| Command |
Alias |
Description |
Menu |
| About |
— |
Displays information about the program |
Help |
| About |
— |
Displays information about the program |
Help |
| About |
— |
Displays information about the program |
Application Menu |
| ActivateLayer |
— |
Activates the Layer of a specified entity |
Format > Layer Tools |
| Align |
AL |
Aligns entities with other entities in 2D and 3D space |
— |
| AngleDimension |
— |
Creates an angle Dimension |
Dimension |
| Arc |
A |
Creates an Arc |
Draw |
| ArcLengthDimension |
— |
Creates an Arc length Dimension |
Dimension |
| AreaBoundary |
AB |
Creates a PolyLine or Region entity from an enclosed area (dialog box variant) |
Draw |
| -AreaBoundary |
-BO |
Creates a PolyLine or Region entity from an enclosed area (command window variant) |
— |
| AttachDrawing |
— |
Attaches a Referenced drawing to the current drawing |
Insert |
| AttachImage |
— |
Attaches an image to the current drawing |
Insert |
| AttachPDF |
— |
Attaches one or multiple pages of a PDF document to your drawing (dialog box variant) |
Insert |
| AutoCompleteOptions |
— |
Sets options to apply auto-completion of command names and command variable names as you type them (dialog box variant) |
— |
| -AutoCompleteOptions |
— |
Sets options to apply auto-completion of command names and command variable names as you type them (command window variant) |
— |
| Command |
Alias |
Description |
Menu |
| Callout |
— |
Places boxed mark-up text in the graphics area |
Draw > Notes and Tables |
| CCS |
— |
Sets, saves, and restores custom coordinate systems (CCS) |
— |
| CenterLine |
— |
Creates CenterLines between pairs of Lines, Arcs, and PolyLine segments |
Draw |
| CenterMark |
— |
Creates a center mark or center lines of Circles and Arcs |
Draw |
| Chamfer |
CHA |
Bevels the edges of drawing entities |
Modify |
| Check |
CHK |
Evaluates the integrity of a drawing and can correct errors |
— |
| Circle |
C |
Creates a Circle |
Draw |
| CircularPattern |
— |
Command window variant of the Pattern command, Circular option |
— |
| Clean |
CL |
Removes unused named References such as Blocks or Layers from the drawing (dialog box variant) |
Format |
| -Clean |
— |
Removes unused named References such as Blocks or Layers from the drawing (command window variant) |
— |
| ClipboardCopy |
— |
Copies entities to the clipboard |
— |
| ClipViewport |
— |
Clips the display of Viewports on the active Sheet at irregular shapes |
— |
| Cloud |
— |
Creates revision clouds to indicate that certain areas require or contain revisions (dialog box variant) |
Draw |
| CloudField |
Places a QR code on the current drawing |
Draw |
| CloudField |
— |
Places a QR code on the current drawing |
— |
| CommandWindow |
— |
Displays the command prompt area |
— |
| ContinueDimension |
— |
Continues a linear, angular, or ordinate Dimension from the second extension line of the previous or a selected Dimension |
Dimension |
| ConvertPolyLine |
— |
Converts lightweight PolyLines to old-format, heavyweight PolyLines and vice versa |
— |
| Copy |
CO |
Duplicates entities |
Modify |
| Copy@ |
CP@ |
Copies entities with a specified reference point to the clipboard |
Edit |
| CSStyle |
— |
Manages custom coordinate systems (CCS) |
Tools |
| Cut |
— |
Copies entities to the clipboard and deletes the entities |
— |
| Command |
Alias |
Description |
Menu |
| Delete |
DEL |
Removes entities from the drawing |
Modify |
| DeleteLayer |
— |
Deletes entities and the layer of selected entities |
Format > Layer Tools |
| DeselectAll |
— |
Deselects all entities on all currently visible layers |
— |
| DetachDrawing |
— |
Detaches referenced drawings that were attached to the current drawing |
— |
| DetachImage |
— |
Detaches referenced images attached to the drawing |
— |
| DetachPDF |
— |
Detaches PDF Underlays that were attached to the current drawing |
— |
| DetachPDF |
— |
Detaches PDF Underlays that were attached to the current drawing |
— |
| DiameterDimension |
— |
Creates diameter Dimensions for Circles and Arcs |
Dimension |
| Dimensioning |
