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Multi-character command aliases by category.
BA |
AUTO BALLOON / Creates one or more item balloons used to identify components in drawing views. |
CAT |
CATERPILLAR / Adds a weld caterpillar annotation. |
CB |
CENTERLINE BISECTOR / Adds a centerline bisector. |
CL |
CENTERLINE / Adds a centerline. |
CM |
CENTER MARK / Adds a center mark. |
DI |
DATUM IDENTIFIER SYMBOL / Adds a datum identifier symbol. |
EF |
END FILL / Adds a weld end fill annotation in a drawing view or on a 3D weld bead to represent the hatched or filled region indicating the end of a weld bead. |
F |
FEATURE CONTROL FRAME / Places a feature control frame in drawing files. |
FI |
FEATURE IDENTIFIER SYMBOL / Adds a feature identifier symbol. |
HTF |
HOLE TABLE-FEATURES / Selects feature set (all punch center instances from a single feature). |
HTS |
HOLE TABLE-SELECTION / Selects recovered punch centers individually. |
HTV |
HOLE TABLE-VIEW / Adds a hole table to a view. |
LE |
LEADER TEXT / Adds notes with leader lines to a drawing. |
PL |
PARTS LIST / Creates a parts list. |
RT |
REVISION TAG / Adds revision tags to a drawing. |
RTB |
REVISION TABLE / Creates a revision table. |
ST |
SURFACE TEXTURE SYMBOL / Adds a surface texture symbol. |
SY |
SYMBOLS / Adds sketched symbols to a drawing sheet. |
T |
TEXT / Activates the text tool in a drawing file. |
TB |
TABLE / Creates a table. |
WS |
WELDING SYMBOL / Provides annotation and acts as a grouping mechanism by referencing multiple beads with a single welding symbol. |
C |
CONSTRAINTS / Adds an assembly constraint. |
CO |
COPY COMPONENTS / Creates a copy of the component. |
G |
ROTATE COMPONENT / Activates the Rotate tool. |
IA |
ANALYZE INTERFERENCE / Analyzes assemblies for interference. |
MI |
MIRROR COMPONENTS / Creates a mirror component. |
N |
CREATE COMPONENT / Displays the Create In-Place Component dialog box. |
P |
PLACE COMPONENT / Places a component in the current assembly. |
PC |
PATTERN COMPONENT / Selects one or more components to include in the pattern. |
RA |
REPLACE ALL / Replaces all occurrences of the component in the current assembly. |
V |
MOVE COMPONENT / Activates the Move Component command. |
AR |
AUTOMATIC ROUTE / Automatically routes one or more selected wires into segments based on the shortest path through the network and the segment opening that is closest to the wire start and endpoints. |
BR |
CHECK BEND RADIUS / Checks for bends that do not meet the specified minimum bend radius on segments, and routed and unrouted wires and cables in the active harness assembly. |
BS |
BROKEN SKETCH ENTITY / Sets the start point and endpoint for the length to remove from the cable, wire, or segment. |
CA |
CONNECTOR AUTHORING / Adds Cable and Harness-specific data to complete the definition of connectors for use in Cable and Harness. |
CC |
CREATE CABLE / Creates a cable containing multiple wires that are connected or terminated to selected pins within a harness assembly. |
CF |
CREATE FOLD / Creates fold. |
CR |
CREATE RIBBON CABLE / Creates a ribbon cable between a start and end connector. |
CS |
CREATE SEGMENT / Creates a harness segment. |
CV |
PLACE CONNECTOR VIEWS / Places connector views. |
CW |
CREATE WIRE / Creates a wire between selected pins within a harness assembly. |
E |
EDIT / Edits nailboard sketch. |
EH |
EXPORT HARNESS DATA / Exports harness data . |
F |
FAN IN / Collapses wire stubs on top of one another to reduce the detail or clutter in nailboard documentation. |
FO |
FAN OUT / Equally distributes wire stubs about the endpoint of a segment using the specified angle and sorting direction. |
HA |
