Draw Commands

Command Description Menu Path

Arc Creates an Arc Draw
AreaBoundary Creates a PolyLine or Region entity from an enclosed area (dialog box variant) Draw
CenterLine Adds Centerline to selected entities Draw
Circle Creates a Circle Draw
Cloud Creates revision clouds to indicate that certain areas require or contain revisions (dialog box variant) Draw
EdgeMesh Creates a 3D PolygonMesh based on four adjoining edges Draw > Mesh
Ellipse Creates an Ellipse or an Elliptical Arc Draw
Face Creates a 3D face Draw > Mesh
FillArea Fills an area with a solid color or color gradient Draw
Hatch Fills a selected boundary with a pattern (dialog box variant) Draw
Helix Creates a 2D spiral or a 3D helix Draw
InfiniteLine Draws an infinite construction line Draw
InsertShape Inserts a shape from a shape file into the drawing Draw > Shape
Line Creates straight line segments Draw
LoadShape Loads shape files for use by the Shape command Draw > Shape
MakeBlock Creates a Block from selected entities (dialog box variant) Draw > Block
MakeBlockAttribute Creates a BlockAttribute definition (dialog box variant) Draw > Block
MarkDivisions Places evenly spaced point entities or Blocks along the length or perimeter of an entity Draw > Point
MarkLengths Places point entities or Blocks at measured intervals on an entity Draw > Point
Mask Covers existing entities with a blank area Draw
Mesh Creates a 3D PolygonMesh Draw > Mesh
Note Creates Text entities (dialog box variant) Draw > Text
Point Creates a point entity Draw
Polygon Creates an equilateral closed PolyLine Draw
PolyLine Creates 2D PolyLines Draw
PolyLine3D Creates a 3D PolyLine of straight line segments in 3D space Draw
Draw Commands
Command Description Menu Path
Ray Draws semi-infinite construction lines Draw
Rectangle Creates a rectangular PolyLine Draw
Region Converts an entity enclosing an area into a Region Draw
RevolvedMesh Creates a rotated surface about a specified axis Draw > Mesh
RichLine Creates multiple parallel lines Draw
Ring Creates a filled Circle or Ring Draw
RuledMesh Creates a ruled surface between two curves Draw > Mesh
SimpleNote Creates single line text Draw > Text
Sketch Creates freehand lines Draw
Solid Creates solid-filled 2D faces Draw > Mesh
Spline Creates quadratic or cubic Spline (NURBS) curves Draw
Table Creates a Table in the drawing (dialog box variant) Draw
TabulatedMesh Creates a tabulated surface from a path curve and a direction vector Draw > Mesh
Edit Commands
Command Description Menu Path
ClipboardCopy Copies entities to the clipboard Edit
Copy@ Copies entities with a specified reference point to the clipboard Edit
Cut Copies entities to the clipboard and deletes the entities Edit
Delete Removes entities from the drawing Edit
Find Finds and replaces Text in Notes, Annotations, and Dimension Text Edit
Paste Inserts data from the clipboard Edit
PasteAsBlock Inserts entities from the clipboard as Block Edit
PasteSelected Pastes entities from the OS clipboard by specifying a format Edit
Redo Reverses the effects of a previous U or UndoN command Edit
SelectAll Selects all drawing entities for subsequent modification commands Edit
U Reverses the most recent command Edit
Dimension Commands
Command Description
Description Menu
Menu
PathPath
AngleDimension Creates an angle Dimension Dimension
ArcLengthDimension Creates an Arc length Dimension Dimension
AutoDimension Creates dimensions automatically Dimension
ArrangeDimensions Arranges dimensions automatically Dimension
Continues a linear, angular, or ordinate Dimension from the baseline of the previous or
BaselineDimension Dimension
selected Dimension
CenterMark Creates a center mark or center lines of Circles and Arcs Dimension
Continues a linear, angular, or ordinate Dimension from the second extension line of the
ContinueDimension Dimension
previous or a selected Dimension
DiameterDimension Creates diameter Dimensions for Circles and Arcs Dimension
EditDimensionText Sets the justification of dimension text Dimension > Align Text
JoggedDimension Creates jogged radius Dimensions for Circles and Arcs Dimension
LinearDimension Creates a linear Dimension Dimension
OrdinateDimension Creates ordinate point Dimensions Dimension
OverrideDimensionStyle Overrides DimensionStyle variables Dimension
ParallelDimension Creates an aligned linear Dimension Dimension
RadiusDimension Creates radial Dimensions for Circles and Arcs Dimension
RebuildDimension Updates Dimensions with the active DimensionStyle Dimension
RelateDimension Reestablishes the relation of specified Dimensions to entities Dimension
ResetDimensionText Moves dimension text to its original position Dimension > Align Text
SmartDimension Creates Dimensions with a dimension type determined by the entity selected Dimension
SmartLeader Draws Leader lines and annotations Dimension
SplitDimension Splits and joins dimensions Dimension
