200 AutoCAD Commands and Shortcut list [with PDF eBook]

In this massive list of 200 AutoCAD commands, I have tried to include some of the most useful commands, Keyboard Shortcuts and Tools which every AutoCAD ... Skiptocontent200AutoCADCommandandShortcutlist[WithPDFeBook]LastUpdated:October14th,2022ByJaiprakashPandeyInthismassivelistof200AutoCADcommands,Ihavetriedtoincludesomeofthemostusefulcommands,KeyboardShortcutsandToolswhicheveryAutoCADusermustknow.Someofthecommandsinthislistareverybasicwhichareusedveryfrequentlyand alsotherearecommandsandtoolswhicharenotoftenuseddespitetheirgreatfeatures.Getyourfreecopyof200AutoCADCommandsPDFeBookDownloadNowYouneedtoconfirmyouremailbeforedownloadingKeyboardShortcutKeysKeyboardshortcutsorhotkeysaretheshortestandquickestwayofactivatingsomeofthecommonAutoCADoperationsorcommands.Inthislist,IhaveincludedsomeofthemostfrequentlyusedandusefulkeyboardshortcutsCtrl+NYoucanusethisshortcuttoopenanewdrawingtabinAutoCAD.Ctrl+SYoucanusethiskeyboardshortcuttosaveadrawingfile.Ctrl+Shift+SYoucanusethiskeyboardshortcuttosavethedrawingasanewfile,inshort,thisisthehotkeyfor“saveas”command.Ctrl+0Clearsscreentoshowonlythedrawingareaandhidespalettesandtabs.PressitagaintoresetthedefaultAutoCADinterface.Ctrl+1SelectanobjectandpressCtrl+1toopenthepropertiespalettewhichliststhepropertiesoftheobject.Youcanusethispalettetomodifymostofthepropertiesoftheobjecttoo.YoucanalsousethePRcommandtoopenthepropertypalette.Ctrl+2YoucanuseittoopenthedesigncenterpalettewhichcontainsmanyAutoCADblocksthatcanbeuseddirectlyinyourdrawing.Ctrl+8YoucanusethistoopenaquickcalculatorinsidetheAutoCADuserinterfacetoperformsimpleandcomplexcalculationsusingthescientificcalculatorandalsoforunitconversioncalculations.Ctrl+9Youcanusethiskeyboardshortcuttotogglethevisibilityofthecommandline.Ifforsomereasonyourcommandlineishiddenfromthedrawingarea,thenusethiskeyboardshortcuttobringitback.Ctrl+CSelectobjectsfromthedrawingareaandpressCtrl+Ctocopytoobjectstotheclipboard.Ctrl+VTopastethecopiedobjectsoftheclipboardintothedrawingkeepingtheiroriginalproperties,youcanusethiskeyboardshortcut.Ctrl+Shift+VTopastethecopiedobjectsasablockyoucanusethiskeyboardshortcut,theblockthuscreatedwillhavearandomsetofcharactersasisname.Youcanusethiskeyboardshortcuttomakeblocksquicklywithoutgoingthroughthecreateblockwindow.Ctrl+ZThiskeyboardshortcutcanbeusedtoundothelastactioninyourdrawing.Youcanpressthisshortcutkeymultipletimestoundomanyactions.Ctrl+YThiskeyboardshortcutcanbeusedtoredothelastundoactionwhichyouhaveperformed.Ctrl+TabYoucanusethiskeyboardshortcuttocyclethroughallopendrawingtabsinAutoCAD.StatusBarToggleThestatusbarisanimportantfeatureoftheAutoCADuserinterfaceanditstoolsarerequiredquitefrequentlywhilemakingoreditingyourdrawinghencetheyareavailableonthestatusbarforeasyaccess.Youcanactivateordeactivatestatusbariconsusingkeyboardshortcuts,andcommandsorbyclickingontheirrespectiveicon.F3Oneofthemostimportantstatusbartoggles.Thisfunctionkeyactivates/deactivatestheobjectsnapoption,whenobjectsnapisactiveyouwillbeabletosnapyourcursortosomeexactpointsinthegeometrylikeEnd,center,quadrant,tangentetc.ThisoptionallowsyoutomakepreciseAutoCADdrawings.F6DynamicUCScanbeactivatedordeactivatedusingthisfunctionkey.UsingdynamicUCSyoucanmakegeometriesdirectlyofthefaceoranother3DobjectirrespectiveofthepositionofUCS.YoucanalsotoggledynamicUCSusingtheUCSDETECTsystemvariable,thevaluesofthissystemvariablecanbe1forONand0forOFF.F7Thisstatusbartoolwilltogglethevisibilityofthebackgroundgridwhichisoftenvisibleinyourdrawingarea.F8TogglesOrthomodeon/off.Whenorthomodeisonyoucanmakelineseitherhorizontallyorverticallyonly.F9ToggleSnapmode,whenthesnapmodeisactiveAutoCADcursorwilljumptospecificpointsinthedrawingareawhichisdefinedinsnapmode.F10TogglesPolartrackingon/off.Withpolartrackingactiveyoucanmakelinesinclinedtoanyanglewhichisdefinedinthepolartrackingincrementangle.F11TogglesObjectsnaptrackingon/off.Usingthisoptionyoucantracksnappointsofgeometrieslikecenter,midpoint,endpointetcandmakegeometrieswiththeirreference.DYNMODEBydefault,thevalueofthissystemvariableissetto-3whichkeepsitoffyouchangethissystemvariableto3tomakedynamicinputactive.Dynamicinputallowsyoutoaddinformationdynamicallyonthecursortooltip.ISODRAFTUsingthistoggleyoucanactivatetheisometricdrawingplaneinAutoCAD.YoucanselectfromIsoplaneLeft,IsoplaneTopandIsoplaneRight.YoucanalsotogglebetweendifferentisoplanesusingF5functionkey.ThedefaultvalueofISODRAFToptionisorthographic.LWDISPLAYThissystemvariabletogglesthevisibilityoflineweightinadrawing.ThedefaultvalueofthissystemvariableisOFFwhichkeepsthelineweightdisplayoffyoucanchangeitsvaluetoONtokeeplineweightvisibleinthedrawingarea.TRANSPARENCYDISPLAYJustlikelineweightthisstatusvariableallowsyoutotogglethevisibilityoftransparencyofanobject.Youchangethevalueofthissystemvariableto1tomaketransparencyvisibleor0ifyouwanttomakeitinvisible.SELECTIONCYCLINGUsingthissystemvariableyoucanselectoverlappingobjectsveryeasily.Whenthevalueofthissystemvariableissetto2,anoverlappingiconandamenucontainingalistofoverlappingobjectsappearandyoucanselecttherequiredobjectfromthislist.Ifyousetthevalueofthissystemvariableto1,onlytheoverlapiconappearsnotthemenu.Youcanturnthisoffbychangingthevalueofthissystemvariableto0.GRAPHICSCONFIGUsingthisstatusbaroptionyoucanopentheGraphicsconfigurationwindowwhichisusedtochangesettingsrelatedtothedisplayandgraphicspropertiesofAutoCAD.Youcanalsouse3DCONFIGforopeningthegraphicsperformancewindow.Getyourfreecopyof200AutoCADCommandsPDFeBookDownloadNowYouneedtoconfirmyouremailbeforedownloadingBasicAutoCADCommandsThisisthelistofsomeofthemostbasicAutoCADcommandswhicheveryAutoCADusershouldknow.ThesearesomeoftheDrawandModifycommandswhichmaketheverybasicsofAutoCADandifyouarejuststartingtolearnAutoCADthenyoushouldknowallofthesebasiccommands.LItcanbeusedformakingsimplelinesinthedrawing.CItisthecommandusedformakingacircleinAutoCAD.PLThiscommandcanbeusedtomakeaPolylineinyourdrawing.RECThiscommandwillmakearectangleinAutoCAD.POLThiscommandcanbeusedtomakeapolygonwithminimumof3sidesandamaximumof1024sides.ARCAsthenamesuggests,thiscommandcanbeusedtomakeanarcinAutoCAD.REGThiscommandcanbeusedtomakearegiongeometryinAutoCAD.ELLIPSEAsthenamesuggests,thiscommandcanbeusedtomakeanellipsewiththemajorandminoraxis.COThiscommandisusedtocopytheobject(s)inAutoCAD.ARRAYUsingthiscommandyoucanmakeRectangular,polarorPatharray.TRThiscommandisusedfortrimmingageometry.EXThiscommandextendstheselectedobjecttomeetthereferenceobjectwhichisselected.IThiscommandcanbeusedtoinsertanexistingblockoradrawingasablockinAutoCAD.OPUsingthiscommandyoucanopenoptionswindowwhichcontainsmostofthesettingsofAutoCAD.SCThiscommandisusedtochangethescaleofanobject.XThiscommandcanbeusedtoexplodeobjectslikePolylinetosimplelines,anarrayorablocktoasimplegeometryetc.FThiscommandcanbeusedtoaddroundedcornerstothesharpedgesofthegeometry,theseroundcornersarealsocalledfillets.CHAThiscommandcanbeusedtoaddslantedgestothesharpcorners,theseslantedgesarealsocalledchamfers.BThiscommandisusedforcreatingablock,thepropertiesoftheblockcanbedefinedusingtheblockdefinitionwindow.LAThiscommandcanbeusedtoopenthelayerpropertiesmanagerpalettewhichisatoolforcreatingandmanaginglayersinadrawing.REVCLOUDUsingthiscommandyoucanmakerevisioncloudsthatareessentiallydrawingmarkuptools.POINT(PO)Thiscommandmakesasingle-pointgeometryinthedrawing.TomodifythetypeofpointcreatedbythiscommandyoucanusethePTYPEcommandandchoosethedesiredpointtypefromthePointStylewindowasshowninthefollowingimage.SKETCHYoucanmakeafreehandsketchusingthiscommand.YoucanuseLine,PolylineorSplineastheobjecttypeformakingthisfreehandsketch.Checkthisanimatedimageforanexample.DONUTItcreatestwocircleswithafilledareainbetweenbyinputtingtheinnerandouterdimensionsofthetwocircles.MLMultipleparallellinescanbecreatedusingthiscommand.Thiscommandisgreatformakingwallswithpredefinedthicknesses.SPLUsingthiscommandtheusercancreatesmoothcurveswithcontrolpointsforchangingthecurvatureofthesketch.Thefollowingimageshowsanexampleofaspline.DTStartsthesinglelinetextcommandinAutoCADwhichperhapsisthemostbasictextingcommandinAutoCAD.Thisallowstoinsertionofthetextinasingleline.MTThisallowstheusertoinserttextinMultilinetextformat.Mostlythisisusedtoinsertalargetextoraparagraph.MtextIsalsoassociatedwithatexteditordialogueboxwheretheusercanmakemanychangesandtextformattinginthesoftwareitself.DJOJoggeddimensionscanbecreatedandmarkedinthedrawingusingthiscommand.Ajoggeddimensionisshowninthefollowingimage.SCThiscommandisusedtochangethescaleofanobject.Getyourfreecopyof200AutoCADCommandsPDFeBookDownloadNowYouneedtoconfirmyouremailbeforedownloadingGeneralCommandsThesearesomeofthecommandswhichcanbefrequentlyusedinyourdrawingworkflowtoimproveyouroverallefficiency.Youmightbefamiliarwithmanyofthesecommandsbuttherearealsosomecommandswhicharereallyhelpfulbutstill,theyremainlargelyunused.COUNTThiscommandshowsthenumberofblocksinadrawingintabularform.Youcanselecttheentiredrawingoraspecificareafromthedrawingtocounttheblocksfrom.PEDITThiscommandwillstartthePolylineedittoolthatyoucanusetoeditpolylinesorconvert2Dgeometrylikelinesandarcintoapolyline.MULTIPLEIfyouwanttorepeatanycommandwithoutpressingenterkeythenusetheMULTIPLEcommand.TocanceltherepetitionofthecommandpresstheESCkey.NCOPYUsethiscommandtocopynestedobjectsfromablockorXref withoutexplodingthem.