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Color codes :
red = read-only in an SDS2 review station .
green = fully or partially enabled in an SDS2 review station .
black = informational or other.Illustrated index pages : Widgets and Graphics on Windows , Items on Toolbars , Graphics in Modeling Erection Views , Drawing Editor Objects , Select Items ( Modeling ), Select Items ( Drawing Editor ).
indicates the link, when clicked, takes you to a section with a help video.
- A -
ABM ( Advance Bill of Material )
ABM Edit ( to review ABM contents )
ABM Report ( the main menu for printing ABMs, etc. )
Home > Project Settings > Job > Event Logging Setup ( provides options for ABM event logging )
Settings on member and material windows ( read-only )
Show ABM reference on balloon descriptions ( User and Site Options > Modeling > )
Access Control Permissions
setting ( utility )
Add Standard Detail ( Drawing Editor )
Add Standard Detail to Several ( Drawing Editor ) ( )
Advanced Selection
launcher icon ( to run a script )
running selection scripts ( tool )
selection filter ( ' By Expression ' )
window ( settings )
Anchor rod ( custom member )
ASD (Allowable Stress Design, AISC)
Connection design method ( ' ASD9 ' or ' ASD13 ' or ' ASD14 ' )
Alt key ( uses of )
Angle ( ANGL - a Locate option )
Angles, degrees ( entering )
Angle dimensions ( Drawing Editor )
adding ( Oblects > Angle Dimensions > Add ) (
Angle dimension precision ( Dimension Settings in Fabricator Setup )
Display measurement unit for angle dimensions ( Dimension Settings in Fabricator Setup )
edit window ( enabled if the angle dimension being edited is on a comment layer )
general information about (topic)
Angle material
connection material steel grade ( setup )
general info about (topic)
Preferred Angle Sizes ( setup )
settings ( material review window )
steel grades for ( setup )
Also see: clip angles
Approval (status flag)
set date ( Update Attributes )
set & track date ( Drawing Data window )
track date ( press " Status " on a member window > Member Status Review > "Submitted for approval" )
track date ( Model > Status Display > Approval and modeling > Submitted for approval )
Arcs ( Drawing Editor -- tools are enabled for comment layers only)
Add ( tool )
Add Center, Start, Angle ( tool )
Add Center, Start, End ( tool )
Add Continuous ( tool )
Add Ellipse (
Add 3 Point ( tool )
arc exact points ( an arc has three )
arcs (topic)
Edit ( including multi-edit )
Edit window ( settings )
Edit All ( tool )
Edit Palette ( sets default color and line type for Add Arc ),
Erase ( tool )
Erase All ( tool )
Mode ( various arc commands )
Also see: Shield ( Edit > Shield ), Trim ( Edit > Trim ) (
Arc dimensions ( Drawing Editor -- tools are enabled for comment layers only)
adding an arc dimension by locating points ( Dimension Add Arc )
adding a chain of by locating points ( Dimension Add Arc )
basing off of a circular object ( Dimension Add Arc )
"Copy" "Paste" "Save" "Load" ( for editing arcs )
Dimension pen color ( setup )
Edit Arc Dimension ( edit window )
general information about (topic)
measurement of arc distance and/or radians and/or angle ( edit window option )
Show "on radius" dimension for arc dimensions ( setup )
units for angle setup ( setup )
Area box
general information on (topic) (
selection by area box ( User and Site Options > General > ) (
Area tools ( Drawing Editor -- tools are enabled for comment layers only)
Area Mode ( various area commands )
Clip ( tool )
Copy ( tool )
Move/Stretch ( tool )
Save Standard Detail ( tool )
Arrow keys ( uses of )
Arrows as dimension terminals ( setup )
Arrow side ( Weld Symbol Input window )
ASD or LRFD or AS4100 or CISC ( connection design method )
At (@) ( character for second-point angle constraint in Modeling and Drawing Editor )
Attachments (of any file type in Modeling )
Attachments ( to Notes in Modeling )
Attachment Tool ( works with most custom property flavors )
AutoCAD
Drawing Conversion ( 2D data input/output ) (
Auto base/cap plate (connection type)
connection design locks ( read-only )
general info on (topic)
setup of (a list of links)
Status Display ( Connection type > Column base or cap plate )
Auto Point
Auto ( point location )
Point Location Configuration ( window for Auto point location )
Auto saved recovery file
Automatically create recovery files interval ( User and Site Options > Drawings > )
File > Open ( Drawing Editor , to restore work lost due to a crash ).
File > Restore Backup Drawing ( Drawing Editor )
Auto standard connections
advantages of (topic)
connection type ( setting up )
field clearance ( setting up )
framing condition ( setting up )
Input connection type ( supported auto standard connection types )
reviewing ( step-by-step instructions )
schedule of minimums ( related setup options )
Automatic detailing ( takes place in a full-featured SDS2 program )
Available material ( in Shapes Properties )
Axes box ( item you can add to your toolbar )
- B -
Backspace key ( uses of )
Back-up bar, on shear connections with a skew angle of less than 45 degrees
Back-up bar, on welded moment connections
Back-Up Bar Schedule ( setup of back-up bar sizes )
show solids ( setup option ) (
Balloon description, show ( User and Site Options > Modeling > ) ( )
Bar material
flat bar (material type)
round bar (material type)
square bar (material type)
Base / Cap Plate Schedule
Base / Cap Plate Schedule ( setup window )
Plate schedule number ( on Column Review window )
Base off Construction Line ( BSCL - a Locate option ) ( )
Base off Member ( BSMB - a Locate option )
Base off Real Line ( BSRL - a Locate option )
Base plate (connection)
auto base/cap plate (topic)
Base / Cap Plate Schedule ( user base/cap plate setup )
Base Plate Shear Key ( custom component )
Base or Cap Plate Stiffeners ( custom component )
round ( user base/cap plates )
steel grade ( auto base/cap plate )
user base/cap plate (topic)
Beaded flat (material type)
Beam
beam design moment ( setup )
beam design reaction ( setup of shear load )
Beam Review ( window )
color ( setup )
connection design locks ( Beam Review window )
connection design locks ( user defined connections )
Detailed ( ' In position ' or ' Horizontal ' )
detailing & fabricaton options ( setup )
failed connection error messages (topic)
navigation tree ( widget for review window navigation ) (
review multiple beams ( the Review Member tool ) (
show connection capacity of beam detail ( setup )
show end elevations on beam details ( setup )
square cut ends of sloped beams ( setup )
top of steel to first hole ( setup )
valid materials for auto connections on beams (topic)
Beam Flange to Flange Connection ( custom component )
Beam seat (connection)
connection design locks ( read-only )
general information on (topic)
input specifications for ( user interface )
Status Display ( Connection type > Seated )
steel grade ( connection spec )
Beam splice (connection)
connection design locks ( read-only )
general info on (topic)
field clearance ( setup )
input specifications for ( user interface )
setup of (a list of links)
Status Display ( Connection type > Splice )
steel grade ( connection spec )
Inner flange plates ( option for bolted moment splices )
Bent plate (connection)
bent plate connection (topic)
bent plate material ( window )
connection design locks (topic)
field clearance ( setup )
grade ( connection spec )
input specifications ( settings )
multi-bend plate material ( window )
setup of bent plates (a list of links)
Status Display ( Connection type > Bent plate )
steel grades for plates & bar stock ( setup )
Bevel symbols ( Drawing Editor -- tools are enabled for comment layers only)
Add ( tool )
bevel pen ( setup )
bevel symbols (topic)
bevel symbol base dimension ( setup )
"Copy" "Paste" "Save" "Load" ( buttons )
Edit ( including multi-edit )
Edit window ( settings )
Edit Palette ( sets bevel label height for Add Bevel ),
Erase ( tool )
Erase All ( tool )
exact points ( a bevel symbol has two )
Linetype ( sets bevel label height for Add Bevel )
Mode ( various bevel symbol commands )
move/stretch a bevel symbol ( click and drag )
show degrees with bevel symbol ( setup )
Bill interchange format (BIF) ( data export to other programs )
Also see: KISS Export , Estimating/Production Interface , FabTrol Export , EJE Export
Bill of material ( Drawing Editor )
bill of material (topic)
Bill of Material Layout ( setup )
Bill of Material Layout ( review window, Drawing Editor )
Bill of Material Plot Order by Detail ( report )
Bill of Material Plot Order by Sheet ( report )
Bill of Material Report 1 by Detail ( report )
Bill of Material Report 1 by Sheet ( report )
Bill of Material Report 2 by Detail ( report )
Bill of Material Report 2 by Sheet ( report )
Bill of Material Report 3 by Detail ( report )
Bill of Material Report 3 by Sheet ( report )
Bill Setup ( setup )
Edit Bill ( tool )
List sheet item in bill of material ( option for listing in bill )
Bill of material spacing ( Drawing Presentation - setup )
Drawing Summary ( tells number of bill lines filled on sheet )
round unit weights up ( setup )
sorting ( setup )
weight totals ( setup option for calculating )
Bolts, 2D ( Drawing Editor -- tools are enabled for comment layers only)
Add ( tool )
2D Bolt Edit ( window )
Edit ( including multi-edit )
general information about (topic)
Erase ( tool )
Erase All ( tool )
Mode ( various 2D bolt commands )
Bolts, 3D ( Modeling )
3D Bolts (on drawings in Drawing Editor )
Bolt Edit ( window, Modeling )
Bolt Settings ( setup )
Bolt Detailing/Fabricator Options ( setup )
Bolt Properties ( Model > Bolt > Properties )
Bolt Specifications ( setup )
Bolt status ( Model > Status Display > )
Check Bolt ( tool )
Default non-moment bolt diameter ( sets standard size )
Diameters changed by system, search for ( Search )
NM bolt type to supported ( beam )
NM bolt type to supporting ( beam )
NM bolt type ( column )
NM bolt type ( horizontal brace )
NM bolt type ( joist )
NM bolt type ( vertical brace )
Review (including multiple review )
Washer Settings Setup window ( setup )
Bolt symbols ( Drawing Editor )
Bolt Symbol Input ( edit window )
Objects > Bolt Symbols > Add ( tool )
Objects > Bolt Symbols > Bolt Sym Combo ( tool )
BOM - see Bill of material
Braces with different thickness gussets, search for ( Search ) ( )
Browse button ( entry widget )
Browser
Selecting a browser for Help ( User and Site Options > General > )
- C -
Caged Ladder (custom member)
Caged Ladder ( review window )
Callout (material, bolts or holes in the Drawing Editor )
Default designation for user added bolt callout ( setup )
Default designation for user added material callout ( setup )
Material Callout ( tool ) (
Quantity included in a user added bolt callout ( setup )
Camber
annotation for beam details ( Beam Review window )
modeling on beams ( Modeling )
modeling on material ( for rolled sections )
show on the bill of material ( setup )
Cap plate (connection)
auto base/cap plates (topic)
Base / Cap Plate Schedule ( user base/cap plate setup )
Base or Cap Plate Stiffeners ( custom component )
round ( user base/cap plates )
steel grade ( auto base/cap plate )
user base/cap plates (topic)
Category definitions (for members)
Category ( Update Attributes )
Category ( Model > Status Display > Member status > )
Member Categories ( setup )
Member category ( press " Status " on a member window > Member Status Review > )Also see: routing definitions
Center ( a navigation tool )
Center of Mass ( tool in Modeling )
Material neutral axis (topic)
Center of Screen ( CNTR - point location )
Character sizes ( setup for auto detailing )
Channel material
connection steel grade ( setup )
general info about (topic)
settings ( material review window )
splice channels for columns ( setup )
steel grades for channels ( setup )
Check box (entry widget)
Checkered plate
bent plate ( setting )
checkered plate pattern ( Drawing Editor )
options ( setup )
multi-bend plate ( setting )
multi-sided flat plate ( setting )
rectangular plate ( setting )
rolled plate ( setting )
round plate ( setting )
Check Plot ( report )
Check Report ( report )
Circles ( Drawing Editor -- tools are enabled for comment layers only)
Ellipse Add Axis End (
Ellipse Add Center (
Circle Add Diameter ( tool )
Circle Add Offset (can be used to add ellipses or circles) ( tool )
Circle Add Radius (
Circle Add 2 Point ( tool )
Circle Add Tan Tan Radius (
"Copy" "Paste" "Save" "Load" ( buttons )
display of circles ( display option )
Edit ( including multi-edit ) ( tool )
edit palette ( sets default color and linetype )
Edit All ( tool )
Edit window for circles ( settings )
Edit window for ellipses ( settings )
Erase ( tool )
Erase All ( tool )
exact point ( at the center of the circle )
general information about (topic)
Mode ( various circle commands )
Offset ( for adding concentric circles or ellipses )
Shield ( Edit > Shield )
Trim ( Edit > Trim )
CIS/2
Clash Report ( Modeling )
Clevis
Clevis ( material review window )
Clevis ( shape file specifications )
Clip Area ( Drawing Editor )
Clip angle (connection)
combine with vertical brace clip ( option )
configurations ( setup )
connection design locks ( read-only )
connection of gusset to supporting member ( horizontal brace setup )
connection of gusset to supporting member ( vertical brace setup )
general info about clip angles (topic)
input specifications ( for all system connections )
Safety connection ( option for clip angles )
setup of clip angles (topic)
Status Display ( Connection type > Clip angle )
Clouds ( Drawing Editor -- tools are enabled for comment layers only)
Add ( tool ) (
method to be used for clouding changes on details ( setup )
"Copy" "Paste" "Save" "Load" ( for editing clouds )
designation for non-standard holes ( setup )
Edit ( including multi-edit )
edit palette ( sets linetype and pen color for user-added clouds )
Edit window ( settngs )
Edit All ( tool )
Erase ( tool )
Erase All ( tool )
general information about (topic)
stretching clouds ( on comment layers )
Mode ( various cloud commands )
CNC marks
adding center marks ( setup )
adding match marks ( setup )
adding position marks ( setup )
example in solids form (topic)
example on a detail (topic)
showing on member details ( setup )
Cold formed channel (material type)
Cold formed Z (material type)
Colors
Crane colors ( User and Site Options > Modeling > )
Member, Material, Bolt and Weld Colors ( setup window )
Drawing Editor background color ( User and Site Options > Drawings > )
Line Weights ( setup window )
Modeling background color ( User and Site Options > Modeling > )
Predefined Colors ( setup window )
Opacity ( Status Display window, Modeling ) (
Pens ( setup - Drawing Presentation )
Column
color ( setup )
Column Review ( window )
connection design locks ( Column Review window )
connection design locks ( user defined connections )
Detailed ( ' In position ' or ' Horizontal ' or ' Vertical ' -- setup )
detailing and fabrication options ( setup )
erection pin hole ( setup )
failed connection error messages (topic)
navigation tree ( widget for review window navigation ) (
north face on detail ( setup )
review multiple columns ( Review Member tool ) (
show connection capacity on column details ( setup )
valid materials for auto connections on columns (topic)
Column splice connection
design considerations (topic)
setup (topic)
specifications ( review window, user defined, auto standard )
Status Display ( Connection type > Splice )
steel grade ( connection spec )
Column Stiffener at Beam ( custom component )
Command diamond (type of mouse binding reporter)
Comment layers (a type of drawing layer)
general information about (topic)
Plot comment layers ( option )
Components
custom components (topic)
connection components ( review window )Also see: ' Custom Components ' ( selection filter ), ' Connection Components ' ( selection filter ). When the ' Default ' selection filter is active, you can double-click a component in the model to review it.
