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Command
Description
Options
ABOUT
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APERTURE
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ARC
or
A
A Included angle
C Center point of arc
D Direction angle of a line tangent to the
arc
E Endpoint of arc
L Length of chord passing thru both
endpoints of the arc
R Radius
S Start point of arc
<RET> uses the end of the last line or arc as the
start point for the arc
AREA
ARRAY
ATTDEF
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ON Makes all attributes visible
OFF Makes all attributes invisible
N Visibility of attributes set
individually
ATTEDIT
ATTEXT
AUDIT
BASE
BHATCH
BLIPMODE
BLOCK
BPOLY
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ON Enables temporary marker blips
OFF Disables temporary marker
blips
? Lists names of already-defined blocks in
the current drawing
CHAMFER
CHANGE
2. radius of a circle
3. properties: layer, elevation,
thickness, color and linetype of
lines, polylines, arcs and
circles
C Color
E Elevation
LA Layer
LT Linetype
T Thickness
C Color
LA Layer
LT Linetype
T Thickness
CIRCLE
or
C
default)
COLOR
or COLOUR
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<number> sets current
color to color number
entered
<name> sets current color
to color name entered
BYBLOCK sets floating
entity color
BYLAYER sets current
color to whatever color is
assigned to the current
layer
COMPILE
CONFIG
COPY
or
CP
DBLIST
DDATTDEF
DDATTEXT
DDCHPROP
C Color
LA Layer
LT Linetype
T Thickness
DDEDIT
DDEMODES
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DDGRIPS
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DDIM
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DDINSERT
DDLMODES
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DDRMODES
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DDRENAME
DDSELECT
DDUCS
DDUNITS
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DELAY
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DIM
DIM1
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DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
ALIGNED
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
ANGULAR
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
BASELINE
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
CENTER
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
CONTINUE
Dimensioning sub-command:
DIAMETER
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
EXIT
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
HOMETEXT
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
HORIZONTAL
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
LEADER
Dimensioning sub-command:
NEWTEXT
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
OBLIQUE
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
ORDINATE
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
OVERRIDE
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
RADIUS
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
REDRAW
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
RESTORE
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
ROTATE
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
SAVE
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
STATUS
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
STYLE
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
TEDIT
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
TROTATE
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
UNDO
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
UPDATE
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
VARIABLES
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
VERTICAL
DIST
DIVIDE
DONUT
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B Uses a specified Block to divide
the object instead of a point
or DOUGHNUT
DRAGMODE
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ON Makes dragging of object
visible
OFF Disables visual dragging
A Auto mode -- enables dragging
when possible
DTEXT
the style.
C Centers text horizontally
F Fits text between two points, with
a specified height, AutoCAD
adjusts width of letters to fit
M Centers text horizontally and
vertically
R Right-justifies text
BL Bottom-left justification
BC Bottom-center justification
BR Bottom-right justification
ML Middle-left justification
MC Middle-center justification
MR Middle-right justification
TL Top-left justification
TC Top-center justification
TR Top right justification
DVIEW
screen
PO Allows specification of Camera
and Target points
TA Rotates the TArget point about
the Camera
T Sub-option, toggles
between angle in the X-Y
plane, and angle from the
X-Y plane
TW Twists the view around the line
of sight
U Undoes a DVIEW sub-command
X Exits the DVIEW command
Z Sets lens length
DXBIN
DXFIN
DXFOUT
EDGESURF
ELEV
ELLIPSE
Draws ellipses
R Allows specification of
eccentricity rotation rather than
length of second axis
I Draws Isometric circle in current
isoplane
END
ERASE
or
E
EXPLODE
EXTEND
FILES
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FILL
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ON entities visually filled with solid
ink
FILLET
FILMROLL
GRAPHSCR
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GRID
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ON Turns grid display on
OFF Turns grid display off
S Locks grid spacing to SNAP
resolution
A Sets grid aspect (different X- and
Y- spacings
<number> Sets
grid spacing for
both X- and Ycoordinates
<number X> Sets
grid spacing to
multiple "X" of
snap spacing
HANDLES
ON Enables Handles
DESTROY Discards all
entity Handles
HATCH
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if invoked while another command is in process, it
will assume that you want help on that command
?