Tolerance Creates Tolerances (datum indicators and basic dimension notation) Dimension
File Commands
Command Description Menu Path
BatchPrint Prints multiple drawings to plotters, printers or files File
Check Evaluates the integrity of a drawing and can correct errors File
Removes unused named References such as Blocks or Layers from the drawing
Clean File
(dialog box variant)
Close Exits the drawing but not the program File
Displays and edits the standard properties of the current drawing file and creates custom
DrawingProperties File
properties for the file
eDrawings Starts the eDrawings® application to create, view, and share 3D models and 2D drawings File
Exit Exits the software File
Export Saves entities to other file formats File > Export
ExportDrawing Writes entities, Blocks, or the entire drawing to a new drawing file (dialog box variant) File > Export
ExportPDF Saves the current view of the graphics display to a PDF file (Portable Document Format) File > Export
ExportTable Exports table entity to .xlsx, .xls, .csv file File > Export
New Creates a new drawing file File
Open Opens an existing drawing file File
Preview Shows a preview for printing the drawing (dialog box variant). File
Print Plots the drawing to a plotter, printer, or file (dialog box variant) File
PrintConfiguration Defines Print Configurations to use as printing defaults for the Model and for Sheets File
Recover Repairs damaged drawings File
Save Saves the drawing under the current file name or a specified name File
SaveAs Saves an unnamed drawing with a file name or renames the current drawing File
Sheet Create, copy, rename, or delete Sheet tabs (layout mode to set up a printout) File
Format Commands
Command Description Menu Path
ActivateLayer Activates the Layer of a specified entity Format > Layer Tools
Removes unused named References such as Blocks or Layers from the drawing (dialog box
Clean Format > File
variant)
DeleteLayer Deletes entities and the layer of selected entities Format > Layer Tools
DimensionStyle Creates and modifies DimensionStyles (dialog box variant) Format
DGNLayers Manages layers for a DGN underlay Format
DrawingBounds Defines the extent of the grid display and restrict the graphics area Format
Customizes the list of scales for printing, managing Print Configurations,
EditScaleList Format
and scaling Viewports in layout Sheets (dialog box variant)
FreezeLayer Freezes the Layers of selected entities Format > Layer Tools
HideLayer Turns off the Layer of the selected entity Format > Layer Tools
IsolateLayer Isolates the Layers of selected entities Format > Layer Tools
Layer Controls Layers and Layer properties (dialog box variant) Format
LayerPreview Previews the content of layers one by one for a set of specified layers Format > Layer Tools
LayerState Saves, restores, and manages configurations of Layer properties and states Format > Layer Tools
LineColor Sets the LineColor for new entities (dialog box variant) Format
LineStyle Creates, loads, and sets LineStyles (dialog box variant) Format
LineWeight Sets LineWeight options (dialog box variant) Format
LockLayer Locks the Layers of selected entities Format > Layer Tools
MatchLayer Changes the Layer of selected entities to match a destination Layer Format > Layer Tools
PDFLayers Manages layers for a PDF underlay Format
PointFormat Defines the type and size of point entities Format
PrintStyle Manages named PrintStyles (dialog box variant) Format
Rename Changes the names of named entities Format
Format Commands
Command Description Menu Path
RichLineStyle Creates and manages RichLineStyles Format
ShowLayers Turns on all Layers Format > Layer Tools
TableStyle Creates and manages TableStyles Format
TextStyle Creates or modifies TextStyles and sets the active TextStyle (dialog box variant) Format
ThawLayers Thaws all Layers Format > Layer Tools
ToActiveLayer Changes the Layers of specified entities to the active Layer Format > Layer Tools
UndoLayer Restores previous Layer settings Format > Layer Tools
UnisolateLayer Undoes Layer isolation Format > Layer Tools
UnitSystem Sets coordinate and angle display formats and precision (dialog box variant) Format
UnlockLayer Unlocks locked Layers Format > Layer Tools
DimensionStyle Creates and modifies DimensionStyles (dialog box variant) Format
Insert Commands
Command Description Menu Path
AttachDrawing Attaches a Referenced drawing to the current drawing Insert > Attach
AttachDGN Attaches a DGN to the current drawing Insert
AttachImage Attaches an image to the current drawing Insert > Attach
AttachPDF Attaches a PDF to the current drawing Insert
Creates Fields for annotations that are used to update information such as
Field Insert
modification date, drawing name, and author
Hyperlink Attaches a hyperlink to entities or modifies an existing hyperlink (dialog box variant) Insert
InsertBlock Inserts a Block or another drawing (dialog box variant) Insert