Composite design, beam
Beam Composite Design ( Design Settings - setup )
Composite Reaction Factor Schedule ( setup )
on Beam Review window ( settings )
Status Display ( Model > Status Display > Member status > Composite )
Compression
% of allowable load ( setup for braces )
compression load ( Beam Review window )
compression load ( Column Review window )
compression load ( Horizontal Brace Review window )
compression load ( Vertical Brace Review window )
show on horz brace detail ( setup )
show on vert brace detail ( setup )
Connections
ASD or LRFD or AS4100 or CISC ( connection design )
auto standard ( connection type by framing situation )
below minimum setup ( Search )
changed by system ( Search )
connection components ( review windows )
Connection Components ( selection filter )
design failure messages (topic)
forced (topic)
graphical (topic)
minimum setup connection ( setup )
moment ( settings on Beam Review window )
steel grade for system angle connections ( setup )
steel grade for system channel connections ( setup )
steel grade for system tee connections ( setup )
system connections (topic)
type ( Model > Status Display > Connection type > )
user defined connections (topic)
user specified connections (topic)
ways of generating (topic)
Connection Calculation Cover Sheet ( report )
Connection design
connection design method ( setup field )
Connection Design Calculations Report ( report )
design phase of Process and Create Solids (topic)
Expanded Connection Design Calculations ( report )
Connection design locks ( replace what used to be called revise & review fields )
Auto base/cap plate
Beam splice
Bent plate
Clip angle
Connection design locks set ( Search )
Connection design locks set ( Model > Status Display > Search > )
Connection Design Lock Summary ( Design Calculations )
End plate
HBrc plates
Joist connections
Seated beam connection
Shear
User base/cap plate
User defined connections
VBrc plates
Concrete
Concrete Elevation Wall ( custom member )
Concrete Pad Footing ( custom member )
Concrete Slab ( custom member )
Concrete Wall ( custom member )
Construction circles ( Drawing Editor and Modeling )
Add ( Modeling )
Add Construction Grid ( Modeling )
Add Diameter ( Drawing Editor )
Ellipse Add Axis End ( Drawing Editor )
Ellipse Add Center ( Drawing Editor )
Add Radius ( Drawing Editor )
Add tan Tan Radius ( Drawing Editor )
Add 2 Point ( Drawing Editor )
Edit ( tool )
Edit All ( tool )
Edit window ( ellipses, Drawing Editor )
Edit window ( Modeling & Drawing Editor )
Erase ( tool )
exact point ( at the center of a construction circle )
Load ( to load from a file )
material construction circles selection filter ( Modeling )
material construction circles selection filter ( Drawing Editor ) (
plotting ( construction circles on drawingsare not plotted )
Mode ( various construction circle commands )
Save ( to save in a file )
Construction lines ( Drawing Editor and Modeling )
Add ( tool )
Add Finite ( Modeling ) (
Add Construction Grid ( tool )
Add To Material ( tool )
Add To Material to delete previously added construction lines ( tool ) (
allow multicolored construction lines ( User and Site Options > General > )
default color ( User and Site Options > General > )
Edit ( tool )
Edit All ( tool )
Erase All ( tool )
Finite line ( check box on Construction Line Edit window in Modeling ) (
material construction lines selection filter ( Modeling )
material construction lines selection filter ( Drawing Editor ) (
Load ( to load from a file )
moving construction lines ( on comment layers )
Mode ( various construction line commands )
plotting ( construction lines on drawings are not plotted )
Save ( to save in a file )
Temporary construction lines ( may be created, temporarily, when locating a point )
Contents (of this manual)
Coordinates
global coordinates (topic)
member coordinates (topic)
screen coordinates (topic)
X-Y-Z display ( gives global coordinates feedback )
Cope
cut type ( setup for end preparations, etc .)
end preparation on a beam ( settings )
top/bottom flange operations on a rolled section ( settings )
Cranes ( Modeling )
Colors ( User and Site Options > Modeling > )
Cranes ( Display Options )
Crane Placements ( Display Options )
Also see: cranes and crane placements (topic)
Create New
"New..." button ( for creating a new Fabricator )
"New..." button ( for creating sheets, details, sheet outlines )
"New..." button ( for creating a new Job )
CISC ( design method )
Ctrl key ( uses of )
Custom components
general information about (topic)
selection filter ( enabled )
Custom members
Member type ( Model > Status Display > Member status > ) (
general information about (topic)
selection filter ( enabled )
Custom launcher ( runs a parametric, Report Writer report, or selection script )
Custom properties
3D views, showing custom property labels on ( Display Options )
Add/Edit Schema Entry ( setup for custom properties )
Bolt Properties ( Model > Bolt > Properties )
Copy Job Flavor to Global Flavor ( Utility )
Custom Property ( bill editor )
Custom Property ( Bill of Material Layout )
Delete Schema Entry ( to remove a custom property )
displaying in the model ( Display Options )
Edit Properties ( window in Modeling )
Flavor ( to copy schema at Job creation time )
Group Member Properties ( Model > Group Member > Properties )
Hole Properties ( Model > Hole > Properties )
Material Properties ( Model > Material > Properties )
Erection View Member Labels ( setup )
Member Properties ( Model > Member > Properties )
Merge Schema into Current Job ( Utilities )
Weld Properties ( Model > Weld > Properties )
Cut, Copy and Paste operations
Cut , Copy and Paste ( tools in Drawing Editor )
" Copy " " Paste " " Save " " Load " buttons
Copy Area ( Drawing Editor )
Copy with Reference Point ( Drawing Editor ) (
Ctrl+c , Ctrl+v ( to copy and paste to entry fields on windows )
Paste Repeatedly ( Drawing Editor )
Paste to Several ( Drawing Editor ) (
Save Standard Detail and Add Standard Detail ( tools in Drawing Editor )
Text entry widgets ( cut, copy and pasting text )
- D -
Dates, entering ( to entry fields )
Date/time labels ( on sheet outlines )
Decorations (items you can add to toolbars)
Decking material
settings ( material review window )
Degrees
entering ( how to )
show on bevel symbol ( setup option )
Delete
Delete ( generic erase tool in Drawing Editor )
Delete key ( uses of )
Total deleted members ( Model Summary )
Undo Delete ( Drawing Editor )
Xxx Erase ( object specific delete tools in the Drawing Editor )
Xxx Erase all ( object specific delete tools in the Drawing Editor )
Depth check controls
display on your toolbar ( Modeling ) (
tool ( Modeling ) (
Description, material
Add bearing bar thickness to grating description ( Member Detailing Settings )
Add bearing bar thickness to grating tread description ( Member Detailing Settings )
Description ( General Information window )
Description ( in the member bill of material )
description prefixes ( setup )
Description, member (status flag)
Default Member Descriptions ( setup )
Default Miscellaneous Member Descriptions ( setup )
Description ( line one of BOM )
Material Description ( Drawing Data window )
Member description ( press " Status " on a member window > Member Status Review > )
Design (a phase of Processing )
Design Calculations Report ( report )
Design Calculations Report, Expanded ( report )
Detail complete (date setting for drawings)
set & track date ( Drawing Data window )
track date ( Hide Items window )
track date ( Model > Status Display > Approval and modeling > Detail complete date )
Details
automatic detailing ( can be done in a full-featured SDS2 program )
Detailing & Fabrication Options ( setup )
drawing scale ( Drawing Data window )
erection views (type of drawing)
member details (type of drawing)
options applied during detailing
On sheet ( Drawing Data window )
On sheet ( Hide Items window )
On sheet ( Model > Status Display > Detailing and processing > )
Print ( prints drawing of any type )
Show Detail ( tool in Modeling )
submaterial details (topic)
symbol locations on ( setup )
user created ( the " New... " button )
user created, tracking ( Hide Items option )
Detail sheets
Export PDF Drawing ( Home > Export > 2D > Export PDF Drawing > select sheets ) (
general info on (topic)
Sheet List, Select by Detail ( report )
Sheet List, Select by Sheet ( report )
listing all in current Job ( Utility )
"New" button ( to create a new detail sheet )
opening ( Ctrl+o in the Drawing Editor )
opening ( View > Show Sheet in Modeling )
Plotting ( tool )
Dimension tools ( Drawing Editor -- tools are enabled for comment layers only)
Add ( tool ) (
Dimension Add Actual ( tool )
Dimension Add Arc ( tool )
Add Drag Off Dimension ( tool ) (
Add Extension Dimension ( tool )
Dimension Add Horizontal ( tool )
Dimension Add Vertical ( tool )
confirm adding of dimensions ( User and Site Options > Drawings > )
"Copy" "Paste" "Save" "Load" ( to edit dimensions )
dimension line and leg pen ( setup )
dimension precision, ( setup )
dual dimensions , ( setup )
Edit ( including multi-edit )
Edit All ( tool )
Edit window ( window )
Erase ( tool )
Erase All ( tool )
expanded dimensions ( setup )
Extension Dim Type ( options )
general information about ( topic )
holdback distance ( setup )
Material Reference Point ( Modeling )
move a dimension label ( on a comment layer )
move/stretch parts of dimension ( on a comment layer )
primary dimension units ( affects your entire current Job )
Mode ( various dimension commands )
Clear Dimensions ( enabled )
Dimension Clearance ( toolbar item )
Dimension Members ( toolbar item )
Drawing overlay ( Display Options )
Member and material dimensions ( Display Options ) (
Model dimensions ( Display Options )
Model Dimensions ( selection filter ) (
model dimensions, adding ( Model > Dimension > Add ) (
model dimensions, loading ( Model > Dimension > Save ) (
model dimensions, saving ( Model > Dimension > Load ) (
model dimensions, deleting (
Show Dimensions ( enabled ) (
Display Options ( Modeling )
Display Options ( Drawing Editor > View > )
Find Material ( Modeling )
Status Display ( Modeling )
Isolate Member ( Modeling )
Distances, entering ( Modeling & Drawing Editor )
@ angles ( for second point location )
To entry fields ( on entry windows )
Distances, tools for measuring on screen
BSCL ( base off of construction line ) (
BSMB ( base off of member )
BSRL ( base off of real line )
Add Dimension ( Drawing Editor )
Material Dimensions ( Display Option in Modeling )
