Keyboard Shortcuts
It is also possible to work with keyboard shortcuts. Almost all commands can now be called with 2 letters, just like in Autocad - Revit.
The two letters, often an abbreviation of the command (such as BE for "Add Beam" or LQ for "Add beam Load Q"), make them logical and quick to learn, even for beginners. We have already made those shortcuts for you. And with the menu or with the letters KS ("Keyboard Shortcuts") you can call up that list of shortcuts.
With keyboard shortcuts you do not have to move your hand from the keyboard to the mouse all the time. This saves several seconds each time, which adds up to hours of time saved over a working day.
To repeat the last drawing command, press the Enter key or the spacebar as in AutoCAD, or the F4 key as in MS Word. This is very convenient because you often want to quickly repeat the drawing of, for example, a new member. The big advantage is that you do not have to move your mouse to the function in the menu, so that you can make your input even more easily and quickly.
General
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| KS | Shows this overview of Keyboard Shortcuts |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo |
| Return- / Enter- / Spacebar- / F4-key | Repeats the last command |
| Escape-key | Interrupt |
File
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+N | New file |
| Ctrl+O | Open file |
| Ctrl+S | Save file |
| Ctrl+P | Print file |
| PV | PreView |
Geometry
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| BE | BEam / Adds a beam to the model |
| NO | NOde / Adds a node to the model |
| GR | GRid / Changes grid lines in the model |
| HI | HInge / Adds a hinge to a beam |
| SP | Support Pinned / Adds a pinned support to the model |
| SF | Support Fixed / Adds a fully fixed support to the model |
| SX | Support Roller-X / Adds a roller x-support to the model |
| SY | Support Roller-Y / Adds a roller y-support to the model |
| SS | Support Spring-Z / Adds a z-spring support to the model |
| TG | Tables Geometry / Toggles between Show and Hide of geometry tables |
Loads
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| LG | Load Generator / Starts the load generator |
| LQ | Load Q / Adds a distributed load on a beam |
| LP | Load Point / Adds a point load on a beam |
| LM | Load Moment / Adds a moment load on a beam |
| LN | Load Node / Adds loads on a node |
| TL | Tables Loads / Toggles between Show and Hide of load tables |
| TC | Tables Cases/Combinations / Toggles between Show and Hide of tables |
Edit / Modify
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+M / MV | MoVe / Moves selected element(s) |
| Ctrl+C / CO / CC | COpy / Copies selected element(s) |
| MC / AR | Multi Copy / ARrays / Creates a linear or radial array of selected element(s) |
| MR / MM | MiRror / Reverses the position of selected element(s) using a selected mirror surface |
| DE / Del-key | DElete / Deletes selected element(s) |
| PP | ProPerties / Opens the property dialog of selected element(s) |
| EX | EXtend / Extends selected beam(s) and line(s) |
| DV | DiVide / Generates nodes on selected beam(s), divided along beam axis |
| IS | InterSections / Generates nodes on intersections of selected beam(s) and line(s) |
View
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+A | Select All |
| SD | Snap Distance – Sets the snap distance |
| MD | Measure Distance – Measures distances using a tape measure |
| ZE | Zoom Extend – Zooms to fit all elements in view |
| ZW | Zoom Window |
Calculate
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| CA | CAlculate – Starts analysis |
| CS | Calculation Settings – Shows all calculation settings |