Modeling Commands

Commands ( Modeling )

This help page lists Modeling commands and their command groups (e.g., File ). The commands become available for you when you select that " Command group " in the Keyboard Shortcut Editor or a similar editor. For example, when you select ' File ' in the Context Menu Editor , commands for Save Area Create RFI and Clear Mode Stack become available to you.
Commands listed on this page can be be added as icons using Toolbar Configuration (classic) or the Ribbon Editor (lightning).
For lightning or classic, the commands can also be added using the Keyboard Shortcut Editor or Context Menu Editor or Mode Configuration .
In the lightning interface, ribbons and keyboard shortcuts and modes and the context menu are configured via Customize Interface .
User and Site Options > General > " Modeling layout style " sets whether the Modeling interface is ' Classic ' or ' Lightning '.

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File

Exit (or press the button)

Next Erection View

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File -- Views/Grids

Add Grid Mode

Add Grid Line g s

Add Curved Grid, 3 Points g p

Add Curved Grid, Radius g r

Open View Ctrl + o

Revert Ctrl + r

Save View As s v

Delete View

Move Views

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Edit

Edit (generic)

Delete (generic)

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Edit -- Edit Piecemarks

Combine/Break Apart

Remove

Change from User to System

Change from System to User

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Edit -- Search

Failed Connections

Connections Below Minimum Setup

Bolt Diameters Changed by System

Non-Square Cut Ends

Connection Design Locks Set

Beam Web Doublers

Shear Loads Below Minimum Setup

Connections Changed by System

Non-AISC Single-Plate Shear Connections

Indeterminate Ends

Plain End Connections

Braces with Different Thickness Gussets

Graphical Connections

Frames to Model Complete

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Edit -- Change Options

Force to System Connections

Beams from Input to AUTO Shear Load

Beams from Input to AUTO Moment Load

Vertical Braces from Input to AUTO Tension Load

Input to AUTO Minus Dim and Field Clearance

Input to AUTO Mtrl Setback

Steel Grade

USER Main Material to System Main Material

System Main Material to USER Main Material

Graphically Altered to System Connections

System to Graphically Altered Connections

Downloaded Rotations to Non-downloaded Rotations

Shop Bolts to Field Bolts

Field Bolts to Shop Bolts

VBrc Workpoints to 1/2 Nominal Depth of Supporting Beam

Increment Sheet Revisions

Create Base Drawings

Lock/Unlock Sheet Revisions

Mark/Unmark for MRP export

Mark/Unmark submaterial CNC downloaded

Mark/unmark member CNC downloaded

Scribe/Do Not Scribe submaterial in CNC

Unlock/Lock Sheet Tables

Unlock Connection Design Locks

Change Base/Cap Plate weld pattern

Reset Layer Colors

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Launchers

Parametric launchers (classic)

A user-added icon can be placed into this command group from the Launcher Manager , under the " Parametric " tab, by pressing the " Add " button then filling out the requisite information, including a file path to the desired parametric (.py) " Script ."

Report launchers (classic)

Icons under this command group are created from the Launcher Manager , under the " Reports " tab, by pressing the " Add " button then filling out the requisite information, including a file path to the desired Report Writer report " Script ."

Selection launchers (classic)

You can create an icon for this command group using the Launcher Manager , by pressing the " Add " button under the " Modeling selections " tab, then filling out the requisite information, including a file path to the desired Advanced Selection (.sel) " Script ."

