InDepth AutoCad Commands - Alphabetical

Ctrl + E —  Toggle coordinate display

Ctrl + G  — Toggle Grid

Ctrl + E — Cycle isometric planes

Ctrl + F — Toggle running object snaps 

Ctrl + H — Toggle Pick Style 

Ctrl + Shift + H — Toggle Hide pallets

Ctrl + I — Toggle Coords

Ctrl + Shift + I — Toggle Infer Constraints 

Ctrl + 0 —  Clean Screen

Ctrl + 1  — Property Palette

Ctrl + 2 — Design Center Palette

Ctrl + 3 — Tool Palette 

Ctrl + 4 — Sheet Set Palette 

Ctrl + 6 — DBConnect Manager 

Ctrl + 7 — Markup Set Manager Palette

Ctrl + 8 — Quick Calc 

Ctrl + 9 — Command Line

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 

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 

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 + [ or Ctrl + \ or Esc — Cancel current command

A — Arc 

Creates an arc 

ADC — AdCenter 

Manages and inserts content such as blocks, xrefs, ad hatch patterns 

AA — Ares 

Calculates the area and the perimeter of object or of defined areas 

AL — Align 

Aligns objects with other objects in 2D and 3D 

AP — Appload 

Load Application 

AR — Array 

Creates multiple copies of an object in a pattern 

ARR — ActRecord 

Starts the Action Recorder 

ARM — ActUserMesage 

Inserts a user message into an action macro 

ARU — ActUserInput

Pauses for user input in an action macro 

ARS — ActStop 

Stops the Action Recorder and provides the option of saving the recorded action to an action macro file 

ATI — AttipEdit 

Changes the textual content of an attribute with a block

ATT — AttDef 

Redefines a block and updates associated attributes 

ATE — AttEdit 

Changes attribute information in a block 

B — Block 

Creates a block definition in the Block Editor 

BC — BClose 

Closes the Block Editor 

BE — BEdit 

Opens the block definition in the Block Editor

BH — Hatch 

Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill 

BO — Boundary 

Creates a region or a polyline from an enclosed area 

BR — Break 

Breaks the selected object between two points 

BS — BSave 

Saves the current block definition 

BVS — BVState 

Creates, sets, or deletes a visibility state in a dynamic block 

CAM — Camera 

Sets a camera and target location to create and save a 3D perspective view of objects 

CBAR — ConstraintBar 

A toolbar-like UI elements that displays the available geometric constraints on an object 

CH — Properties 

Controls properties of existing objects 

CHA — Chamfer 

Bevels the edges of objects 

CHK — CheckStandards 

Checks the current drawing for standards violations 

CLI — CommandLine 

Displays the Command Line Window 

COL — Color 

Sets the color for new objects 

CO — Copy 

Copies objects a specified distance in a specified direction 

CT — CTableStyle 

Sets the name of the current table style 

CUBE — NavCube 

Controls the visibility and display properties of the ViewCube tool 

CYL — Cylinder 

Creates a 3D solid cylinder

D — DimStyle 

Creates and modifies dimensions styles 

DAN — DimAngular 

Creates an angular dimension 

DAR — DimArc

Creates an arc length dimension 

DBA — DimBaseline 

Creates a linear, angular, or ordinate dimension from the baseline of the previous or selected dimension

DBC — DbConnect 

Provides an interface to external database tables 

DCE — DimCenter 

Creates a dimension that starts from an extension line of a previously created dimension 

DCO — DimContinue 

Creates a dimension that starts from an extension line of a previously created dimension 

DCON — DimConstraint 

Applies dimensional constraints to selected objects or points on objects 

DDA — DimDiassociate 

Removes associativity from selected dimensions 

DDI — DimDiameter 

Creates a diameter dimensions for a circle or an arc 

DED — DimEdit 

Edits dimension text and extension lines 

DI — Dist 

Measures the distance and angle between two points 

DIV — Divide 

Creates evenly spaced point objects or blocks along the length or perimeter of an object 