‘CALUsingthissubcommandyoucanperformcalculationsdirectlyontheAutoCADcommandlineevenwhenyouareinthemiddleofacommand.Youcanstartthis subcommandbyentering‘CAL(don’tforgettoaddanapostrophebeforeCAL)whilerunninganyothercommand.Toknowmoreaboutthissubcommandrefertotherelatedarticle.BURSTExplodestheblockcontainingattributesretainingtheattributesettinganditslayerdefinition.Thisisespeciallyhelpfulifyouwanttoretainthetextofattributeafterexplodingtheblock.ARCTEXTThiscommandcanbeusedtowritearc-alignedtextinAutoCAD.Thiscommandhasoptionsforchangingtextformattingandtextalignmentdirectionalongthearc.SPUsingthiscommandyoucancheckthespellingofselectedtextandcorrectthespellingsfromtheCheckSpellingwindow.OOPSThiscommandcanbeusedtorestorethelastdeletedobjectinyourdrawing.AfterdeletinganobjectifyoumademanyotherchangesinthedrawingandrealizedthatyoumightneedtorestorethedeletedobjectthensimplytypeOOPSandpressenter.CHSPACEThiscommandcanbeusedtochangethespaceofanobjectfrommodelspacetopaperspaceandviceversa. Seetheanimatedimageshownbelowforreference.DIVIDEYoucanusethiscommandtodivideany2Dgeometryintomanyequalparts.Ateachpointofdivision,apointgeometrywillbeaddedtothe2Dcurve.RENAMEIfyouneedtorenameanynamedobjectlikelayer,blockorlinetypesimplyusethiscommandtorenameit.Moreaboutthiscommandcanbefoundinthisrelatedarticle.BREAKThiscommandcanbeusedtobreak2Dgeometriesatoneortwopoints.Itishelpfulifyouwanttobreakacurveatthepointofintersectionwithanothercurveorifyouwanttocreateagapbybreakingapartofthegeometry.DIItcanbeusedtofindthe distancebetweentwopointsinthedrawing.TIMEUsingthiscommandyoucanfindalotofinformationaboutyourdrawinglikethedatewhenthedrawingwascreatedandthetotaleditingtimeconsumedonthedrawing.QSELECTThiscommandcanbeusedtomaketheselectionfromyourdrawingwithfilters.Asanexample,youcanusequickselecttomakeaselectionsetcontainingallcirclesofthedrawingwiththeradiusofaparticularvalue.COPYBASEUsingthiscommandyoucancopyanyobjectusingabasepoint.PASTECLIPYoucanpastethecopiedobjectsfromtheclipboardtoyourdrawingusingthiscommand.IfyouuseCOPYBASEtocopytheobjectsthenyouwillbeabletopastethemintothesameoranotherdrawingwiththeselectedbasepoint.LISTUsingthiscommandyoucanfindlotsofpropertiesofanobjectlikethelayertheyareon,area,lengthorradius,perimeterorcircumferenceandalotmore.TousethiscommandsimplytypeLISTonthecommandlinethenpressenterandselecttheobjectfromthedrawingareaaboutwhichyouwanttoknowandpressenteragain.TJUSTUsingthiscommandyoucanchangethetextjustificationofTextandMtextelementsinthedrawing.DIMThiscommandwasintroducedinAutoCAD2016versionanditcanbeusedtomakemostofthedimensionslikeLinear,aligned,radius,diameterandbaseline.ToaccessthiscommandyoucanusetheDIMcommandorselecttheDIMtoolfromthedimensionspanelofAnnotatetab.TOLERANCEIfyouwanttoaddafeaturecontrolframerepresentingtolerance-relatedinformationinyourdrawingthenyoucanusethiscommand.MLUsingthiscommandyoucanmakeamultilinegeometrywhichcontainsmultipleparallellines.SCALETEXTUsingthiscommandyoucanchangethescaleoftheexistingTextorMtextobjectinthedrawing.TousethiscommandtypeSCALETEXTonthecommandlinepressenterandselectthetextfromthedrawingareaandpressEnteragain.Nowselectthe“Existing”optionfromthecommandlineandthenselectthe“scalefactor”optionandthentypethescaleinwhichyouwanttoconvertthetextheightandpressenter.Whenthescaleofthesetextentitiesischangedthebasepointwillremainfixed.BASEUsingthiscommandyoucanchangethebasepointofadrawingwithoutchangingitsorigin.ThisisespeciallyhelpfulinthesituationwhereyouwanttoinsertthedrawingintoanotherasanXref.Bydefault,AutoCADtakesoriginasthebasepointwhichcanbemodifiedusingthiscommandwithoutchangingtheorigin.IDThiscommandcanbeusedtofindthecoordinatevaluesofapointinAutoCADdrawing.DWGPREFIXIfyouhaveadrawingopeninAutoCADandyoudon’tknowthelocationwhereitissavedyoucansimplytypetheDWGPREFIXcommandtolookatit.ThiscommandcanbeusedtoquicklyfindthelocationofXref’sattachedtothedrawing.UNITSUsingthiscommandyoucansetthedrawingunitsandothersettingsliketheprecisionoflinearandangulardimensionsanddefaultrotationangle.TINSERTYoucaninsertablockoradrawingasablockinthetableusingthiscommand.YoucanalsofittheblockinthetablecellandalsojustifyitslocationautomaticallywithTINSERTdialoguebox.Ihavemadeasimpletablebyimportingblocksofthedesigncenterasshownintheimagebelow.MIRRTEXTBydefault,AutoCADdoesnotmirrortextinthedrawingbutifyouwanttomirrorthetextofyourdrawingthenchangethevalueofMIRRTEXTsystemvariableto1.AREAAsthenamesuggeststhiscommandcanbeusedtofindtheareaofclosedoropenshapesintheAutoCADdrawing.TORIENTUsingthiscommandyoucanreorienttextentitiesinthebestreadableposition.InimageAbelowthetextisorientedatdifferentanglesandinsomesituations,thetextisnotproperlyreadable.WhereasinimageBbelowTORIENTcommandhasbeenusedtomakethetextreadablefromallangles.MINSERTUsingthiscommandyoucaninsertexistingblocksofadrawingasarectangulararraycomponent.AnarrayaddedusingMINSERTcommandcan’tbeexploded.BOUNDARYUsingthiscommandyoucanextractclosedboundariesfromanyenclosedarea.Thisboundarycanbeusedtofindtheareaoftheenclosedregionorformanyotherapplications.IntheimagebelowtheboundaryoftheareamentionedasAhasbeenextractedasapolylineusingtheBOUNDARYcommand.TXT2MTXTUsingthiscommandyoucanconvertatextobjectintoaMtextobjectandyoucanalsocombinemultipleseparateMtextobjectsintoasingleMtextunit.DIMROTATEDThiscommandcanbeusedtomakeadimensionlineinclinedtoaparticularanglewithrespecttothepositivesideoftheX-axis.IntheexampleshownbelowthedimensionsaremadewiththeDIMROTATEDcommand.BREAKLINEYoucanusethistooltomakeaBreaklinesymbolonaline.TypeBREAKLINEonthecommandlineandpressenterthenclickonscaleoptionofthecommandlineandapplyanappropriatescaletothebreakline.Selectthestartingandendpointsofthebreakline thenclickatanypointonthelinetospecifythelocationofbreaklineordirectlypressentertoplaceitexactlyatthecenteroftheline.JThiscommandhelpstojoinsimilarobjectstomakethemasingleobject.Forexample,differentlinesdrawncontinuouslycanbejoinedtomakethemapolyline.SThiscommandhelpstheusertostretchtheobjecttotherequiredlength.Theselectionmethoddecidestheprocessofstretchontheobject.LENThiscommandhelpstochangethelengthandangleoflinesandarcs.OUsingthiscommandyoucancreateareplicaoftheoriginalsketchataspecifieddistancefromtheactualsketch.HATCHThiscommandallowstofilluptheclosedareawithaparticularhatchpattern,gradientorsolidfill.GRADIENTThiscommandallowsyoutofilluptheclosedareawithaparticularcolourgradient.FILETABYoucanshowthefiletabifitisnotvisibleusingthiscommand.TohidethefiletabyoucanusetheFILETABCLOSEcommand.Filetabsareshowninthefollowingimage.TXTEXPUsingthiscommandyoucanconvertsinglelineaswellasmultilinetextintogeometries.XLINE(XL)Usingthiscommandyoucanmakeinfinitelinesstartingfromthepointofselection.Whenyoutrimorbreakthisinfinitelinetoafinitelengthitbecomesasimplelinegeometry.Getyourfreecopyof200AutoCADCommandsPDFeBookDownloadNowYouneedtoconfirmyouremailbeforedownloadingPerformanceRelatedCommandsThereareseveralinbuilttoolsandcommandsinAutoCADthathelpyoukeeptheperformanceofAutoCADoptimized.Inthissection,youwillfindallthoseperformanceandoptimization-relatedcommandswhichyoucanuseinyourdailyworkflow.PURGEThiscommandcanbeusedtoremoveunusednamedobjectslikelayers,blocksanddimensionstylesfromthedrawing.LAYDELUsingthiscommandyoucandeletesomeofthemoststubbornlayersfromyourdrawingwhichcan’tberemovedusingPURGEcommand.ThiscommandcanalsoremovetheDefpointslayerandalsothelayercontainingobjectsbutIwouldnotrecommendthat.OVERKILLUsethiscommandtoremoveoverlappingorunnecessary geometries fromthedrawing.RECOVERALLThiscommandrepairsacorruptedordamageddrawingalongwithallofitsattachedXref’s.AUDITThiscommandshouldbeusedforremovingerrorsfromyourdrawing.ItisalwaysagoodpracticetokeepcheckingyourdrawingfilewiththeAUDITtoolforerrors.FILLMODEUsingthissystemvariableyoucanturnofforonthevisibilityoffilledareainhatchesorwidepolylinesbychangingitsvalueto0or1respectively.ByturningtheFILLMODEtooffyoucanenhancetheperformanceofAutoCADbylimitingresourcesconsumedonregeneratingthe filledgeometries.YouneedtoregeneratethedrawingusingREAcommandafterchangingthissystemvariabletoseeitseffectonthedrawing.HIGHLIGHTThissystemvariableisalsosimilartoSELECTIONPREVIEWbutinthiscase,theobjectwillappearhighlightedwhenselected.Itsdefaultvalueis1butyoucanturnoffthishighlighteffectbychangingitsvalueto0.SELECTIONPREVIEWWhenhoveringthecursoroveranyobjectapreviewwillappearifthevalueofthissystemvariableissetto3.Youcanremovethispreviewtherebyimprovetheperformancebychangingthevalueofthissystemvariableto0.ISAVEPERCENTYoucanchangethevalueofthissystemvariabletoreducethetimeittakestosaveadrawing.ThissystemvariablealsoaffectsthefilesizeofAutoCADdrawingsandtheircompatibilitywithothersoftware.BydecreasingthevalueofthissystemvariableyoucanincreaseitscompatibilitywithothersoftwareanditalsodecreasesthesizeoftheCADfilebutthetimeconsumedinsaveoperationgenerallyincreases.Whenyouincreasethevalueofthissystemvariableoppositehappens.Thedefaultvalueofthissystemvariableis50anditcan bechangedfrom0to100.APERTUREThissystemvariablecontrolstheareaofinfluenceofobjectsnap.Theaperturesizeasdefinedbythissystemvariableistheareaofthesquareunderwhich