General commands

Copy to Model space (C3D)

Command name: CopyModel	Space(s): Layouts space
Purpose: Copies selected item(s) from the Layouts space to the same location (relative to a reference point) in the Model space.
Usage:
1. Type C3D and press Enter. 2. Select item(s) and press Enter. Steelwise switches to the Model space, centered on the copied item(s).

Clear border (CB)

Command name: ClearBorder	Space(s): Layouts space
Purpose: Removes all items from a selected border.
Usage:
1. Focus on a border. 2. Type CB and press Enter.

Copy posts (CC)

Command name: COPYPOST	Space(s): Layouts space
Purpose: Copies post(s) (i.e., columns) from a border with a wall layout to a selected location in another border. NOTE! Steelwise removes all system-generated data from copied posts.
Usage:
1. Focus on a border with a wall layout containing posts. 2. Type CC and press Enter. 3. Select post(s). 4. Select a location in another border.

Create support line (CSL)

Command name: CREATE_SUPPORT	Space(s): Layouts space
Purpose: Copies walls or beams from a border with a wall layout and pastes them as support lines in another border. Used to create joist layouts and to ensure loads transfer to underlying load-bearing walls.
Usage:
1. Focus on a border with a wall layout. 2. Type CSL and press Enter. 3. Select relevant walls and/or beams and press Enter. 4. Select a location in another border.

Center items (CTR)

Command name: CENTERED	Space(s): Layouts space; Detail spaces
Purpose: Centers selected items in a border or detail sheet.
Usage:
1. Focus on a border or detail sheet. 2. Type CTR and press Enter. 3. Select items in the border/detail sheet and press Enter.

Copy view (CV)

Command name: COPYVIEW	Space(s): Layouts space
Purpose: Copies selected items from one border to the same location in another border.
Usage:
1. Focus on a border with items to copy. 2. Type CV and press Enter. 3. Select item(s) and press Enter. 4. Select a border to copy to.
Additional info: • NOTE! The COPYVIEW command does not copy labels.

Restore Steelwise functionality (DO_ONCE)

Command name: DO_ONCE	Space(s): Layouts space; Detail space(s)
Purpose: Restores Steelwise to its default CAD, menus, and command functionality
Usage: • Type DO_ONCE and press Enter.
Additional Info: • Read more on restoring defaults and missing functionality.

Explicit tool input (ET)

Command name: TOOL_ACTION	Space(s): Detail spaces
Purpose: • Adds tooling actions (flange hole, swage, notch, etc.) to be performed by a roll-former on selected members of a wall panel, truss, or joist. • Allows you to extend a selected end of a member by a specified length (with tooling actions, if required).
Usage: Adding tooling to a member:
1. Type ET and press Enter. A dialog appears. 2. Select tooling action(s)* and click Insert. 3. Draw a line (by points) through member(s) where tooling must be added, and press Enter. The tooling appears in the member(s) at the specified location. Extending a member with added tooling: 1. Type ET and press Enter. A dialog appears. 2. Select tooling action(s), specify a material increase, set tooling location, and press Enter. 3. Hold Alt,* click the end of a member, and press Enter. The member end is extended by the value set for Material Increase, with tooling placed at the distance specified for Tool Location.
Additional info: • * NOTE! The System Name (i.e., data file) determines your available actions, • Scroll for details about the Explicit Tool Options dialog.

Explicit Tools Options
System Name	Shows the data file in use. Cannot be changed via this dialog.
Drafting Color	Sets what color to use for the tooling indicator line. Click the ellipsis (...) to change colors.
Tool Alignment	(For notches and service holes only) Sets where to place a tooling action relative to the line you draw through member(s).

Detail Information

(Shows available tooling actions, as determined by the data file in use.)

Possible tooling actions:

Bolt with Web Holes	Dimple	Five Hole
Five Web Hole	Flat Dimple	Flange Chamfer
Flange Hole	Flange Slot	Left Flange Notch
Left Partial Flange Notch	Lip Notch	Long Service Hole
Right Flange Notch	Right Partial Flange	Service Hole
Swage	Triple Web Hole	Truss Chamfer
Web Chamfer	Web Notch	Web Tab

Member End Action	(Sets what happens when you hold Alt
Material Increase	Sets the length by which to extend the selected end of a member.
Tool Location	Sets the distance from the end of an extended member to add tooling action.

Find a panel or frame (FFIND)

Command name: FIND_ITEM	Space(s): Layouts space; Detail spaces
Purpose: Locates a specified, labeled wall panel, joist, or truss in its layout or identifies its detail sheet.
Usage: To locate an item in its layout (in Layouts space) or to identify its detail sheet (in Detail spaces):
1. Type FFIND and press Enter. 2. Type the item's label and press Enter. A marker appears indicating its layout location or its detail sheet. A marker appears in
Additional info: • TIP! Use the IntelliCAD-standard FIND command to search for specified text. • NOTE! Use the label command to give wall panels, joists, or trusses labels.

