saves compresed project file.

489

Save Old Version

ideCAD logo

Saves old version project file.

490

Save Screen Image

ideCAD logo

Saves the screen image as a bitmap file.

491

Save Settings

Settings/Project Settings

Saves settings to a file.

492

Save Stair

Home/Concrete/Stair

Saves stair.

 

Concrete/Concrete/Stair

 

 

Modify/Entity Edit/Stair

 

493

Scale

Home/Modify

Scales entities.

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

494

Scale by Referance

Home/Modify

Scales entities by referance.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

495

Seating Support Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a seating support connection(8).

496

Seating Truss Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a seating truss connection.

497

Seating Weld Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a seating weld connection.

498

Secondary Stair Deformation

Modify/Entity Edit/Stair

Secondary stair deformation.

499

Secondary Steel Beam

Steel/Steel

Draws secondary beam.

500

Section / Elevation List

Tools/Generate

Edit and generate sections and elevations.

 

Drawings/Tools

Edit and generate sections and elevations.

501

Section Dimension

It is located in the dimension toolbar.

Draws single section dimension.

502

Section Dimension Group

It is located in the dimension toolbar.

Draws section dimension group.

503

Section Elevation

Drawings/Dimension

Draws section elevation.

504

Section Elevation Settings

Drawings/Tools

Opens section elevation settings.

505

Section Line

Drawings/Tools

Draws section line.

506

Section Line Settings

Drawings/Tools/Section Line

Opens section line settings.

507

Select All

Home/Edit

Selects all entitites.

 

Facade/Edit

 

 

Concrete/Edit

 

 

Steel/Edit

 

 

Drawings/Edit

 

508

Select Analysis Part

Steel/Steel/Steel Purlin

Select purlins to add analysis.

509

Select Entity In All Stories

Home/Edit

Selects entity in all stories.

 

Facade/Edit

 

 

Concrete/Edit

 

 

Steel/Edit

 

 

Drawings/Edit

 

510

Select Group of Object

Right click menu

Select the objects in the group.

511

Select Terrain and Child Entities

It is located in the terrain toolbar.

Selects terrain and child entities.

512

Set Auto Elevation

It is located in the library toolbar.

Set auto elevation.

513

Set Entity Settings

Home/Modify

Sets default settings to selected entities.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Modify/Entities

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

514

Set Hatch Reference

Modify/Entity Edit

Sets hatch reference point.

515

Set Local CS

Home/Snap

Sets new local coordinate system.

 

Facade/Snap

 

 

Concrete/Snap

 

 

Steel/Snap

 

 

Drawings/Snap

 

516

Set Pool Cantilever Slab Properties

Home/Entities/Pool

Set pool cantilever slab properties.

 

Modify/Entity Edit/Pool

 

517

Set Pool Surface Properties

Home/Entities/Pool

Set pool surface properties.

 

Modify/Entity Edit/Pool

 

518

Set Pool Surface Slope

Home/Entities/Pool

Set pool surface slope.

 

Modify/Entity Edit/Pool

 

519

Set Pool Wall Properties

Home/Entities/Pool

Set pool wall properties.

 

Modify/Entity Edit/Pool

 

520

Set Selection

Tools/Selection Groups

Sets currently selected entities.

521

Set Steel Delta

It is located in the steel column toolbar.

Sets steel element delta.

 

It is located in the steel beam toolbar.

 

522

Set Trim Algorithm

Modify/Entity Edit

Sets entity trim algorithm.

523

Set Wall Priority

Modify/Entity Edit

Sets priorities of wall at joints.

524

Shearwall

Home/Concrete

Draws shearwall.

 

Concrete/Concrete

 

525

Shearwall Settings

Home/Concrete/Shearwall

Opens shearwall settings.

 

Concrete/Concrete/Shearwall

 

526

Shearwall To Beam

Modify/Transform/Beam to Shearwall

Converts shearwalls to beams.

527

Sheeting

Steel/Steel

Draws sheeting over purlins.

528

Sheeting Between Elements

Steel/Steel/Sheeting

Draws sheeting between two elements.

529

Show Coordinate Box

View/View

Show coordinate box.

530

Show Safe Frame

Right click menu in the perspective view.

Shows the render boundaries before rendering.

531

Show Toolbars

View/View

Show toolbars.

