AUTOCAD COMMANDS H - HATCH/ Fills an enclosed area

or selected objects with a hatch

pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill.
ONE KEY SHORTCUTS J - JOIN/ Joins similar objects to
form a single, unbroken object.
F1 - Display Help M - MOVE/ Moves objects a
F2 - Toggle text screen specified distance in a specified
F3 - Toggle object snap mode direction.
F4 - Toggle 3DOsnap I - INSERT/ Inserts a block or
F5 - Toggle Isoplane drawing into the current drawing.
F6 - Toggle Dynamic UCS O - OFFSET/ Creates concentric
F7 - Toggle grid mode circles, parallel lines, and parallel
F8 - Toggle ortho mode curves.
F9 - Toggle snap mode L - LINE/ Creates straight line
F10 - Toggle polar mode segments.
F11 - Toggle object snap tracking P - PAN/ Adds a parameter with
F12 - Toggle dynamic input mode grips to a dynamic block definition.
Q - QSAVE/ Save the current
drawing TOGGLE GENERAL FEATURES
A - ARC/ Creates an arc
Z - ZOOM/ Increases or decreases
the magnification of the view in the Ctrl+d - Toggle coordinate
current viewport. display
W - WBLOCK/ Writes objects or a Ctrl+g - Toggle Grid
block to a new drawing file. Ctrl+e - Cycle isometric planes
S - STRETCH/ Stretches objects Ctrl+f - Toggle running object
crossed by a selection window or snaps
polygon. Ctrl+h - Toggle Pick Style
X - EXPLODE/ Breaks a compound Ctrl+Shift+h - Toggle Hide
object into its component objects. pallets
E - ERASE/ Removes objects from a Ctrl+i - Toggle Coords
drawing. Ctrl+Shift+i - Toggle Infer
D - DIMSTYLE/ Creates and
Constraints
modifies dimension styles.
C - CIRCLE/ Creates a circle.
R - REDRAW/ Refreshes the display MANAGE SCREEN
in the current viewport.
F - FILLET/ Rounds and fillets the Ctrl+0 (zero) - Clean screen
edges of objects. Ctrl+1 - Property Palette
V - VIEW/ Saves and restores Ctrl+2 - Design Center Palette
named views, camera views, layout Ctrl+3 - Tool Palette
views, and preset views. Ctrl+4 - Sheet Set Palette
T - MTEXT/ Creates a multiline text Ctrl+6 - DBConnect Manager
object. Ctrl+7 - Markup Set Manager
G - GROUP/ Creates and manages Palette
saved sets of objects called groups.
Ctrl+8 - Quick Calc
B - BLOCK/ Creates a block
definition from selected objects. Ctrl+9 - Command Line
MANAGE WORKFLOW ARR - ACTRECORD/ Starts the
Action Recorder.
Ctrl+c - Copy object ARM - ACTUSERMESSAGE/
Ctrl+x - Cut object Inserts a user message into an
Ctrl+v - Paste object action macro.
Ctrl+Shift+c - Copy to clipboard ARU - ACTUSERINPUT/ Pauses
with base point for user Input In an action macro.
Ctrl+Shift+v - Paste data as ARS - ACTSTOP/ Stops the
block Action Recorder and provides the
Ctrl+z - Undo last action option of saving the recorded
Ctrl+y - Redo last action actions to an action macro file.
Ctrl+[ - Cancel current command ATI - ATTIPEDIT/ Changes the
(or ctrl+) textual content of an attribute
ESC - Cancel current command within a block.
ATT - ATTDEF/ Redefines a
MANAGE DRAWINGS block and updates associated
attributes.
Ctrl+s - Save drawing ATE - ATTEDIT/ Changes
Ctrl+n - New Drawing attribute Information in a block.
Ctrl+o - Open drawing
Ctrl+p - Plot dialog box B - BLOCK/ Creates a block
Ctrl+Tab - Switch to next definition from selected objects.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab - Switch to BC - BCLOSE/ Closes the Block
previous drawing Editor.
Ctrl+Page Up - Switch to BE - BEDIT/ Opens the block
previous tab in current drawing definition In the Block Editor.