Add gridlines (GL)

Command name: GRIDLINE	Space(s): Layouts space; Detail spaces
Purpose: Allows you to create a grid by drawing a series of alphanumerically identified horizontal and/or vertical lines (as set in BSET).
Usage:
1. Type GL and press Enter. 2. Select a start and end point for the first line and press Enter. This sets the length of each subsequent line.* 3. For each subsequent line, select a location and press Enter. 4. Press Enter again to end the command.
Additional info: • *NOTE! Steelwise prompts you to enter a letter/number if Prompt for Marker text is set to Yes in BSET. • Type LI and select a gridline to change its color, line type, etc.

Integrity checks (IC)

Command name: MEMBER_CHECK	Space(s): Layouts space
Purpose: Use this command to identify drafting and layout errors when creating wall layouts.
Usage:
With wall layout border in focus: 1. Type IC and press Enter. 2. (Optional) Type S and press Enter to change what to check (as set in PSET). 3. Press Enter to check all items in the border or select items and press Enter to check specific items. A window appears summarizing detected issues, with severity warnings, and a colored marker appears in the layout indicating where an issue was found (see below for details).

Possible results of an integrity check
Issue message	Severity	Marker color
No reference points/x reference points within view	Critical Error	N/A
wall(s) not coded	Warning only	Cyan
wall(s) not labelled		Yellow
wall(s) found not touching others		Blue
walls found overlapping others		Yellow
wall(s) over maximum length		Magenta
wall(s) over trucking limits		Magenta
opening(s) across two panels		Yellow
brace(s) across openings		Yellow
wall(s) with no dead loads		Blue
wall(s) found with duplicate labels		Green
items with no detail sheets	N/A	Red

NOTE! FRAMECAD recommends fixing any reference point issue before proceeding

Insert detail (ID)

Command name: INSERT_DETAIL	Space(s): Layouts space; Detail spaces
Purpose: Adds a pre-defined item to a wall, joist or truss layout or to a wall, truss, or joist detail sheet. Allows you to define an item to add to a layout or detail sheet.
Usage:
To insert a defined item: 1. Type ID and press Enter. The Detail Inserts dialog appears. 2. Select Panel, Truss, Floor, or Roof for Detail Type, and select an item for Detail Name. 3. Change other settings, as required. 4. Click Insert. 5. Select a location in a layout or detail sheet to insert the item. To define an item, in the Detail Inserts dialog: 1. Select Panel, Truss, Floor, or Roof for Detail Type. 2. Select Add Detail for Other Actions. 3. Click Add. 4. Select an item, press Enter, and click anywhere. A text editor appears. 5. Enter a name for the item and click Change. You can now select the item from the Detail Name field the next time your type ID.

Label walls, trusses, or joists (LA)

Command name: LABEL	Space(s): Layouts space
Purpose: • Adds labels to selected wall panels, trusses, or joists, using the prefixes and rules (as set in PSET, TSET, and JSET). • Updates information (e.g., cutting lists) to reflect any changes, if needed. • Prompts you to specify a level (e.g., ground level, first floor) to include in the border label, if Use Sheet Level ID’s in BSET is set to True*.
Usage:
1. Focus on a border with a layout. 2. Type LA and press Enter. 3. Follow any prompts to complete labelling. To specify a level (if prompted): 1. A dialog will appear. Enter a level (e.g., a floor name) for Prefix Text. 2. Click Save*.

Move view (MV)

Command name: MOVEVIEW	Space(s): Layouts space; Detail spaces
Purpose: Moves selected items from one border to the same relative location in another border.
Usage:
1. Focus on a border with items to move. 2. Type MV and press Enter. 3. Select item(s) and press Enter. 4. Select a border of detail sheet to move items to.

Quick text input (QT)

Command name: QUICK_TEXT	Space(s): Layouts space; Detail spaces
Purpose: Adds a specified text to a selected location in a border or detail sheet. Allows you to add custom text or remove text.
Usage:
1. Type QT and press Enter. A dialog appears. 2. Select a category. 3. (Optional) Enter custom text and click Add Text. The text is added to the list. 4. Select text from the list and click Insert. 5. Select a location for the text.

Reference point input (REF)

Command name: REF_POINT	Space(s): Layouts space
Purpose: Adds a primary reference point or secondary reference point to a selected location in a border. Reference points ensure that loads transfer from trusses and joists to the underlying walls.
Usage:
Focus on the border with the lower/lowest-level wall layout, then: 1. Type REF and press Enter. 2. Click a location in the border to insert the primary reference point or Hold alt and click a location to insert a primary reference point (in the border in focus) and secondary reference points at the same location in all other borders. *NOTE! If you do not add secondary reference points simultaneously, you must run the REF command again to add a secondary reference for any other border with a layout. Be sure all reference points are in the corresponding location in each border. The reference points appear in layouts with their initial and reference number (i.e., P1, S1).
Additional info: • NOTE! Rules for using reference points: 1. A border can have only one reference point. 2. A structure must have one primary reference point and at least one secondary reference point. 3. All reference points must be in the same corresponding location in their respective borders. 4. If you are detailing a second structure in the same job file, you must add an additional primary reference point (Type REF, press Enter, select P when prompted, and insert the reference points). An added primary and secondary reference points will share the same reference number (i.e., P2, S2). • TIP! Insert the primary reference point at a location where the building outline is the same at each level (i.e., a part of the structure that is common to all layouts). This makes it easier to ensure all layouts align correctly.

