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IN THIS GUIDE This guide provides a simple AtoZ list of common AutoCAD shortcuts.

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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.

A
SHORTCUT 3D A AA ADC AL AP APP AR ATT AUDIT AV COMMAND 3D ARC AREA ADCENTER ALIGN APPLOAD APPARENT INT ARRAY ATTDEF AUDIT DSVIEWER COMMENT Command line 3D solid options Draw an arc with 3 points Calculate an area Opens design center dialogue box Align an object with another Opens application load dialogue box Apparent intersection of 2 objects Opens array dialogue box Opens attribute definition dialogue box Audit drawing for errors Opens ariel view of drawing

B
SHORTCUT B BATTMAN BC BCOUNT BE BH BMPOUT
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COMMAND BLOCK BATTMAN BCLOSE BCOUNT BEDIT BHATCH BMPOUT

COMMENT Opens block dialogue box in order to make a block Opens block attribute manager Closes the block editor Counts the blocks in a drawing Opens the edit block definition dialogue box Opens hatch & gradient dialogue box Creates a BITMAP file of current drawing
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BO BOX BR

BOUNDARY BOX BREAK

Draw a boundary Draw a cube Break a line by defining 2 points

C
SHORTCUT C CEN CO COPYTOLAYE R CHA COL CP CUI CYLINDER CYLINDER COMMAND CIRCLE CENof COPY COPYTOLAYER CHAMFER COLOR COPY COMMENT Draw a circle Snap to centre point Copy an object Copy object from one layer to another Chamfer between 2 non-parallel lines Opens select color dialogue box Copy object Opens customise user interface dialogue Draw a cylinder

D
SHORTCUT D DAL DAN DAR DBA DC DCO DDPTYPE DDUCS DDUCSP DDI DED DI DIMCENTER DIV DLI DO
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COMMAND DIMSTYLE DIMALIGNED DIMANGULAR DIMARC DIMBASELINE ADCENTER DIMCONTINUE DDPTYPE DDUCS DDUCSP DIMDIAMETER DIMEDIT DIST DIMCENTER DIVIDE DIMLINEAR DONUT

COMMENT Opens dimension style manager dialogue box Aligned linear dimension line Angular dimension line Arc length dimension Ordinate dimension from baseline of previous dimension Opens designcenter Ordinate dimension from 2nd extension line of previous dimension Opens point style dialogue box Opens ucs dialogue Opens ucs dialogue at orthographic tab Diameter dimension for circles and arcs Edit dimension text on dimension objects Check a distance Creates center mark Inserts point node a set division Linear dimension Draw a solid donut shape
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DOR DOV DRA DRM DS DT DV

DIMORDINATE DIMOVERRIDE DIMRADIUS DRAWINGRECOVER Y DDOSNAP TEXT DVIEW

Ordinate point dimension Override dimension style Radial dimension for circles and arcs Opens drawing recovery dialogue box Opens drafting settings/object snap dialogue Single line text Perspective view

E
SHORTCUT E EL ED END EX EXT EXT COMMAND ERASE ELLIPSE DDEDIT ENDPOINT EXTEND EXTENSION EXTRUDE COMMENT Erase a selection Draw an ellipse Edit text Snap to end of line etc Extend a selection Extends lines beyond endpoint Extrude a face

F
SHORTCUT F FI FIND FLATTEN FRO COMMAND FILLET FILTER FIND FLATTEN FROM COMMENT Draw an arc between 2 intersecting lines Opens filter dialogue box Opens find and replace dialogue box Converts 3D to 2D Snap to an offset distance from an object snap

G
SHORTCUT G GATTE GR COMMAND GROUP GATTE GRIPS COMMENT Launches the group dialogue box Global attribute edit of multiple blocks Opens grips dialogue box

H
SHORTCUT H COMMAND HATCH COMMENT Opens hatch and gradient dialogue box

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SHORTCUT I -I ID IM IN INS INT COMMAND INSERT INSERT ID IMAGE INTERSECT INSERTION INTERSECTION COMMENT Insert a block Insert a block by name Display the co-ordinate values of a point Launches image manager Intersect an object Snap to insertion point of text or block Snap to intersection of lines, circles, arcs

J
SHORTCUT J JPGOUT JUSTIFYTEXT COMMAND JOIN JPGOUT JUSTIFYTEXT COMMENT Joins 2 objects to form single object Creates a JPEG file of current drawing Change the justification point without moving text

L
SHORTCUT L LA LAYCUR LAYDEL LAYFRZ LAYISO LAYLCK LAYMCH LAYMRG LAYOFF LAYON LAYERP LAYTHW LAYWALK LE LEAD LEN LI or LS
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COMMAND LINE LAYER LAYERCURRENT LAYERDELETE LAYERFREEZE LAYERISOLATE LAYERLOCK LAYERMATCH LAYERMERGE LAYEROFF LAYERON LAYERPREVIOUS LAYTHW LAYERWALK QLEADER LEADER LENGTHEN LIST

COMMENT Draw a line Opens layer manager Change objects to current layer Delete a layer by selecting object Freeze a layer by selecting object Isolates a layer by selecting object Lock a layer by selecting object Match properties of a layer Moves objects from first layer to second and deletes first Switches a layer off Switches all layers on except frozen layers Restores previous layer state Thaws all layers Walk through layers Draw a leader line (may need to adjust settings) Leader line with annotation Lengthen or shorten a line Display information about objects in a text window
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LMAN LO LSP LT LTS LW

LMAN -LAYOUT LISP DDLTYPE LTSCALE LWEIGHT

Access Layer manager to save and restore layer states Creates a new layout tab Load a LISP routine Opens line type manager Change the linetype scale Opens line weight settings dialogue box

