AUTOCAD

COMPANY AUTODESK
 U.C.S (X-Y):- User Co-ordinate System.
 W.C.S:- World Co-ordinate System.
 U.G.I:- User Graphical Interface.

SHORT KEYS:-
FUNCTION KEYS:-
 DISPLAY HELP:- F1
 TEXT SCREEN:- ON/OFF  F2
 OBJECT SNAP:- ON/OFF  F3
 3DOBJECT SNAP:- ON/OFF  F4
 ISOPLANE:- CHANGE BY  F5
 DYNAMIC UCS:- ON/OFF  F6
 GRID MODE:- ON/OFF  F7
 ORTHO MODE:- ON/OFF  F8
 SNAP MODE:- ON/OFF  F9
 POLAR TRACKING:- ON/OFF  F10
 OBJECT SNAP TRACKING:- ON/OFF  F11
 DYNAMIC INPUT:- ON/OFF  F12

SHORT-CUT KEYS:-
 CTRL+0  Clean Screen
 CTRL+1  Properties
 CTRL+3  Tool Pallete
 CTRL+8  Calculator With Converter
 CTRL+9  Command Line
 LINE:-

Command L (ENTER)
Specify 1st Point
Specify 2nd Point (ENTER)/ Specify Length (ENTER).

 ERASE:-

Command E (ENTER)
Select Object (ENTER).

 OBJECT SNAP/ POLAR TRACKING:-

Command OS (ENTER)/ DS (ENTER).

Your Requirement Modify
Ok.

 ZOOM:-

Command Z (ENTER)
E (ENTER) [Extents].

 CIRCLE [RADIUS METHOD]:-

Command C (ENTER)
Specify Centre Point Of Circle
Specify Radius (ENTER).

 CIRCLE [DIAMETER METHOD]:-

Command C (ENTER)
Specify Centre Point Of Circle
D (ENTER)
Specify Diameter Of The Circle (ENTER).

 CIRCLE [2 POINT METHOD]:-

Command C (ENTER)
2P (ENTER)
Specify 1st Point
Specify 2nd Point.
 CIRCLE [3 POINT METHOD]:-

Command C (ENTER)
3P (ENTER)
Specify 1st Point
Specify 2nd Point
Specify 3rd Point.

 CIRCLE [TAN TAN RADIUS METHOD]:-

Command C (ENTER)
TTR (ENTER)
Specify 1st Tangent Point
Specify 2nd Tangent Point
Specify 3rd Tangent Point
Specify Radius (ENTER).

 CIRCLE [TAN TAN TAN METHOD]:-

[Select From Circle Option]

Specify 1st Tangent Point
Specify 2nd Tangent Point
Specify 3rd Tangent Point.

 OFFSET:-

Command O (ENTER)
Specify Object Distance (ENTER)
Specify Object To Offset
Specify Side.

 TRIM:-

Command TR (ENTER) (ENTER)

Select Object To Change.

 REGENALL:-

Command REA (ENTER).

 RECTANGLE:-

Command REC (ENTER)

Specify 1st Corner
D (ENTER) [Dimension]
Specify Length (ENTER)
Specify Width (ENTER)
Specify Opposite Corner.

 POLYGON [EDGE METHOD]:-

Command POL (ENTER)

Specify No. Of Side (ENTER)
E (ENTER) [Edge]
Specify 1st Point
Specify Length Of Edge (ENTER).

 POLYGON [RADIUS METHOD]:-

Command POL (ENTER)

Specify No. Of Side (ENTER)
Specify Centre Point
I (ENTER)/ C (ENTER) [Inscribed/ Circumscribed]
Specify Radius (ENTER).

 MOVE:-

Command M (ENTER)
Select Object (ENTER)
Specify Base Point
Specify Displacement (ENTER).

 COPY:-

Command CO/CP (ENTER)

Select Object (ENTER)
Specify Base Point
Specify Displacement (ENTER).
 ROTATE:-

Command RO (ENTER)
Select Object (ENTER)
Specify Base Point
Specify Rotation Angle (ENTER).

 FILLET:-

Command F (ENTER)
R (ENTER) [Radius]
Specify Fillet Radius (ENTER)
Select 1st Line
Select 2nd Line.

 UNDO:-

Command CTRL+Z

 REDO:-

Command CTRL+Y

 ELLIPSE:-

Command EL (ENTER)
Specify 1st Point Of Major Axis
Select Length Of Major Axis (ENTER)
Specify ¼ Distance Of Minor Axis (ENTER).

