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1. Manage Drawings
Ctrl + n

N ew Drawing

Ctrl + s

S ave drawing

Ctrl + o

O pen drawing

Ctrl + p

P lot dialog box

Ctrl + Tab / Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Switch to next /
switch to previous
drawing

Ctrl + Page Up / Page Down

Switch to next tab /

switch to previous
tab in current
drawing

Ctrl + q

Exit

Ctrl + a

Select a ll objects
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2. Toggle Drawing Modes

F3

Toggles object snap mode

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

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3. Manage Screen
Ctrl + 0 (zero)

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
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4. Manage Workflow
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 (or

ctrl + \ )
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5. Toggle General Features

Ctrl + d

Toggle coordinate d isplay

Ctrl + g

Toggle G rid

Ctrl + e

Cycle isom e tric planes

Ctrl + f

Toggle running object snaps

Ctrl + h

Toggle Pick Style

Ctrl + Shift + h

Toggle H ide pallets

Ctrl + i

Toggle Coords

Ctrl + Shift + i

Toggle I nfer Constraints

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6. Command Shortcuts
3D Command Shortcuts
3A

3D0

3DARRAY / Creates a 3D matrix

of objects in a rectangular or
polar arrangement.
3DORBIT/ Rotates the view in 3D
space, but constrained to
horizontal and vertical orbit

only.
3DW

3DWALK/ Changes the 3D view

in a drawing interactively to
create the appearance of
walking through the model.

3F

3DFACE/ Creates a three-sided

or four-sided surface in 3D
space.

3M

3DMOVE/ In a 3D view, displays

the 3D Move gizmo to aid in
moving 3D objects a specified
distance in a specified direction.

3P

3DPOLY/ Creates a 3D polyline.

3R

3DROTATE/ In a 3D view,
displays the 3D Rotate gizmo to
aid in revolving 3D objects
around a base point.

3S

3DSCALE/ In a 3D view, displays

the 3D Scale gizmo to aid in
resizing 3D objects.

A Command Shortcuts
A

ARC / Creates an arc.

ADC

ADCENTER / Manages and

inserts content such as blocks,
xrefs, and hatch patterns.

AA

AREA / Calculates the area and

perimeter of objects 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 objects in a pattern.

ARR

ACTRECORD / Starts the Action

Recorder.

ARM

ACTUSERMESSAGE / 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
actions to an action macro file.

ATI

ATTIPEDIT / Changes the textual

content of an attribute within a
block.
ATTDEF / Redefines a block and

ATT

updates associated attributes.

ATE

ATTEDIT / Changes attribute

information in a block.

B Command Shortcuts
B

BLOCK / Creates a block

definition from selected objects.

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.

C Command Shortcuts
C

CIRCLE / Creates a circle.

CAM

CAMERA / Sets a camera and

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

CBAR

CONSTRAINTBAR / A toolbarlike UI element 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

NAVVCUBE / Controls the

visibility and display properties
of the ViewCube tool.

CYL

CYLINDER / Creates a 3D solid

cylinder.

D Command Shortcuts
D

DIMSTYLE / Creates and

modifies dimension styles.

DAN

DIMANGULAR / Creates an
angular dimension.

DAR

DIMARC / Creates an arc length

dimension.

JOG

DIMJOGGED / Creates jogged

dimensions for circles and arcs.

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 the center

mark or the centerlines of circles
and arcs.

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

DIMDISASSOCIATE / Removes
associativity from selected
dimensions.

DDI

DIMDIAMETER / Creates a
diameter dimension 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 jog 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 a 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 a 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 after a program or
system failure.

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-G Command Shortcuts

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.

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 3D space.

FILLET / Rounds and fillets the

edges of objects.

FI

FILTER / Creates a list of

requirements that an object
must meet to be included in a
selection set.

FSHOT

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

GROUP / Creates and manages

saved sets of objects called
groups.

