AutoCAD Commands: Shortcut

Keys and Their Functions

ASSIGNMENT NO. 1
MEES 3L | Computer-Aided Drafting

LUISAGA, Ken Jhomell A.

August 2024

Toggles and Screen Management

 COMMAND SHORTCUT FUNCTION
KEYS
Coordinate Display Ctrl + d Toggle Coordinate Display
Grid Ctrl + g Toggle Grid
Isometric Planes Ctrl + e Toggle Isometric Planes
Running Object Snaps Ctrl + f Toggle Running Object Snaps
Pick Style Ctrl + h Toggle Pick Style
Hide pallets Ctrl + Shift + h Toggle Hide Pallets
Coords Ctrl + i Toggle Coords
Infer Constraints Ctrl + Shift + i Toggle Infer Constraints

Toggle Drawing Modes

SHORTCUT KEYS FUNCTION
F1 Display Help
F2 Toggle Text Screen
F3 Toggle Object Snap Mode
F4 Toggle 3Dosnap
F5 Toggle Isoplane
F6 Toggle Dynamic UCS
F7 Toggle Grid Mode
F8 Toggle Ortho Mode
F9 Toggle Snap Mode
F10 Toggle Polar Mode
F11 Toggle Object Snap Tracking
F12 Toggle Dynamic Input Mode

Manage Screen
SHORTCUT KEYS FUNCTION
Ctrl + 0 (ZERO) Clean Screen
Ctrl + 1 Property Palette
Ctrl + 2 Deisgn Center Palette
Ctrl + 3 Toggle Palette
Ctrl + 4 Sheet Set Palette
Ctrl + 6 DBConnect Manager
Ctrl + 7 Markup Set Manager Palette
Ctrl + 8 Quick Calc
Ctrl + 9 Command Line

Manage Workflow
 SHORTCUT KEYS FUNCTION
Ctrl + c Copy Object
Ctrl + x Cut Object
Ctrl + v Paste Object
Ctrl + Shift + c Copy to Clipboard with Base Point
Ctrl + Shift + v Paste Data as Block
Ctrl + z Undo Last Action
Ctrl + y Redo Last Action
Ctrl + [ Cancel Current Command
ESC Cancel Current Command

Manage Drawings
SHORTCUT KEYS FUNCTION
Ctrl + n New Drawing
Ctrl + s Save Drawing
Ctrl + o Open Drawing
Ctrl + p Plot Dialog Box
Ctrl + TAB Switch to Next
Ctrl + Shift + TAB Switch to Previous Drawing
Ctrl + Page Up Switch to Previous Tab in Current
Drawing
Ctrl + Page Down Switch to Next Tab in Current Drawing
Ctrl + q Exit
Ctrl + a Select All Objects

HOT KEYS (A)

COMMAND SHORTCUT FUNCTION
KEYS
ARC A Creates an Arc
Calculates the area and perimeter of
AREA AA
object or of defined areas
Manages and inserts content such as
ADCENTER ADC
blocks, xrefs, and hatch patterns
Aligns objects with other objects in 2D
ALIGN AL
and 3D
APPLOAD AP Load Application
Creates multiple copiec of objects in a
ARRAY AR
pattern
ACTRECORD ARR Starts the Action Recorder

ACTUSERMESS ARM Inserts a user message into an action

AGE macro
Pauses for User Input in an Action
ACTUSERINPUT ARU
Macro
Stops the Action Recorder and
provides the option of saving the
ACTSTOP ARS
recorder actions to an action macro
file
Changes the textual content of an
ATTIPEDIT ATI
attribute within a block
Redefines a block and updates
ATTDEF ATT
associated attributes
Changes attribute information in a
ATTEDIT ATE
block

HOT KEYS (B)

COMMAND SHORTCUT FUNCTION
KEYS
Creates a block definition from
BLOCK B
selected objects
BCLOSE BC Closes the Block Editor
Opens the block definition in the Block
BEDIT BE
Editor
Fills an enclosed area or selected
HATCH BH objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill,
or gradient fill
Creates a region or a polyline from an
BOUNDARY BO
enclosed area
Breaks the selected object between
BREAK BR
two points
BSAVE BS Saves the current block definition
Creates, sets, or deletes a visibility
BVSTATE BVS
state in a dynamic block

