TBC CAD Command Line Quick Reference Guide

Create Linestring DE - Tangent (delta angle, arc Fillet F, f S - Selected segments

Command Alias Keyword shortcuts
(continued) length) E - Entire line
na EN - Tangent (end tangent) T - Trim
Break Line BR, br
TA - Tangent (tangent tangent)
SM - Smooth curve Join Lines J, j na
Chamfer CHA, cha S - Selected segments
BF - Best fit arc
E - Entire line
PI - PI arc Match Properties MA, ma ALL - Match all properties
T - Trim (toggle)
ST - Straight SH - Show properties dialog
O - One distance
D - Delection angle
W - Two distances
LE - Perpendicular left Mirror Objects MI, mi D - Delete source objects
A - Distance with angle
RI - Perpendicular right R - Retain source objects
AH - Straight ahead
Clip Lines CL, cl I - Remove (lines) inside
SP - Specified angle Move Objects M, m 2 - 2D
O - Remove (lines) outside
FO - Foresight 3 - 3D
B - Break (lines) at crossing
BS - Backsight N - No drag
Copy Objects CO, co 2 - 2D D - Drag
Create Point PO, po G - Grid W - Drag with dependents
3 - 3D
N - No drag L - Local
D - Drag GL - Global Offset Line O, o E - Entire object
W - Drag with dependents S - Segment
EL - Auto-advance elevation
E - Enabled
SME - Start, middle, end Rotate Objects RO, ro M - Move (rotate)
Create Arc A, a CH - Enabled as check
SCE - Start, center, end C - Copy
D - Disabled 2 - 2D
CSA - Start, center, angle
C - Control 3 - 3D
SEA - Start, end, angle
S - Survey N - No drag
SER - Start, end, radius
M - Mapping D - Drag
UN - Unknown W - Drag with dependents
Create Boundary BO, bo GE - Generic (boundary)
BO - Borrow pit
Create Polygon POL, pol EL - Auto-advance elevation Scale Objects SC, sc na
DU - Dump zone/waste site
E - Extend vertical mode
AV - Avoidance zone
L - Line Select Similar Objects SS, ss SH - Show properties dialog
ST - Stockpile
A - Arc
CU - Cut zone
PI - PI arc
FI - Fill zone Trim Lines TR, tr B - Trim to a bounding line
ST - Straight
PR - Project EX, ex D - Trim by a distance
D - Deflection angle
SE - Section Press [Control] - toggle the mode
CO - Compaction
Create Polyline PL, pl C - Close line
UT - Utilities Exit command Escape na
Control + Z - Undo last polyline
P - Polygon
A - Alignment corridor Rerun command Spacebar na
Create Rectangle REC, rec D - Diagonal
F - From a line
T - Three point
Accept default Enter na
Create Circle C, c C - Center and radius
Delete Objects E, e na
T - Three point Show alias list ? na
? - Undefined elevation
Divide Line DIV, div L - Divide entire line
CAD Command Line F3 na
Create Linestring L, l C - Coordinate S - Divide a line segment
P - Point ID N - Number of segments
L - Length of segments Coordinate Pickers Keyword shortcuts
EL - auto-advance elevation
E - Extend vertical 2d - 2D
3d - 3D Angle/Distance ‘AD
L - Line
A - Arc Bearing/Distance ‘BD
AR - Arc Explode Objects X, x D - Delete block after exploding Lat/Long ‘LL
T - Tangent arc R - Retain blocks after exploding Northing/Easting ‘NE
BE - Tangent (coordinate) Point ID ‘PN
BEA - Tangent (bearing, arc length) Extend Lines EX, ex B - Extend to a bounding line
Station/Offset ‘SO
RA - Tangent (radius, arc length) D - Extend by a distance
[Control] - Trim mode
Azimuth/Distance ‘ZD

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