|
Click here for Dimensioning Commands |
| DimensionStyle |
D |
Creates and modifies DimensionStyles (dialog box variant) |
Format |
| -DimensionStyle |
— |
Creates and modifies DimensionStyles (command window variant) |
Format |
| DiscardDuplicates |
— |
Removes duplicate entities or overlapping parts of entities from the drawing (dialog box variant) |
— |
| DisplayCoords |
— |
Tracks pointer movements on the status bar |
— |
| DisplayFills |
— |
Controls fills visibility for wide PolyLines, Solids, Traces, Hatches, and Gradients |
— |
| DisplayOrder |
— |
Changes the display order of drawing entities and inserted images in the drawings |
Tools |
| DraftingStyles |
— |
Manages TextStyles, DimensionStyles, RichLineStyles, and TableStyles, and sets styles for use with subsequent commands |
— |
| DrawingCompare |
— |
Displays the Drawing Compare palette |
— |
| DrawingSettings |
— |
Sets the behavior of drawing commands, the appearance of certain drawing entities, the unit system of the current drawing, and manages Custom Coordinate Systems (CCSs) |
— |
| Command |
Alias |
Description |
Menu |
| EditAnnotation |
ED |
Edits items such as single-line Text, Dimension text, Leader annotation, and BlockAttribute definitions |
— |
| EditBlockAttribute |
— |
Modifies BlockAttributes (dialog box variant) |
— |
| -EditBlockAttribute |
— |
Modifies BlockAttributes (command window variant) |
— |
| EditDimension |
— |
Edits Dimension text or Dimension extension lines |
Dimension > Edit |
| EditDimensionText |
— |
Moves and rotates Dimension text |
Dimension > Edit |
| EditEntityGroup |
— |
Adds and removes entities to or from EntityGroups, or renames EntityGroups |
Tools > Entity Groups |
| EditHatch |
— |
Modifies an existing Hatch or Fill (dialog box variant) |
— |
| -EditHatch |
— |
Modifies an existing Hatch or Fill (command window variant) |
— |
| EditIpBlockAttribute |
— |
Edits in-place BlockAttribute values |
— |
| EditLength |
— |
Lengthens or shortens an entity |
Modify |
| EditMultiLeader |
— |
Adds leader lines to, or removes leader lines from MultiLeaders. |
Modify > Entity |
| EditMultiLeader |
— |
Adds leader lines to, or removes leader lines from MultiLeaders. |
— |
| EditNote |
— |
Edits Notes (multiline text) |
— |
| EditPolyLine |
— |
Edits PolyLines, PolyLine vertices, and 3D PolygonMeshes |
— |
| EditRichLine |
— |
Edits intersecting and adjoining RichLines, breaks and welds RichLines, and adds or deletes vertices to or from existing RichLines (dialog box variant) |
— |
| EditSpline |
— |
Modifies the parameters of a specified spline or converts a spline-fit Polyline to a Spline |
— |
| EditTable |
— |
Changes text in a Table cell |
— |
| EditTableCell |
— |
Inserts, deletes, merges, or resizes cells, rows, and columns in Tables |
— |
| EditTolerance |
— |
Modifies Tolerances (datum indicators and basic dimension notation) |
— |
| EditVertex |
— |
Edits 2D PolyLine vertices |
Modify |
| EditXBlockAttribute |
— |
Modifies the BlockAttribute values and properties of inserted Blocks |
— |
| Ellipse |
EL |
Creates an Ellipse or an Elliptical Arc |
Draw |
| EnterPoint |
— |
Tool for quick entry of drawing coordinates with precision whenever a point is requested |
— |
| EntityGroup |
G |
Creates a user-defined selection set of entities (dialog box variant) |
— |
| -EntityGroup |
-G |
Creates a user-defined selection set of entities (command window variant) |
— |
| EntityGroupDisplayMode |
— |
Sets options for EntityGroup selection |
— |
| Explode |
X |
Breaks complex objects into their component entities |
Modify |
| ExplodeBlockX |
— |
Explodes Blocks and converts BlockAttribute values to SimpleNotes |
Draw > Block |
| ExplodeText |
— |
Converts annotations into Polylines, which represent the text outline |
— |
| ExplodeX |
— |
Converts Ellipses and Splines into Polylines |
— |
| Export |
EXP |
Saves entities to other file formats |
— |
| ExportBMP |
— |
Saves the drawing display to a file in a device-independent bitmap format |
— |
| ExportDrawing |
— |
