Useful AutoCAD 2016 Guide
February 8, 2017 | Author: AnantSharma | Category: N/A
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Shortcuts Guide One Key Shortcuts Toggles and Screen Management Hot Keys A–Z Printable Keyboard Stickers
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ONE KEY SHORTCUTS [SEE PRINTABLE KEYBOARD STIC KERS ON PAGE 11] n e e r c s t x e t
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ERASE
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drawing. QSAVE / Saves the current drawing.
C
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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Insert Page Up
Delete Page Down
Shift
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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.
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
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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ERASE
REDRAW
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STRETCH
DIMSTYLE
FILLET
GROUP
HATCH
JOIN
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drawing. QSAVE / Saves the current drawing.
C
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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Insert Page Up
Delete Page Down
Shift
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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.
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
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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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
3 HOT KEYS A–Z
A
B
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
HOT KEYS A–Z
A
B
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
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
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.
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.
HOT KEYS A–Z
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.
6 HOT KEYS A–Z
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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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
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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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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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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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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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REDRAW / Refreshes the display in the current viewport.
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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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MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object.
UC
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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.
HOT KEYS A–Z
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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.
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
COMMON COMMANDS
DIMENSIONING
CONTROL KEYS
DRAWING OBJECTS
FUNCTION KEYS
OBJECT SNAP
TEXT
INQUIRY
3D
LAYERS
UCS
COORDINATE ENTRY
EXTERNAL REFERENCE
MODIFYING OBJECTS
VIEWPORTS
FORMATTING
OBJECT SELECTION
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.
CLICK
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ICON
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
No Icon Draw > Single Line Text Many
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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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COMMAND OPTION
ICON
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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