CREATE HARNESS / Adds the harness subassembly to an assembly file with the specified name and location, and displays the Cable and Harness tab. |
HD |
HARNESS DIMENSION / Adds a driven, aligned dimension between 2 points. |
HP |
HARNESS PROPERTIES / Custom properties of harness components. |
IH |
IMPORT HARNESS DATA / Imports harness data. |
L |
CABLE & HARNESS LIBRARY / Adds new library definitions, and modifies, copies, and deletes existing library definitions for harness objects such as wires, cables, raw ribbon cables, and virtual parts. |
NB |
NAILBOARD / Specifies the harness assembly and setup to create or edit a nailboard view. |
P |
PIVOT / Fixes segment points so you can drag the selected segment relative to that fixed point.* |
P |
PLACE PIN / Places a pin.* |
PD |
PROPERTY DISPLAY / Displays properties for the selected objects. |
PG |
PLACE PIN GROUP / Automatically places multiple pins with the specified naming, configuration, and orientation on a part. |
RG |
REPORT / Process reports for the active harness assembly. |
RH |
REVIEW HARNESS DATA / Reviews harness data. |
RT |
ROUTE / Routes cables and wires manually. |
RW |
RECONNECT WIRE PINS / Reconnects wire pins. |
SP |
CREATE SPLICE / Creates a splice. |
TB |
TABLE / Creates a table. |
U |
UNROUTE / Unroutes selected wires from selected segments. |
V |
ASSIGN VIRTUAL PARTS / Assigns virtual parts. |
*NOTE: The same alias can perform different commands depending on the design environment and object you are working on.
BD |
BASELINE DIMENSION / Adds baseline dimensions. |
BN |
BEND NOTES / Creates or edits a bend note. |
CN |
CHAMFER NOTE / Adds a chamfer note to a drawing view. |
D |
GENERAL DIMENSION / Adds a dimension to a sketch or drawing. |
HN |
HOLE/THREAD NOTES / Adds a hole or thread note with a leader line. |
O |
ORDINATE DIMENSION SET / Activates the Ordinate Dimension Set command. |
OD |
ORDINATE DIMENSION / Adds an ordinate dimension. |
PN |
PUNCH NOTES / Creates a punch note. |
AV |
AUXILIARY VIEW / Places an auxiliary view by projecting from an edge or line in a parent view. |
B |
BALLOON, BOM / Activates the Balloon tool or displays the BOM Properties dialog box, depending on the work environment. |
BV |
BASE VIEW / Creates a base view. |
BRV |
BREAK / Creates a broken, foreshortened view. |
BO |
BREAK OUT / Removes a defined area of material to expose obscured parts or features in an existing drawing view. |
CR |
CROP / Use to set boundary type and visibility of crop cut lines for crop operations. |
DV |
DETAIL VIEW / Provides circular and rectangular shapes of detail profile. |
PV |
PROJECTED VIEW / Creates a projected view. |
RD |
RETRIEVE DIMENSIONS / Retrieves model dimensions in a drawing. |
SV |
SECTION VIEW / Creates a section view. |
AVI |
PUBLISH MOVIE / Creates AVI animation. |
CC |
CONVERT ASSEMBLY CONSTRAINTS / Converts assembly constraints. |
CSA |
PUBLISH TO STUDIO / Creates studio animation. |
DM |
DYNAMIC MOTION / Dynamic part motion. |
F |
FORCE / Applies force on the selected objects. |
FEA |
EXPORT TO FEA / Exports to FEA. |
J |
INSERT JOINT / Inserts joint. |
MS |
MECHANISM STATUS AND REDUNDANCIES / Provides model status information and guides you through the process of repairing redundant constraints. |
OG |
OUTPUT GRAPHER / Displays graphs and numerical values of all the input and output variables in a simulation during and after the simulation completes. |
RF |
REFERENCE FRAME / Creates a Reference Frame from the input provided. |
SET |
DYNAMIC SIMULATION SETTINGS / Sets options that apply to the entire Dynamic Simulation session. |
TO |
TORQUE / Applies torque on the selected objects. |
TR |
TRACE / Creates the absolute or relative kinematic values (trajectory, velocity, and acceleration) of one or more points placed anywhere on a component. |
