Useful AutoCAD 2016 Guide

Shortcuts Guide One Key Shortcuts Toggles and Screen Management Hot Keys A–Z Printable Keyboard Stickers

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drawing. QSAVE / Saves the current drawing.

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drawing. QSAVE / Saves the current drawing.

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CIRCLE / Creates a circle.

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ARC / Creates an arc.

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Z

ZOOM / Increases or decreases the magnification of the view in the current viewport.

REDRAW / Refreshes the display in the current viewport.

F

FILLET / Rounds and fillets the edges of objects.

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VIEW / Saves and restores named views, camera views, layout views, and preset views.

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STRETCH / Stretches objects crossed by a selection window or polygon.

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multiline text object. MTEXT / Creates a multiline

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EXPLODE / Breaks a compound object into its component objects.

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GROUP / Creates and manages saved sets of objects called groups.

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ERASE / Removes objects from a drawing.

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DIMSTYLE / Creates and modifies dimension styles.

BLOCK / Creates a block definition from selected objects.

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W WBLOCK / Writes objects or a block to a new drawing file.

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Ctrl H HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill. JOIN / Joins similar objects to form a single, unbroken object.

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M MOVE / Moves objects a specified distance in a specified direction. I

INSERT / Inserts a block or drawing into the current drawing.

O OFFSET / Creates concentric circles, parallel lines, and parallel curves. L

line segments. LINE / Creates straight line

P

with grips PAN / Adds a parameter with to a dynamic block definition.

TOGGLES AND SCREEN MANAGEMENT

Toggle General Features

Manage Screen

Manage Drawings

Ctrl+d

Toggle coordinat coordinate e display

Ctrl+0 (zero)

Clean Screen

Ctrl+n

New Drawing

Ctrl+g

Toggle Grid

Ctrl+1

Property Palette

Ctrl+s

Save drawing

Ctrl+e

Cycle isometric planes

Ctrl+2

Design Center Palette

Ctrl+o

Open drawing

Ctrl+f

Toggle running object snaps

Ctrl+3

Tool Palette

Ctrl+p

Plot dialog box

Ctrl+h

Toggle Pick Style

Ctrl+4

Sheet Set Palette

Ctrl+Tab

Switch to next

Ctrl+Shift+h

Toggle Hide pallets

Ctrl+6

DBConnect Manager

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Switch to previous drawing

Ctrl+i

Toggle Coords

Ctrl+7

Markup Set Manager Palette

Ctrl+Page Up

Ctrl+Shift+i

Toggle Infer Constra Constraints ints

Ctrl+8

Quick Calc

Switch to previous tab in current drawing

Ctrl+9

Command Line

Toggle Drawing Modes F1

Display Help

Manage Workflow

F2

Toggle text screen

Ctrl+c

Copy object

F3

Toggle object snap mode

Ctrl+x

Cut object

F4

Toggle 3DOsnap

Ctrl+v

Paste object

F5

Toggle Isoplane

Ctrl+Shift+c

Copy to clipboard with base point

F6

Toggle Dynamic UCS

Ctrl+Shift+v

Paste data as block

Ctrl+Page Down Switch to next tab in current drawing Ctrl+q 

Exit

Ctrl+a

Select all objects

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CIRCLE / Creates a circle.

A

ARC / Creates an arc.

R

Z

ZOOM / Increases or decreases the magnification of the view in the current viewport.

REDRAW / Refreshes the display in the current viewport.

F

FILLET / Rounds and fillets the edges of objects.

V

VIEW / Saves and restores named views, camera views, layout views, and preset views.

S

STRETCH / Stretches objects crossed by a selection window or polygon.

T

multiline text object. MTEXT / Creates a multiline

X

EXPLODE / Breaks a compound object into its component objects.

G

GROUP / Creates and manages saved sets of objects called groups.

E

ERASE / Removes objects from a drawing.

B

D

DIMSTYLE / Creates and modifies dimension styles.

BLOCK / Creates a block definition from selected objects.

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Ctrl H HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill. JOIN / Joins similar objects to form a single, unbroken object.

J

M MOVE / Moves objects a specified distance in a specified direction. I

INSERT / Inserts a block or drawing into the current drawing.

O OFFSET / Creates concentric circles, parallel lines, and parallel curves. L

line segments. LINE / Creates straight line

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with grips PAN / Adds a parameter with to a dynamic block definition.

TOGGLES AND SCREEN MANAGEMENT

Toggle General Features

Manage Screen

Manage Drawings

Ctrl+d

Toggle coordinat coordinate e display

Ctrl+0 (zero)

Clean Screen

Ctrl+n

New Drawing

Ctrl+g

Toggle Grid

Ctrl+1

Property Palette

Ctrl+s

Save drawing

Ctrl+e

Cycle isometric planes

Ctrl+2

Design Center Palette

Ctrl+o

Open drawing

Ctrl+f

Toggle running object snaps

Ctrl+3

Tool Palette

Ctrl+p

Plot dialog box

Ctrl+h

Toggle Pick Style

Ctrl+4

Sheet Set Palette

Ctrl+Tab

Switch to next

Ctrl+Shift+h

Toggle Hide pallets

Ctrl+6

DBConnect Manager

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Switch to previous drawing

Ctrl+i

Toggle Coords

Ctrl+7

Markup Set Manager Palette

Ctrl+Page Up

Ctrl+Shift+i

Toggle Infer Constra Constraints ints

Ctrl+8

Quick Calc

Switch to previous tab in current drawing

Ctrl+9

Command Line

Toggle Drawing Modes F1

Display Help

Manage Workflow

F2

Toggle text screen

Ctrl+c

Copy object

F3

Toggle object snap mode

Ctrl+x

Cut object

F4

Toggle 3DOsnap

Ctrl+v

Paste object

F5

Toggle Isoplane

Ctrl+Shift+c

Copy to clipboard with base point

F6

Toggle Dynamic UCS

Ctrl+Shift+v

Paste data as block

Ctrl+Page Down Switch to next tab in current drawing Ctrl+q 

Exit

Ctrl+a

Select all objects

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TOGGLES AND SCREEN MANAGEMENT

Toggle General Features

Manage Screen

Manage Drawings

Ctrl+d

Toggle coordinat coordinate e display

Ctrl+0 (zero)

