Useful AutoCAD 2016 Guide

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

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Toggle Dynamic UCS

Toggle grid mode

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Toggle snap mode

Toggle polar mode

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QSAVE / Saves the current drawing.

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CIRCLE / Creates a circle.

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

REDRAW / Refreshes the display in the current viewport.

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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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MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object.

E  XPLODE / 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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 IMSTYLE / Creates and D modifies dimension styles.

BLOCK / Creates a block definition from selected objects.

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ONE KEY SHORTCUTS [SEE PRINTABLE KEYBOARD STICKERS ON PAGE 11]

Ctrl H H  ATCH / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill. J

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

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 / Creates straight line segments.

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

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TOGGLES AND SCREEN MANAGEMENT

Toggle General Features

Manage Screen

Manage Drawings

Ctrl+d

Toggle coordinate 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 Constraints

Ctrl+8

Quick Calc

Switch to previous tab in current drawing

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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

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Toggle Dynamic UCS

Ctrl+Shift+v

Paste data as block

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Toggle grid mode

Ctrl+z

Undo last action

F8

Toggle ortho mode

Ctrl+y

Redo last action

F9

Toggle snap mode

F10

Toggle polar mode

Ctrl+[ Cancel current command (or ctrl+\)

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Toggle object snap tracking

F12

Toggle dynamic input mode

ESC

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

Exit

Ctrl+a

Select all objects

Cancel current command

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HOT KEYS A–Z

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A ARC / Creates an arc.

B BLOCK / Creates a block definition from selected objects.

C CIRCLE / Creates a circle.

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

BC BCLOSE / Closes the Block Editor.

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

AP APPLOAD / Load Application. AR ARRAY / Creates multiple copies of objects in a pattern.

BO BOUNDARY / Creates a region or a polyline from an enclosed area.

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.

ARR ACTRECORD / Starts the Action Recorder.

BR BREAK / Breaks the selected object between two points.

CHK CHECKSTANDARDS / Checks the current drawing for standards violations.

ARM 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. ATI ATTIPEDIT / Changes the textual content of an attribute within a block. ATT ATTDEF / Redefines a block and updates associated attributes.

CO COPY / Copies objects a specified distance in a specified direction. CT CTABLESTYLE / Sets the name of the current table style. CUBE NAVVCUBE / Controls the visibility and display properties of the ViewCube tool. CYL CYLINDER / Creates a 3D solid cylinder.

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 DIMARC / Creates an arc length dimension. DBA 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.

DCON DIMCONSTRAINT / Applies dimensional constraints to selected objects or points on objects. DDA DIMDISASSOCIATE / Removes associativity from selected dimensions. DDI DIMDIAMETER / Creates a diameter dimension for a circle or an arc. DED DIMEDIT / Edits dimension text and extension lines.

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.

DOR DIMORDINATE / Creates ordinate dimensions. DOV DIMOVERRIDE / Controls overrides of system variables used in selected dimensions. DR DRAWORDER / Changes the draw order of images and other objects. DRA DIMRADIUS / Creates a radius dimension for a circle or an arc. DRE DIMREASSOCIATE / Associates or re-associates selected dimensions to objects or points on objects.

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HOT KEYS A–Z

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E ERASE / Removes objects from a drawing.

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

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

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

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.

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 that an object must meet to be included in a selection set. FS FSMODE / Creates a selection set of all objects that touch the selected object. FSHOT FLATSHOT / Creates a 2D representation of all 3D objects based on the current view.

H HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill. HE HATCHEDIT / Modifies an existing hatch or fill. HI HIDE / Regenerates a 3D wireframe model with hidden lines suppressed.

ID ID / Displays the UCS coordinate values of a specified location. IM IMAGE / Displays the External References palette. IMP IMPORT / Imports files of different formats into the current drawing. 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. IO 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.

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

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.

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

ML MLINE / Creates multiple parallel lines. 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.

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.