thepointwillbeselectedifthecursorisbroughtintoit.Thedefaultvalueofthisapertureis10butdependingonthecomplexityofthedrawingyoucanchangethisvaluebetween1-50.Thesizeoftheapertureisrelativetothecurrentscaleofthescreenanditisnotanabsolutevalue.Intheimagebelowtheredbox(notvisibleinAutoCAD)istheaperturesizefortwovalues10and50respectively.SAVEALLAsthenamesuggeststhiscommandcanbeusedtosavealloftheopendrawingsintheAutoCADwindow.PICKBOXUsingthissystemvariableyoucanchangethesizeofPickboxwhichappearsatthecursorofAutoCAD.Thedefaultvalueofthissystemvariableis3andyoucanchangeitsvaluefrom0to50.IntheimagebelowthesizeofPickboxis3forthefirstcursorand10forthesecondcursor.CLOSEALLIfyouhavemultipletabsopeninyourAutoCADwindowandyoudon’twanttomanuallyclosethemonebyonethenyoucansimplyuseCLOSEALLcommandtoclosealltheopenwindows.AutoCADwillpromptyouwiththesavedialogueboxbeforeclosingallunsaveddrawingsanditwilltakeyoutostartscreenafterclosingallofthedrawings.CLOSEALLOTHERUsingthiscommandyoucancloseallopendrawingwindowsexceptthecurrentdrawingwindow.STARTMODEThissystemvariablewilltogglethevisibilityofthestarttabatthebeginningoftheAutoCADapplication.Bydefaultthevalueofthissystemvariableis1whichallowsthestartscreentoappear,youcanchangethisvalueto0ifyoudon’twanttoseethestartscreen.FILEDIAThissystemvariablesuppressesthedialogboxthatopensupwheninvokingcertiancommandslikeSave,SaveAsandExport.Thedefaultvalueofthissystemvariableis1whichallowsthedialogboxtoopen.Whenyou,however,changethevalueofthissystemvariableto0thecommandwillrunonthecommandlineandthedialogboxwillnotopen.RECOVERThiscommandissimilartotheAUDITcommandbutitisusefulforthedrawingsthatarecorruptedtosuchanextentthatyoucan’tevenopenthem.ZOOMFACTORThiscommandcontrolsthemagnificationwithrespecttotheturningofthemousewheel.Itsvalueisbetween3and100withthedefaultvaluesetto60.Thehigherthevaluemorewillbetheeffectofzoomwheelmotion.QPThiscommandwillbringupaquickpropertywindow,wheretheessentialandcommonpropertieswillbelistedfortheobjectsthatareselected.TEXTFITUsingthiscommandyoucanshrinkorexpandthetextentitiesinadrawingtofitintherequiredarea.IntheexamplebelowIhavefittedtheAutoCADtextwithintherectangleusingTEXTFITcommand.WIPEOUTUsingthewipeoutcommandyoucancleanthebackgroundinacrowdeddrawingtomakeoverlayingobjectsclearagainstthebackground.IntheimageshownbelowWipeoutcommandhasbeenusedtocleantheareaaroundthesecondhook.YoucanusetheWIPEOUTFRAMEsystemvariableandchangeitsvalueto0toremovethewipeoutframeboundaryalso.-DWGUNITSUsingthiscommandyoucanconvertyourAutoCADdrawingfromoneunittoanotherandyoucanalsoscaletheexistingdrawingtonewscalesautomatically.ANNOMONITORWhenthissystemvariableisONitshowsallthenon-associativedimensionsandmultileaderswithayellowbadge.Whenitissettooffitshowsnowarningbadge.TEXTMASKUsingthiscommandyoucanautomaticallycreateamaskingbehindthetexttomakeitclearlyvisibleagainstthecrowdedbackground.IntheimagebelowTextmaskhasnotbeenappliedforthefirstcaseandinthesecondcase,ithasbeenapplied.LAYMRGIfyouwanttomergelayersofmultipleobjectsthenthiscommandisforyou.TypeLAYMRGpressenterkeythenselecttheobjectswhoselayersyouwanttochangethenpressenteragain.Selectanyobjectofthetargetlayeronwhichyouwanttotransfertheselectedobjectsandpressenteragain.Alltheobjectsoftheselectedlayerwillbetransferredtotheendlayerandalsotheselectedlayerwillberemoved.youwanttomergelayersofmultipleobjectsthenthiscommandisforyou.TypeLAYMRGpressenterkeythenselecttheobjectswhoselayersyouwanttochangethenpressenteragain.Selectanyobjectofthetargetlayeronwhichyouwanttotransfertheselectedobjectsandpressenteragain.Alltheobjectsoftheselectedlayerwillbetransferredtotheendlayerandalsotheselectedlayerwillberemoved.DSUsingthiscommandyoucanopenthedraftingsettingswindowwhichcanbeusedtochangesettingsrelatedtostatusbaroptionslikeobjectsnap,polartracking,snapandgridsettings.TABLETIfforsomereasonyouarelookingtousetheTabletasapointingandnavigationdeviceinAutoCADthenyoucanusethiscommandtoturntheTabletinputonandoff.TheTabletcanbeturnedonandoffusingtheTABMODEsystemvariablealso.YoucanlearnmoreaboutthiscommandonthisAKNpage.3DCONFIGYoucanusethiscommandtoTurnon/offhardwareaccelerationorchangethegraphics-relatedpropertiesofAutoCADlikesmoothlinedisplayandhigh-qualitygraphicsdisplay.ICLThiscommandscropstheselectedimagewithrespecttotheboundarydefined.Getyourfreecopyof200AutoCADCommandsPDFeBookDownloadNowYouneedtoconfirmyouremailbeforedownloadingAccessibilityCommandsThesecommandswillhelpyouinmakingyouroveralldrawingworkflowfasterbyeliminatingtheneedforusingmanyrepetitivetasks.TEXTSCRThiscommandwillopenatextwindowwhichhasahistoryofrecentlyusedcommands.MAThiscommandisagreattimesaverifyouwanttocopypropertiesofoneobjectonanotherwithoutchangingitsgeometryorcontents.CENTERLINEAsthenamesuggestsyoucanaddacenterlineeasilybetweenparallelorintersectinglinesusingthistool.SeetherelatedarticleformoreonCentermarkandCenterlinetools.CENTERMARKThistoolwasaddedintheAutoCAD2017versionanditallowsyoutocreatecentermarkeasilyonacircleorarc.LAYMCHUsingthiscommandyoucanchangethelayersofselectedobjects.TousethiscommandtypeLAYMCHonthecommandline,pressenterkey,selectobjectswhoselayerassignmentyouwanttochange,pressenter,selectanyentityofthelayeryouwanttoapplytoselectedobjects