DJL — DimJogLine 

Adds or removes a job line on a linear or aligned dimension 

DJO — DimJogged 

Creates jogged dimensions for circles and arcs 

DL — DataLink 

The Data Link dialog box is displayed 

DLU — DataLinkUpdate 

Updates data to or from an established external data link 

DO — Donut 

Creates a filled circle or wide ring 

DOR — DimOrdinate 

Creates ordinate dimensions 

DOV — DimOverride 

Controls overrides of system variables used in selected dimensions 

DR — DrawOrder 

Changes the draw order of images and other objects 

DRA — DimRadius 

Creates a radius dimension for circle or an arc 

DRE — DimReassociate 

Associates or re-associates selected dimensions to objects or points on objects 

DRM — DrawingRecovery 

Displays a list of drawing files that can be recovered 

DS — DSettings 

Sets grid and snap, polar and object snap tracking, object snap modes, Dynamic Input, and Quick Properties

DT — Text 

Creates a single-line text object 

DV — DView 

Defines parallel projection or perspective views by using a camera and target 

DX — DataExtraction 

Extracts drawing data and merges data from an external source to a data extraction table or external file 

E — Erase 

Removes objects from a drawing 

ED — DDEdit 

Edits single-line text, dimension text, attribute definitions, and feature control frames 

EL — Ellipse 

Creates an ellipse or an elliptical arc 

EPDF — ExportPDF 

Exports drawing to PDF 

ER — ExternalReferences 

Opens the External References palette 

EX — Extend 

Extends objects to meet the edges of other objects 

EXIT — Quit 

Exits the program 

EXP — Export 

Saves the objects in a drawing to a different file format 

EXT — Extrude 

Extends the dimensions of a 2D object or 3D face into a 3D space 

F — Fillet 

Rounds and fillets the edges of objects 

FI — Filter 

Creates a selection set of all objects that touch the selected object 

FS — FSMode 

Creates a selection set of all objects that touch the selected object 

FSHOT — FlatShot 

Creates a 2D representation of all 3D objects based on the current view 

G — Group 

Creates and makes saved set of objects called groups 

GCON — GeoConstraint 

Applies on persists geometric relationships between objects or points on objects 

GD — Gradient 

Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a gradient fill 

GEO — GeoGraphiclocation 

Specifies the geographic location information for a drawing file 

H — Hatch 

Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill 

HE — HatchEdit 

Modifies an existing hatch or fill 

HI — Hide 

Regenerates a 3D wireframe model with hidden lines suppressed 

I — Insert

Inserts a reference to an image file 

IAD — ImageAdjust 

Controls the image display of the brightness, contrast, and fade values of images 

IAT — ImageAttach 

Inserts a reference to a image file 

ICL — ImageClip 

Crops the display of a selected image to a specified boundary 

ID — ID 

Displays the UCS coordinate values of a specified location 

IM — Image 

Displays the UCS coordinate values of a specified location 

IMP — Import 

Imports files of different formats into the current drawing 

IN — Intersect 

Creates a 3D solid, surface, or 2D region from overlapping solids, surfaces, or regions

INF — Interfere 

Creates a temporary 3D solid from the interferences between two sets of selected 3D solids 

IO — InsertObj

Inserts a linked or embedded object 

J — Join 

Join similar objects to form a single, unbroken object 

JOG — DimJogged 

Creates jogged dimensions for circles and arcs 

L — Line 

Creates straight line segments 

LA — Layer 

Manages layers and layer properties 

LAS — LayerState 

Saves, restores, and manages named layer states

LE — QLeader 

Creates a leader and leader annotation 

LEN — Lengthen 

Changes the length of objects and the included angle of arcs 

LESS — MeshSmoothless 

Decreases the level of smoothness for mesh objects by one level 

LI — List 

Displays property data for selected objects 

LO — Layout 

Creates and modifies drawing layout tabs 

LT — LineType 

Loads, sets, and modifies linetypes 

LTS — LTScale 

Changes the scale factor of linetypes for all objects in a drawing 

LW — LWeight 

Sets the current lineweight, lineweight display options, and lineweight units 

M — Move 

Moves objects a specified distance in a specified direction 

MA — MatchProp 

Applies the properties of a selected objected to other objects 

MAT — Materials 

Shows over the Materials window 

ME — Measure 

Joins similar objects to form a single, unbroken object 

MEA — MeasureGeom 

Measures the distance, radius, angle, area, and volume of selected objects or sequence of points 

