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 |