Autocad 2016 Commands

Function Keys

F1 Help Displays Help for the active tooltip, command, palette or dialog box
F2 Expanded history Displays an expanded command history in the Command window
F3 Object snap Turns 2-D object snap on and off
F4 3D object snap Turns additional object snaps for 3D on and off
F5 Isoplane Cycles through 2D isoplane settings
F6 Dynamic UCS Turns automatic UCS alignment with planar surfaces on and off
F7 Grid display Turns the grid display on and off
F8 Ortho Locks cursor movement to horizontal or vertical
F9 Grid snap Turns snap mode on or off
F10 Polar tracking Guides cursor movement to specified angles
F11 Object snap tracking Tracks the cursor horizontally and vertically from object snap locations
F12 Dynamic input Displays distances and angles near the cursor and accepts input as you use Tab between fields

3DORBIT Rotates the view in 3D space, but constrained to horizontal and vertical orbit only
3DOSMODE Sets running 3D object snaps
3DPAN When a drawing is in a Perspective view, starts the interactive 3D view and enables you to drag the view horizontally and
vertically

Many 3Ds

A ARC Creates an arc

ADCENTER DC Manages and inserts content such as blocks, xrefs, and hatch patterns
ALIGN AL Align objects
ALT+F11: Displays the Visual Basic Editor
ALT+F8: Displays the Macros dialog box
ANIPATH Saves an animation of a camera moving or panning in a 3D model
APPLOAD Load / Unload Applications
ARC A Create an arc
ARCHIVE Packages the current sheet set files for storage
AREA Display the area of a closed object
ARRAY AR Creates rectanglular, path, or polar 2D arrays
ASE Display the dbConnect Manager pallette
ATTACH Inserts references to external files such as other drawings, raster images, and underlays
ATTDEF ATT Display the attribute definition dialog
ATTEDIT ATE Used to edit attributes
AUDIT Used to check and fix errors
AUTOCONSTRAIN Used to apply constraints automatically
AUTOPUBLISH Used to create a DWF file

B BLOCK. Creates a block definition

BACKGROUND Defines the type, color, effects and position of the background for a named view
BACTION AC Used to add an action to a dynamic block. Available in block editor
BLOCK Used to create a block
BMAKE B Used create a block
BMPOUT Used to create a raster image
BOUNDARY BO Used to creat a hatch boundary
BOX Create a 3D box
BREAK Used to break an object

CAL Used to calculate math expressions

CHAMFER CHA Used to create chamfers
CHPROP CH Changes the properties of objects
CIRCLE C Circle
CLIP Crops selected objects such as blocks, external references, images, viewports, and underlays to a specified boundary.
CLOSEALLOTHER Closes all other open drawings, except the current active drawing.
CMATTACH Inserts references to coordination models such as NWD and NWC Navisworks files
CMFADECOLOR Controls the amount of black blended on all attached coordination models.
CMFADEOPACITY Controls the amount of dimming through transparency for all attached coordination models
CMOSNAP Determines whether object snapping is active for geometry in coordination models that are attached to the drawing.
COLOR COL Displays the select color dialog
CONE Create a 3D cone
CONVERTOLDLIGHTS Convert lights from previous format
COORDINATIONMODELATTACH Inserts references to coordination models such as NWD and NWC Navisworks files
COPY CO Copy objects
COPYCLIP Copy objects between drawings
COPYTOLAYER Copy objects from one layer to another
CUSTOMIZE Customize tool palettes
CVTOSOLID Convert 3D meshes, polyline, and circles to 3D solids
CVADD Add control vertices to a NURBS surface or spline
CVREMOVE Remove control vertices from a NURBS surface orspline
CVHIDE Hide the control vertices of a NURBS surface or splines
CVSHOW Display the control vertices of a NURBS surface or splines
CVREBUILD Rebuild the control vertices of a NURBS surface
CYLINDER Create a 3D cylinder