HOT KEYS (C)

COMMAND SHORTCUT FUNCTION
KEYS
CIRCLE C Creates a circle
Sets a camera and target location to
CAMERA CAM create and save a 3D perspective view
of objects
CONSTRAINTBA CBAR A toolbar-like UI element that displays
R the available geometric constraints on
 an object
PROPERTIES CH Controls properties of existing objects
CHAMFER CHA Bevels the edges of objects
CHECKSTANDA Checks the current drawing for
CHK
RDS standards violations
COMMANDLINE CLI Displays the Command Line Window
COLOR COL Sets the color for new objects
Copies objects a specified distance in
COPY CO
a specified direction
Sets the name of the current table
CTABLESTYLE CT
style
Controls the visibility and display
NAVVCUBE CUBE
properties of the ViewCube tool
CYLINDER CYL Creates a 3D solid cylinder

HOT KEYS (D)

SHORTCUT
COMMAND FUNCTION
KEYS
Creates and modifies dimension
DIMSTYLE D
styles
DIMANGULAR DAN Creates an angular dimension
DIMARC DAR Creates an arc length dimension
Creates a linear, angular, or ordinate
DIMBASELINE DBA dimension from the baseline of the
previous or selected dimension
Provides an interface to external
DBCONNECT DBC
database tables
Creates the center mark or the
DIMCENTER DCE
centerlines of circles and arcs
Creates a dimension that starts from
DIMCONTINUE DCO an extension line of a previously
created dimension
DIMDISASSOCIAT Removes associativity from selected
DDA
E dimensions
Creates a diameter dimension for a
DIMDIAMETER DDI
circle or an arc
Edits dimension text and extension
DIMEDIT DED
lines
Measures the distance and angle
DIST DI
between two points
Creates evenly spaced point objects
DIVIDE DIV or blocks along the length or
perimeter of an object
DIMJOGLINE DJL Adds or removes a jog line on a
 linear or aligned dimension
DATALINK DL The Data Link dialog box is displayed
DATALINKUPDAT Updates data to or from an
DLU
E established external data link
DONUT DO Creates a filled circle or a wide ring
DIMORDINATE DOR Creates ordinate dimensions
Controls overrides of system
DIMOVERRIDE DOV variables used in selected
dimensions
Changes the draw order of images
DRAWORDER DR
and other objects
Creates a radius dimension for a
DIMRADIUS DRA
circle or an arc
Associates or re-associates selected
DIMREASSOCIATE DRE dimensions to objects or points on
objects
Displays a list of drawing files that
DRAWINGRECOV
DRM can be recovered after a program or
ERY
system failure
Sets grid and snap, polar and object
DSETTINGS DS snap tracking, object snap modes,
Dynamic Input, and Quick Properties
TEXT DT Creates a single-line text object
Defines parallel projection or
DVIEW DV perspective views by using a camera
and target
Extracts drawing data and meres
DATAEXTRACTIO
DX data from an external source to a
N
data extraction table or external file

HOT KEYS (E)

SHORTCUT
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
KEYS
ERASE E Removes objects from a drawing
Edits single-line text, dimension
DDEDIT ED text, attribute definitions, and
feature control frames.
ELLIPSE EL Creates an ellipse or an elliptical arc
EXPORTPDF EPDF Exports drawing to PDF
EXTERNALREFERE Opens the External References
ER
NCES palette
Extends object to meet the edges of
EXTEND EX
other objects
QUIT EXIT Exits the program
 Saves the objects in a drawing to a
EXPORT EXP
different file format
Extends the dimensions of a 2D
EXTRUDE EXT
object or 3D face into 3D space

HOT KEYS (F)

SHORTCUT
COMMAND FUNCTION
KEYS
Rounds and fillets the edges of
FILLET F
objects
Creates a list of requirements that
FILTER FI an object must meet to be included
in a selection set
Creates a 2D representation of all
FLATSHOT FSHOT
3D
Creates a selection set of all objects
FSMODE FS
that touch the selected object