Writes entities, Blocks, or the entire drawing to a new drawing file (dialog box variant) |
— |
| ExportJPG |
— |
Saves specified entities to a JPEG file |
— |
| ExportPNG |
— |
Saves specified entities to a PNG file (Portable Network Graphics) |
— |
| ExportSLD |
— |
Stores the current view to a slide file |
— |
| ExportSVG |
— |
Stores the current view to an SVG file |
— |
| Extend |
EX |
Extends entities to bounding edges defined by other entities |
Modify |
| Command |
Alias |
Description |
Menu |
| Field |
— |
Creates Fields for annotations that are used to update information such as modification date, drawing name, and author |
Draw > Notes and Tables |
| FillArea |
— |
Fills an area with a solid color or color gradient |
Draw |
| Fillet |
F |
Rounds and fillets the edges of entities |
Modify |
| Find |
— |
Finds and replaces Text in Notes, Annotations, and Dimension Text |
Edit |
| Flip |
FL |
Mirrors and deletes the original entity |
— |
| FlipArrows |
— |
Changes the position of dimension arrows |
Dimension > Edit |
| FontAlt |
— |
Sets an alternate font to use if the original font is not found |
— |
| FreezeLayer |
— |
Freezes the Layers of selected entities |
Format > Layer Tools |
| Command |
Alias |
Description |
Menu |
| Language |
— |
Sets the language to communicate with the software |
— |
| Layer |
LA |
Controls Layers and Layer properties (dialog box variant) |
Format |
| -Layer |
-LA |
Controls Layers and Layer properties (command window variant) |
— |
| LayerState |
— |
Saves, restores, and manages configurations of layer properties and states |
Format > Layer Tools |
| Leader |
LEAD |
Draws Leader lines which connect annotations to drawing entities |
Dimension |
| Line |
L |
Creates straight line segments |
Draw > Line |
| LinearDimension |
— |
Creates a linear Dimension |
Dimension |
| LineColor |
COL |
Sets the LineColor for new entities (dialog box variant) |
Format |
| LineScale |
— |
Sets the global LineStyle scale factor |
— |
| LineStyle |
— |
Creates, loads, and sets LineStyles (dialog box variant) |
Format |
| -LineStyle |
— |
Creates, loads, and sets LineStyles (command window variant) |
— |
| LineWeight |
LW |
Sets LineWeight options (dialog box variant) |
Format |
| -LineWeight |
— |
Sets LineWeight options (command window variant) |
— |
| LockLayer |
— |
Locks the Layers of selected entities |
Format > Layer Tools |
| Command |
Alias |
Description |
Menu |
| MakeBlock |
B |
Creates a Block from selected entities (dialog box variant) |
Draw > Block |
| -MakeBlock |
-B |
Creates a Block from selected entities (command window variant) |
— |
| MakeBlockAttribute |
— |
Creates a BlockAttribute definition (dialog box variant) |
Draw > Block |
| -MakeBlockAttribute |
— |
Creates a BlockAttribute definition (command window variant) |
— |
| MarkDivisions |
DIV |
Places evenly spaced point entities or Blocks along the length or perimeter of an entity |
Draw > Point |
| MarkLengths |
ME |
Places point entities or Blocks at measured intervals on an entity |
Draw > Point |
| Mask |
— |
Covers existing entities with a blank area |
Draw |
| MatchLayer |
— |
Changes the Layer of selected entities to match a destination Layer |
Format > Layer Tools |
| Mirror |
MI |
Creates a mirror image copy of entities |
Modify |
| Model |
— |
Toggles from a Sheet tab to the Model tab |
— |
| ModelMode |
MM |
Toggles from sheet workspace to a model workspace on Sheets |
— |
| Modify |
— |
Changes the properties of drawing entities |
— |
| ModifyProperties |
— |
Changes the Layer, LineColor, LineStyle, LineScale, trancparency, and thickness of entities |
— |
| Move |
M |
Displaces entities a specified distance in a specified direction |
Modify |
| MoveDimensionText |
— |
Moves Dimension text |
— |
| MultiLeader |
— |
Creates MultiLeaders based on MultiLeaderStyles |
Dimension |
| MultiLeaderStyle |
— |
Creates and manages MultiLeaderStyles |
— |
| MultiLeaderStyle |
— |
Creates and manages MultiLeaderStyles |
Format |
| Command |
Alias |
Description |
Menu |
| PageLayout |
— |
Sets print and plot defaults |
— |
| Pan |
P |