MLS MLEADERSTYLE / Creates and modifies multileader styles. MO PROPERTIES / Controls properties of existing objects. 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.

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P   P  AN / Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition.

POL POLYGON / Creates an equilateral closed polyline.

QC QUICKCALC / Opens the QuickCalc calculator.

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

PAR   P  ARAMETERS / Controls the associative parameters used in the drawing. PARAM   B  PARAMETER / Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition. PATCH   S URFPATCH / Creates a new surface by fitting a cap over a surface edge that forms a closed loop. PC   P  OINTCLOUD / Provides options to create and attach point cloud files. PCATTACH P  OINTCLOUDATTACH / 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.

PRE PREVIEW / Displays the drawing as it will be plotted. PRINT PLOT / Plots a drawing to a plotter, printer, or file. PS PSPACE / Switches from a model space viewport to paper space.

QSAVE QSAVE / Saves the current drawing. QVD QVDRAWING / Displays open drawings and layouts in a drawing using preview images.

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

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.

PE   P  EDIT / Edits polylines and 3D polygon meshes. PL   P  LINE / Creates a 2D polyline. PO   P  OINT / Creates a point object. POFF   H  IDEPALETTES / Hides currently displayed palettes (including the command line).

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

SPE SPLINEDIT / Edits a spline or spline-fit polyline.

RC RENDERCROP / Renders a specified rectangular area, called a crop window, within a viewport. 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 REVOLVE / Creates a 3D solid or surface by sweeping a 2D object around an axis. RO ROTATE / Rotates objects around a base point. 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 RENDER / Creates a photorealistic or realistically shaded image of a 3D solid or surface model. RW RENDERWIN / Displays the Render window without starting a rendering operation.

SCR  SCRIPT / Executes a sequence of commands from a script file. SEC  SECTION / Uses the intersection of a plane and solids, surfaces, or mesh to create a region. SET  SETVAR / Lists or changes the values of system variables.

SSM SHEETSET / Opens the Sheet Set Manager. ST STYLE / Creates, modifies, or specifies text styles. STA STANDARDS / Manages the association of standards files with drawings. 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. 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. SPLANE  SECTIONPLANE / Creates a section object that acts as a cutting plane through 3D objects. SPLAY  SEQUENCEPLAY / Plays named views in one category.

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T MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object.

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

UCSMAN / Manages defined user coordinate systems.

X EXPLODE / Breaks a compound object into its component objects.

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UNITS / Controls coordinate and angle display formats and precision.

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

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.

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

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.

VGO

VIEWGO / Restores a named view.

VP

DDVPOINT / Sets the 3D viewing direction.

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

VPLAY

VIEWPLAY / Plays the animation associated to a named view.

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

TP TOOLPALETTES / Opens the Tool Palettes window.

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VSCURRENT / Sets the visual style in the current viewport.

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

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

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

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

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WEDGE / Creates a 3D solid wedge.

WHEEL

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

TOL TOLERANCE / Creates geometric tolerances contained in a feature control frame. TOR TORUS / Creates a donut-shaped 3D solid.

TS TABLESTYLE / Creates, modifies, or specifies table styles.

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AutoCAD Basics AutoCAD Interface Draw Commands Line command tutorial Polygon command tutorial Rectangle command tutorial Circle command tutorial Ellipse command tutorial Edit Commands Erase command tutorial Copy command tutorial Mirror command tutorial Offset command turorial Extend command turorial Array command tutorial Move command tutorial Rotate command tutorial Scale command tutorial Trim command tutorial Chamfer command tutorial Fillet command tutorial Coordinate Entry X,Y,Z, coordinate entry system Angular measurement Absolute Coordinate entry Relative coordinate entry Polar coordinate entry Osnap Endpoint Intersection Nearest Midpoint Tangent Center Free Osnap Qnew/Open/Save/Exit Qnew Open Save Exit Layers Create new layer Assign layer color Assign layer linetype Dimensioning Using dimensions Text In A Drawing Dtext DDedit Zoom Commands Zoom realtime Zoom window Zoom previous Zoom all Pan realtime Plot Command Ortho Esc Key How Commands Work Typical Drawing Setup Ortho command Snap command Units command Limits command Zoom all Set Layers Ltscale command Text Style command LWT command Undo/Redo Putting It All Together Keyboard Functions

