Dietrich's Software Shortcuts Reference

Dietrich's Software Shortcuts Reference - Organized by Complexity

Note: Organized from basic operations to advanced features. D-CAM = Dietrich's Computer Aided Manufacturing

1. Basic file & navigation

File operations

Key	Function
1-1-1	New
1-1-2	Open
1-1-3	Save
1-0-6	Exit Program
1-1-6	Undo
1-1-7	R&Do

Views & navigation

Key	Function
9-1	Arbitrary
9-2	Plan View
9-3	Side View
9-4	Front View
1-7-1	Display Style
9-6-1	OpenGL Work Space
9-06	OpenGL Render

Program modules (basic access)

Key	Function
1-2-1	Ground Plan
1-2-2	Wall Design
1-2-3	Ceiling Area
1-2-4	Ceiling Design
1-2-5	Roof Calculation
1-2-6	Roof Design
1-2-7	Dormer Design
1-2-8	Truss Design
1-2-9	D-CAM Free Design

2. Basic drawing tools

Simple drawing elements

Key	Function
02-2-1	Single Point
02-3-1	Line
02-3-2	Centre Line
02-3-3	Box
02-4-1	Circle/Centre-Rad
02-5-1	Arc 3 points
02-7	Properties
02-8	Delete

Basic text & annotation

Key	Function
6-6-2	Text
6-6-2	Multi Line
6-4-3	Leader
6-5-1-1	Height Flag

3. Building elements (intermediate)

Walls (core building elements)

Key	Function
2-2	Wall Properties
2-3	Wall Definition
3-1	Unite Corners
3-2	T-Joints
3-3	Separate
3-9	Separate
3-2-4	Actual
3-6-1	Exit Wall
3-6-3	Properties
3-6-5	Height
3-6-6	Wall Direction
3-6-7	Intersecting

Basic openings

Key	Function
4-1	Door Square
4-4	Door Corner
4-3	Door Corner
4-7-1	Window Square
4-7-4	Window Diamond
4-7-5	Window Curved
4-9	Exit Window

Ceiling areas

Key	Function
2-2	Ceiling Properties
2-3	Ceiling Dimension
3-1	Edit Ceiling
3-2-1	Properties
3-3-7	Height
4-1	Openings
4-1-9	Square
4-1-4	Arbitrary
4-1	Edit Opening

4. Structural elements (intermediate-advanced)

Basic structural components

Key	Function
2-1	Survey
5-1-1	Beams
5-1-2	Wall Plate
5-2	Vertical Beam
5-3	Beam - Angle
5-2	Beam - 2 Points
5-7	Butler Beam
5-1-5	Change Section

Selection & organization

Key	Function
2-6-3	Wall/Floor Selection
2-4-3	Ceiling Selection
4-2	Organize
6-4	Building MOS

Sketching tools

Key	Function
5-9	Sketching
5-9-5	Delete Sketching
5-1-1	Deck Sketching
5-7	RFQ Objects

5. Roof construction (advanced)

Basic roof tools

Key	Function
2-3	Roof Surface Prop.
2-4	Line Prop.
2-5	Roof Calculation
2-6-1	New Roof Outline
2-6-2	New Roof Surface

Roof components

Key	Function
5-1	Rafter from Profile
5-2	Rafter
5-3	Starting Rafter
5-5	Copy Rafters
5-6	Cut Rafter
5-6-4	Under Beam

Advanced roof elements

Key	Function
5-3-1	Plates from Profile
5-3-2	Plates
5-3-3	Ridge Plates
5-3-4	Rafter Plates
5-4-1	Hip Rafter
5-4-2	Valley Rafter
5-4-3	Valley/Cut Rafter from Profile
5-6	Tin from Profile
5-6-4	Purlins from Profile

Complex roof operations

Key	Function
2-5-1	Grid Opening
2-6-1	All Building Sides
2-6-3	Grid Mk N Surface
2-6-4	Wynja N Surface
2-9-7-2	Position Dormer
2-9-7-4	View Dormer
2-9-7-4	Delete Dormer

Roof openings

Key	Function
6-1-1	Chimney
6-2-4	Sky Light
6-5	Full Opening
6-6	Niche/Opening

6. D-CAM manufacturing (advanced)

Basic D-CAM operations

Key	Function
2-1-1	Create
2-3-1	Constant Section
2-3-2	Copy parametrically
2-1-5	Only About
7-2	Activate
7-5	Single
7-7	Filter

Shape & cutting operations

Key	Function
3-2-2	Single Shape-Tip
3-1-4	Reverse Cut
3-4-6	Check Cut
3-3-1	Iron
3-2-1	Down Rail
3-5-1	Markers

Advanced manufacturing

Key	Function
6-7-5	Mechanical-Lap
2-1	Graphics - Tool Layout

7. Joints & processes (expert)

Connection types

Key	Function
6-3-1	Cut Off
6-3-4	End Joint
6-4-1	End Joint
6-1-3	End Joint
6-6-5	Step Joint
6-6-5	Step Joint
6-8-1	T-Joint

8. Advanced features & integration

Hot tools (advanced shortcuts)

Key	Function
6-2-1	Hot Distance
6-9-2-4	Hot Best Suite
6-9-2-6	Hot Best Suite
6-9-1-1	Hot Best Suite

Program integration

Key	Function
6-9-1	Project Data
10-1	D-CAD 2D
10-2-4	AutoCAD DXF1
10-2-4	D-Live Beam
10-2-4	D-Live Panel
10-1	Voll Guideline Editor

Libraries & resources

Key	Function
5-1	Ground Plan
5-1	Wall Defaults
5-2	Metawork
5-3	Connectors
5-4	2D
5-4	Drawing Section

9. Data management & output (expert)

Import/export

Key	Function
6-4-4	DWG/DXF
6-4-8	IFC
6-4-7	SAT
6-5-5	DWG/DXF
6-5-6	3D Studio
6-5-7	SAT

Reports & lists

Key	Function
6-1	BOM
6-2	Dimension Takeoff

Drawing output

Key	Function
6-1-5	Walls Layout
6-1-6	Floor Drawing
6-1-8	Masonry Drawing
6-1-9	Ceiling
6-1-6	Cutting Drawing
6-1-6	Roof
6-1-6	Road Surface Line
6-1-7	Rafter-plan-Oblag
6-1-4	Single Beam Oblag
6-1-5	Single Plane Oblag

Learning path recommendation:

1. Start with Sections 1-2: Basic file operations and drawing tools

2. Progress to Section 3: Learn building elements (walls, openings, ceilings)

3. Move to Section 4: Master structural components and organization

4. Advance to Section 5: Tackle roof construction (most complex structural element)

5. Explore Section 6: D-CAM manufacturing features for fabrication

6. Master Sections 7-9: Joints, advanced integration, and output for professional work

Disclaimer: Based on careful OCR review. Users should verify shortcuts in actual software.