AutoCAD Command AutoCAD Command shortcut

ALIGN AL
CAMERA CAM
CTABLESTYLE CT
ADCENTER ADC
PROPERTIES CH
DIMARC DAR
DIMCENTER DCE
DIMCONTINUE DCO
ATTIPEDIT ATI
DIMBASELINE DBA
ARC A
CYLINDER CYL
CHECKSTANDARDS CHK
MEASURE ME
3DPRINT 3DP
3DWALK 3DW
3DPLOT 3DPRINT
3DMOVE 3M
3DROTATE 3R
3DNAVIGATE 3DWALK
DIMEDIT DED
OSNAP OS
MSPACE MS
IMPORT IMP
MicroStation
Key-in
ALIGN 3D
CAMERA SETUP
PLACE TABLE & TABLE SETTING SEED BYNAME
<SeedName>
DIALOG EXPLORER OPEN
DIALOG PROPERTIES OPEN
DIMCREATE ANGULAR ARCSIZE
DIMCREATE CENTER MARK
DIMCREATE LINEAR SIZE
EDIT TAGS
DIMCREATE LINEAR STACKED
PLACE ARC ICON
PLACE CYLINDER ICON
STANDARDSCHECKER DIALOG
MEASURE
PRINTERSERVICE ADD ELEMENTTOPRINTMODEL
NAVIGATE CUSTOM WALK
PRINTERSERVICE ADD ELEMENTTOPRINTMODEL
MOVE ELEMENT
ROTATE ICON
NAVIGATE VIEW
MODIFY ELEMENT
DIALOG ACCUSNAP
MODEL ACTIVE <ModelName>
IMPORT
Description
Select objects to align
Opens the Place Camera tool
Sets the name of the current table style
Opens
Opens Explorer
Properties dialog to change the
properties
Creates arc dim., select arc or pline arc
segment
Creates the center mark or the centerlines
of circles and arcs
Creates continuous dimension
Selects tags to edit
Selects the start dim. To continue stacked
Places arc
Places cylinder
Opens the Standards Checker
Select objects to measure
3D print
3d walk
3d print
3d move
3d rotate
3d navigate
Edits dim.
Invokes thetext or dim.
Drafting line dialog for
Settings
Switches from paper spacesnaps
object to a model space
viewport
Imports files of different formats into the
current drawing
MicroStation Term AutoCAD Term
AccuSnap Osnap
ACS UCS
ByLevel setting BYLAYER setting
Cell libraries N/A
Cells: shared and normal Blocks
Design model Model space
DGN file DWG file
Drop Element Explode
Element Attributes Properties
Fit View Zoom extents
Handles Grips
Key-in Command Line
Levels Layers
Line styles Linetypes
Merge into Master Bind XREF
Message Center Text Window
Parasolid ACIS
Patterning Hatching
Pen tables Plot styles

References: attachments,
References overlays, and underlays

Seed file Template drawing file

Drawing layout (paper
Sheet model space)
Smart Line Polyline
Tags Attributes
View Viewport

View Attributes Drafting settings

Working units Drawing units
ALIGN 3D ALIGN
CAMERA SETUP CAMERA

PLACE TABLE & TABLE SETTING

SEED BYNAME
<SeedName> CTABLESTYLE
DIALOG EXPLORER OPEN ADCENTER

DIALOG PROPERTIES OPEN PROPERTIES

DIMCREATE ANGULAR ARCSIZE DIMARC

DIMCREATE CENTER MARK DIMCENTER
DIMCREATE LINEAR SIZE DIMCONTINUE
EDIT TAGS ATTIPEDIT
DIMCREATE LINEAR STACKED DIMBASELINE
PLACE ARC ICON ARC
PLACE CYLINDER ICON CYLINDER
STANDARDSCHECKER DIALOG CHECKSTANDARDS
MEASURE MEASURE
PRINTERSERVICE ADD
ELEMENTTOPRINTMODEL 3DPRINT
NAVIGATE CUSTOM WALK 3DWALK
PRINTERSERVICE ADD
ELEMENTTOPRINTMODEL 3DPLOT
MOVE ELEMENT 3DMOVE
ROTATE ICON 3DROTATE
NAVIGATE VIEW 3DNAVIGATE
MODIFY ELEMENT DIMEDIT

DIALOG ACCUSNAP OSNAP

MODEL ACTIVE <ModelName> MSPACE

IMPORT IMPORT
Notes
Drafting tool for automatic snaps.
Coordinate system acronyms. ACS = Auxiliary Coordinate System UCS = User Coordinate System
Setting that controls whether color, line weight, and line style are set for each level (layer).
No reference in AutoCAD terminology.
In AutoCAD, all blocks behave like shared cells. There is no reference in AutoCAD terminology to a normal cell.
DWG workmode and AutoCAD only allow for a single model. MicroStation DGN workmode allows for multiple models.
Native file format for each program.
Command used to demote element/object types to lower level. For example, cells/blocks can be demoted to geometry.
Name for characteristics of elements/objects.
[List]
Vertices on geometry that can be selected and manipulated.
Place for entering commands/variables manually.
Organizational structure used to control the appearance of objects in a drawing.
Setting used to control the appearance of the line work in a drawing.
Inserting an external reference into the current drawing.
Place for viewing text messages from program feedback.
Native 3D modeling kernel for each program.
Filling of a defined area with a defined pattern.
Used to control how linework appears when printing or plotting.

References to the current drawing are stored externally, which keeps the file size down, but still allows for access to the geom
drafting and plotting. In Microstation, you can have references with Live Nesting or No Nesting. References with No Nesting ar
as overlays in AutoCAD-based products. MicroStation V7 does not support nested references.
Files are used as a starting point for newly created files and store commonly used settings. For DGNEXPORT, the chosen seed fi
determines what master and sub units are used for translation to DGN as well as resolution and accuracy values.

Commonly used to control the output of a drawing for plotting.

Multi-segmented lines.
Element used to store textual information in a cell (block).
Used to control the visibility of different sections of a drawing.

There is no direct reference in AutoCAD terminology. Similar options can be found in the taskbar/drafting settings area of Auto
Used to control command input values that are dependent on unit values.
Select objects to align
Opens the Place Camera tool

Sets the name of the current table style

Opens Explorer
Opens Properties dialog to change the
properties
Creates arc dim., select arc or pline arc
segment
Creates the center mark or the centerlines
of circles and arcs
Creates continuous dimension
Selects tags to edit
Selects the start dim. To continue stacked
Places arc
Places cylinder
Opens the Standards Checker
Select objects to measure

3D print
3d walk

3d print
3d move
3d rotate
3d navigate
Edits dim. text or dim. line
Invokes the Drafting Settings dialog for
object snaps
Switches from paper space to a model space
viewport
Imports files of different formats into the
current drawing