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

Quick Link BLOCKS 5 COMMON COMMANDS 5 CONTROL KEYS 5 COORDINATE ENTRY 5 DIMENSIONING 5 DRAWING OBJECTS 5 EXTERNAL REFERENCE 5 FORMATTING 5 FUNCTION KEYS 5 INQUIRY 5 LAYERS 5 MODIFYING OBJECTS 5 OBJECT SELECTION 5 OBJECT SNAP 5 TEXT 5 3D 5 UCS 5 VIEWPORTS 5 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

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BLOCK

Opens block dialogue box in order to make a block

BATTMAN

BATTMAN

Opens block attribute manager

BATTORDER

BATTORDER

Displays attribute order dialogue box

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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

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INSERT

Insert a block by name

MINSERT

MINSERT

Insert block in rectangular array

REFEDIT

REFEDIT

Edit a block reference in place

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RENAME

Opens rename dialogue box to rename blocks, layers, etc

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WBLOCK

Write a block - for use in other drawings

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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

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ARRAY

Opens array dialogue box

AUDIT

AUDIT

Audit drawing for errors

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DSVIEWER

Opens ariel view of drawing

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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

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DIMSTYLE

Opens dimstyle manager

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ADCENTER

Opens designcenter

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DIST

Check a distance

DIV

DIVIDE

Inserts point node a set division

DO

DONUT

Draw a solid donut shape

DV

DVIEW

Perspective view

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ERASE

Erase a selection

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EXTEND

Extend a selection

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FILLET

Draw an arc between 2 intersecting lines

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FILTER

Opens filter dialogue box

FLATTEN

FLATTEN

Converts 3D to 2D

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GROUP

Launches the group dialogue box

H

HATCH

Opens hatch and gradient dialogue box

I

INSERT

Insert a block

IM

IMAGE

Launches image manager

J

JOIN

Joins 2 objects to form single object

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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<angle

Location measured by distance and angle from 0,0 in current UCS

@distance<angl e

Location measured by distance and angle from last point

.x or.y or .xy etc

Location by extracting and combining coordinate values from 2 or 3 points

distance

Location direct from current position in direction of movement

<angle

An angle override from current point

DIMENSIONING SHORTCUT

COMMAND

COMMENT

CTRL+8

QUICKCALC

Displays the calculator

D

DIMSTYLE

Opens dimension style manager dialogue box

DAL

DIMALIGNED

Aligned linear dimension line

DAN

DIMANGULAR

Angular dimension line

DAR

DIMARC

Arc length dimension

DBA

DIMBASELINE

Ordinate dimension from baseline of previous dimension

DCO

DIMCONTINUE

Ordinate dimension from 2nd extension line of previous dimension

DDI

DIMDIAMETER

Diameter dimension for circles and arcs

DED

DIMEDIT

Edit dimension text on dimension objects

DI

DIST

Check a distance

DIMCENTER

DIMCENTER

Creates center mark

DLI

DIMLINEAR

Linear dimension

DOR

DIMORDINATE

Ordinate point dimension

DOV

DIMOVERRIDE

Override dimension style

DRA

DIMRADIUS

Radial dimension for circles and arcs

ID

ID

Display the co-ordinate values of a point

UN

UNITS

Opens drawing units dialogue box

DRAW ING OBJECTS SHORTCUT

COMMAND

COMMENT

A

ARC

Draw an arc with 3 points

B

BLOCK

Opens block dialogue box in order to make a block

BO

BOUNDARY

Draw a boundary

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C

CIRCLE

Draw a circle

DO

DONUT

Draw a solid donut shape

DT

TEXT

Single line text

DIV

DIVIDE

Inserts point node a set division

EL

ELLIPSE

Draw an ellipse

F

FILLET

Draw an arc between 2 intersecting lines

G

GROUP

Opens object grouping dialogue

H

HATCH

Opens hatch and gradient dialogue box

L

LINE

Draw a line

LE

QLEADER

Draw a leader line (may need to adjust settings)