Member and material dimensions ( Display Option in Modeling ) (
Ruler ( Modeling & Drawing Editor )
Show Material Dimensions ( Modeling ) (
Dollar sign ( $ - on special labels )
Double-click ( Drawing Editor )
Double-click ( Modeling )
Double material (channels or angles)
beams ( setting )
columns ( setting )
horizontal braces ( setting )
vertical braces ( setting )
Downloaded to CNC (status flag)
hiding downloaded items from selection ( User and Site Options > Site > )
material ( General Information window )
members ( press " Status " on a member window > Member Status Review > "Downloaded to CNC" )
updating for members ( Update Attributes )
Drafting Station, SDS/ 2 (a downsized version of SDS2 Detailing)
Dragging objects ( Drawing Editor , enabled for comment layers )
Drag and Drop Configuration ( a configuration window ) (
Mouse pointer indicates directional constraints
To drag parts of dimension
To move a group of objects
To move arcs, circles, clouds, labels
To move a weld/hole symbol or label and optionally stretch its pointer
To move/stretch pointers or lines
To stretch a cloud or polygon
To stretch/move a bevel symbol
To move a construction line or construction circle
To move a dimension label
To move an image
To re-size an image
Drawer of add tools ( for Drawing Editor )
Drawing Conversion ( import/export for DXF, DGN, DWG and DXB formats ) ( )
Drawing Export Configuration ( setup for Drawing Conversion export )
Drawing Import Settings ( setup for Drawing Conversion import )Also see: Export Model ( to output 3D DWG/DXF models )
Drawing Data window ( partially enabled )
Classic or Lightning mode ( User and Site Options > General > Drawing Editor layout style )
Commands ( for the Ribbon, Keyboard & Context Menu Editors )
Display Options ( turns on or off the display of items on drawings in the Drawing Editor )
Drawing Editor ( toolbar or ribbon item, opens Drawing Editor from Modeling )
Drawing Editor Objects (topic)
exiting ( how to )
Find tool ( lightning ) ( for activating tools )
Home > Launch Drawing Editor ( to start Drawing Editor from Home )
menu bar ( available tools )
Open ( to close your current drawing and open a new one ) ( Ctrl + o )
"Open" button on Edit Sheet Item window ( opens a new Drawing Editor session )
Open Next Drawing ( → )
Open Previous Drawing ( ← )
Select Items mode ( base mode of Drawing Editor )
Show layer colors in Drawing Editor ( User and Site Options > Drawings > )
start up from a sheet item ( how to )
Tiles ( for splitting the Drawing Editor window )
automatic detailing (topic)
Detailing & Fabrication Options ( setup )
drawing scale ( Drawing Data window )
erection views (topic)
member details (topic)
options applied during detailing (topic)
On sheet ( Drawing Data window )
On sheet ( Hide Items window )
On sheet ( Model > Status Display > Detailing and processing > )
Print ( prints drawing of any type )
submaterial details (topic)
symbol locations on ( setup )
user created ( the " New... " button )
user created, tracking ( Hide Items option )
Show Detail ( View > Show Detail ) (
Show Sheet ( View > Show Sheet )
Material dimensions ( View > Display Options ) (
Member dimensions ( View > Display Options )
Add Reference Drawing ( various drawing types ) (
Status Display ( Detailing and processing > On sheet )
Drawing scale ( Drawing Editor )
Drawing pen setup for printers and plotters ( setup )
Dx/Dy Offset ( DXDY - point location ) ( )
DXF Interface (optional import/export program for 2D drawings) ( )
DXF Export Configuration ( exporting drawings )
DXF Import Configuration ( importing .dxf colors )
- E -
Edge distance
beams ( setup )
bent plates, vertical ( setup )
end plates, horizontal ( setup )
end plates, vertical ( setup )
gusset plates ( setup )
horizontal braces ( setup )
shear plates, horizontal ( setup )
shear plates, vertical ( setup )
vertical braces ( setup )
Edit ( menu - Drawing Editor )
Edit ( menu - Modeling )
all materials under one mark ( Modeling )
all members under one mark ( Modeling ) (
bolts ( Modeling )
Edit Properties ( window that opens if selected items in Modeling are different types )
holes ( Modeling )
materials ( Modeling )
members ( Modeling ) (
members by piecemark ( Modeling )
Multi Items Edit ( window if selected items in Drawing Editor are different types )
objects ( Drawing Editor -- any object type )
welds
Edit Palette ( Drawing Editor )
EJE
EJE Export ( exports bill data )
EJE Setup ( setup window )
Elevation
display of on your toolbar ( can add to your toolbar )
of a view ( tool )
of a beam end ( read-only )
of a column ( read-only )
on beam details ( setup )
on column details ( setup )
reference elevation of material ( read-only )
Ellipse, adding
Objects > Arcs > Add Ellipse (
Objects > Circles > Ellipse Add Axis End (
Objects > Circles > Ellipse Add Center (
X rotation and Z rotation of a construction circle ( Modeling )
Embed ( plate and angle and channel )
Embed Edit window ( settings for reviewing an embed )
Embed Schedule ( Concrete Setup )
Embed schedule entry ( Beam Review window )
Schedule entry (joist top chord )
Schedule entry ( joist top chord )
Embed plate ( custom member )
End plate (connection)
connection design locks ( read-only )
field clearance ( setup )
general info on (topic)
input specifications ( user interface )
standard fabricator connection ( setup )
standard piecemarks ( setup )
Status Display ( Connection Type > End plate )
steel grade ( setting )
End points ( Drawing Editor )
Enter key ( uses of )
Entries
making entries to fields ( tips )
types of entry fields ( tips )
Erection bolts (HSS vertical brace welded to gusset)
Erection bolts ( number of, Vertical Brace Review window )
Hole type for HSS erection bolts ( setup )
Erection pin hole ( setup option for creating on columns )
Erection seat ( on the end of a beam )
Erection sheets ( Drawing Editor sheet type)
general information about
"New" button ( to create a new erection sheet )
opening ( File > Open )
Erection views ( grid lines in Modeling , drawing type in the Drawing Editor -- also see grid lines )
adding 2D drawing to 3D model ( Reference Drawing Tools in Modeling ) (
detailing options ( setup )
depth check limits for ( tool in Modeling ) (
drawing scale of ( for regenerating as details )
erection view drawings (topic)
grid lines (topic) (
grid line color ( Modeling )
grid line linetype ( Modeling )
graphics in ( Modeling )
Print ( prints drawing even when not on sheet )
Reference Elevation ( Modeling )
Relative Depth ( Modeling )
rotating ( Modeling )
surface tools ( Modeling ) (
Esc key ( uses of )
Event logging
Delete Event Logging ( Utility )
setup ( window )
tracking ( "Log" in Edit Properties )
View Event Log ( utility for viewing logged events )
Evu -- see erection views .
Exact Point ( EXPT - point location ) ( )
Existing member (status flag)
track ( press " Status " on a member window > Member Status Review > "Existing member " )
track ( Model > Status Display > General status options > Existing member )
track on lists ( Hide Items window )
Exit
Modeling ( how to exit )
Drawing Editor ( how to exit )
Home ( how to exit )
Expanded Connection Design Calculations ( report )
Explode ( tool in Drawing Editor for object deconstruction )
Exporting from your current Job
bill information ( BIF )
bill information ( EJE Export )
bill info or modeling data ( FabTrol Export )
bill info or modeling data ( KISS Export and FabSuite Export )
CNC downloads ( SDS2 Fabricating only )
Create RFI ( U3D in a PDF, may optionally be accompanied with an XML file )
Drawing conversion ( DXF, DWG, DXB drawing files )
Export PDF Drawings ( Home > Export > 2D > Export PDF Drawing > select sheets ) (
job standards to global standards ( for sharing between Jobs )
job flavors to global flavors ( for sharing Custom Property schema between Jobs )
Export Model ( 3D models via CIS/2, DWG, IFC, DXF, SDNF, PML, VRML, U3D files )
P2 Export ( for creation of bar codes )
Plotting ( sheets can be output to paper or to a file )
Print PDF ( outputs your current Drawing Editor drawing as a .pdf file ) (
Project Transfer ( for transferring a Job and Fabricator )
Reports ( may be printed or output to files )
SteelProjects ( for Steel Projects software used with Ficep CNC machines )
VRML ( export from Modeling )
Extension dimensions
adding ( tool )
on member details ( setup )
on submaterial details ( setup )
specifying type for adding interactively ( tool )
work point (extension dimensions are measured from)
work point ID ( sets which work point to measure from )
work point relocation ( Move/Stretch to relocate an extension dimension work point )
Extruded Profile Member ( custom member ) ( )
- F -
Fabricated (status flag)
set ( Update Attributes )
set & track ( Drawing Data window )
track ( press " Status " on a member window > Member Status Review > " Projected fabrication complete " )
track ( Model > Status Display > Fabrication status > Projected )
changing to a different Fabricator ( on the setup window for your current Job )
copying into your current Job ( Copy Project Items , select ' Fabricators ' )
current Fabricator ( read-only )
creating a new Fabricator ( in your current Job )
Delete External Fabricators ( Utility for legacy, pre-v2015.xx, external Fabricators )
Delete Project Items ( Home > Utilities > Utility Functions > )
job/fabricator display line ( can place on your toolbar )
Master Fabricator (topic)
options ( setup )
Project Transfer ( for transferring a Job and Fabricator )
report ( lists currently selected options )
What is a Fabricator? (topic)
FabTrol Export ( setup )
Failed connections
failed connection messages for beams
failed connection messages for columns
failed connection messages for horizontal braces
failed connection messages for vertical braces
failed connection messages for joists
search for ( Search ) (
FEMA end preparation
material ( Rolled Section Material window )
member ( Beam Review window )
setup ( Weld Design Settings window )
Field bolts
bolts, 3D (topic)
bolt class ( ' Field ' to ' Shop ' )
default bolt class ( setup )
break major marks apart by ( setup )
default colors of shop/field bolts ( setup )
listed in bill or reports on supported or supporting ( setup )
list washers with on details ( setup )
Non-Standard Field Bolts on Erection View Details ( setup )
summarize in bill ( setup )
summarize on details
Field bolt reports ( enabled )
Field Bolt Listing From Sheet BOM
Field Bolts Point to Point
Field Bolts Point to Point by Seq.
