Quick Key Guide


You can set a broad range of modeling and visualization options in the Dr.Frame environment via simple key strokes. The following table specifies the list of keys and their actions.

Key

Result/Action

1

Turn off vector decomposition

2

XYZ vector decomposition

3

Axial-transverse vector decomposition

4

Toggle force values on/off

5

Toggle moment values on/off

7

Toggle distributed load resultants on/off

8

Toggle visualization of reactions on/off

0

Zero selected support imposed displacement

a

Zoom in

A

Zoom out

c

Toggle member cross section labels on/off

e

Toggle global coordinate axes on/off

f

Toggle member colors

F

Cycle through member displaced drawing modes

g

Group selected members

G

Ungroup selected group

h

Zoom to 'Home' view

i

Perform n-th iteration if '2nd order analysis' enabled

j

Toggle joint isolation

k

Show Load Comination Manager Dialog

l

Toggle load set factor on/off

n

Toggle Joint labels on/off

o

Toggle forces out

r

Refine background grid (mac only)

R

Coarsen background grid (mac only)

s

Toggle Member axial force labels and wall stress display on/off

u

Toggle showing displacements in main view on/off

w

Toggle selected member length labels

Y

Start Live Demo

-

Reverse selected Loads' directions

=

Auto fit structure in current view

<

Select next load

>

Select prevous load

[

Toggle normalization in moment and shear diagrams (normalized to allowables / raw values)

]

Toggle second order strength reduction

,

Toggle 2nd order analysis (on/off)

.

Toggle Load arrow size (fixed/proportional)

/

Toggle StiffnessReduction


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