AUTO CAD COMMANDS WITH SHORT CUT
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COMMAND |
SHORTCUT |
DETAILS |
1 |
ADCENTER |
CTRL+2 |
Turns design center
on/off |
2 |
ADCENTER |
DC |
Opens designcenter |
3 |
ADCENTER |
DC |
Opens designcenter |
4 |
ADD |
A |
Adds each successive
object, switches from remove |
5 |
ALIGN |
AL |
Align an object with
another |
6 |
ALIGN |
AL |
Align an object with
another |
7 |
ALL |
ALL |
All objects on thawed
layers |
8 |
APPARENT INT |
APP |
Apparent intersection
of 2 objects |
9 |
APPLOAD |
AP |
Opens application
load dialogue box |
10 |
APPLOAD |
AP |
Opens application
load dialogue box |
11 |
ARC |
A |
Draw an arc |
12 |
ARC |
A |
Draw an arc with 3
points |
13 |
AREA |
AA |
Calculate the area |
14 |
ARRAY |
AR |
Opens array dialogue
box |
15 |
ARRAY |
AR |
Make multiple copies
of an object |
16 |
ATTDEF |
ATT |
Opens attribute
definition dialogue box |
17 |
ATTEDIT |
ATTEDIT |
Edit attribute values
for a specific block |
18 |
AUDIT |
AUDIT |
Audit drawing for
errors |
19 |
BATTMAN |
BATTMAN |
Opens block attribute
manager |
20 |
BATTORDER |
BATTORDER |
Displays attribute
order dialogue box |
21 |
BCLOSE |
BC |
Closes the block
editor |
22 |
BCOUNT |
BCOUNT |
Counts the blocks in
a drawing |
23 |
BEDIT |
BE |
Opens the edit block
definition dialogue box |
24 |
BEDIT |
BE |
Opens the edit block
definition dialogue box |
25 |
BHATCH |
BH |
Opens hatch and
gradient dialogue box |
26 |
BLOCK |
B |
Opens block dialogue
box in order to make a block |
27 |
BLOCK |
B |
Opens block dialogue
box |
28 |
BLOCK |
B |
Opens block dialogue
box in order to make a block |
29 |
BOUNDARY |
BO |
Draw a boundary |
30 |
BOX |
BOX |
Draw a cube |
31 |
BREAK |
BR |
Break a line by
defining 2 points |
32 |
CENof |
CEN |
Snap to centre point |
33 |
CHAMFER |
CHA |
Chamfer between 2
non-parallel lines |
34 |
CHAMFER |
CHA |
Chamfer between 2
non-parallel lines |
35 |
CIRCLE |
C |
Draw a circle |
36 |
CIRCLE |
C |
Draw a circle |
37 |
CLEANSCREEN |
CTRL+0 |
Turns user interface
elements on/off |
38 |
COLOR |
COL |
Opens select color
dialogue box |
39 |
COMMAND |
SHORTCUT |
COMMENT |
40 |
COORDS |
F6 or CTRL+D |
Turns coordinate
display on/off |
41 |
COPY |
CO |
Copy an object |
42 |
COPY |
CO or CP |
Copy object |
43 |
COPYCLIP |
CTRL+C |
Copies objects to
clipboard |
44 |
COPYTOLAYER |
COPYTOLAYE |
Copy object from one
layer to another |
45 |
CPOLYGON |
CP |
Objects touching or
enclosed by selection polygon |
46 |
CROSSING |
C |
Objects touched or
enclosed by window - Move right to left |
47 |
CUTCLIP |
CTRL+X |
Removes select object
from drawing to clipboard |
48 |
CVPORT |
CTRL+R |
Switches between
viewports |
49 |
CYLINDER |
CYLINDER |
Draw a cylinder |
50 |
DDCHPROP |
PR |
Opens properties
dialogue box |
51 |
DDEDIT |
ED |
Edit text |
52 |
DDLTYPE |
LT |
Opens line type
manager |
53 |
DDOSNAP |
DS |
Opens drafting
settings/object snap dialogue |
54 |
DDOSNAP |
OS |
Opens drafting
settings object snap dialogue |
55 |
DDPTYPE |
DDPTYPE |
Opens point style
dialogue box |
56 |
DDPTYPE |
DDPTYPE |
Opens point style
dialogue box |
57 |
DDSTYLE |
ST |
Opens text style
dialogue box |
58 |
DDUCS |
DDUCS |
Opens ucs dialogue |
59 |
DDUCS |
UC |
Displays UCS manager
dialogue box |
60 |
DDUCS |
UC |
Display UCS manager
dialogue box |
61 |
DDUCSP |
DDUCSP |
Opens ucs dialogue at
orthographic tab |
62 |
DIMALIGNED |
DAL |
Aligned linear
