File

New Open Close Extract From… ──────────── Save Save As… Save All Extract to… ePack… Publish to HTML… ──────────── Page Setup… Page Setup Wizard… Print Styles… Print Style Manager Underlay Manager Print Preview… Print… Print Queue… ──────────── Summary Info… Store Thumbnails ──────────── Send… Share ►      Share with Contacts      Run Contacts Manager ────────────
Drawing Utilities ►      Purge

Edit

Undo Redo ──────────── Cut Copy Copy In Place Paste Paste Special… ──────────── Clear ►      Selection      All      Construction      All Constructions      Select All Select By ►      Query…      Entity Type…      Color…      Layer…      Attribute…      Fence ──────────── Links… Select Edit Tool

View

Redraw Regen Model Space ──────────── Zoom ►      Previous View      Zoom Window      Selection ──────────── Zoom In Zoom Out ──────────── Full View Extents Printed Size Uniform for all views Pan ►      Pan to Point ────────────
Vector Pan Orbit ►      Examine Camera ►      Properties…      Place to Drawing Center      Look to Drawing Center      Look to in Front Graphic Camera Roll ►       RotateLeft       RotateRight Camera Turn ►       TurnLeft       TurnRight       TurnUp       TurnDown Camera Slide ►       Left       Right       Up       Down Camera Distance ►       Forward       Back ──────────── Cameras… Insert Camera ►       Camera by View       On a Normal to View       In Parallel to View       By 2 Points Walk ►       Walk       Slide       Turn       Roll       Aerial View ──────────── Viewports ►       Viewport       Update Viewport Boundary       Update Viewport Cache ►       Selected       All       Model Space(Floating) Named Views ►       Named View…       Create View 3D Views ►       Plan ►           By World           By WorkPlane      ────────────      Top      Bottom      Left      Right      Front      Back      ────────────      SW Isometric      SE Isometric      NE Isometric      NW Isometric      SW Dimetric      SE Dimetric      NE Dimetric      NW Dimetric Dynamic Cut Plane ►      Add      Show      Edit      Remove ──────────── Apply Multi View Layout Open Multi View Layout Save Multi View Layout ──────────── Display ► USC Icon ►     World Coordinate SystemUser Coordinate System Grid ►     Display     Size 2     Size / 2     Set Origin Cursor ►     Aperture     Crosshairs     Isometric UCS ►     Display Workplane     Show 3D intersections     Display Horizon UI ►     Margins     Background     Scroll Bars     Rulers     Status Bar     Inspector Bar     Toolbars… Visual Styles ►     Wireframe     Hidden Line     Draft Render     Quality Render     Advanced Render ──────────── Movies ►     Movie Setup     Create Object QT Movie     Create Panoramic QT movie ──────────── Lights… Insert Light ►     Ambient     Point     Directional     Headlight     Spot     Sky

Insert

Blocks… Picture ►     From File…     From Image List…     As Object ──────────── PaperSpace ►      Insert      Insert From Template      Rename      Delete      Duplicate      ────────────      Properties…      ────────────      Paper 1 Block Attribute Definition ──────────── File… Create External Reference… ──────────── Hyperlink Underlay ──────────── Object ...

Format

Layers… All Layers Style Manager… Print Styles… Brush Styles… Line Styles… ──────────── Space Units… ──────────── Format Painter Create Block Create Group

Tools

Workspace ►     Customize…     UI Themes… Palettes ►     Tools…     Selection Info…     Variables…     Measurement Info… ────────────     Advanced Rendering Styles…     Blocks…     Colors and Brushes…     Database Connect…     Design Director…     Drafting…     Environments…     Library…     Luminances…     MacroRecorder…     Materials…     Parametric Part Script Editor…     Style Manager…     TurboCAD Explorer… ──────────── Spelling Spell Options… Quick Select… Draw Order ►     Bring to Front     Send to Back ──────────── Forward One Back One Inquiry ►     Distance     Angle     Area     Curve Length     Volume     Surface Area ────────────     Coordinates of the point ──────────── Blocks… Relocate Block/Space Reference point ──────────── Extract Attributes… IFC BIM Data... Finish to Edit Block ──────────── Edit Group Content Finish to Edit Group
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Point Cloud ►
   Import Point Cloud
   Export Point Cloud
   Point Cloud Triangulation
   Subset Point Cloud ──────────── Database ►     Define Fields…     Edit object Data…     Report…     Regenerate  Customize  Options… ──────────── New UCS ►     By View     By World     By Entity     Previous     Named     Edit     By 3 Points     By Z Axis     Origin     By Facet ────────────     Auto Workplane by Face ────────────     Fit to Window Underlay Manager Image Manager UV Mapping Tools File Convertor Parametric Part Manager
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Render Manager
──────────── Wizards ►     Org Chart Wizard…     Page Layout Wizard ──────────── WoodWorking ►     Create Layout Create hatch Patterns Drawing Compare… 3D Print

