AutoCAD
Commands and Shortcut Keys…..
BLOCKS
SHORTCUT
COMMAND
COMMENT
ATT
ATTDEF
Opens
attribute
definition
dialogue
box
ATTEDIT
ATTEDIT
Edit
attribute
values
for
a
specific
block
B
BLOCK
Opens
block
dialogue
box
in
order
to
make
a
block
BATTMAN
BATTMAN
Opens
block
attribute
manager
BATTORDER
BATTORDER
Displays
attribute
order
dialogue
box
BC
BCLOSE
Closes
the
block
editor
BCOUNT
BCOUNT
Counts
the
blocks
in
a
drawing
BE
BEDIT
Opens
the
edit
block
definition
dialogue
box
EATTEXT
EATTEXT
Enhanced
attribute
extraction
wizard
to
count
blocks
GATTE
GATTE
Global
attribute
edit
of
multiple
blocks
I
INSERT
Opens
insert
dialogue
to
insert
a
block
-I
INSERT
Insert
a
block
by
name
MINSERT
MINSERT
Insert
block
in
rectangular
array
REFEDIT
REFEDIT
Edit
a
block
reference
in
place
REN
RENAME
Opens
rename
dialogue
box
to
rename
blocks,
layers,
etc
W
WBLOCK
Write
a
block
-
for
use
in
other
drawings
XLIST
XLIST
Lists
type/block
name/layer
name/color/linetype
of
a
nested
object
in
a
block
or
an
xref
COMMON
COMMANDS
SHORTCUT
COMMAND
COMMENT
A
ARC
Draw
an
arc
AL
ALIGN
Align
an
object
with
another
AP
APPLOAD
Opens
application
load
dialogue
box
AR
ARRAY
Opens
array
dialogue
box
AUDIT
AUDIT
Audit
drawing
for
errors
AV
DSVIEWER
Opens
ariel
view
of
drawing
B
BLOCK
Opens
block
dialogue
box
C
CIRCLE
Draw
a
circle
CO
COPY
Copy
an
object
CHA
CHAMFER
Chamfer
between
2
non-parallel
lines
COL
COLOR
Opens
select
color
dialogue
box
CUI
Opens
customise
user
interface
dialogue
D
DIMSTYLE
Opens
dimstyle
manager
DC
ADCENTER
Opens
designcenter
DI
DIST
Check
a
distance
DIV
DIVIDE
Inserts
point
node
a
set
division
DO
DONUT
Draw
a
solid
donut
shape
DV
DVIEW
Perspective
view E
ERASE
Erase
a
selection EX
EXTEND
Extend
a
selection
F
FILLET
Draw
an
arc
between
2
intersecting
lines
FI
FILTER
Opens
filter
dialogue
box
FLATTEN
FLATTEN
Converts
3D
to
2D
G
GROUP
Launches
the
group
dialogue
box
H
HATCH
Opens
hatch
and
gradient
dialogue
box
I
INSERT
Insert
a
block
IM
IMAGE
Launches
image
manager
J
JOIN
Joins
2
objects
to
form
single
object
JPGOUT
JPGOUT
Creates
a
JPEG
file
of
current
drawing
L
LINE
Draw
a
line
LA
LAYER
Opens
layer
manager
LE
QLEADER
Draw
a
leader
line
(may
need
to
adjust
settings)
LEAD
LEADER
Leader
line
with
annotation
LI
or
LS
LIST
Display
information
about
objects
in
a
text
window
LO
-LAYOUT
Creates
a
new
layout
tab
LTS
LTScale
Change
the
linetype
scale
M
MOVE
Move
a
selection
MA
MATCHPROPERTIES
Match
properties
of
an
object
ME
MEASURE
Inserts
point
node
at
input
distance
O