dimension line |
63 |
DIMANGULAR |
DAN |
Angular dimension
line |
64 |
DIMARC |
DAR |
Arc length dimension |
65 |
DIMBASELINE |
DBA |
Ordinate dimension
from baseline of previous dimension |
66 |
DIMCENTER |
DIMCENTER |
Creates center mark |
67 |
DIMCONTINUE |
DCO |
Ordinate dimension
from 2nd extension line of previous dimension |
68 |
DIMDIAMETER |
DDI |
Diameter dimension
for circles and arcs |
69 |
DIMEDIT |
DED |
Edit dimension text
on dimension objects |
70 |
DIMLINEAR |
DLI |
Linear dimension |
71 |
DIMORDINATE |
DOR |
Ordinate point
dimension |
72 |
DIMOVERRIDE |
DOV |
Override dimension
style |
73 |
DIMRADIUS |
DRA |
Radial dimension for
circles and arcs |
74 |
DIMSTYLE |
D |
Opens dimstyle
manager |
75 |
DIMSTYLE |
D |
Opens dimension style
manager dialogue box |
76 |
DIMSTYLE |
D |
Opens dimension style
manager dialogue box |
77 |
DIST |
DI |
Check a distance |
78 |
DIST |
DI |
Check a distance |
79 |
DIST |
DI |
Calculate a distance
and angle |
80 |
DIVIDE |
DIV |
Inserts point node a
set division |
81 |
DIVIDE |
DIV |
Inserts point node a
set division |
82 |
DONUT |
DO |
Draw a solid donut
shape |
83 |
DONUT |
DO |
Draw a solid donut
shape |
84 |
DSVIEWER |
AV |
Opens ariel view of
drawing |
85 |
DTEXT |
DT |
Single line dynamic
text - Justify/Align to fit within text |
86 |
DTEXT |
TEXT |
Single line dynamic
text |
87 |
DVIEW |
DV |
Perspective view |
88 |
DVIEW |
DV |
Perspective view. |
89 |
DYNMODE |
F12 |
Turns dynamic input
on/off |
90 |
EATTEXT |
EATTEXT |
Enhanced attribute
extraction wizard to count blocks |
91 |
ELLIPSE |
EL |
Draw an ellipse |
92 |
ENDPOINT |
END |
Snap to end of line
etc |
93 |
ERASE |
E |
Erase a selection |
94 |
ERASE |
E |
Erase selection |
95 |
EXTEND |
EX |
Extend a selection |
96 |
EXTEND |
EX |
Extend a line to meet
another |
97 |
EXTENSION |
EXT |
Extends lines beyond
endpoint |
98 |
EXTRUDE |
EXT |
Extrude a face |
99 |
FENCE |
F |
Objects touch by
single selection fence |
100 |
FILLET |
F |
Draw an arc between 2
intersecting lines |
101 |
FILLET |
F |
Draw an arc between 2
intersecting lines |
102 |
FILLET |
F |
Draw an arc between 2
intersecting lines |
103 |
FILTER |
FI |
Opens filter dialogue
box |
104 |
FIND |
FIND |
Opens find and
replace dialogue box |
105 |
FLATTEN |
FLATTEN |
Converts 3D to 2D |
106 |
FROM |
FRO |
Snap to an offset
distance from an object snap |
107 |
GATTE |
GATTE |
Global attribute edit
of multiple blocks |
108 |
GRID |
F7 or CTRL+G |
Turns grid on/off |
109 |
GROUP |
G |
Launches the group
dialogue box |
110 |
GROUP |
G |
Opens object grouping
dialogue |
111 |
GROUP |
G |
Opens object grouping
dialogue - use to copy or move |
112 |
GROUP |
G |
Opens object grouping
dialogue - use with copy/move/etc |
113 |
HATCH |
H |
Opens hatch and
gradient dialogue box |
114 |
HATCH |
H |
Opens hatch and
gradient dialogue box |
115 |
HELP |
F1 |
Opens Autocad help |
116 |
ID |
ID |
Display the
co-ordinate values of a point |
117 |
ID |
ID |
Display the
co-ordinate values of a point |
118 |
IMAGE |
IM |
Launches image
manager |
119 |
INSERT |
I |
Opens insert dialogue
to insert a block |
120 |
INSERT |
I |
Insert a block |
121 |
INSERTION |
INS |
Snap to insertion
point of text or block |
122 |
INTERSECT |
IN |
Intersect an object |
123 |
INTERSECTION |
INT |
Snap to intersection
of lines, circles, arcs |
124 |
ISOPLANE |
F5 or CTRL+E |
Cycles through
isoplanes |
125 |