Moves the drawing display in the active ViewTile (dynamic pan) |
— |
| -Pan |
-P |
Moves the drawing display in the active ViewTile by pointing a displacement |
View > Pan |
| PanDown |
— |
Pans down |
— |
| PanLeft |
— |
Pans left |
— |
| PanRight |
— |
Pans right |
— |
| PanUp |
— |
Pans up |
— |
| ParallelDimension |
— |
Creates an aligned linear Dimension |
Dimension |
| Paste |
— |
Inserts data from the clipboard |
Edit |
| PasteAsBlock |
— |
Inserts entities from the clipboard as Block |
Edit |
| Paste@SourcePosition |
— |
Pastes entities from the OS clipboard using the coordinates of the source drawing |
Edit |
| PathPattern |
— |
Command window variant of the Pattern command, Path option |
— |
| Pattern |
— |
Creates multiple copies of entities in a pattern (dialog box variant) |
Modify |
| -Pattern |
— |
Creates multiple copies of entities in a pattern (command window variant) |
— |
| PlanView |
— |
Sets plan view to construction plane |
— |
| Point |
PO |
Creates a point entity |
Draw > Point |
| PointFormat |
— |
Defines the type and size of point entities |
Format |
| Polygon |
POL |
Creates an equilateral closed PolyLine |
Draw |
| PolyLine |
PL |
Creates 2D PolyLines |
Draw > PolyLine |
| PolyLine3D |
PL3 |
Creates a 3D PolyLine of straight line segments in 3D space |
Draw |
| PowerTrim |
— |
Trims multiple, adjacent entities by dragging the pointer across each entity |
Modify |
| Properties |
PR |
Displays the Properties palette to change drawing entity properties |
— |
| PropertyPainter |
— |
Applies properties from one entity to selected entities |
— |
| Command |
Alias |
Description |
Menu |
| RadiusDimension |
— |
Creates radial Dimensions for Circles and Arcs |
Dimension |
| Ray |
— |
Draws semi-infinite construction Lines |
Draw > Line |
| Rebuild |
RE |
Rebuilds the drawing and refreshes the active ViewTile |
View |
| RebuildDimension |
— |
Updates Dimensions with the active DimensionStyle |
Dimension > Edit |
| RebuildField |
— |
Manually updates Fields in specified annotations |
Insert |
| Rectangle |
REC |
Creates a rectangular PolyLine |
Draw > Rectangle |
| RedefineBasePoint |
— |
Sets a new base point for Blocks |
— |
| Redo |
— |
Reverses the effects of a previous U or UndoN command |
Edit |
| References |
— |
Displays the References palette |
Tools |
| -References |
— |
Controls and manages Referenced drawings |
— |
| Region |
REG |
Converts an entity enclosing an area into a Region |
Draw |
| RelateDimension |
— |
Reestablishes the relation of specified Dimensions to entities |
Dimension > Edit |
| Rename |
REN |
Changes the names of objects (dialog box variant) |
— |
| -Rename |
— |
Changes the names of objects (command window variant) |
— |
| Repeat |
— |
Repeats a specified command |
— |
| ReplaceDimensionText |
— |
Modifies the Dimension text value |
Dimension > Edit |
| ResetDimensionText |
— |
Undoes the movement of Dimension text |
Dimension > Edit |
| RichLine |
RL |
Creates RichLines |
Draw > Line |
| RichLineStyle |
RLS |
Creates and manages RichLineStyles |
Format |
| Ring |
— |
Creates a filled Circle or Ring |
Draw |
| RollView |
— |
Controls 3D viewing |
View |
| RollViewCenter |
— |
Sets the center of rotation for constraint orbit view and starts constraint orbit view |
— |
| RollViewContinuous |
— |
Rotates the view in 3D space with continuous motion about a specified pivot point |
View > 3D Orbit |
| RollViewFree |
— |
Rotates the view in 3D space without constraining roll |
View > 3D Orbit |
| RollViewHorizontal |
— |
Swivels the view in 3D space horizontally (left and right) about an imaginary vertical axis |
View > 3D Orbit |
| RollViewVertical |
— |
Tilts the view in 3D space vertically (up and down) about an imaginary horizontal axis |
View > 3D Orbit |
| Rotate |
RO |
Rotates entities about a base point |
Modify |
| RotatedDimension |
— |
Creates rotated linear Dimensions |
— |
| RotateDimensionText |
— |
Rotates Dimension text |
— |
| Command |
Alias |
Description |
Menu |
| Save |
— |
Saves the drawing under the current file name |
— |