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View

Plan View ( v )

Section View ( Ctrl + s )

Isometric View ( i i )

Reference Elevation

Relative Depth ( r d )

Undo View Change ( u )

Clear View Buffer

Redraw

Display Options ( d d )

Retain View

Previous Retained View

Next Retained View

Show Detail ( s d )

Show Sheet

Depth Check

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View -- Solids Mode

Solids Mode

Toggle Stick/Solid

Change All to Stick ( Shift + A Shift + S )

Change All to Solid Opaque ( s + a )

Change All to Solid Transparent

Change All to Solid Transparent Main

Stick

Solid Opaque

Solid Transparent

Solid Transparent Main

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View -- Tiles

Toggle Active Tile (classic)

Set Active Tile

Clear Active Tile

Split Tile Horizontally

Split Tile Vertically

Remove Tile

Single Tile

Two Tiles, Vertical

Two Tiles, Horizontal

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Navigate

Rotate View

Navigate Once

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Navigate--Navigation Mode

Zoom In to Region ( z w )

Zoom Out to Region ( z x )

Rotate Repeat Mode

Reset Window

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Navigate - Surface Mode

Surface Mode

Snap to Surface

Snap to Farside Surface

Snap to Adjacent Surface

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Model

Status Display ( Shift + ? )

Status Display Legend

Update Attributes q

Display Center of Mass and Weight

VRML Export

Ruler

Export Model to Revit

Export Selected to Revit

Export to New Revit Project

Show Detail Dimensions

Clear Detail Dimensions

Add Dimensions ( d a )

Erase All Dimensions

Load Dimensions

Save Dimensions

Manage Reference Models

Hide Reference Model

Show Reference Model

Component Selection Tool

SDS2 Load Planning IFC Export

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Model -- Construction Lines

Construction Line Mode

Construction Line Add ( c a )

Finite Construction Line Add ( a f )

Construction Line Add Grid

Construction Line Add Material ( c z )

Construction Line Edit

Construction Line Edit All

Construction Line Erase

Construction Line Erase All

Construction Line Load

Construction Line Save

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Model -- Connection Cube ( new )

Connection Cube Add ( new )

Connection Cube Edit ( new )

Connection Cube Isolation ( new )

Detail Selected Connection Cubes ( new )

Detail Connection Cubes from List ( new )

Add Components or Members Ends to Connection Cube ( new )

Remove Components or Members Ends from Connection Cube ( new )

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Model -- Construction Circle

Construction Circle Mode

Construction Circle Add

Construction Circle Edit

Construction Circle Edit All

Construction Circle Erase

Construction Circle Erase All

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Model -- Member

Member Mode

Member Edit

Member Edit by Piecemark

Member Edit by Number

Member Edit - No Change All

Member Change Type

Select Member by Member Number

Automatically Calculate Member Pins

Pin Add

Pin Edit

Pin Erase

Select All Members by Piecemark

Select All Members in View by Piecemark

Break Member Apart

Recombine Members

Member Erase

Member Erase by Piecemark

Member Erase by Number

Member Copy

Member Move/Stretch Include Material

Member - Set Expode View Position

Member - Clear Explode View Position

Hide Members ( m h )

Hide Unselected Members ( m u )

Show Members ( m o )

Copy to Clipboard

Remove Member Layout Nodes

Member Add

Member Add Beam

Member Add Column

Member Add Vertical Brace

Member Add Horizontal Brace

Member Add Joist

Member Add Girt

Member Add Purlin

Member Add Miscellaneous

Member Add Stair

Member Add - Prompt for Member Type

Concrete Elevation Wall Layout

Extruded Profile Member

Sag Rod (Legacy)