JOIN |
J |
Joins 2 objects to
form single object |
126 |
JPGOUT |
JPGOUT |
Creates a JPEG file
of current drawing |
127 |
JUSTIFYTEXT |
JUSTIFYTEXT |
Change the
justification point without moving text |
128 |
LAST |
L |
Most recently created
visible object |
129 |
LAYER |
LA |
Opens layer manager |
130 |
LAYER |
LA |
Opens layer manager |
131 |
LAYER |
LA |
Opens layer manager |
132 |
LAYERCURRENT |
LAYCUR |
Change objects to
current layer |
133 |
LAYERDELETE |
LAYDEL |
Delete a layer by
selecting object |
134 |
LAYERFREEZE |
LAYFRZ |
Freeze a layer by
selecting object |
135 |
LAYERISOLATE |
LAYISO |
Isolates a layer by
selecting object |
136 |
LAYERLOCK |
LAYLCK |
Lock a layer by
selecting object |
137 |
LAYERMATCH |
LAYMCH |
Match properties of a
layer |
138 |
LAYERMERGE |
LAYMRG |
Moves objects from
first layer to second and deletes first |
139 |
LAYEROFF |
LAYOFF |
Switches a layer off |
140 |
LAYERON |
LAYON |
Switches all layers
on except frozen layers |
141 |
LAYERPREVIOUS |
LAYERP |
Restores previous
layer state |
142 |
LAYERWALK |
LAYWALK |
Walk through layers |
143 |
-LAYOUT |
LO |
Creates a new layout
tab |
144 |
LAYTHW |
LAYTHW |
Thaws all layers |
145 |
LEADER |
LEAD |
Leader line with
annotation |
146 |
LEADER |
LEAD |
Leader line with
annotation |
147 |
LENGTHEN |
LEN |
Lengthen or shorten a
line |
148 |
LINE |
L |
Draw a line |
149 |
LINE |
L |
Draw a line |
150 |
LIST |
LI or LS |
Display information
about objects in a text window |
151 |
LIST |
LI or LS |
Display information
about objects in a text window |
152 |
LMAN |
LMAN |
Access Layer manager
to save and restore layer states |
153 |
LTScale |
LTS |
Change the linetype
scale |
154 |
LTSCALE |
LTS |
Change the linetype
scale |
155 |
LWEIGHT |
LW |
Opens line weight
settings dialogue box |
156 |
MASSPROP |
MASSPROP |
Calculate the
region/mass properties of a solid |
157 |
MATCHPROPERTIES |
MA |
Match properties of
an object |
158 |
MATCHPROPERTIES |
MA |
Match properties of
an object |
159 |
MEASURE |
ME |
Inserts point node at
input distance |
160 |
MIDPOINT |
MID |
Snap to midpoint of
line etc |
161 |
MINSERT |
MINSERT |
Insert block in
rectangular array |
162 |
MIRROR |
MI |
Mirror an object |
163 |
MIRRTEXT |
MIRRTEXT |
Mirrtext 0 to turn
off |
164 |
MLINE |
ML |
Draw multilines |
165 |
MOVE |
M |
Move a selection |
166 |
MOVE |
M |
Move an object |
167 |
MSPACE |
MS |
Switch to modelspace
in a viewport |
168 |
MTEXT |
T |
Insert multiline text |
169 |
MTEXT |
T |
Multi-line text |
170 |
MTEXT |
T or MT |
Multiline/paragraph
text |
171 |
MVIEW |
MV |
Make a viewport in
paperspace |
172 |
NEAREST |
NEA |
Snap near to an
object |
173 |
NEW |
CTRL+N |
Opens create new
drawing dialogue box |
174 |
NODE |
NOD |
Snap to point node |
175 |
NONE |
NON |
Turns off object snap
modes |
176 |
Ø |
%%C |
Diameter dimensioning
symbol |
177 |
OBJECT |
OB |
Align UCS with an
object, first select UCS |
178 |
OFFSET |
O |
Offset a selection |
179 |
OFFSET |
O |
Offset an object by
distance |
180 |
OFFSET |
O |
Offset an object by
distance |
181 |
OPEN |
CTRL+O |
Opens the select file
dialogue box |
182 |
OPTIONS |
OP |
Launches options
dialogue box |
183 |
OPTIONS |
OP |
Launches options
dialogue box |
184 |
ORTHO |
F8 or CTRL+L |
Turns ortho on/off |
185 |
OSNAP |
F3 |
Switches osnap on/off |
186 |
OSNAP |
F3 |
Switches osnap on/off |
187 |
OSNAP TRACK |
F11 or |
Turns object snap