M
SHORTCUT M MA MASSPROP ME MI MID MINSERT MIRRTEXT ML MOCORO MS MT MTP MV MVIEW COMMAND MOVE MATCHPROPERTIES MASSPROP MEASURE MIRROR MIDPOINT MINSERT MIRRTEXT MLINE MOVECOPYROTATE MSPACE MTEXT COMMENT Move an object Match properties of an object Calculate the region/mass properties of a solid Inserts point node at input distance Mirror an object Snap to midpoint of line etc Insert block in rectangular array Mirrtext 0 to turn off Draw multilines Move/copy/rotate an object from one command Switch to modelspace in viewport Multiline/paragraph text Snap to midpoint between two points Make a viewport in paperspace

N
SHORTCUT NEA NOD NON COMMAND NEAREST NODE NONE COMMENT Snap near to an object Snap to point node Turns off object snap modes

O
SHORTCUT O OOPS OP OS COMMAND OFFSET OOPS OPTIONS DDOSNAP COMMENT Offset an object by distance Oops unerases the last erased selection set Launches options dialogue box Opens drafting settings object snap dialogue

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SHORTCUT P PAR PE PER PL PLOT PO POL PR PRE PS PU COMMAND PAN PARALLEL POLYEDIT PERPENDICULAR PLINE PLOT POINT POLYGON PROPERTIES PREVIEW PSPACE PURGE COMMENT Pan in drawing Continues a line parallel to existing Edit a polyline Snap to perpendicular of line etc Draw a polyline - a complex line Opens plot/print dialogue box Point marker or node - DDPTYPE to change pointstyle Draw a regular polygon 3 to 1024 sides Opens properties dialogue box Preview a plot Switch to paperspace in viewport Opens purge dialogue box to remove unused elements

Q
SHORTCUT QC QUA COMMAND QUICKCALC QUADRANT COMMENT Opens calculator Snap to quadrant of circle, arc, ellipse

R
SHORTCUT R RA RAY RE REA REC REFEDIT REG REN REV REVCLOUD RPR RO RR
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COMMAND REDRAW REDRAWALL RAY REGEN REGENALL RECTANG REFEDIT REGION RENAME REVOLVE REVCLOUD RPREF ROTATE RENDER

COMMENT Refreshes the display in the current viewport Refreshes the display in all viewports Construction line in one direction Regenerate the display Regenerates the entire drawing Draw a rectangle Edit a block reference in place Region - for shading for example Opens rename dialogue box to rename blocks, layers, etc Revolves an object about an axis Revision cloud - note can select a polyline Opens render preferences dialogue box Rotate an object Open render dialogue box
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SHORTCUT S SC SCALETEXT SEC SCR SHA SL SNAPANG COMMAND STRETCH SCALE SCALETEXT SECTION SCRIPT SHADEMODE SLICE SNAPANGLE COMMENT Stretch an object Scale an object Scales text without moving the text insertion point Section Load a script file Select shademode/wireframe/gouraud/etc. Slice a solid Change the snap angle from default 0. This sets the snap and grid rotation angle in the current viewport relative to the current UCS. Spell check a selection - ALL to check entire drawing Spline or smooth curve along points Opens sheet set manager palette Opens text style dialogue box Subtract selection from solid

SP SPL SSM ST SU

SPELL SPLINE SHEETSET DDSTYLE SUBTRACT

T
SHORTCUT T TAN TB TCIRCLE TEXT TEXTFIT TK TOR TORIENT TP TR TS TT TXT2MTXT COMMAND MTEXT TANGENT TABLE TCIRCLE DTEXT TEXTFIT TRACK TORUS TORIENT TOOLPALETTES TRIM TABLESTYLE TT TXT2MTXT COMMENT Multi-line text Snap to tangent of circle, arc, ellipse Opens insert a table dialogue box Places circle, slot, or rectangle around each selected text object Single line dynamic text Stretches/shrinks text by selecting new start and/or end points Locate points without drawing lines Draw torus shape Rotates text, mtext, and attribute definition objects Displays toolpalette Trim objects Opens table style dialogue box Temporary tracking point Converts DTEXT to MTEXT

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U
SHORTCUT U UC UCS UCSICON UN UNDO UNI COMMAND UNDO DDUCS UCS UCSICON UNITS UNDO UNION COMMENT Undo last command Opens UCS manager dialogue box UCS command line options Chang the UCS icon appearance Opens units dialogue box Undo last command, gives more options than just typing U Union solids

V
SHORTCUT V VP VPORTS -VPORTS COMMAND VIEW DDVPOINT VPORTS -VPORTS COMMENT Opens view dialogue box Opens viewpoint dialogue box Opens viewport dialogue box Create a viewport using command line

W
SHORTCUT W WE WHOHAS WIPEOUT COMMAND WBLOCK WEDGE WHOHAS WIPEOUT COMMENT Write a block - for use in other drawings Draw a wedge Displays who has a drawing open Masks part of drawing for clarity

X
SHORTCUT X XA XB XC XL XLIST XOPEN XR COMMAND EXPLODE XATTACH XBIND XCLIP XLINE XLIST XOPEN XREF COMMENT Explode single entity to component parts Opens select reference file dialogue for attaching Xref Opens Xbind dialogue - allows import only of symbols etc Create a border in an xref to hide outside area Construction line of infinite length Lists type/block name/layer name/color/linetype of a nested object in a block or an xref Opens a selected xref in a new window Opens Xref manager dialogue box

Z
SHORTCUT Z COMMAND ZOOM COMMENT Zoom in display - A=All, E=EXTENTS

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