Displays data from other programs in drawings
InsertObject Insert
(such as text documents, spreadsheets, or images)
RebuildField Manually updates Fields in specified annotations Insert
Modify Commands
Command Description Menu Path
Align3D Aligns entities with respect to other entities or other target points in 3D space Modify > 3D Operations
Adds and removes annotation scales for specified annotative entities Modify > Annotation
AnnEntityScale
(dialog box variant) Scaling
Modify > Annotation
AnnEntityScaleAdd Updates annotative entities to support the drawing’s active annotation scale
Scaling
Updates annotative entities to remove the drawing’s active annotation scale from the Modify > Annotation
AnnEntityScaleRemove
entities’ annotation scales Scaling
Resets all scale representations of specified annotative entities to their Modify > Annotation
AnnReset
original positions Scaling
Chamfer Bevels the edges of drawing entities Modify
ChangeElements Adds or removes entities to Block definitions or References (so called Components) Modify > Component
ClipImage Defines a clipping boundary to hide portions of a referenced image
ClipReference Defines a clipping boundary to suppress display of portions of a Block or Reference Modify > Clip
ClipViewport Clips the display of Viewports on the active Sheet at irregular shapes Modify > Clip
CloseComponent Terminates in-place editing of a Block definition or a Reference Modify > Component
ConvertPolyLine Converts lightweight PolyLines to old-format, heavyweight PolyLines and vice versa Modify > Entity
Copy Duplicates entities Modify
Delete Removed entities from a drawing Modify
DiscardDuplicates Removed duplicated entities from a drawing Modify
Edits items such as single-line Text, Dimension text, Leader annotation,
EditAnnotation Modify > Entity
and BlockAttribute definitions
EditBasePoint Sets new insertion base points for Block definitions Modify > Component
EditBlockAttribute Modifies BlockAttributes (dialog box variant) Modify > Entity
EditBlockAttributeDefinition Modifies an existing BlockAttribute definition (dialog box variant)
EditComponent Edits in-place individual entities within Blocks or References Modify > Component
EditHatch Modifies an existing Hatch or Fill (dialog box variant) Modify > Entity
EditLength Lengthens or shortens an entity Modify
EditPolyLine Edits PolyLines, PolyLine vertices, and 3D PolygonMeshes Modify > Entity
Modify Commands
Command Description Menu Path
EditBlockAttribute Modifies BlockAttributes (dialog box variant) Modify > Entity
EditBlockAttributeDefinition Modifies an existing BlockAttribute definition (dialog box variant)
EditComponent Edits in-place individual entities within Blocks or References Modify > Component
EditHatch Modifies an existing Hatch or Fill (dialog box variant) Modify > Entity
EditLength Lengthens or shortens an entity Modify
EditPolyLine Edits PolyLines, PolyLine vertices, and 3D PolygonMeshes Modify > Entity
Edits intersecting and adjoining RichLines, breaks and welds RichLines, and
EditRichLine Modify > Entity
adds or deletes vertices to or from existing RichLines (dialog box variant)
EditTable Changes text in a Table cell Modify > Entity
EditTableCell Inserts, deletes, merges, or resizes cells, rows, and columns in Tables Modify > Entity
EditTolerance Modifies Tolerances (datum indicators and basic dimension notation) Modify > Entity
Explode Breaks complex objects into their component entities Modify
Extend Extends entities to bounding edges defined by other entities Modify
HideEntities Hides selected entities Modify
IsolateEntities Isolates selected entities Modify
Fillet Rounds and fillets the edges of entities Modify
Mirror Creates a mirror image copy of entities Modify
Mirror3D Creates a mirror image of entities about a plane in 3D space Modify > 3D Operations
Move Displaces entities a specified distance in a specified direction Modify
Offset Offsets linear entities in parallel orientation Modify
Pattern Creates multiple copies of entities in a pattern (dialog box variant) Modify
Pattern3D Creates a linear or circular pattern of entities in 3D space Modify > 3D Operations
Properties Controls properties of existing entities Modify
Modify Commands
Command Description Menu Path
PropertyPainter Applies properties from one entity to selected entities Modify
PowerTrim Trims multiple, adjacent entities by dragging the pointer across each entity Modify
Removes the BlockAttribute name from a Block, but keeps the
RemoveAttribute Modify
BlockAttribute value as text
Rotate Rotates entities about a base point Modify
Rotate3D Moves entities about a 3D axis Modify > 3D Operations
Saves modifications done during in-place editing of Block defintions or
SaveComponent Modify > Component
References and exits Component editing mode
Scale Enlarges or reduces specified entities equally in the X, Y, and Z directions Modify