Draw

3D Object ►      3D Polyline      3D Spline ►           By Control Points           By Fit Points      Helix      3D Mesh      Quick Pull      ────────────      3D Primitives ►           Sphere           HemiSphere      ────────────          Box          Rotated Box      ────────────          Cylinder          Polygonal Prism     ────────────          Torus          Wedge     ────────────          Cone     3D Profile Based►          Simple Extrude          Twisted extrude      ────────────     Sweep     Rail Sweep ────────────     Revolve     Prism     Lofts ►          Lofting          Face2Face Lofting          Branched Lofting     3D Pattern ►          Array Pattern          Pattern By Curve          Radial Pattern          Spherical Pattern          Cylindrical Pattern          Pattern On Polyline Single Line ►     Perpendicular     Parallel     Tangent Arc Point     Tangent to Arc or Curve     Tangent From Arc or Curve     Tangent to 2 Arcs     Minimal Distance     Bisector     Angular Line Construction ►     Horizontal Line     Vertical Line     Parallel     Perpendicular     Perpendicular by line ────────────     Center and Point Circle     Double Point Circle     Triple Point Circle Angular Ray Ray ►     Vertical ray     Horizontal Ray Single Multi Line ►     Polyline     Polygon     Irregular Polygon     Rectangle     Rotated Rectangle     Perpendicular     Parallel ──────────── Single Double Line ►     Polyline     Polygon     Irregular Polygon     Rectangle     Rotated Rectangle     Perpendicular     Parallel ──────────── Polyline Polygon Irregular Polygon Rectangle Rotated Rectangle ──────────── Arc ►     Start / End / Included ────────────     Center and Radius     Start / Included / End ────────────     Concentric     Double Point ────────────     Tangent to Line     Tangent to Arc or Curve     Tangent to 3 Arcs     Tangent to Entities     Tangent to 2 Entities ──────────── Circle ►     Center and Point ────────────     Double Point     Triple Point ────────────     Tangent to Arc or Curve     Tangent to Line     Tangent to Entities     Tangent to 3 Arcs ──────────── Spline, By Fit Points Curve ►     By Control Points     Bezier ────────────     Sketch     Revision Cloud Ellipse ►     Rotated Ellipse     Ellipse     Ellipse Fixed Ratio ────────────     Rotated Elliptical Arc     Elliptical Arc     Elliptical Fixed Ratio Arc Block ►     Create Block     Block Attribute Definition Point ►     Dot     Star     Square     Cross     Circle Arrow ►      Arrow Line      Arrow Arc      Arrow Polyline      Arrow Curve Slot ►
   Slot
   Circular Slot
   Circular Slot by Center and Radius
Hatches ►     Create Hatch     Path Hatching     Pick Point Hatch ──────────── Text ►     Multi Text     Text Parametric Part… ──────────── Table ►
   Table
   Modify Table
   Table Import
   Table Export Tolerance Gear Contour Profile Along Path Surface Roughness TextAlongCurve Weld Symbol Gear Contour  Stellated Polygon 

Dimension

Quick Smart ──────────── Orthogonal Parallel Distance Datum Rotated ──────────── Radius Diameter Angular ──────────── Baseline Continuous Incremental ──────────── Leader Multileader

Constraints

Points Coincident Coincident Connect ──────────── Parallel Perpendicular Midpoint ──────────── Tangent Concentric Change Chirality ──────────── Symmetric ──────────── Equal Radius Equal Length Equal Distance ──────────── Fix Geometry Horizontal Vertical Auto Constrain Auto Dimension ──────────── Auto Add Constraints

Architecture

Walls ►     Wall     Wall Dimension     Add Top Wall Modifier     Split     Join     Convert to Wall     Add Bottom Wall Modifier     Add Roof Wall Modifier
    Add Roof Slab Wall Modifier Roofs ►     Add Roof     Add Roof by Walls    ────────────     Edit slope Angle     Add Roof Modifier     Roof Slab ►           Convert to Roof Slab
          Extend a Roof Slab           Miter Two Roof Slabs           Trim Roof Slab by Plane Doors, Windows and Openings ►     Door     Window ────────────
    Insert Opening     Edit Opening Modifier Stairs and Railings ►     Straight Stair     Multi Landing Stair     Spiral Stair     U-Shaped
    Stair by Linework ────────────     Railing Slabs ►     Add Slab By Click     Convert To Slab ────────────     Add Hole     Delete Hole Profile ►     Edit Boundary Profiles     Edit Hole Profiles Terrain ►     Add Terrain     Import Terrain     Terrain from selected points ────────────     Add Terrain Modifier Schedule ►     Schedule ────────────     Add Object to Schedule     Remove Object from Schedule ────────────     Fill Schedule Wizard Section/Elevation ►     Vertical     Horizontal     Section Line Markers ►     Circle Mark     Square Mark     Diamond Mark     Hexagon Mark ──────────── HouseWizard ►     House Wizard ────────────     Build Houses     Hide/Show Room Boxes ────────────     House Setup ────────────     Bedroom     Master Bedroom ────────────     Bath     Kitchen     Laundry ────────────     Living Room     Dining     Family Room     Office ────────────     Entry     Closet     Hallway ────────────     Garage     Deck ────────────     Delete Room Boxes