532

Show/Hide Dimension Text

Modify/Entity Edit/Dimension

Shows/hides dimension text.

533

Show/Hide Layers

Modify/Layers

Show/hide entity layers.

534

Show/Hide Nodes

View/Nodes

Shows/hides nodes

535

Show/Hide Railing

Home/Concrete/Stair

Shows/hides railings.

 

Concrete/Concrete/Stair

 

 

Modify/Entity Edit/Stair

 

536

Simple Base Plate

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a simple base plate connection.

537

Single

Concrete/Foundation

Draws single footing.

538

Single Angle Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a single angle connection.

539

Single Footing Settings

Concrete/Foundation/Single

Opens single footing settings.

540

Single Plate Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a single plate connection.

541

Single Plate Seating Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a single plate seating connection.

542

Single Purlin

Steel/Steel/Steel Purlin

Draws single steel purlin.

543

Single Secondary Steel Beam

It is located in the steel beam toolbar.

Draws single secondary beam.

544

Slab

Concrete/Concrete

Draws slab.

545

Slab Edge (Concrete)

Concrete/Concrete

Draws slab edge.

546

Slab Edge (Steel)

Steel/Steel/Composite Slab

Draws steel slab edge.

547

Slab Edge Settings

Concrete/Concrete/Slab Edge

Opens slab edge settings.

548

Slab Hole

Concrete/Concrete/Slab

Draws slab hole.

549

Slab Settings

Concrete/Concrete/Slab

Opens slab settings.

550

Sloping Flat

Steel/Macro/Truss

Draws Sloping Flat Truss.

551

Sloping Vault

Steel/Macro/Truss

Draws Sloping Vault Truss.

552

Snap to Grid

Home/Snap

Snap to grid.

 

Facade/Snap

 

 

Concrete/Snap

 

 

Steel/Snap

 

 

Drawings/Snap

 

553

Snap to Nodes

Home/Snap

Snap to nodes.

 

Facade/Snap

 

 

Concrete/Snap

 

 

Steel/Snap

 

 

Drawings/Snap

 

554

Solid

View/View

Changes view detail to solid.

555

Solid with Edges

View/View

Changes view detail to solid with edges.

556

Space

Keyboard

Moves the cursor to horizontal, vertical, and free axis drawing positions on axes. Changes the offset in commands such as wall, column, beam, shearwall. Skips a name in object labeling. Changes the insertion point in commands such as stair, library.

557

Space Purlin

Steel/Steel/Steel Purlin

Draws space purlin.

558

Space Truss

Steel/Macro

Draws space truss.

559

Spacer Plate Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a spacer plate connection.

560

Sphere

Home/Entities/3D Objects

Draws sphere.

 

Facade/3D Geometric Objects/3D Objects

 

 

Rendering/3D Geometric Objects

 

561

Splice Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a splice connection.

562

Spot Light

Rendering/Lights-Camera

Draws spotlight.

563

Spot Light Settings

Rendering/Lights-Camera/Spot Light

Opens spot light settings.

564

Stair

Home/Concrete

Draws stair.

 

Concrete/Concrete

 

565

Stair (Steel)

Steel/Macro

Creates steel stair.

566

Stair Macro Settings

Steel/Macro/Stair

Opens the steel stair settings.

567

Stair Settings

Home/Concrete/Stair

Opens stair settings.

 

Concrete/Concrete/Stair

 

568

Stay Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a stay connection.

569

Stay Connection (Secondary Beam)

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Craetes a stay connection (secondary beam).

570

Steel Beam

Steel/Steel

Draws steel beam.

571

Steel Brace

Steel/Steel

Draws steel brace.

572

Steel Column

Steel/Steel

Draws steel column.

573

Steel Column 2 Points

It is located in th steel column toolbar.

Draws steel column.

574

Steel Hand Rail Macro on Arc

Steel/Macro/Hand Rail

Creates steel hand rail on arc.

575

Steel Hand Rail Macro on Line

Steel/Macro/Hand Rail

Creates steel hand rail on line.

576

Steel Purlin

Steel/Steel

Draws steel purlin.

577

Steel Tie

Steel/Steel/Steel Purlin

Draws steel tie.

578

Stiffened End Plate Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a stiffened end plate connection.

579

Stiffened Shear Plate Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a stiffened shear plate connection.

580

Story

Settings/Project Settings

Arrange stories in the project.

581

Story Alignment Free

It is located in the sweep toolbar.