Control Keys

Ctrl-mouseclick Selection cycling

CTRL+1: Toggles the Properties palette
CTRL+2: Toggles the DesignCenter palette
CTRL+3: Toggles the Tool Palettes Window
CTRL+4: Toggles the Sheet Set Manager
CTRL+6: Toggles the dbConnect Manager
CTRL+7: Toggles the Markup Set Manager
CTRL+8: Toggles the QuickCalc calculator palette
CTRL+9: Toggles the command window
CTRL+A: Selects all objects in the drawing
CTRL+SHIFT+A: Toggles Groups
CTRL+B: Toggles Snap mode
CTRL+C: Copies objects to Clipboard
CTRL+SHIFT+C: Copies objects to Clipboard with Base Point
CTRL+D: Toggles Dynamic UCS
CTRL+E: Cycles through isometric planes
CTRL+F: Toggles running object snaps
CTRL+G: Toggles the grid
CTRL+H: Toggles PICKSTYLE
CTRL+I: Toggles COORDS
CTRL+J; CTRL+M: Repeats the last command (pressing Enter does the same)
CTRL+L: Toggles Ortho mode
CTRL+N: Creates a new drawing
CTRL+O: Opens an existing drawing
CTRL+P: Prints/plots thecurrent drawing
CTRL+R: Cycles through layout viewports
CTRL+S: Saves the current drawing
CTRL+SHIFT+S: Opens the Save As dialog box
CTRL+T: Toggles TABLET mode
CTRL+V: Pastes data from the Clipboard
CTRL+SHIFT+V: Pastes data from the Clipboard as a Block
CTRL+X: Cuts objects to Clipboard

CTRL+Y: Cancels the preceding Undo action

CTRL+Z: Reverses the last action
CTRL+[; CTRL+\: Cancels the current command (pressing Esc does the same)
CTRL+PAGE UP: Moves to the next layout tab to the left of the current tab
CTRL+PAGE DOWN: Moves to the next layout tab to the right of the current tab

D DIMENSIONS. DIMSTYLE
DDEDIT ED Edit text
DDMODIFY Displays the properties palette
DDPTYPE Set the point style and size
DELCONSTRAINT Delete constraints
DESIGNFEEDCLOSE Closes the post box
DGNEXPORT Export to DGN (Microstation) file
DGNIMPORT Import a DGN file
DIGITALSIGN Provides a separate command to add a digital signature to a drawing. Removes the Digital Signature tab from the
SECURITYOPTIONS command
DIM Creates multiple types of dimensions within a single command session
DIMALIGNED DAL Create an aligned dimension
DIMANGULAR DAN Used to create an angular dimension
DIMARC DAR Dimension an arc length
DIMBASELINE DIMBASE Create baseline dimensions
DIMBREAK Break the extension line of a dimension when it intersect with another dimension
DIMCENTER Create a center mark of a circle
DIMCONSTRAINT DCON Apply dimension constraints
DIMCONTINUE DIMCONT Create continuous dimensions from an existing one
DIMDIAMETER DIMDIA Create a diameter dimension
DIMDISASSOCIATE Disassociate a dimrnsion from the object
DIMEDIT Edit a dimension
DIMINSPECT Create inspection dimension
DIMJOGGED JOG Create a jogged dimension
DIMLAYER Specifies a default layer for new dimensions
DIMLINEAR DLI Create a linear dimension
DIMORDINATE DOR Create ordinate dimension
DIMOVERRIDE Overide the system variable of a selected dimension
DIMPICKBOX Sets the object selection target height, in pixels within the DIM command
DIMRADIUS DIMRAD Create a radial dimension
DIMSPACE Adjust space between dimensions
DIMSTYLE D Create or modify a dimension style
DIMTEDIT Edit a dimension
DIMTXTRULER Controls the display of ruler when editing a dimension text
DIST DI Measure th distane between two points
DISTANTLIGHT Creates a distant light.
DIVIDE DI Places evenly spaced objects on a line
DONUT DO Create a donut
DS Change grid spacing.
DVIEW Get the aerial view of a drawing
DWGCONVERT Converts drawing format version for selected drawing files
DXBIN Open a DXB file
DXFIN Open a DXF file
DXFOUT Save a file in DXF format

E Erase
EDGESURF Create a mesh surface from four adjacent edges
ELLIPSE EL Create an ellipse
EPDFSHX Controls whether text objects using SHX fonts are stored in PDF files as comments when you export a drawing as a PDF
file. This system variable was introduced in Service Pack 1. In the future, the name will change to PDFSHX
ETRANSMIT Packages a set of files for Internet transmission
EXIT Close Autocad
EXPLODE X Explode or ungroup objects
EXPLORER Displays Windows Explorer
EXPORT EXP Export data
EXPVALUE Specifies the exposure value to apply during rendering.
EXPWHITEBALANCE Specifies the Kelvin color temperature (white balance) value to apply during rendering
EXT Extrude
EXTEND EX Extend an object to another
EXTRUDE EXT Extrude a closed region or polyline