,andpressenterkeyagain.LAYWALKUsingthiscommandyoucancheckalltheobjectswhichareonaparticularlayer.WhenyouuseLAYWALKcommandalistwithalllayersappearsonthescreenandyoucanclickonanyofthelayer(s)fromthelistandobjectsfromthatlayer(s)willonlybecomevisibleinthedrawingarea.TheoriginalstatusoflayerandobjectvisibilityisrestoredonceyoucloseLAYWALKwindow.BATTMANThistoolcanbeusedtomodifytheattributeinformationofblockscontainingattributes.FSUsingthiscommandyoucanselectobjectswhichareconnectedtotheselectedobjectinthedrawingarea.ThebehaviourofthiscommandiscontrolledbyFSMODEsystemvariable,ifthevalueofFSMODEisOFFthenFScommandwillselectonlytheselectedobjectandoneobjectthatisdirectlyconnectedtotheselectedobject.IfthevalueofFSMODEisONthentheFScommandwillselecttheselectedobjectaswellasalltheobjectsconnectedtoitanditsnextconnectedobjectintheseries.Thisselectionseriescontinuesaslongasthecommandfindsconnectedobjects.TEXTTOFRONTUsingthiscommandyoucanbringTEXT,DimensionsandLeaderlinesonthefrontofallunderlyingobjectslikehatches.Thiscommandisespeciallyhelpfulifyouwanttobringmultipleannotationstothefrontofalldrawingsobjectswithoutchangingtheirdraworderselectively.ISOLATEUsingthiscommandyoucanhideallobjectsfromthedrawingareaexcepttheselectedobjects.Byhidingunnecessaryobjectsfromdrawingyoucangetacleanworkarea.TobringbackallthehiddenobjectbacktothedrawingselectUNISOLATE orUNHIDEcommand.HIDEOBJECTSThiscommandissimilartoISOLATEcommandbutinthiscase,youcanhideselectedobjectskeepingremainingobjectsvisible.Inthiscase,alsoyoucanbringbackhiddenobjectsbyusingUNHIDEorUNISOLATEcommand.GROUPUsingthiscommandyoucangroupmultipleobjectsasasingleunit.Thiscommandisgreatformakinggroupingsofthesimilartypeofobjectslikeagroupofsimilarblocks.TobreakthisgroupyoucanuseUNGROUPcommand.ADCENTERThiscommandcanbeusedtobringtheDesignCenterpalettetothedrawingarea.YoucanalsousetheCTRL+2keytoopenthedesigncentrepalette.FIELDFieldsaredynamictextinformationwhichcanaddalotofintelligencetoyourdrawingbykeepingdatainterlinkedandupdated.FieldsareextensivelyusedinthesheetsetandlayoutdrawingsandtheycanbeusedtoautomatealotofinformationinAutoCADdrawings.YoucanstarttheFieldwindowusingFIELDcommandofAutoCAD.IMPORTUsingthiscommandyoucanimportdrawingsofmanydifferentformatsinAutoCAD,thelistofallsupportedformatsisshownintheimagebelow.WBLOCKIfyouwanttoexportacertainpartofyourdrawingoranyofitsblockstoanexternalfilethenyoucanusewriteblocktooloritscommandequivalentWBLOCK.PUBLISHUsingthiscommandyoucanprintmulti-sheetfilesdirectly,unlikePLOT commandwhichonlyplotssinglesheetthiscommandwillallowyoutoplotmultiplesheetsorevenallofthesheetsofthedrawingdirectly.TCOUNTUsingthiscommandyoucanaddbulletpointsandnumberedlistsalongmultiplerowsofthetext.Anexampleisshownintheimagebelow,figureAisthetextweusedforexampleandfigureBistheresultafterusingTCOUNTontherowsoftexts.MAThiscommandisusedtotransferpropertieslikelineweight,transparency,layer,colorandmorefromoneobjecttoanother.LTSThiscommandchangesthescalefortheLineTypeandappliesthroughoutthedrawing.LWThiscommandchangesthelineweightoftheobject.IDThecurrentcoordinateofapointcanbedeterminedusingthiscommandEXPThisallowstheusertosavethedrawingtoadifferentfileformatasshowninthefollowingimage.MEAUsingthiscommandtheusercanmeasurethedistance,radius,areaandvolumeoftheselectedobjectEPDFThedrawingcanbeexportedandsavedasaPDFfilebyusingthiscommand.XRThiscommandopensupanexternalreferencepaletteandyoucanuseittoattachDWG,PDForimagesinyourdrawingasexternalreferences.REThistoolisthesameasthatofa“refresh”functioninthewindowsoperatingsystem.Thiswillregeneratetheentiredrawinginthesoftwareshowinganychangesyou’vemade.BEThiscommandallowsustoedittheblockanditsparameters.Thiscommandwilltaketheusertoanexclusiveblockeditorwindowwhereallthechangescanbemadeandsavedintheblock.MLDCalloutorleaderscanbeplacedinthedrawingbyusingthiscommand.MLEMultileaderssize,textetccanbeeditedusingthiscommand.COMPAREUsingthiscommandyoucancomparetwoversionsofthesamedrawingandallthechangesinit.ACTRECORDUsingthiscommandyoucanrecordtherepetitiveactionsinyourdrawingandreplaythemagaintoautomatetheentireprocesswithouthavingtowritethemacros.SHAREUsingthiscommandyoucanshareyourdrawingusingaURLwiththeAutodeskcloud.TherecipientcanviewthedrawingwithoutusingAutoCADsoftwareinabrowser.DWGHISTORYUsingthiscommandyoucanshowthehistoryofadrawingandallthechangesmadetoit.ThiscommandwillworkonlywhenyousaveyourdrawingusingacloudservicelikeBox,DropboxorOneDrive.Getyourfreecopyof200AutoCADCommandsPDFeBookDownloadNowYouneedtoconfirmyouremailbeforedownloading3DCommandsThissectionhassomenoteworthyAutoCAD3Dcommandsrelatedtosolid,surfaceandmeshmodelling.Youmightbefamiliarwithmanyofthesecommandsbuttherearealsomanycommandswhicharenotfrequentlyuseddespitetheirgreatfeatures.EXTThiscommandextendsthe2DobjecttothethirdaxiswhichistheZaxis,soastoconvertitinto3D.REVThiscommandhelpstheusertocreatea3Dsolidbyrevolvinga2Dregionaroundanaxis.SWEEPUsingthiscommandyoucansweepa2Dgeometryalongapath.Thefollowingimageshowsanobjectcreatedwithsweep.BOXThiscommandwillcreatea3Dboxshapewithoutusingany2Dbasesketch.CYLA3Dsolidcylindercanbemadeusingthiscommand.Heretheuserhastoprovidetheradiusordiameterofthebaseandthenprovidetheheightoftheobject.PYR3DSolidpyramidcanbecreatedusingthiscommand.Theuserfirsthastoprovidethebasedimensionandthenprovidetheheightofthepyramid.LOFTUsingthiscommandyoucanjointwoormore2Dcurvestomakealofted3Dobject.Inthefollowingimagered2Dcurveswereusedtocreatethislofted3D.SLThistooldividesa3Dobjector2Dsurfaceintotwodifferentpart.THICKENUsingthiscommandyoucanconvertasurfaceintoa3Dsolidbyaddingthicknesstoit.CONVTOSOLIDUsingthiscommandyoucanconvert3Dmeshandwatertightobjectsmadewithsurfacesto3Dsolidandyoucanalsocontrolwhetherconvertedsolidissmoothorfaceted.POLYSOLIDUsingthiscommandyoucanmakea3Dwall-likeshapeasshownintheimagehere,youcanalsodefineheightandthicknessofthispolysolidusingcommandlineoptions.REGEN3ThiscommandwasintroducedinAutoCAD2017.1updateanditisespeciallyhelpfulinremovingthe3Dgraphicsrelatedanomaliesandsurfacetessellations.DELOBJThissystemvariablecontrolsthebehaviouror2Dcurveswhen3DtoolslikeExtrude,PresspullandSweepareused.YoucanchangethevalueofthissystemvariablesothatAutoCADeitherretainsordeletescurvesafterconvertingthemto3D.VOLUMEUsingthiscommandyoucanfindthevolumeofa3Dsolidaswellaslotsofotherinformationlikeitsmomentofinertia,radiusofgyration,centroid,andproductsofinertia.INTERFEREThiscommandcanbeusedtodetectintersecting3Dsolids.Thecommandisespeciallyusefulinsituationswhereyouwanttodetectclashesbetweendifferentsolidslikepipesandwalls.XEDGESYoucanextractedgesofa3Dsolidas2Dgeometriesusingthistool.IntheimageshownheretheXEDGEStoolhasbeenusedtoextracttheedgesofthe3Dsolidandthenthesolidgeometryhasbeenmovedtorevealtheedgesonly.SECTIONPLANEUsingthiscommandyoucancreateasectionplaneinthedrawingthatcanbeusedtoseethe3Ddrawingsbysectioningthemalongdifferentplanes.FLATSHOTThiscommandisgreatforconvertinga3Ddrawinginto2D.Usingthiscommandyoucanalsocreatemultipleviewsofasingle3Ddrawinglikethefront,topandisometriconasingleplane.PROJECTGEOMETRYUsingthiscommandyoucanprojecta2Dcurveona3Dsurface,solidorregionasshownintheanimatedimagebelow.Shell(SOLIDEDIT)Usingthiscommandyoucanconverta3Dsolidintoahollowsolidwithawallthickness.TousethiscommandtypeSOLIDEDITonthecommandlinepressentertypeBpressenteragaintypeSandpressenteragain.Alternatively,youcanalsoselecttheshelltoolfromtheSolideditingpaneloftheSolidtab.HELIXAsthenamesuggeststhiscommandcanbeusedtomakeahelixinAutoCADdrawing.SURFPATCHUsingthiscommandyoucanfilltheopenareasofasurfacelikethetopofacylinderasshowninthisanimatedimagehere.Moveface(SOLIDEDIT)Usingthistoolyoucanmovefaceslikeagrooveofa3Dsolidfromonepointtootherasshownintheanimatedimagehere.ForusingthistooltypeSOLIDEDITonthecommandlinepressenterthentypeFpressenterthentypeMandpressenteragain.SURFTRIMThiscommandissimilartothetrimcommandof2Ddrawingsbutinthiscase,itwilltrimsurfacesinsteadof2Dgeometries.FACETRESThiscommandadjuststhesmoothnessofshadedandrenderedobjectsandshadows.Itsdefaultvalueis0.5000andyoucanchangeitfrom0.01to10.0.Thehigherthevaluesmootherwillbethe3Dobjectsbutitwillconsumemoreprocessingpowertorenderthem.3DALIGNUsingthiscommandyoucanaligna3Dsolidobjectwithrespecttoanother3Dsolid,thisvideoexplainstheuseofthiscommandindetail.SURFOFFSETUsingthiscommandyoucanoffsetanysurfaceinside,outsideoronbothsidesofthesurfaceasshownintheanimatedimagehere.IMPRINTUsingthiscommandyoucanimprint2Ddrawingsonplanarfacesofa3Dsolidorasurfacetocreateadditionalfacesfor3DtoolslikePresspull.SOLIDHISTUsingthistoolyoucanrecordthehistoryofsolidsonwhichbooleanoperationsareperformedandyoucanmodifythesesolidslater.Intheimage,hereSubtractoperationisperformedontwosolidsandthentheamountofremovedpartischangedbyselectingtheConebypressingCTRLkeyandthenchangingitsbaseradius.Thedefaultvalueofthissystemvariableis0(off)butyoucanactivateitusingvalue1(ON).3DPItpreparesthewatertightmeshobjectinAutoCADandsavesitinSTLformatfor3Dprinting.CAMIthelpstheusertosetupacamera(Perspective)viewsothattheusercanviewtheangleasiflookingatitintherealworld.UNIThiscommandmergestwoormore3Dobjectsconnectedtogetherintoone.SUBTRACTThiscommandsubtractsoneobjectfromanother3Dobjectprovidedtheyhaveinterferingvolume.INThistoolcreatesa2Dregion,surfaceor3Dsolidfromtheoverlappingsection.Shell(SOLIDEDIT)Usingthiscommandyoucanconverta3Dsolidintoahollowsolidwithawallthickness.Tousethiscommandtype