Ctrl+Page Down - Switch to next BH - HATCH/ Fills an enclosed
tab in current drawing area or selected objects with a
Ctrl+q - Exit hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient
Ctrl+a - Select all objects fill.
BO - BOUNDARY/ Creates a
HOT KEYS A-Z region or a polyline from an
enclosed area.
A - ARC/ Creates an arc BR - BREAK/ Breaks the
AA - AREA/ Calculates the area selected object between two
and perimeter of objects or of points.
defined areas. BS - BSAVE/ Saves the current
ADC - ADCENTER/ Manages block definition.
and Inserts content such as BVS - BVSTATE/ Creates, sets,
blocks, xrefs, and hatch patterns. or deletes a visibility state in a
AL - ALIGN/ Aligns objects with dynamic block.
other objects In 2D and 3D.
AP - APPLOAD/ Load Application. C - CIRCLE/ Creates a circle.
AR - ARRAY/ Creates multiple CAM - CAMERA/ Sets a camera
copies of objects in a pattern. and target location to create and
save a 3D perspective view of DCO - DIMCONTINUE/ Creates a
objects. dimension that starts from an
CBAR - CONSTRAINTBAR/ extension line of a previously
A toolbar-like Ul element that created dimension.
displays the available geometric DCON - DIMCONSTRAINT/
constraints on an object. Applies dimensional constraints to
CH - PROPERTIES/ Controls selected objects or points on
properties of existing objects. objects.
CHA - CHAMFER/ Bevels the DDA - DIMDISASSOCIATE/
edges of objects. Removes associativity from
CHK - CHECKSTANDARDS/ selected dimensions.
Checks the current drawing for DDI - DIMDIAMETER/ Creates a
standards violations. diameter dimension for a circle or
CLI - COMMANDLINE/ Displays an arc.
the Command Line window. DED - DIMEDIT/ Edits dimension
COL - COLOR/ Sets the color for text and extension lines.
new objects. DI - DIST/ Measures the distance
CO - COPY/ Coples objects a and angle between two points.
specified distance in a specified DIV - DIVIDE/ Creates evenly
direction. spaced point objects or blocks
CT - CTABLESTYLE/ Sets the along the length or perimeter of
name of the current table style. an object.
CUBE - NAVVCUBE/ Controls DJL - DIMJOGLINE/ Adds or
the visibility and display removes a jog line on a linear or
properties of the ViewCube tool. aligned dimension.
CYL - CYLINDER/ Creates a 3D DJO - DIMJOGGED/ Creates
solid cylinder. jogged dimensions for circles and
arcs.
D - DIMSTYLE/ Creates and DL - DATALINK/ The Data Link
modifies dimension styles. dialog box Is displayed.
DAN - DIMANGULAR/ Creates DLU - DATALINKUPDATE/
an angular dimension. Updates data to or from an
DAR - DIMARC/ Creates an arc established external data link.
length dimension. DO - DONUT/ Creates a filled
DBA - DIMBASELINE/ Creates a circle or a wide ring.
linear, angular, or ordinate DOR - DIMORDINATE/ Creates
dimension from the baseline of ordinate dimensions.
the previous or selected DOV - DIMOVERRIDE/ Controls
dimension. overrides of sys- tem variables
DBC - DBCONNECT/ Provides used in selected dimensions.
an Interface to external database DR - DRAWORDER/ Changes
tables. the draw order of Images and
DCE - DIMCENTER/ Creates the other objects.
center mark or the centerlines of DRA - DIMRADIUS/ Creates a
circles and arcs. radius dimension for a circle or an
arc.
DRE - DIMREASSOCIATE/ F - FILLET/ Rounds and fillets the
Associates or re-associates edges of objects.
selected dimensions to objects or FI - FILTER/ Creates a list of
points on objects. requirements that an object must
DRM - DRAWINGRECOVERY/ meet to be included In a selection
Displays a list of drawing filles set.
that can be recovered after a FS - FSMODE/ Creates a
program or system failure. selection set of all objects that
DS - DSETTINGS/ Sets grid and touch the selected object.
snap, polar and object snap FSHOT - FLATSHOT/ Creates a
tracking, object snap modes, 2D representation of all 3D
Dynamic Input, and Quick objects based on the current view.