OFFSET
Offset
a
selection
OP
OPTIONS
Launches
options
dialogue
box
P
PAN
Pan
in
drawing
PE
POLYEDIT
Edit
a
polyline
PL
PLINE
Draw
a
polyline
PLOT
PLOT
Opens
plot/print
dialogue
box
PO
POINT
Point
marker
or
node
-
DDPTYPE
to
change
pointstyle
PR
PROPERTIES
Opens
properties
dialogue
box
PRE
PREVIEW
Preview
a
plot
PU
PURGE
Opens
purge
dialogue
box
to
remove
unused
elements
RE
REGEN
Regenerate
the
display
REC
RECTANG
Draw
a
rectangle
REN
RENAME
Opens
rename
dialogue
box
to
rename
blocks,
layers,
etc
RO
ROTATE
Rotate
a
selection
SP
SPELL
Spell
check
a
selection
-
ALL
to
check
entire
drawing
T
MTEXT
Insert
multiline
text
TB
TABLE
Opens
insert
a
table
dialogue
box
TP
TOOLPALETTES
Displays
toolpalette
TR
TRIM
Trim
a
selection
U
UNDO
Undo
last
command
UN
UNITS
Opens
units
dialogue
box
V
VIEW
Opens
view
dialogue
box
W
WBLOCK
Write
a
block
WHOHAS
WHOHAS
Displays
who
has
a
drawing
open
X
EXPLODE
Explode
a
selection
XR
XREF
Opens
x-reference
manager
Z
ZOOM
Zoom
in
display
-
A=All,
E=EXTENTS,
W=WINDOW
CONTROL
KEYS
CTRL+0
CLEANSCREEN
Turns
user
interface
elements
on/off
CTRL+1
PROPERTIES
Turns
properties
on/off CTRL+2
ADCENTER
Turns
design
center
on/off CTRL+3
TOOLPALETTES
Turns
tool
palettes
window
on/off CTRL+8
QUICKCALC
Launches
calculator
window CTRL+A
Select
all
CTRL+C
COPYCLIP
Copies
objects
to
clipboard
CTRL+H
Turns
a
group
on
or
off
CTRL+J
Repeats
last
command
CTRL+N
NEW
Opens
create
new
drawing
dialogue
box
CTRL+O
OPEN
Opens
the
select
file
dialogue
box
CTRL+P
PLOT
Opens
the
plot
dialogue
box
CTRL+R
CVPORT
Switches
between
viewports
CTRL+S
QSAVE
Opens
the
save
drawing
as
dialogue
box
CTRL+SHIFT+
S
Save
as
CTRL+V
PASTECLIP
Pastes
data
from
clipboard
to
drawing
CTRL+X
CUTCLIP
Removes
select
object
from
drawing
to
clipboard
CTRL+Y
REDO
Performs
the
operation
cancelled
by
UNDO
CTRL+Z
UNDO
Undoes
the
last
operation
CTRL+TAB
Switches
between
open
drawings
CTRL+PAGE
UP
Switch
up
between
layout
tabs
CTRL+PAGE
DOWN
Switch
down
between
layout
tabs
ARROW
UP/Down
Recall
last
command
DIMENSIONING
SHORTCUT
COMMAND
COMMENT
CTRL+8
QUICKCALC
Displays
the
calculator
D
DIMSTYLE
Opens
dimension
style
manager
dialogue
box
DAL
DIMALIGNED
Aligned
linear
dimension
line
DAN
DIMANGULAR
Angular
dimension
line
DAR
DIMARC
Arc
length
dimension
DBA
DIMBASELINE
Ordinate
dimension
from
baseline
of
previous
dimension
DCO
DIMCONTINUE
Ordinate
dimension
from
2
nd
extension
line
of
previous
dimension
DDI
DIMDIAMETER
Diameter
dimension
for
circles
and
arcs
DED
DIMEDIT
Edit
dimension
text
on
dimension
objects
DI
DIST
Check
a
distance
DIMCENTER
DIMCENTER
Creates
center
mark
DLI
DIMLINEAR
Linear
dimension
DOR
DIMORDINATE
Ordinate
point
dimension
DOV
DIMOVERRIDE
Override
dimension
style
DRA
DIMRADIUS
Radial
dimension
for
circles
and
arcs
ID
ID
Display
the
co-ordinate
values
of
a
point
UN
UNITS
Opens
drawing
units
dialogue
box
DRAWING
OBJECTS
SHORTCUT
COMMAND
COMMENT
A
ARC
Draw
an
arc
with
3
points
B
BLOCK
Opens
block
dialogue
box
in
order
to
make
a
block
BO
BOUNDARY
Draw
a
boundary
C
CIRCLE
Draw
a
circle
DO
DONUT
Draw
a
solid
donut
shape
DT
TEXT
Single
line
text
DIV
DIVIDE
Inserts
point
node
a
set
division
EL
ELLIPSE
Draw
an
ellipse
F
FILLET
Draw
an
arc
between
2
intersecting
lines
G
GROUP
Opens
object
grouping
dialogue
H
HATCH
Opens
hatch
and
gradient
dialogue
box
L
LINE
Draw
a
line
LE
QLEADER
Draw
a
leader
line
(may
need
to
adjust
settings)
LEAD
LEADER
Leader
line
with
annotation
ML
MLINE
Draw
multilines
O
OFFSET
Offset
an
object
by
distance
PL
PLINE
Draw
a
polyline
-
a
complex
line
PO
POINT
Point
marker
or
node
-
DDPTYPE
to
change
pointstyle
POL
POLYGON
Draw
a
regular
polygon
3
to
1024
sides
RAY
RAY
Construction
line
in
one
direction
REC
RECTANG
Draw
a
rectangle
REG
REGION
Region
-
for
shading
for
example
REVCLOUD
REVCLOUD
Revision
cloud
-
note
can
select
a
polyline
SPL
SPLINE
Spline
or
smooth
curve
along
points
T
MTEXT
Multi-line
text
WIPEOUT
WIPEOUT
Masks
part
of
drawing
for
clarity
XL
XLINE
Construction
line
of
infinite
length
TIP
1.
Use
PO
to
create
node
point
-
if
you
do
not
see
anything
try
changing
the
node
properties
DDPTYPE.
2.
Alternatively
set
PDMODE
to
3
to
display
an
X
at
id
point
set
PDMODE
to
0
to
clear.
EXTERNAL
REFERENCE
-
XREF
SHORTCUT
COMMAND
COMMENT
REFEDIT
REFEDIT
Edit
an
external
reference
in
place
XA
XATTACH
Opens
select
reference
file
dialogue
for
attaching
Xref
XB
XBIND
Opens
Xbind
dialogue
-
allows
import
only
of
symbols
etc
XC
XCLIP
Create
a
border
in
an
xref
to
hide
outside
area
XOPEN
XOPEN
Opens
a
selected
xref
in
a
new
window
XR
XREF
Opens
Xref
manager
dialogue
box
TIP
1.
Using
RELATIVE
PATH
to
find
the
Xref
file
relative
to
the
existing
location
can
be
a
benefit
if
files
are
moved
between
locations
or
sent
to
others.
2.
OVERLAID
should
be
used
in
place
of
ATTACH
if
2
drawings
share
a
common
Xref,
eg
a
mechanical
drawing
could
be
overlaid
an
electrical
drawing
to
prevent
the
building
outline
‘appearing’
twice.
NOTES
1.
If
a
drawing
has
an
Xref,
the
status
bar
will
show
the
Manage
Xref
icon.
