Quick Reference
Main tool frame
Element Selection Fence (p. 3)
(p. 3)
Points (p. 5) Linear Element
(p. 4)
Patterns (p. 5) Polygons (p. 5)
Arcs (p. 2) Ellipses (p. 3)
Tags (p. 6) Text (p. 6)
Groups (p. 4) Cells (p. 2)
Measure (p. 4) Dimension (p. 3)
Change Attributes Manipulate (p. 4)
(p. 3)
Delete Element Modify (p. 5)
Other tool frames and tool boxes
Primary ................................................................ p. 2
Standard .............................................................. p. 2
3D Main tool frame.......................................... p. 6
Surface Modeling tool frame ......................... p. 7
Annotation tool frame .................................... p. 8
ACS ...................................................................... p. 9
B-spline Curves tool frame ............................ p. 9
Database.............................................................. p. 10
DD Design tool frame ..................................... p. 11
Dimensioning tool frame............................... p. 12
Drop .................................................................... p. 13
Engineering Links ............................................. p. 13
Fillets ................................................................... p. 14
Isometric.............................................................. p. 14
Match ................................................................... p. 14
Multi-line Joints ................................................... p. 14
Redline ................................................................ p. 15
Reference Files.................................................... p. 15
2D View Control ................................................. p. 15
3D View Control ................................................. p. 15
Rendering Tools.................................................. p. 16
Animation Tools tool frame .......................... p. 16
View Control Bar ................................................ p. 17
2000 Bentley Systems, Incorporated
Primary tool bar
Active Color
Active Level
Active Line Style
Active Line Weight
Element Information
Start AccuDraw
Standard tool bar
New File
Open File
Save Design
Print
Cut
Copy
Paste
Undo
Redo
SELECTservices
Help
Arcs tool box
Place Arc
Place Half Ellipse
Place Quarter Ellipse
Modify Arc Radius
Modify Arc Angle
Modify Arc Axis
Cells tool box
Place Active Cell
Place Active Cell Matrix
Select and Place Cell
Define Cell Origin
Identify Cell
Place Active Line Terminator
Replace Cells
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Change Attributes tool box
Change Element Attributes
Change Element to Active Area
Change Element to Active Fill Type
Modify Line Style Attributes
Change Multi-line to Active Definition
Match Element Attributes
Match All Element Settings
Dimension tool box
Dimension Element
Dimension Size with Arrow
Dimension Size with Stroke
Dimension Ordinates
Dimension Angle Size
Dimension Angle Location
Dimension Angle Between Lines
Dimension Radial
Change Dimension to Active Settings
Element Selection tool box
Element Selection
PowerSelector
Ellipses tool box
Place Circle
Place Ellipse
Fence tool box
Place Fence
Modify Fence
Manipulate Fence Contents
Delete Fence Contents
Drop Complex Status of Fence Contents
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Groups tool box
Drop Element
Create Complex Chain
Create Complex Shape
Create Region
Add to Graphic Group
Drop from Graphic Group
Group Holes
Linear Elements tool box
Place SmartLine
Place Line
Place Multi-line
Place Stream Line String
Place Point or Stream Curve
Construct Angle Bisector
Construct Minimum Distance Line
Construct Line at Active Angle
Manipulate tool box
Copy Element
Move Element
Move Parallel
Scale
Rotate
Mirror
Align Edges
Construct Array
Measure tool box
Measure Distance
Measure Radius
Measure Angle Between Lines
Measure Length
Measure Area
Measure Volume
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Modify tool box
Modify Element
Delete Part of Element
Extend Line
Extend Two Elements to Intersection
Extend Element to Intersection
Trim Element
IntelliTrim
Insert Vertex
Delete Vertex
Construct Circular Fillet
Construct Chamfer
Patterns tool box
Hatch Area
Crosshatch Area
Pattern Area
Linear Pattern
Show Pattern Attributes
Match Pattern Attributes
Delete Pattern
Points tool box
Place Active Point
Construct Active Points Between Data Points
Project Active Point Onto Element
Construct Active Point at Intersection
Construct Active Points Along Element
Construct Active Point at Distance Along Element
Polygons tool box
Place Block
Place Shape
Place Orthogonal Shape
Place Regular Polygon
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Tags tool box
Attach Tags
Edit Tags
Review Tags
Change Tags
Text tool box
Place Text
Place Note
Edit Text
Spell Checker
Display Text Attributes
Match Text Attributes
Change Text Attributes
Place Text Node
Copy and Increment Text
Copy Enter_Data Field
Copy and Increment Enter_Data Field
Fill In Single Enter_Data Field
Auto Fill In Enter_Data Fields
3D Main tool frame
3D Primitives 3D Construct
3D Modify 3D Utility
3D Construct tool box