Properties.
DT - TEXT/ Creates a single-line G - GROUP/ Creates and
text object. manages saved sets of objects
DV - DVIEW/ Defines parallel called groups.
projection or perspective views by GCON - GEOCONSTRAINT/
using a camera and target. Applies or persists geometric
DX - DATAEXTRACTION/ relationships between objects or
Extracts drawing data and points on objects.
merges data from an external GD - GRADIENT/ Fills an
source to a data extraction table enclosed area or selected objects
or external file. with a gradient fill.
GEO -
E - ERASE/ Removes objects GEOGRAPHICLOCATION/
from a drawing. Specifies the geographic location
ED - DDEDIT/ Edits single-line Information for a drawing file.
text, dimension text, attribute H - HATCH/ Fills an enclosed
definitions, and feature control area or selected objects with a
frames. hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient
EL - ELLIPSE/ Creates an ellipse fill.
or an elliptical arc. HE - HATCHEDIT/ Modifies an
EPDF - EXPORTPDF/ Exports existing hatch or fill.
drawing to PDF. HI - HIDE/ Regenerates a 3D
ER - EXTERNALREFERENCES/ wireframe model with hidden lines
Opens the External References suppressed.
palette.
EX - EXTEND/ Extends objects to L - LINE/ Creates straight line
meet the edges of other objects. segments.
EXIT - QUIT/ Exits the program. LA - LAYER/ Manages layers
EXP - EXPORT/ Saves the and layer properties.
objects in a drawing to a different LAS -LAYERSTATE/ Saves,
file format. restores, and manages named
EXT - EXTRUDE/ Extends the layer states.
dimensions of a 2D object or 3D LE - QLEADER/ Creates a leader
face Into 3D space. and leader annotation.
LEN - LENGTHEN/ Changes the MLC - MLEADERCOLLECT/
length of objects and the included Organizes selected multileaders
angle of arcs. that contain blocks Into rows or
LESS - MESHSMOOTHLESS/ columns, and displays the result
Decreases the level of with a single leader.
smoothness for mesh objects by MLD - MLEADER/ Creates a
one level. multilleader object.
LI - LIST/ Displays property data MLE - MLEADEREDIT/ Adds
for selected objects. leader lines to, or removes leader
LO - LAYOUT/ Creates and lines from, a multileader object.
modifies drawing layout tabs.and MLS - MLEADERSTYLE/
modifies drawing layout tabs. Creates and modifies multileader
LT - LINETYPE/ Loads, sets, and styles.
modifies linetypes. MO - PROPERTIES/ Controls
LTS - LTSCALE/ Changes the properties of existing objects.
scale factor of linetypes for all MORE - MESHSMOOTHMORE/
objects in a drawing. Increases the level of smoothness
LW - LWEIGHT/ Sets the current for mesh objects by one level.
lineweight, lineweight display MS - MSPACE/ Switches from
options, and lineweight units. paper space to a model space
viewport.
M - MOVE/ Moves objects a MSM - MARKUP/ Opens the
specified distance in a specified Markup Set Manager.
direction. MT - MTEXT/ Creates a multiline
MA - MATCHPROP/ Applies the text object.
properties of a selected object to MV - MVIEW/ Creates and
other objects. controls layout viewports.
MAT - MATERIALS/ Shows or
hides the Materials window. NORTH -
ME - MEASURE/ Creates point GEOGRAPHICLOCATION/
objects or blocks at measured pecifies the geographic location
Intervals along the length or Information for a drawing file.
perimeter of an object. NSHOT - NEWSHOT/ Creates a
MEA - MEASUREGEOM/ named view with motion that is
Measures the distance, radius, played back when viewed with
angle, area, and volume of ShowMotion.
selected objects or sequence of NVIEW - NEWVIEW/ Creates a
points. named view with no motion.
MI - MIRROR/ Creates a mirrored
copy of selected objects. O - OFFSET/ Creates concentric
ML - MLINE/ Creates multiple circles, parallel lines, and parallel
parallel lines. curves.