 DONUT:-

Command DO (ENTER)
Specify Inside Diameter (ENTER).
Specify Outside Diameter (ENTER)
Specify Centre Point.

 EXTEND:-

Command EX (ENTER) (ENTER)

Select Object To Extend.
 DISTANCE:-

Command DI (ENTER)
Specify 1st Point
Specify 2nd Point.

 ARC:-

Command A (ENTER)
Specify 1st Point
Specify 2nd Point
Specify 3rd Point.

 CHAMFER [DISTANCE METHOD]:-

Command CHA (ENTER)

D (ENTER) [Distance]
Specify 1st Chamfer Distance
Specify 2nd Chamfer Distance
Select 1st Line
Select 2nd Line.

 CHAMFER [ANGLE METHOD]:-

Command CHA (ENTER)

A (ENTER) [Angle]
Specify Chamfer Length On 1st Line
Specify Chamfer Angle On 1st Line
Select 1st Line
Select 2nd Line.

 ARRAY:-
1. POLAR ARRAY:-

Command AR (ENTER)
Select Object (ENTER)
PO (ENTER) [Enter Array Type] [POLAR]
Specify Center Point Of Array
I (ENTER) [Items]
 Specify No. Of Items (ENTER)
F (ENTER) [Fill Angle]
Specify Fill Angle (ENTER)
Close.

2. PATH ARRAY:-

Command AR (ENTER)
Select Object (ENTER)
PA (ENTER) [Enter Array Type] [PATH]
Select Path Curve
I (ENTER) [Items]
Specify The Distance Between Items (ENTER)
OR Specify No. Of Items (ENTER)
Close.

3. RECTANGULAR ARRAY:-

Command AR (ENTER)
Select Object (ENTER)
R (ENTER) [Enter Array Type] [RECTANGULAR]
Specify No. Of Rows (ENTER)
Specify The Distance Between Rows (ENTER)
Specify No. Of Columns (ENTER)
Specify The Distance Between Columns (ENTER)
Close.

 TEXT:-
1. D-TEXT:-

Command DT (ENTER) [Single Line Text]

Specify Start Point
Specify Height (ENTER)
Specify Rotation Angle If Any (ENTER)
Enter Text (ENTER)
ESC.
2. M-TEXT:-

Command T OR MT (ENTER) [Multiline Text]

Specify 1st Corner
Specify Opposite Corner
Enter Text (ENTER)
ESC.

 TEXT STYLE:-

Command ST (ENTER)
Create/ Modify A Style
Apply
Close.

 TEXT EDIT:-

Command ED (ENTER)
Select Text
Then Edit.

 SPELLING CHECK:-

Command SP (ENTER)
Select Object As Per Your Requirement (ENTER)
Start
Choose The Correct Word If Detect Any Wrong Spell
Change
Ok
Close.

 D-TEXT TO M-TEXT:-

Command TXT2MTXT (ENTER)

Select Text (ENTER).

 TEXT EXPLODE:-

Command TXTEXP (ENTER)

Select Text (ENTER).
 D-TEXT FIT:-

Command TXTFIT (ENTER)

Select Text (ENTER).

 POINT:-

Command PO (ENTER)
Specify A Point.

 POINT TYPE:-

Command PTYPE OR DDPTYPE (ENTER)

Select A Style
Ok.

 POINT SIZE:-

Command PDSIZE (ENTER)

Specify A Value (ENTER).

 DIVIDE:-

Command DIV (ENTER)

Select Object To Divide
Enter The No. Of Segments (ENTER).

 MEASURE:-

Command MEA (ENTER)

Select An Option [{Distance} {Radius} {Angle} {Area} {Volume}]
Then Specify The Points On The Object According To Command Bar.

 LENGTHEN:-
1. DELTA METHOD:-

Command LEN (ENTER)

DE (ENTER) [Delta]
Specify Delta Length (ENTER)
Select Object To Change
Enter/ ESC.
2. PERCENT METHOD:-

Command LEN (ENTER)

P (ENTER) [Percent]
Specify Percentage Length (ENTER)
Select Object To Change
Enter/ ESC.

3. TOTAL METHOD:-

Command LEN (ENTER)

T (ENTER) [Total]
Specify Total Length (ENTER)
Select Object To Change
Enter/ ESC.