Sets story alignment free.

582

Story Bottom Aligned

It is located in the sweep toolbar.

Sets story bottom aligned.

583

Story Copy

Home/Project Settings

Copies all entities from a story to another story.

 

Concrete/Project Settings

 

 

Steel/Project Settings

 

 

Tools/Edit

 

584

Story List

Home/Project Settings

Opens story list.

 

Concrete/Project Settings

 

 

Steel/Project Settings

 

 

View/Window

 

 

Drawings/Window

 

585

Story Settings

Home/Project Settings

Arrange stories in the project.

 

Concrete/Project Settings

 

 

Steel/Project Settings

 

586

Story Top Aligned

It is located in the sweep toolbar.

Sets story top aligned.

587

Stretch Node

Home/Modify

Stretch node.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

588

Strip

Concrete/Foundation

Draws multiple strip footings.

589

Strip Footing Settings

Concrete/Foundation/Strip

Opens strip footing settings.

590

Structural Design Mode

View/Mode

Enters structural design mode.

591

Strut

Home/Roof/Roof Details

Draws a strut.

592

Stub

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates stub.

593

Sub Region

Home/Terrain

Draws sub region.

594

Swap Side

It is located in the exterior veneer toolbar.

Swaps side.

595

Sweep

Home/Entities/3D Objects

Draws sweep.

 

Facade/3D Geometric Objects/3D Objects

 

 

Modify/Entity Edit

 

 

Rendering/3D Geometric Objects

 

596

Sweep Operations

It is located in the sweep toolbar.

Opens the sweep operations toolbar.

597

Switch Windows

Drawings/Window

Returns to last story window.

598

T Plate Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a T plate connection.

599

Tangent

Home/Snap

Draws tangents.

 

Facade/Snap

 

 

Concrete/Snap

 

 

Steel/Snap

 

 

Drawings/Snap

 

600

Target Workplane

View/Workplane

Creates a free workplane using existing objects.

601

Terra Cotta Siding

It is located in the exterior veneer toolbar.

Draws terra cotta siding.

602

Terrain Polygon

Home/Terrain

Draws terrain polygon.

603

Terrain Settings

Home/Terrain/Terrain Polygon

Opens terrain settings.

604

Text

Rendering/3D Geometric Objects/3D Text

Draws text.

 

Drawings/Text

 

605

Text Settings

Rendering/3D Geometric Objects/3D Text

Opens font settings.

 

Drawings/Text/Text

 

606

Tip of the Day

ideCAD logo/Help

Shows tip of the day.

607

Toggle Axonometric View

Right click menu

Switches between perspective and axonometric views.

608

Toggle Fullscreen

View/Window

Resizes the view to full screen.

609

Top

View/Perspective

Changes view to perspective.

610

Transform To Ribbed Slab

Concrete/Concrete/Slab

Transforms a slab to a ribbed slab.

 

Modify/Entity Edit/Slab

 

611

Transform To Waffle Slab

Concrete/Concrete/Slab

Transforms a slab to a waffle slab.

 

Modify/Entity Edit/Slab

 

612

Transparent Story

View/View

Opens transparent story settings dialog.

613

Trapezoid Sloping Left

Steel/Macro/Truss

Draws Trapezoid Sloping Left Truss.

614

Trapezoid Sloping Right

Steel/Macro/Truss

Draws Trapezoid Sloping Right Truss.

615

Trapezoid Sloping Symmetric

Steel/Macro/Truss

Draws Trapezoid Sloping Symmetric Truss.

616

Trapezoid Slopping Asymmetric

Steel/Macro/Truss

Draws Trapezoid Slopping Asymmetric Truss.

617

Trapezoid Type 1

Steel/Macro/Truss

Draws Trapezoid Type 1 Truss.

618

Trapezoid Type 2

Steel/Macro/Truss

Draws Trapezoid Type 2 Truss.

619

Trapezoid Vault

Steel/Macro/Truss

Draws Trapezoid Vault Truss.

620

Triangular Asymmetric

Steel/Macro/Truss

Draws Triangular Asymmetric Truss.

621

Triangular Sloping Left

Steel/Macro/Truss

Draws Triangular Sloping Left Truss.

622

Triangular Sloping Right

Steel/Macro/Truss

Draws Triangular Sloping Right Truss.