MLA - MLEADERALIGN/ Aligns OP - OPTIONS/ Customizes the
and spaces selected multileader program settings.
objects. ORBIT - 3DORBIT/ Rotates the
view in 3D space, but constrained
to horizontal and vertical orbit PR - PROPERTIES/ Displays
only. Properties palette.
OS - OSNAP/ Sets running object PRE - PREVIEW/ Displays the
snap modes. drawing as it will be plotted.
PRINT - PLOT/ Plots a drawing to
P - PAN/ Adds a parameter with a plotter, printer, or file.
grips to a dynamic block definition. PS - PSPACE/ Switches from a
PA - PASTESPEC/ Pastes model space viewport to paper
objects from the Clipboard into space.
the current drawing and controls PSOLID - POLYSOLID/ Creates
the format of the data. a 3D wall-like polysolid.
PAR - PARAMETERS/ Controls PTW - PUBLISHTOWEB/
the associative parameters used Creates HTML pages that Include
In the drawing. Images of selected drawings.
PARAM - BPARAMETER/ Adds PU - PURGE/ Removes unused
a parameter with grips to a items, such as block definitions
dynamic block definition. and layers, from the drawing.
PATCH - SURFPATCH/ Creates PYR - PYRAMID/ Creates a 3D
a new surface by fitting a cap solid pyramid
over a surface edge that forms a
closed loop. QC - QUICKCALC/ Opens the
PC - POINTCLOUD/ Provides QuickCalc calculator.
options to create and attach point QCUI - QUICKCUI/ Displays the
cloud files. Customize User Interface Editor
PCATTACH - in a collapsed state.
POINTCLOUDATTACH/ Inserts QP - QUICKPROPERTIES/
an indexed point cloud file Into Displays open drawings and
the current drawing. layouts in a drawing In preview
PCINDEX - Images.
POINTCLOUDINDEX/ Creates an QSAVE - QSAVE/ Saves the
Indexed point cloud (PCG or ISD) current drawing.
file from a scan file. QVD - QVDRAWING/ Displays
PE - PEDIT/ Edits polylines and open drawings and layouts in a
3D polygon meshes. drawing using preview Images.
PL - PLINE/ Creates a 2D QVDC - QVDRAWINGCLOSE/
polyline. Closes preview Images of open
PO - POINT/ Creates a point drawings and layouts In a drawing.
object. QVL - QVLAYOUT/ Displays
POFF - HIDEPALETTES/ Hides preview Images of model space
currently displayed palettes and layouts in a drawing.
(Including the command line). QVLC - QVLAYOUTCLOSE/
POL - POLYGON/ Creates an Closes preview Images of model
equilateral closed polyline. space and layouts In the current
PON - SHOWPALETTES/ drawing.
Restores the display of hidden
palettes.
R - REDRAW/ Refreshes the SC - SCALE/ Enlarges or
display In the current viewport. reduces selected objects, keeping
RA - REDRAWALL/ Refreshes the proportions of the object the
the display In all viewports. same after scaling.
RC - RENDERCROP/ Renders a SCR - SCRIPT/ Executes a
specified rectangular area, called sequence of commands from a
a crop window, within a viewport. script file.
RE - REGEN/ Regenerates the SEC - SECTION/ Uses the
entire drawing from the current Intersection of a plane and solids,
viewport. surfaces, or mesh to create a
REA - REGENALL/ Regenerates region.
the drawing and refreshes all SET - SETVAR/ Lists or changes
viewports. the values of system variables.
REC - RECTANG/ Creates a SHA - SHADEMODE/ Starts the
rectangular polyline. VSCURRENT command.
REG - REGION/ Converts an SL - SLICE/ Creates new 3D
object that encloses an area into solids and surfaces by slicing, or
a region object. dividing, existing objects.
REN - RENAME/ Changes the SN - SNAP/ Restricts cursor
names assigned to Items such as movement to specified intervals.
layers and dimension styles. SO - SOLID/ Creates solid-filled
REV - REVOLVE/ Creates a 3D triangles and quadrilaterals.
solid or surface by sweeping a 2D SP - SPELL/ Checks spelling in a
object around an axis. drawing.