Field Bolts Point to Point by Zone
Field Bolts Point To Point by Sheet
Field Bolt Summary
Field Bolt Summary by Sequence
Field Bolt Summary by Zone
Field Bolt Summary From Sheet BOM
Field Bolts For Members
Field Bolts For Members by Sequence
Field Bolts For Members by Seq., Select by Sheet
Field Bolts For Members by Zone
Field Bolts For Members by Zone, Select by Sheet
Field clearance
auto standard ( setup )
beam connection ( Beam Review window )
horizontal brace connection ( setup )
non auto standard ( setup )
vertical brace connection ( setup )
Fields
grayed out fields (indicate multiple entries or that the field is disabled)
making entries to fields ( how to )
types of entry fields (topic)
Field welds ( Modeling )
Member, Material, Bolt and Weld Colors ( setup for shop/field weld colors )
Field weld ( sets whether a weld is a shop weld or a field weld )
Has field weld ( Model > Status Display > Member status > )
Welds, 3D (topic)
File (menu - Drawing Editor )
File (menu - Modeling )
File names ( entering )
Finding members and materials in Modeling
Finding members and materials in Modeling
Find Material ( tool )
Model Tree ( to find members, materials, more ) (
Open Sheet ( for use with the custom property flavor ' Default ' or ' DesignData ' or ' CollaborativeProperties '. )
Status Display ( finds items by their attributes )
Flange bevel ( in a shape file )
Flange extension plates
Bottom / Top Extension Plates ( leaf containing connection design locks )
Extended Flange Plate Settings ( Standard Fabricator Connections , Fabricator Setup )
Use extended stiffeners ( specification for an auto base/cap plate )
Use extended stiffeners ( specification for a user base/cap plate )
Flat bar material
Force flat bar description to use smaller of length & width ( setup )
general information on (topic)
Preferred Flat Bar Sizes ( setup )
settings ( material review window )
steel grades for plates & bar stock ( setup )
Forced connection
general information about (topic)
Fonts (general information about) ( )
Framing conditions ( Auto Standard Connections - setup )
Free Point ( FRPT - point location )
Freeze and thaw member details or member piecemarks
member detail ( Drawing Data read-only information )
member detail ( Update Attributes option )
member detail ( Model > Status Display > Approval and modeling > Member detail frozen )
piecemark (topic)
piecemark, to freeze or thaw ( Update Attributes )
piecemark, frozen or thawed ( Model > Status Display > Approval and modeling > Member piecemark frozen )
Fully welded moment (input connection type for beams)
Input connection type ( Beam Review window )
Moment type ( Beam Review > "
Status Display ( Model > Status Display > Connection type > Fully welded moment )
Function keys ( F8, F10, F12, etc .)
- G -
Gage
in a shape file :
flange gage for wide flange
leg gage for L material with 1 column of bolts per leg
leg gage for L material with 2 bolt columns per leg
center-to-center hole distances for double clip angles :
heavy gage, inside holes
narrow gage
wide gage
center-to-center hole distances for double bent plates :
narrow gage
wide gage
center-to-center hole distances for end plates :
narrow gage
wide gage
Gage plate
bent plate ( setting )
multi-bend plate ( setting )
multi-sided flat plate ( setting )
rectangular plate ( setting )
rolled plate ( setting )
round plate ( setting )
Break apart ( option for beams, braces, columns )
options ( setup )
setting members to be galvanized ( member review window )
Galvanizing Check Tool ( enabled )
Surface finish ( rolled sections )
tracking galvanized members ( Hide Items )
tracking galvanized members ( Model > Status Display > Member status > Galvanized )
vent holes and drain holes ( hole type )
Gather sheets
general information about (topic)
"New" button ( to create a new gather sheet )
opening ( File > Open )
opening ( View > Show Sheet in Modeling )
Girt (Legacy)
color ( setup )
review multiple girts ( Review Member tool )
settings ( Girt (Legacy) Review window )
Global coordinates (topic)
Global standard details
adding to drawings/sheets ( tool )
general information about (topic)
job standards to global standards ( Utility )
listing all in current Job ( Utility )
"New" button ( to create a new global standard detail )
opening ( File > Open )
verifying/changing reference point ( tool ) (
Graphical connections
general information about (topic)
search for ( Search )
Graphics, objects & decorations
in Modeling (various topics)
in Drawing Editor (various topics)
on tool bars (various topics)
on entry windows (various topics)
Grating material
Add bearing bar thickness to grating description ( Member Detailing Settings )
settings ( material review window )
Grating Grades ( Job Setup )
Grating tread material
Add bearing bar thickness to grating tread description ( Member Detailing Settings )
settings ( material review window )
Grating Grades ( Job Setup )
Grid lines ( ) in Modeling (also see erection views )
Edit Erection View ( window )
Center of curved grid lines ( Display Options ) (
depth check limits for ( Modeling ) (
grid line color
grid line linetype
Reference Elevation ( tool )
Scale erection view bubbles ( Display Options ) (
Show grid bubbles on finite erection views ( Display Options ) (
Group Member Review ( window )
custom properties ( editable )
Group Member Properties ( Model > Group Member > Properties )
Group member status ( Model > Status Display > )
Isolate Group Member by Location ( views )
status settings ( apply to submembers of the group )
Submember piecemarking options ( setup )
Sub-Members ( on selection dialogs )
Gusset plates
braces with different thickness gussets, search for ( Search ) (
clip end operation ( angle horizontal brace, Gusset Plate Settings , Fabricator Setup )
clip end operation ( angle vertical brace, Gusset Plate Settings , Fabricator Setup )
clip end operation ( channel vertical brace, Gusset Plate Settings , Fabricator Setup )
clip end operation ( wide flange horizontal brace, Gusset Plate Settings , Fabricator Setup )
clip end operation ( W tee horizontal brace, Gusset Plate Settings , Fabricator Setup )
clip end operation ( W tee vertical brace, Gusset Plate Settings , Fabricator Setup )
connection design locks ( horizontal brace )
connection design locks ( vertical brace )
connection specifications ( horizontal brace )
connection specifications ( vertical brace )
minimum bolt rows to gusset ( horizontal brace )
minimum bolt rows to gusset ( vertical brace )
setup of ( horizontal brace )
setup of ( vertical brace )
steel grade ( horizontal brace )
steel grade ( vertical brace )
- H -
Hatching generated by auto detailing (cut-surface or cross-section surface hatching)
Hatching Erase ( Drawing Editor )
Hatching Explode ( Drawing Editor )
Show cross hatching ( setup )
Show cut surface hatching ( setup )
Hatches or fills, user-added
general information about (topic)
Hatches/Fills ( Display Options )
Objects > Hatch ( various tools, Drawing Editor )
Objects > Hatch > Add Define Polygon ( Drawing Editor )
Handrail ( custom member )
Hand Rail Edit ( window )
Show linear measure for handrail in shop bill ( BOM setup )
Show submaterial mark for posts on handrail member details ( setup )
Show submaterial mark for rails on handrail member details ( setup )
Hide Items ( window for hiding items on selection dialogs )
Holes
2D and 3D holes in the Drawing Editor (topic)
3D holes in Modeling (topic)
2D hole tools ( Drawing Editor )
3D hole tools ( Modeling )
Default non-moment bolt diameter ( standard hole size )
Filled hole pen color ( Drawing Presentation , Fabricator Setup )
Hole Properties ( Model > Hole > Properties )
Hole status ( Model > Status Display > )
Set Reference Point ( Modeling )
Show nonstandard hole sizes on details ( Detailing Symbol Settings , Fabricator Setup )
Hole symbols ( Drawing Editor )
Mode ( various commands )
Add ( tool )
Hole Sym Combo ( tool )
Hole Symbol Input ( window )
Edit ( including multi-edit )
Erase ( tool )
Erase All ( tool )
Also see: Hole symbols (topic), hole symbol exact point (may be flipped across), dragging a symbol ( click and drag ), attached to view ( edit field ).
Home > all tabs
Home > Home
Home > Anayltics
Home > Project Settings
Home > Reports
Home > Import
Home > Export
Home > Utilities
Horizontal brace
color ( setup )
connection design locks ( Horizontal Brace Review window )
connection design locks ( user defined connections )
connection failure messages (user interface)
detailed flat or in position ( setup )
direction symbols ( Modeling - stick form)
Horizontal Brace Review ( window )
navigation tree ( widget for review window navigation ) (
review multiple horizontal braces ( Review Member tool ) (
setup of 'Hbrc plate' connections (topic)
show connection capacity on HBrc details ( setup )
Status Display ( Connection type > Horizontal brace )
Hot keys ( keyboard shortcuts )
HSS
HSS Cap Plates ( custom component )
Pipe/tube end fitting ( " Connection specifications ," HSS vertical braces )
rectangular (topic)
round (topic)
Use HSS column reinforcement plate ( " Connection specifications ," shear connections )
Use HSS column reinforcement plate ( " Connection specifications ," vertical braces )
Use paddle plate ( " Connection specifications ," shear plate on an HSS beam )
Column Reinf Plate ( leaf containing connection design locks )
HTML ( outputting a report in )
- I -
Icons (topic)
IFC2x3 (import/export file format)
Images (.gif, .jpeg, .tif or .png file in a Drawing Editor drawing)
Add Image ( to place the image )
Edit Image ( to rotate the image, etc. )
general information about (topic)
Imperial units of measure
entering millimeters in an 'Imperial' Job ( how to )
Lock primary units ( setup )
Units ( setup )
Importing items to a Job
Drawing Conversion ( DWG, DXB and DXF drawing files ) (
Import Model ( CIS/2, IFC, DGN, SDNF, Dow Chemical and FabTrol XML files )
custom property schema ( from other SDS2 Jobs )
fabricator options ( Home > " Change Project " )
images ( .gif, .jpeg, .png or .tiff files )
CIS/2 ( 3D models from other programs via Import Model )
Global Symbols: Copy to Job ( Utility )
custom property schema ( from other SDS2 Jobs )
DGN ( reference model via Import Model )
DGN ( using Model > Reference Model in Modeling ) (
Dow Chemical ( 3D models from other programs via Import Model )
DWG , DXB , DXF files ( come in as job standard details or reference drawings ) (
DWG, 3D ( reference model via Import Model )
DWG, 3D ( using Model > Reference Model in Modeling ) (
DWF 3D Import ( to create a DWF reference model using Model > Reference Model )
fabricator options ( will not overwrite current Fabricator information )
FabTrol XML status options ( DesignLINK )
Global standard details ( Drawing Editor )
IFC ( 3D models from other programs via Import Model )
IFC ( using Model > Reference Model in Modeling ) (
Import Model ( CIS/2, IFC, DGN, SDNF, Dow Chemical and FabTrol XML files )
images ( in the form of .gif, .jpeg or .png files can be added to drawings )
SDNF ( 3D models from other programs via Import Model )
Indeterminate ends, search for ( Search )
Intersection of Construction Lines ( INCL - a Locate option ) ( )
Intersection of Construction Line & Member ( INCM - a Locate option ) ( )
Intersection of Construction Line and Real Line ( INCR - a Locate option )
Intersection of Real Lines ( INRL - a Locate option )
Intersection of Real Line & Member ( INRM , a Locate option )
Isolation of members ( Modeling )
bringing a member into isolation ( how to )
exiting member isolation ( how to )
Isolate Member by Location ( tool )
Isolate Member by Number ( tool )
Isolate Member by Piecemark ( tool )
Isolate Member Mode ( various isolation tools )
Preferred bottom flange view style ( setup for beams )
related to detailing (
solid display type ( User and Site Options > Modelng > )
Isometric View ( relocates current view )
- J -
changing ( Home > " Change Active Job " )
current Job ( read-only )
job/fabricator display line ( can be placed on your toolbar )
north ( setup )
options ( setup )
Project Transfer ( for transferring a Job )
report ( about setup options )
repository for storage ( Utility )
repository menu ( for selecting the folder in which Jobs are stored )
What is a Job/Project? (topic)
Job standard detail ( Drawing Editor drawing type)
adding to drawings/sheets ( tool )
adding to 3D model ( Reference Drawing Tools in Modeling ) (
converting from AutoCAD ( Drawing Conversion ) (
listing all in current Job ( Utility )
making job standards global ( Utility )
"New" button ( for creating a new job standard detail )
opening ( File > Open )
verifying/changing reference point ( tool ) (
Job Standard Detail Report ( report )
Joist
connection design locks ( Joist Review window )
connection design locks ( user defined connections )
connection failure messages (user interface)
Joist outline ( Display Options, Modeling )
Joist Review ( window )
Joist Report ( report )
material (topic)
navigation tree ( widget for review window navigation ) (
review multiple joists ( Review Member tool ) (
standard joist setup ( setup window )
- K -
k distance
k distance (detail) ( shape file )
k distance (design)
maximum allowable k infringement ( setup )
show on detail ( setup )
Keyboard shortcuts, user configurable
configure ( window )
load ( tool )
set default ( User and Site Options > Toolbars > )
Keyboard shortcuts, hard coded
Keys with special functions ( tips )
- L -
Labels ( Drawing Editor -- tools are enabled for comment layers only)
Add ( tool )
Label Combo ( tool )
Alt key to enter Unicode characters ( tip )
"Copy" "Paste" "Save" "Load" ( to edit labels )
Edit (including multi-edit )
Edit All ( tool )
Edit/Review Other ( edit all with same text ) (
Edit window ( settings )
Erase ( tool )
Erase All ( tool )
general information about (topic)
Mode ( various label commands )
pen ( setup )
rectangles or clouds as borders around labels ( setting )
special labels ( for plotting )
Labels, special ( Drawing Editor )
Language (' English ' or ' Japanese ' or ' Spanish ')
" Language to use (per user) " ( User and Site Options > General > )
" Language to use " ( User and Site Options > Site > )
Lasso selection ( Drawing Editor )
Layer ( Drawing Editor -- tools are enabled for comment layers only)
Add ( tool )
comment layer ( writable in a review station )
Edit All ( tool )
Edit window ( tool )
Erase Selected ( tool )
Erase All ( tool )
objects ( deleted when a layer is erased )
Hide Selected ( tool )
Hide Others ( tool )
layer selection tool ( shows active layer )
locking detail outline layers ( setup )
Mode ( various layer commands )
plotting ( only prints shown layers )
revision layer ( not writable in a review station )
Push Up ( tool )
Push Down ( tool )
Show All ( tool )Layer color setup ( enabled ): User and Site Options > Drawings > " Show layer colors in Drawing Editor " and User and Site Options > Output > " Show layer colors on PDFs " control whether objects on layers assigned colors can be displayed in the assigned color.
