Domus.Cad 14

Reference Manual

Table of content

• General Characteristics
  • Design Area
  • The Coordinate Origin
  • The Display Scale
  • The  Grid
  • Colors and materials
  • The  Layers
  • Paging The Design
  • AREF Codes
  • Category and Set Codes
  • Units of Measure
  • Measuring Angles
  • Numbers, Decimal Points and formulae
  • Work Time
  • Plug-in modules
• Things To Look For
  • Separate Drawing and Selection Modes
  • Automatic wall fusion
  • Immediate creation of a 3D model
  • 3D view updated in real time
  • Walkthroughs in real time
  • Interactive 3D sections
  • Direct paging
  • Double Monitor support
  • Apply objects and Apply Frames
  • Break out parametric limits
  • Several Architectural modeling functions
  • Individual default values
  • Parametric Windows and Doors
  • Interactive Dimensions
  • Algebraic input
  • Other features
• Tools Palette
  • Arrow icon
  • Pen Icon
  • Text Icon
  • Segment (or Lines) Icon
  • Dimentions Icon
  • Rectangle (or Square) Icon
  • Polygons
  • Oval an arch Icons
  • Doors and Windows Icons
  • Wall Icons
  • Stairs Icon
  • Slab Icon
  • Objects, Picture, Attatch Points Icon
  • Camera and Light Icons
  • Layers Icon
• 2D Palette
  • Information Icon
  • Group as Object Icon
  • Separate Object icon
  • Join  icon
  • Cut Icon
  • Intersect Icon
  • Circular Fillet Icon
  • Generate Fillet with Set Radius Icon
  • Generate Fillet with a parabola
  • Join with an Arch Icon
  • Expand or Reduce Icon
  • Alignment of segments Icon
  • Calculate Angle Icon
  • Convert Geometry into text Icon
  • Calculator
  • Divide in Portions Icon
  • Divide in Portions  with attatch Points Icon
  • Find Centre Icon
  • Bring to Front Icon
  • Move Up Icon
  • Move down Icon
  • Send to Back Icon
  • Parametric Streching Icon
  • Convert To Segments Icon
  • Join Coaxial Segments Icon
  • Join Polygons Icon
  • Join Neighboring Segments Icon
  • Join Neighboring Polygons Icon
  • Join Neighboring Segments and Polygons Icon
  • Fill Icon
  • Align Icon
  • Fill sectioned walls Icon
  • Generate Quantities calculation Icon
  • Turn Selection Icon
  • Mirror Selection Icon
• 3D Palette
  • 3D View Icon
  • Separate into faces Icon
  • Sections, Elevations, Perspectives, and Axonometrics Icon
  • Wall Hight Icon
  • Wall Reference Hight Icon
  • Slab Dimensions Icon
  • Generate wall on Segment Icon
  • Generate Wall On Polygon Icon
  • Generate Wall on Floor/Roof Icon
  • Generate Slab on Polygon Icon
  • Generate Polygon on slabs Icon
  • Hole punching in slabs
  • Generate Garret Walls Icon
  • Generate Walls bottom on roof Icon
  • Generate Wall on a vertical outline Icon
  • Extrusions
  • Wall Ends visibility Icon
  • High/Low Walls Icon
• Display Palette
• Attributes Palette
• Coordinates Palette
  • Introduction of coordinates using the coordinates palette
  • Editing of elements using the coordinates palette
• File Menu
  • New
  • Open / Open Generated Technical View
  • Close
  • Save /Save Generated Technical View ...
  • Save As ...
  • Save a Copy As ...
  • Import Art*lantis Materials...
  • Import DXF/DWG file...
  • Export Drawing in PICT Format ...
  • Export Drawing in AREF Format ...
  • Export 3D Model in DXF Format ...
  • Export 3D Model in Metafile Format ...
  • Export 3D Model in Art*lantis format
  • Export Drawing in Domus.Cad v. 12 format
  • Export Drawing in Domus.Cad v. 13 format
  • Export Page in DXF/DWG Format
  • Information ...
  • Page Setup ...
  • Print ...
  • Plotter Set Up ...
  • Plot ...
  • Quit
• Edit Menu
  • Undo XXX
  • Restore XXX
  • Cut XXX
  • Copy XXX/Copy Everything
  • Copy on Disk
  • Paste XXX
  • Paste from Disk
  • Delete XXX
  • Edit XXX
  • Parametric Selection ...
  • Select Active Layer
  • Group as Object
  • Convert Picture to Object
  • Separate Object
  • Save Selection as Object ...
  • Intersection Point
  • Diagonal Intersection
  • Join and Cut
  • Offset Parameters...
  • Process Offset
  • Process Parallel
  • Duplicate XXX
  • Duplicate on Another Layer ...
  • Move to Another Layer ...
  • Process on Active Layer
• Options Menu
  • Snap to Points
    • Extended Snap
      • Activation
      • Priorities for Snap point
      • Snap Mode
      • Perpendicular or axial to starting elements
      • Points Perpendicular to point of  arrival
      • Barycentre
      • Axes or edges
      • Center
      • Tangents
      • Intersections
      • Grid
      • Examples
      • Type of snap per element
      • Snap to Axes
      • Extend Snap to other modes
      • Notes and examples
      • Snap to existing alignments
      • Extended Snap and Constrained Drawing
  • Snap Precision ...
  • Move Shared Points
  • Only Axial Deformation
  • Snap to Grid
  • Grid Parameters ...
  • Drafting Device Angle ...
  • Drafting Device -15
  • Drafting Device +15
  • Move Axis with Cursor
  • Show Origin Axis
  • Show Wall Axis
  • Materials
  • Material Parameters
    • Default Materials