RO - ROTATE/ Rotates objects SPE - SPLINEDIT/ Edits a spline
around a base point. or spline-fit polyline.
RP - RENDERPRESETS/ SPL - SPLINE/ Creates a smooth
Specifies render presets, curve that passes through or near
reusable rendering parameters, specified points.
for rendering an Image. SPLANE - SECTIONPLANE/
RPR - RPREF/ Displays or hides Creates a section object that acts
the Advanced Render Settings as a cutting plane through 3D
palette for access to advanced objects.
rendering settings. SPLAY - SEQUENCEPLAY/
RR - RENDER/ Creates a Plays named views In one
photorealistic or realistically category.
shaded Image of a 3D solid or SPLIT - MESHSPLIT/ Splits a
surface model. mesh face Into two faces.
RW - RENDERWIN/ Displays the SPE - SPLINEDIT/ Edits a spline
Render window without starting a or spline-fit polyline.
rendering operation. SSM - SHEETSET/ Opens the
Sheet Set Manager.
S - STRETCH/ Stretches objects ST - STYLE/ Creates, modifies,
crossed by a selection window or or specifies text styles.
polygon.
STA - STANDARDS/ Manages the V - VIEW/ Saves and restores
association of standards files with named views, camera views, layout
drawings. views, and preset views. VGO -
SU - SUBTRACT/ Combines VIEWGO/ Restores a named view.
selected 3D solids, surfaces, or 2D VP - DDVPOINT/ Sets the 3D
regions by subtraction viewing direction.
VPLAY - VIEWPLAY/ Plays the
T - MTEXT/ Creates a multiline text animation associated to a named
object. view.
TA - TABLET/ Calibrates, configures, VS - VSCURRENT/ Sets the visual
and turns on and off an attached style the current viewport.
digitizing tablet. VSM - VISUALSTYLES/ Creates
TB - TABLE/ Creates an empty and modifies visual styles and
table object. applies a visual style to a viewport.
TEDIT - TEXTEDIT/ Edits a
dimensional constraint, dimension, W - WBLOCK/ Writes objects or a
or text object. block to a new drawing file.
TH - THICKNESS/ Sets the default WE - WEDGE/ Creates a 3D solid
3D thickness property when creating wedge.
2D geometric objects. WHEEL - NAVSWHEEL/ Displays a
TI - TILEMODE/ Controls whether wheel that contains a collection of
paper space can be accessed. view navigation tools.
TO - TOOLBAR/ Displays, hides,
and customizes toolbars. X - EXPLODE/ Breaks a compound
TOL - TOLERANCE/ Creates object Into Its component objects.
geometric tolerances contained in a XA - XATTACH/ Inserts a DWG file
feature control frame. as an external reference (xref).
TOR - TORUS/ Creates a donut- XB - XBIND/ Binds one or more
shaped 3D solid. definitions of named objects in an
TP - TOOLPALETTES/ Opens the xref to the current drawing.
Tool Palettes window. XC - XCLIP/ Crops the display of a
TR - TRIM/ Trims objects to meet selected external reference or block
the edges of other objects. reference to a specified boundary.
TS - TABLESTYLE/ Creates, XL - XLINE/ Creates a line of Infinite
modifies, or specifies table styles. length.
XR - XREF/ Starts the
UC - UCSMAN/ Manages defined EXTERNALREFERENCES
user coordinate systems. command.
UN - UNITS/ Controls coordinate
and angle display formats and Z - ZOOM/ Increases or decreases
precision. the magnification of the view In the
UNHIDE/ UNISOLATE - current viewport
UNISOLATEOBJECTS/ Displays ZEBRA - ANALYSISZEBRA/
objects previously hidden with the Projects stripes onto a 3D model to
ISOLATEOBJECTS or analyze surface continuity.
HIDEOBJECTS command. ZIP - ETRANSMIT/ Creates a Self-
UNI - UNION/ Unions two solid or Extracting or Zipped Transmittal
two region objects. Package.

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