Commands with more than one line of documentation have the full version included below.
Command | Description |
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3D-BATCH-PLAN | Generates 3D models of multiple selected embed and/or guard assemblies |
3D-IN-PLACE | Generates 3D blocks in current drawing from related 2D block selection |
3D-MODEL | Opens a new drawing and generates a 3D model of selected assemblies |
3D-RET | Generates rail return blocks from stair block selection |
CODEMANUAL | Opens the code manual in the default browser |
DD-GUARD | Creates or edits one or more guard rail blocks |
DEVMODE | Toggles development mode on or off |
DISTFROMORIGIN | Shows selected point's displacement from the point 0,0,0 |
DRAW-XBRACE | Draws cross brace frames in section or elevation |
DRAWSHAPE | Draws an AISC shape in section, plan, or elevation |
DUALOFFSET | Offsets a polyline in both directions and closes both ends |
DUMPLANDS | Dumps raw landing data to an Excel spreasheet, opens it, and formats it |
DUMPSTAIRS | Dumps raw stair data to an Excel spreadsheet, opens it, and formats it |
EDITBLOCK | Command to edit any special block with the appropriate dialog |
EDITFINISH | Edits the finish table entry in a fab drawing |
EDITTABLE | Edits the description of an item in a material or hardware table. |
EMBED | Creates or edits one or more embeds |
EMBED-TOTALS | Adds a summary table to embeds sheet |
ENDVIEW | Draws an end view of a stair or landing |
FAB | Creates fab drawings from selected blocks |
FABDATA | Opens fab drawings, extracts shipping data, and saves it to a file |
FABTEMPLATE | Creates a new drawing in the current folder from a built-in template |
GUARDRAIL | Draws a basic 2D guardrail frame |
INSERTROWS | Inserts rows in a fab drawing table |
JOBINFO | Edits the jobinfo file, job.dat |
LANDING | Creates or edits landing blocks |
LANDING-EMBEDS | Draws EM-4s for landing ledgers in main section |
LINE->PIPE | Converts a 3Dpolyline into an extruded pipe |
MANUAL | Opens the user manual in the default web browser |
MARKPREFIX | Displays the next available mark prefix and increments markprefix.txt |
MROTATE | Rotates multiple independent selection sets by the same angle |
QT-TAKEOFF | Creates and inserts a Quiet Tread takeoff table for stairs and landings |
RAIL-SECTION | Generates a rail section |
RAILCIRCLE | Draws a donut with an outline, formatted like a top view handgrab |
RAILS | Draws rail blocks at stair main sections |
RELOADALL | Reloads all the files that have been loaded so far |
RETURN | Draws a handgrab return between two stair flights |
SAVEQUIT | Zooms to extents, purges blocks, and closes the drawing |
SHAPE-LINE | Draws a line representing a beam in 'schematic' plan view |
SHAPE-TEXT | Draws a text label for a DRAWSHAPE section block |
STAIR | Creates or edits stair blocks |
STAIR-ADD-DET | Adds detail numbers to a stair block |
STAIR-DIM-HOR | Adds a run dimension to a stair block |
STAIR-DIM-HOR-OVR | Overwrites a horizontal stair dimension with a run tag |
STAIR-DIM-VER | Adds a rise dimension to a stair block |
STAIR-DIM-VER-OVR | Overwrites a vertical dimension with a rise tag |
TOPVIEW | Draws plan views of stairs and landings |
TOPVIEWHANDGRAB | Formats a polyline as a pipe handgrab in plan view |
TOPVIEWRAILS | Converts an E drawing plan view to R drawing style |
TRANSLATEXDATA | Command to begin legacy block reformatting |
TRIMROWS | Trims empty rows from a fab drawing table |
UPDATE-CHK | Updates checker initials in fab drawings |
UPDATEMARKNO | Updates a single material list mark number in a fab drawing |
XDATALIST | Displays the raw XDATA for an object in a list box |
Expanded command help
DRAW-XBRACE
Draws cross brace frames in section or elevation When drawing a frame on the main landing block, posts are added automatically. If plotting is not selected, the posts come in on the NO PLOT layer along with the frame. This command edits the underlying block definition, so if multiple block references point to the same landing, they will all have the brace frames added.