Reset registry (RESETALL)

Command name: RESETALL	Space(s): Layouts space; Detail spaces
Purpose: Reverts Steelwise to its default settings.
Usage:
• Type RESETALL and press Enter.
Additional info: CAUTION! Use with caution. Changes made to Steelwise settings since installation will be lost.

Revision cloud (REV)

Command name: REVISION_CLOUD	Space(s): Layouts space; Detail spaces
Purpose: Allows you to draw red rectangular border to indicate changes in a border of detail sheet.
Usage:
1. Type REV and press Enter. 2. Follow prompts to draw your cloud.

Section properties and capacities (SECT)

Command name: SECT	Space(s): Layouts space; Detail spaces
Purpose: Shows properties and capacities of various section profiles based on specified inputs. Typically used to provide information to engineers about specified profiles.
Usage: 1.Type SECT and press Enter. 2. Enter/select inputs (e.g., section name, design code, etc.) as required.

Set 3D marker in the Model space (SETREF)

Command name: SETREF	Space(s): Layouts space
Purpose: Allows you to copy an entity from the Layouts space to the corresponding location in the Model space based on a 3D reference marker inserted in a layout.
Usage:
In the Layouts space: 1. Type SETREF and press Enter. 2. Click the corner of an entity in a border. A 3D marker is added to the Model space (and to the corresponding location in the border where a primary reference point was added). 3. Type COPYBASE, select the corner of the entity, then select the entity. 4. Go to the Model space. Ensure the node entity snap is selected. 5. Press Ctrl + V and click the 3D marker.

Show entity start point or engineering failures (SHOW)

Command name: SHOW	Space(s): Layouts space; Detail spaces
Purpose: Shows the starting end of a selected entity or if a wall panel, truss or joist has an engineering failure.
Usage:
1. Type SHOW and press Enter. 2. To show a starting end: Select an entity and press Enter. To find engineering failures: Press Enter. A colored starburst (asterisk) appears where the entity starts or in a layout or at a detail sheet if a wall panel, truss, or joist has an engineering failure.

Code a support line (SL)

Command name: TRUSS_LINE	Space(s): Layouts space
Purpose: Codes a selected line or polyline as a support for trusses or josts.
Usage:
1. Type SL and press Enter. 2. Select line(s) to code and press Enter. The lines will change color. NOTE! Steelwise will now treat segments of a polyline as individual lines.

Snap a cursor angle at 45° (SN)

Command name: SN	Space(s): Layouts space; Detail spaces
Purpose: Rotates the cursor crosshairs by 45°.
Usage: Type SN and press Enter.

Spool point (SP)

Command name: SPOOL_PRINT

Space(s): Layouts space; Detail spaces

Purpose: Allows you to print selected borders or detail sheets.

Usage:

1. Type SP and press Enter. A dialog appears.

2. Check/select a printer/output (e.g., PDF), size, source and orientation.
3. Check/select pen library, method options*, quantity and print order.
4. Click Go and follow additional prompts as required.

More info:
• *NOTE! About method options:

Option	Info
Selected Windows	Prompts you to specify a print area when you click Go.
Auto Borders	Prints all borders or detail sheets in the current space.
Current Screen	Prints everything in the current space.
Selected Borders	Prompts you to specify borders or detail sheets when you click Go.

Steel profiles (SS)

Command name: STEEL_PROFILES	Space(s): Layouts space; Detail spaces
Purpose: Allows you to add a specified profile to a border or detail sheet.
Usage:
1. Type SS and press Enter. A dialog appears. 2. Select a profile, member, and other options, and click Draw. 3. Select a location to add the profile.

Software version number (VER)

Command name: VERSION

Space(s): Layouts space; Detail spaces

Purpose: Shows version and licensing information about your installation of Steelwise. Visit Communities to check for and download the latest version.

Usage: • Type VER and press Enter. A dialog appears with the following items:

Item	Info
Current IRX Version	The currently installed version of Steelwise.
Last IRX Version	The installed version when the current file was last saved.
Initial IRX Version	The installed version when the current file was created.
CAD module Version	The version of IntelliCAD that was used to develop the currently installed version of Steelwise.
Platform	Your system's bit-rate.
Operating System	The version of Windows running on your system.
Expiry Date	The license expiration date. Click the ellipsis (...) to view additional details.

The dialog also lists active modules and features.