Introduction to AutoCAD

Table of Command Icons, Command Aliases and Command Functions

Command
Icon Alias Function
Name
Draws an arc according to user-
Arc a specified points. Default mode:
Specifying 3 points along arc.
User selects points that define the
perimeter of a space, and then
Area aa
presses Enter. CAD returns area of
space.
Creates a set of copies of a specified
object. Set can be organized in a
Array ar
rectangular or polar coordinate
fashion.
Extends or trims two nonparallel
Chamfer cha lines so that they intersect with a
beveled line.
Draws a circle according to user-
Circle c specified dimensions. Default mode:
Specifying center point and radius.
Makes copy of selected object(s),
Copy co, cp then prompts user for placement of
copy.
User specifies start and end points of
Distance di distance to be measured; CAD
returns the linear distance.
Draws an ellipse according to user-
specified dimensions. Default mode:
Ellipse el specify endpoints of first axis, then
specify half the length of the second
axis.
Erases selected object(s) from
Erase e
drawing.
Extends specifies line to meet a
Extend ex user-selected boundary line or
object.
Connects two specified objects with
an arc of a specified radius, or with a
Fillet f
sharp corner if the radius is set to
zero.
Shades a specified area with a
Hatch bhatch
specified pattern.
Help help Brings up Help Topics dialog box.
Draws a line from one user-selected
Line l
point to another.
Produces a mirror image of a
Mirror mi selected object on the other side of a
user-specified line.
Moves an object along a user-
Move m
specified line.

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Command
Icon Alias Function
Name
Prompts user to specify a rectangle,
places multiple lines of text user then
enters within the sides of that
Mtext t, mt
rectangular area. Text may overflow
the top and/or bottom of rectangular
area.
Brings up dialog box to create a new
New file new
CAD .dwg file.
Creates a new object that is similar
Offset o to the selected object, but separated
from it by a user-specified distance.
Open file open Brings up dialog box to open a file.
Brings up the dialog box for setting
running object snaps. Object snaps
allow the user to locate specific
points on objects without typing in
osnap os coordinates. (See following entries
in table for points that can be located
using osnap.) Osnap settings
specified in this dialog box remain on
until user turns them off.
Osnap to Temporarily snaps to center of
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center objects like circles & ellipses.
Osnap to Temporarily snaps to closest
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endpoint endpoint of objects.
Osnap to Temporarily snaps to closest
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intersection intersection of objects.
Temporarily snaps to the imaginary
Osnap to
intersection of two objects that would
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intersect if they were extended along
intersection
their natural paths.
Osnap to Temporarily snaps to midpoint of
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midpoint objects like lines.
Osnap to Temporarily snaps to the closest
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quadrant quadrant of an arc, circle, or ellipse.
Temporarily snaps to the point on a
Osnap to circle or arc that, when connected to
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tangent the last point, forms a circle or line
tangent to that object.
Temporarily snaps to point on the
Osnap to
- normal from the selected point to the
perpendicular
selected object.
Allows user to move horizontally and
vertically within the drawing. After
Pan pan clicking on this icon, hold the mouse
button down and drag the mouse to
pan.
Draws a continuous line that passes
Polyline pline through a series of user-specified
points.
Allows user to edit properties of a
Polyline edit pedit
selected polyline.
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Command
Icon Alias Function
Name
Draws a polygon having a specified
number of equal-length sides that is
either inscribed in or circumscribes a
circle with a user-specified center
Polygon polygon and radius.
(user also has option of specifying
the length and location of one edge
instead of giving the dimensions for
a circle.)
Plot plot Brings up plotting dialog box.
Draws a rectangle between user –
Rectangle rec
specified top and bottom corners.

Redo redo Redoes the action just undone.

Rotates a selected object about a
Rotate ro specified point through a specified
angle.
Brings up dialog box to save file – or
Save save just saves it in the last specified
location.
Stretches objects intersected by a
crossing window or crossing polygon
for a user–specified length in a user-
Stretch s specified direction. Moves objects
totally enclosed by a crossing
window or polygon for the same
distance in the same direction.
Prompts the user to select objects to
be used as cutting edges, then to
select objects to be trimmed. If the
objects to be trimmed are intersected
by two cutting edges, then the parts
Trim tr of the objects between those two
edges are deleted. If the objects to
be trimmed are intersected by only
one cutting edge, then the parts of
those objects extending beyond that
cutting edge are deleted.
Undoes the most recent action.
Typing in undo at the command line
Undo oops allows you to specify the number of
actions you want to undo. Default:
one.
Allows user to zoom freely in and
out, using the mouse to control the
Zoom - amount of zoom. ( After clicking on
this icon, hold the mouse button
down and move the mouse to zoom )

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