HIDE
ID
IGESIN
IGESOUT
INSERT
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<filename> Inserts a
filename from the default
directory into the current
drawing, assuming that
there is no block by that
name in the current
drawing
<blockname>=<filename>
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L Left plane
R Right plane
T Top plane
<RET> Toggle to next
plane in series, Left, Right,
and Top
LAYER
or
LA
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C Assigns color to named layer
F Freezes named layers (comma
separates a list of layers to be
frozen, * can be used as a
wildcard) -- current layer cannot be
frozen
L Assigns linetype to named layer
LO Locks named layer
M Makes a layer -- creates a new
layer and makes it the current
layer
N Creates new layers with named
names (comma separates a list of
layers to be created, * can be used
as a wildcard)
ON Turns named layers on if they
were turned off (comma separates
a list of layers to be turned on, *
can be used as a wildcard)
OFF Turns named layers off if they
were turned on (comma separates
a list of layers to be turned off, *
can be used as a wildcard)
LAYER
or
T Thaws named layers which are
frozen (comma separates a list of
layers to be frozen, * can be used
as a wildcard)
LA
(Continued)
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<2 points> Sets lower-left
and upper -right drawing
limits
ON Enables limit-checking
OFF Disables limit-checking
LINE
or
L
LINETYPE
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spaces -- dots and dashes -Sets the current linetype to be used for
all subsequent entities to be drawn,
allows creation of new linetype
definitions, and allows loading of
previously created linetypes from DOS
files
LIST
LOAD
LTSCALE
MEASURE
MENU
MINSERT
MOVE
or
M
MSLIDE
MSPACE
MULTIPLE
MVIEW
ON Turns selected
Viewports on and causes
the Model to be
regenerated in the
selected Viewports.
OFF Turns selected
Viewports off and causes
Model to be not displayed
in the selected Viewports.
Hideplot Causes hidden
lines to be removed in
selected Viewports during
Paper Space plotting.
Fit Creates a single
Viewport to fit the current
Paper Space view
2 Creates 2 Viewports in
OFFSET
OOPS
OPEN
ORTHO
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OSNAP
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CEN CENter of arc or
circle
END closest ENDpoint of
arc or line
INS INSertion point of Text
or Block
PAN
PEDIT
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direction current
X Exits vertex editing
PFACE
PLAN
PLINE
mode
R Radius
S Second point of 3-point arc
PLOT
POINT
POLYGON
PSDRAG
PSFILL
PSOUT
PSPACE
PURGE
QTEXT
QUIT
RECOVER
REDEFINE
REDO
REDRAW
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REDRAWALL
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REGEN
REGENALL
REGENAUTO
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REINIT
RENAME
B Renames Blocks
D Renames Dimension Styles
LA Renames Layers
LT Renames Linetypes
S Renames Text Styles
U Renames UCS
VI Renames Views
VP Renames Viewports
RESUME
REVSURF
ROTATE
RSCRIPT
SAVE
SAVEAS
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name current
SCALE
SCRIPT
SELECT
SETVAR
SH
SHADE
SHAPE
SHELL
SKETCH
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? Lists specified (or all) system
variables and their settings
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<number> sets snap
alignment resolution
ON aligns designated
points
OFF does not align designatged
points
A sets aspect ratio
(differing X and Y spacing)
R Rotates the snap grid
and crosshairs, and turns
on SNAP after, if not
already turned on
S Selects either Standard
(rectangular) or Isometric
Snap grid
SOLID
STATUS
STRETCH
STYLE
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? Lists specified (or all) currently
defined text styles
TABLET
TABSURF
TEXT
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TIME
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D Displays current times
ON Starts user elapsed timer
OFF Stops user elapsed timer
R Resets user elapsed timer
TRACE
TREESTAT
TRIM
UCS
UNDO
UNITS
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VIEW
