Here are short cut keys for commands in autocad. enjoy the faster cad.
A ARC Draw an arc
AL ALIGN Align an
object with another
object with another
AP APPLOAD Opens
application load dialogue box
application load dialogue box
AR ARRAY Opens
array dialogue box
array dialogue box
AUDIT AUDIT Audit
drawing for errors
drawing for errors
AV DSVIEWER Opens ariel view of
drawing
drawing
B BLOCK Opens
block dialogue box
block dialogue box
C CIRCLE Draw
a circle
a circle
CO COPY Copy
an object
an object
CHA CHAMFER Chamfer
between 2 non-parallel lines
between 2 non-parallel lines
COL COLOR Opens
select color dialogue box
select color dialogue box
D DIMSTYLE Opens dimstyle manager
DC ADCENTER Opens
designcenter
designcenter
DI DIST Check
a distance
a distance
DIV DIVIDE Inserts
point node a set division
point node a set division
DO DONUT Draw
a solid donut shape
a solid donut shape
DV DVIEW Perspective view
E ERASE Erase
a selection
a selection
EX EXTEND Extend
a selection
a selection
F FILLET Draw
an arc between 2 intersecting lines
an arc between 2 intersecting lines
FI FILTER Opens
filter dialogue box
filter dialogue box
FLATTEN Converts 3D to 2D
G GROUP Launches
the group dialogue box
the group dialogue box
H HATCH Opens
hatch and gradient dialogue box
hatch and gradient dialogue box
I INSERT Insert a block
IM IMAGE Launches image manager
J JOIN Joins 2
objects to form single object
objects to form single object
JPGOUT Creates a JPEG file of
current drawing
current drawing
L LINE Draw
a line
a line
LA LAYER Opens
layer manager
layer manager
LE QLEADER Draw a leader line
(may need to adjust settings)
(may need to adjust settings)
LEAD LEADER Leader
line with annotation
line with annotation
LI/LS LIST Display information about objects in a text
window
window
LO -LAYOUT Creates
a new layout tab
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
point node at input distance
O OFFSET Offset a
selection
selection
OP OPTIONS Launches options dialogue box
P PAN Pan
in drawing
in drawing
PE POLYEDIT Edit a polyline
PL PLINE Draw
a polyline
a polyline
PLOT PLOT Opens
plot/print dialogue box
plot/print dialogue box
PO POINT Point marker or node – DDPTYPE to change
pointstyle
pointstyle
PR PROPERTIES Opens properties dialogue box
PRE PREVIEW Preview a plot
PU PURGE Opens
purge dialogue box to remove unused elements
purge dialogue box to remove unused elements
RE REGEN Regenerate
the display
the display
REC RECTANG Draw
a rectangle
a rectangle
REN RENAME Opens
rename dialogue box to rename blocks, layers, etc
rename dialogue box to rename blocks, layers, etc
RO ROTATE Rotate a selection
SP SPELL Spell
check a selection – ALL to check entire drawing
check a selection – ALL to check entire drawing
T MTEXT Insert multiline text
TB TABLE Opens insert a
table dialogue box
table dialogue box
TP TOOLPALETTES Displays toolpalette
TR TRIM Trim
a selection
a selection
U UNDO Undo
last command
last command
UN UNITS Opens
units dialogue box
units dialogue box
V VIEW Opens
view dialogue box
view dialogue box
W WBLOCK Write a block
WHOHAS Displays who has a drawing open
X EXPLODE Explode a
selection
selection
XR XREF Opens x-reference manager
Z ZOOM Zoom in display – A=All, E=EXTENTS, W =WINDOW
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