 COLOR:-

Command COL (ENTER)

Select Color
Ok.

 PROPERTIES TOOLBAR:-
1. LINE TYPE:-

Command LT (ENTER)
Load
Select A Line Type
Ok.

2. LINE WEIGHT:-

Command LW (ENTER)
Select A Line Weight [Make Sure If You Tick The “Display Line Wt”]
Ok.

 PROPERTIES:-

Command PR (ENTER)
 MATCH PROPERTIES:-

Command MA (ENTER)
Select Source Object
Select Destination Object.

 HATCH:-

Command H (ENTER)
Select Hatch Style
Pick Internal Point On Hatch Area/ Select Object
Enter/ ESC.

 HATCH EDIT:-

Command HE (ENTER)
Select Hatch
Edit
Ok.

 GRADIENT:-

Command GD (ENTER)
Select Gradient Type
Pick Internal Point On The Area/ Select Object
Enter/ ESC.

 GRADIENT EDIT:-

Command SAME AS HATCH EDIT. [Gradient Is A Type Of Hatch]

 IMAGE ATTACH:-

Command IAT (ENTER)

Browse A Image
Open
Ok
Specify Insertion Point
Specify Scale Factor (ENTER).
 EXPLODE:-

Command X (ENTER)
Select Object (ENTER).

 MIRROR:-

Command MI (ENTER)
Select Object (ENTER)
Specify Base Point
Specify 1st Point Of Mirror Line
Specify 2nd Point Of Mirror Line
Erase Source Object (Y/N) (ENTER).

 STRETCH:-

Command S (ENTER)
Select Object (ENTER)
Specify Base Point
Specify Length/ Stretching Point.

 MULTILINE:-

Command ML (ENTER)
SC (ENTER)
Specify Scale Of The Line (ENTER)
Specify Start Point
Specify Next Point
Enter/ ESC.

 MULTILINE STYLE:-

Command MLSTYLE (ENTER)

New/ Modify.

 SCALE:-

Command SC (ENTER)
Select Object (ENTER)
 Specify Base Point
Specify Scale Factor (ENTER)

 X-LINE:-

Command XL (ENTER)
Specify 1st Point
Specify 2nd Point
Enter/ ESC.

 SPLINE:-

Command SPL (ENTER)

Specify 1st Point [F8 Always Off]
Specify Next Point (ENTER).

 LAYER:-

Command LA (ENTER)
Create New Layer
Ok
Set ‘0’ [Default Layer]
Specify Line Type, Line Weight, Color For Each Layer
Specify Layer Lock & Layer Visibility.

 PAGE SIZE:-

A4  297 x 210
A3  420 x 297
A2  594 x 420
A1  840 x 594
A0  1188 x 840

 MVSETUP:-

Command MVSETUP (ENTER)

N (ENTER) [Enable Paper Space- No/ Yes]
D/ E (ENTER) [Decimal/ Engineering]
Specify Scale Factor (ENTER)
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Specify Paper Width (ENTER)
Specify Paper Height (ENTER).

EXAMPLE:-
625
Scale Factor, X = = 2.1 [For A4 Size Page, Long Dist.= 297]
297

 PLOT:-

Command PLOT (ENTER)/ CTRL+P

Printer/ Plotter Name DWG TO PDF.pc3
Paper Size ISO A4 / ISO FULL BLEED A4
Plot Area WINDOW
Plot Offset CENTRE THE PLOT
Plot Scale FIT TO PAPER
Drawing Orientation PORTRAIT/ LANDSCAPE
Preview
Apply To Layout
Ok.

 DIMENSION:-

[Select From Dimension Option Or Menu Bar]

[LINEAR, ALIGNED, ANGULAR, ARC LENGTH, RADIUS, DIAMETER]
Select As Per Your Requirement.

DIMENSION LINEAR ALIGNED ANGULAR ARC RADIUS DIAMETER

LENGTH
COMMAND DIMLINEAR DIMALIGNED DIMANGULAR DIMARC DIMRADIUS DIMDIAMETER

 DIMENSION STYLE:-

Command D (ENTER)
New
New Style Name
Modify Your Requirement
Ok
 Set Current
Close.

OR

Command D (ENTER)
Modify
Ok
Set Current
Close.

