PLOT PO PR PRE PU RE REC REN RO SP T TB TP TR U UN V W X XR Z

PLOT Opens plot/print dialogue box POINT Point marker or node - DDPTYPE to change pointstyle PROPERTIES Opens properties dialogue box PREVIEW Preview a plot PURGE Opens purge dialogue box to remove unused elements REGEN Regenerate the display RECTANG Draw a rectangle RENAME Opens rename dialogue box to rename blocks, layers, ROTATE Rotate a selection SPELL Spell check a selection - ALL to check entire drawing MTEXT Insert multiline text TABLE Opens insert a table dialogue box TOOLPALETTES Displays toolpalette TRIM Trim a selection UNDO Undo last command UNITS Opens units dialogue box VIEW Opens view dialogue box WBLOCK Write a block EXPLODE Explode a selection XREF Opens x-reference manager ZOOM Zoom in display - A=All, E=EXTENTS, W=WINDOW

CONTROL KEYS
CTRL+0 CTRL+1 CTRL+2 CTRL+3 CTRL+8 CTRL+A CTRL+C CTRL+H CTRL+J CTRL+N CTRL+O CTRL+P CTRL+R CTRL+S CTRL+SHIFT+ S CTRL+V CTRL+X CTRL+Y CTRL+Z CTRL+TAB CTRL+PAGE UP CTRL+PAGE DOWN ARROW UP/Down CLEANSCREEN PROPERTIES ADCENTER TOOLPALETTES QUICKCALC Select all COPYCLIP Turns NEW OPEN PLOT CVPORT QSAVE PASTECLIP CUTCLIP REDO UNDO Turns user interface elements on/off Turns properties on/off Turns design center on/off Turns tool palettes window on/off Launches calculator window Copies objects to clipboard a group on or off Repeats last command Opens create new drawing dialogue box Opens the select file dialogue box Opens the plot dialogue box Switches between view ports Opens the save drawing as dialogue box Save as Pastes data from clipboard to drawing Removes select object from drawing to clipboard Performs the operation cancelled by UNDO Undoes the last operation Switches between open drawings Switch up between layout tabs Switch down between layout tabs Recall last command

SHORTCUT CTRL+8 D DAL DAN DAR DBA DCO dimension DDI DED DI DIMCENTER DLI DOR DOV DRA ID UN

COMMAND

COMMENT

QUICKCALC Displays the calculator DIMSTYLE Opens dimension style manager dialogue box DIMALIGNED Aligned linear dimension line DIMANGULAR Angular dimension line DIMARC Arc length dimension DIMBASELINE Ordinate dimension from baseline of previous dimension DIMCONTINUE Ordinate dimension from 2nd extension line of previous DIMDIAMETER Diameter dimension for circles and arcs DIMEDIT Edit dimension text on dimension objects DIST Check a distance DIMCENTER Creates center mark DIMLINEAR Linear dimension DIMORDINATE Ordinate point dimension DIMOVERRIDEOverride dimension style DIMRADIUS Radial dimension for circles and arcs ID Display the co-ordinate values of a point UNITS Opens drawing units dialogue box

DRAWING OBJECTS
SHORTCUT A B BO C DO DT DIV EL F G H L LE LEAD ML O PL PO POL RAY REC REG REVCLOUD SPL T WIPEOUT XL COMMAND COMMENT ARC Draw an arc with 3 points BLOCK Opens block dialogue box in order to make a block BOUNDARY Draw a boundary CIRCLE Draw a circle DONUT Draw a solid donut shape TEXT Single line text DIVIDE Inserts point node a set division ELLIPSE Draw an ellipse FILLET Draw an arc between 2 intersecting lines GROUP Opens object grouping dialogue HATCH Opens hatch and gradient dialogue box LINE Draw a line QLEADER Draw a leader line (may need to adjust settings) LEADER Leader line with annotation MLINE Draw multilane OFFSET offset an object by distance PLINE Draw a polyline - a complex line POINT Point marker or node - DDPTYPE to change pointstyle POLYGON Draw a regular polygon 3 to 1024 sides RAY Construction line in one direction RECTANG Draw a rectangle REGION Region - for shading for example REVCLOUD Revision cloud - note can select a polyline SPLINE Spine or smooth curve along points MTEXT Multi-line text WIPEOUT Masks part of drawing for clarity XLINE Construction line of infinite length

TIPS 1. Use PO to create node point - if you do not see anything try changing the node properties DDPTYPE. 2. Alternatively set PDMODE to 3 to display an X at id point set PDMODE to 0 to clear.

FUNCTION KEYS
SHORTCUT COMMAND F1 HELP F2 TEXTSCR GRAPHSCR F3 OSNAP F5 or CTRL+E ISOPLANE F6 or CTRL+D COORDS F7 or CTRL+G GRID F8 or CTRL+L ORTHO F9 or CTRL+B SNAP F10 or CTRL+U POLAR COMMENT Opens Autocad help Switches between text screen and graphic area Switches osnap on/off Cycles through isoplanes Turns coordinate display on/off Turns grid on/off Turns ortho on/off Turns snap on/off Turns polar on/off

A B I -I W C CO CHA COL D E DIV EX F FI G H I IM J L LA LE LI or LS LO LTS M MA ME O OP P PE PL

ARC Draw an arc BLOCK Opens block dialogue box in order to make a block INSERT Opens insert dialogue to insert a block INSERT Insert a block by name WBLOCK Write a block - for use in other drawings CIRCLE Draw a circle COPY Copy an object CHAMFER Chamfer between 2 non-parallel lines COLOR Opens select color dialogue box DIMSTYLE Opens dimstyle manager ERASE Erase a selection DIVIDE Inserts point node a set division EXTEND Extend a selection FILLET Draw an arc between 2 intersecting lines FILTER Opens filter dialogue box GROUP Launches the group dialogue box HATCH Opens hatch and gradient dialogue box INSERT Insert a block IMAGE Launches image manager JOIN Joins 2 objects to form single object LINE Draw a line LAYER Opens layer manager QLEADER Draw a leader line (may need to adjust settings) LIST Display information about objects in a text window LAYOUT Creates a new layout tab LTScale Change the linetype scale MOVE Move a selection MATCHPROPERTIES Match properties of an object MEASURE Inserts point node at input distance OFFSET Offset a selection OPTIONS Launches options dialogue box PAN Pan in drawing POLYEDIT Edit a polyline PLINE Draw a polyline