Clean Screen

Ctrl+n

New Drawing

Ctrl+g

Toggle Grid

Ctrl+1

Property Palette

Ctrl+s

Save drawing

Ctrl+e

Cycle isometric planes

Ctrl+2

Design Center Palette

Ctrl+o

Open drawing

Ctrl+f

Toggle running object snaps

Ctrl+3

Tool Palette

Ctrl+p

Plot dialog box

Ctrl+h

Toggle Pick Style

Ctrl+4

Sheet Set Palette

Ctrl+Tab

Switch to next

Ctrl+Shift+h

Toggle Hide pallets

Ctrl+6

DBConnect Manager

Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Switch to previous drawing

Ctrl+i

Toggle Coords

Ctrl+7

Markup Set Manager Palette

Ctrl+Page Up

Ctrl+Shift+i

Toggle Infer Constra Constraints ints

Ctrl+8

Quick Calc

Switch to previous tab in current drawing

Ctrl+9

Command Line

Toggle Drawing Modes F1

Display Help

Manage Workflow

F2

Toggle text screen

Ctrl+c

Copy object

F3

Toggle object snap mode

Ctrl+x

Cut object

F4

Toggle 3DOsnap

Ctrl+v

Paste object

F5

Toggle Isoplane

Ctrl+Shift+c

Copy to clipboard with base point

F6

Toggle Dynamic UCS

Ctrl+Shift+v

Paste data as block

F7

Toggle grid mode

Ctrl+z

Undo last action

F8

Toggle ortho mode

Ctrl+y

Redo last action

F9

Toggle snap mode

Ctrl+[

F10

Toggle polar mode

Cancel current command (or ctrl+\)

F11

Toggle object snap tracking

ESC

Cancel current command

F12

Toggle dynamic input mode

Ctrl+Page Down Switch to next tab in current drawing Ctrl+q 

Exit

Ctrl+a

Select all objects

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C

A

ARC / Creates an arc.

B

AA

AREA / Calculates the area and perimeter of objects or of defined areas.

BLOCK / Creates a block definition from selected objects.

BC

BCLOSE / Closes the Block Editor.

ADCENTER / Manages and inserts content such as blocks, xrefs, and hatch patterns.

BE

BEDIT / Opens the block definition in the Block Editor.

AL

ALIGN / Aligns objects with other objects in 2D and 3D.

BH

AP

APPLOAD / Load Application.

AR

ARRAY / Creates multiple copies of objects in a pattern.

ARR

ACTRECORD / Starts the Action Recorder.

ARM

ADC

BO

HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill. BOUNDARY / Creates a region or a polyline from an enclosed area.

C

CIRCLE / Creates a circle.

CAM

CAMERA / Sets a camera and target location to create and save a 3D perspective view of objects.

CBAR CONSTRAINTBAR / A toolbar-like UI element that displays the available geometric constraints on an object. CH

PROPERTIES / Controls properties of existing objects.

CHA

CHAMFER / Bevels the edges of objects.

BR

BREAK / Breaks the selected object between two points.

CHK

CHECKSTANDARDS / Checks the current drawing for standards violations.

ACTUSERMESSAGE / Inserts a user message into an action macro.

BS

BSAVE / Saves the current block definition.

CLI

COMMANDLINE / Displays the Command Line window.

ARU

ACTUSERINPUT / Pauses for user input in an action macro.

BVS

BVSTATE / Creates, sets, or deletes a visibility state in a dynamic block.

COL

COLOR / Sets the color for new objects.

ARS

ACTSTOP / Stops the Action Recorder and provides the option of saving the recorded actions to an action macro file.

CO

COPY / Copies objects a specified distance in a specified direction.

CT

CTABLESTYLE / Sets the name of the current table style.

ATI

ATTIPEDIT / Changes the textual content

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B

C

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ARC / Creates an arc.

B

AA

AREA / Calculates the area and perimeter of objects or of defined areas.

BLOCK / Creates a block definition from selected objects.

BC

BCLOSE / Closes the Block Editor.

ADCENTER / Manages and inserts content such as blocks, xrefs, and hatch patterns.

BE

BEDIT / Opens the block definition in the Block Editor.

AL

ALIGN / Aligns objects with other objects in 2D and 3D.

BH

AP

APPLOAD / Load Application.

AR

ARRAY / Creates multiple copies of objects in a pattern.

ARR

ACTRECORD / Starts the Action Recorder.

ARM

ADC

BO

HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill. BOUNDARY / Creates a region or a polyline from an enclosed area.

C

CIRCLE / Creates a circle.

CAM

CAMERA / Sets a camera and target location to create and save a 3D perspective view of objects.

CBAR CONSTRAINTBAR / A toolbar-like UI element that displays the available geometric constraints on an object. CH

PROPERTIES / Controls properties of existing objects.

CHA

CHAMFER / Bevels the edges of objects.

BR

BREAK / Breaks the selected object between two points.

CHK

CHECKSTANDARDS / Checks the current drawing for standards violations.

ACTUSERMESSAGE / Inserts a user message into an action macro.

BS

BSAVE / Saves the current block definition.

CLI

COMMANDLINE / Displays the Command Line window.

ARU

ACTUSERINPUT / Pauses for user input in an action macro.

BVS

BVSTATE / Creates, sets, or deletes a visibility state in a dynamic block.

COL

COLOR / Sets the color for new objects.

ARS

ACTSTOP / Stops the Action Recorder and provides the option of saving the recorded actions to an action macro file.

CO

COPY / Copies objects a specified distance in a specified direction.

CT

ATTIPEDIT / Changes the textual content of an attribute within a block.

CTABLESTYLE / Sets the name of the current table style.

CUBE

ATTDEF / Redefines a block and updates associated attributes.

NAVVCUBE / Controls the visibility and display properties of the ViewCube tool.

CYL

CYLINDER / Creates a 3D solid cylinder.

ATI ATT ATE

ATTEDIT / Changes attribute information in a block.

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D D

DIMSTYLE / Creates and modifies dimension styles.

DI

DIST / Measures the distance and angle between two points.

DAN

DIMANGULAR  / Creates an angular dimension.

DIV

DIVIDE / Creates evenly spaced point objects or blocks along the length or perimeter of an object.

DAR DBA

DIMARC / Creates an arc length dimension. DIMBASELINE / Creates a linear, angular, or ordinate dimension from the baseline of the previous or selected dimension.

DJL

DIMJOGLINE / Adds or removes a jog line on a linear or aligned dimension.

DJO

DIMJOGGED / Creates jogged dimensions for circles and arcs.

DBC

DBCONNECT / Provides an interface to external database tables.

DL

DATALINK / The Data Link dialog box is displayed.

DCE

DIMCENTER / Creates the center mark or the centerlines of circles and arcs.