HOT KEYS (G)

SHORTCUT
COMMAND FUNCTION
KEYS
Creates and manages saved sets
GROUP G
of objects called groups
Applies or persists geometric
GEOCONSTRAINT GCON relationships between objects or
points on objects
Fills an enclosed area or selected
GRADIENT GD
objects with a gradient fill
GEOGRAPHICLOCATI Specifies the geographic location
GEO
ON information for a drawing file

HOT KEYS (H)

COMMAND SHORTCUT FUNCTION
KEYS
Fills an enclosed area or selected
HATCH H objects with a hatch pattern, solid
fill, or gradient fill
HATCHEDIT HE Modifies an existing hatch or fill
Regenerates a 3D wireframe model
HIDE HI
with hidden lines suppresed
HOT KEYS (I)
SHORTCUT
COMMAND FUNCTION
KEYS
Inserts a block or drawing into the
INSERT I
current drawing
Controls the image display of the
IMAGEADJUST IAD brightness, contrast, and fade
values of images
IMAGEATTACH IAT Inserts a reference to an image file
Crops the display of a selected
IMAGECLIP ICL
image to a specified boundary
Displays the UCS coordinate values
ID ID
of a specified location
Displays the External References
IMAGE IM
palette
Imports files of different formats
IMPORT IMP
into the current drawing
Creates a 3D solid, surface, or 2D
INTERSECT IN region from overlapping solids,
surfaces, or regions
Creates a temporary 3D solid from
INTERFERE INF the interferences between two sets
of selected 3D
INSERTOBJ IO Inserts a linked or embedded object

HOT KEYS (J)

COMMAND SHORTCUT FUNCTION
KEYS
Joins similar objects to form a
JOIN J
single, unbroken ibject
Creates jogged dimensions for
DIMJOGGED JOG
circles and arcs

HOT KEYS (L)

SHORTCUT
COMMAND FUNCTION
KEYS
LINE L Creates straight line segments
Manages layers and layer
LAYER LA
properties
 Saves, restores, and manages
LAYERSTATE LAS
named layer states
Creates a leader and leader
QLEADER LE
annotation
Changes the length of objects and
LENGTHEN LEN
the included angle of arcs
MESHSMOOTHLES Decreases the level of smoothness
LESS
S for mesh objects by one level
Displays propery data for selected
LIST LI
objects
Creates and modifies drawing
LAYOUT LO
layout tabs
LINETYPE LT Loads, sets, and modifies linetypes
Changes the scale factor of
LTSCALE LTS
linetypes for all objects in a drawing
Sets the current lineweight,
LWEIGHT LW lineweight display options, and
lineweight units

HOT KEYS (M)

SHORTCUT
COMMAND FUNCTION
KEYS
Moves objects a specified distance
MOVE M
in a specified direction
Applies the properties of a selected
MATCHPROP MA
object to other objects
Shows or hides the Materials
MATERIALS MAT
window
Creates point objects or blocks at
MEASURE ME measured intervals along the length
or perimeter of an object
Measures the distance, radius,
MEASUREGEOM MEA angle, area, and volume of selected
objects or sequence of points
Creates a mirrored copy of selected
MIRROR MI
objects
MLINE ML Creates multiple parallel lines
Aligns and spaces selected
MLEADERALIGN MLA
multileader objects
Organizes selected multileaders
MLEADERCOLLEC that contain blocks into rows or
MLC
T columns, and displays the result
with a single leader
MLEADER MLD Creates a multileader object
 Creates and modifies multileader
MLEADERSTYLE MLS
styles
Controls properties of existing
PROPERTIES MO
objects
MESHSMOOTHMO Increases the level of smoothness
MORE
RE for mesh objects by one level
Switches from paper space to a
MSPACE MS
model space viewport
MARKUP MSM Opens the Markup Set Manager
MTEXT MT Creates a multiline text object
Creates and controls layout
MVIEW MV
viewports

HOT KEYS (N)