MI — Mirror 

Creates a mirrored copy of selected objects 

ML — MLine 

Creates multiple parallel lines 

MLA — MLeaderAlign

Aligns and spaces selected multileader objects 

MLC — MLeaderCollect

Organizes selected multileaders that contain blocks into rows or columns, and displays the result with a single leader 

MLD — MLeader 

Creates a multileader object 

MLE — MLeaderEdit 

Adds leader lines to, or removes leader lines from a multileader object 

MLS — MLeaderStyle 

Creates and modifies multileader styles 

MO — Properties 

Controls properties of existing objects 

MORE — MeshSmoothMore 

Increases the level of smoothness for mesh objects by one level 

MS — MSpace 

Switches from paper space to a model space viewport 

MSM — Markup 

Opens the Markup Set Manager 

MT — MText 

Creates a multiline text object 

MV — MView 

Creates and controls layout viewports 

NORTH — GeographicLocation 

Specifies the geographic location information for a drawing file 

NSHOT — NewShot 

Creates a named view with motion that is played back when viewed with ShowMotion 

NVIEW — NewView 

Creates a named view with no motion 

O — Offset 

Creates concentric circles, parallel lines, and parallel curves 

OBJECTSELECTION + LIMIT — Options

Customizes the program settings

OFFSETSRF — SurfOffset 

Creates a parallel surface or solid by setting an offset distance from a surface 

OP — Options 

Customizes the program settings 

ORBIT — 3DOrbit 

Rotates the view in 3D space, but constrained to horizontal and vertical orbit only 

OS — OSnap 

Sets running object snap modes 

P — Pan 

Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition 

PA — PasteSpec 

Pastes objects from Clipboard into the current drawing and controls the format of the data 

PAR — Parameters 

Controls the associative parameters used in the drawing 

PARAM — BParameter 

Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic 

PATCH — SurfPatch 

Creates a surface by fitting a cap over surface edge that forms a loop 

PC — PointCloud 

Provides options to create and attach point cloud files 

PCATTACH — PointCloudAttach 

Inserts an indexed point cloud file into the current drawing 

PCINDEX — PointCloudIndex 

Creates an indexed point cloud (PCG or ISD) file from a scan file 

PE — PEdit 

Edits polylines and 3D polygon meshes 

PL — PLine 

Creates a 2d polyline 

PO — Point 

Creates a point object 

POFF — HidePalettes 

Hides currently displayed palettes (including the command line) 

POL — Polygon 

Creates an equilateral closed polyline 

PON — ShowPalettes 

Restores the display of hidden palettes 

PR — Properties 

Displays Properties palette 

PRE — Preview 

Displays the drawing as it will be plotted 

PRINT — PLot 

Plots a drawing to a plotter, printer, or file 

PS — PSpace 

Switches from a model space viewport to paper space 

PSOLID — PolySolid 

Creates HTML pages that include images of selected drawings 

PU — Purge 

Removes unused items, such as block definitions and layers, from the drawing 

PYR — Pyramid 

Creates a 3D solid pyramid

QC — QuickCalc 

Opens the QuickCalc calculator 

QCUI — QuickCui 

Displays the Customize User Interface Editor in a collapsed state 

QP — QuickProperties 

Displays open drawings and layouts in a drawing in preview images 

QSave — QSave

Saves the current drawing 

QVD — QvDrawing 

Displays open drawings and layouts in a drawing using preview images 

QVDC — QvDrawingClose 

Closes preview images of open drawings and layouts in a drawing 

QVL — QvLayout 

Displays preview images of a model space and layouts in a drawing 

R — Redraw 

Refreshes the display in the current viewport 

RA — ReDrawAll 

Refreshes the display in all viewports 

RC — RenderCrop 

Renders a specified rectangular area, called a crop window, within a viewport 

RE — Regen 

Regenerates the entire drawing and refreshes all viewports 

REA — RegenAll 

Regenerates the drawing and refreshes all viewports 

REC — Rectang

Creates a rectangular polyline 

REG — Region 

Converts an object that encloses an area into a region object 

REN — Rename 

Changes the names assigned to items such as layers and dimensions styles 

REV — Revolve 

Creates a 3D solid or surface by sweeping a 2D object around an axis 

RO — Rotate 

Rotates objects around a base point 

RP — RenderPresets 

Specified render presets, reusable rendering parameters, for rendering an image 

RPR — RPref 

Displays or hides the Advances Render Settings palette for access to advances rendering settings 

