Shortcut Keys for some common commands in Auto-CAD Drawing:
To
Perform
|
Command
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Shortcut
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Draw an arc with 3 points
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ARC
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A
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Calculate the area
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AREA
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AA
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Align an object with another
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ALIGN
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AL
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Opens application load dialogue box
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APPLOAD
|
AP
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Make multiple copies of an object
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ARRAY
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AR
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Opens Ariel view of drawing
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DSVIEWER
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AV
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Opens attribute definition dialogue box
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ATTDEF
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ATT
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Audit drawing for errors
|
AUDIT
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AUDIT
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Edit attribute values for a specific block
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ATTEDIT
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ATTEDIT
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Opens block dialogue box in order to make a
block
|
BLOCK
|
B
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Closes the block editor
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BCLOSE
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BC
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Opens the edit block definition dialogue
box
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BEDIT
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BE
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Opens block attribute manager
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BATTMAN
|
BATTMAN
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Displays attribute order dialogue box
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BATTORDER
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BATTORDER
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Counts the blocks in a drawing
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BCOUNT
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BCOUNT
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Draw a boundary
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BOUNDARY
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BO
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Break a line by defining 2 points
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BREAK
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BR
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Draw a circle
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CIRCLE
|
C
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Copy object
|
COPY
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CO or CP
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Chamfer between 2 non-parallel lines
|
CHAMFER
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CHA
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Opens select colour dialogue box
|
COLOR
|
COL
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Copy object from one layer to another
|
COPYTOLAYER
|
COPYTOLAYER
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Opens dimension style manager
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DIMSTYLE
|
D
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Opens design centre
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ADCENTER
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DC
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Calculate a distance and angle
|
DIST
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DI
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Draw a solid donut shape
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DONUT
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DO
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Single line text
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TEXT
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DT
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Inserts point node a set division
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DIVIDE
|
DIV
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Opens point style dialogue box
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DDPTYPE
|
DDPTYPE
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Erase selection
|
ERASE
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E
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Draw an ellipse
|
ELLIPSE
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EL
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Extend a line to meet another
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EXTEND
|
EX
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Enhanced attribute extraction wizard to
count blocks
|
EATTEXT
|
EATTEXT
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Draw an arc between 2 intersecting lines
|
FILLET
|
F
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Converts 3D to 2D
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FLATTEN
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FLATTEN
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Opens object grouping dialogue
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GROUP
|
G
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Global attribute edit of multiple blocks
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GATTE
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GATTE
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Opens hatch and gradient dialogue box
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HATCH
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H
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Opens insert dialogue to insert a block
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INSERT
|
I
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Insert a block by name
|
INSERT
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-I
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Display the co-ordinate values of a point
|
ID
|
ID
|
Launches image manager
|
IMAGE
|
IM
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Joins 2 objects to form single object
|
JOIN
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J
