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Q QSAVE / Saves the current drawing. C CIRCLE / Creates a circle. H HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or
A ARC / Creates an arc. R REDRAW / Refreshes the selected
objects with a hatch pattern, solid ll, or
display gradient ll.
in the current viewport.
Z ZOOM / Increases or decreases the J JOIN / Joins similar objects to
form
magnication of the view in the F FILLET / Rounds and llets the edges a single, unbroken object.
current viewport. of objects. M MOVE / Moves objects a specied
W WBLOCK / Writes objects or V VIEW / Saves and restores named distance in a specied direction. 2
a block to a new drawing le. views, camera views, layout views,
and preset views. I INSERT / Inserts a block or drawing
S STRETCH / Stretches objects crossed into the current drawing.
by a selection window or polygon. T MTEXT / Creates a multiline text
object. O OFFSET / Creates concentric
X EXPLODE / Breaks a compound circles,
object into its component objects. G GROUP / Creates and manages saved parallel lines, and parallel curves.
sets of objects called groups.
E ERASE / Removes objects from a L LINE / Creates straight line
drawing. B BLOCK / Creates a block denition segments.
from selected objects.
D DIMSTYLE / Creates and P PAN / Adds a parameter with grips
modies dimension styles. to a dynamic block denition.
TOGGLES AND SCREEN MANAGEMENT

Toggle General Features Manage Screen Manage Drawings

Ctrl+d Toggle coordinate display Ctrl+0 (zero) Clean Screen Ctrl+n New Drawing
Ctrl+g Toggle Grid Ctrl+1 Property Palette Ctrl+s Save drawing
Ctrl+e Cycle isometric planes Ctrl+2 Design Center Palette Ctrl+o Open drawing
Ctrl+f Toggle running object snaps Ctrl+3 Tool Palette Ctrl+p Plot dialog
Ctrl+h Toggle Pick Style Ctrl+4 Sheet Set Palette Ctrl+Tab box
Switch to next
Ctrl+Shift+h Toggle Hide pallets Ctrl+6 DBConnect Manager Ctrl+Shift+Tab Switch to previous drawing
Ctrl+7
Ctrl+i Toggle Coords Ctrl+8 Markup Set Manager Palette Ctrl+Page Up Switch to previous tab
Ctrl+Shift+i Toggle Infer Constraints Quick Calc in current drawing
Ctrl+Page Down Switch to next tab
Ctrl+9 Command Line
in current drawing
Toggle Drawing Modes Ctrl+q Exit

F1 Display Help Manage Workow Ctrl+a Select all objects

F2 Toggle text screen Ctrl+c Copy
F3 Toggle object snap mode Ctrl+x object
Cut object
F4 Toggle 3DOsnap Ctrl+v Paste
F5 Toggle Isoplane Ctrl+Shift+c Copy to clipboard with base point
object
F6 Toggle Dynamic UCS Ctrl+Shift+v Paste data as block
Ctrl+z Undo last action
F7 Toggle grid mode
Ctrl+y Redo last action
F8 Toggle ortho mode
Ctrl+[ Cancel current command
F9 Toggle snap mode
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F10 Toggle polar mode
ESC Cancel current command
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CIRCLE / Creates a
circle.

A B BLOCK / Creates a block denition C

ARC / Creates an from selected objects.
arc.
AA AREA / Calculates the area and perimeter CAM CAMERA / Sets a camera and target
of objects or of dened areas. BC BCLOSE / Closes the Block location to create and save a 3D
Editor. perspective view of objects.
ADC ADCENTER / Manages and inserts BE BEDIT / Opens the block denition CBAR CONSTRAINTBAR / A toolbar-like UI
content in the Block Editor. element that displays the available
such as blocks, xrefs, and hatch patterns. BH HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or geometric constraints on an object.
AL ALIGN / Aligns objects with other objects selected objects with a hatch pattern, CH PROPERTIES / Controls properties
in 2D and 3D. solid ll, or gradient ll. of existing objects.
AP APPLOAD / Load Application. BO BOUNDARY / Creates a region or CHA CHAMFER / Bevels the edges of objects.
a polyline from an enclosed area.
AR ARRAY / Creates multiple copies of CHK CHECKSTANDARDS / Checks the current
objects in a pattern. BR BREAK / Breaks the selected object drawing for standards violations.
between two points.