DLU

DATALINKUPDATE  / Updates data to or from an established external data link.

DCO

DIMCONTINUE / Creates a dimension that starts from an extension line of a previously created dimension.

DO

DONUT / Creates a filled circle or a wide ring.

DOR

DIMORDINATE / Creates ordinate dimensions.

DOV

DIMOVERRIDE / Controls overrides of system variables used in selected dimensions.

DR

DRAWORDER / Changes the draw

DCON DIMCONSTRAINT / Applies dimensional constraints to selected objects or points on objects. DDA

DIMDISASSOCIATE / Removes associativity from selected dimensions.

DRM

DRAWINGRECOVERY / Displays a list of drawing files that can be recovered after a program or system failure.

DS

DSETTINGS / Sets grid and snap, polar and object snap tracking, object snap modes, Dynamic Input, and Quick Properties.

DT

TEXT / Creates a single-line text object.

DV

DVIEW / Defines parallel projection or perspective views by using a camera and target.

DX

DATAEXTRACTION / Extracts drawing data and merges data from an external source to a data extraction table or external file.

HOT KEYS A–Z

D D

DIMSTYLE / Creates and modifies dimension styles.

DI

DIST / Measures the distance and angle between two points.

DAN

DIMANGULAR  / Creates an angular dimension.

DIV

DIVIDE / Creates evenly spaced point objects or blocks along the length or perimeter of an object.

DAR DBA

DIMARC / Creates an arc length dimension. DIMBASELINE / Creates a linear, angular, or ordinate dimension from the baseline of the previous or selected dimension.

DJL

DIMJOGLINE / Adds or removes a jog line on a linear or aligned dimension.

DJO

DIMJOGGED / Creates jogged dimensions for circles and arcs.

DBC

DBCONNECT / Provides an interface to external database tables.

DL

DATALINK / The Data Link dialog box is displayed.

DCE

DIMCENTER / Creates the center mark or the centerlines of circles and arcs.

DLU

DATALINKUPDATE  / Updates data to or from an established external data link.

DCO

DIMCONTINUE / Creates a dimension that starts from an extension line of a previously created dimension.

DO

DONUT / Creates a filled circle or a wide ring.

DOR

DIMORDINATE / Creates ordinate dimensions.

DOV

DIMOVERRIDE / Controls overrides of system variables used in selected dimensions.

DCON DIMCONSTRAINT / Applies dimensional constraints to selected objects or points on objects. DDA

DIMDISASSOCIATE / Removes associativity from selected dimensions.

DR

DRAWORDER / Changes the draw order of images and other objects.

DDI

DIMDIAMETER / Creates a diameter dimension for a circle or an arc.

DRA

DIMRADIUS / Creates a radius dimension for a circle or an arc.

DED

DIMEDIT / Edits dimension text and extension lines.

DRE

DIMREASSOCIATE / Associates or re-associates selected dimensions to objects or points on objects.

DRM

DRAWINGRECOVERY / Displays a list of drawing files that can be recovered after a program or system failure.

DS

DSETTINGS / Sets grid and snap, polar and object snap tracking, object snap modes, Dynamic Input, and Quick Properties.

DT

TEXT / Creates a single-line text object.

DV

DVIEW / Defines parallel projection or perspective views by using a camera and target.

DX

DATAEXTRACTION / Extracts drawing data and merges data from an external source to a data extraction table or external file.

5 HOT KEYS A–Z

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ERASE / Removes objects from a drawing.

ED

DDEDIT / Edits single-line text, dimension text, attribute definitions, and feature control frames.

EL

ELLIPSE / Creates an ellipse or an elliptical arc.

EPDF

EXPORTPDF / Exports drawing to PDF.

ER

EXTERNALREFERENCES / Opens the External References palette.

EX

EXTEND / Extends objects to meet the edges of other objects.

EXIT

QUIT / Exits the program.

EXP

EXPORT / Saves the objects in a drawing to a different file format.

EXT

EXTRUDE / Extends the dimensions of a 2D object or 3D face into 3D space.

F

FILLET / Rounds and fillets the edges of objects.

FI

FILTER / Creates a list of requirements

G–H G

GROUP / Creates and manages saved sets of objects called groups.

GCON GEOCONSTRAINT / Applies or persists geometric relationships between objects or points on objects.

I–K I

INSERT / Inserts a block or drawing into the current drawing.

IAD

IMAGEADJUST / Controls the image display of the brightness, contrast, and fade values of images.

GD

GRADIENT / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a gradient fill.

IAT

IMAGEATTACH / Inserts a reference to an image file.

GEO

GEOGRAPHICLOCATION / Specifies the geographic location information for a drawing file.

ICL

IMAGECLIP / Crops the display of a selected image to a specified boundary.

ID

H

HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill.

ID / Displays the UCS coordinate values of a specified location.

IM

IMAGE / Displays the External References palette.

HE

HATCHEDIT / Modifies an existing hatch or fill.

IMP

IMPORT / Imports files of different formats into the current drawing.

HI

HIDE / Regenerates a 3D wireframe model with hidden lines suppressed.

IN

INTERSECT / Creates a 3D solid, surface, or 2D region from overlapping solids, surfaces, or regions.

INF

INTERFERE / Creates a temporary 3D solid from the interferences between two sets of selected 3D solids.

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E–F E

ERASE / Removes objects from a drawing.

ED

DDEDIT / Edits single-line text, dimension text, attribute definitions, and feature control frames.

EL

ELLIPSE / Creates an ellipse or an elliptical arc.

G–H G

GROUP / Creates and manages saved sets of objects called groups.

GCON GEOCONSTRAINT / Applies or persists geometric relationships between objects or points on objects.

I–K I

INSERT / Inserts a block or drawing into the current drawing.

IAD

IMAGEADJUST / Controls the image display of the brightness, contrast, and fade values of images.

GD

GRADIENT / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a gradient fill.

IAT

IMAGEATTACH / Inserts a reference to an image file.

GEO

GEOGRAPHICLOCATION / Specifies the geographic location information for a drawing file.

ICL

IMAGECLIP / Crops the display of a selected image to a specified boundary.

ID

H

HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill.

ID / Displays the UCS coordinate values of a specified location.

IM

IMAGE / Displays the External References palette.

HE

HATCHEDIT / Modifies an existing hatch or fill.

IMP

IMPORT / Imports files of different formats into the current drawing.

HI

HIDE / Regenerates a 3D wireframe model with hidden lines suppressed.

IN

INTERSECT / Creates a 3D solid, surface, or 2D region from overlapping solids, surfaces, or regions.