LEAD

LEADER

Leader line with annotation

ML

MLINE

Draw multilines

O

OFFSET

Offset an object by distance

PL

PLINE

Draw a polyline - a complex line

PO

POINT

Point marker or node - DDPTYPE to change pointstyle

POL

POLYGON

Draw a regular polygon 3 to 1024 sides

RAY

RAY

Construction line in one direction

REC

RECTANG

Draw a rectangle

REG

REGION

Region - for shading for example

REVCLOUD

REVCLOUD

Revision cloud - note can select a polyline

SPL

SPLINE

Spline or smooth curve along points

T

MTEXT

Multi-line text

WIPEOUT

WIPEOUT

Masks part of drawing for clarity

XL

XLINE

Construction line of infinite length

TIP 1. Use PO to create node point - if you do not see anything try changing the node properties DDPTYPE. 2. Alternatively set PDMODE to 3 to display an X at id point set PDMODE to 0 to clear.

EXTERNAL REFERENCE - XREF SHORTCUT

COMMAND

COMMENT

REFEDIT

REFEDIT

Edit an external reference in place

XA

XATTACH

Opens select reference file dialogue for attaching Xref

XB

XBIND

Opens Xbind dialogue - allows import only of symbols etc

XC

XCLIP

Create a border in an xref to hide outside area

XOPEN

XOPEN

Opens a selected xref in a new window

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XR

XREF

Opens Xref manager dialogue box

TIP 1. Using RELATIVE PATH to find the Xref file relative to the existing location can be a benefit if files are moved between locations or sent to others. 2. OVERLAID should be used in place of ATTACH if 2 drawings share a common Xref, eg a mechanical drawing could be overlaid an electrical drawing to prevent the building outline ‘appearing’ twice. NOTES 1. If a drawing has an Xref, the status bar will show the Manage Xref icon.

