PDMS Shortcuts

PDMS is a 3D modelling software for modelling civil structures, process equipments and piping networks as well as various electrical and instrument components. Here is a list of shortcuts to help you increase your productivity in PDMS.

General Commands

Shortcuts
1 : SAVEWORK
To Save Current Work
2 : AXES OFF
Axes Switch Off
3 : ADD CE
Add Current Element To Display
4 : REM ALL ADD CE
Remove All From Display And Add Current Element
5 : ALP REQ CLEAR
Clear The Command Line
6 : REM ALL
Remove All From Display
7 : REPR HOLES ON UPDATE
Holes Representation On & Update In Graphical Window
8 : REPR HOLES OFF UPDATE
Holes Representation Off & Update In Graphical Window
9 : Q ATT
To Display The Attributes Of The Current Element
10 : STAT
To Display The Status
11 : UNCLAIM ALL
Uncliming All To Allow The Other User To Work
12 : Q POS $Q
Help
13 : MARK CE
To Display The Name Of The Component Of The Element
14 : UNMARK ALL
To Remove All The Markings From The Graphical Window
15 : ENHANCE CE COL RED
To Change The Colour Of The Current Element
16 : REN /NAME COPY PREV
Copu And Rename The New Component
17 : QUIT
Exits The Pdms Application Without Saving
18 : FINISH
Exits The Pdms Application With Saving
19 : Q MDB
Display The Current Multiple Database
20 : Q USER
Display The Current User Name
21 : Q MEM
Display The Members Of Current Site/Zone/ .. Etc.
22 : F1
Help
23 : F2
Zoom In/Out
24 : F3
Pan
25 : F4
Perspective/Parallel View
26 : F5
Rotate
27 : F6
Walk On/Off
28 : F7
Rotate Wrt Eye/Model
29 : F8
Wire Frame/Solid
30 : F9
Scroll Bar On/Off
31 : F1&F3
Zoom In
32 : F7&F9
Zoom Out
33 : F4/LEFT ARROW
Pan/Rotate Left
34 : F6/RIGHT ARROW
Pan/Rotate Right
35 : F2/DOWN ARROW
Pan/Rotate Up
36 : F8/UP ARROW
Pan/Rotate Bottom
37 : $M
For Loading A Macro File (Project Data)
38 : ADD ALL WITHIN VOL CE 1000
All All The Components With In The 1000 Distance All Around The Ce
39 : Q ATT IDP@
For Getting The Possition Of A Current Element
40 : AXES AT IDP@
Places The Axes At The Current Element P-Point
41 : AXES ON
Make The Axes To Display
42 : CHOO ALL
Reselect
43 : DIR N 45 E
To Orient The Component In The Direction Of N 45 E
44 : Q IDP@ WRT /*
Details With Respect To World
45 : NEW EQUI / COPY /
For Copying & Renaming An Equipment As New
46 : REN / /
47 : REPR OBST ON UPDATE
Make The Obstruction Area To Display
48 : LOCK ALL
Lock Any Hierarchiy
49 : MATCH WITH (NAME,'*ABC*')
Rule For Making Mto Report
50 : Q MEM
To Query The Member
51 : Q OWN
To Query The Owner
52 : THRO CE
Through Current Element
53 : THRO ID@
Through Id Cursor At
54 : THRO IDP@
Through Id "P" Point
55 : Q U IN /*
To Find The Elevation Of Origin With Respect To World
56 : Q SESSION
To Find Out Mdb, Update Date, User Name
57 : Q TEMP
To Query The Temperature
58 : REM ALL
To Remove All From Display
59 : Q DRAWLIST
Summary Of The Site
60 : Q NAME
To Find The Selected Object Name
61 : Q XYPOS
To Know The Xy Position Of The View
62 : UPDATE ALL
To Update The All Views Of The Sheet As Per The Design Modification
63 : AT @
For Relocating The View
64 : BY @
For Relocating The View With Base Point
65 : LVISI T
View Display On
66 : LVISI F
View Display Off
67 : LFRA T
Borders Of View On
68 : LFRA F
Borders Of View Off
69 : DTOFFSET
For Moving Dimtext Location
70 : PLTXT
Projection Line Text
71 : PLTXT '#DIM-0'
For Giving The Nozzle Orientation
72 : PLTXT '-C OF #OWN(C2:)'
To Mark Center Line Of Equipment
73 : PKDIST
Clearance From The Origin
74 : PKEY TOS
Set The Extension Line As Tos
75 : PLTXT 'BOP EL+ #POSU(C2:)'
To Mark Bop Of Pipe
76 : PLTXT 'TOS EL+ #POSU(C2:)'
To Mark Tos Of Structure
77 : NEW GLAB COPY PREV DDNM ID@
Copy Previous Tag
78 : BTEXT '#NAME (C2:)'
For Changing Lable Text (Use Required Option In Place Of Name)
79 : SPREAD REMOTE
For Spreading The Lable Tags Outside The View Limits
80 : ADEGREES 90
To Rotate The Lable Tag By 90 Deg.