EPDF

EXPORTPDF / Exports drawing to PDF.

ER

EXTERNALREFERENCES / Opens the External References palette.

EX

EXTEND / Extends objects to meet the edges of other objects.

EXIT

QUIT / Exits the program.

EXP

EXPORT / Saves the objects in a drawing to a different file format.

EXT

EXTRUDE / Extends the dimensions of a 2D object or 3D face into 3D space.

F

FILLET / Rounds and fillets the edges of objects.

INF

FILTER / Creates a list of requirements that an object must meet to be included in a selection set.

INTERFERE / Creates a temporary 3D solid from the interferences between two sets of selected 3D solids.

IO

FSMODE / Creates a selection set of all objects that touch the selected object.

INSERTOBJ / Inserts a linked or embedded object.

J

JOIN / Joins similar objects to form a single, unbroken object.

JOG

DIMJOGGED / Creates jogged dimensions for circles and arcs.

FI

FS

FSHOT FLATSHOT / Creates a 2D representation of all 3D objects based on the current view.

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L–M L

LINE / Creates straight line segments.

LA

LAYER / Manages layers and layer properties.

LAS

LAYERSTATE / Saves, restores, and manages named layer states.

LE

QLEADER / Creates a leader and leader annotation.

LEN

LENGTHEN / Changes the length of objects and the included angle of arcs.

LESS

MESHSMOOTHLESS / Decreases the level of smoothness for mesh objects by one level.

LI

LIST / Displays property data for selected objects.

LO

LAYOUT / Creates and modifies drawing layout tabs.

LT

LINETYPE / Loads, sets, and modifies linetypes.

LTS

LTSCALE / Changes the scale factor of linetypes for all objects in a drawing.

N–O MEA

MEASUREGEOM / Measures the distance, radius, angle, area, and volume of selected objects or sequence of points.

NORTH GEOGRAPHICLOCATION / Specifies the geographic location information for a drawing file.

MI

MIRROR / Creates a mirrored copy of selected objects.

ML

MLINE / Creates multiple parallel lines.

NSHOT NEWSHOT / Creates a named view with motion that is played back when viewed with ShowMotion.

MLA

MLEADERALIGN / Aligns and spaces selected multileader objects.

MLC

MLEADERCOLLECT / Organizes selected multileaders that contain blocks into rows or columns, and displays the result with a single leader.

MLD

MLEADER / Creates a multileader object.

MLE

MLEADEREDIT / Adds leader lines to, or removes leader lines from, a multileader object.

MLS

MLEADERSTYLE / Creates and modifies multileader styles.

MO

PROPERTIES / Controls properties of existing objects.

NVIEW NEWVIEW / Creates a named view with no motion. O

OFFSET / Creates concentric circles, parallel lines, and parallel curves.

OP

OPTIONS / Customizes the program settings.

ORBIT 3DORBIT / Rotates the view in 3D space, but constrained to horizontal and vertical orbit only. OS

OSNAP / Sets running object snap modes.

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L–M L

LINE / Creates straight line segments.

LA

LAYER / Manages layers and layer properties.

LAS

LAYERSTATE / Saves, restores, and manages named layer states.

LE

QLEADER / Creates a leader and leader annotation.

LEN

LENGTHEN / Changes the length of objects and the included angle of arcs.

LESS

MESHSMOOTHLESS / Decreases the level of smoothness for mesh objects by one level.

LI

LIST / Displays property data for selected objects.

LO

LAYOUT / Creates and modifies drawing layout tabs.

LT

LINETYPE / Loads, sets, and modifies linetypes.

LTS

LTSCALE / Changes the scale factor of linetypes for all objects in a drawing.

LW

LWEIGHT / Sets the current lineweight, lineweight display options, and lineweight units.

M

MOVE / Moves objects a specified distance in a specified direction.

MA

MATCHPROP / Applies the properties of a selected object to other objects.

MAT

MATERIALS / Shows or hides the Materials window.

ME

N–O MEA

MEASUREGEOM / Measures the distance, radius, angle, area, and volume of selected objects or sequence of points.

NORTH GEOGRAPHICLOCATION / Specifies the geographic location information for a drawing file.

MI

MIRROR / Creates a mirrored copy of selected objects.

ML

MLINE / Creates multiple parallel lines.

NSHOT NEWSHOT / Creates a named view with motion that is played back when viewed with ShowMotion.

MLA

MLEADERALIGN / Aligns and spaces selected multileader objects.

MLC

MLEADERCOLLECT / Organizes selected multileaders that contain blocks into rows or columns, and displays the result with a single leader.

MLD

MLEADER / Creates a multileader object.

MLE

MLEADEREDIT / Adds leader lines to, or removes leader lines from, a multileader object.

MLS

MLEADERSTYLE / Creates and modifies multileader styles.

MO

PROPERTIES / Controls properties of existing objects.

NVIEW NEWVIEW / Creates a named view with no motion. O

OFFSET / Creates concentric circles, parallel lines, and parallel curves.

OP

OPTIONS / Customizes the program settings.

ORBIT 3DORBIT / Rotates the view in 3D space, but constrained to horizontal and vertical orbit only. OS

OSNAP / Sets running object snap modes.

MORE MESHSMOOTHMORE / Increases the level of smoothness for mesh objects by one level. MS

MSPACE / Switches from paper space to a model space viewport.

MSM

MARKUP / Opens the Markup Set Manager.

MT

MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object.

MV

MVIEW / Creates and controls layout viewports.

MEASURE / Creates point objects or blocks at measured intervals along the length or perimeter of an object.

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Q

P

PAN / Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition.

POL

POLYGON / Creates an equilateral closed polyline.

QC

QUICKCALC / Opens the QuickCalc calculator.

PA

PASTESPEC / Pastes objects from the Clipboard into the current drawing and controls the format of the data.

PON

SHOWPALETTES / Restores the display of hidden palettes.

QCUI

QUICKCUI / Displays the Customize User Interface Editor in a collapsed state.

PR

PROPERTIES / Displays Properties palette.

QP

PAR

PARAMETERS / Controls the associative parameters used in the drawing.

PRE

PREVIEW / Displays the drawing as it will be plotted.

QUICKPROPERTIES / Displays open drawings and layouts in a drawing in preview images.

PARAM

BPARAMETER / Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition.

PATCH

SURFPATCH / Creates a new surface by fitting a cap over a surface edge that forms a closed loop.

PC

POINTCLOUD / Provides options to create and attach point cloud files.