SelectMatching Selects all entities matching the properties of the selected entity Modify
Split Deletes parts of entities or splits entities in two Modify
Stretch Moves or stretches entities Modify
Trim Trims entities at a cutting edge defined by other entities Modify
QuickModify Copies, moves, rotates, and scales entities in one operation Modify
UnisolateEntities Unisolates isolated entities Modify
Weld Joins two entities into a single entity Modify
Tools Commands
Command Description Menu Path
Addins Opens the DraftSight add-ins tool
CCS Sets, saves, and restores custom coordinate systems (CCS) Tools > New CCS
CSStyle Manages custom coordinate systems (CCS) Tools
Customize Customizes user interface elements such as menus, toolbars, and workspaces Tools
DisplayOrder Changes the display order of drawing entities and inserted images in the drawings Tools
DrawCompare Opens the drawing comparison tool Tools
DesignResources Shows or hides the design resources palette Tools
Sets drafting options like Snap, Grid, Ortho mode, Polar Guides, EntitySnaps (ESnaps),
DraftingOptions Tools
and EntityTracking (ETrack)
Associates drawing standards to the current drawing, determines the drawing catego-
DrawingStandards Tools > Standards
ries to check, and sets notification and audit options
EditEntityGroup Adds and removes entities to or from EntityGroups, or renames EntityGroups Tools > Entity Groups
Gesture Customizes mouse gestures Tools
GetAngle Measures angles between two line or polyline segments
GetArea Calculates the area and perimeter of entities or of defined areas Tools > Inquiry
GetDistance Measures the distance and angle between two points Tools > Inquiry
Calculates and displays the mass properties of 3D solids and regions
GetMassProperties
(Inquiry sub menu)
GetProperties Displays information about selected entities Tools > Inquiry
GetXY Displays the coordinate values of a location Tools > Inquiry
Tools Commands
Command Description Menu Path
LoadApplication Loads applications for use in the program Tools
LoadScript Executes a sequence of commands from a script Tools
OpenReference Opens a Referenced drawing in a new drawing window Tools
Options Configures program operating parameters Tools
QuickGroup Quickly creates EntityGroups Tools > Enitity Groups
QuickUngroup Quickly ungroups EntityGroups Tools > Enitity Groups
References Displays the References palette Tools
RecordMacro Starts the record macro tool Tools > Macro
StopMacro Stops the record macro tool Tools > Macro
VerifyStandards Verifies that the drawing conforms to industry, corporate, and custom standards Tools > Standards
View Commands
Command Description Menu Path
Arender Displays the rendered drawing in a separate window View
CommandHistory Opens the separate command history window View > Display
CSIcon Sets the visibility and position of the coordinate symbol (CS icon) View > Display > CCS Icon
DisplayBlockAttributes Defines visibility of BlockAttributes View > Display
FullScreen Displays the graphics area as a full screen (without toolbars and palettes) View
HideView Creates a hidden line view View
Pan Moves the drawing display in the active ViewTile (dynamic pan) View > Pan
PanDown Pans down View > Pan
PanLeft Pans left View > Pan
PanRight Pans right View > Pan
PanUp Pans up View > Pan
Rebuild Rebuilds the drawing and refreshes the active ViewTile View
RebuildAll Rebuilds the drawing and refreshes all ViewTiles View
RefreshAll Refreshes the display of all currently open ViewTiles View
RollView Rotates the view in 3D space View > 3D Orbit
RollViewCenter Sets the center of rotation for constraint orbit view and starts rotation View > 3D Orbit
RollViewContinuous Rotates the view in 3D space with continuous motion about a specified pivot point View > 3D Orbit
RollViewFree Rotates the view in 3D space without constraining roll View > 3D Orbit
Swivels the view in 3D space horizontally (left and right) about an
RollViewHorizontal View > 3D Orbit
imaginary vertical axis
RollViewVertical Tilts the view in 3D space vertically (up and down) about an imaginary horizontal axis View > 3D Orbit
ShadeView Determines the ShadeView mode View
View Commands
Command Description Menu Path
Saves, restores and manages user-defined model and Sheet views,
Views View
and preset views (dialog box variant)
Creates and controls single or multiple Model ViewTiles or Sheet Viewports
ViewTiles View > View Tiles

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ZoomBack Zooms to previous view View > Zoom
ZoomDynamic Zooms the drawing at realtime (dynamic zoom) View > Zoom
ZoomFactor Zooms by a factor View > Zoom
ZoomFit Zooms to the drawing extents View > Zoom

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ZoomIn Zooms in to the drawing View > Zoom
ZoomOut Zooms out from the drawing View > Zoom
ZoomWindow Zooms to a region of the drawing specified by a box View > Zoom

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