tracking on/off |
188 |
OSNAP TRACK |
F11 or |
Turns object snap
tracking on/off |
189 |
OVERSCORE |
%%O |
Toggles overscore
mode on/off |
190 |
PAN |
P |
Pan in drawing |
191 |
PARALLEL |
PAR |
Continues a line
parallel to existing |
192 |
PASTECLIP |
CTRL+V |
Pastes data from
clipboard to drawing |
193 |
PERPENDICULAR |
PER |
Snap to perpendicular
of line etc |
194 |
PLINE |
PL |
Draw a polyline |
195 |
PLINE |
PL |
Draw a polyline - a
complex line |
196 |
PLOT |
CTRL+P |
Opens the plot
dialogue box |
197 |
PLOT |
PLOT |
Opens plot/print
dialogue box |
198 |
POINT |
PO |
Point marker or node
- DDPTYPE to change pointstyle |
199 |
POINT |
PO |
Point marker or node
- DDPTYPE to change pointstyle |
200 |
POLAR |
F10 or CTRL+U |
Turns polar on/off |
201 |
POLYEDIT |
PE |
Edit a polyline |
202 |
POLYGON |
POL |
Draw a regular
polygon 3 to 1024 sides |
203 |
PREVIEW |
PRE |
Preview a plot |
204 |
PREVIOUS |
P |
Most recent selection
set |
205 |
PROPERTIES |
CTRL+1 |
Turns properties
on/off |
206 |
PROPERTIES |
PR |
Opens properties
dialogue box |
207 |
PROPERTIES |
PR |
Opens properties
dialogue box |
208 |
PSPACE |
PS |
Switch to paperspace
from viewport |
209 |
PURGE |
PU |
Opens purge dialogue
box to remove unused elements |
210 |
QLEADER |
LE |
Draw a leader line
(may need to adjust settings) |
211 |
QLEADER |
LE |
Draw a leader line
(may need to adjust settings) |
212 |
QSAVE |
CTRL+S |
Opens the save
drawing as dialogue box |
213 |
QUADRANT |
QUA |
Snap to quadrant of
circle, arc, ellipse |
214 |
QUICKCALC |
CTRL+8 |
Launches calculator
window |
215 |
RAY |
RAY |
Construction line in
one direction |
216 |
RECTANG |
REC |
Draw a rectangle |
217 |
RECTANG |
REC |
Draw a rectangle |
218 |
REDO |
CTRL+Y |
Performs the
operation cancelled by UNDO |
219 |
REFEDIT |
REFEDIT |
Edit a block
reference in place |
220 |
REFEDIT |
REFEDIT |
Edit an external
reference in place |
221 |
REGEN |
RE |
Regenerate the
display |
222 |
REGION |
REG |
Region - for shading
for example |
223 |
REMOVE |
R |
Objects to remove
from selection set |
224 |
RENAME |
REN |
Opens rename dialogue
box to rename blocks, layers, etc |
225 |
RENAME |
REN |
Opens rename dialogue
box to rename blocks, layers, etc |
226 |
RENDER |
RR |
Open render dialogue
box |
227 |
REVCLOUD |
REVCLOUD |
Revision cloud - note
can select a polyline |
228 |
REVOLVE |
REV |
Revolves an object
about an axis |
229 |
ROTATE |
RO |
Rotate a selection |
230 |
ROTATE |
RO |
Rotate an object |
231 |
SCALE |
SC |
Scale an object |
232 |
SCALETEXT |
SCALETEXT |
Scales text without
moving the text insertion point |
233 |
SECTION |
SE |
Section |
234 |
SHEETSET |
SSM |
Opens sheet set
manager palette |
235 |
SLICE |
SL |
Slice a solid |
236 |
SNAP |
F9 or CTRL+B |
Turns snap on/off |
237 |
SNAP |
F9 or CTRL+B |
Turns snap on/off |
238 |
SNAPANGLE |
SNAPANG |
Change the snap angle
from default 0° |
239 |
SPELL |
SP |
Spell check a
selection - ALL to check entire drawing |
240 |
SPELLCHECK |
SPELL |
Performs spellcheck -
ALL checks all text in drawing |
241 |
SPLINE |
SPL |
Spline or smooth
curve along points |
242 |
STRETCH |
S |
Stretch an object |
243 |
STYLE |
ST |
Opens text style
dialogue box |
244 |
SUBTRACT |
SU |
Subtract selection
from solid |
245 |
TABLE |
TB |
Opens insert a table
dialogue box |
246 |
TABLESTYLE |
TS |
Opens table style
dialogue box |
247 |
TANGENT |
TAN |
Snap to tangent of