FORMATTING
SHORTCUT
COMMAND
COMMENT
AP
APPLOAD
Opens
application
load
dialogue
box
BE
BEDIT
Opens
the
edit
block
definition
dialogue
box
BH
BHATCH
Opens
hatch
and
gradient
dialogue
box
CUI
Opens
customise
user
interface
dialogue
D
DIMSTYLE
Opens
dimension
style
manager
dialogue
box
DC
ADCENTER
Opens
designcenter
DDPTYPE
DDPTYPE
Opens
point
style
dialogue
box
LA
LAYER
Opens
layer
manager
LT
DDLTYPE
Opens
line
type
manager
LTS
LTSCALE
Change
the
linetype
scale
LW
LWEIGHT
Opens
line
weight
settings
dialogue
box
MA
MATCHPROPERTIES
Match
properties
of
an
object
OP
OPTIONS
Launches
options
dialogue
box
OS
DDOSNAP
Opens
drafting
settings
object
snap
dialogue
PR
DDCHPROP
Opens
properties
dialogue
box
SSM
SHEETSET
Opens
sheet
set
manager
palette
ST
DDSTYLE
Opens
text
style
dialogue
box
TP
TOOLPALETTES
Displays
toolpalette
TS
TABLESTYLE
Opens
table
style
dialogue
box
FUNCTION
KEYS
SHORTCUT
COMMAND
COMMENT
F1
HELP
Opens
Autocad
help
F2
TEXTSCR
GRAPHSCR
Switches
between
text
screen
and
graphic
area
F3
OSNAP
Switches
osnap
on/off
F5
or
CTRL+E
ISOPLANE
Cycles
through
isoplanes
F6
or
CTRL+D
COORDS
Turns
coordinate
display
on/off
F7
or
CTRL+G
GRID
Turns
grid
on/off
F8
or
CTRL+L
ORTHO
Turns
ortho
on/off
F9
or
CTRL+B
SNAP
Turns
snap
on/off
F10
or
CTRL+U
POLAR
Turns
polar
on/off
F11
or
CTRL+W
OSNAP
TRACK
Turns
object
snap
tracking
on/off
F12
DYNMODE
Turns
dynamic
input
on/off
INQUIRY
SHORTCUT
COMMAND
COMMENT
AA
AREA
Calculate
the
area
DI
DIST
Calculate
a
distance
and
angle
DDPTYPE
DDPTYPE
Opens
point
style
dialogue
box
ID
ID
Display
the
co-ordinate
values
of
a
point
LI
or
LS
LIST
Display
information
about
objects
in
a
text
window
MASSPROP
MASSPROP
Calculate
the
region/mass
properties
of
a
solid
PR
PROPERTIES
Opens
properties
dialogue
box
WHOHAS
WHOHAS
Displays
who
has
a
drawing
open
XLIST
XLIST
Lists
type/block
name/layer
name/color/linetype
of
a
nested
object
in
a
block
or
an
xref
TIP
1.
If
you
wish
to
identify
a
known
location
use
ID
and
enter
co-ordinates
on
command
line
to
mark
that
location
with
a
node
point
-
if
you
do
not
see
anything
try
changing
the
node
properties
DDPTYPE.
2.
Alternatively
set
PDMODE
to
3
to
display
an
X
at
id
point
set
PDMODE
to
0
to
clear.
LAYERS
SHORTCUT
COMMAND
COMMENT
LA
LAYER
Opens
layer
manager
LAYCUR
LAYERCURRENT
Change
objects
to
current
layer
LAYDEL
LAYERDELETE
Delete
a
layer
by
selecting
object
LAYFRZ
LAYERFREEZE
Freeze
a
layer
by
selecting
object
LAYISO
LAYERISOLATE
Isolates
a
layer
by
selecting
object
LAYLCK
LAYERLOCK
Lock
a
layer
by
selecting
object
LAYMCH
LAYERMATCH
Match
properties
of
a
layer
LAYMRG
LAYERMERGE
Moves
objects
from
first
layer
to
second
and
deletes
first
LAYOFF
LAYEROFF
Switches
a
layer
off
LAYON
LAYERON
Switches
all
layers
on
except
frozen
layers
LAYERP
LAYERPREVIOUS
Restores
previous
layer
state
LAYTHW
LAYTHW
Thaws
all
layers
LAYWALK
LAYERWALK
Walk
through
layers
LMAN
LMAN
Access
Layer
manager
to
save
and
restore
layer
states
TIP
Layer
States
-
Create
a
layer
state
in
Layer
Manager
(LA
then
Alt+S)
to
quickly
switch
between
different
layer
property
settings.
MODIFYING
OBJECTS
SHORTCUT
COMMAND
COMMENT
AL
ALIGN
Align
an
object
with
another
AR
ARRAY
Make
multiple
copies
of
an
object
BR
BREAK
Break
a
line
by
defining
2
points
CO
or
CP
COPY
Copy
object
COPYTOLAYE
R
COPYTOLAYER
Copy
object
from
one
layer
to
another
CHA
CHAMFER
Chamfer
between
2
non-parallel
lines
E
ERASE
Erase
selection
EX
EXTEND
Extend
a
line
to
meet
another
F
FILLET
Draw
an
arc
between
2
intersecting
lines
G
GROUP
Opens
object
grouping
dialogue
-
use
to
copy
or
move
LEN
LENGTHEN
Lengthen
or
shorten
a
line
M
MOVE
Move
an
object
MI
MIRROR
Mirror
an
object
MOCORO
MOVE/COPY/ROTAT
E
Copy
move
and
rotate
an
object
with
one
command
O
OFFSET
Offset
an
object
by
distance
RO
ROTATE
Rotate
an
object
S
STRETCH
Stretch
an
object
SC
SCALE
Scale
an
object
TR
TRIM
Trim
objects
X
EXPLODE
Explode
single
entity
to
component
parts
TIP
1.