FORMATTING SHORTCUT

COMMAND

COMMENT

AP

APPLOAD

Opens application load dialogue box

BE

BEDIT

Opens the edit block definition dialogue box

BH

BHATCH

Opens hatch and gradient dialogue box

CUI

Opens customise user interface dialogue

D

DIMSTYLE

Opens dimension style manager dialogue box

DC

ADCENTER

Opens designcenter

DDPTYPE

DDPTYPE

Opens point style dialogue box

LA

LAYER

Opens layer manager

LT

DDLTYPE

Opens line type manager

LTS

LTSCALE

Change the linetype scale

LW

LWEIGHT

Opens line weight settings dialogue box

MA

MATCHPROPERTIES

Match properties of an object

OP

OPTIONS

Launches options dialogue box

OS

DDOSNAP

Opens drafting settings object snap dialogue

PR

DDCHPROP

Opens properties dialogue box

SSM

SHEETSET

Opens sheet set manager palette

ST

DDSTYLE

Opens text style dialogue box

TP

TOOLPALETTES

Displays toolpalette

TS

TABLESTYLE

Opens table style dialogue box

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FUNCTION KEYS SHORTCUT

COMMAND

COMMENT

F1

HELP

Opens Autocad help

F2

TEXTSCR GRAPHSCR

Switches between text screen and graphic area

F3

OSNAP

Switches osnap on/off

F5 or CTRL+E

ISOPLANE

Cycles through isoplanes

F6 or CTRL+D

COORDS

Turns coordinate display on/off

F7 or CTRL+G

GRID

Turns grid on/off

F8 or CTRL+L

ORTHO

Turns ortho on/off

F9 or CTRL+B

SNAP

Turns snap on/off

F10 or CTRL+U

POLAR

Turns polar on/off

F11 or CTRL+W

OSNAP TRACK

Turns object snap tracking on/off

F12

DYNMODE

Turns dynamic input on/off

SHORTCUT

COMMAND

COMMENT

AA

AREA

Calculate the area

DI

DIST

Calculate a distance and angle

DDPTYPE

DDPTYPE

Opens point style dialogue box

ID

ID

Display the co-ordinate values of a point

LI or LS

LIST

Display information about objects in a text window

MASSPROP

MASSPROP

Calculate the region/mass properties of a solid

PR

PROPERTIES

Opens properties dialogue box

WHOHAS

WHOHAS

Displays who has a drawing open

XLIST

XLIST

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

INQUIRY

TIP 1. If you wish to identify a known location use ID and enter co-ordinates on command line to mark that location with a node point - if you do not see anything try changing the node properties DDPTYPE. 2. Alternatively set PDMODE to 3 to display an X at id point set PDMODE to 0 to clear.

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LAYERS SHORTCUT

COMMAND

COMMENT

LA

LAYER

Opens layer manager

LAYCUR

LAYERCURRENT

Change objects to current layer

LAYDEL

LAYERDELETE

Delete a layer by selecting object

LAYFRZ

LAYERFREEZE

Freeze a layer by selecting object

LAYISO

LAYERISOLATE

Isolates a layer by selecting object

LAYLCK

LAYERLOCK

Lock a layer by selecting object

LAYMCH

LAYERMATCH

Match properties of a layer

LAYMRG

LAYERMERGE

Moves objects from first layer to second and deletes first

LAYOFF

LAYEROFF

Switches a layer off

LAYON

LAYERON

Switches all layers on except frozen layers

LAYERP

LAYERPREVIOUS

Restores previous layer state

LAYTHW

LAYTHW

Thaws all layers

LAYWALK

LAYERWALK

Walk through layers

LMAN

LMAN

Access Layer manager to save and restore layer states

TIP Layer States - Create a layer state in Layer Manager (LA then Alt+S) to quickly switch between different layer property settings.

MODIFYING OBJECTS SHORTCUT

COMMAND

COMMENT

AL

ALIGN

Align an object with another

AR

ARRAY

Make multiple copies of an object

BR

BREAK

Break a line by defining 2 points

CO or CP

COPY

Copy object

COPYTOLAYE R

COPYTOLAYER

Copy object from one layer to another

CHA

CHAMFER

Chamfer between 2 non-parallel lines

E

ERASE

Erase selection

EX

EXTEND

Extend a line to meet another

F

FILLET

Draw an arc between 2 intersecting lines

G

GROUP

Opens object grouping dialogue - use to copy or move

LEN

LENGTHEN

Lengthen or shorten a line

M

MOVE

Move an object

MI

MIRROR

Mirror an object

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MOCORO

MOVE/COPY/ROTAT E

Copy move and rotate an object with one command

O

OFFSET

Offset an object by distance

RO

ROTATE

Rotate an object

S

STRETCH

Stretch an object

SC

SCALE

Scale an object

TR

TRIM

Trim objects

X

EXPLODE

Explode single entity to component parts

TIP 1. 2.

When a grip point is selected cycle through command options using keyboard spacebar sequence STRETCH, MOVE, ROTATE, SCALE, MIRROR. Switch between Group and Ungroup using CTRL+H, yes H!!

OBJECT SELECTION (use with editing commands) SHORTCUT

COMMAND

COMMENT

A

ADD

Adds each successive object, switches from remove

ALL

ALL

All objects on thawed layers

CP

CPOLYGON

Objects touching or enclosed by selection polygon

C

CROSSING

Objects touched or enclosed by window - Move right to left

F

FENCE

Objects touch by single selection fence

G

GROUP

Opens object grouping dialogue - use with copy/move/etc

L

LAST

Most recently created visible object

P

PREVIOUS

Most recent selection set

R

REMOVE

Objects to remove from selection set

SNAPANG

SNAPANGLE

Change the snap angle from default 0°

W

WINDOW

Objects enclosed by window - Move left to right

WP

WPOLYGON

Objects within a window polygon

TIP 1. 2. 3.

