CADD software usage

List of basic AutoCAD commands that are essential for getting started with drafting and design: 

Basic Drawing Commands:

1. LINE (L): Draws a straight line segment between two points.

2. CIRCLE (C): Creates a circle by specifying the center and radius or diameter.

3. ARC (A): Draws an arc by specifying three points or a center point, radius, and angle.

4. RECTANGLE (REC): Draws a rectangle by specifying two opposite corners.

5. POLYGON (POL): Creates a polygon with a specified number of sides.

6. ELLIPSE (EL): Draws an ellipse by specifying the center, major axis, and minor axis.

7. SPLINE (SPL): Draws a smooth curve through specified points.

Basic Editing Commands:

1. ERASE (E): Deletes selected objects from the drawing.

2. COPY (CO): Copies selected objects to a specified location.

3. MOVE (M): Moves selected objects from one location to another.

4. ROTATE (RO): Rotates selected objects around a specified point.

5. SCALE (SC): Changes the size of selected objects by a specified scale factor.

6. TRIM (TR): Trims objects to meet the edges of other objects.

7. EXTEND (EX): Extends objects to meet the edges of other objects.

8. OFFSET (O): Creates a parallel copy of an object at a specified distance.

9. FILLET (F): Rounds the corners of intersecting objects.

10. CHAMFER (CHA): Bevels the corners of intersecting objects.

Basic Dimensioning Commands:

1. DIMLINEAR (DIM): Creates a linear dimension between two points.

2. DIMALIGNED (DAL): Creates a dimension aligned with the selected object.

3. DIMRADIAL (DIA): Adds a radius dimension to a circle or arc.

4. DIMDIAMETER (DIMDIAM): Adds a diameter dimension to a circle.

5. DIMANGULAR (DIA): Adds an angular dimension between two lines.

Basic Annotation Commands:

1. TEXT (T): Creates single-line text annotations.

2. MTEXT (MT): Creates multi-line text annotations with formatting options.

3. LEADER (LE): Creates a leader line with annotation for labeling objects.

Layer Management Commands:

1. LAYER (LA): Opens the Layer Properties Manager to create and manage layers.

2. LAYERP (LAYERP): Displays the current layer’s properties.

View Management Commands:

1. ZOOM (Z): Adjusts the view scale of the drawing area.

2. PAN (P): Moves the view of the drawing area without changing the scale.

3. REGEN (RE): Regenerates the drawing to update the display.

File Management Commands:

1. OPEN (OP): Opens an existing drawing file.

2. SAVE (S): Saves the current drawing file.

3. SAVEAS (SA): Saves the current drawing file under a new name or format.

4. NEW (N): Creates a new drawing file.

Utility Commands:

1. UNDO (U): Undoes the last action.

2. REDO (R): Redoes the last undone action.

3. PROPERTIES (PR): Opens the Properties palette to modify object properties.