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D Deletes a named view
R Restores named view to screen
S Saves current display as named
view
W Saves specified Window as
named view
? Lists specified named views
VIEWPORTS
or
VPORTS
VIEWRES
VPLAYER
VSLIDE
<filename> views
slide with name of
"filename.SLD"
*filename preloads
slide which the
next command
VSLIDE will view
WBLOCK
<filename> writes
specified entities to
"filename.DWG"
= filename.DWG to be
created is same as the
entities included in a
previously defined Block
by the same name
* writes entire drawing to
the filename.DWG and
purges all unreferenced
blocks, layers, linetypes,
text and dimensioning
styles
<RET> writes selected
objects
XBIND
XREF
ZOOM
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<number> multiplier from
original magnification
<number X> multiplier
from current magnification
<number XP>multiplier of
magnification relative to
paper space -- used for
plotting to get right plot
scale in each viewport
A ("All") fills limits of drawing to
screen
C ("Center") makes picked point
the center of the screen
D ("Dynamic") makes an adjustible
rectangular lens appear on the
screen which is capable of being
made smaller or larger and moved
to different positions over the
drawing and once set by the user,
the drawing will quickly zoom to
the location and magnification set
for the lens. This sub-command is
no longer useful because all
computers have very fast zooms
naturally now.
E ("Extents") makes the farthest
edges of the actual visible drawing
fill up the graphics screen
L ("Lower-Left") makes the point
picked become shoved to the
lower-left corner of the graphics
screen
P ("Previous") zooms back to
whatever the last zoom, previous
to the current zoom was -AutoCAD stores about 10 of these,
so you can walk backward in zoom
magnification 10 times
V ("Virtual Screen") makes the
largest area available to the
graphics card fill the graphics
screen -- this varies with the
quantity of graphics RAM that your
3DMESH
3DPOLY
Creates a 3D polyline
3DDISTANCE Invokes the interactive 3D view and makes objects appear closer or
farther away
3DFACE Creates a three-dimensional face
3DMESH Creates a free-form polygon mesh
3DORBIT Controls the interactive viewing of objects in 3D
3DPAN Invokes the interactive 3D view and enables you to drag the view horizontally
and vertically
3DPOLY Creates a polyline with straight line segments using the CONTINUOUS
linetype in three-dimensional space
3DSIN Imports a 3D Studio (3DS) file
3DSOUT Exports to a 3D Studio (3DS) file
3DSWIVEL Invokes the interactive 3D view and simulates the effect of turning the
camera
3DZOOM Invokes the interactive 3D view so you can zoom in and out on the view
A
ABOUT Displays information about AutoCAD
ACISIN Imports an ACIS file
ACISOUT Exports AutoCAD solid objects to an ACIS file
ADCCLOSE Closes AutoCAD DesignCenter
ADCENTER Manages content
ADCNAVIGATE Directs the Desktop in AutoCAD DesignCenter to the file name,
directory location, or network path you specify
ALIGN Aligns objects with other objects in 2D and 3D
AMECONVERT Converts AME solid models to AutoCAD solid objects
APERTURE Controls the size of the object snap target box
APPLOAD Loads and unloads applications and defines which applications to load at
startup
ARC Creates an arc
AREA Calculates the area and perimeter of objects or of defined areas
ARRAY Creates multiple copies of objects in a pattern
ARX Loads, unloads, and provides information about ObjectARX applications
ATTDEF Creates an attribute definition
ATTDISP Globally controls attribute visibility
ATTEDIT Changes attribute information
ATTEXT Extracts attribute data
ATTREDEF Redefines a block and updates associated attributes
AUDIT Evaluates the integrity of a drawing
B
BACKGROUND Sets up the background for your scene
BASE Sets the insertion base point for the current drawing
F
FILL Controls the filling of multilines, traces, solids, all hatches, and wide polylines
FILLET Rounds and fillets the edges of objects
FILTER Creates reusable filters to select objects based on properties
FIND Finds, replaces, selects, or zooms to specified text
FOG Provides visual cues for the apparent distance of objects