    • Objects and Single Layers
  • Units of Measure ...
  • Domus.Cad Preferences ...
    • Autoscale thickness on screen
      • No rescaling
      • Only if fill assigned
      • Always Rescale (Print Preview)
      • Thin lines and text
  • Save Operative Environment ...
  • Autosave ...
• Process Menu
  • Display Scale ...
  • Autoscale
  • Natural Scale
  • Fix Origin
  • Move Origin ...
  • Move Design in Window
  • Move Active Layer/Move Selected Elements ...
  • Rotate Active Layer/Rotate Object/Rotate Selected Elements ...
  • Mirror Active Layer/Invert Object/Invert Selected Elements ...
  • Deform Active Layer/Deform Object/Deform Selected Object ...
  • Stretch  Command
  • Expand/Reduce selected elements
  • Drawing - Move Design...
  • Drawing - Rotate Design...
  • Drawing - Mirror Design...
  • Drawing - Deform ...
  • Technical Views
    • New Section ...
    • New Section/Elevation ...
    • New Axonometric ...
    • New Perspective ...
    • View Sequence ...
      • View Sequence Global Parameters
      • View Sequence Local Parameters
    • Show Section Axis
    • Generate segment on Section Axis
    • Use selected line as Section Axis
  • Automatic Generations
    • Generate Wall on Segment
    • Generate Wall on Polygon
    • Generate Wall on Floor/Roof
    • Adjust Walls on Roof
    • Adjust Garret Walls
    • Generate Curved Walls on Polygon
    • Generate Circular Fillet
    • Generate Fillet with Set Radius
    • Generate Parabolic Fillet
    • Generate Segment-Arc Fillet
    • Conform Segments on Alignement
      • Alignment to a segment
      • Alignment to a Wall
      • Alignment on a Door or Window
      • Alignment on a Stair
      • Alignment on a Text
      • Alignment on a polygon
      • Alignment on a Floor/Roof
    • Extrude Slabs on Poligons
      • Multiple selection Extrusion
    • Regenerate Polygon
    • Closed Arcs
    • Regenerate Roof
    • Generate Polygon on Slab
    • Generate Polygon on Sectioned Wall
    • Fill with polygon
      • Some limitations of the procedure
      • Other Considerations
    • Divide into Portions
    • Divide with Attach Points
    • Generate Attach Point on Barycenter
    • Convert Door and Window characteristics into Text
    • Rigenerate Dimensions
    • Apply Object
      • Application of the various elements
      • How objects applied are oriented
      • Here’s how it works in practice
  • Compress/Join
    • Compress Coaxial Segments
    • Join Adjacent Segments
    • Join adjacent polygons
    • Join 2 polygons
    • Join segments and polygons
    • Delete unused materials
    • Delete unused fills
    • Compress Drawing
    • Optimize drawing size
  • Generate Quantities Calculation
  • Convert to Segments
  • Convert into Facets
  • Converting Geometry into Text
  • Demolition/Construction overlay Command
  • Calculate Angle
  • Count Fill Tiles
  • Punch Slab
  • Align
• View Menu
  • Plan/GeneratedTechnical View
  • 3D View
  • Plan Parameters ...
  • Section Parameters ...
  • Technical & 3D View Parameters ...
  • 3D View Parameters...
  • Types of rendering
  • Rendering Parameters
  • Camera Parameters ...
  • Light Parameters ...
    • Directional Light Parameters
    • Point Light Parameters
    • Spot Light Parameters
  • Generate Sun Light
  • Save/Open Lights and Camera
  • Hide Palettes
  • Hide Palettes & Autoscale
  • Show Reference Point
  • Sheet Size ...
  • Paging...
    • Layer
    • Show Pages
    • Preview
    • Delete
    • Cancel
    • OK or Return key
    • Bring In Button
  • Redraw
• Layers
  • Layers ...
    • Background layer
      • Some possibile uses
    • Automatic assignment of layers
  • Next Layer
  • Previous Layer
  • Change Layer Order
  • Only Active Layer Visible
  • Duplicate Whole Layer
  • Copy Generated Technical View on Plan/Copy 3D View on Plan ...
  • Delete Whole Layer ...
  • Open a Single Layer ...
  • Save Active Layer ...
  • Export Active Layer
    • in PICT Format ...
    • in AREF Format ...
    • in DXF/DWG Format ...
  • Import Image on Active Layer...
  • Import Image as Object (Mac Only)...
  • Import DXF/DWG to a Layer ...
  • Import DXF/DWG as Object ...
  • Open Object on a Layer...
  • Save Active Layer as Object ...
• Parameters Menu
  • Category ...
  • Set ...
  • Calculations ...
  • Segments ...
  • Doors ...
  • Windows ...
  • Domus.Cad Font ...
  • Macintosh Font ...
  • Dimensions ...
  • Floors ...
  • Stairs ...
  • Polygons ...
  • Pictures ...
  • Walls ...
  • Wall End Height ...
  • Wall End Reference Height ...
  • Roofs ...
  • Slab Corner Height ...
  • Object Parameters ...
  • Open Object ...
  • Fills ...
• Modules Menu
  • ObjRot
  • PictRot
  • StairRailing
  • Superrot
  • SuperCone
  • SuperPipe
  • SuperRailing
  • FloorAndRoof
• Stairs Menu
  • Design "L" Stairs
  • Design "U" Stairs
  • Prepare Spiral Stairs
  • Mark Center of Spiral Stairs
  • Design Spiral Stairs
• Keystroke Shortcuts
• Combination Keystroke Shortcuts
• Cursor_Types