AUTOCAD SHORTCUTS (A-Z)
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
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