G
GRAPHSCR Switches from the text window to the drawing area
GRID Displays a dot grid in the current viewport
GROUP Creates a named selection set of objects
H
HATCH Fills a specified boundary with a pattern
HATCHEDIT Modifies an existing hatch object
HELP (F1) Displays online help
HIDE Regenerates a three-dimensional model with hidden lines suppressed
HYPERLINK Attaches a hyperlink to a graphical object or modifies an existing
hyperlink
HYPERLINKOPTIONS Controls the visibility of the hyperlink cursor and the display of
hyperlink tooltips
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Q
QDIM Quickly creates a dimension
QLEADER Quickly creates a leader and leader annotation
QSAVE Quickly saves the current drawing
QSELECT Quickly creates selection sets based on filtering criteria
QTEXT Controls the display and plotting of text and attribute objects
QUIT Exits AutoCAD
R
RAY Creates a semi-infinite line
RECOVER Repairs a damaged drawing
RECTANG Draws a rectangular polyline
REDEFINE Restores AutoCAD internal commands overridden by UNDEFINE
REDO Reverses the effects of the previous UNDO or U command
REDRAW Refreshes the display in the current viewport
REDRAWALL Refreshes the display in all viewports
REFCLOSE Saves back or discards changes made during in-place editing of a reference
(an xref or a block)
REFEDIT Selects a reference for editing
REFSET Adds or removes objects from a working set during in-place editing of a
reference (an xref or a block)
REGEN Regenerates the drawing and refreshes the current viewport
REGENALL Regenerates the drawing and refreshes all viewports
REGENAUTO Controls automatic regeneration of a drawing
REGION Creates a region object from a selection set of existing objects
REINIT Reinitializes the digitizer, digitizer input/output port, and program parameters
file
RENAME Changes the names of objects
RENDER Creates a photorealistic or realistically shaded image of a three-dimensional
wireframe or solid model
RENDSCR Redisplays the last rendering created with the RENDER command
REPLAY Displays a BMP, TGA, or TIFF image
RESUME Continues an interrupted script
REVOLVE Creates solids by revolving two-dimensional objects about an axis
REVSURF Creates a revolved surface about a selected axis
RMAT Manages rendering materials
ROTATE Moves objects about a base point
ROTATE3D Moves objects about a three-dimensional axis
RPREF Sets rendering preferences
RSCRIPT Creates a script that repeats continuously
RULESURF Creates a ruled surface between two curves
S
SAVE Saves the drawing under the current file name or a specified name
SAVEAS Saves an unnamed drawing with a file name or renames the current drawing
SAVEIMG Saves a rendered image to a file
SCALE Enlarges or reduces selected objects equally in the X, Y, and Z directions
SCENE Manages scenes in model space
SCRIPT Executes a sequence of commands from a script
SECTION Uses the intersection of a plane and solids to create a region
SELECT Places selected objects in the Previous selection set
SETUV Maps materials onto objects
SETVAR Lists or changes the values of system variables
SHADEMODE Shades the objects in the current viewport
SHAPE Inserts a shape
SHELL Accesses operating system commands
SHOWMAT Lists the material type and attachment method for a selected object
SKETCH Creates a series of freehand line segments
SLICE Slices a set of solids with a plane
SNAP Restricts cursor movement to specified intervals
SOLDRAW Generates profiles and sections in viewports created with SOLVIEW
SOLID Creates solid-filled polygons
SOLIDEDIT Edits faces and edges of 3D solid objects
SOLPROF Creates profile images of three-dimensional solids
SOLVIEW Creates floating viewports using orthographic projection to lay out multi- and
sectional view drawings of 3D solid and body objects while in a layout
W
WBLOCK Writes objects or a block to a new drawing file
WEDGE Creates a 3D solid with a sloped face tapering along the X axis
WHOHAS Displays ownership information for opened drawing files
WMFIN Imports a Windows metafile
WMFOPTS Sets options for WMFIN
WMFOUT Saves objects to a Windows metafile
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