When
a
grip
point
is
selected
cycle
through
command
options
using
keyboard
spacebar
-
sequence
STRETCH,
MOVE,
ROTATE,
SCALE,
MIRROR.
2.
Switch
between
Group
and
Ungroup
using
CTRL+H,
yes
H!!
OBJECT
SELECTION
(use
with
editing
commands)
SHORTCUT
COMMAND
COMMENT
A
ADD
Adds
each
successive
object,
switches
from
remove
ALL
ALL
All
objects
on
thawed
layers
CP
CPOLYGON
Objects
touching
or
enclosed
by
selection
polygon
C
CROSSING
Objects
touched
or
enclosed
by
window
-
Move
right
to
left
F
FENCE
Objects
touch
by
single
selection
fence
G
GROUP
Opens
object
grouping
dialogue
-
use
with
copy/move/etc
L
LAST
Most
recently
created
visible
object
P
PREVIOUS
Most
recent
selection
set
R
REMOVE
Objects
to
remove
from
selection
set
SNAPANG
SNAPANGLE
Change
the
snap
angle
from
default
0°
W
WINDOW
Objects
enclosed
by
window
-
Move
left
to
right
WP
WPOLYGON
Objects
within
a
window
polygon
TIP
1.
Use
SHIFT+LEFT
MOUSE
BUTTON
to
deselect
an
object.
2.
When
a
grip
point
is
selected
cycle
through
command
options
using
keyboard
spacebar
-
sequence
STRETCH,
MOVE,
ROTATE,
SCALE,
MIRROR.
3.
Object
Cycling
-
hold
down
the
Control
key
while
picking,
AutoCAD
will
cycle
through
all
the
objects
that
fall
under
the
pickbox
as
you
continue
to
pick.
When
the
correct
object
is
highlighted,
simply
hit
Enter.
You
don't
need
to
continue
to
hold
down
the
Control
key
after
the
first
pick.
OBJECT
SNAP
-
OSNAP
SHORTCUT
COMMAND
COMMENT
F3
OSNAP
Switches
osnap
on/off
F9
or
CTRL+B
SNAP
Turns
snap
on/off
F11
or
CTRL+W
OSNAP
TRACK
Turns
object
snap
tracking
on/off
APP
APPARENT
INT
Apparent
intersection
of
2
objects
CEN
CENof
Snap
to
centre
point
DS
DDOSNAP
Opens
drafting
settings/object
snap
dialogue
END
ENDPOINT
Snap
to
end
of
line
etc
EXT
EXTENSION
Extends
lines
beyond
endpoint
FRO
FROM
Snap
to
an
offset
distance
from
an
object
snap
INS
INSERTION
Snap
to
insertion
point
of
text
or
block INT
INTERSECTION
Snap
to
intersection
of
lines,
circles,
arcs MID
MIDPOINT
Snap
to
midpoint
of
line
etc
MTP
Snap
midpoint
between
two
points
NEA
NEAREST
Snap
near
to
an
object
NOD
NODE
Snap
to
point
node
NON
NONE
Turns
off
object
snap
modes
PAR
PARALLEL
Continues
a
line
parallel
to
existing
PER
PERPENDICULAR
Snap
to
perpendicular
of
line
etc
QUA
QUADRANT
Snap
to
quadrant
of
circle,
arc,
ellipse
TAN
TANGENT
Snap
to
tangent
of
circle,
arc,
ellipse
TK
TRACK
Locate
points
without
drawing
lines
TT
TT
Temporary
tracking
point
TIP
1.
Use
TAB
to
cycle
through
Osnap
points.
2.