FILLET F Fillet.
FILETAB Show th file names
FILLETEDGE Blend an edge of a 3D object
FILTER Set object selection filters
FLATSHOT Create a 2D representation of a 3D model
FREESPOT Creates a free spotlight which is a spotlight without a specified target
FREEPOINT Create point light tha emits light in all directions
FREEWEB Creates a free web light which is a web light without a specified target

G GROUP
GALLERYVIEW Controls the type of preview in the ribbon drop-down galleries
GEOGRAPHICLOCATION Assigns geographic location information to a drawing file.
GEOMCONSTRAIN GCON Apply geometric constraints
GEOREORIENTMARKER Changes the north direction and position of the geographic marker in model space, without changing its latitude and
longitude
GOTOSTART Switches from the current drawing to the Start tab. The Start tab is a successor to the New tab and has a different
behavior.
GRADIENT Apply gradient to a closed area
GRAPHICSCONFIG Provides access to display performance-related options.
GROUP G Group objects

HATCH H Apply hatch to a closed area

HATCHEDIT HE Edit a hatch
HELIX Create a helical or spiral curve
HELP Display the help windows
HIDE HI Changes the visual style to hidden

I INSERT.
IBLENVIRONMENT Enables image-based lighting and specifies the current image map
ID Displays to coordinates of a point
IMAGECLIP Crop an image
IMAGE IM Attach an image reference
IMAGEATTACH
IMAGEADJUST Controls the brightness, contrast, and fade values of images
IMPORT Import other forms of CAD data
INSERT I Insert a block
INSERTOBJ Insert an object
INTERFERE Create a 3D solid at the interference point of the various solid objects
INTERSECT IN Create a 3D solid at the intersection portion of solid
ISOPLANE CTRL+E Set the current isometric plane

JOIN J Join endpoints of two linear or curved objects

L Line.
LAYCUR The layer of the selected object wiil be made current
LAYER LA Create a new layer
LAYFRZ Freeze the layer of a selected object
LAYISO Isolates the layer of selected object
LAYOFF Turn of the layer of a selected object
LAYON Turn on all the layers
LAYOUT Modify layouts
LAYOUTWIZARD Displays the create layout dialog
LEGACYCODESEARCH Controls whether searching for executable files includes the current and drawing folders
LENGTHEN LEN Increase the length of an object
LIGHT Create a light
LIGHTLIST Displyas the lights available in the 3D model
LIMITS Set the drawing limits
LIMMAX Set the maximum limit of drawing
LINE L Create a line
LINEFADING Controls whether line displays are faded when hardware acceleration is on and you have exceeded the line density limits.
LINEFADINGLEVEL When hardware acceleration is on, controls the intensity of the line fading effect
LINETYPE LT Set the line type
LIST LI List thr properties of object in a text window
LOAD Imports the shapes that can be used by the SHAPE command
LOFT Create 3D solid or surface between various cross section
LTSCALE LTS Set the linetype scale

M Move
MATERIALS Display the material browser
MATERIALASSIGN Assign a material to the model
MATERIALATTACH Associate materials with layers
MATERIALMAP Control the texture
MEASURE ME Place points or blocks at measured intervals on an object
MENU Load a customization file
MENULOAD Load or unload a customization file
MESH Create 3D mesh objects
MESHREFINE Refine the mesh of 3D mesh objects
MESHSMOOTH Increase the smoothness of mesh objects
MIRROR MI Create a mirror image of an object
MIRROR3D Mirror 3D objects in 3D space
ML Multiline
MLEDIT Edit a multiline
MLINE ML Create multiple parallel lines
MLSTYLE Create and modify a multiline style
MOVE M Move an object
MSLIDE Create slide out of a drawing
MSPACE MS Switch from paperspace to modelspace
MSTRETCH Stretch multiple objects
MTEXT Creates a multiline text object
MVIEW MV Create and modify viewports
MVSETUP Set drawing specifications for printing

NEW CTRL+N Open a new file

NOTEPAD Edit file in notepad

OFFSET O Creates a parallel copy of object at specified distance

OFFSETEDGE Create a parallel copy of an edge at a specified distance
OOPS Undo the erase command
OPEN Open a file
OPTIONS OP Sets options for working online with Autodesk A360, and provides access to the design documents that you have stored
in your cloud account
ORTHO Turns ortho mode on and off
OSNAP OS Set object snap settings
OVERKILL Removes duplicate or overlapping lines, arcs, and polylines. Also, combines partially overlapping or contiguous ones.