| SaveAs |
— |
Saves a copy of the current drawing under a new name or location |
File |
| Scale |
SC |
Enlarges or reduces specified entities equally in the X, Y, and Z directions |
Modify |
| ScaleText |
— |
Enlarges or reduces specified text entities |
— |
| Select |
— |
Places selected entities in the 'Previous' selection set |
— |
| SelectAll |
— |
Selects all drawing entities for subsequent modification commands |
— |
| SelectionFilter |
SF |
Determines a list of requirements that drawing entities must meet to be included in a selection set |
Tools |
| SelectMatching |
— |
Selects drawing entities of the same type and with shared properties for subsequent commands |
— |
| Shade |
— |
Shades the drawing model |
— |
| ShadeView |
SHA |
Determines the ShadeView mode |
View |
| Sheet |
— |
Create, copy, rename, or delete Sheet tabs (layout mode to set up a printout) |
— |
| SheetMode |
SM |
Toggles from a model workspace to sheet workspace on Sheets |
— |
| ShowLayers |
— |
Turns on all Layers |
Format > Layer Tools |
| SimpleNote |
— |
Creates single line text |
Draw > Notes and Tables |
| -SimpleNote |
— |
Displays Text on screen you enter it |
— |
| SimplePolygon |
— |
Creates an equilateral closed PolyLine |
— |
| Sketch |
— |
Creates freehand lines |
Draw |
| SmartDimension |
— |
Creates Dimensions with a dimension type determined by the entity selected |
Dimension |
| SmartSelect |
— |
Creates entity selections based on filtering criteria |
— |
| Snap |
SN |
Restricts pointer movements and pointing to the drawing to specified intervals |
— |
| SpellCheck |
SP |
Checks the spelling of Text in the drawing |
— |
| Spline |
— |
Creates quadratic or cubic Spline (NURBS) curves |
Draw |
| Split |
SPL |
Deletes parts of entities or splits entities in two |
Modify |
| SplitDimension |
— |
Splits dimension and extension lines of Dimension entities where they intersect other entities; also joins split dimension and extension lines |
Dimension |
| Stretch |
S |
Moves or stretches entities |
Modify |
| SwitchArea |
— |
Switches Between Model and Sheet Tabs |
— |
| Command |
Alias |
Description |
Menu |
| Table |
TB |
Creates a Table in the drawing (dialog box variant) |
Table > Notes and Tables |
| -Table |
— |
Creates a Table in the drawing (command window variant) |
— |
| TableStyle |
TS |
Creates and manages TableStyles |
Format |
| TextStyle |
ST |
Creates or modifies TextStyles and sets the active TextStyle (dialog box variant) |
Format |
| -TextStyle |
— |
Creates or modifies TextStyles and sets the active TextStyle (command window variant) |
— |
| ThawLayers |
— |
Thaws all Layers |
Format > Layer Tools |
| ToActiveLayer |
— |
Changes the Layers of specified entities to the active Layer |
Format > Layer Tools |
| Tolerance |
TOL |
Creates Tolerances (datum indicators and basic dimension notation) |
Dimension |
| Trace |
— |
Draws a Trace |
Draw |
| Trapezoid |
— |
Creates a trapezoid 2D PolyLine |
Draw > Rectangle |
| Trim |
TR |
Trims entities at a cutting edge defined by other entities |
Modify |
| Command |
Alias |
Description |
Menu |
| VerifyDimensions |
— |
Verifies all measurements of related Dimensions in the drawing |
Dimension |
| VerticalDimension |
— |
Creates vertical linear Dimensions |
— |
| VersionHistory |
— |
Displays the Manage versions palette |
— |
| ViewDirection |
— |
Sets the viewing direction for a 3D view of the drawing |
— |
| Viewport |
— |
Creates and controls Viewports on Sheet tabs |
— |
| -Viewport |
— |
Creates and controls single or multiple Model ViewTiles or Sheet Viewports (command window variant) |
— |
| ViewportLayer |
— |
Controls Layer visibility in Viewports on Sheets |
— |
| Views |
V |
Saves, restores and manages user-defined model and Sheet views, and preset views (dialog box variant) |
View |
| -Views |
-V |
Saves, restores and manages user-defined model and Sheet views, and preset views (command window variant) |
— |
| ViewTiles |
— |
Creates and controls single or multiple Model ViewTiles or Sheet Viewports (dialog box variant) |
View > View Tiles |