Shortcut Keys for Dimensioning in Auto-CAD:
To Perform
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Command
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Shortcut
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Displays the calculator
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QUICKCALC
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CTRL+8
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Opens dimension style manager
dialogue box
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DIMSTYLE
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D
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Aligned linear dimension line
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DIMALIGNED
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DAL
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Angular dimension line
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DIMANGULAR
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DAN
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Arc length dimension
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DIMARC
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DAR
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Ordinate dimension from
baseline of previous dimension
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DIMBASELINE
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DBA
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Ordinate dimension from 2nd extension line of previous dimension
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DIMCONTINUE
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DCO
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Diameter dimension for circles and arcs
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DIMDIAMETER
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DDI
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Edit dimension text on dimension objects
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DIMEDIT
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DED
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Check a distance
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DIST
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DI
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Creates centre mark
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DIMCENTER
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DIMCENTER
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Linear dimension
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DIMLINEAR
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DLI
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Ordinate point dimension
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DIMORDINATE
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DOR
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Override dimension style
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DIMOVERRIDE
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DOV
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Radial dimension for circles and arcs
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DIMRADIUS
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DRA
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Display the co-ordinate values of a point
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ID
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ID
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Opens drawing units dialogue box
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UNITS
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UN
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Shortcut Keys for TEXT in Auto-CAD Drawing:
To
Perform
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Command
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Shortcut
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Single line dynamic text - Justify/Align to fit within text line
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DTEXT
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DT
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Edit text
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DDEDIT
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ED
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Opens find and replace
dialogue box
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FIND
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FIND
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Change the justification point
without moving text
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JUSTIFYTEXT
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JUSTIFYTEXT
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Mirrtext 0 to turn off
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T MIRRTEXT
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MIRRTEX
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Scales text without moving the
text insertion point
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SCALETEXT
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SCALETEXT
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Performs spell check - ALL
checks all text in drawing
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SPELLCHECK
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SPELL
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Opens text style dialogue box
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STYLE
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ST
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Multiline/paragraph text
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MTEXT
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T or MT
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Places circle, slot, or
rectangle around each selected text object
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TCIRCLE
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TCIRCLE
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Single line dynamic text
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DTEXT
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TEXT
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Stretches/shrinks text by
selecting new start and/or end points
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TEXTFIT
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TEXTFIT
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Rotates text, mtext, and
attribute definition objects
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TORIENT
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TORIENT
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Converts DTEXT to MTEXT
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TXT2MTXT
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TXT2MTXT
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Masks part of drawing for
clarity
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WIPEOUT
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WIPEOUT
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Diameter dimensioning symbol
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Ø
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%%C
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Degrees symbol
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°
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%%D
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Toggles over score mode on/off
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OVERSCORE
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%%O
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Plus/minus symbol
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±
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%%P
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Toggles underscore on/off
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UNDERSCORE
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%%U
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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.
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Shortcut Keys for Object SNAP – OSNAP:
To
Perform
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Command
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Shortcut
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Switches OSNAP on/off
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OSNAP
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F3
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Turns snap on/off
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SNAP
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F9 or CTRL+B
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Turns object snap tracking
on/off
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OSNAP TRACK
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F11 or CTRL+W
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Apparent intersection of 2
objects
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APPARENT INT
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APP
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Snap to centre point
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CEN of
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CEN
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Opens drafting settings/object
snap dialogue
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DDOSNAP
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DS
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Snap to end of line etc
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ENDPOINT
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END
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Extends lines beyond endpoint
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EXTENSION
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EXT
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Snap to an offset distance
from an object snap
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FROM
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FRO
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Snap to insertion point of
text or block
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INSERTION
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INS
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Snap to intersection of lines,
circles, arcs
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INTERSECTION
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INT
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Snap to midpoint of line etc
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MIDPOINT
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MID
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Snap near to an object
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NEAREST
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NEA
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Snap to point node
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NODE
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NOD
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Turns off object snap modes
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NONE
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NON
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Continues a line parallel to
existing
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PARALLEL
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PAR
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Snap to perpendicular of line
etc
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PERPENDICULAR
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PER
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Snap to quadrant of circle,
arc, ellipse
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QUADRANT
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QUA
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Snap to tangent of circle,
arc, ellipse
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TANGENT
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TAN
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Locate points without drawing
lines
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TRACK
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TK
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Temporary tracking point
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TT
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TT
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Cycle through OSNAP points.
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TAB
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To reveal OSNAP options
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SHIFT+RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON
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