P PAN
PAGESETUP Controls the page layout, plotting device, paper size, and other settings for each new layout.
PAN P Drag a drawing to view
PARAMETER PAR Assign expressions to a dimensional constraint
PBRUSH Opens Windows Paint
PCEXTRACTCENTERLINE Draws a centerline for a cylindrical segment of a point cloud
PCEXTRACTCORNER Marks the point of the intersection between three detected planes in a point cloud
PCEXTRACTEDGE Infers the edge between two planes and draws a line to mark the edge
PCEXTRACTSECTION Generates 2D geometry from a point cloud that contains section objects
PEDIT PE Edit polylines
PFACE Create a 3D polyface mesh by specified verticea
PLAN Displays the top view
PLANESURF Creae a planar surface
PLINE PL Create a polyline
PLOT CTRL+P Plots a drawing to a plotter, printer, or file
POINT PO Place a point
POINTCLOUDATTACH Inserts an indexed rcs (single scan) or rcp (multiple scan project) file from Autodesk ReCap in the current drawing.
POINTCLOUDCROPSTATE Controls saving, restoring, and deleting point cloud crop states
POINTLIGHT Creates a point light that radiates light in all directions from its location
POINTCLOUD2DVSDISPLAY Turns off or on the bounding box and text message when viewing a point cloud in the 2D Wireframe visual style.
POINTCLOUDEDGEDISPLAY Specifies the type of edge preview displayed in a point cloud
POLYGON POL Create a polygon
PRESSPU Extrude or subtract material
PREVIEW PRE Preview the plotted drawing
PROPERTIES PR Display the Properties palette
PSOUT Create a postscript file
PURGE PU Removes unused items, such as block definitions and layers, from the drawing
PYRAMID Create a pyramid

Q
QCCLOSE Closes the calculator
QDIM Create a quick dimension
QSAVE Saves the current drawing
QUICKCALC QC Displays the QuickCalc calculator
QUIT Close the current session

REDRAW R
RAY Create a line that starts from a selected point and extends to infinity
REC Rectangle
RECOVER Repair and open damaged files
RECOVERALL Repair a damaged file with its attached external references
RECTANG Create a polyline rectangle
REDEFINE Restore a command that was overriden
REDO Cancel the previous UNDO command
REDRAW R Refreshes the viewport
REDRAWALL RA Refreshes all the viewports
REGION REG Convert the area enclosed by objects into a region
RENAME REN Rename blocks, viewports, dimension styles etc.
RENDER (-RENDER) Creates a photorealistic or realistically shaded image of a 3D solid or surface model
RENDERCROP Render a rectangle portion of a 3D model
RENDERENVIRONMENT Displays the Render Environment & Exposure palette. Controls image-based lighting and photographic exposure for a
rendered image
RENDERENVIRONMENTCLOSE Closes the Render Environment & Exposure palette
RENDEREXPOSURE Displays the Render Environment & Exposure palette. Controls image-based lighting and photographic exposure for a
rendered image
RENDEREXPOSURECLOSE Closes the Render Environment & Exposure palette
RENDERONLINE Render an image in Autodesk 360 (cloud)
RENDERPRESETS (-RENDERPRESETS) Displays the Render Presets Manager palette and manages the render presets of a drawing.
RENDERPREFSSTATE Indicates whether the Render Presets Manager palette is open or closed
RENDERWIN Displays the Render window without starting a rendering operation
RENDERWINDOW Displays the Render window. Replaces the RENDERWIN command
RENDERWINDOWCLOSE Closes the Render window
REVCLOUD Creates a revision cloud
RPREF Displays the Render Presets Manager palette and manages the render presets of a drawing
RENDERENVSTATE Indicates whether the Render Environment & Exposure palette is open or closed.
RENDERLEVEL Specifies the number of iterations, or levels, the render engine performs to create the rendered image
RENDERLIGHTCALC Controls the rendering accuracy of lights and materials
RENDERTARGET Controls the duration to use for rendering
RENDERTIME Specifies the number of minutes that the render engine uses to iteratively refine a rendered image
REVCLOUD Highlight a portion by creating a cloud around it
REVCLOUDCREATEMODE Specifies the default input for creating revision clouds
REVCLOUDGRIPS Controls the number of grips displayed on a revision cloud
REVOLVE REV Create a revolved solid
REVSURF Create a revoled surface
RIBBON Displays the ribbon
RIBBONCLOSE Hides the ribbon
RMAT Display the material browser

