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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
ATTEDIT
ATTEDIT
BLOCK
BATTMAN
BATTMAN
BATTORDER
BATTORDER
BC
BCLOSE
BCOUNT
BCOUNT
BE
BEDIT
EATTEXT
EATTEXT
GATTE
GATTE
INSERT
-I
INSERT
MINSERT
MINSERT
REFEDIT
REFEDIT
REN
RENAME
WBLOCK
XLIST
XLIST
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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
ARC
Draw an arc
AL
ALIGN
AP
APPLOAD
AR
ARRAY
AUDIT
AUDIT
AV
DSVIEWER
BLOCK
CIRCLE
Draw a circle
CO
COPY
Copy an object
CHA
CHAMFER
COL
COLOR
CUI
DIMSTYLE
DC
ADCENTER
Opens designcenter
DI
DIST
Check a distance
DIV
DIVIDE
DO
DONUT
DV
DVIEW
Perspective view
ERASE
Erase a selection
EX
EXTEND
Extend a selection
FILLET
FI
FILTER
FLATTEN
FLATTEN
Converts 3D to 2D
GROUP
HATCH
INSERT
Insert a block
IM
IMAGE
JOIN
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JPGOUT
JPGOUT
LINE
Draw a line
LA
LAYER
LE
QLEADER
LEAD
LEADER
LI or LS
LIST
LO
-LAYOUT
LTS
LTScale
MOVE
Move a selection
MA
MATCHPROPERTIES
ME
MEASURE
OFFSET
Offset a selection
OP
OPTIONS
PAN
Pan in drawing
PE
POLYEDIT
Edit a polyline
PL
PLINE
Draw a polyline
PLOT
PLOT
PO
POINT
PR
PROPERTIES
PRE
PREVIEW
Preview a plot
PU
PURGE
RE
REGEN
REC
RECTANG
Draw a rectangle
REN
RENAME
RO
ROTATE
Rotate a selection
SP
SPELL
MTEXT
TB
TABLE
TP
TOOLPALETTES
Displays toolpalette
TR
TRIM
Trim a selection
UNDO
UN
UNITS
VIEW
WBLOCK
Write a block
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WHOHAS
WHOHAS
EXPLODE
Explode a selection
XR
XREF
ZOOM
CONTROL KEYS
CTRL+0
CLEANSCREEN
CTRL+1
PROPERTIES
CTRL+2
ADCENTER
CTRL+3
TOOLPALETTES
CTRL+8
QUICKCALC
CTRL+A
CTRL+C
Select all
COPYCLIP
CTRL+H
CTRL+J
CTRL+N
NEW
CTRL+O
OPEN
CTRL+P
PLOT
CTRL+R
CVPORT
CTRL+S
QSAVE
CTRL+SHIFT+
S
Save as
CTRL+V
PASTECLIP
CTRL+X
CUTCLIP
CTRL+Y
REDO
CTRL+Z
UNDO
CTRL+TAB
CTRL+PAGE
UP
CTRL+PAGE
DOWN
ARROW
UP/Down
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COORDINATE ENTRY
#X,Y
@X,Y
#distance<angle
@distance<angl
e
distance
<angle
DIMENSIONING
SHORTCUT
COMMAND
COMMENT
CTRL+8
QUICKCALC
DIMSTYLE
DAL
DIMALIGNED
DAN
DIMANGULAR
DAR
DIMARC
DBA
DIMBASELINE
DCO
DIMCONTINUE
DDI
DIMDIAMETER
DED
DIMEDIT
DI
DIST
Check a distance
DIMCENTER
DIMCENTER
DLI
DIMLINEAR
Linear dimension
DOR
DIMORDINATE
DOV
DIMOVERRIDE
DRA
DIMRADIUS
ID
ID
UN
UNITS
COMMAND
COMMENT
ARC
BLOCK
BO
BOUNDARY
Draw a boundary
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CIRCLE
Draw a circle
DO
DONUT
DT
TEXT
DIV
DIVIDE
EL
ELLIPSE
Draw an ellipse
FILLET
GROUP
HATCH
LINE
Draw a line
LE
QLEADER
LEAD
LEADER
ML
MLINE
Draw multilines
OFFSET
PL
PLINE
PO
POINT
POL
POLYGON
RAY
RAY
REC
RECTANG
Draw a rectangle
REG
REGION
REVCLOUD
REVCLOUD
SPL
SPLINE
MTEXT
Multi-line text
WIPEOUT
WIPEOUT
XL
XLINE
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.