DRAWSHAPE
Draws an AISC shape in section, plan, or elevation When drawing in section view, you may be prompted for an attachment point, mirroring, and/or rotation. The attachment point can be Top (for beams in main section views) or Center (for columns in plan view). Mirroring is along the spine for channels, and will flip the leg orientation for unequal angles. Angles and columns (i.e. things attached at Center) may be rotated after inserting. This table summarizes the prompts for each shape type in Section perspective: | Type | Attachment point | Mirroring | Rotation | |------+------------------+-------------------+----------------------| | W | Prompt top/ctr | N | When attached at ctr | | HSS | Prompt top/ctr | N | When attached at ctr | | C/MC | Top of spine | Y | N | | L | Corner point | When legs unequal | Y | When drawing in plan or elevation view, you pick two points and the shape is drawn along the line between them. In plan view, the line is the centerline, while in elevation view, the line is the top line.
DUALOFFSET
Offsets a polyline in both directions and closes both ends This command is equivalent to offsetting a polyline twice (once in the positive direction, and once in the negative), drawing connecting lines between the ends of both resulting lines, and joining the result into a closed polyline. The joining lines may optionally be bulged out to create a 180 degree fillet at the end (useful for drawing bent pipe handgrabs in elevation). When DUALOFFSET is run, it first displays the current settings for rounding either end of the line, like this: Current settings: Round head=No Round tail=No on the line before its main prompt. At the prompt, you can input the offset distance to continue or optionally input H or T to toggle the rounding setting for that end. H, for head, means to round the end at the first point of the line, and T, for Tail, means to round the other end. These settings are preserved between calls to DUALOFFSET within the same drawing.
DUMPLANDS
Dumps raw landing data to an Excel spreasheet, opens it, and formats it Columns will be formatted so as to hilight patterns of values. When a column has all the same value (or blank) in all rows, it will be left alone. But when a column has at least one row that doesn't match the rest, all rows will be colored by value so that the pattern can be visually distinguished.
DUMPSTAIRS
Dumps raw stair data to an Excel spreadsheet, opens it, and formats it Columns will be formatted so as to hilight patterns of values. When a column has all the same value (or blank) in all rows, it will be left alone. But when a column has at least one row that doesn't match the rest, all rows will be colored by value so that the pattern can be visually distinguished.
EDITBLOCK
Command to edit any special block with the appropriate dialog This is designed to be set as the default double-click action, so blocks can be edited by double-clicking.
EDITTABLE
Edits the description of an item in a material or hardware table. In a material table, this command also updates the item weight.
ENDVIEW
Draws an end view of a stair or landing When inserting the view, only the X coordinate is considered. The Y coordinate will match that of the main section block. The X coordinate can be to either side of the main section, and the perspective will be handled accordingly, allowing sections to be cut to either side of the main view.
FAB
Creates fab drawings from selected blocks If development mode is enabled, drawings will be re-opened once they are done processing. Otherwise, they are left closed.
FABDATA
Opens fab drawings, extracts shipping data, and saves it to a file This is the replacement for the legacy CF command, but it isn't able to process legacy drawings itself. For any drawings that were not created with the new templates, this command will crash. Removing any of the tables present in a fab drawing will cause this command to crash.
FABTEMPLATE
Creates a new drawing in the current folder from a built-in template Running this command will prompt you for the stair name, as there is no way for the system to know it. It may also prompt for a drawing description for the title block, if one isn't already built in to the template.