S Stretch
SAVE CTRL+S Saves the drawing
SAVEAS Saves the drawing with another name
SAVEIMG Save a rendered output file
SCALE SC Change the drawing size
SCRIPT SCR Load a script file. A script is used to run various commands in a sequential manner
SCRIPTCALL Executes a sequence of commands the same as the SCRIPT command, with the additional capability of also executing
nested scripts
SECTION SEC Create section plane
SECTIONPLANE Creates a section object that acts as a cutting plane through 3D objects and point clouds
SECTIONSPINNERS Sets the default increment value for the Section Offset and Slice Thickness controls in the Section Plane Contextual
SECTIONOFFSETINC Sets the default increment value for the section object slice thickness control
SECTIONTHICKNESSINC Sets the default increment value for section object offset control
SECURITYOPTIONS Specifies password or digital signature options for a drawing file
SELECTIONEFFECTCOLOR Sets the color of the glowing highlighting effect on object selection
SECURITYOPTIONS Controls the security restrictions for running executable files in AutoCAD
SETVAR SET List or change a system variable
SHAPE Insert a shape
SHELL Enter DOS commands
SKETCH Draw freehand scetches
SLICE SL Slice a 3D model
SMOOTHMESHMAXFACE Sets the maximum number of faces permitted for mesh objects
SOLID SO Create filled triangles or quadrilaterals
SOLIDEDIT Edit faces and edges of a 3D model
SOLPROF Create a profile from a 3D model in paper space
SPACETRANS Calculate equivalent model space and paper space distance
SPELL SP Check the spelling of text
SPHERE Create a 3D sphere
SPLINE SPL Create a spline
SPLINEDIT SPE Edit a spline
SPOTLIGHT Creates a spotlight that emits a directional cone of light
STARTINFOLDER Stores the drive and folder path from where the product was started
STARTMODE Controls whether the Start tab is displayed
STATUS Display the details of a drawing such as limits, model space useage, layers, etc.
STLOUT Export a file to STL format
STRETCH S Stretch objects
STYLE ST Create or modify text style
SUNPROPERTIES Thevsupropertie palette
SURFBLEND Create a continuous blend surface between two surfaces
SURFEXTEND Lengthen a surface up to another surface
SURFFILLET Create a surface fillet between two surfaces
SURFNETWORK Create a surface from various curves in U and V directions
SURFOFFSET Create a parallel surface at a specified distance
SURFPATCH Create a surface using the edges forming a closed loop
SURFSCULPT Create a closed surface by trimming and combining the surfaces that form a region together
SURFTRIM Trim portions of a surface at intersections with other surfaces
SURFUNTRIM Untrim the trimmed surfaces
SWEEP Create #D solid or surface by sweeping a profile along a path
Symbols Diameter %%C
Degree %%D
Plus / Minus %%P
SYSMON Specifies whether changes to system variables values are monitored
SYSVARMONITOR Displays the System Variable Monitor dialog box

T MTEXT
TABLET TA Allow using a tablet for creating drawings
TABSURF Create a mesh from a line or curve swept aalong a straight path
TARGETPOINT Creates a target point light
TBCONFIG Customize user interface
TEXT Enter text
THICKNESS TH Set the thickness value of 2D objects
TOLERANCE Apply geometric tolerances to the drawing
TOOLBAR TO Customize toolbars
TORUS TOR Create a torus
TRIM TR Trim unwanted portions

UCS Sets the origin and orientation of the current user coordinate system (UCS)
UNDO U Undo the last operation
UNDEFINE Overrides a command with a new one
UNION UNI Combine various solids into one
UNITS UN Set the units

VIEW V Save and restore model space, layout, and preset views
VIEW Saves and restores named model space views, layout views, and preset views
VISUALSTYLES Create and modify visual styles
VPLAYER Control layer visibility in paper space
VPOINT Set the viewing direction of the 3D model
VPORTS Creates multiple viewports in model space or in a layout (paper space)
VSLIDE Show an image slide file

WBLOCK W Convert a block file into a drawing

WEBLIGHT Creates a precise 3D representation of the light intensity distribution of a light source
WEDGE WE Create a wedge shape
WELCOMESCREEN Displays the Welcome window when you start the program
WIPEOUT Wipeout a portion of a drawing
WMFIN Import a Windows metafile
WMFOPTS Specify options for importing a Windows metafile
WORKINGFOLDER Stores the drive and folder path of the operating system's working folder or current directory for the process, which can
be of interest to developers

X Explode
XATTACH XA Attach a drawing as en external reference
XLINE XL Create construction lines
XREF XR Attach a drawing as an external reference
XREFOVERRIDE Controls the display of object properties on referenced layers

ZOOM Z Zoom in or out