SHORTCUT
COMMAND FUNCTION
KEYS
GEOGRAPHICLOCATI Specifies the geographic location
NORTH
ON information for a drawing file
Creates a named view with
NEWSHOT NSHOT motion that is played back when
viewed with ShowMotion
Creates a named view with no
NEWVIEW NVIEW
motion

HOT KEYS (O)

SHORTCUT
COMMAND FUNCTION
KEYS
Creates concentric circles, parallel
OFFSET O
lines, and parallel curves
OPTIONS OP Customizes the program settings
Rotates the view in 3D space, but
3DORBIT ORBIT constrained to horizontal and
vertical orbit only
OSNAP OS Sets running object snap modes

COMMAND SHORTCUT FUNCTION

KEYS
Adds a parameter with grips to a
PAN P
dynamic block definition
Pastes objects from the Clipboard
PASTESPEC PA into the current drawing and
controls the format of the data
 Controls the associative parameters
PARAMETERS PAR
used in the drawing
Adds a parameter with grips to a
BPARAMETER PARAM
dynamic block definition
Creates a new surface edge that
SURFPATCH PATCH
forms a closed loop
Provides options to create and
POINTCLOUD PC
attach point cloud files
POINTCLOUDATTA Inserts an indexed point cloud file
PCATTACH
CH into the current drawing
POINTCLOUDINDE Creates an indexed point cloud
PCINDEX
X (PCG/ISD) file from a scan file
Edits polylines and 3D polygon
PEDIT PE
meshes
PLINE PL Creates a 2D polyline
POINT PO Creates a point object
Hides currently displayed palettes
HIDEPALETTES POFF
(including the command line)
Creates an equilateral closed
POLYGON POL
polyline
Restores the display of hidden
SHOWPALETTES PON
palettes
PORPERTIES PR Displays Propeties palette
Displays the drawing as it will be
PREVIEW PRE
plotted
Plots a drawing to a plotter, printer,
PLOT PRINT
or file
Switches from a model space
PSPACE PS
viewport to paper space
POLYSOLID PSOLID Creates a 3D wall-like polysolid
Removes unused items, such as
PURGE PU block definitions and layers, from
the drawing
PYRAMID PYR Creates a 3D solid pyramid

HOT KEYS (Q)

SHORTCUT
COMMAND FUNCTION
KEYS
QUICKCALC QC Opens the QuickCalc Calculator
Displays the Customize User
QUICKCUI QCUI
Interface Editor in a collapsed state
QUICKPROPERTIE Displays open drawings and layout
QP
S in a drawing in preview images
QSAVE QSAVE Save the current drawing
QVDRAWINGCLOS Closes preview images of open
QVDC
E drawings and layouts in a drawing
Displays preview images of model
QVLAYOUT QVL
space and layouts ina drawing
Closes preview images of model
QVLAYOUTCLOSE QVLC space and layouts in the current
drawing

HOT KEYS (R)

