Keyboard shortcuts
Node editor shortcuts
The node editor opens on top of the Connections tab. While it is open, the shortcuts on this page apply: the node drawing tools, the bar ends, the panel sections and apply to model.
All shortcuts
The list below is read from the same catalog the editor uses, so it changes together with the editor.
Draw2
- J
Join in drawing
Joins two pieces in the node drawing.
- S
Weld to
Extends the end and welds it to the other piece.
Edit11
- Space
Rotate the profile
Turns the profile of the selected bar 90°.
with a bar selected
- Enter
Confirm extrusion
Applies the typed value to the end.
extrude armed
- A
Align by face
Brings a piece flush against another one's face.
- X
Extrude end
Pulls the bar end. Type the value and Enter.
- Shift+X
Extend to
Extends the end to another piece's face.
- B
Cut
Cuts the piece at a plane.
- M
Move in section
Shifts the piece in the section plane.
- Shift+Del
Remove every piece of the node
Removes plates, weld and joins, and the steel returns to its previous length. Ctrl+Z restores.
- Del
Remove the connection
Removes the connection model from the active end.
with a connection chosen
- Shift+S
Direct weld or with piece
Switches the node's fixing between direct weld and a piece.
node that takes direct weld
- L
Apply to the family
Carries this node's editing to the other nodes of the same family.
family with more than one node
Select2
- ]
Next end
Moves on to the piece of the next end in the tally.
node without a base plate
- [
Previous end
Goes back to the piece of the previous end in the tally.
node without a base plate
View6
- I
Show information
Opens or closes the connection's notes and caveats.
- D
Other connections
Opens or closes the list of models that were not pre-detected.
- 1
Members involved section
Opens or closes the Members involved section in the right column.
node without a base plate
- 2
Continuity section
Opens or closes the Continuity section in the right column.
node without a base plate
- 3
Fixity section
Opens or closes the Fixity section in the right column.
node without a base plate
- 4
Placement section
Opens or closes the Placement section in the right column.
node without a base plate
General4
- Esc
Disarm or close
Releases the tool. With none armed, closes the window.
- Ctrl+Enter
Apply to model
Carries what you did at the node to the project.
- Ctrl+S
Apply and save
Applies to the model and saves the project.
- Shift+L
Copy the log
Copies the log of connection operations.
1 more shortcut from the General page works here. All tabs