ARR ACTRECORD / Starts the Action Recorder. CLI COMMANDLINE / Displays the
BS BSAVE / Saves the current block Command
ARM ACTUSERMESSAGE / Inserts a user denition.
message into an action macro. Line window.
BVS BVSTATE / Creates, sets, or deletes COL COLOR / Sets the color for new objects.
ARU ACTUSERINPUT / Pauses for user input a visibility state in a dynamic block.
in an action macro. CO COPY / Copies objects a specied
ARS ACTSTOP / Stops the Action Recorder distance in a specied direction.
and provides the option of saving the CT CTABLESTYLE / Sets the name
recorded actions to an action macro le. of the current table style.
ATI ATTIPEDIT / Changes the textual content CUBE NAVVCUBE / Controls the visibility and
of an attribute within a block. display properties of the ViewCube tool.
ATT ATTDEF / Redenes a block and updates CYL CYLINDER / Creates a 3D solid cylinder.
associated attributes.
ATE ATTEDIT / Changes attribute
information in a block.
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D DIMSTYLE / Creates and modies DI DIST / Measures the distance and DRM DRAWINGRECOVERY / Displays a list of
dimension styles. angle between two points. drawing les that can be recovered after
DAN DIMANGULAR / Creates an angular DIV DIVIDE / Creates evenly spaced point a program or system failure.
dimension. objects or blocks along the length DS DSETTINGS / Sets grid and snap,
DAR DIMARC / Creates an arc length or perimeter of an object. polar and object snap tracking,
object snap modes, Dynamic Input,
dimension. DJL DIMJOGLINE / Adds or removes a jog and Quick Properties.
line
on a linear or aligned dimension.
DBA DIMBASELINE / Creates a linear, angular, DT TEXT / Creates a single-line text object.
or ordinate dimension from the baseline DJO DIMJOGGED / Creates jogged DV DVIEW / Denes parallel projection
of the previous or selected dimension. dimensions or perspective views by using a camera
for circles and arcs.
DBC DBCONNECT / Provides an interface DL DATALINK / The Data Link dialog box and target.
to external database tables. is displayed. DX DATAEXTRACTION / Extracts
DCE DIMCENTER / Creates the center mark DLU DATALINKUPDATE / Updates data to or drawing data and merges data from
or the centerlines of circles and arcs. from an established external data link. an external source to a data extraction
table or external le.
DCO DIMCONTINUE / Creates a dimension DO DONUT / Creates a lled circle or
that starts from an extension line of a wide ring.
a previously created dimension. DOR DIMORDINATE / Creates ordinate
DCON DIMCONSTRAINT / Applies dimensions.
dimensional DOV DIMOVERRIDE / Controls overrides of
constraints to selected objects or points sys-
on objects. tem variables used in selected dimensions.
DDA DIMDISASSOCIATE / Removes DR DRAWORDER / Changes the draw
associativity from selected dimensions. order of images and other objects.
DDI DIMDIAMETER / Creates a diameter DRA DIMRADIUS / Creates a radius dimension
dimension for a circle or an arc. for a circle or an arc.
DED DIMEDIT / Edits dimension text and DRE DIMREASSOCIATE / Associates or
extension lines. re-associates selected dimensions
to objects or points on objects.
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E ERASE / Removes objects from a drawing. G GROUP / Creates and manages saved I INSERT / Inserts a block or drawing
ED DDEDIT / Edits single-line text, dimension sets of objects called groups. into the current drawing.
text, attribute denitions, and feature GCON GEOCONSTRAINT / Applies or persists IAD IMAGEADJUST / Controls the image
control frames. geometric relationships between objects display of the brightness, contrast,
EL ELLIPSE / Creates an ellipse or points on objects. and fade values of images.
or an elliptical arc. GD GRADIENT / Fills an enclosed area or IAT IMAGEATTACH / Inserts a reference
EPDF EXPORTPDF / selected objects with a gradient ll. to an image le.
Exports drawing to PDF. GEO GEOGRAPHICLOCATION / Species ICL IMAGECLIP / Crops the display of a
ER EXTERNALREFERENCES / Opens the geographic location information selected image to a specied boundary.
the External References palette. for a drawing le. ID ID / Displays the UCS coordinate values
EX EXTEND / Extends objects to meet H HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or selected of a specied location.
the edges of other objects. objects with a hatch pattern, solid ll, or IM IMAGE / Displays the External
gradient ll. References palette.