Layer color setup, Drawing Presentation , " Colors " tab ( read-only ): " New Comment Layer " and " New Layer " can affect any drawing type. " User Adjusted " and " Reference Dimension " and " User Annotation " and " System Annotation " and " Outline " affect drawings that undergo auto detailing.
Leaf ( a collapsible section of a member review window and other windows )
Left end of member ( determining in Modeling )
Lines ( Drawing Editor -- tools are enabled for comment layers only)
Add ( tool )
Attached to view ( edit field )
Break material lines at label interference ( setup )
"Copy" "Paste" "Save" "Load" ( to edit lines )
Edit ( including multi-edit )
Edit All ( tool )
edit palette ( sets color and line type for Add Line )
Erase ( tool )
Erase All ( tool )
Edit window ( window )
Extend ( Edit > Extend ) (
Extend Multiple ( enabled for comment layers )
Extend to Intersection ( enabled for comment layers ) (
exact points ( at the ends of a line )
move/stretch pointers or lines ( on comment layers )
general information about (topic)
Mode ( various line commands )
Shield ( Edit > Shield )
Trim ( Edit > Trim ) (
Line type buttons ( on Drawing Editor windows )
Local shape file ( the shape file used in your current Job )
Locate options ( Modeling & Drawing Editor )
Auto ( point location )
Point Location Configuration ( Auto setup )
ANGL ( angle )
BSCL ( base off of construction line ) (
BSMB ( base off of member )
BSRL ( base off of real line )
CNTR ( center of screen )
DXDY ( Dx,Dy offset ) (
EXPT ( exact point ) (
FRPT ( free point )
INCL ( intersection of construction lines ) (
INCM ( intersection of construction line with member ) (
INCR ( intersection of construction line with real line )
INRL ( intersection of real lines )
INRM ( intersection real line with a member line )
Locate icons ( to set Locate options )
Locate menu ( to set Locate options )
MDPT ( midpoint of a line, polygon side, member line or, in Modeling , a member workline )
ONLN ( on line ) (
PERP ( perpendicular )
POLE ( polar point )
REFD ( reference drawing ) (
set location ( to set Locate options )
TANC ( tangent to construction circle )
VTPT ( vertex point )
XYZ ( XYZ coordinate )Also see: Set Location Mode ( to set Locate options ); Locate icons ( to set Locate options ); Locate menu ( to set Locate options ); Offset Controls ( set offsets or coordinates for point location ); ANNO ( point location annotations toggle ); " Disable typed dimensions during point location " ( User and Site Options > General > )
Lock end of member
beam ( lock connection -- read only )
column ( lock connection -- read only )
horizontal brace ( lock connection -- read only )
joist ( lock connection -- read only )
status display ( Model > Status Display > Approval and Modeling > Member left end locked )
vertical brace ( lock connection -- read only )
LRFD (Load and Resistance Factors Design, AISC)
Connection design method ( ' LRFD3 ' or ' LRFD13 ' or ' LRFD14 ' )
- M -
Main material
Material information ( General Information -- tells you if a material is main material) (
use member mark for main material in model ( Fabricator Setup )
use member mark for main material in shop bill ( Fabricator Setup )
use member mark for main material in shop bill of stairs ( Fabricator Setup )
use member mark for main material in shop bill of group members ( Fabricator Setup )
Major marks (member piecemark)
Masking (hiding)
of list entries on selection dialogs ( Modeling and the Drawing Editor )
of members using Status ( Modeling ) (
General Information ( window in Modeling )
Isolate Material by Location ( tool )
Isolate Material by Piecemark ( tool )
menu ( Modeling , classic )
Material types (topic)
Material Drafting ( drawing tool in the Drawing Editor )
Material Properties ( Model > Material > Properties )
member & material coordinates (topic)
Review ( Modeling )
Set Reference Point ( Modeling )
Material Callout ( Drawing Editor tool ) ( )
Material summaries
Material Summary, Selected by Detail ( report )
Material Summary, Selected by Sheet ( report )
Material Summary by Sequence, Select by detail ( report )
Material Summary by Sequence, Select by Sheet ( report )
Material Summary by Zone, Select by Detail ( report )
Material Summary by Zone, Select by Sheet ( report )
MDPT ( midpoint of a line, polygon side, member line or, in Modeling , a member workline )
BSCL ( base off of construction line ) (
BSMB ( base off of member )
BSRL ( base off of real line )
Member and material dimensions ( Display Options ) (
Objects > Dimensions > Add ( Drawing Editor ) (
Ruler ( Modeling & Drawing Editor )
Show Dimensions ( tool in Modeling )
apply category/rout defs to ( Status Update - Modeling )
axes (topic)
category settings ( setup )
colors ( setup )
coordinates (topic)
custom members (topic)
default scale of ( setup )
default scale by nominal size ( setup )
Detail from drawing scale ( Drawing Data )
details (type of drawing)
ends (represented by cubes in Modeling )
Existing member ( press " Status " on a member window > Member Status Review window > )
hiding member piecemarks on selection lists
Member Properties ( Model > Member > Properties )
Members ( Display Options , Modeling )
menu ( Modeling )
Model > Member > Hide Selected ( tool in Modeling ) (
Model > Member > Hide Unselected ( tool in Modeling ) (
Model > Member > Show ( tool in Modeling ) (
numbers (topic)
on erection views in the Drawing Editor (topic)
piecemarks (major marks)
piecemark prefixes ( setup )
Review ( tool )
Review by Piecemark ( tool )
Review by Member Number ( tool )
Review Other ( context menu ) (
routing definitions ( setup )
Status Display ( window ) (
worklines (stick members in Modeling )
adding drawing to 3D model ( Reference Drawing Tools in Modeling ) (
brace detailing options ( setup )
column detailing options ( setup )
default scale of ( setup )
dual dimensions ( setup )
expand dimensions ( setup )
general information about (topic)
member number (identifies members)
"New" button ( for creating a new detail )
opening ( Ctrl+o in the Drawing Editor )
opening ( View > Show Detail in Modeling ) (
opening ( Edit Sheet Item in the Drawing Editor )
Member description (status flag)
Default Member Descriptions ( setup )
Default Miscellaneous Member Descriptions ( setup )
Description (line one of BOM)
Drawing descrition ( Drawing Editor > File > Drawing Data window > )
Member description ( press " Status " on a member window > Member Status Review > )
Member number (identifies members)
Member orientation indicator ( display option in Modeling )
Member revisions
Member Revisions ( setup window )
Member Revisions by Member ( report )
Report of Members in Selected Revisions ( report )
Short revision description ( press " Status " on a member window > Member Status Review > )
Menu bar (to access menus) ( )
Metric units of measure
entering millimeters in an 'Imperial' Job ( how to )
Lock primary units ( setup )
Units ( setup )
Minimum setup connection
beam ( setting )
horizontal brace ( setting )
setup ( Design Settings )
vertical brace ( setting )
Minor mark (submaterial piecemark)
Miscellaneous member
color ( setup )
description ( setup )
detail flat or in position ( setup )
[Legacy] Miscellaneous Member Review ( window )
adding a new mode ( to start up within an existing mode )
configuring a mode ( changing mouse bindings in existing mode )
mouse binding reporter ( can be added to your toolbar ) (
mode stack reporter ( can be added to your toolbar )
returning out of a mode ( Mode Return )
returning out of all modes ( Clear Mode Stack )
user modes ( modes that can be user defined )
Model ( menu in Modeling )
Model, 3D
determining left end and near side in (topic)
global coordinates in (topic)
reviewing (topic)
tools for working in (topic)
what it is (topic)
Model complete (member status flag)
restrictive or legacy ( member review )
restrictive or legacy ( setup )
Search for Frames to Model Complete Members ( search )
tracking ( Hide Items )
tracking ( member review )
tracking ( Model > Status Display > Approval and modeling > Model complete date )
tracking framing members ( Model > Status Display > Search > Frames to model complete member )
3D model (topic)
Classic or Lightning mode ( User and Site Options > General > Modeling layout style )
Command groups ( for the Ribbon, Keyboard & Context Menu Editors )
Context menu ( default )
Display Options ( settings for the Modeling interface )
Exit ( or press thebutton )
Find tool ( lightning ) ( for activating tools )
Graphics in Modeleling Erection Views (topics)
Home > Launch Modeling ( to open Modeling )
Home > Utilities > User Options > Modeling ( settings for the Modeling interface )
Menu bar ( classic )
Select Items Mode ( base mode )
Tiles ( for splitting the Modeling window )
Model Tree ( selection tool you can add to your toolbar ) ( )
Mode Return
tool ( Modeling & Drawing Editor )
icon ( Modeling & Drawing Editor )
mode stack reporter ( you can add to your toolbar )
also see: Clear Mode Stack .