Member Sequence

Set Member Sequence with Input

Repeat Sequence without Input

Show Member Sequence

Set Member Sequence by Area

Member Marking

Mark Member for Processing

Mark All Members for Processing

Mark Member for Detailing

Mark All Members for Detailing

Member CNC

CNC - Member by Location

XML CNC

Steel Projects CNC

Member Isolate

Isolate Member Mode

Isolate Member by Location

Isolate Member by Piecemark

Isolate Member by Number

Show Items Attached to Members

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Model -- Group Member

Group Member Create

Group Member Edit

Group Member Edit by Piecemark

Add Member To

Remove Member From

Ungroup Group Member

Group Member Properties

Isolate Group Member Mode

Isolate Group Member by Location

Isolate Group Member by Piecemark

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Model -- Material

Mirror Material

Rotate Multiple Material

Stretch Material

Set Material Reference Point

Find Material

Material Properties

Show Material Operations

Hide Material Operations

Hide All Material Operations

CNC - Material by Location

Chamfer Point to Point

Add Existing Material

Material Add Rolled Section

Material Add Rectangular Plate

Material Add Round Plate

Material Add Bent Plate

Material Add Rolled Plate

Material Add Flat Plate Layout

Material Add Bend Plate Layout

Material Add Round Bar

Material Add Square Bar

Material Add Flat Bar

Material Add Grating

Material Add Grating Tread

Material Add Decking

Material Add Shear or Threaded Stud

Material Add Turned Solid Element

Material Add Turned Shell Element

Material Add Clevis Element

Material Add Turnbuckle Element

Material Add Reference Material

Material Add Reference Profile Layout

Material Add Bolt

Add Part from Library

Material Add Shaped Rebar

Material Add Rebar Layout

Isolate Material Mode

Isolate Material by Location

Isolate Material by Piecemark

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Model -- Hole

Hole - Set Reference Point

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Model -- Bolt

Bolt Mode

Bolt Add

Bolt Add Point to Point

Nut and Washer Add

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Model -- Weld

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Model -- Component

Add Surface Specific Cover

Add Column Dowel

Add Rebar System

Add Rebar Area Layout

Add CMU Opening

Add Concrete Wall Opening

Add Void Space Cylander

Add Void Space Layout

Add Reveal

Add Tilt-Up Panel Reinforcement

Add Purlin Connection

Add Welded Wire Mesh Slab Reinforcement

Add Base or Cap Plate Stiffeners

Add Base Plate Shear Key

Add Beam Flange to Flange Connection

Add Beam Nailer Holes

Add Beam Stiffeners at Column

Add Safety Holes

Add Safety Tabs

Add Column Stiffeners at Beam

Add Column Stiffener - Column

Add HSS Vbr Reinforcement Plates

Add Cap Plates

Add Reduced Beam Section

Add Safety Holes - Column

Add Safety Tabs - Column

Add Web Penetration with Stiffeners

Add Thickened Slab

Add Tie Zone

Add Additional Bars - Beam

Add Beam Stiffeners - Beam

Add Outrigger

Add WWF Lifeline Holes

Riser Closure Plate (???)

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Model -- Assembly

Assembly New

Assembly Edit

Assembly Add ( a a )

Save Assembly ( z a )

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Model -- Reference Drawing

Reference Drawing Mode

Reference Drawing Add

Reference Drawing Link

Reference Drawing Move

Reference Drawing Erase

Reference Drawings Erase All

Reference Drawing Tools

Refresh Reference Drawings

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Model -- Parametric

Run Parametric

Erase Parametric

Rerun Parametric

Show Interactive Python Prompt

Add HandRail to Stringer

Continue Flat HandRail

Adjust HandRail Posts

Adjust HandRail Return

Adjust HandRail Splice

Splice HandRail

Move HandRail Post

Whole HandRail Post Spacing

Embed Plate Multi-Add Tool

Embed Layout Add Tool

Approval Tool

ASA Export

Export GTP Information from Model

StruMis Transfer

Universal Rebar Exchange

Approval Sheet Sorting

Open Sheet

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Model -- Cranes

Show Liftable Members

Check / Assign Member Lift

Check / Assign Load Lift

Check / Assign Multi Lift

Erase Cranes

Erase Crane Placements

Add / Edit Tower Crane Specification

Add / Edit Crawler Crane Specification

Add / Edit Truck Crane Specification

Harvest Polygons (???)

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Model -- Concrete

Concrete Wall System

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Model -- Parametric -- BVD

Add SagRods as Anchor Rods (SagRod Tool)

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Locate

In the Ribbon Editor , you can add locators to the Locate contextual page .

