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50 AutoCAD Commands You Should Know · APPLOAD · AREA · BACKGROUND · BMPOUT · BOX · BURST · CHSPACE · CLOSEALL. 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CopyAfterspendingcountlesshoursinfrontofAutoCADworkingonaproject,you’reboundtohaveyourownsetoffavoritecommandstostandardizeafewsteps.Wealsobetthatyoudon’thavethemallmemorizedoroftenforgetthem.Tohelpyouremember,we'vemadealistof50commandsthatcanhelpyouspeedupyourworkgame,discovernewshortcuts,orcomeinuseasahandytoolforwhenyouforgetwhatthecommandyouneediscalled.Thefollowinglistingwasdevelopedandcorroboratedbyourteamforthe2013,2014and2015versionsofAutoCADinEnglish.WealsopreparedaseriesofGIFstovisualizesomeofthetrickierones.Whenyou’vefinishedreading,wewouldlovetoknowwhatyourfavoritecommandsare(includingthosethatwedidn’tinclude).Wewilluseyourinputtohelpusupdatethearticle!APPLOADDefineswhichapplicationstoloadwhenstarting/openingAutoCAD.VeryusefulifAutoCADandyourcomputerdon’tgetalongsowell.AREACalculatestheareaandperimeterofadefinedobjectorasurfacethatyouselectvertexbyvertex,accordingtothemetricunitsdefinedinsettings.BACKGROUNDChooseabackgroundimagefortheworkarea.Itcanbeasinglecolor(Solid),agradualcolor(Gradient)oranimage(Image)fromyourcomputer.BMPOUTGeneratesabitmapimage(.bmpformat)afterselectingaseriesofobjects,surfaces,orregions.BOXCreatesa3Dbox,definingheight,widthanddepth.BURSTExplodesablockoranobject,butkeepsitsattributesintactafterexplodingit.Highlyrecommended.CHSPACEMovesobjectsfromthelayouttothemodel,andviceversa.Thebestpartisthattheobjectsarescaledautomaticallyinthenewspace.CLOSEALLClosesallopenAutoCADwindows.Iftherearechangestoanyofyourfilesthatyouhaven’tsavedyet,youwillbeaskedifyouwanttosavethem.UnlikeQUIT,youwon’texitAutoCADwiththiscommand,justreturntoStart.COLORChoosealayercolorforfutureobjects,linesandsurfaces.DIMALIGNEDCreatesadimensionalignedwithanaxis/line.DIMANGULARCreatesadimensionalignedwithanarcorcircle.DIMBASELINECreatesalinear,angularorcoordinatedimension,startingfromabaselineofanearlierdimension.DIMRADIUSCreatesaradiusdimensionforcirclesandarcs.NottobeconfusedwithDIMANGULARandDIMBASELINE.DIMTEDITEditsthetextlocationofexistingdimensions.EDGESURFCreatesathree-dimensionalpolygonalmesh.EXPLODEBreaksupanobjectorblockintoeachofitsindividualcomponents.Beforeusing,makesureyou’reontherightlayer.IDDisplaysthecoordinatesofanypointontheworksheet.LIGHTManagelightsandlightingeffectson3Dmodels.Youwillmostlikelybepromptedtochangetheviewport,orturnoffthedefaultlighting.LINETYPECreate,organize,andselectlinetypes.MATLIBImportandexportmaterialsfromandtoalibrary.MLINECreatesmultipleparallellines.MLEDITEditmultipleparallellines.MULTIPLERepeatsthenextcommanduntilyoucancel(Esc)MVSETUPSetsupthelayoutofadrawing.OOPSRestoresthemostrecentlydeleteditems.ItsadvantageoverUisthatyoucanuseitafterusingBLOCK(orWBLOCK,exportselecteditemstoanew.DWGfile),becausethosecommandscandeleteselectedobjectsaftercreatingablock.Unfortunately,youcan’tuseOOPSafterPURGE.OVERKILLCleansupyourdrawings.Itgoesoveryourentiremodelanddeletesanyduplicateoroverlappingitems.Anincrediblehelpforthosewhoareobsessedwithorderandclarityinplanimetry.PAGESETUPSpecifiesthepagelayout,plustheplottingdevice,papersize,andothersettingsforeachnewlayout.PFACECreatesa3Dmeshvertexbyvertex.PREVIEWShowshowthedrawingwilllookwhenprintedorsenttoaplotter.Beforeyoudothis,youneedtohaveconfiguredthelayoutofthepage(PAGESTEUP).PURGERemoveunusedobjectsinthedrawingyouareworkingon,throughaseriesoffilters:blocks,layers,materials,thicknessoflines,texts,amongothers.QDIMQuicklycreatesadimension,afterselectingobjects.QLEADERQuicklycreatesaleader,andaleaderannotation.QSAVEAutosavethefile.VeryusefulwhenAutoCADstopsworkingandyou’vegonehourswithoutsavinganywork.Ifyouhaven’tnamedthefileyet,it’sthesameasSAVEAS.QSELECTQuicklyselectobjectsaccordingtoalistofavailablefilters:colors,linetypeandlayers,amongothers.RECOVERRecoversadamagedfile.RENDERCreatesarenderofthemodelyou'reworkingon.REVOLVECreatesrevolvedsolids(3D)byrotating2Dobjectsaroundauser-definedaxis.RULESURFCreatesasurfacethatjoinstwocurvespreviouslydefinedbytheuser.SAVEALLAutomaticallysavesalldrawingsyouareworkingon.SHOWMATDisplaysasetofinformationforaselectedobject,includinglinethickness,color,dimensions,radius,andarea.SKETCHCreateaseriesoffreehanddrawingsegments.SPELLChecksthespellingintextsusingthelanguagesettingsfromyouroperatingsystem,notAutoCAD.SUBTRACTCreatesaregionfromasolid,surface,orregionbysubtraction.TABLETCalibratesandconfiguresatabletorWacom.TIMEDisplaysastatisticstableofthefileyouareworkingon:creationdate,lastupdate,andedittime.Ifyou’reinterrupted,youcanactivate/deactivatethestopwatch.UThesameasCtrl+Z,undoesthemostrecentoperation.UNDEFINEDeletesanAutoCADcommand,eventhisone.Ifyouwanttoreverseyourdecision,REDEFINE.VPORTSManagesAutoCadwindowsfor2Dand3Dmodels.XLINECreatesaninfiniteline.3DSOUTExportafilecompatiblewith3DStudio(.3dsformat).CreatedusinginformationfromAutodeskKnowledgeNetwork. 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