SHIFT+RIGHT
MOUSE
BUTTON
to
reveal
Osnap
options
TEXT
SHORTCUT
COMMAND
COMMENT
%%C
Ø
Diameter
dimensioning
symbol
%%D
°
Degrees
symbol
%%O
OVERSCORE
Toggles
overscore
mode
on/off
%%P
±
Plus/minus
symbol
%%U
UNDERSCORE
Toggles
underscore
on/off
DT
DTEXT
Single
line
dynamic
text
-
Justify/Align
to
fit
within
text
line
ED
DDEDIT
Edit
text
FIND
FIND
Opens
find
and
replace
dialogue
box
JUSTIFYTEXT
JUSTIFYTEXT
Change
the
justification
point
without
moving
text
MIRRTEXT
MIRRTEXT
Mirrtext
0
to
turn
off
SCALETEXT
SCALETEXT
Scales
text
without
moving
the
text
insertion
point
SPELL
SPELLCHECK
Performs
spellcheck
-
ALL
checks
all
text
in
drawing
ST
STYLE
Opens
text
style
dialogue
box
T
or
MT
MTEXT
Multiline/paragraph
text
TCIRCLE
TCIRCLE
Places
circle,
slot,
or
rectangle
around
each
selected
text
object
TEXT
DTEXT
Single
line
dynamic
text
TEXTFIT
TEXTFIT
Stretches/shrinks
text
by
selecting
new
start
and/or
end
points
TORIENT
TORIENT
Rotates
text,
mtext,
and
attribute
definition
objects
TXT2MTXT
TXT2MTXT
Converts
DTEXT
to
MTEXT
WIPEOUT
WIPEOUT
Masks
part
of
drawing
for
clarity
TIPS
1.
To
fit
or
align
text
in
a
defined
area
use
DTEXT
and
select
JUSTIFY/ALIGN
or
FIT
-
very
useful
if
text
is
enclosed
by
a
rectangle/
circle/etc.
NOTES
1.
Text
entered
in
paperspace
is
1:1,
e.g.
5mm
high
text
will
print
5mm
high.
THREE
DIMENSIONAL
-
3D
SHORTCUT
COMMAND
COMMENT
3D
3D
Command
line
3D
solid
options
BOX
BOX
Draw
a
cube
CYLINDER
CYLINDER
Draw
a
cylinder
DDUCS
DDUCS
Opens
ucs
dialogue
DDUCSP
DDUCSP
Opens
ucs
dialogue
at
orthographic
tab
EXT
EXTRUDE
Extrude
a
face
IN
INTERSECT
Intersect
an
object
REV
REVOLVE
Revolves
an
object
about
an
axis
RR
RENDER
Open
render
dialogue
box
SE
SECTION
Section
SL
SLICE
Slice
a
solid
SU
SUBTRACT
Subtract
selection
from
solid
TOR
TORUS
Draw
torus
shape
UC
DDUCS
Displays
UCS
manager
dialogue
box
UCS
UCS
UCS
command
line
options
UNI
UNION
Union
solids
VPORTS
VPORTS
Opens
viewport
dialogue
box
WE
WEDGE
Draw
a
wedge
UCS
SHORTCUT
COMMAND
COMMENT
OB
OBJECT
Align
UCS
with
an
object,
first
select
UCS
UC
DDUCS
Display
UCS
manager
dialogue
box
UCS
UCS
Universal
co-ordinate
system
options
UCSICON
UCSICON
Change
the
UCS
icon
appearance
W
WORLD
Return
to
the
WCS
VIEWPORTS
SHORTCUT
COMMAND
COMMENT
CTRL+R
Cycle
through
viewports
CTRL+PAGE
UP
Switch
up
between
layout
tabs
CTRL+PAGE
DOWN
Switch
down
between
layout
tabs
DV
DVIEW
Perspective
view.
MS
MSPACE
Switch
to
modelspace
in
a
viewport
MV
MVIEW
Make
a
viewport
in
paperspace
PS
PSPACE
Switch
to
paperspace
from
viewport
VPORTS
VPORTS
Opens
viewports
dialogue
box
-VPORTS
-VPORTS
Create
a
viewport
using
command
line
TIP
1.
To
prevent
a
viewport
from
editing
right
mouse
click
on
the
viewport
and
select
DISPLAY
LOCKED/YES