RR — Render 

Creates a photorealistic or realistically shaded image of a 3D solid surface model 

RW — RenderWin 

Displays the Render window without starting a rendering operation 

S — Stretch 

Stretches objects crossed by a selection window or polygon 

SC — Scale 

Enlarges or reduces selected objects, keeping the proportions of the object the same after scaling 

SCR — ScaleScript 

Executes a sequence of commands from a script file 

SEC — Section 

Uses the intersection of a plane and solids, surfaces or mesh to create a region 

SET — SetVar 

List or changes the values of system variable 

SHA — ShadeMode 

Starts the VsCurrent command 

SL — Slice 

Creates solid-filled triangles and quadrilaterals 

SP — Spell 

Checks spelling in a drawing 

SPE — SpliEdit

Edits a spline or spline-fit polyline 

SPL — Spline 

Creates a smooth curve that passes through or near specified points 

SPLANE — SectionPlane 

Creates a section object that acts as a cutting plane through 3D objects 

SPLAY — SequencePlay

Plays named views in one category 

SPLIT — MeshSplit 

Splits a mesh face into two faces 

SSM — SheetSet 

Opens the Sheet Set Manager 

ST — Style 

Creates, modifies or specifies text styles 

STA — Standards 

Manages the association of standards files with drawings 

SU — Subtract 

Combines selected 3D solids, surfaces, or 2D regions by subtraction

T — MText 

Creates a multiline text object

TA — Tablet 

Callibrates, configures, and turns on and off an attached digitizing tablet 

TB — Table 

Creates an empty table object

TEDIT — TextEdit

Edits a dimensional constraint, dimension, or text object 

TH — Thickness 

Sets the default 3d thickness property when creating 2D geometric objects 

TI — TileMode 

Controls whether paper space can be accessed 

TO — ToolBar 

Displays, hides, and customizes toolbars 

TOR — Torus 

Creates a donut-shaped 3D solid 

TP — ToolPalettes 

Opens the Tool Palettes window 

TR — Trim 

Trims objects to make edges of other objects 

TS — TableStyle 

Creates, modifies, or specifies table style 

UC — UcsMan 

Manages defined user coordinate systems 

UN — Units 

Controls coordinate angle display formats and precision 

UNHIDE or UNISOLATE — UnisolateObjects 

Displays objects previously hidden with the ISOLATE OBJECTS or HIDE OBJECTS command

UNI — Union

Unions two solids or two region objects 

V — View 

Saves and restores named views, camera views, layout views, and preset views 

VGO — ViewGo 

Restores a named view 

VP — DDVPoint 

Sets the 3D viewing direction 

VPLAY — ViewPlay 

Plays the animation associated to a named view 

VS — VSCurrent 

Sets the visual style in the current viewport 

VSM — VisualStyles 

Creates and modifies visual styles and applies a visual style to a viewport 

W — WBlock 

Writes objects or a block to a new drawing file

WE — Wedge 

Creates a 3D solid wedge 

WHEEL — NavsWheel

Displays a wheel that contains a collection of view navigation tools 

 X — Explode 

Breaks a compound object into its component objects 

XA — XAttach 

Inserts a DWG file as an external reference (xref) 

XB — XBind 

Binds one or more definitions of named objects in an xref to the current drawing 

XC — XClip 

Crops the display of a selected external reference or block reference to a specified boundary 

XL — XLine 

Creates a line of infinite length 

XR — XRef 

Start the EXTERNAL REFERENCES command

Z — Zoom 

Increases or decreases the magnification of the view in the current viewport 

ZEBRA — AnalysisZebra 

Projects strips onto a 3D model to analyze surface continuity 

ZIP — ETransmit 

Creates a Self-Extracting or Zipped Transmittal Package