Moment connections
flange angles ( setup )
flange plates ( setup )
flange plate gap ( setup )
Moment symbols ( Display Options , Modeling )
settings ( Beam Review window )
stiffeners ( setup )
symbol for ( Modeling - stick form)
weld specs ( setup )
Moment load on beams
Design moment connections for greater than 100% ( setup )
moment of inertia ( reported in shape file )
percent of maximum allowable moment ( setup )
reviewing ( on Beam Review window )
units for, imperial ( setup )
Mouse
adding a mouse binding to a mode ( Mode Configuration )
mouse binding reporter ( you can add to your toolbar ) (
mouse wheel ( User and Site Options > General > )
number of mouse buttons ( User and Site Options > General > )
Mouse pointer (cursor)
1-way or 2-way or 4-way ( Drawing Editor )
crosshair or pointer ( User and Site Options > General > )
Move/stretch operations
Area Move/Stretch ( Drawing Editor )
confirm in Drawing Editor ( User and Site Options > Drawings > )
Drag and Drop Configuration ( Drawing Editor ) (
move a construction line ( Drawing Editor )
move an object ( Drawing Editor )
move/stretch parts of dimension ( Drawing Editor )
move/stretch a bevel symbol ( Drawing Editor )
stretch pointers or lines ( Drawing Editor )
- N -
Predefined Colors ( setup window )
Navigation ( Modeling & Drawing Editor )
Center ( tool )
Navigation Mode ( various Navigation commands )
Pan ( tool )
Pan Down ( tool )
Pan Left ( tool )
Pan Right ( tool )
Pan Up ( tool )
Rotate View ( tool )
Rotate ( tool )
Rotate X ( tool )
Rotate Y ( tool )
Seek to Face ( tool )
Seek to Point ( tool )
Translate ( tool )
Unzoom ( tool )
Zoom In 10% ( tool )
Zoom In to Center ( tool )
Zoom In to Pointer ( tool )
Zoom In to Region ( tool )
Zoom to Fit ( tool ) (
Zoom Out 10% ( tool )
Zoom Out to Center ( tool )
Zoom Out to Pointer ( tool )
Zoom Out to Region ( tool ) (
Navigate Once ( tool )
Undo View Change ( undoes Navigation operations )
Near side, determining (topic)
North, Job ( setup )
Notes ( not Edit Properties notes)
Add Note to Model (tool) (
Attachments (adding to a note's comment) (
Copy Notes (tool) (
Edit Note xxx (window) (
general information about (topic) (
Move Notes (tool) (
Note Viewer (window) (
Notes ( user-entered in Edit Properties )
Material notes ( Model > Status Display > Material status > )
Noticed points & temporary construction lines (may be created, temporarily, during point location)
Nuts
Nut and Washer Schedule ( setup )
Nut settings ( Bolt Review window )
- O -
objects (menu in Drawing Editor )
OCBF (Ordinary Concentrically Braced Frame) ( setup, bracing )
Offset Controls ( set offsets or coordinates for point location ) ( )
On Line ( ONLN , a Locate option ) ( )
Open ( Drawing Editor sheet or drawing )
Open ... ( drawing on a sheet )
Open Erection View ( Modeling ) (
Open Next Drawing ( Drawing Editor )
Open Previous Drawing ( Drawing Editor )
Restore Backup Drawing ( Drawing Editor )
Revert ( opens the last-saved version of your current drawing )
Options, Job & Fabricator ( some options are enabled )
Options, user ( window )
Origin symbol
example (topic)
adding an extension dimension work point ( to a comment layer )
show origin symbol on member detail ( setup )
shown on beams from left/right ( setup )
shown on braces from left/right ( setup )
shown on columns from top/bottom ( setup )
Output configuration
creating an output configuration ( how to )
designating ( User and Site Options > Output > " Output configurations ")
Output Configuration Setup ( window )
Outrigger (custom component)
- P -
Pan ( Modeling and Drawing Editor )
Pan ( tool )
Pan Down ( tool )
Pan Left ( tool )
Pan Right ( tool )
Pan Up ( tool )
Translate ( tool )
launcher icon ( Toolbar Configuration item )
Rerun Parametric ( Modeling )
Run Parametric ( Modeling )
PDF file, exporting
Create RFI ( generates a .pdf file )
Export PDF Drawings ( to output, from Home , selected sheets as .pdf files ) (
Print PDF ( outputs your current Drawing Editor drawing ) (
Pens
Line Weights ( for printers and plotters )
Pens ( Drawing Presentation -- default pens by object type )
Pen buttons (on Drawing Editor windows)
perpendicular ( PERP - a Locate option )
Piecemarks (submaterial marks and member piecemarks)
freezing or thawing ( Update Attributes )
frozen piecemarks (topic)
general info on (topic)
major marks (member marks - topic)
minor marks (submaterial marks - topic)
prefixes for automatic sheet loading ( setup )
prefixes for member marks ( setup )
prefixes for submaterial marks ( setup )
submaterial mark index numbers (topic)
system piecemarks (topic)
User assigned piecemarks ( Hide Items window )
User assigned piecemarks ( Model > Status Display > Detailing and processing > )
user piecemarks (topic)
Base / Cap Plate Schedule ( setup )
clip angle configurations ( setup )
End Plates Standard Piecemarks ( setup )
Master Fabricator (controls standard piecemarks)
Shear Plates Standard Piecemarks ( setup )
Pins (on member ends)
member end (pins are stored on)
Member ends always displayed ( Display Options in Modeling )
Member Pins ( setup )
Pin hole ( setup option for columns )
Pipe material (HSS round)
general information about (topic)
settings ( material review window )
steel grades for ( setup )
Plain end
connection type (topic)
field clearance ( Field Clearances , Home > Project Settings > Job )
search for ( Search )
Also see: Search for Indeterminate Ends ( Search )
Plan View ( relocates current view )
Plate Definition Schedule is now named Base / Cap Plate Schedule (v2016)
Plate material (topic)
bent plate ( window )
multi-bend plate ( window )
multi-sided plate ( window )
Plates ( setup window )
rectangular plate ( window )
rolled plate ( window )
round plate ( window )
steel grades for plates & bar stock ( setup )
Also see: A " Use miscellaneous plates list " check box is available on the following windows : Beam Review , Column Review , Horizontal Brace Review , Vertical Brace Review , Joist Review .
Plate reports ( enabled )
Plotters and printers
Drawing pens ( setup )
Plotting sheets
Defaults ( options )
hiding by sheet size ( hide items )
Plot revision layers ( option )
Reverse plot order ( option )
Scale plots ( windows only )
step-by-step instructions ( Windows )
Pointers ( Drawing Editor -- tools are enabled for comment layers only)
Add ( tool )
"Copy" "Paste" "Save" "Load" ( for editing pointers )
designation for non-standard holes ( setup )
drag an object ( comment layers only )
Edit ( including multi-edit )
Edit All ( tool )
Edit window ( window )
Edit Palette ( sets pen color for user-added pointers )
Erase ( tool )
Erase All ( tool )
pen ( setup )
Pointer Mode ( various pointer commands )
pointers (topic)
stretching pointers or lines ( comment layers only )
use curved pointers ( setup )
use pointer face indicators ( setup )
Point location ( Modeling & Drawing Editor )
ANNO ( point location annotations toggle )
Auto ( auto point location )
Point Location Configuration ( setup for Auto )
CNTR ( center of screen )
DXDY ( distance X/ distance Y offset ) (
EXPT ( exact point ) (
FRPT ( free point )
INCL ( intersection of construction lines ) (
INCM ( intersection of construction lines with member ) (
INCR ( intersection of construction lines with real line )
INRL ( intersection of real lines )
INRM ( intersection real line with a member line )
MDPT ( midpoint of a line, polygon side, member line or, in Modeling , a member workline )
Offset Controls ( set offsets or coordinates ) (
ONLN ( on line ) (
ORTHO ( orthogonal )
POLE ( polar point )
TANC ( tangent to construction circle )
Noticed points ( go away when the operation is done )
VTPT ( vertex point )
XYZ ( XYZ coordinate )Also see: ANGL , BSCL , BSRL , BSMB , PERP , REFD ( related Locate options that do not locate points ); " Disable typed dimensions during point location " ( User and Site Options > General > ); UCS icons ( for use with ORTHO ).
Point location target ( identifies position of point )
Point selection by area box ( User and Site Options > General > ) ( )
Points, temporary ( may be created during point location )
Polar degree snap ( Point Location Configuration for polar point )
Polygons ( Drawing Editor )
Polygon sides ( Drawing Editor )
Prequalified weld settings
Weld Input window ( Drawing Editor )
Weld Review window ( Modeling )
Preset views
Material View Defaults ( Fabricator Setup )
Member View Defaults ( Fabricator Setup )
Processing
Marked for processing (indicator on member windows) (
Process and Create Solids ( topic -- not available in a review station )
Programs for the steel industry
SDS2 Model Review (a review station)
SDS2 Detailing
SDS2 Drafting Station
SDS2 Site Planning (a review station with cranes)
SDS2 Fabricator (a review station with CNC)
SDS2 Modeling Station
SDS2 Viewer
Project Transfer (for transferring a Job and Fabricator)
Purlin
Purlin Review ( window )
review multiple purlins ( Review Member tool ) (
- Q -
Quick keys ( keyboard shortcuts )
- R -
Radio button (widget)
Rail (material type)
Recovery file, auto saved
Automatically create recovery files interval ( User and Site Options > Drawings > )
File > Open ( Drawing Editor , to restore work lost due to a crash ).
File > Restore Backup Drawing ( Drawing Editor )
Real line (may be a line or polygon side)
Composite Reaction Factors ( setup for composite beams )
Rectangular plate material
general information about (topic)
settings ( material review window )
steel grades for plates & bar stock ( setup )
Redraw tools/windows
Display Options window ( Modeling )
Display Options window ( Drawing Editor )
Redraw ( screen refresh tool )
Reference drawing ( Drawing Editor drawing type)
adding 2D drawing to 3D model ( Reference Drawing Tools in Modeling ) (
converting from AutoCAD ( Drawing Conversion ) (
general information about (topic) (
listing all in current Job ( Project Items List utility )
"New" button ( to create a new reference drawing )
opening ( File > Open )
verifying/changing reference point ( tool - Drawing Editor ) (
Reference drawing ( Modeling )
Note: A reference drawing in Modeling can be a drawing from the Drawing Editor of any of the following types: reference drawing, job/global standard detail, member detail, 2D erection view.
adding ( Reference Drawing Tools ) (
erasing ( Reference Drawing Tools ) (
erasing all ( Reference Drawing Tools )
hide/show individually ( " Show " check box ) (
hiding all ( Reference Drawing Tools )
moving ( Reference Drawing Tools ) (
Set Reference Point ( Reference Drawing Tools )
show all ( Reference Drawing Tools )
Reference Elevation ( Modeling )
Reference Member ( may be used to reference a slab, without connectability )
Reference models
reference model member type (topic)
Reference Models ( window ) (
Reference Point Set ( Modeling )
Reference Point Verify ( Drawing Editor ) ( )
Reference Profile Layout ( may be used to reference a wall, without connectability )
Relative Depth ( Modeling ) ( )
Reports ( enabled )
Report viewer ( enabled )
Report Writer
Export Report Writer Report ( export of report data in CSV and other formats )
Launcher icon ( to run a report )
Report Writer ( for creating reports ) (
Run Report Writer Report ( runs a report ) (
Request for Information
Create RFI ( generates a .pdf file )
Retained views tools ( Modeling & Drawing Editor )
Retain View ( tool )
Previous Retained View ( tool )
Next Retained View ( tool )
Revert
Revert to Saved File ( Drawing Editor )
Also see: Undo and Redo ( Drawing Editor )
Review 2D Items ( Drawing Editor )
Review, multiple
all materials under one mark ( Modeling )
all members under one mark ( Modeling )
Review Other ( Modeling )
on the context menu ( " Review Other " on the context menu ) (
to review all materials under one mark ( " Review Other " on the context menu )
to review all members under one mark ( tip for Select Items mode )
to review a material behind another material ( tip for Select Items mode )
to review member main material ( tip for Select Items mode )
Sheet Revision Chart Editor ( sheet revision editor, Drawing Editor )
Revision Chart ( tab, Drawing Presentation )
Sheet Revisions ( chart layout setup )
Sheet Revisions ( review window for an individual revision chart )
Revision level (member status flag)
Member Revisions ( setup )
Revision ( Model > Status Display > General status options > )
Revision level ( Drawing Data window )
Short revision description ( press " Status " on a member window > Member Status Review > )
Rod bracing
Brace Connection To Gusset ( leaf containing connection design locks )
Section size ( round bar material on the Vertical Brace Review window specifies rod bracing )
Turnbuckle / Clevis / Pin Grades ( Job Setup )
Tension Only Braces ( Fabricator Setup , Member Detailing and Fabricator Options )
Roles & role configurations (when " Layout style " = ' Lightning ')
Context Menu Editor (saves to a file that can affect multiple roles in the ' Lightning ' interface)
Convert Classic Keyboard and Shortcut ( Home > Utilities > Utility Functions > General > )
Delete Keyboard Shortcuts ( Home > Utilities > Utility Functions > Delete > )
Delete Context Menus ( Home > Utilities > Utility Functions > Delete > )
Delete Role Configurations ( Home > Utilities > Utility Functions > Delete > )
Keyboard Shortcut Editor (saves to a file that can affect mutiple roles in the ' Lightning ' interface)
Lightning role configuration ( User and Site Options > General > )
Ribbon Editor (saves to a file that can affect mutiple roles in the ' Lightning ' interface)
Customize Interface (manages roles assigned to role configurations in the ' Lightning ' interface)
Rolled plate material
general information about (topic)
settings ( material review window )
steel grades for plates & bar stock ( setup )
width dimension taken from ( setup )
Roof frame ( custom member )
Rotation of members ( Modeling )
beams ( around workline )
columns ( around center line )
web rotation ( beams )
Rotation of views ( Modeling )
Rotate View ( tool )
Round bar material
general information about (topic)
settings ( material review window )
steel grades for plates & bar stock ( setup )
Round plate material
general information about (topic)
settings ( material review window )
steel grades for plates & bar stock ( setup )
Routing Definitions ( apply to members & materials in BOM )
Also see: Category Settings , Update Attributes .