COMMAND
COMMENT
REFEDIT
REFEDIT
XA
XATTACH
XB
XBIND
XC
XCLIP
XOPEN
XOPEN
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XR
XREF
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
BE
BEDIT
BH
BHATCH
CUI
DIMSTYLE
DC
ADCENTER
Opens designcenter
DDPTYPE
DDPTYPE
LA
LAYER
LT
DDLTYPE
LTS
LTSCALE
LW
LWEIGHT
MA
MATCHPROPERTIES
OP
OPTIONS
OS
DDOSNAP
PR
DDCHPROP
SSM
SHEETSET
ST
DDSTYLE
TP
TOOLPALETTES
Displays toolpalette
TS
TABLESTYLE
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FUNCTION KEYS
SHORTCUT
COMMAND
COMMENT
F1
HELP
F2
TEXTSCR
GRAPHSCR
F3
OSNAP
F5 or CTRL+E
ISOPLANE
F6 or CTRL+D
COORDS
F7 or CTRL+G
GRID
F8 or CTRL+L
ORTHO
F9 or CTRL+B
SNAP
F10 or CTRL+U
POLAR
F11 or
CTRL+W
OSNAP TRACK
F12
DYNMODE
SHORTCUT
COMMAND
COMMENT
AA
AREA
DI
DIST
DDPTYPE
DDPTYPE
ID
ID
LI or LS
LIST
MASSPROP
MASSPROP
PR
PROPERTIES
WHOHAS
WHOHAS
XLIST
XLIST
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
LAYCUR
LAYERCURRENT
LAYDEL
LAYERDELETE
LAYFRZ
LAYERFREEZE
LAYISO
LAYERISOLATE
LAYLCK
LAYERLOCK
LAYMCH
LAYERMATCH
LAYMRG
LAYERMERGE
LAYOFF
LAYEROFF
LAYON
LAYERON
LAYERP
LAYERPREVIOUS
LAYTHW
LAYTHW
LAYWALK
LAYERWALK
LMAN
LMAN
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
AR
ARRAY
BR
BREAK
CO or CP
COPY
Copy object
COPYTOLAYE
R
COPYTOLAYER
CHA
CHAMFER
ERASE
Erase selection
EX
EXTEND
FILLET
GROUP
LEN
LENGTHEN
MOVE
Move an object
MI
MIRROR
Mirror an object
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MOCORO
MOVE/COPY/ROTAT
E
OFFSET
RO
ROTATE
Rotate an object
STRETCH
Stretch an object
SC
SCALE
Scale an object
TR
TRIM
Trim objects
EXPLODE
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!!
COMMAND
COMMENT
ADD
ALL
ALL
CP
CPOLYGON
CROSSING
FENCE
GROUP
LAST
PREVIOUS
REMOVE
SNAPANG
SNAPANGLE
WINDOW
WP
WPOLYGON
TIP
1.
2.
3.
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COMMAND
COMMENT
F3
OSNAP
F9 or CTRL+B
SNAP
F11 or
CTRL+W
OSNAP TRACK
APP
APPARENT INT
CEN
CENof
DS
DDOSNAP
END
ENDPOINT
EXT
EXTENSION
FRO
FROM
INS
INSERTION
INT
INTERSECTION
MID
MIDPOINT
MTP
NEA
NEAREST
NOD
NODE
NON
NONE
PAR
PARALLEL
PER
PERPENDICULAR
QUA
QUADRANT
TAN
TANGENT
TK
TRACK
TT
TT
TIP
1.
2.
TEXT
SHORTCUT
COMMAND
COMMENT
%%C
%%D
Degrees symbol
%%O
OVERSCORE
%%P
Plus/minus symbol
%%U
UNDERSCORE
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DT
DTEXT
ED
DDEDIT
Edit text
FIND
FIND
JUSTIFYTEXT
JUSTIFYTEXT
MIRRTEXT
MIRRTEXT
SCALETEXT
SCALETEXT
SPELL
SPELLCHECK
ST
STYLE
T or MT
MTEXT
Multiline/paragraph text
TCIRCLE
TCIRCLE
TEXT
DTEXT
TEXTFIT
TEXTFIT
TORIENT
TORIENT
TXT2MTXT
TXT2MTXT
WIPEOUT
WIPEOUT
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
BOX
BOX
Draw a cube
CYLINDER
CYLINDER
Draw a cylinder
DDUCS
DDUCS
DDUCSP
DDUCSP
EXT
EXTRUDE
Extrude a face
IN
INTERSECT
Intersect an object
REV
REVOLVE
RR
RENDER
SE
SECTION
Section
SL
SLICE
Slice a solid
SU
SUBTRACT
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TOR
TORUS
UC
DDUCS
UCS
UCS
UNI
UNION
Union solids
VPORTS
VPORTS
WE
WEDGE
Draw a wedge
SHORTCUT
COMMAND
COMMENT
OB
OBJECT
UC
DDUCS
UCS
UCS
UCSICON
UCSICON
WORLD
COMMAND
COMMENT
UCS
VIEW PORTS
SHORTCUT
CTRL+R
CTRL+PAGE
UP
CTRL+PAGE
DOWN
DV
DVIEW
Perspective view.
MS
MSPACE
MV
MVIEW
PS
PSPACE
VPORTS
VPORTS
-VPORTS
-VPORTS
TIP
1.
To prevent a viewport from editing right mouse click on the viewport and select DISPLAY
LOCKED/YES
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