Extrude
Construct Revolution
Extrude Along Path
Shell Solid
Thicken To Solid
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3D Modify tool box
Modify Solid
Remove Faces and Heal
Construct Union
Construct Intersection
Construct Difference
Cut Solid
Fillet Edges
Chamfer Edges
3D Primitives tool box
Place Slab
Place Sphere
Place Cylinder
Place Cone
Place Torus
Place Wedge
3D Utility tool box
Align Faces
Change SmartSolid Display
Extract Face or Edge Geometry
Intersect Solid/Surface with Curve
Surface Modeling tool frame
Create Surfaces Modify Surfaces
Fillet Surfaces 3D Queries
Create Surfaces tool box
Construct Surface by Section or Network
Construct Surface by Edges
Place Free-form Surface
Construct Skin Solid/Surface
Sweep Along Two Traces
Construct Helical Surface
Offset Surface
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Modify Surfaces tool box
Construct Trim
Project Trim
Convert 3D
Construct Stitch
Change Normal Direction
Modify Trim Boundary
Change to Active Surface Settings
Split Surface
Extend Surface
Reduce Surface Data
Fillet Surfaces tool box
Fillet Surfaces
Blend Surfaces
Blend Surface Between Rail Curves
3D Queries tool box
Evaluate Surface
Analyze Curvature
Annotation tool frame
Annotate
Drafting Tools
XYZ Text
Annotate tool box
Place Flag
Show/Edit Flag
Update Flags
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Drafting Tools tool box
Place Callout Leader
Place Leader
Place Callout Bubble
Place Section Marker
Place Title Text
Place Arrow Marker
Place Detail Marker
Define Properties
XYZ Text tool box
Label Point Coordinate
Label Element Coordinates
Export Coordinates
Import Coordinates
ACS tool box
Define ACS (Aligned with Element)
Define ACS (By Points)
Define ACS (Aligned with View)
Rotate Active ACS
Move ACS
Select ACS
B-spline Curves tool frame
Create Curves Modify Curves
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Create Curves tool box
Place B-spline Curve
Create Curve by Tangents
Place Composite Curve
Construct Interpolation by Arcs
Place Conic
Place Spiral
Place Helix
Offset Element
Extract Surface Rule Lines
Curve Calculator
Modify Curves tool box
Change to Active Curve Settings
Reduce Curve Data
Extend Curve
Change Element Direction
Convert Element to B-spline
Blend Curves
Drop B-spline Curve
Flatten Curve
Evaluate Curve
Database tool box
Attach Active Entity
Show Linkage Mode
Show Active Entity
Define Active Entity Graphically
Review Database Attributes of Element
Detach Database Linkage
Attach Displayable Attributes
Load Displayable Attributes
Generate Report Table
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DD Design tool frame
Profile Parameter Constraints
Attach Element Geometric Constraints
Evaluate Constraints Modify Constraint
Attach Element tool box
Construct Attached Line String or Shape
Construct Attached Arc
Construct Attached Ellipse or Circle
Attach Element to Point
Align Element with Point and Line
Attach Pen Element to Point
Evaluate Constraints tool box
Re-solve Constraints
Modify and Re-solve Constraints
Describe Selected Construction or Constraint
Geometric Constraints tool box
Constrain Elements
Make Construction or Parameter Invariant
Constrain Point on Construction
Constrain Point at Intersection
Constrain Two Points to Be Coincident
Fix Point at Location
Equate Parameters or Constructions
Modify Constraint tool box
Break Constrained Geometry
Trim Constrained Geometry
Fillet Constrained Geometry
Chamfer Constrained Geometry
Modify Value of Dimension or Variable
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Parameter Constraints tool box
Convert Dimension to Constraint
Assign Equation
Assign Variable to Dimensional Constraint
Profile tool box
Sketch Profile
Convert Element to Profile
Dimensioning tool frame
Linear Dimensions Angular Dimensions
Radial Dimensions Misc(ellaneous)
Dimensions
Linear Dimensions tool box
Dimension Element
Dimension Size with Arrow
Dimension Size with Stroke
Dimension Location
Dimension Location (Stacked)
Dimension Size (Custom)
Dimension Size Perpendicular to Points
Dimension Size Perpendicular to Line
Dimension Symmetric
Dimension Half
Dimension Chamfer
Angular Dimensions tool box
Dimension Angle Size
Dimension Angle Location
Dimension Angle Between Lines
Dimension Angle from X-Axis
Dimension Angle from Y-Axis
Dimension Arc Size
Dimension Arc Location
Dimension Chamfer
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Radial Dimensions tool box
Dimension Radial
Dimension Diameter
Dimension Diameter (Extended Leader)
Dimension Diameter Perpendicular
Dimension Diameter Parallel
Dimension Radius
Dimension Radius (Extended Leader)
Place Center Mark
Dimension Radius Note
Dimension Arc Distance
Misc(ellaneous) Dimensions tool box
Dimension Ordinates
Label Line
Insert Vertex
Delete Vertex
Modify Dimension Location
Reassociate Dimension
Change Dimension to Active Settings
Geometric Tolerance
Drop tool box
Drop Element
Drop Complex Status
Drop Line String/Shape Status
Drop Text
Drop Association
Drop from Graphic Group
Drop Line Style
Drop Associative Pattern
Drop Multi-line
Drop Dimension Element
Engineering Links tool box
Show/Hide Engineering Links