PCATTACH POINTCLOUDATTACH / Inserts an indexed point cloud file into the current drawing. PCINDEX

POINTCLOUDINDEX / Creates an indexed point cloud (PCG or ISD) file from a scan file.

PRINT PLOT / Plots a drawing to a plotter, printer, or file. PS

QSAVE QSAVE / Saves the current drawing. QVD

PSPACE / Switches from a model space viewport to paper space.

PSOLID POLYSOLID / Creates a 3D wall-like polysolid.

QVDRAWING / Displays open drawings and layouts in a drawing using preview images.

QVDC QVDRAWINGCLOSE / Closes preview images of open drawings and layouts in a drawing.

PTW

PUBLISHTOWEB / Creates HTML pages that include images of selected drawings.

QVL

QVLAYOUT / Displays preview images of model space and layouts in a drawing.

PU

PURGE / Removes unused items, such as block definitions and layers, from the drawing.

QVLC

QVLAYOUTCLOSE / Closes preview images of model space and layouts in the current drawing.

PYR

PYRAMID / Creates a 3D solid pyramid.

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P

Q

P

PAN / Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition.

POL

POLYGON / Creates an equilateral closed polyline.

QC

QUICKCALC / Opens the QuickCalc calculator.

PA

PASTESPEC / Pastes objects from the Clipboard into the current drawing and controls the format of the data.

PON

SHOWPALETTES / Restores the display of hidden palettes.

QCUI

QUICKCUI / Displays the Customize User Interface Editor in a collapsed state.

PR

PROPERTIES / Displays Properties palette.

QP

PAR

PARAMETERS / Controls the associative parameters used in the drawing.

PRE

PREVIEW / Displays the drawing as it will be plotted.

QUICKPROPERTIES / Displays open drawings and layouts in a drawing in preview images.

PARAM

BPARAMETER / Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition.

PATCH

SURFPATCH / Creates a new surface by fitting a cap over a surface edge that forms a closed loop. POINTCLOUD / Provides options to create and attach point cloud files.

PC

PCATTACH POINTCLOUDATTACH / Inserts an indexed point cloud file into the current drawing. PCINDEX

POINTCLOUDINDEX / Creates an indexed point cloud (PCG or ISD) file from a scan file.

PE

PEDIT / Edits polylines and 3D polygon meshes.

PL

PLINE / Creates a 2D polyline.

PO

POINT / Creates a point object.

POFF

HIDEPALETTES / Hides currently displayed palettes (including the command line).

PRINT PLOT / Plots a drawing to a plotter, printer, or file. PS

QSAVE QSAVE / Saves the current drawing. QVD

PSPACE / Switches from a model space viewport to paper space.

PSOLID POLYSOLID / Creates a 3D wall-like polysolid.

QVDRAWING / Displays open drawings and layouts in a drawing using preview images.

QVDC QVDRAWINGCLOSE / Closes preview images of open drawings and layouts in a drawing.

PTW

PUBLISHTOWEB / Creates HTML pages that include images of selected drawings.

QVL

QVLAYOUT / Displays preview images of model space and layouts in a drawing.

PU

PURGE / Removes unused items, such as block definitions and layers, from the drawing.

QVLC

QVLAYOUTCLOSE / Closes preview images of model space and layouts in the current drawing.

PYR

PYRAMID / Creates a 3D solid pyramid.

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S

R

REDRAW / Refreshes the display in the current viewport.

S

STRETCH / Stretches objects crossed by a selection window or polygon.

SPLIT

MESHSPLIT / Splits a mesh face into two faces.

RA

REDRAWALL / Refreshes the display in all viewports.

SC

SPE

SPLINEDIT / Edits a spline or spline-fit polyline.

RC

RENDERCROP / Renders a specified rectangular area, called a crop window, within a viewport.

SCALE / Enlarges or reduces selected objects, keeping the proportions of the object the same after scaling.

SSM

SHEETSET / Opens the Sheet Set Manager.

SCR

SCRIPT / Executes a sequence of commands from a script file.

ST

STYLE / Creates, modifies, or specifies text styles.

SEC

SECTION / Uses the intersection of a plane and solids, surfaces, or mesh to create a region.

STA

STANDARDS / Manages the association of standards files with drawings.

SET

SETVAR / Lists or changes the values of system variables.

SU

SUBTRACT / Combines selected 3D solids, surfaces, or 2D regions by subtraction.

SHA

SHADEMODE / Starts the VSCURRENT command.

SL

SLICE / Creates new 3D solids and surfaces by slicing, or dividing, existing objects.

SN

SNAP / Restricts cursor movement to specified intervals.

SO

SOLID / Creates solid-filled triangles and quadrilaterals.

RE

REGEN / Regenerates the entire drawing from the current viewport.

REA

REGENALL / Regenerates the drawing and refreshes all viewports.

REC

RECTANG / Creates a rectangular polyline.

REG

REGION / Converts an object that encloses an area into a region object.

REN

RENAME / Changes the names assigned to items such as layers and dimension styles.

REV RO

REVOLVE / Creates a 3D solid or surface by sweeping a 2D object around an axis. ROTATE / Rotates objects around

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R

S

R

REDRAW / Refreshes the display in the current viewport.

S

STRETCH / Stretches objects crossed by a selection window or polygon.

SPLIT

MESHSPLIT / Splits a mesh face into two faces.

RA

REDRAWALL / Refreshes the display in all viewports.

SC

SPE

SPLINEDIT / Edits a spline or spline-fit polyline.

RC

RENDERCROP / Renders a specified rectangular area, called a crop window, within a viewport.

SCALE / Enlarges or reduces selected objects, keeping the proportions of the object the same after scaling.

SSM

SHEETSET / Opens the Sheet Set Manager.

SCR

SCRIPT / Executes a sequence of commands from a script file.

ST

STYLE / Creates, modifies, or specifies text styles.

SEC

SECTION / Uses the intersection of a plane and solids, surfaces, or mesh to create a region.

STA

STANDARDS / Manages the association of standards files with drawings.

SET

SETVAR / Lists or changes the values of system variables.

SU

SUBTRACT / Combines selected 3D solids, surfaces, or 2D regions by subtraction.

SHA

SHADEMODE / Starts the VSCURRENT command.

SL

SLICE / Creates new 3D solids and surfaces by slicing, or dividing, existing objects.

SN

REVOLVE / Creates a 3D solid or surface by sweeping a 2D object around an axis.

SNAP / Restricts cursor movement to specified intervals.

SO

ROTATE / Rotates objects around a base point.

SOLID / Creates solid-filled triangles and quadrilaterals.

