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Introduction to AutoCAD Commands

AutoCAD is a computer-aided software design and drafting application developed by
Autodesk, an American multinational corporation. AutoCAD runs on operating systems like

Windows, macOS, iOS, Android. It is available in 13 different languages: English, German,

French, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Polish,

Hungarian. Before discussing the technicalities involved in AutoCAD, its commands,

applications etc., let’s understand in a more distinguished way how was the world before and
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Simply put AutoCAD can be used in any industry where automation of design is required.

AutoCAD is used in Automobile industry, Fashion industry by graphic designers, civil engineers,

etc. So far, we understood what is AutoCAD and how it is used in different industries. Now let’s
go through how it works, how to use AutoCAD software, its commands, tips, and tricks to use

it. To make the understanding of the software less complicated let us rst into the basic
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Basic AutoCAD Commands

L – L stands for the line, the very basic command to draw a line.

C – C to draw a circle

REC – REC is for the rectangle, you can draw a rectangle in AutoCAD using this option
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ARC – This command is used to create the arc in AutoCAD

POL – As the name suggests, it is to draw a polygon on the AutoCAD workspace. Using
this option, you can draw a shape from 3 to 1024 sides.
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CO – This command is to copy any shape drawn on the workspace

B – This command is used in AutoCAD to create a block and the properties of the block

can also be de ned in the Block window

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F – F stands for llets in Auto CAD. This command is used to make sharp edges of the

shapes round and smooth.

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SC – This command can be used to change the scaling of the selected object
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OP – This command is used in AutoCAD to open options Window, where most of the

settings of AutoCAD are present.

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Intermediate AutoCAD Commands

Below are the some of the commands:

GROUP
To merge a set of objects into a single unit, you can use the group command of the AutoCAD

too list. You can select the objects that you want to group and group them.
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CAL
CAL is basically an inline calculator present in AutoCAD. Instead of using the external

calculator, you can use the customized AutoCAD calculator which evaluates real and integral

value equations and expressions.

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QSELECT
QSELECT is a speci cation tool in AutoCAD. As the name suggests you can select the objects

which fall into the speci c category that you choose. This option is more useful when you have

many objects with similar properties and you want to execute a function on all of them at the

same time. In this case, you can use QSELECT and distinguish the objects, group them, and

execute the desired actions on them.

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PAGESETUP
This AutoCAD command is used to change the page setup to landscape or portrait or another

dimension. This can be done using the Page Setup Manager.

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VPORTS
VPORTS command in AutoCAD is used to create multiple viewports in the layout
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EATTEDIT
EATTEDIT stands for Enhanced Attribute Editor in AutoCAD. This command is used to edit

already created attributes of the block. You can use EATTEDIT in command prompt to get this

editor or go to InsertàEdit Attributesà Single or go to ModifyàObjectà The other easiest way to

get the editor is to DoubleClick the block.

HYPERLINKS
Hyperlinks in AutoCAD is a very useful property but mostly not realized. Any object in

AutoCAD, be a line or circle or a block, when you investigate its properties, you have a led

called hyperlink. You can use it to link it to any web page or even any local le on your hard
drive. This AutoCAD command can be used for marking any references to the sources from

which the information was drawn or to get any extra information about the object in the
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RENAME
As the name suggests, you can use this command to rename the selected object accordingly.
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STANDARDS and CHECKSTANDARDS

CAD standards are basically a set of rules for the user for a proper direction to use the different

layers, colors, line types etc. You can set up your standards le and save them.
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EATEXT
This is a command to extract data from any object to an external le.

Advanced AutoCAD Commands

APPLOAD: This AutoCAD command is used to de ne applications at the time of starting

AutoCAD.

DIMRADIUS: This command is used to create dimensions for circles and arcs.
 LIGHT: The LIGHT command manages lighting effects on 3D models depending on the

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Tips and tricks to use AutoCAD Command

AutoCAD is a vast software which has n number of commands, tabs, instructions, standards to

use. It could be a little dif cult for a beginner to cope up with AutoCAD.

One can use the below tips to use AutoCAD effectively.

Autocorrect: AutoCAD 2015 brings an option where once a command is mistyped it will

autocorrect it to the most relevant command

Start tab: Whenever the AutoCAD workspace is opened the start tab displays where it

contains tips, demonstration videos to help the user

File navigation dialog box: The File navigation dialog box is generally used to open, save,

attach les. Now it comes with an option to remember the past sort order.

Default dimension layer: Now we can setup a default dimension layer with a DIM layer

system variable, with this option one can save time.

Conclusion
AutoCAD is a revolutionary software that has took automation and design to the next level. Its

versions in 13 languages of the world prove how deeply it has reached the global industries.

Learning AutoCAD is one of the very best job opportunities to learn and earn.

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