UF |
UNKNOWN FORCE / Calculates the required force, torque, or jack to keep a mechanism in static equilibrium for a given position |
A |
ANIMATE RESULTS / Animates the selected simulation results. |
AM |
AXIAL MOMENT / Adds an axial moment. |
B |
PROBE / Displays the simulation results for a specific point on the model. |
BC |
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS / Toggles display of all boundary conditions. |
BD |
BEAM DETAIL / Displays detailed results (diagrams, tables) for the selected beams of a structure. |
BM |
BENDING MOMENT / Applies the bending moment to the selected beam. |
C |
CREATE SIMULATION / Creates a simulation. |
CB |
COLOR BAR / Edits color bar. |
CL |
CONTINUOUS LOAD / Applies and distributes uniform load along the beam you select. |
D |
DIAGRAM / Adds custom user diagram. |
EX |
EXPORT / Exports Frame Analysis to Robot Structural Analysis. |
F |
FORCE / Applies a force of the specified magnitude to the selected faces, edges, or vertices. |
FL |
FLOATING PINNED CONSTRAINT / Adds floating pinned constraint. |
LB |
BEAM LABELS / Toggles display of beam labels. |
LN |
NODE LABELS / Toggles display of node labels. |
LP |
PROBE LABELS / Toggles visibility of probe labels. |
LS |
LOCAL SYSTEMS / Toggles display of beam local systems. |
LV |
LOAD VALUES / Toggles display of load values. |
MA |
BEAM MATERIALS / Enables you to change the material of the beam. |
MO |
MOMENT / Applies the general moment to the selected beam. |
N |
NO SHADING / Turns off the Shaded Results display. |
P |
BEAM PROPERTIES / Provides physical and engineering properties of a frame member, and enables you to customize the data. |
PN |
PINNED CONSTRAINT / Applies pinned constraint when no displacement and free rotation is allowed on beam or node. |
R |
REPORT / Generates a report. |
RE |
RELEASE / Assigns a release of specified degrees of freedom to a selected beam in a structure. |
RL |
RIGID LINK / Enables you to define a rigid link between selected nodes in a frame structure. |
S |
SIMULATE / Runs a simulation. |
X |
FIXED CONSTRAINT / Applies a fixed constraint on selected faces, edges, or vertices |
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2D |
2D DRAWING / Creates one or more drawing documents. |
AM |
ANIMATE RESULTS / Animates the selected simulation results. |
AO |
ADJUST ORIENTATION / Prompts the Adjust Orientation dialog box. |
AP |
ADJUST POSITION / Prompts the Adjust Position dialog box. |
AR |
AUTO RUNNER SKETCH / Creates an auto runner sketch. |
AU |
MOLD BASE AUTHOR / Assigns component attributes before inserting a user defined mold base. |
BC |
BRIDGE CURVE / Connects curves by G2 continuity. |
BL |
MOLD BOOLEAN / Integrates the interference checking function and the Boolean calculation. |
BR |
BOUNDED RUNOFF SURFACE / Creates a runoff surface. |
CC |
COOLING CHANNEL CHECK / Checks cooling channels for safety, interference, and distance between cooling system segments.* |
CC |
PLACE CORE AND CAVITY / Places or deletes imported core and cavity.* |
CD |
CORE/CAVITY / Core/Cavity design and analysis environment. |
CH |
COOLING CHANNEL / Creates a cooling channel.* |
CH |
CREATE HEEL / Creates one or more heels on an insert.* |
CI |
CREATE INSERT / Creates an insert. |
CM |
COMBINE CORES AND CAVITIES / Creates, edits, or deletes a combined core or cavity. |
CP |
PLACE CORE PIN / Places a core pin into a mold. |
CS |
COOLING COMPONENT / Specifies the components that conduct the coolant through the cooling channels. |
CW |
COLD WELL / Defines the cold wells that are at the end of the sprue or on a runner. |
DW |