SP

SPELL / Checks spelling in a drawing.

SPE

SPLINEDIT / Edits a spline or spline-fit polyline.

SPL

SPLINE / Creates a smooth curve that passes through or near specified points.

RE

REGEN / Regenerates the entire drawing from the current viewport.

REA

REGENALL / Regenerates the drawing and refreshes all viewports.

REC

RECTANG / Creates a rectangular polyline.

REG

REGION / Converts an object that encloses an area into a region object.

REN

RENAME / Changes the names assigned to items such as layers and dimension styles.

REV RO RP

RENDERPRESETS / Specifies render presets, reusable rendering parameters, for rendering an image.

RPR

RPREF / Displays or hides the Advanced Render Settings palette for access to advanced rendering settings.

RR

RW

RENDER / Creates a photorealistic or realistically shaded image of a 3D solid or surface model.

SPLANE SECTIONPLANE / Creates a section object that acts as a c utting plane through 3D objects. SPLAY

SEQUENCEPLAY / Plays named views in one category.

RENDERWIN / Displays the Render window without starting a rendering operation.

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U–W

X–Z

T

MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object.

UC

X

TA

TABLET / Calibrates, configures, and turns on and off an attached digitizing tablet.

UCSMAN / Manages defined user coordinate systems.

EXPLODE / Breaks a compound object into its component objects.

UN

UNITS / Controls coordinate and angle display formats and precision.

XA

XATTACH / Inserts a DWG file as an external reference (xref).

XB

XBIND / Binds one or more definitions of named objects in an xref to the current drawing.

XC

XCLIP / Crops the display of a selected external reference or block reference to a specified boundary.

XL

XLINE / Creates a line of infinite length.

XR

XREF / Starts the EXTERNALREFERENCES command.

Z

ZOOM / Increases or decreases the magnification of the view in the current viewport.

TB

TABLE / Creates an empty table object.

TEDIT

TEXTEDIT / Edits a dimensional constraint, dimension, or text object.

TH

THICKNESS / Sets the default 3D thickness property when creating 2D geometric objects.

TI

TILEMODE / Controls whether paper space can be accessed.

TO

TOOLBAR / Displays, hides, and customizes toolbars.

TOL

TOLERANCE / Creates geometric tolerances contained in a feature control frame.

TOR

TORUS / Creates a donut-shaped 3D solid.

TP

TOOLPALETTES / Opens the Tool Palettes window.

UNHIDE / UNISOLATEOBJECTS  / Displays UNISOLATE objects previously hidden with the ISOLATEOBJECTS or HIDEOBJECTS command. UNI

UNION / Unions two solid or two region objects.

V

VIEW / Saves and restores named views, camera views, layout views, and preset views.

VGO

VIEWGO / Restores a named view.

VP

DDVPOINT / Sets the 3D viewing direction.

VPLAY

VIEWPLAY / Plays the animation associated to a named view.

ZEBRA ANALYSISZEBRA / Projects stripes onto a 3D model to analyze surface c ontinuity.

VS

VSCURRENT / Sets the visual style in the current viewport.

ZIP

ETRANSMIT / Creates a Self-Extracting or Zipped Transmittal Package.

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T

U–W

X–Z

T

MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object.

UC

X

TA

TABLET / Calibrates, configures, and turns on and off an attached digitizing tablet.

UCSMAN / Manages defined user coordinate systems.

EXPLODE / Breaks a compound object into its component objects.

UN

UNITS / Controls coordinate and angle display formats and precision.

XA

XATTACH / Inserts a DWG file as an external reference (xref).

XB

XBIND / Binds one or more definitions of named objects in an xref to the current drawing.

XC

XCLIP / Crops the display of a selected external reference or block reference to a specified boundary.

XL

XLINE / Creates a line of infinite length.

XR

XREF / Starts the EXTERNALREFERENCES command.

Z

ZOOM / Increases or decreases the magnification of the view in the current viewport.

TB

TABLE / Creates an empty table object.

TEDIT

TEXTEDIT / Edits a dimensional constraint, dimension, or text object.

TH

THICKNESS / Sets the default 3D thickness property when creating 2D geometric objects.

TI

TILEMODE / Controls whether paper space can be accessed.

TO

TOOLBAR / Displays, hides, and customizes toolbars.

UNHIDE / UNISOLATEOBJECTS  / Displays UNISOLATE objects previously hidden with the ISOLATEOBJECTS or HIDEOBJECTS command. UNI

UNION / Unions two solid or two region objects.

V

VIEW / Saves and restores named views, camera views, layout views, and preset views.

VGO

VIEWGO / Restores a named view.

VP

DDVPOINT / Sets the 3D viewing direction.

VPLAY

VIEWPLAY / Plays the animation associated to a named view.

ZEBRA ANALYSISZEBRA / Projects stripes onto a 3D model to analyze surface c ontinuity. ZIP

TOL

TOLERANCE / Creates geometric tolerances contained in a feature control frame.

TOR

TORUS / Creates a donut-shaped 3D solid.

TP

TOOLPALETTES / Opens the Tool Palettes window.

VS

VSCURRENT / Sets the visual style in the current viewport.

TR

TRIM / Trims objects to meet the edges of other objects.

VSM

TS

TABLESTYLE / Creates, modifies, or specifies table styles.

VISUALSTYLES / Creates and modifies visual styles and applies a visual style to a viewport.

W

WBLOCK / Writes objects or a block to a new drawing file.

WE

WEDGE / Creates a 3D s olid wedge.

WHEEL

NAVSWHEEL / Displays a wheel that contains a collection of view navigation tools.

ETRANSMIT / Creates a Self-Extracting or Zipped Transmittal Package.

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 AutoCAD Command Shortcuts IN THIS GUIDE This guide lists AutoCAD shortcut s in groups according to the command sequence. For example, all text relevant shortcuts are grouped together.

Quick Link BLOCKS

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COMMON COMMANDS

DIMENSIONING

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CONTROL KEYS

DRAWING OBJECTS

FUNCTION KEYS

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OBJECT SNAP

TEXT

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INQUIRY 

3D

LAYERS

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UCS

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COORDINATE ENTRY

EXTERNAL REFERENCE

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MODIFYING OBJECTS

VIEWPORTS

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FORMATTING

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OBJECT SELECTION

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Notes: 1. Generally a shortcut prefixed with ” -“ will suppress the associated dialogue from appearing. 2. Some of the following shortcuts only work with AutoCAD 2006. 3. Not all of the shortcuts listed work with AutoCAD LT.