Ruler
around drawing windows ( shows global coordinates )
tool for measuring distances ( Modeling & Drawing Editor )
Run Parametric ( Modeling )
- S -
Safety connections ( option for clip angles )
Safety erection seat ( option for beams )
Safety Holes ( custom component )
Safety Tabs ( custom component )
Sag rods
Sag Rod ( custom member ) (
Save ( Drawing Editor )
Save Area
of a detail or sheet ( tool )
Scale
changing on detail ( Drawing Editor )
for member details ( setup )
for submaterial details ( setup )
for job standards created with Area Save ( Drawing Editor )
printing scale ( Linux only )
SCBF (Special Concentrically Braced Frame) ( setup, bracing )
Schedule of minimums ( setup )
Schema (for Edit Properties )
Add/Edit Schema Entry ( setup for custom properties )
Copy Job Flavor to Global Flavor ( Utilities )
Delete Schema Entry ( to remove a schema entry )
Edit Properties ( window in Modeling that schema propagate to )
Flavor ( to copy schema at Job creation time )
Merge Schema into Current Job ( Utilities )
Screen axes (topic)
Scroll bars (topic)
SDNF (Intergraph Steel Detailing Neutral File)
SDS2
Search (order shown is same as on the Search menu)
for failed connections ( enabled ) (
for connections below minimum setup ( enabled )
for bolt diameters changed by system ( enabled )
for non-square cut ends ( enabled )
for connection design locks set ( enabled )
for beam web doublers ( enabled )
for shear loads below minimum setup ( enabled )
for connections changed by system ( enabled )
for non-AISC single-plate shear connections ( enabled )
for indeterminate ends ( enabled )
for braces with different thickness gussets ( enabled ) (
for graphical connections ( enabled )
Section arrows ( Drawing Editor )
Section size
character height ( setup )
Status Display ( Member status > Member section size )
on members in views (topic)
Section View ( Modeling - relocates current view )
Seismic welded moment connection ( on beams ) or end preparations ( on members/material )
beam ( Beam > "
material ( Seismic cope field/shop weld )
shape file ( Seismic Access Hole, wide flanges )
member ( Seismic cope field/shop weld )
setup ( Seismic Weld Access Holes setup window )
Advanced Selection ( Python programming tool )
By Expression ( selection filter )
Edit Selection ( to modify a selection file ) (
Load Selection ( into Modeling from a selection file ) (
Save Selection ( into a selection file ) (
selection count ( item you can add to your toolbar )
selection files ( for saving and loading selections )
Selection Filter ( Drawing Editor )
Selection Filter ( Modeling )
Selection filter as a keyboard shortcut ( Drawing Editor and Modeling )
Select Item(s) ( mode for in-tool selection )
Select Items Mode ( Drawing Editor )
Select Items Mode ( Modeling ) (
Selection of multiple items on windows ( Modeling and the Drawing Editor )
Select One Item ( mode for in-tool selection )
Select Other ( context menu ) (
Set Selection Filter ( tool )
Status Select ( operates independently of selection filters ) (
Selection dialogs
Classic selection lists ( User and Site Options > General > )
Destination ( button to set output destination )
Hide ... ( button to hide items on a selection list )
" Save " & " Load " ( buttons for saving & opening selection files ) (
Selection lists, selection on ( tips )
Show All ( button to show hidden items on selection list )
Show unavailable sizes ( for section size lists )
Selection filters in Modeling
By Expression ( enabled )
By Status Display ( enabled ) (
Connection Components ( enabled )
Custom Components ( enabled )
Default ( enabled ) (
Grid Lines ( enabled ) (
Group Members ( enabled )
Legacy Default ( enabled ) (
Material Construction Lines ( enabled ) (
Members in Groups ( enabled )
Sequences
break major marks apart by ( setup )
break submaterial marks apart by sequence ( setup )
maximum number of sequences ( setup )
Sequence Names ( setup window )
Status Display ( General status options > Sequence ) (
Update Attributes ( to apply sequences )
Setup
Fabricator Options ( some options are enabled )
Job or Fabricator Options ( some options are enabled )
Job Options ( custom property options are enabled )
Shape files
available material in ( Shapes Properties )
conf_mtrl/SDS2 (folder where default shape files are stored)
local shape file (topic)
seismic access holes for wide flange ( for seismic welded connections )
Shapes Properties ( window )
Shape file management (topic)
source reference ( to track material origin )
Shape file reports
Shape File Comparison Report ( compares shape files )
Shape File Report ( lists specs for shape you select )
Shear (connection)
attach to supported or supporting ( shear plate or shear tee )
bolt spacings ( setup )
connection design locks ( read only )
end of beam to face ( shear tee )
field clearance ( shear tee )
general information on (topic)
non-AISC single-plate shear connections, search for ( tool )
plate or W tee or built-up plates (
setup of ( a list of links )
Shear tabs ( Display Options, Modeling )
specifications for ( settings )
standard marks for shear plates ( setup )
Status Display ( Connection type > Shear )
symbol for in stick form (topic)
Shear load on beams
below setup minimum ( Search option )
how automatically calculated ( setup )
reviewing ( Beam Review window )
show on beam detail ( setup )
Shear stud and threaded stud
Number of studs ( stud count, Beam Review window )
settings ( material review window )
steel grades for ( setup )
Sheets
detail sheet (topic)
erection sheets (topic)
gather sheets (topic)
Export PDF Drawings ( Home > Export > 2D > Export PDF Drawing > select sheets ) (
plotting
Print PDF ( to output you current Drawing Editor drawing ) (
Sheet items ( Drawing Editor )
general information about (topic)
review window ( read-only )
Sheet lines ( Drawing Editor )
Add ( tool )
Erase ( tool )
Erase All ( tool )
plotting ( sheet lines do not plot )
sheet lines (topic)
Sheet lists
Sheet List by Detail ( report )
Sheet List by Sheet ( report )
Sheet loading
Sheet Loading Report for Details ( report )
Sheet Loading Report for Submaterials ( report )
Sheet Loading Settings ( setup )
Sheet outline
listing all in current Job ( Utility )
"New" button ( to create a new sheet outline )
opening ( File > Open )
tips and tricks on using/creating (topic)
Sheet revisions
$REV ( a special label )
Edit Revision Chart ( editor )
Line # ( Bill of Material Layout )
Revision ( Bill of Material Layout )
Sheet Revisions ( Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > )
Sheet Revisions review window ( opens in Drawing Editor when you double-click a revision chart )
Shift key ( uses of )
Shipping (status flag)
Actual ship date ( Drawing Data window )
Projected shipped date ( press " Status " on a member window > Member Status Review > )
Shipping projected ( Model > Status Display > Shipping and erection status > )
Shipping Status Options ( Update Attributes )
Shop bolts
bolt class ( to change from ' Field ' to ' Shop ' or vice-versa )
default bolt class ( setup )
default colors of shop/field bolts ( setup )
Shop bolt reports ( enabled )
Shop Bolt Listing From Sheet BOM
Shop Bolt Report
Shop Bolt Report by Zone
Shop Bolt Report by Sequence
Shop Bolt Summary
Shop Bolt Summary by Zone
Shop Bolt Summary by Sequence
Shop Bolt Summary From Sheet BOM
Shortcut menu
in Modeling (
in the Drawing Editor
Context Menu Editor ( tool )
Toolbar configuration file ( context menu settings reside in )
Shortening ( Drawing Editor )
shorten limit line ( may appear in Drawing Editor )
Skewed ( Auto Standard Connection framing condition)
Slashes as dimension terminals ( setup )
Sloped column ( Column Review window )
Solid/shell element (material type)
Solid/Stick ( Modeling )
Change All to Solid Opaque ( tool )
Change All to Solid Transparent ( tool )
Change All to Solid Transparent Main ( tool )
Change All to Stick ( tool )
Examples (topic) (
reasons to display members in solids form (topic)
reasons members are displayed in stick form (topic)
Solids Mode ( various solid/stick commands )
Solid Transparent ( tool )
Solid Transparent Main ( tool )
Three solid forms (topic) (
Toggle ( tool )
Special keys ( tips )
Special labels ( tips )
Splice plate connection
beam to beam ( non-editable )
column to column ( non-editable )
Square bar material
general information on (topic)
settings ( material review window )
steel grades for plates & bar stock ( setup )
Square cut ends
End-cut type on member detail ( material review )
Square cut ends for spliced beam connection ( setup )
Square cut ends of sloped beams ( setup )
Stabilizer plates (for extend-past-flange shear plates to a column web)
Extend stabilizer plates to ( Connection specifications )
Stability Plate ( connection design locks )
Stabilizer plates and angles (for an extend joist bottom chord)
Stabilizing material ( Connection specifications )
Use erection hole
Vertical stabilizer angle
Stairs
color ( setup )
review multiple stairs ( tool ) (
review window ( stair settings )
Riser Closure Plate ( custom component )
stair tread schedule ( setup )
Add Standard Detail ( tool - Drawing Editor )
Add Standard Detail to Several ( Drawing Editor ) (
global standard details (topic)
job standard detail (topic)
making job standards global ( Utility )
saving ( tool - Drawing Editor )
verifying/changing reference point ( tool - Drawing Editor ) (
Standard Fabricator Connections ( Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > )
clip angle configurations ( moved to Home > Project Settings > Piecemarking )
preferred connection material sizes ( non-editable )
standard connection setups ( non-editable )
Master Fabricator (controls standard piecemarks)
active status display file ( setting )
By Status Display ( selection filter ) (
Drawing Data ( window to set status categories on drawings )
Member Status Review ( press " Status " on a member window > )
Delete Status Configuration ( Utility )
Home > Analytics ( to track status at Home )
Prompt to save configuration after changes ( User and Site Options > Modeling > )
Select Configuration ( toolbar widget for selecting the active status display file ) (
Status Report by ... ( window for report generation )
Status display criteria ( User and Site Options > Modeling > ) (
Status Display ( tool in Modeling ) (
Status Display ( window ) (
status display toggle ( toolbar item - turns display on/off )
Status logging on/off toggle in Event Logging Setup ( check box field )
Status Report by Category ( report )
Status Report by Detail ( report )
Status Report by Proximity ( report )
Status Report by Sheet ( report )
Status Select ( tool and window, operates independently of Status Display ) (
Update Attributes ( to apply status settings )
Status line ( item you can add to your toolbar )
Steel grade
beam main material ( Beam Review window )
column main material ( Column Review window )
connection material steel grade for angles ( setup )
connection material specs for channels ( setup )
connection material steel grade for plates ( setup by connection type )
connection material specs for tees ( setup )
for angle ( setup table )
for channel ( setup table )
for pipe ( setup table )
for plates & bar stock ( setup table )
for tees ( setup table )
for tube steel ( setup table )
for wide flange ( setup table )
on Base / Cap Plate Schedule ( setup )
horizontal brace main material ( Horizontal Brace Review window )
Stiffener plates
align with beam or column ( auto base/cap )
align with beam or column ( user base/cap )
Beam Stiffeners ( custom component )
Beam Stiffeners at Column ( custom component )
beam stiffener plates ( setup )
Column Flange Stiffener ( "
Column Stiffener at Beam ( custom component )
Design transverse stiffeners for base/cap plate connection ( setup )
Design transverse stiffeners for welded brace connection ( setup )
Extended Flange Plate Settings ( Standard Fabricator Connections , Fabricator Setup )