circle, arc, ellipse |
248 |
TCIRCLE |
TCIRCLE |
Places circle, slot,
or rectangle around each selected text |
249 |
TEXT |
DT |
Single line text |
250 |
TEXTFIT |
TEXTFIT |
Stretches/shrinks
text by selecting new start and/or end points |
251 |
TEXTSCR |
F2 |
Switches between text
screen and graphic area |
252 |
TOOLPALETTES |
CTRL+3 |
Turns tool palettes
window on/off |
253 |
TOOLPALETTES |
TP |
Displays toolpalette |
254 |
TOOLPALETTES |
TP |
Displays toolpalette |
255 |
TORIENT |
TORIENT |
Rotates text, mtext,
and attribute definition objects |
256 |
TORUS |
TOR |
Draw torus shape |
257 |
TRACK |
TK |
Locate points without
drawing lines |
258 |
TRIM |
TR |
Trim a selection |
259 |
TRIM |
TR |
Trim objects |
260 |
TT |
TT |
Temporary tracking
point |
261 |
TXT2MTXT |
TXT2MTXT |
Converts DTEXT to
MTEXT |
262 |
UCS |
UCS |
UCS command line
options |
263 |
UCS |
UCS |
Universal co-ordinate
system options |
264 |
UCSICON |
UCSICON |
Change the UCS icon
appearance |
265 |
UNDERSCORE |
%%U |
Toggles underscore
on/off |
266 |
UNDO |
CTRL+Z |
Undoes the last
operation |
267 |
UNDO |
U |
Undo last command |
268 |
UNION |
UNI |
Union solids |
269 |
UNITS |
UN |
Opens units dialogue
box |
270 |
UNITS |
UN |
Opens drawing |
271 |
VIEW |
V |
Opens view dialogue
box |
272 |
VPORTS |
VPORTS |
Opens viewport
dialogue box |
273 |
VPORTS |
VPORTS |
Opens viewports
dialogue box |
274 |
WBLOCK |
W |
Write a block - for
use in other drawings |
275 |
WBLOCK |
W |
Write a block |
276 |
WEDGE |
WE |
Draw a wedge |
277 |
WHOHAS |
WHOHAS |
Displays who has a
drawing open |
278 |
WINDOW |
W |
Objects enclosed by
window - Move left to right |
279 |
WIPEOUT |
WIPEOUT |
Masks part of drawing
for clarity |
280 |
WIPEOUT |
WIPEOUT |
Masks part of drawing
for clarity |
281 |
WORLD |
W |
Return to the WCS |
282 |
WPOLYGON |
WP |
Objects within a
window polygon |
283 |
XATTACH |
XA |
Opens select
reference file dialogue for attaching Xref |
284 |
XBIND |
XB |
Opens Xbind dialogue
- allows import only of symbols etc |
285 |
XCLIP |
XC |
Create a border in an
xref to hide outside area |
286 |
XLINE |
XL |
Construction line of
infinite length |
287 |
XLIST |
XLIST |
Lists type/block
name/layer name/color/linetype of a |
288 |
XLIST |
XLIST |
Lists type/block
name/layer name/color/linetype of a |
289 |
XOPEN |
XOPEN |
Opens a selected xref
in a new window |
290 |
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CTRL+A |
Select all |
291 |
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CTRL+H |
Turns a group on or
off |
292 |
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CTRL+J |
Repeats last command |
293 |
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CTRL+PAGE DOWN |
Switch down between
layout tabs |
294 |
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CTRL+PAGE DOWN |
Switch down between
layout tabs |
295 |
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CTRL+PAGE UP |
Switch up between
layout tabs |
296 |
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CTRL+PAGE UP |
Switch up between
layout tabs |
297 |
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CTRL+R |
Cycle through
viewports |
298 |
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CTRL+SHIFT+S |
Save as |
299 |
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CTRL+TAB |
Switches between open
drawings |
300 |
± |
%%P |
Plus/minus symbol |
301 |
° |
%%D |
Degrees symbol |