BLOCKS SHORTCUT

COMMAND

COMMENT

 ATT

ATTDEF

Opens attribute definition dialogue box

 ATTEDIT

ATTEDIT

Edit attribute values for a specific block

B

BLOCK

Opens block dialogue box in order to make a block

BATTMAN

BATTMAN

Opens block attribute manager  

BATTORDER

BATTORDER

Displays attribute order dialogue box

BC

BCLOSE

Closes the block editor  

BCOUNT

BCOUNT

Counts the blocks in a drawing

BE

BEDIT

Opens the edit block definition dialogue box

EATTEXT

EATTEXT

Enhanced attribute extraction wizard to count blocks

GATTE

GATTE

Global attribute edit of multiple blocks

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INSERT

Opens insert dialogue to insert a block

-I

INSERT

Insert a block by name

MINSERT

MINSERT

Insert block in rectangular array

REFEDIT

REFEDIT

Edit a block reference in place

REN

RENAME

Opens rename dialogue box to rename blocks, layers, etc

W

WBLOCK

Write a block - for use in other drawings

XLIST

XLIST

Lists type/block name/layer name/color/linetype of a nested object in a block or an xref 

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TIPS 1. 2. 3.

Create a new block on layer 0 so that the block will use the layer and properties of the current layer it is inserted on. Text can be set to colour white. Set ATTDIA to 1 to use dialog box with block attributes or 0 to use command line. AutoCAD 2006 allows you to change the insertion point on the fly. INSERT and select BASEPOINT. This allows you to pick anywhere in the drawing (and anywhere in the block you are inserting) as your new insertion point (basepoint).

COMMON COMMANDS SHORTCUT

COMMAND

COMMENT

 A

ARC

Draw an arc

 AL

ALIGN

Align an object with another 

 AP

APPLOAD

Opens application load dialogue box

 AR

ARRAY

Opens array dialogue box

 AUDIT

AUDIT

Audit drawing for errors

 AV

DSVIEW ER

Opens ariel view of drawing

B

BLOCK

Opens block dialogue box

C

CIRCLE

Draw a circle

CO

COPY

Copy an object

CHA

CHAMFER

Chamfer between 2 non-parallel lines

COL

COLOR

Opens select color dialogue box

CUI

Opens customise user interface dialogue

D

DIMSTYLE

Opens dimstyle manager  

DC

ADCENTER

Opens designcenter  

DI

DIST

Check a distance

DIV

DIVIDE

Inserts point node a set division

DO

DONUT

Draw a solid donut shape

DV

DVIEW

Perspective view

E

ERASE

Erase a selection

EX

EXTEND

Extend a selection

F

FILLET

Draw an arc between 2 intersecting lines

FI

FILTER

Opens filter dialogue box

FLATTEN

FLATTEN

Converts 3D to 2D

G

GROUP

Launches the group dialogue box

H

HATCH

Opens hatch and gradient dialogue box

I

INSERT

Insert a block

IM

IMAGE

Launches image manager  

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JPGOUT

JPGOUT

Creates a JPEG file of current drawing

L

LINE

Draw a line

LA

LAYER

Opens layer manager  

LE

QLEADER

Draw a leader line (may need to adjust settings)

LEAD

LEADER

Leader line with annotation

LI or LS

LIST

Display information about objects in a text window

LO

-LAYOUT

Creates a new layout tab

LTS

LTScale

Change the linetype scale

M

MOVE

Move a selection

MA

MATCHPROPERTIES

Match properties of an object

ME

MEASURE

Inserts point node at input distance

O

OFFSET

Offset a selection

OP

OPTIONS

Launches options dialogue box

P

PAN

Pan in drawing

PE

POLYEDIT

Edit a polyline

PL

PLINE

Draw a polyline

PLOT

PLOT

Opens plot/print dialogue box

PO

POINT

Point marker or node - DDPTYPE to change pointstyle

PR

PROPERTIES

Opens properties dialogue box

PRE

PREVIEW

Preview a plot

PU

PURGE

Opens purge dialogue box to remove unused elements

RE

REGEN

Regenerate the display

REC

RECTANG

Draw a rectangle

REN

RENAME

Opens rename dialogue box to rename blocks, layers, etc

RO

ROTATE

Rotate a selection

SP

SPELL

Spell check a selection - ALL to check entire drawing

T

MTEXT

Insert multiline text

TB

TABLE

Opens insert a table dialogue box

TP

TOOLPALETTES

Displays toolpalette

TR

TRIM

Trim a selection

U

UNDO

Undo last command

UN

UNITS

Opens units dialogue box

V

VIEW

Opens view dialogue box

W

WBLOCK

Write a block

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WHOHAS

WHOHAS

Displays who has a drawing open

X

EXPLODE

Explode a selection

XR

XREF

Opens x-reference manager  

Z

ZOOM

Zoom in display - A=All, E=EXTENTS, W=WINDOW

CONTROL KEYS CTRL+0

CLEANSCREEN

Turns user interface elements on/off  

CTRL+1

PROPERTIES

Turns properties on/off  

CTRL+2

ADCENTER

Turns design center on/off  

CTRL+3

TOOLPALETTES

Turns tool palettes window on/off  

CTRL+8

QUICKCALC

Launches calculator window

CTRL+A CTRL+C

Select all COPYCLIP

Copies objects to clipboard

CTRL+H

Turns a group on or off  

CTRL+J

Repeats last command

CTRL+N

NEW

Opens create new drawing dialogue box

CTRL+O

OPEN

Opens the select file dialogue box

CTRL+P

PLOT

Opens the plot dialogue box

CTRL+R

CVPORT

Switches between viewports

CTRL+S

QSAVE

Opens the save drawing as dialogue box

CTRL+SHIFT+ S

Save as

CTRL+V

PASTECLIP

Pastes data from clipboard to drawing

CTRL+X

CUTCLIP

Removes select object from drawing to clipboard

CTRL+Y

REDO

Performs the operation cancelled by UNDO

CTRL+Z

UNDO

Undoes the last operation

CTRL+TAB

Switches between open drawings

CTRL+PAGE UP

Switch up between layout tabs

CTRL+PAGE DOWN

Switch down between layout tabs

 ARROW UP/Down

Recall last command

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COORDINATE ENTRY #X,Y

Location measured by distance from 0,0 in current UCS

@X,Y

Location measured by distance from last point

#distance Rectangle

Rectangle

REC

Draw > Multi Lines  MLINE / ML

No Icon Multiline

Draws a rectangle after you enter one corner and then the second. Draw parallel lines based on the parameters you define.

