Useful AutoCAD 2016 Guide

One Key Shortcuts

Toggles and Screen Management

Hot Keys A–Z

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A ARC / Creates an arc.

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

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

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

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

E ERASE / Removes objects from a drawing.

D DIMSTYLE / Creates and modifies dimension styles.

C CIRCLE / Creates a circle.

R 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.

T MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object.

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

B BLOCK / Creates a block definition from selected objects.

H HATCH / 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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Toggle General FeaturesCtrl+d Toggle coordinate display

Ctrl+g Toggle Grid

Ctrl+e Cycle isometric planes

Ctrl+f Toggle running object snaps

Ctrl+h Toggle Pick Style

Ctrl+Shift+h Toggle Hide pallets

Ctrl+i Toggle Coords

Ctrl+Shift+i Toggle Infer Constraints

Toggle Drawing ModesF1 Display Help

F2 Toggle text screen

F3 Toggle object snap mode

F4 Toggle 3DOsnap

F5 Toggle Isoplane

F6 Toggle Dynamic UCS

F7 Toggle grid mode

F8 Toggle ortho mode

F9 Toggle snap mode

F10 Toggle polar mode

F11 Toggle object snap tracking

F12 Toggle dynamic input mode

Manage ScreenCtrl+0 (zero) Clean Screen

Ctrl+1 Property Palette

Ctrl+2 Design Center Palette

Ctrl+3 Tool Palette

Ctrl+4 Sheet Set Palette

Ctrl+6 DBConnect Manager

Ctrl+7 Markup Set Manager Palette

Ctrl+8 Quick Calc

Ctrl+9 Command Line

Manage WorkflowCtrl+c Copy object

Ctrl+x Cut object

Ctrl+v Paste object

Ctrl+Shift+c Copy to clipboard with base point

Ctrl+Shift+v Paste data as block

Ctrl+z Undo last action

Ctrl+y Redo last action

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

ESC Cancel current command

Manage DrawingsCtrl+n New Drawing

Ctrl+s Save drawing

Ctrl+o Open drawing

Ctrl+p Plot dialog box

Ctrl+Tab Switch to next

Ctrl+Shift+Tab Switch to previous drawing

Ctrl+Page Up Switch to previous tab in current drawing

Ctrl+Page Down Switch to next tab in current drawing

Ctrl+q Exit

Ctrl+a Select all objects

TOGGLES AND SCREEN MANAGEMENT

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HOT KEYS A–Z

AA ARC / Creates an arc.

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

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

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

AP APPLOAD / Load Application.

AR ARRAY / Creates multiple copies of objects in a pattern.

ARR ACTRECORD / Starts the Action Recorder.

ARM ACTUSERMESSAGE / Inserts a user message into an action macro.

ARU ACTUSERINPUT / Pauses for user input in an action macro.

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.

ATE ATTEDIT / Changes attribute information in a block.

BB BLOCK / Creates a block definition

from selected objects.

BC BCLOSE / Closes the Block Editor.

BE BEDIT / Opens the block definition in the Block Editor.

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

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

BR BREAK / Breaks the selected object between two points.

BS BSAVE / Saves the current block definition.

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

CC 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.

CHK CHECKSTANDARDS / Checks the current drawing for standards violations.

CLI COMMANDLINE / Displays the Command Line window.

COL COLOR / Sets the color for new objects.

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.

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DD DIMSTYLE / Creates and modifies

dimension styles.

DAN DIMANGULAR / Creates an angular dimension.

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.

DBC DBCONNECT / Provides an interface to external database tables.

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

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

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.

DI DIST / Measures the distance and angle between two points.

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

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

DJO DIMJOGGED / Creates jogged dimensions for circles and arcs.

DL DATALINK / The Data Link dialog box is displayed.

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

DO DONUT / Creates a filled circle or a wide ring.

DOR DIMORDINATE / Creates ordinate dimensions.

DOV DIMOVERRIDE / Controls overrides of sys-tem 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.

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.

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E–FE 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 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.

G–HG GROUP / Creates and manages saved

sets of objects called groups.

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

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

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

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.

I–KI 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.

IAT IMAGEATTACH / Inserts a reference to an image file.

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

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–ML 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.

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

MI MIRROR / Creates a mirrored copy of selected objects.

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.

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.

N–ONORTH GEOGRAPHICLOCATION / Specifies

the geographic location information for a drawing file.

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

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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PP PAN / Adds a parameter with grips

to a dynamic block definition.

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

PAR PARAMETERS / Controls the associative parameters used in the drawing.

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.

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).

POL POLYGON / Creates an equilateral closed polyline.

PON SHOWPALETTES / Restores the display of hidden palettes.

PR PROPERTIES / Displays Properties palette.

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.

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

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

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

PYR PYRAMID / Creates a 3D solid pyramid.

QQC QUICKCALC / Opens the

QuickCalc calculator.

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

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

QSAVE QSAVE / Saves the current drawing.

QVD 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.

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

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

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RR REDRAW / Refreshes the display

in the current viewport.

RA REDRAWALL / Refreshes the display in all viewports.

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.

SS STRETCH / Stretches objects crossed

by a selection window or polygon.

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

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.

SHA SHADEMODE / Starts the VSCURRENT command.

SL SLICE / Creates new 3D solids and surfac-es 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.

SPLIT MESHSPLIT / Splits a mesh face into two faces.

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

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.

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TT MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object.

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

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.

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

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

U–WUC UCSMAN / Manages defined

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UN UNITS / Controls coordinate and angle display formats and precision.

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.