Use SHIFT+LEFT MOUSE BUTTON to deselect an object. When a grip point is selected cycle through command options using keyboard spacebar sequence STRETCH, MOVE, ROTATE, SCALE, MIRROR. Object Cycling - hold down the Control key while picking, AutoCAD will cycle through all the objects that fall under the pickbox as you continue to pick. When the correct object is highlighted, simply hit Enter. You don't need to continue to hold down the Control key after the first pick.

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OBJECT SNAP - OSNAP SHORTCUT

COMMAND

COMMENT

F3

OSNAP

Switches osnap on/off

F9 or CTRL+B

SNAP

Turns snap on/off

F11 or CTRL+W

OSNAP TRACK

Turns object snap tracking on/off

APP

APPARENT INT

Apparent intersection of 2 objects

CEN

CENof

Snap to centre point

DS

DDOSNAP

Opens drafting settings/object snap dialogue

END

ENDPOINT

Snap to end of line etc

EXT

EXTENSION

Extends lines beyond endpoint

FRO

FROM

Snap to an offset distance from an object snap

INS

INSERTION

Snap to insertion point of text or block

INT

INTERSECTION

Snap to intersection of lines, circles, arcs

MID

MIDPOINT

Snap to midpoint of line etc

MTP

Snap midpoint between two points

NEA

NEAREST

Snap near to an object

NOD

NODE

Snap to point node

NON

NONE

Turns off object snap modes

PAR

PARALLEL

Continues a line parallel to existing

PER

PERPENDICULAR

Snap to perpendicular of line etc

QUA

QUADRANT

Snap to quadrant of circle, arc, ellipse

TAN

TANGENT

Snap to tangent of circle, arc, ellipse

TK

TRACK

Locate points without drawing lines

TT

TT

Temporary tracking point

TIP 1. 2.

Use TAB to cycle through Osnap points. SHIFT+RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON to reveal Osnap options

TEXT SHORTCUT

COMMAND

COMMENT

%%C

Ø

Diameter dimensioning symbol

%%D

°

Degrees symbol

%%O

OVERSCORE

Toggles overscore mode on/off

%%P

±

Plus/minus symbol

%%U

UNDERSCORE

Toggles underscore on/off

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DT

DTEXT

Single line dynamic text - Justify/Align to fit within text line

ED

DDEDIT

Edit text

FIND

FIND

Opens find and replace dialogue box

JUSTIFYTEXT

JUSTIFYTEXT

Change the justification point without moving text

MIRRTEXT

MIRRTEXT

Mirrtext 0 to turn off

SCALETEXT

SCALETEXT

Scales text without moving the text insertion point

SPELL

SPELLCHECK

Performs spellcheck - ALL checks all text in drawing

ST

STYLE

Opens text style dialogue box

T or MT

MTEXT

Multiline/paragraph text

TCIRCLE

TCIRCLE

Places circle, slot, or rectangle around each selected text object

TEXT

DTEXT

Single line dynamic text

TEXTFIT

TEXTFIT

Stretches/shrinks text by selecting new start and/or end points

TORIENT

TORIENT

Rotates text, mtext, and attribute definition objects

TXT2MTXT

TXT2MTXT

Converts DTEXT to MTEXT

WIPEOUT

WIPEOUT

Masks part of drawing for clarity

TIPS 1.

To fit or align text in a defined area use DTEXT and select JUSTIFY/ALIGN or FIT - very useful if text is enclosed by a rectangle/ circle/etc.

NOTES 1. Text entered in paperspace is 1:1, e.g. 5mm high text will print 5mm high.