DEFINE WORKPIECE SETTING / Enables you to generate a rectangular or cylindrical workpiece, which is the precondition for generating the core and cavity. |
EJ |
EJECTOR / Creates an ejector pin to eject a plastic part. |
EM |
EDIT MOLDABLE PART / Edits a moldable part. |
EP |
EXPORT / Exports the mold assembly. |
ES |
USE EXISTING SURFACE / Creates, edits, or deletes the existing patching or runoff surface. |
ET |
EXTEND RUNOFF SURFACE / Extends runoff surface. |
F |
FINISH CORE/CAVITY / Activates core and cavity environment. |
GC |
GENERATE CORE AND CAVITY / Creates the required files for the core and cavity. |
GP |
GATE LOCATION / Sets gate locations. |
GT |
GATE / Adds a gate. |
JM |
JOB MANAGER / Monitors the progress of analyses and, if necessary, stops an analysis. |
LA |
LIFTER / Places a lifter assembly into the mold so the mold can open and close smoothly. |
LR |
LOCATING RING / Creates a locating ring. |
MB |
MOLD BASE / Provides the tools to create a mold base. |
MS |
MANUAL SKETCH / Activates the sketch environment of a part where you can draw an insert sketch. |
NM |
CREATE MOLD DESIGN / Creates mold design. |
PF |
PART FILL ANALYSIS / Reveals information about the flow of polymer through parts. |
PH |
CREATE PLANAR PITCH / Creates planar pitch. |
PI |
PLACE INSERT / Places a previously generated insert in the mold assembly. |
PP |
PLASTIC PART/ Places one or more parts into a Mold Design project. |
PR |
SET PLOT PROPERTY / Sets plot property. |
PS |
CREATE PATCHING SURFACE / Creates patching surface.* |
PS |
MOLD PROCESS SETTINGS / Opens mold process settings.* |
PT |
PATTERN / Duplicates one plastic part and arranges the resulting occurrences in a rectangular, circular, or variable pattern. |
RN |
RUNNER / Creates a runner. |
RR |
RADIATE RUNOFF SURFACE / Creates, edits, or deletes a radiated runoff surface. |
RS |
CREATE RUNOFF SURFACE / Creates a runoff surface. |
SA |
SLIDER / Creates a standard slider. |
SB |
SPRUE BUSHING / Creates a custom or vendor sprue bushing. |
SK |
MOLD SHRINKAGE / Estimates the percentage of shrinkage that occurs based on the mold dimensions.* |
SK |
PART SHRINKAGE / Estimates the percentage of shrinkage on an individual part.* |
SL |
LOCK SET / Creates a side lock or an interlock. |
SM |
SELECT MATERIAL / Selects material. |
SP |
SECONDARY SPRUE / Provides the means to add a new secondary sprue to the mold design and to edit, delete, and adjust the dimensions of the secondary sprue. |
UM |
USER MOLD BASE / Places a user-defined mold base. |
WP |
WORKPIECE POCKET / Creates pockets for a rectangular workpiece. |
E |
EDIT FORM / Edits an existing form to add, remove, or modify controls |
S |
TOGGLE SMOOTH / Activates the toggle smooth command. |
CH |
CHAMFER / Creates a chamfer. |
DE |
DIRECT EDIT / Allows you to make quick edits to existing solids. |
EF |
END FILL / Adds a weld end fill annotation in a drawing view or on a 3D weld bead to represent the hatched or filled region indicating the end of a weld bead. |
F |
FILLET / Creates a fillet in part and assembly files. |
GW |
GROOVE WELD / Creates a groove weld feature in a weldment assembly that connects two face sets with a solid weld bead. |
MI |
MIRROR / Creates a mirror feature. |
Q |
CREATE IMATE / Displays the Create iMate dialog box, for developing iMates. |
RP |
RECTANGULAR PATTERN / Creates rectangular pattern of feature. |
S |
2D SKETCH / Activates the 2D Sketch command. |
S3 |
NEW SKETCH / Activates the 3D Sketch command. |
SH |
SHELL / Removes material from a part interior, creating a hollow cavity with walls of a specified thickness. |
TH |
THREAD / Creates threads in holes or on shafts, studs, or bolts. |
W |
FILLET WELD/ Activates the Fillet tool. |
WS |