GUARDRAIL
Draws a basic 2D guardrail frame This is a placeholder command
INSERTROWS
Inserts rows in a fab drawing table In a generic fab drawing, the tables below the one you choose will be shifted to accommodate the new rows. If inserting rows in the material list above an existing standard-prefix part (e.g. AA; i.e. not pans, STN, QT, or NRT), the mark numbers for parts below will be increased by the number of rows added. This carries to the callouts in the drawing as well. If inserting rows in the assembly table, the quantities in the material table will be updated.
LANDING
Creates or edits landing blocks To create a new landing from scratch, press ENTER at the selection prompt. To create a new landing based on the properties of the two stairs that will connect to it, select both stairs (and nothing else) at the prompt and pess ENTER. To edit a single landing, select it at the prompt and press ENTER. To edit multiple landings in bulk, select them all at the prompt and press ENTER.
LANDING-EMBEDS
Draws EM-4s for landing ledgers in main section The selection filter for this command allows main landing blocks, grid lines (lines only, not polylines, on CENTER layer), and floor-to-floor dimensions (those with 90 degree angles and no text overwrite). If only landings are selected, embeds are located relative to the channels per the standard detail. Selecting grid lines or dimensions causes the embed inserts to be rounded to the nearest inch relative to the nearest grid line or bottom of the enclosing dimension.
MROTATE
Rotates multiple independent selection sets by the same angle This command is mainly useful for saving keystrokes while rotating all the North arrows in plan views. Usage: 1. Run MROTATE 2. Select an object or group of objects and a base point about which to rotate them 3. Repeat step 2 for each combination of selection set and base point 4. Move on from step 3 by pressing ENTER at "Select objects:" prompt 5. Input angle and press ENTER
RAILS
Draws rail blocks at stair main sections This command will draw stair rails, guard rails, wall rails, and handgrab returns at all selected stairs. Returns are only drawn between two flights, so the last flight won't have a return added, even if it should get one. This command can be used to draw either the inside or outside rails for each flight.
SHAPE-LINE
Draws a line representing a beam in 'schematic' plan view This command draws a 3 inch thick polyline with a label, for use in RO plan views.
SHAPE-TEXT
Draws a text label for a DRAWSHAPE section block Running this command and selecting a section block that was created using DRAWSHAPE will put a text label on your cursor for inserting in an RO section view.
STAIR
Creates or edits stair blocks To create a new stair, press ENTER at the selection prompt. To edit a single star, select it at the prompt and press ENTER. To edit multiple stairs in bulk, select them all at the prompt and press ENTER.
TOPVIEW
Draws plan views of stairs and landings To draw a plan view, run this command, select up to 3 stairs and 2 landings, press ENTER, and click to insert. You can have more than 2 landings in a plan view, but they probably won't be laid out how you want. Selecting a single stair will prompt to show it as full or broken, and if broken, which end to show. By default, this command will prefer to show the lower or middle flight as full. It will show the top flight as full if there are only two flights and the top one has a zero distance between.
TOPVIEWHANDGRAB
Formats a polyline as a pipe handgrab in plan view To use, draw a polyline, run TOPVIEWHANDGRAB, select the polyline you drew, and press ENTER. It will be thickened to 1.66 inches, put on RAILS layer, set to color 140, and given an outline on the NO PLOT layer. A 2.33 inch radius fillet will be applied to all points, so this command will fail if the fillet cannot be applied because the points are too close together.
TOPVIEWRAILS
Converts an E drawing plan view to R drawing style To format a plan view for the rail layout, run TOPVIEWRAILS, select all the blocks in the plan view that were created with TOPVIEW, and press ENTER. Material tags and hole centerlines will be removed from the block. Landing channels will be put on the NO PLOT layer. Stair rails, guard rails, wall rails, and handgrab returns will be drawn along with their tags.
TRIMROWS
Trims empty rows from a fab drawing table A row is considered empty if its first column is blank. If inserting rows in the material list above an existing standard-prefix part (e.g. AA; i.e. not pans, STN, QT, or NRT), the mark numbers for parts below will be increased by the number of rows added. This carries to the callouts in the drawing as well. If trimming rows in the assembly table, the quantities in the material table will be updated.