GCON

GEOCONSTRAINT / Applies or
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-L Command Shortcuts

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.

INSERT / Inserts a block or

drawing into the current
drawing.

IAD

IMAGEADJUST / Controls the

image display of the brightness,
contrast, and fade values of
images.
IMAGEATTACH / Inserts a

IAT

reference to an image file.

ICL

IMAGECLIP / Crops the display

of a selected image to a
specified boundary.

IM

IMAGE / Displays the External

References palette.

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.

JOIN / Joins similar objects to

form a single, unbroken object.

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-O Command Shortcuts

MOVE / Moves objects a

specified distance in a specified

direction.

MA

MATCHPROP / Applies the

properties of a selected object
to other objects.

MAT

MATERIALS / Shows or hides the

Materials window.

ME

MEASURE / Creates point

objects or blocks at measured
intervals along the length or
perimeter of an object.

MEA

MEASUREREGION / 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

MLNE / 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

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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.

OFFSET / Creates concentric

circles, parallel lines, and
parallel curves.

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 Command Shortcuts
P

PAN / Adds a parameter with

grips to a dynamic block
definition.

PA

PASTESPEC / Pastes objects

from the 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 block definition.

PATCH

SURFPATCH /

PC

POINTCLOUD /

PCATTACH

POINTCLOUDATTACH /

PCINDEX

POINTCLOUDINDEX /

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.
SHOWPALETTES / Restores the

PON

display of hidden palettes.

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 a 3D walllike polysolid.

PTW

PUBLISHTOWEB / 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.

Q-R Command Shortcuts

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.

QVD

QVDRAWING /
QVLAYOUTCLOSE

QVDC

QVDRAWINGCLOSE / Closes
preview images of open
drawings and layouts in a
drawing.

QVL

QVLAYOUT / Displays preview

images of model space and
layouts in a drawing.

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 from the current
viewport.

REA

REGENALL / Regenerates the

drawing and refreshes all
viewports.
RECTANG / Creates a

REC

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 dimension 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 / Specifies
render presets, reusable
rendering parameters, for
rendering an image.

RPR

RPREF / Displays or hides the

Advanced Render Settings
palette for access to advanced
rendering settings.

RR

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

RW

RENDERWIN / Displays the

Render window without starting
a rendering operation.

S Command Shortcuts
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

SCRIPT / 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 / Lists or changes the

values of system variables.

SHA

SHADEMODE / Starts the

VSCURRENT command.

SL

SLICE / Creates new 3D solids

and surfaces by slicing, or
dividing, existing objects.

SN

SNAP / Restricts cursor

movement to specified intervals.

SO

SOLID / Creates solid-filled

triangles and quadrilaterals.

SP

SPELL / Checks spelling in a

drawing.

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

SEQUENCEPALY /

SPLIT

MESHSPLIT / Splits a mesh face

into two faces.

SPE

SPLINEDIT / Edits a spline or

spline-fit polyline.

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 Command Shortcuts
T

MTEXT / Creates a multiline text

object.

TA

TABLET / Calibrates, 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 /

TI

TILEMODE /

TO

TOOLBAR / Displays, hides, and

customizes toolbars.

TOL

TOLERANCE /

TOR

TORUS / Creates a donutshaped 3D solid.

TP

TOOLPALETTES / Opens the

Tool Palettes window.

TR

TRIM / Trims objects to meet

the edges of other objects.
TABLESTYLE / Creates, modifies,

TS

or specifies table styles.

U-Z Command Shortcuts

UC

UCSMAN / Manages defined

user coordinate systems.

UN

UNITS / Controls coordinate and

angle display formats and
precision.

UNHIDE

UNISOLATEOBJECTS /

UNISOLATE

UNISOLATEOBJECT /

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.

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.

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 / Starts the

EXTERNALREFERENCES
command.

ZOOM / Increases or decreases

the magnification of the view in
the current viewport.

ZEBRA

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