Auto (Auto Point)

Point Location Configuration

Angle ( ANGL )

Base Construction Line (BSCL)

Base Grid Line (BSGL)

Base Member Line (BSMB)

Base Real Line (BSRL)

Center of Screen (CNTR)

Composite

Dx/Dy Offset (DXDY)

Exact Point (EXPT)

Rebar Exact Point (REP)

Free Point (FRPT)

Intersection Construction Line (INCL)

Intersection Cons Line/Member (INCM)

Intersection Cons Line/Real Line (INCR)

Intersection Real Line (INRL)

Intersection Real/Member (INRM)

Mid Point (MDPT)

Perpendicular (PERP)

Tangent to Construction Line (TANC)

Vertex Point (VTPT)

XYZ Coordinate (XYZ)

Polar Point (POLE)

On Line (ONLN)

Toggle Ortho (ORTHO)

Toggle UCS

Set UCS to Current View

Set Location Mode (classic)

Toggle Annotations Point (ANNO)

On Polygon Line (ONPL)

Reference Drawing

Toggle 45 Degree Construction Lines at Noticed Points

Input by Top of Joist Elevation

Point Cloud Exact Point (PCEXPT)

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Process

Process and Create Solids

Process Selected Members

Create Solids for Selected Members

Detail Members

Detail Submaterial

Detail Erection Views

Autoload Details for Selected Members

Detail Member Groups

Detail Sheet Autoloading

Gather Sheet Autoloading

Detail Selected Members

Automatically Process After Modeling Operation

Process within Member Edit

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Reports

Report Writer
Run Report Writer Report ( Home > Reports > Generate Report )
Export Report Writer Report

ABM Report

Bill of Material Report 1 by Detail
Bill of Material Report 1 by Sheet
Bill of Material Report 2 by Detail
Bill of Material Report 2 by Sheet
Bill of Material Report 3 by Detail
Bill of Material Report 3 by Sheet
Bill of Material Plot Order by Detail
Bill of Material Plot Order by Sheet

Check Report
Check Plot

Clash Report

Design Calculations
Print Expanded Calculations
Print Expanded Calculations by Location

Field Bolts For Members
Field Bolts For Members by Sequence
Field Bolts For Members By Zone

Field Bolts For Members by Seq., Select by Sheet
Field Bolts For Members by Zone, Select by Sheet

Field Bolts Point to Point
Field Bolts Point to Point by Sequence
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 Listing From Sheet BOM
Field Bolt Summary From Sheet BOM

Joist Report

Material Summary, Select by Detail
Material Summary, Select by Sheet
Material Summary by Sequence, Select by Detail
Material Summary by Sequence, Select by Sheet
Material Summary by Zone, Select by Detail
Material Summary by Zone, Select by Sheet

Member Revisions by Member
Members in Member Revisions

Plate Report by Thickness
Plate Report by Hole Size

Sheet Loading Report for Details
Sheet Loading Report for Submaterials

Sheet List, Select by Detail
Sheet List, Select by Sheet

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 Listing From Sheet BOM
Shop Bolt Summary From Sheet BOM

Job Standards
Global Standards

Status Report by Detail
Status Report by Sheet
Status Report by Category
Status Report by Proximity

Submaterial Piecemark List
Submaterial Piecemark List, by Sequence
Submaterial Piecemark List, by Zone
Submaterial Piecemark List, Select by Submaterial

Shape File Report
Shape File Comparison Report

Defining Lifts Report
All Lifts Report
Failed Lifts Report
Critical Lifts Report
Selected Lifts Report
Pick List Report

Excel Reports

Field Bolts by Erection View (?????)

Members on Erection Views (?????)

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Reports -- SDS2 User

These are Report Writer vesions of the same reports that are listed above. You might want to reverse engineer these reports to help you figure out how Report Writer works.

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Reports -- Viewer

These are Report Writer reports that were designed specifically for SDS2 viewer.