EXIT QUIT / Exits the program.
HE HATCHEDIT / Modies an existing IMP IMPORT / Imports les of different
EXP EXPORT / Saves the objects in a hatch or ll.
drawing to a different le format. formats into the current drawing.
HI HIDE / Regenerates a 3D wireframe IN INTERSECT / Creates a 3D solid, surface,
EXT EXTRUDE / Extends the dimensions of model
a 2D object or 3D face into 3D space. or 2D region from overlapping solids,
with hidden lines suppressed. surfaces, or regions.
F FILLET / Rounds and llets the edges
of objects. INF INTERFERE / Creates a temporary 3D
solid
FI FILTER / Creates a list of requirements from the interferences between two sets
that an object must meet to be included of selected 3D solids.
in a selection set.
IO INSERTOBJ / Inserts a linked or
FS FSMODE / Creates a selection set of all embedded object.
objects that touch the selected object.
J JOIN / Joins similar objects to form
FSHOT FLATSHOT / Creates a 2D a single, unbroken object.
representation
of all 3D objects based on the current JOG DIMJOGGED / Creates jogged
view. dimensions for circles and arcs.
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L LINE / Creates straight line segments. NORTH GEOGRAPHICLOCATION / Species
MEA MEASUREGEOM / Measures the the geographic location information
distance, radius, angle, area, and volume for a drawing le.
LA LAYER / Manages layers and NSHOT NEWSHOT / Creates a named view
of selected objects or sequence of points. layer properties.
with motion that is played back when
MI MIRROR / Creates a mirrored viewed with ShowMotion.
LAS LAYERSTATE / Saves, restores,
copy of selected objects.
and manages named layer states.
ML MLINE / Creates multiple parallel lines.
LE QLEADER / Creates a leader and NVIEW NEWVIEW / Creates a named view
leader annotation. MLA MLEADERALIGN / Aligns and spaces with no motion.
selected multileader objects.
LEN LENGTHEN / Changes the length of O OFFSET / Creates concentric circles,
objects and the included angle of MLC MLEADERCOLLECT / Organizes parallel lines, and parallel
arcs. selected curves.
multileaders that contain blocks into
LESS MESHSMOOTHLESS / Decreases the rows or columns, and displays the result
MAT MATERIALS / Shows or hides the with a single leader.
level of smoothness for mesh objects Materials window.
by one level. MLD MLEADER / Creates a multileader object.
ME MEASURE / Creates point objects or
LI LIST / Displays property data for blocks at measured intervals along the MLE MLEADEREDIT / Adds leader lines to,
selected objects. length or perimeter of an object. or removes leader lines from,
LO LAYOUT / Creates and modies a multileader object.
drawing layout tabs. MLS MLEADERSTYLE / Creates and
LT LINETYPE / Loads, sets, and modies multileader styles.
modies linetypes. MO PROPERTIES / Controls properties
LTS LTSCALE / Changes the scale factor of of existing objects.
linetypes for all objects in a drawing. MORE MESHSMOOTHMORE / Increases the
LW LWEIGHT / Sets the current lineweight, level of smoothness for mesh objects
lineweight display options, and by one level.
lineweight units. MS MSPACE / Switches from paper space
M MOVE / Moves objects a specied to a model space viewport.
distance in a specied direction. MSM MARKUP / Opens the Markup
MA MATCHPROP / Applies the properties Set Manager.
of a selected object to other objects. MT MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object.
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P PAN / Adds a parameter with grips QC QUICKCALC / Opens the
POL POLYGON / Creates an equilateral QuickCalc calculator.
to a dynamic block denition. QCUI QUICKCUI / Displays the Customize
closed polyline. User
PA PASTESPEC / Pastes objects from the Interface Editor in a collapsed state.
PON SHOWPALETTES / Restores
Clipboard into the current drawing
the display of hidden palettes.
and controls the format of the data. PR PROPERTIES / Displays Properties QP QUICKPROPERTIES / Displays open
palette.