VS VSCURRENT / Sets the visual style in the current viewport.

VSM 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 solid wedge.

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

X–ZX EXPLODE / Breaks a compound object

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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.

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

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

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AutoCAD Basics AutoCAD Interface 2 Draw Commands 2-4 Line command tutorial Polygon command tutorial Rectangle command tutorial Circle command tutorial Ellipse command tutorial Edit Commands 4-7 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 7-8 X,Y,Z, coordinate entry system Angular measurement Absolute Coordinate entry Relative coordinate entry Polar coordinate entry Osnap 9 Endpoint Intersection Nearest Midpoint Tangent Center Free Osnap Qnew/Open/Save/Exit 10 Qnew Open Save Exit Layers 11 Create new layer Assign layer color Assign layer linetype Dimensioning 12-13 Using dimensions Text In A Drawing 13 Dtext DDedit Zoom Commands 13-14 Zoom realtime Zoom window Zoom previous Zoom all Pan realtime Plot Command 14 Ortho 14 Esc Key 14 How Commands Work 14 Typical Drawing Setup 14-16 Ortho command Snap command Units command Limits command Zoom all Set Layers Ltscale command Text Style command LWT command Undo/Redo 16 Putting It All Together 16 Keyboard Functions 17

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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 relevantshortcuts 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

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

I 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 anested object in a block or an xref

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TIPS1. 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. 2. Set ATTDIA to 1 to use dialog box with block attributes or 0 to use command line. 3. 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 youare inserting) as your new insertion point (basepoint).

COMMON COMMANDS


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 DSVIEWER 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

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 Select all

CTRL+C 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+PAGEUP

Switch up between layout tabs

CTRL+PAGEDOWN

Switch down between layout tabs

ARROWUP/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<angle

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


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 2 extension line of previousnd

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

DRAWING OBJECTS


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


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


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


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


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


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

INQUIRY


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

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



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


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


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. When a grip point is selected cycle through command options using keyboard spacebar -

sequence STRETCH, MOVE, ROTATE, SCALE, MIRROR.

2. Switch between Group and Ungroup using CTRL+H, yes H!!

OBJECT SELECTION (use with editing commands)


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. Use SHIFT+LEFT MOUSE BUTTON to deselect an object. 2. When a grip point is selected cycle through command options using keyboard spacebar -

sequence STRETCH, MOVE, ROTATE, SCALE, MIRROR. 3. 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 ishighlighted, simply hit Enter. You don't need to continue to hold down the Control key afterthe first pick.

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OBJECT SNAP - OSNAP


F3 OSNAP Switches osnap on/off

F9 or CTRL+B SNAP Turns snap on/off

F11 orCTRL+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

TIP1. Use TAB to cycle through Osnap points. 2. SHIFT+RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON to reveal Osnap options

TEXT


%%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 textline

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 textobject

TEXT DTEXT Single line dynamic text

TEXTFIT TEXTFIT Stretches/shrinks text by selecting new start and/or endpoints

TORIENT TORIENT Rotates text, mtext, and attribute definition objects

TXT2MTXT TXT2MTXT Converts DTEXT to MTEXT

WIPEOUT WIPEOUT Masks part of drawing for clarity

TIPS1. 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.

NOTES1. Text entered in paperspace is 1:1, e.g. 5mm high text will print 5mm high.

THREE DIMENSIONAL - 3D


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

UCS


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

VIEWPORTS


CTRL+R Cycle through viewports

CTRL+PAGEUP

Switch up between layout tabs

CTRL+PAGEDOWN

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

TIP1. 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 Keystroke Icon Menu Result

Line 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 File > Print

Enables the Print/Plot Configuration Dialog Box

Undo

U

(Don't use 'Undo' for now)

Edit > Undo Undoes the last

command.

Rectangle RECTANGLE /

REC Draw > Rectangle

Draws a rectangle after you enter one corner and then the second.

Multi Lines MLINE / ML No Icon Draw >

Multiline

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

CLICK Tools > Object Snap Settings

Brings up the OSNAP dialog box.

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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)

SECLECTS ANY OBJECT THAT EITHER CROSSES THE BOUNDARY OR IS INSIDE IT

LEFT TO RIGHT

WINDOW SELCTION BLUE SELECTS ON OBJECTS THAT ARE

COMPLETELY WITHIN THE BOX

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Move Move / M

Modify > Move Moves an object or objects

Copy Copy / CP

Modify > Copy Copies object(s) once or multiple times

Stretch Stretch / S

Modify > Stretch

Stretches an object after you 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

Chamfer Chamfer / CHA

Modify > Chamfer

Creates an angled corner between two lines

Array Array / AR

Modify > Array

Creates a repeating pattern of the selected objects

Layer Layer / LA

Format > Layer Starts the Layer and Linetype property dialog box

Text Text No Icon Draw > Single Line Text

Creates a single line of text

Dimension Dim Many Dimension > (pick one)

Dimensions previously drawn objects

Scale Scale / SC

Modify > Scale Proportionately resizes (or scales) objects

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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.

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COMMAND OPTION ICON DESCRIPTION

Zoom Window

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 Realtime

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.

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 command: DSVIEWER

None

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 in the Aerial View window. To zoom in to the drawing, make the view box smaller by left clicking a rectangle. To zoom out of the 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 ICON DESCRIPTION

PAN

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.


Boundary Hatch Bhatch / H

Draw > Hatch Covers an area with a

predefined pattern

Hatch Edit HatchEdit / HE

Modify > Object > Hatch...

Edits an existing Hatch

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