Piping Commands

Shortcuts
81 : DELETE BRAN
Delete Branch
82 : Q HSTU
To Display Branch Head Side Tube Attributes
83 : Q LSTU
To Display Component Leave Side Tube Attributes
84 : Q ABORE
To Display Arrive Bore Of A Component
85 : Q LBORE
To Display Leave Side Bore Of A Component
86 : ADD HREF TREF
Add Head & Tail Reference
87 : Q HBORE
To Display The Head Side Bore Of A Branch
88 : Q TBORE
To Display The Tail Side Bore Of A Branch
89 : Q SPRE
To Display The Specification Of The Component
90 : Q PSPEC
To Display The Specification Of The Pipe
91 : NEW ELBO CHOO
Create New Elbo
92 : NEW ELBO SEL WITH STYP EA
To Create The Elbo With Specific Selection Type
93 : AXES AT HPOS
Axes At Head Possition Of The Branch
94 : AXES AT TPOS
Axes At Tail Possition Of The Branch
95 : NEX TUBI
Asking For Tube Being On The Component
96 : Q ITLE
To Display The Length Of The Tube Between Two Components
97 : Q HREF
To Display The Head Reference Of A Branch
98 : Q TREF
To Display The Tail Reference Of A Branch
99 : Q DIR
To Display The Direction Of The Selected Component
100 : CONN PH TO FIR MEM
Connect Branch Head To The First Member Of The Branch
101 : CONN PT TO LAS MEM
Connect The Branch Tail To The Last Member Of The Branch
102 : Q ORI
To Display The Orientation Of Selected Component
103 : DIST
Giving The Distance Between Two Component Centers
104 : CLEA (SPOOL)
Giving The Spool Distance Between Two Components
105 : Q CATREF
To Display The Catalogue Reference At Component Level
106 : CONN
Connect
107 : FCONN
Force Connect
108 : Q STYP
To Display The Component Selection Type
109 : Q DTXR
To Display The Detail Text(Description Of The Component
110 : DRAG BY E 1000
Strech The Component By East 1000 (Not Prefered)
111 : Q MTXX
To Display The Material Of The Component
112 : Q MODE
To Display The Mode Of Direction (For/Back)
113 : FOR
To Set The Forward Mode
114 : BACK
To Set The Backward Mode
115 : FIRST MEM
To Navigate The First Member
116 : LAST MEM
To Navigate The Last Member
117 : FIRST FLAN
To Navigate The First Flange In Hierarchy
118 : Q PARA
To Display The Parameters
119 : Q ACONN
To Display The Arrive Connection Detail Of A Component
120 : Q LCONN
To Display The Leave Connection Details Of A Component
121 : DIR TOW NEX
Direction Towards The Next Component
122 : Q REF
To Display Reference
123 : INCL
Include
124 : ORI AND P3 IS UP
Orient P3 Of Tee To Up (Specified Direction)
125 : OWN
Navigate Owner
126 : GOTO OWN
Go To Owner Of The Selected Component
127 : Q ABOP/LBOP
Details Of The Arrive/Leave Boptom Of Pipe
128 : Q ANGLE
Details Of A Angle Of An Elbo
129 : Q ATLE
Length Of First Tube Of A Branch
130 : ATTYPE CCNN
Comment Attachment Without Dimension
131 : ATTYPE CCCC
Comment Attachment With Dimension
132 : ATTYPE XXXX
Atta For Setting The Isometric Limit
133 : CH CE
Check Current Element (For Consistency Check)
134 : DIR TOW NEXT ELBO
Align A Elbo With The Next Elbo
135 : DIR TOW ID@
Align The Elbow
136 : EXTEND 100 START/END
Extend By 100 The Start/End Of A Cross Member
137 : Q HCON/TCON
Details Of Head/Tail Connection Of A Branch
138 : Q HDIR
Direction Of The Flow From The Branch Head
139 : Q HPOS/TPOS
Details Of Head/Tail Possition Of A Branch
140 : Q ISPE
Insulation Specification
141 : ISPEC NULREF
For Removing Insulation
142 : SPKBRK T
For Removing Insulation (Use In Case Fof Atta)
143 : LOOSE
Used By Isodraft Where Flange Is Supplied Loose
144 : MTOC DOTD
Mto Component Dotted With Dimension
145 : MTOC DOTU
Mto Component Dotted With Out Dimension
146 : MTOC OFF
Mto Component Off
147 : NEX CONN
Next Connect
148 : NEX THRO CE
Move The Current Componet To Next
149 : ORI AND P3 IS TOW ID@ & DIR TOW ID@
Aligning The 3Rd P-Point Of A Tee Towards Next Elbow
150 : Q P3
Details Of P-Point P3 (In Case Of Tee Only)
151 : Q PA/P1
Details Of The P-Point 1
152 : Q PL
Derails Of The P-Point 2
153 : STEXT 'TEXT'
Setting The Comment Text
154 : TCONN OPEN
Tail Connection Type Open (Ce Should Be Branch)
155 : TDIR
Direction Of The Flow From The Branch Tail
156 : ISPEC /W
To Give The Insulation
157 : Q LBORE
To Query Leave Bore
158 : Q TBORE
To Query The Tail Bore
159 : THRO PH
Through Pipe Head
160 : THRO PREV
Through Previous
161 : THRO PT
Through Pipe Tail
162 : Q TPOS
To Query Tail Position
163 : Q HCON
To Query The Head Connection
164 : Q TCON
To Query The Tail Connection
165 : Q ACON
To Query Arrive Connection
166 : Q LCON
To Query Leave Connection
167 : ATTYPE FLOW
To Create Flow Direction Of Attachment
168 : DIR N
Direction Of Component Towards North
169 : BACK CONN
Backward Connection
170 : MTOC UNSET
To Freeze The Component From Mto Report