Modify

Properties Format Painter Object ►     Links Clip ►     Update Viewport Boundary     XClip     Detail Section     Clip Raster Image ──────────── Modify 3D Objects ►     Quick Pull ────────────     3D Boolean Operations ►         3D Add         3D Subtract         3D Intersect         3D Slice         MultiAdd_VB6     3D Assemble ►         Assemble by 3 Points         Assemble Edge and Point         Assemble by Facet ────────────         Assemble by Axis         Assemble by Tangents         Graphic on Path ────────────         Set Assembly Axis     Facet Editing ►         Facet Edit ────────────         Facet Offset ────────────         Pressure Load         Deform to point ────────────         Shell Solid     Modify Edges ►         Fillet Edges         Chamfer Edges ────────────     Bending ►         Bend Sheet
        Bend to Path
        Bend to Sketch         Flange Sheet         Unbend Sheet ────────────         Tube Bend         Tube Flange ────────────         Unfold Face ────────────     Create Surface ►         From Profile         From Faces(s)         From Solid     Create Solid ►         From Surface         From Face(s)
    Surface Mesh ►
        Extrude Face
        Split Face
        Set Symmetry
        Mirror Symmetry
        Remove Symmetry
        Split Face by Isoline
        Solidify
        Add Face
        Merge Smesh
        Join Coplanar Faces ────────────     Thread     Hole
    Gusset ────────────     Imprint Edge
    Imprint
    Tweak Face
    Extract Entity     Extrude to Face
    Stretch Entity
    Twist entity ────────────     Fillet3D     Update Compound Profile ────────────     SAT Healing     TC Surface Simplification  ──────────── Copy ►     Vector     Mirror     Copy in Place Array ►     Linear     Radial     Array ────────────     Fit linear     Fit Radial     Fit Array Transform ►     Move     Rotate     Scale     Generic Transform Recorder ►     Start     Stop     Play     Player     Place on Workplane Stretch Line Length ──────────── Object Trim Multi Shrink/Extend Line Split Offset ►     Offset Chamfer ►     Distance/Distance     Distance/Angle     Length/Angle Fillet2D ──────────── Meet 2 Lines Arc Complement Shrink/Extend Line Convert to curve ──────────── Intersect Double Lines ►     Intersect 2 Double Lines     T-meet 2 Double Lines ──────────── 2D Align ►     Bottom     Middle     Top ────────────     Left     Center     Right ────────────     Along Line 2D Distribute ►     Top     Middle     Space     Bottom ────────────     Left     Center     Distance     Right Arrange Graphics by Path ►     Graphic on Path ──────────── Create Region 2DBoolean Operations ►     2D Add     2D Subtract     2D intersect ──────────── Model Space(Floating) Explode ──────────── Table Chain Polyline Join Polyline MultiLeader Operations ──────────── Section Projection Intersection Wire Wrap 

Modes

Snaps ►     No Snap ────────────     Vertex     Middle Point     Divide Point     Center     Center of Extents     Nearest On Facet     Quadrant Point     Intersection     Grid ────────────     Nearest On Graphic     Tangent     Projection     Opposite     Ortho ────────────     Use WorkPlane Intersections ────────────     Show Magnetic Point ────────────     Extended Ortho     Apparent Intersection ────────────     Snap Options… Coord System ►     Absolute Coords     Relative Coords     Polar Coords     Relocate Origin Lock X position Lock Y position Lock Z position

Ruby Scripts

Toggle Console

Options

Program Setup… General… Desktop… Preference…
Advanced Preferences…
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Native Draw
Native Draw Switching Native Draw…Materials ►     Edit LightWorks Materials     Edit RedSDK Materials     Load Materials     Save Materials     Restore Default Materials     Import Materials     Export Materials Environments ►     Edit Environments     Load Environments     Save Environments     Restore Default Environments Luminance ►     Edit Luminance     Load Luminance     Save Luminance     Restore Default Luminance     Import Luminance     Export Luminance Rendering Styles ►     Edit Rendering Styles     Load Rendering Styles     Save Rendering Styles     Restore Default Rendering Styles ──────────── Drawing Setup… Display… Grid… Space Units… Angle… ACIS… LightWorks… RedSDK… Geo-Location… Render Scene Environment… Render Scene Luminance… Line Styles… Background Color…

Window

New Window Cascade Tile Arrange Icons Close All ──────────── Apply Layout Template Hide Caption Auto Resize Auto Align ──────────── File List

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