THREE DIMENSIONAL - 3D SHORTCUT

COMMAND

COMMENT

3D

3D

Command line 3D solid options

BOX

BOX

Draw a cube

CYLINDER

CYLINDER

Draw a cylinder

DDUCS

DDUCS

Opens ucs dialogue

DDUCSP

DDUCSP

Opens ucs dialogue at orthographic tab

EXT

EXTRUDE

Extrude a face

IN

INTERSECT

Intersect an object

REV

REVOLVE

Revolves an object about an axis

RR

RENDER

Open render dialogue box

SE

SECTION

Section

SL

SLICE

Slice a solid

SU

SUBTRACT

Subtract selection from solid

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TOR

TORUS

Draw torus shape

UC

DDUCS

Displays UCS manager dialogue box

UCS

UCS

UCS command line options

UNI

UNION

Union solids

VPORTS

VPORTS

Opens viewport dialogue box

WE

WEDGE

Draw a wedge

SHORTCUT

COMMAND

COMMENT

OB

OBJECT

Align UCS with an object, first select UCS

UC

DDUCS

Display UCS manager dialogue box

UCS

UCS

Universal co-ordinate system options

UCSICON

UCSICON

Change the UCS icon appearance

W

WORLD

Return to the WCS

COMMAND

COMMENT

UCS

VIEW PORTS SHORTCUT CTRL+R

Cycle through viewports

CTRL+PAGE UP

Switch up between layout tabs

CTRL+PAGE DOWN

Switch down between layout tabs

DV

DVIEW

Perspective view.

MS

MSPACE

Switch to modelspace in a viewport

MV

MVIEW

Make a viewport in paperspace

PS

PSPACE

Switch to paperspace from viewport

VPORTS

VPORTS

Opens viewports dialogue box

-VPORTS

-VPORTS

Create a viewport using command line

TIP 1.

To prevent a viewport from editing right mouse click on the viewport and select DISPLAY LOCKED/YES

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Introduction to AutoCAD Commands

Command

Menu

Result

Line / L

Draw > Line

Draw a straight line segment from one point to the next

Circle

Circle / C

Draw > Circle > Center, Radius

Draws a circle based on a center point and radius.

Erase

Erase / E

Modify > Erase

Erases an object.

Print

Print / Plot Cntl+P

Line

Keystroke

Icon

File > Print

Enables the Print/Plot Configuration Dialog Box

Edit > Undo

Undoes the last command.

U Undo

(Don't use 'Undo' for now)

RECTANGLE /

Draw > 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. Trims objects to a selected cutting edge.

Trim

TRIM / TR

Modify > Trim

Extend

EXTEND / EX

Extends objects Modify > Extend 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

1

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

2

Command

Keystroke

Move

Copy

Icon

Menu

Result

Move / M

Modify > Move

Moves an object or objects

Copy / CP

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

Rotates objects Modify > Rotate to a certain angle

Fillet

Fillet / F

Modify > Fillet

Chamfer / CHA

Modify > Chamfer

Stretch

Chamfer

Array

Array / AR

Layer

Layer / LA

Text

Text

Dimension

Dim

Scale

Scale / SC

Modify > Array

Format > Layer

No Icon Draw > Single Line Text Many

3

Creates a round corner between two lines 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 <ENTER> 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.

4

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 <ENTER> (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 <ENTER> 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 <ENTER> 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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COMMAND OPTION

PAN

Command

ICON

DESCRIPTION Panning allows you to quickly move around the drawing area at the same magnification you currently have set. Type in PAN (or P) <ENTER> and a hand will appear on the screen. Left click and hold to move around your drawing.

Keystroke

Icon

Menu

Result Covers an area with a predefined pattern

Boundary Hatch

Bhatch / H

Draw > Hatch

Hatch Edit

HatchEdit / HE

Modify > Object > Edits an existing Hatch... Hatch

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