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Interface

Plotting

Computer Numerically Controlled

Bill Interchange Format

Import Model

Drawing Conversion (???)

Estimating Production

Tekla PowerFab Export

PDF Submittal ( new )

Synchro

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Settings

User and Site Options

Toolbar Configuration (classic) (replaced by the Ribbon Editor in lightning)

Keyboard Shortcut Editor (classic) (open using Customize Interface in lightning)

Mode Configuration (classic) (open using Customize Interface in lightning)

Context Menu Editor (classic) (open using Customize Interface in lightning)

Load Configuration (classic)

Save Configuration (classic)

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Settings - Job Settings

A list of commands or icons that let you configure as toolbar items, ribbon icons, keyboard shortcuts, context menu commands and mode commands.
The commands open the same windows that you can open from Home > Projects Settings > Job .

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Settings - Fabricator Settings

A list of commands or icons that let you configure as toolbar items, ribbon icons, keyboard shortcuts, context menu commands and mode commands.
The commands open the same windows that you can open from Home > Projects Settings > Fabricator .

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Settings - Concrete Settings

A list of commands or icons that let you configure as toolbar items, ribbon icons, keyboard shortcuts, context menu commands and mode commands.
The commands open the same windows that you can open from Home > Projects Settings .

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Miscellaneous

Toggle Z-filtering (classic) (available on an as-needed basis in lightning)

Status Display Toggle (classic) (always available in lightning)

Status Configuration (classic) (always available in lightning)

Clip this Member View

Unclip this Member View

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Decorations (classic -- for Toolbar Configuration )

Many of these "decorations" are built-in features of the lightning interface.

Display job/fabricator

Display current elevation

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User Modes

User Mode 1

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Selection

Selection Mode (a.k.a. Select Items Mode )

Advanced Selection from File

Set Selection Filter ( s f )

Edit Selection Filter

Selection Filter (classic) (always available in lightning)

Set Selection Filter Expression

Model Tree (classic) (always available in lightning)

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Options -- Plugins

Extruded Profile Member Setup

Dowel Path Setup

Reveal Setup

Wall Dowel Setup

Base or Cap Plate Stiffeners Setup

Base Plate Shear Key Setup

Beam Flange to Flange Connection Setup

Beam Nailer Holes Setup

Beam Stiffeners at Column Setup

Safety Holes Setup

Safety Tabs Setup

HSSVBReinforcementPlates Setup

Cap Plates Setup

Reduced Beam Section Setup

Safety Holes - Column Setup

Safety Tabs - Column Setup

Web Penetration with Stiffeners Setup

ASA Export Setup ()

Column Dowel Setup

Excel Reports Setup ()

Stair Quick Add Tool Setup

Universal Rebar Exchange Setup ()

Pour Stop Setup

Hand Rail Setup

Roof Frame Setup

Girt (Secondary) Setup

Additional Bars - Beam Setup

Beam Ridge Plate Setup

Beam Stiffeners - Beam Setup

Outrigger Setup

WWF Beam Lifeline Holes Setup

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Concrete

Report Template Manager

Report Manager

Add Slope Edge Layout

Convert Standard Part to Concrete Material

Convert Standard Parts to Concrete Miscellaneous Member

Add Embed Assembly

Add Panel-to-Footing Embed Assembly

Add Panel-to-Panel Embed Assembly

Hide Edges

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Toolbox

Click here for a list of the toolbox tools.
Toolbox tools are free to users whose support accounts are current. Contact an SDS2 sales representative for more information.
To download an installer for any of these tools, log in at https://sds2.com and search ( ) for "toolbox".
Once you've run an installer for a tool, you can place its icon onto toolbars (classic interface), or onto the ribbon (lightning interface).

Most Toolbox tools are downloaded to the ' Toolbox ' command group. Other Toolbox tools are downloaded to the ' Model - Member ' and the ' Model - Component ' command groups.
Toolbox commands can also be invoked using a keyboard shortcut or the context menu .

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