Equipment Commands

Shortcuts
171 : Q PARA
To Display The Parameters
172 : Q CATREF
To Display The Catelogue Reference
173 : Q SPRE
To Display The Specification Reference
174 : Q CREF
To Display The Connection Reference
175 : ADD CREF
To Add The Connection Reference
176 : NEW BOX XLEN 100 YLEN 100 ZLEN 100
To Create New Box With X-Length 100, Y-Length 100 & Z-Length 100
177 : NEW CYLI DIA HEI
To Create New Cylinder By Specifying Diameter And Height
178 : NEW SITE
To Create New Site
179 : NEW ZONE
To Create New Zone
180 : NEW EQUI
To Create New Equipment
181 : NEW SUBE
To Create New Sub Equipment
182 : NEW STRU
Create New Structural
183 : NEW FRMW
To Create New Framework
184 : NEW SBFR
To Create Sub Framework
185 : NEW CYLI COPY PREV BY N 1000
To Create New Cylinder From Previous Cylinder By North 1000
186 : Q POS IDP@
For The Position Of Identified P-Point
187 : AXES AT P1
Axes At "P" Point 1
188 : AXES AT P2
Axes At "P" Point 2
189 : NEXT AXES AT CE
Axes At Next Current Element In Hierarchiy
190 : NEW VERT COPY PREV
Copying The Previous Vertex
191 : DELETE VERT
To Delete The Vertex
192 : MARK WITH (NAM) ALL NOZZ FOR CE
To Mark Nozzle Name
193 : Q LEVEL
To Query The Current Element Level

Structural Commands

Shortcuts
194 : AXES AT CE
Axes At Current Element
195 : Q CUTL
Cut Length
196 : Q BANG
To Display The Beta Angle
197 : Q POSS WRT /*
To Display The Start Position Wrt World
198 : Q POSE WRT /*
To Display The End Position Wrt World
199 : Q ORI
To Display The Orientation
200 : Q POS WRT /*
To Display The Position Wrt World
201 : BY W 1000 WRT /* 8
Move The Selected Item To West 1000 Wrt World
202 : EXT END 300
To Extend The End By 300
203 : Q NAME
To Display The Name
204 : NAME /NEW NAME
To Remane The Old Name
205 : Q CE
Display The Current Element
206 : Q DESC
To Display The Grid Mark & Also Change The Grid Mark
207 : MARK WITH (DESC) ALL SCTN FOR CE
To Dispay All The Grid Markings
208 : Q JUS
To Display The Steel Justification
209 : UNLOCK ALL
To Unlock
210 : AXES AT POSE
Axes At End Possition
211 : AXES AT POSS
Axes At Start Possition
212 : CTYE
Connection Type At End
213 : CTYS
Connection Type At Start
214 : DESP
Design Parameter
215 : DRNE
Cutting Plane Direction At End
216 : DRNS
Cutting Plane Direction At Start
217 : EREEL
End Release
218 : JLIN
Joint Line
219 : JOLE
Joint Reference At End
220 : JOLS
Joint Reference At Start
221 : JUSLINE / JUSL
Justification Line
222 : NPOS
Node Position
223 : SREL
Start Release
224 : ZDIS
Distance Along Z-Axis Of Owning Section
225 : JUSLINE TOS
To Match The Top Of The Structure With The Existing Or Selected Structe
226 : JUSLINE BOS
To Match The Bottom Of The Structure With The Existing Or Selected Structe