WELDING SYMBOL / Provides annotation and acts as a grouping mechanism by referencing multiple beads with a single welding symbol. |
T |
TWEAK COMPONENTS / Tweaks components in a presentation. |
BE |
BEND / Creates a bend. |
CC |
CORNER CHAMFER / Activates the corner chamfer command. |
CF |
CONTOUR FLANGE / Creates a contour flange. |
CR |
CORNER ROUND / Adds fillets or rounds to one or more corners of a sheet metal part. |
CS |
CORNER SEAM / Defines the corner seams you add to sheet metal faces. |
FA |
FACE / Creates a sheet metal face. |
FO |
FOLD / Defines the fold in a sheet metal face along a sketched line that terminates at face edges. |
HEM |
HEM / Creates a folded hem along sheet metal edges. |
PT |
PUNCHTOOL / Defines the punch of a 3D shape into a sheet metal face. |
ST |
SHEET METAL DEFAULTS / Changes the options and parameters for the active sheet metal part from those options defined by the selected Sheet Metal Rule |
A |
BASELINE SET, ANIMATE, ARC / Activates the Baseline Set, Animate, or Arc tool, depending on the work environment. |
A3 |
THREE POINT ARC / Draws a three-point arc using dynamic input. |
AD |
AUTO DIMENSION / Prompts the Auto Dimension dialog box. |
BE |
BEND / Creates a bend. |
CE |
CENTER POINT CIRCLE / Draws a center point circle using dynamic input. |
CH |
CHAMFER / Creates a chamfer. |
CP |
CIRCULAR PATTERN / Creates circular pattern of sketch geometry. |
EL |
ELLIPSE / Creates an ellipse with a center point, a major axis, and a minor axis that you define. |
EX |
EXTEND / Makes surfaces larger in one or more directions. |
FI |
FILLET / Adds fillets or rounds to one or more edges of a part, between two face sets, or between three adjacent face sets. |
H |
FILL/HATCH SKETCH REGION / Hatches or color fills an enclosed boundary in a drawing sketch. |
I |
VERTICAL / Activates the vertical constraint tool. |
L |
LINE / Creates a line or arc. |
MI |
MIRROR / Mirrors sketch geometry about a selected plane. |
MO |
MOVE / Moves selected sketch geometry from point to point, or move a copy of the geometry. |
O |
OFFSET / Duplicates selected sketch geometry, and positions it an offset distance from the original. |
PO |
POINT, CENTER POINT / Sketches points and center points. |
POL |
POLYGON / Creates polygon shapes. |
REC |
TWO POINT RECTANGLE / Draws a two-point rectangle using dynamic input. |
REC3 |
THREE POINT RECTANGLE / Draws a three-point rectangle using dynamic input. |
RO |
ROTATE COMPONENT / Activates the Rotate Component command. |
RP |
RECTANGULAR PATTERN / Creates rectangular pattern of sketch geometry. |
SP |
SPLINE / Creates a spline. |
TC |
TANGENT CIRCLE / Creates circle tangent to three lines. |
X |
TRIM / Activates the Trim command. |
BP |
BEND PART / Bends a portion of a part. |
E |
EXTRUDE / Extrudes a profile. |
H |
HOLE / Creates a hole in a feature. |
LO |
LOFT / Creates lofted features or bodies by blending multiple profiles into smooth shapes between the profiles or part faces. |
R |
REVOLVE / Revolves a sketch. |
SW |
SWEEP / Creates a sweep feature. |
A |
ANIMATE RESULTS / Animates the selected simulation results. |
AC |
AUTOMATIC CONTACTS / Compares automatic contacts. |
BC |
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS / Toggles display of all boundary conditions. |
BE |
BEARING LOAD / Applies a bearing load to a full or partial cylindrical surface. |
BO |
BODY LOAD / Defines angular velocity or angular or linear acceleration for the model. |
CC |
COLOR BAR / Displays the Color Bar settings dialog box where you adjust the color bar display parameters. |
CF |
FIXED CONSTRAINT / Applies a fixed constraint on selected faces, edges, or vertices. |
CP |
CONVERGENCE PLOT / Displays the plot within a dialog box.* |
CP |