 DRAWING UNITS:-

Command UN (ENTER)
Select Length Type As Per Requirement
[Ex- Architectural, Decimal, Engineering etc.]
Change The Precision
Change The Units To Scale Inserted Content
Ok
Ok.

 MULTILEADER:-

Command MLD (ENTER)

Specify Arrow Head Location
Specify Leader Landing Location
Enter Text
Close Text Editor.

 MULTILEADER STYLE:-

Command MLS (ENTER)

New
New Style Name
Modify Your Requirement
Ok
Set Current
Close.
OR
 Command MLS (ENTER)
Modify
Ok
Set Current
Close.

 BREAK:-

Command BR (ENTER)
Select Object
F (ENTER) [First Point]
Specify 1st Break Point
Specify 2nd Break Point OR Distance (ENTER).

 JOIN:-

Command J (ENTER)
Select Source Object OR Multiple Objects To Join (ENTER).

 IDENTIFICATION:-

Command ID (ENTER)
Specify Point.

 B-POLY:-

Command BPOLY (ENTER)

Select Pick Point
Pick Internal Point (ENTER).

 REGION:-

Command REG (ENTER)

Select Object (ENTER).

 POLYLINE:-

Command PL (ENTER)
Specify 1st Point
Specify 2nd Point (ENTER).
 POLYLINE EDIT:-

Command PE (ENTER)
Select Polyline
Enter An Editing Option As Per Your Requirement
Enter/ ESC.

 AREA CALCULATION:-

Command AA (ENTER)
Specify 1st Corner
Specify 2nd Point
Specify Next Point (ENTER).

OR

Command AA (ENTER)
O (ENTER) [Object Method]
Select Object.

OR

Command AA (ENTER)
A (ENTER) [Add Area Method]
O (ENTER) [Object]
Select Object (ENTER)
S (ENTER) [Subtract Area Method]
O (ENTER)
Select Object.

 BLOCK:-

Command B (ENTER)
Select Object (ENTER)
Specify Pick Point
Enter Name
Ok.
 W-BLOCK:-

Command WB (ENTER)
Select Object (ENTER)
Specify Pick Point
Enter File Path Name
Ok.

 INSERT:-

Command I (ENTER)
Select Block/ Drawing/ Object
Ok
Specify Insertion Point
Specify Scale Factor (ENTER)
Specify Rotation Angle (ENTER).

 BLOCK EDIT:-

Command BE (ENTER)
Select Block
Ok
Edit
Close Block Editor
Save Changes.

 TOOL PALETTES:-

Command TP (ENTER).

 GEOMETRIC CONSTRAINTS:-

Command GCON (ENTER)

Enter A Constraints Type [Horizontal, Vertical, Tangent, Parallel etc.]

 DIMENSIONAL CONSTRAINTS:-

Command DCON (ENTER)

Enter A Constraints Option [Linear, Radius, Diameter, Angular etc.]
 TABLE:-

Command TB (ENTER)
Specify No. Of Rows
Specify No. Of Columns
Specify Column Width
Specify Row Height
Ok
Specify Insertion Point.

 TABLE STYLE:-

Command TS (ENTER)
Modify/ New
Ok
Set Current
Close.

 EXCEL TABLE INSERT TO AUTOCAD:-

Command TB (ENTER)
Select ‘From A Data Link’
Launch Data Link Manager
Create A New Excel Data Link And Enter Name
Ok
Browse For A File
Select File
Open
Ok
Ok
Ok
Specify Insertion Point.
 ISOMETRIC

 2D/STANDARD TO ISOMETRIC:-

Command SN (ENTER)
S (ENTER)
I (ENTER) (ENTER).

 ISOMETRIC TO 2D/STANDARD:-

Command SN (ENTER)
S (ENTER)
S (ENTER) (ENTER).

 ISO-CIRCLE:-

Command EL (ENTER)
I (ENTER)
Specify Centre Point
Specify Radius/ Diameter Of Circle.

 PARALLEL DIMENSION:-

DIMENSION (From Menu Bar)

↓
OBLIQUE
↓
SELECT THE DIMENSION (ENTER)
↓
SELECT A POINT  SELECT PLANE & CLICK.

 N.B:-
1. Always F8 On.
2. Always Plane Change F5 (Isoplane Top, Isoplane Right, Isoplane Left).
3. Always Off Snap Mode And Grid Mode From Properties Toolbar.
4. Direct Switch Off/On From Properties Toolbar.
5. Dimension Is Always “Align”.