Attach Engineering Link
Follow Engineering Link
Connect to Browser
Load RefAgent
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Fillets tool box
Construct Circular Fillet
Construct Parabolic Fillet
Construct Chamfer
Isometric tool box
Place Isometric Block
Place Isometric Circle
Match tool box
Match All Element Settings
Match Element Attributes
Match Text Attributes
Match Multi-line Definition
Match Dimension Settings
Match Pattern Attributes
Match Curve Settings
Match Surface Settings
Multi-line Joints tool box
Construct Closed Cross Joint
Construct Open Cross Joint
Construct Merged Cross Joint
Cut Single Component Line
Cut All Component Lines
Construct Closed Tee Joint
Construct Open Tee Joint
Construct Merged Tee Joint
Construct Corner Joint
Uncut Component Lines
Multi-line Partial Delete
Move Multi-line Profile
Edit Multi-line Cap
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Redline tool box
Attach Redline File
Detach Redline File
Reference Files tool box
Attach Reference File
Define Reference File Clipping Boundary
Define Reference File Clipping Mask
Delete Reference File Clipping Mask(s)
Define Reference File Back Clipping Plane
Define Reference File Front Clipping Plane
Reload Reference File
Move Reference File
Scale Reference File
Rotate Reference File
Mirror Reference File About Horizontal
Mirror Reference File About Vertical
Detach Reference File
2D View Control tool box
Update View
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Window Area
Fit View
Rotate View
Pan View
View Previous
View Next
Copy View
3D View Control tool box
Zoom
Change View Perspective
Set Display Depth
Set Active Depth
Show Display Depth
Show Active Depth
Change View Rotation
Camera Settings
Render
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Rendering Tools tool box
Define Light
Define Camera
Apply Material
Render
Query Radiosity
Facet Smoothing
Photomatch
View Size
Animation Tools tool frame
Animation Actors Animation Cameras
Animation Settings Animation Preview
Animation Actors tool box
Create Actor
Attach Actor
Manipulate Actor
Modify Actor
Modify Actor Origin
Define Actor Path
Script Actor
Drop Actor
Detach Actor
Animation Cameras tool box
Create Animation Camera
Modify Animation Camera
Script Camera
Camera View
Create Target
Script Target
Animation Settings tool box
Animate General Settings
Animate Global Lighting Settings
Animate Source Lighting Settings
Animate Material Settings
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Animation Preview tool box
Preview First Frame
Preview Previous Frame
Rewind Animation
Play Animation
Preview Next Frame
Preview Last Frame
Preview Frame
Record Script
Record Selected Frames
Freeze Elements At This Frame
View Control Bar
Update View
Zoom In
Zoom Out
Window Area
Fit View
Rotate View
Pan View
View Previous
View Next
Change View Perspective (3D only)
Set View Display Mode (3D only)
Navigate Camera (3D only)
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AccuDraw keyboard shortcuts
Key Effect
<?> Opens the AccuDraw Shortcuts window.
<Return> Smart Lock. In Rectangular coordinates, locks X to 0 if
the pointer is on the drawing plane y-axis or Y to 0 if
the pointer is on the x-axis. In Polar coordinates, locks
Angle to 0°, 90°, -90°, or 180° if the pointer is on a
drawing plane axis or otherwise locks Distance to its
last entered value.
<spacebar> Switches between Rectangular and Polar coordinates.
<O> Moves the drawing plane origin to the current pointer
position.
<X> Toggles the lock status for the X value.
<Y> Toggles the lock status for the Y value.
<Z> Toggles the lock status for the Z value.
<D> Toggles the lock status for the Distance value.
<A> Toggles the lock status for the Angle value.
<L> Locks the current index state.
<N> Activates Nearest snap mode.
<C> Activates Center snap mode.
<I> Activates Intersect snap mode.
<K> Opens the Keypoint Snap Divisor settings box.
<R>,<Q> Used to quickly and temporarily rotate the drawing
plane.
<R>,<A> Used to permanently rotate the drawing plane.
Because it rotates the current ACS, this rotation will still
be active after the tool in use is exited.
<R>,<X> Rotates the drawing plane 90° about its x-axis.
<R>,<Y> Rotates the drawing plane 90° about its y-axis.
<R>,<Z> Rotates the drawing plane 90° about its z-axis.
<F> Rotates the drawing plane to align with the axes in a
standard Front view.
<S> Rotates the drawing plane to align with the axes in a
standard Right view.
<T> Rotates the drawing plane to align with the axes in a
standard Top view.
<V> Rotates the drawing plane to align with the view axes.
<W>,<A> Saves the drawing plane alignment as an ACS.
<G>,<A> Retrieve a saved ACS.
<P> Opens the Data Point Key-in settings box for entering
a single data point.
<M> Opens the Data Point Key-in settings box for entering
multiple data points.
<G>,<K> Opens (or moves focus to) the Key-in window.
<G>,<S> Opens (or moves focus to) the AccuDraw Settings box.
<G>,<M> Opens the More AccuDraw Settings dialog box.
<G>,<T> Moves focus to the Tool Settings window.
<Q> Deactivate AccuDraw.
Last updated June 1, 2000
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