PIN CONSTRAINT / Sets the pinned constraint origin and offset.* |
CS |
FRICTIONLESS CONSTRAINT / Applies a frictionless constraint on selected faces. |
CT |
CONTOUR SHADING / Displays color changes using a strict banding between colors. |
FO |
FORCE LOAD / Applies a force of the specified magnitude to the selected faces, edges, or vertices. |
GR |
GRAVITY LOAD / Creates a gravity load. |
MAT |
ASSIGN MATERIALS / Opens the assign materials dialogue box to assign materials to a component. |
MAX |
MAXIMUM RESULT / Turns on and off the display of the point of maximum result in the mode. |
MC |
MANUAL CONTACT / Adds manual contact conditions to selected geometry elements. |
MIN |
MINIMUM RESULT / Turns on and off the display of the point of minimum result in the model. |
ML |
LOCAL MESH CONTROL / Adds a local mesh control. |
MO |
MOMENT LOAD / Applies a load of the specified magnitude around the axis and perpendicular to the face. |
MS |
MESH SETTINGS / Specifies the mesh sizing and coarseness. |
MV |
MESH VIEW / Displays the element mesh used in the solution with the result contours. Also displays the mesh over the undeformed model. |
N |
CREATE SIMULATION / Creates new simulation. |
NP |
NO SHADING / Turns off the Shaded Results display. |
P |
PROBE / Activates the Probe command. You place probes as needed in areas of interest to display the stress values for that point. |
PL |
PROBE LABELS / Toggles the visibility of probe labels. |
PR |
PRESSURE LOAD / Pressure load. |
R |
REPORT / Generates a report. |
RF |
REMOTE FORCE LOAD / Applies a force of the specified magnitude to the selected face. |
S |
SIMULATE / Runs a simulation. |
SC |
RESULT DISPLACEMENT SCALE / Adjusts displacement scale. |
SET |
STRESS ANALYSIS SETTINGS / Activates the stress analysis settings dialog box. |
SM |
SMOOTH SHADING / Displays color changes using a blended transition. |
SS |
SAME SCALE / Maintains the same scale while viewing different results. |
T |
PARAMETRIC TABLE / Accesses the parametric table to specify design constraints and parameter ranges. |
LA |
EDIT LAYERS / Specifies a layer name and attributes for common display properties of drawing objects. |
M |
MEASURE DISTANCE / Opens the Measure Distance window. |
OP |
APPLICATION OPTIONS / Opens the Application Options settings. |
SE |
EDIT STYLES / Style and Standard Editor. |
AT |
TUBE & PIPE AUTHORING / Authors an iPart or a normal part for publishing to the Content Center Library. |
CF |
CONNECT FITTINGS / Connects existing fittings. |
DR |
DERIVED MOTION / Creates or edits a derived route. |
ES |
EDIT BASE SKETCH / Edits the base 3D sketch. |
HL |
HOSE LENGTH / Edits hose length by changing end tangency weights. |
IG |
INCLUDE GEOMETRY / Introduces reference geometry to the route sketch. |
IN |
INSERT NODE / Inserts route node into segment. |
IO |
ISOGEN OUTPUT / Saves a file with a specified name and ISOGEN file type. |
MN |
MOVE NODE / Drags node to a new location. |
MS |
MOVE SEGMENT / Drags segment to a new location. |
NR |
NEW ROUTE / Adds new rigid piping and bent tubing routes to a pipe run. |
PF |
PLACE FITTING / Picks up a fitting from your project work space to place into the active run. |
PR |
CREATE PIPE RUN / Creates pipe run.* |
PR |
POPULATE ROUTE / Populates route.* |
RT |
ROUTE / Starts or continues route definition. |
ST |
TUBE AND PIPE STYLES / Copies and modifies existing style definitions and delete styles you no longer use. |
WT |
GROUNDED WORK POINT / Grounded Work Point. |
ORBIT |
FREE ORBIT / Rotates a model about the center of the screen or about axes in model space. |
PAN |
PAN / Pans the view. |
VC |
VIEWCUBE / Toggles the view of the ViewCube. |
Z |
ZOOM WINDOW / Zooms in on a specified area. |