623

Triangular Symmetric

Steel/Macro/Truss

Draws Triangular Symmetric Truss.

624

Trim

Home/Modify

Line cuts primitive objects such as arcs to another line or arc.

 

Facade/Modify

 

 

Concrete/Modify

 

 

Steel/Modify

 

 

Drawings/Modify

 

625

Trim Column

Modify/Entity Edit/Column

Trims column edges with an axis or beam.

626

Trim To Roof

Home/Roof/Roof

Trims entities with roofs.

 

Modify/Entity Edit/Roof

 

 

Tools/Tools

 

627

Trim/Extend Wall

Home/Wall/Wall

Trims/extends walls.

 

Modify/Entity Edit/Wall

 

628

Trimmer

Home/Roof/Roof Details

Draws a trimmer.

629

Truss

Steel/Macro

Draws Custom Truss.

630

Truss Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a truss connection.

631

Tube

Home/Entities/3D Objects

Draws tube.

 

Facade/3D Geometric Objects/3D Objects

 

 

Rendering/3D Geometric Objects

 

632

Tube Base Plate

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a tube base plate connection.

633

Undo

Tools/Edit

Undo.

634

Unstiffened Seated Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates an unstiffened seated connection.

635

Update Layout Block

Drawings/Layout Design/Create New Layout

Updates linked layout blocks.

636

Update Library Elevation

Home/Entities/Library

Update library elevation.

 

Rendering/3D Geometric Objects/Library

 

637

Update Railing 3D

Home/Entities/Railing

Updates 3D railing.

 

Rendering/Railing/Railing

 

638

Use Distance

It is located in the ODT door/window toolbar.

Use distance.

639

Use Dio Reference

It is located in the ODT door/window toolbar.

Use dio as reference.

640

User Defined Hatch

Drawings/Hatch

Draws user defined hatch.

641

User Defined Tube

It is located in the tubes toolbar.

Draws user defined tube.

642

Vault (Concrete)

Home/Roof

Draws vault.

643

Vault (Steel)

Steel/Macro/Truss

Draws Vault Truss.

644

Vault Settings

Home/Roof/Vault

Opens vault settings.

645

Vertical Workplane

View/Workplane/Target Workplane

Creates a vertical workplane.

646

View Settings

View/View

Opens view settings.

647

Viewport Configuration

View/Window

Display view configuration options.

648

Wall

Home/Wall

Draws wall.

 

Modify/Wall

 

649

Wall Based

It is located in the sweep toolbar.

Sets wall based.

650

Wall Settings

Home/Wall/Wall

Opens wall settings.

651

Wavefront .OBJ (Import)

Tools/Import-Export/Import

Import .obj files.

 

ideCAD logo/Import

 

652

Wavefront.OBJ (Export)

Tools/Import-Export/Export

Exports to OBJ file format.

ideCAD logo/Export

653

Welded Box/Tube Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a welded box/tube connection.

654

Welded Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates Welded Connection.

655

Welded Flange Plate Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a welded flange plate connection.

656

Welded Web Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a welded web connection.

657

Wind Connection

Steel/Macro/Single Plate Connection

Creates a wind connection.

658

X (Coordinate Box)

Coordinate Box

Enters the X coordinate box. X coordinate is entered.

659

Y (Coordinate Box)

Coordinate Box

Enters the Y coordinate box. Y coordinate is entered.

660

Zone

Home/Zone

Draws zone.

 

Modify/Entity Edit

 

661

Zone Edge

Home/Zone

Draws zone edge.

662

Zone Hole

Home/Zone

Draws zone hole.

663

Zone List

Home/Zone

Draws zone list.

664

Zone Edge Settings

Home/Zone/Zone Edge

Opens zone edge settings.

665

Zone Hole Settings

Home/Zone/Zone Hole

Opens zone hole settings.

666

Zone List Settings

Home/Zone/Zone List

Opens zone list settings.

667

Zone Settings

Home/Zone/Zone

Opens zone settings.

668

Zoom

View/Zoom

Zooms the window.

669

Zoom Extents

View/Zoom

Zooms to the extents of the drawings.

670

Zoom Selection

View/Zoom

Zoom selection.

671

Zoom Window

View/Zoom

Zoom into a rectangular window.

672

Zoom In (+)

Keyboard

Zooms in.

673

Zoom Out (-)

Keyboard

Zooms out.


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