moment stiffener plates ( setup )
stiffener opposite shear plate ( bm-to-bm shear conns )
Stiffener Plate ( "
Stiffener Plate ( "
total clearance ( non moment )
total clearance ( moment )
Use extended stiffeners ( specification for an auto base/cap plate )
Use extended stiffeners ( specification for a user base/cap plate )
Stitch plates (spacers for double-L or double-C braces)
gap ( horizontal braces )
spacer ( setup )
spacing ( vertical brace )
spacing ( horizontal brace )
Story shear ( Beam Review window )
Submaterial reports ( enabled )
Submaterial Piecemark List
Submaterial Piecemark List, by Sequence
Submaterial Piecemark List, by Zone
Submaterial Piecemark List, Select by Submaterial
Submaterial details
default scale for ( setup )
dual dimensions ( setup )
general information about (topic)
locking outline layer on ( setup )
minor marks (submaterial name)
opening ( Ctrl+o in the Drawing Editor )
opening ( View > Show Detail in Modeling ) (
opening ( Edit Sheet Item in the Drawing Editor )
Print ( prints drawing even when not on sheet )
showing quantity on ( setup )
break apart by sequence ( setup )
break apart by zone ( setup )
Find Material ( finds material by mark )
general information about (topic)
hiding on lists ( hide items )
piecemarking prefixes ( setup )
Surface area
of groups of materials ( Advance Bill of Material )
of one piece of material ( General Information window )
Total surface area ( bill editor )
Total surface area ( Bill of Material Layout edit window )
Total surface area ( Bill of Material Layout setup window )
Unit surface area ( bill editor )
Unit surface area ( Bill of Material Layout edit window )
Unit surface area ( Bill of Material Layout setup window )
Surface tools ( Modeling )
Snap to Adjacent Surface ( tool )
Snap to Farside Surface ( tool )
Snap to Surface ( tool ) (
Surface Mode ( various surface commands )
surfacing depth ( setup )
Undo View Change ( undoes a Surface operation )
Surface finish ( on Rolled Sections Material window )
Symbol ( Drawing Editor object type)
${Value} ( special label for a symbol )
Symbol Add ( to place symbol in a drawing )
Global Symbols: Copy to Job ( Utility )
Job Symbols: Copy to Global ( Utility )
exact point ( at the symbol's insertion point )
general information about (topic) (
listing all job/global symbols in current Job ( Utility )
Markers for broken symbol links
"New" button ( to create a new job symbol )
"New" button ( to create a new global symbol )
opening ( File > Open )
Save As Symbol ( creates a job symbol )
auto base/cap plate ( column )
bent plate ( beam )
clip angle connection ( beam )
end plate connection ( beam )
hbrc plate ( cannot be auto standard )
joist connections ( cannot be auto standard )
moment connection ( cannot be auto standard )
plain end ( most member types )
seated beam connection ( beam )
shear ( beam )
splice plate ( beam to beam )
splice plate ( column to column )
user base/cap plate ( user-designed, not system-designed )
user defined connection ( may be ' System ' or ' User ' )
vbrc plate ( cannot be auto standard )
welded connection ( double angle and HSS vertical braces )
- T -
Tab key ( uses of )
Tables ( read-only window, Drawing Editor )
Tangent to Construction Circle ( TANC - point location )
Tee material
available tee sections ( setup )
connection material specs for ( setup )
general info about (topic)
settings ( material review window )
steel grades for tees ( setup )
Telephone numbers, Design Data
Temporary construction lines & noticed points (may be created, temporarily, during point location)
Tension
% of allowable load ( setup for braces )
compression load ( Beam Review window )
tension load ( Column Review window )
tension load ( Horizontal Brace Review window )
tension load ( Vertical Brace Review window )
show on horz brace detail ( setup )
show on vert brace detail ( setup )
Terrain
color in Modeling ( User and Site Options > Modeling > )
setup ( window )
turning on/off ( Display Options )
topic (general information about)
Text entry widgets ( tips )
Text insertion bar (cursor)
Threaded bar ( round bar )
Threaded stud (material type)
Tiles (splitting Modeling and Drawing Editor view windows)
Toggle Active Tile ( View > Tiles > )
Set Active Tile ( View > Tiles > )
Clear Active Tile ( View > Tiles > )
Split Tile Horizontally ( View > Tiles > )
Split Tile Vertically ( View > Tiles > )
Preinstalled Tile Configurations ( View > Tiles > One or Two Horizontal or etc. )
Time/date labels ( on sheet outlines )
Toolbar
configuring ( tool )
deleting ( Utility )
items found on (topic)
loading ( tool )
retracting ( tip )
saving ( tool )
setting default ( User and Site Options > Toolbars )
what it is (topic)
Topics (listed by category)
Top of steel to first hole ( setup of beam web connections )
Translate ( tool ), also see: Pan , Pan Up , Pan Down , Pan Right , Pan Left
Tube steel
general info about (topic)
settings ( material review window )
steel grades for ( setup )
Turnbuckle (material type)
shape file ( read-only )
settings ( material review window )
Turned solid/shell element ( window )
- U -
UCS -- see user coordinate system.
Unicode Latin 1 characters 150 to 255
as text for dimensions ( Drawing Editor )
as text for labels ( Drawing Editor )
Undo and Redo ( Drawing Editor )
Uniform Force Method
UFM special case design ( Design Settings at Home > Project Settings > Job )
UFM special case design ( Connection specifications , vertical brace )
Units of measure ( Drawing Presentation in Fabricator Setup )
Update Attributes ( Modeling & Drawing Editor )
User base/cap plate (connection type)
User coordinate system (UCS in Modeling & Drawing Editor )
Indicator position ( User and Site Options > Modeling > )
ORTHO ( UCS is for use with )
UCS axes ( indicate coordinate directions )
UCS icons ( turn on/off and rotate UCS axes )
User defined connections
connection design locks ( settings )
listing all in current Job ( Utility )
setup ( settings )
Status Display ( Connection type > Specific user defined )
Status Display ( Connection type > User defined )
User mode icons ( toolbar items )
User and Site Options ( window )
Utilities
from main menu ( entire listing )
on menu ( select Utilities only )
- V -
VCR buttons ( on Drawing Editor edit windows )
Vertex Point ( VTPT - point location )
Vertical brace
color ( setup )
connection design locks ( Vertical Brace Review window )
connection design locks ( user defined connections )
connection failure messages ( Vertical Brace Review window )
Connection type ( for a stem-vertical W tee brace, Vertical Brace Review window )
detailed flat or in position ( setup )
direction symbols ( Modeling - stick form)
HSS erection bolt hole type ( setup )
navigation tree ( widget for review window navigation ) (
notch clearance ( setup )
notch radius ( HSS brace setup )
review multiple vertical braces ( tool ) (
setup of 'Vbrc plate' connections (topic)
show connection capacity on VBrc details ( setup )
Status Display ( Connection type > Vertical brace )
Vertical Brace Review ( window )
Welded Connection Settings ( setup )
View ( menu in Modeling )
View buffer ( clearing )
Viewports ( Drawing Editor )
topic (general information about viewports)
turn on/off the display of viewport boundaries ( Display Options window )
Views
Clear View Buffer ( tool )
current view display line ( toolbar item )
Next Retained View ( tool )
Open ( tool ) (
Previous Retained View ( tool )
Retain View ( tool )
Revert ( tool )
Undo View Change ( tool )
Voids ( Modeling )
Voids ( Display Options , Modeling )
Void Space Layout . ( custom member )
Web Penetration with Stiffeners ( custom component ) (
VRML file, exporting to
exporting selected members ( Modeling )
exporting the entire model ( Export Model )
- W -
Washers
Nut and Washer Schedule ( setup )
Washers Criteria ( sets up washers on bolts )
Washer settings ( Bolt Review window )
Web doublers
Create web doublers ( "
Beam Web Doublers ( a Search option )
Beam Web Douplers ( "
Check supporting for web shear ( Vertical Brace Review > "
Column Web Doublers ( "
Design for doublers ( "
Plate Thicknesses ( Fabricator > Std. Fab Conns > Preferred Plate Sizes > " Beam Doublers " section )
Plate Thicknesses ( Fabricator > Std. Fab Conns > Preferred Plate Sizes > " Column Doublers " section )
Seismic brace ( Vertical Brace Edit > "
Web Doublers ( "
Weight
Center of Mass ( tool in Modeling )
Shop bill weight based on ( setup )
Weight of item ( field on General Information window )
Weld Design Settings ( setup )
Welded connection
brace to brace ( Field Clearances )
brace to supporting member ( Field Clearances )
type of spacer for ( setup )
Welded Connection Settings ( setup )
Welded end preparations (on members/materials)
beam ( Re-entrant cut -- a "
Cope Field/Shop Weld Alternate #1 (FEMA) ( beams, columns, braces, girts, purlins )
Cope Field/Shop Weld Alternate #1 (FEMA) ( material )
Cope Field/Shop Weld Alternate #3 (Standard) ( beams, columns, braces, girts, purlins )
Cope Field/Shop Weld Alternate #3 (Standard) ( material )
Seismic Field/Shop Weld ( beams, columns, braces, girts, purlins )
Seismic Field/Shop Weld ( material )
setup ( Weld Design Settings window )
Welded moment connections (on beams)
Alternate 1 or Alternate 3 ( Re-entrant cut -- a Moment option )
Seismiic moment frame member ( Beam > "
Welded plate box material
is single material ( Beam Review window )
is single material ( Column Review window )
shape file ( read-only )
modeling specifications ( window )
Welded plate wide flange material
is single material ( Beam Review window )
is single material ( Column Review window )
is single material ( Vertical Brace Review window )
shape file ( read-only )
settings ( material review window )
Member, Material, Bolt and Weld Colors ( setup for shop/field weld colors in Modeling ).
display of ( Display Options )
general information about (topic)
Has field weld ( Model > Status Display > Member status > )
Review ( tool )
Review window ( window )
Mode ( various weld commands )
Weld Properties ( Model > Weld > Properties )
Weld symbols ( Drawing Editor -- tools are enabled for comment layers only)
Add ( tool )
Attached to view ( edit field )
character height ( Drawing Presentation , Fabricator Setup )
Combine weld symbols ( Detailing Symbol Settings , Fabricator Setup )
Edit ( including multi-edit )
Edit window ( window )
eye button to hide/show weld length ( Edit Weld(s) window in Modeling )
eye button to hide/show weld size ( Edit Weld(s) window in Modeling )
"Copy" "Paste" "Save" "Load" ( for editing weld symbols )
Erase ( tool )
Erase All ( tool )
pen ( Drawing Presentation , Fabricator Setup )
prequalified weld settings ( options )
general information about (topic)
Mode ( various weld symbol commands )
Show weld length on weld symbols ( Home > Project Settings > Job > Weld Design Settings > )
Weld Combo ( tool )
Wide flange material
shape file ( read-only )
Reduced Beam Section ( custom component )
settings ( material review window )
steel grades for ( setup )
Work lines (of members in Modeling )
Work plane highlighting (of member surfaces in Modeling )
W tee material
general information about (topic)
settings ( material review window )
- X -
X-Y-Z display ( coordinates feedback )
- Z -
Zero quantity material ( Hide Items option )
Z filters
Z filter ( Point Location Configuration )
Z filter toggle ( " Miscellaneous " toolbar item )
Zones
break major marks apart by ( setup )
break submaterial marks by zone ( setup )
zone names ( setup window )
Zoom ( Modeling & Drawing Editor )
level of detail ( User Opions )
Undo View Change ( undoes a zoom transformation )
Unzoom ( tool )
Zoom In 10% ( tool )
Zoom In to Center ( tool )
Zoom In to Pointer ( tool )
Zoom In to Region ( tool )
Zoom to Fit ( tool ) (
Zoom Out 10% ( tool )
Zoom Out to Center ( tool )
Zoom Out to Pointer ( tool )
Zoom Out to Region ( tool ) (