Trim

TRIM / TR

Modify > Trim

Trims objects to a selected cutting edge.

Extend

EXTEND / EX

Modify > Extend

Extends objects to a selected boundary edge.

Offset

OFFSET / O

Modify > Offset

Offsets an object (parallel) by a set distance.

Object Snaps

OSNAP / OS / F3

Tools > Object Snap Settings

Brings up the OSNAP dialog box.

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SETTING

ICON

SETTING

Endpoint

Perpendicular

Midpoint

Tangent

Center

Nearest

Node

 Apparent Intersection

Quadrant

Parallel

Intersection

None

Extension

Osnap Setting

Insertion Point

Temporary Tracking Point Snap From

RIGHT TO LEFT

CROSSING SELECTION

GREEN (with a dotted outline)

LEFT TO RIGHT

WINDOW SELCTION

BLUE

SECLECTS ANY OBJECT THAT EITHER CROSSES THE BOUNDARY OR IS INSIDE IT SELECTS ON OBJECTS THAT ARE COMPLETELY WITHIN THE BOX

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Command Move

Copy

Keystroke

Icon

 Move / M Copy / CP

Menu

Result

Modify > Move

Moves an object or objects

Modify > Copy

Copies object(s) once or multiple times

Stretch / S

Stretches an object after you Modify > Stretch have selected a portion of it

Mirror

 Mirror / MI

Modify > Mirror

Creates a mirror image of an object or selection set

Rotate

Rotate / RO

Modify > Rotate

Rotates objects to a certain angle

Fillet

Fillet / F

Modify > Fillet

Creates a round corner between two lines

Stretch

Chamfer

 Array

Modify > Chamfer

Chamfer / CHA

 Array / AR

Layer

Layer / LA

Text

Text

Dimension

Dim

Scale

Scale / SC

Modify > Array

Format > Layer

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Creates an angled corner between two lines Creates a repeating pattern of the selected objects Starts the Layer and Linetype property dialog box Creates a single line of text

Dimension > ( pick one)

Dimensions previously drawn objects

Modify > Scale

Proportionately resizes (or scales) objects

COMMAND OPTION

ICON

DESCRIPTION

Zoom All

This option causes AutoCAD to display the whole drawing as far as its drawing limits or drawing extents (whichever is the greater of the two).

Zoom Center

This option requires two things: a point that is to be the center of the new display and a value to be its new height in drawing units. The existing height is the default for the new height to allow for panning across the drawing. If the new height value is followed by "X" (eg. 2x), then it is taken as a magnification factor relative to the current height. If followed by "XP", then it is taken as a scale factor relative to paper space and can be used for scaling the contents of paper space viewports.

Zoom Dynamic

This is a very useful ZOOM option once it is understood. It permits very quick movement around the drawing. Once selected, this option redraws the graphics area of the screen and displays two rectangles. The larger box shows the extents of the current drawing. The smaller box shows the current view with an "X" in the middle. This moves with the mouse. This view box should be positioned so that its lower left corner is at the lower left corner of the view required. By pressing the left button on the mouse, the "X" is replaced by an "> " pointing to the right side of the view box. This allows you to change the magnification. As the mouse is moved, the view box shrinks and expands so that the size of the required view can be set. The left mouse button toggles between PAN "X" and ZOOM "> " mode so that fine adjustments can be achieved. When the view required has been selected, press or right click to cause AutoCAD to display it.

Zoom Extents

This option will display all the graphics that are contained in the drawing (referred to as the drawing extents) with the largest image possible.

Zoom Previous

This option restores the displayed view prior to the current one. For the purpose of this option, up to 10 views are saved so that the last ten views can be recalled. This option includes every time you use the scroll bar, which is one reason to avoid the scroll bars for panning a lot in your drawing.

Zoom Scale

This is a 'hidden' default option. You do not have to type "S" to choose this option. It simply requires the entry of a number that represents a magnification factor. Note that the factor is applied to the entire drawing (as defined by the drawing's limits). Numbers less than 1 will reduce the displayed size of the drawing, while numbers greater than 1 will enlarge it. If "X" is inserted after the number (eg. 0.8x) then the factor is applied to the current view . If "XP" is inserted after the scale factor, then the view is scaled relative to paper space. This is useful for zooming a view within a paper space viewport to a specific scale, for example, "1/48XP" will produce a view of model space at a scale of ¼" = 1' relative to paper space.

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DESCRIPTION This option (also a 'hidden' default) prompts the user to pick two corners of a box on the existing view in order to enlarge that area to fill the display.

Zoom  Window

Zoom Realtime provides interactive zooming capability. Pressing (after entering zoom) on the command line automatically places you in Realtime mode. Hold the left mouse button down at the midpoint of the drawing and move the cursor vertically to the top (positive direction) of the window to zoom in up to 100% (2x magnification). Hold the left mouse button down at the midpoint of the drawing and move the cursor vertically to the bottom (negative direction) of the window to zoom out to100% (.5x magnification). You cannot zoom out beyond the extents of the current view.

Zoom Realtime

When you release the pick button, zooming stops. You can release the pick button, move the cursor to another location in the drawing, and then press the pick button again and continue zooming from that location. To exit Realtime Zoom mode, press or (ESC).  Aerial View is a zooming tool that displays a view of the drawing in a separate window so that you can quickly move to that area. If you keep the Aerial View window open as you work, you can zoom and pan without choosing a menu option or entering a command. You can change the view by creating a new view box  Aerial View in the Aerial View window. To zoom in to the drawing, make the command: None view box smaller by left clicking a rectangle. To zoom out of the DSVIEWER  drawing, make the view box larger. As you zoom in or out of the drawing, a real-time view of the current zoom location is displayed in the graphics area. The screenshot shows how the view box looks. Right click in the box and you can move the box to where you want to zoom to.

Zoom Object

This option asks you to select an object or objects, then press and the screen will zoom to those objects only. This is great for when you want to work on object.

Zoom In

Clicking this icon will zoom in to the drawing by about 50%. This option is only available as an icon and cannot be invoked by the command line.

Zoom Out

Similar to 'Zoom In' - this icon will zoom out of your drawing and allow you to see about 50% more of your drawing space.

Mouse Scroll

If you have a scrolling wheel on your mouse, you can use it to zoom in and out of your drawing. Scroll towards you to zoom out and away from you to zoom in. You have the option to change the amount of zoom per wheel click with the Zoomfactor system variable. Keep in mind that you will zoom in and out using your mouse location as a 'centre point'.

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