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Creates a JPEG file of current drawing
|
JPGOUT
|
JPGOUT
|
Draw a line
|
LINE
|
L
|
Opens layer manager
|
LAYER
|
LA
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Draw a leader line
|
QLEADER
|
LE
|
Display information about objects in a
text window
|
LIST
|
LI or LS
|
Creates a new layout tab
|
LAYOUT
|
LO
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Change the line type scale
|
LTS scale
|
LTS
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Lengthen or shorten a line
|
LENGTHEN
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LEN
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Leader line with annotation
|
LEADER
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LEAD
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Change objects to current layer
|
LAYERCURRENT
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LAYCUR
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Delete a layer by selecting object
|
LAYERDELETE
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LAYDEL
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Freeze a layer by selecting object
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LAYERFREEZE
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LAYFRZ
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Isolates a layer by selecting object
|
LAYERISOLATE
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LAYISO
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Lock a layer by selecting object
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LAYERLOCK
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LAYLCK
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Match properties of a layer
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LAYERMATCH
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LAYMCH
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Moves objects from first layer to second
and deletes first
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LAYERMERGE
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LAYMRG
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Switches a layer off
|
LAYEROFF
|
LAYOFF
|
Switches all layers on except frozen
layers
|
LAYERON
|
LAYON
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Restores previous layer state
|
LAYERPREVIOUS
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LAYERP
|
Thaws all layers
|
LAYTHW
|
LAYTHW
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Walk through layers
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LAYERWALK
|
LAYWALK
|
Access Layer manager to save and restore
layer states
|
LMAN
|
LMAN
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Move an object
|
MOVE
|
M
|
Match properties of an object
|
MATCHPROPERTIES
|
MA
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Inserts point node at input distance
|
MEASURE
|
ME
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Mirror an object
|
MIRROR
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MI
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Draw multi lines
|
MLINE
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ML
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Insert block in rectangular array
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MINSERT
|
MINSERT
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Calculate the region/mass properties of a
solid
|
MASSPROP
|
MASSPROP
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Offset an object by distance
|
OFFSET
|
O
|
Launches options dialogue box
|
OPTIONS
|
OP
|
Pan in drawing
|
PAN
|
P
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Edit a poly line
|
POLYEDIT
|
PE
|
Draw a poly line - a complex line
|
PLINE
|
PL
|
Point marker or node
|
POINT
|
PO
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Draw a regular polygon 3 to 1024 sides
|
POLYGON
|
POL
|
Opens properties dialogue box
|
PROPERTIES
|
PR
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Opens purge dialogue box to remove unused
elements
|
PURGE
|
PU
|
Preview a plot
|
PREVIEW
|
PRE
|
Opens plot/print dialogue box
|
PLOT
|
PLOT
|
Rotate an object
|
ROTATE
|
RO
|
Construction line in one direction
|
RAY
|
RAY
|
Draw a rectangle
|
RECTANG
|
REC
|
Region - for example, shading
|
REGION
|
REG
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Edit a block reference in place
|
REFEDIT
|
REFEDIT
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Opens rename dialogue box to rename
blocks, layers, etc
|
RENAME
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REN
|
Revision cloud - note can select a poly
line
|
REVCLOUD
|
REVCLOUD
|
Stretch an object
|
STRETCH
|
S
|
Scale an object
|
SCALE
|
SC
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Spell check a selection - ALL to check
entire drawing
|
SPELL
|
SP
|
Spline or smooth curve along points
|
SPLINE
|
SPL
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Multi-line text
|
MTEXT
|
T
|
Opens insert a table dialogue box
|
TABLE
|
TB
|
Trim objects
|
TRIM
|
TR
|
Displays tool palette
|
TOOLPALETTES
|
TP
|
Undo last command
|
UNDO
|
U
|
Opens units dialogue box
|
UNITS
|
UN
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Opens view dialogue box
|
VIEW
|
V
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Write a block - for use in other drawings
|
WBLOCK
|
W
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Masks part of drawing for clarity
|
WIPEOUT
|
WIPEOUT
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Displays who has a drawing open
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WHOHAS
|
WHOHAS
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Explode single entity to component parts
|
EXPLODE
|
X
|
Opens x-reference manager
|
XREF
|
XR
|
Construction line of infinite length
|
XLINE
|
XL
|
Lists type/block name/layer name/colour/line type of a nested object in a block or an xref
|
XLIST
|
XLIST
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Zoom in display - A=All, E=EXTENTS, W=WINDOW
|
ZOOM
|
Z
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Shortcut Keys - Object Selection - use with
editing commands:
To Perform
|
Command
|
Shortcut
|
Adds each
successive object, switches from remove
|
ADD
|
A
|
All objects on thawed layers
|
ALL
|
ALL
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Objects touched or enclosed by window - Move right to left
|
CROSSING
|
C
|
Objects touching or enclosed by selection
polygon
|
CPOLYGON
|
CP
|
Objects touch by single selection fence
|
FENCE
|
F
|
Opens object grouping dialogue - use with
copy/move/etc
|
GROUP
|
G
|
Most recently created visible object
|
LAST
|
L
|
Most recent selection set
|
PREVIOUS
|
P
|
Objects to remove from selection set
|
REMOVE
|
R
|
Change the snap angle from default 0°
|
SNAPANGLE
|
SNAPANG
|
Objects enclosed by window - Move left to
right
|
WINDOW
|
W
|
Objects within a window polygon
|
WPOLYGON
|
WP
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To deselect an object
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SHIFT+LEFT MOUSE BUTTON
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