SHORTCUT
COMMAND FUNCTION
KEYS
Refreshes the display in the current
REDRAW R
viewport
Refreshes the display in all
REDRAWALL RA
viewports
Renders a specified rectangular
RENDERCROP RC area, called a crop window, within a
viewport
Regenerates the entire drawing
REGEN RE
from the current viewport
Regenerates the drawing and
REGENALL REA
refreshes all viewports
RECTANG REC Creates a rectangular polyline
Converts an object that encloses an
REGION REG
area into a region object
Changes the names assigned to
RENAME REN items such as layers and dimension
styles
Creates a 3D solid or surface by
REVOLVE REV sweeping a 2D object around an
axis
ROTATE RO Rotates objects around a base point
Specifies render presetsm reusable
RENDERPRESETS RP rendering parameters for rendering
an image
Displats or hides the Advanced
RPREF RPR Render Settings palette fro access
to advanced rendering settings
Creates a photorealistic or
RENDER RR realistically shaded image of a 3D
or surface model
Displays the Render window
RENDERWIN RW without starting a rendering
operation
HOT KEYS (S)
SHORTCUT
COMMAND FUNCTION
KEYS
Stretches objects crossed by a
STRETCH S
selection window or polygon
Enlarges or reduces selected
SCALE SC objects, keeping the proportions of
the object the same after scaling
Executes a sequence of commands
SCRIPT SCR
from a script file
Uses the intersection of a plane and
SECTION SEC solids, surfaces, or mesh to create a
region
Lists or changes the values of
SETVAR SET
system variables
SHADEMODE SHA Starts the VSCURRENT command
Creates new 3D solids and surfaces
SLICE SL by slicing, or dividingm existing
objects
Restricts cursor movement to
SNAP SN
specified intervals
Creates solid-filled triangles and
SOLID SO
quadrilaterals
SPELL SP Checks spelling in a drawing
SPLINEDIT SPE Edits a spline or splinefit polyline
Creates a smooth curve that passes
SPLINE SPL
through or near specified points
Creates a section object that acts
SECTIONPLANE SPLANE as a cutting plane through 3D
objects
SEQUENCEPLANE SPLAY Plays named views in one category
MESHSPLIT SPLIT Splits a mesh face into two faces
SHEETSET SSM Opens the Sheet Set Manager
Creates, modifies, or specifies text
STYLE ST
styles
Manages the association of
STANDARDS STA
standards files with drawings
Combines selected 3D solids,
SUBTRACT SU surfaces, or 2D regions by
subtraction
HOT KEYS (T)
SHORTCUT
COMMAND FUNCTION
KEYS
MTEXT T Creates a multiline text object
Aligns multiple text objects
TEXTALIGN TA
vertically, horizontally
Edits a dimensional constraint,
TEXTEDIT TEDIT
dimension, or text object
Sets the default 3D thickness
THICKNESS TH property when creating 2D
geometric objects
Controls whether paper space can
TILEMODE TI
be accessed
Displays, hides, and customizes
TOOLBAR TO
toolbars
Creates a geometric tolerances
TOLERANCE TOL
contained in a feature control frame
TORUS TOR Creates a donut-shaped 3D solid
TOOLPALETTES TP Opens the Tool Palettes window
Trims objects to meet the edges of
TRIM TR
other objects
Creates, modifies, or specifies table
TABLESTYLE TS
styles

HOT KEYS (U)

SHORTCUT
COMMAND FUNCTION
KEYS
Manages defined user coordinate
UCSMAN UC
systems
Controls coordinate and angle
UNITS UN
display formats and precision
Displays objects previously hidden
UNISOLATEOBJEC UNHIDE/
with the ISOLATEOBJECTS or
TS UNISOLATE
HIDEOBJECTS command
Unions two solid or two region
UNION UNI
objects

HOT KEYS (V)

 SHORTCUT
COMMAND FUNCTION
KEYS
Saves and restores named views,
VIEW V camera views, layout views, and
preset views.
VIEWGO VGO Restores a named view
DDVPOINT VP Sets the 3D viewing direction
Plays the animation associated to a
VIEWPLAY VPLAY
named view
Sets the visual style in the current
VSCURRENT VS
viewport
Creates and modifies visual styles
VISUALSTYLES VSM and applies a visual style to a
viewport

HOT KEYS (W)

SHORTCUT
COMMAND FUNCTION
KEYS
Writes objects or a block to a new
WBLOCK W
drawing file
WEDGE WE Creates a 3D solid wedge
Displays a wheel that constains a
NAVSWHEEL WHEEL
collection of view navigation tools

HOT KEYS (X)

SHORTCUT
COMMAND FUNCTION
KEYS
Breaks a compound object into its
EXPLODE X
component objects
Inserts a DWG file as an external
XATTACH XA
reference (xref)
Binds one or more definitions of
XBIND XB named objects in an xref to the
current drawing
Crops the display of a selected
XCLIP XC external reference or block
reference to a specified boundary
XLINE XL Creates a line of infinite length
Starts the EXTERNALREFERENCES
XREF XR
command

HOT KEYS (Z)

 SHORTFCUT
COMMAND FUNCTION
KEYS
Projects stripes onto a 3D model to
ANALYSISZEBRA ZEBRA
analyze surface continuity
Creates a Self-Extracting or Zipped
ETRANSMIT ZIP
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