PAR PARAMETERS / Controls the PCINDEX POINTCLOUDINDEX / Creates
PRE PREVIEW / Displays the drawing an
associative parameters used P
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in the drawing. R
PRINT PLOT / Plots a drawing to a plotter,
PARAM BPARAMETER / Adds a parameter P
printer, or le. Y
with grips to a dynamic block R
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PS PSPACE / Switches from a model M
space viewport to paper space. I
PATCH SURFPATCH / Creates a new surface D
by tting a cap over a surface edge
PSOLID POLYSOLID / Creates a 3D
that forms a closed loop. /
wall-like polysolid.
PC POINTCLOUD / Provides options to C
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create and attach point cloud les. e
that include images of selected a
drawings. t
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PU PURGE / Removes unused items, s
an indexed point cloud le into
such as block denitions and layers, the current drawing. a
from the drawing.
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SPLIT MESHSPLIT / Splits a mesh face
into two faces.
SPE SPLINEDIT / Edits a spline or
spline-t polyline.
R REDRAW / Refreshes the display S STRETCH / Stretches objects crossed
in the current viewport. by a selection window or polygon.
RA REDRAWALL / Refreshes the display SC SCALE / Enlarges or reduces selected
in all viewports. objects, keeping the proportions of
the object the same after scaling.
RC RENDERCROP / Renders a specied SSM SHEETSET / Opens the Sheet Set Manager.
rectangular area, called a crop window, SCR SCRIPT / Executes a
sequence
within a viewport. of commands from a script le. ST STYLE / Creates, modies,
or species text styles.
RE REGEN / Regenerates the entire SEC SECTION / Uses the intersection of
drawing
from the current viewport. a plane and solids, surfaces, or mesh STA STANDARDS / Manages the association
to create a region. of standards les with drawings.
REA REGENALL / Regenerates the drawing
and refreshes all viewports. SET SETVAR / Lists or changes the SU SUBTRACT / Combines selected 3D
values of system variables. solids,
surfaces, or 2D regions by subtraction.
REC RECTANG / Creates a rectangular polyline.
SHA SHADEMODE / Starts the
REG REGION / Converts an object that access to advanced rendering settings.
encloses an area into a region object. RR RENDER / Creates a photorealistic
REN RENAME / Changes the names or realistically shaded image of
assigned a 3D solid or surface model.
to items such as layers and dimension RW RENDERWIN / Displays the
styles. Render window without starting
REV REVOLVE / Creates a 3D solid or surface a rendering operation.
by sweeping a 2D object around an axis.
RO ROTATE / Rotates objects around
a base point.
RP RENDERPRESETS / Species render
presets, reusable rendering parameters,
for rendering an image.
RPR RPREF / Displays or hides the
Advanced Render Settings palette for
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WBLOCK / Writes objects or
a block to a new drawing le.
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T MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object. UC WEDGE / Creates a 3D solid
TA TABLET / Calibrates, congures, and turns UCSMAN / Manages dened wedge.
on and off an attached digitizing tablet. user coordinate systems.
WHEEL NAVSWHEEL / Displays a wheel
TB TABLE / Creates an empty table object. UN that contains a collection of
UNITS / Controls coordinate and view navigation tools.
TEDIT TEXTEDIT / Edits a dimensional
angle display formats and precision.
constraint,
dimension, or text object. UNHIDE / UNISOLATEOBJECTS / Displays
UNISOLATE objects previously hidden with
TH THICKNESS / Sets the default 3D
the
thickness property when creating ISOLATEOBJECTS or HIDEOBJECTS
2D geometric objects.
command.
TI TILEMODE / Controls whether
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paper space can be accessed.
UNION / Unions two solid
TO TOOLBAR / Displays, hides, or two region objects.
and customizes toolbars.
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TOL TOLERANCE / Creates geometric VIEW / Saves and restores named
tolerances contained in a feature views, camera views, layout views,
control frame. and preset views.
TOR TORUS / Creates a donut-shaped 3D VGO
solid. VIEWGO / Restores a named
TP TOOLPALETTES / Opens the view.
Tool Palettes window. VP
TR TRIM / Trims objects to meet the DDVPOINT / Sets the 3D
edges of other objects. viewing direction.
TS TABLESTYLE / Creates, modies, VPLAY VIEWPLAY / Plays the animation
or species table styles. associated to a named view.
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VSCURRENT / Sets the visual
style in the current viewport.
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VISUALSTYLES / Creates and
modies visual styles and applies
a visual style to a viewport.
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