SOLIDEDITonthecommandlinepressentertypeBpressenteragaintypeSandpressenteragain. Alternatively,youcanalsoselecttheshelltoolfromSolideditingpaneloftheSolidtab.SURFPATCHUsingthiscommandyoucanfilltheopenareasofasurfacelikethetopofacylinderasshownintheanimatedimagebelow.HELIXAsthenamesuggeststhiscommandcanbeusedtomakeahelixinAutoCADdrawing.Moveface(SOLIDEDIT)Usingthistoolyoucanmovefaceslikeagrooveofa3Dsolidfromonepointtootherasshownintheanimatedimagebelow.ForusingthistooltypeSOLIDEDITonthecommandlinepressenterthentypeFpressenterthentypeMandpressenteragain.SURFTRIMThiscommandissimilartothetrimcommandof2Ddrawingsbutinthiscase,itwilltrimsurfacesinsteadof2Dgeometries.3DALIGNUsingthiscommandyoucanaligna3Dsolidobjectwithrespecttoanother3Dsolid,thisvideoexplainstheuseofthiscommandindetail.SURFOFFSETUsingthiscommandyoucanoffsetanysurfaceinside,outsideoronbothsidesofthesurfaceasshownintheanimatedimagebelow.SOLIDHISTUsingthistoolyoucanrecordthehistoryofsolidsonwhichbooleanoperationsareperformedandyoucanmodifythesesolidslater.IntheimagebelowSubtractoperationisperformedontwosolidsandthentheamountofremovedpartischangedbyselectingtheConebypressingCTRLkeythenchangingitsbaseradius.Bydefault,thevalueofthissystemvariableis0whichkeepsthisfeatureoffbutyoucan turnitonbychangingitsvalueto1.IMPRINTUsingthiscommandyoucanimprint2Ddrawingsonplanarfacesofa3Dsolidorasurfacetocreateadditionalfacesfor3DtoolslikePresspull.Didwemissanycommand ortoolwhichshouldbeincludedinthislist?Letusknowinthecommentsbelow.Getyourfreecopyof200AutoCADCommandsPDFeBookDownloadNowYouneedtoconfirmyouremailbeforedownloading273CommentsWilsonOctober14,2022at1:04am-ReplyPleaseIneedthecommandforsettingapapersizebeforedrawingstartAjayOctober4,2022at12:41pm-ReplyLearningRakeshOctober3,2022at1:26pm-ReplyThanksforhelpMikaGordonSeptember2,2022at12:45am-ReplyAsabeginner,IgreatlythankyouforprovidingalltheAutoCADtoolsandprocedures.VASUKIAugust25,2022at2:21pm-ReplyVNVAmjadADAugust10,2022at2:01pm-ReplyThissiteisreallyagoodsiteforbeginnersaswellasintermediates.RamaPabathiAugust1,2022at8:13pm-ReplyThankyousomuchSir.GayathriJuly29,2022at10:18pm-ReplyVeryusefulforbeginnersthanksforeverythingindetailsir🙏🙏MdZaheerAnsariJune4,2022at5:35pm-ReplyThankyousomuchsirIappreciatetoyousirKevinOLangApril5,2022at11:26am-ReplyCanyouhelpmewithstiffnessmethodforbeamsKaleemAfzalKhanMarch30,2022at11:44am-ReplyH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019at7:28pm-ReplyThankyousirsharethisautocadcommandrahulJune18,2019at2:30pm-ReplytheinformationprovidedisverygoodandhelpfulautocadanilJune15,2019at12:53pm-ReplySir,howtoimport.linfileinnewdrgs.ThanksdougJune11,2019at4:29pm-ReplythanksgreatinformationmansoorJune11,2019at2:26pm-Reply3dintroisnotworkingShailrajjoshiJune10,2019at9:23am-ReplyHIPandeysirSirIamworkinginautocadascivildraftsman.SirIhaveissueinautocad2D.howtoimportexcelfileinautocad.Ifimakesomedatainexcel.andIwanttoimportitinautocad.andautocadinexcelfile.PleasehelpmeoutthanksshailrajjoshiSAIJuly12,2019at12:40pm-ReplyPROJECT–REPORT–INSERTSPREADSHEETDATATOTABLE(THENUFOLLOWTHATWINDOW)ITSSIMPLEONESaiJanuary21,2020at8:30pm-ReplyIfyouwanttoexportfromACADtoEXCELthenyouhavetoselectthepointswhichyouhavetoextractandthenmakepolylineandusecommandLISTthencopythecoordinatesinExcelandinExcelworkbookyouhavetouseTEXTTOCOLUMNSinDATAtab,andthenfromEXCELtoACADyouhavetouseCONCATENATEformulatoplotinACAD.ZainabJune9,2019at2:55pm-ReplyPleaseourlectureraskedustowrite40toolsaretheythesameascommandsRommaOctober1,2022at3:25pm-ReplyAppreciationforthefruitfuloutcomeofyoureffort.Wouldyoupleasesharewithmethepdffile?I’munabletodownloaditevenafterfillingtherequiredfields.ThankYou.ariJune7,2019at7:24pm-ReplyNeverrecievedthePDFfilewiththecommandsanditsnotinthespamPleasesenditasyoupromiseinyourpageJaiprakashPandeyJune7,2019at8:36pm-ReplyThisisoddasyoushouldhavereceivediton6JuneasIcanseethemailhasbeensent.Still,Iamsendingitagainonyouremail.Hopefully,youwillgetitnow.SATYANARAYANAOctober10,2019at8:45am-ReplyTHANKUSIRmohammedameenOctober13,2019at10:31am-ReplyHellosir,imcurrentlypursuingmymastersamdineedagoodproficiencyinautocadcanyouhelpmeout.mymailidisameeninfo22@gmail.com.willbewaitingforyourmailbhaumikthakkarOctober18,2019at5:26pm-ReplyhellojaiprakashpandeythisshortcutkeysandexplainationissohelpfullformeamrequestingtouplzarrangeoneautocadseminaratourplaceandiwonttoleanthesoftwarepleasehelpgauravFebruary22,2020at12:51pm-Replymanyhavesameproblemtogetpdffile,soihaveanotherwaytogetpdffile.giveprintcommand(ctrl+p)andselecttheoptionsaveaspdf.youwillgetthepdffile.(WINDOW10)IthinkitshelpfulforalloryoutogetpdffileRajatJanuary16,2020at12:42pm-ReplyHi,IneedtousethebelowmentionedexcelformulainAutoCADinsuchawaythatwheneveradrawingisopenedorsaved,thedateautomaticallychangesasperformula.=IF(MONTH(tODAY())