AUTOCAD SHORTCUT KEYS

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Toggles and screen management

Below, you'll find an abbreviated list of commands that

 can be used in AutoCAD.

Toggle General Features

Ctrl+G/Toggle Grid

Ctrl+E /Cycle isometric planes

Ctrl+F /Toggle running object snaps

Ctrl+H /Toggle Pick Style

Ctrl+Shift+H/Toggle Hide pallets

Ctrl+I/Toggle Coords

Ctrl+Shift+I/Toggle Infer Constraints

Manage Screen

Ctrl+0 (zero)/Clean Screen

Ctrl+1 /Property Palette

Ctrl+2/Design Center Palette

Ctrl+3/Tool Palette

Ctrl+4/Sheet Set Palette

Ctrl+6/DBConnect Manager

Ctrl+7/Markup Set Manager Palette

Ctrl+8/Quick Calc

Ctrl+9/Command Line

Manage Drawings

Ctrl+N/New Drawing

Ctrl+S/Save drawing

Ctrl+O/Open drawing

Ctrl+P/Plot dialog box

Ctrl+Tab/Switch to next

Ctrl+Shift+Tab/Switch to previous drawing

Ctrl+Page Up/Switch to previous tab in current drawing

Ctrl+Page Down/Switch to next tab in current drawing

Ctrl+Q/Exit

Ctrl+Shift+S/Save drawing as

Toggle Drawing Modes

F1/Display Help

F2/Toggle text screen

F3/Toggle object snap mode

F4/Toggle 3DOsnap

F5/Toggle Isoplane

F6/Toggle Dynamic UCS

F7/Toggle grid mode

F8/Toggle ortho mode

F9/Toggle snap mode

F10/Toggle polar mode

F11/Toggle object snap tracking

F12/Toggle dynamic input mode

Manage Workflow

Ctrl+A/Select all objects

Ctrl+C/Copy object

Ctrl+K/Insert hyperlink

Ctrl+X/Cut object

Ctrl+V/Paste object

Ctrl+Shift+C/Copy to clipboard with base point

Ctrl+Shift+V/Paste data as block

Ctrl+Z/Undo last action

Ctrl+Y/Redo last action

Ctrl+[ /Cancel current command (or ctrl+\)

ESC/Cancel current command

A, B, C

A

A /ARC / Creates an arc

ADC /ADCENTER / Manages and inserts content such as blocks, xrefs, and hatch patterns

AA/ AREA / Calculates the area and perimeter of objects or of defined areas

AL /ALIGN / Aligns objects with other objects in 2D and 3D

AP /APPLOAD / Load Application

AR /ARRAY / Creates multiple copies of objects in a pattern

ARR /ACTRECORD / Starts the Action Recorder

ARM /ACTUSERMESSAGE / Inserts a user message into an action macro

ARU/ ACTUSERINPUT / Pauses for user input in an action macro

ARS /ACTSTOP / Stops the Action Recorder and provides the option of saving the recorded actions to an action macro file

ATI /ATTIPEDIT / Changes the textual content of an attribute within a block

ATT /ATTDEF / Redefines a block and updates associated attributes

ATE/ ATTEDIT / Changes attribute information in a block

B

B /BLOCK / Creates a block definition from selected objects

BC /BCLOSE / Closes the Block Editor

BE /BEDIT / Opens the block definition in the Block Editor

BH/ HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill

BO /BOUNDARY / Creates a region or a polyline from an enclosed area

BR/ BREAK / Breaks the selected object between two points

BS /BSAVE / Saves the current block definition

BVS /BVSTATE / Creates, sets, or deletes a visibility state in a dynamic block

C

C /CIRCLE / Creates a circle

CAM /CAMERA / Sets a camera and target location to create and save a 3D perspective view of objects

CBAR /CONSTRAINTBAR / A toolbar-like UI element that displays the available geometric constraints on an object

CH /PROPERTIES / Controls properties of existing objects

CHA /CHAMFER / Bevels the edges of objects

CHK /CHECKSTANDARDS / Checks the current drawing for standards violations

CLI /COMMANDLINE / Displays the Command Line window

COL/ COLOR / Sets the color for new objects

CO /COPY / Copies objects a specified distance in a specified direction

CT/ CTABLESTYLE / Sets the name of the current table style

CUBE/ NAVVCUBE / Controls the visibility and display properties of the ViewCube tool

CYL/ CYLINDER / Creates a 3D solid cylinder

D, E, F

D

D /DIMSTYLE / Creates and modifies dimension styles

DAN/ DIMANGULAR / Creates an angular dimension

DAR /DIMARC / Creates an arc length dimension

DBA /DIMBASELINE / Creates a linear, angular, or ordinate dimension from the baseline of the previous or selected dimension

DBC /DBCONNECT / Provides an interface to external database tables

DCE /DIMCENTER / Creates the center mark or the centerlines of circles and arcs

DCO/ DIMCONTINUE / Creates a dimension that starts from an extension line of a previously created dimension

DCON/ DIMCONSTRAINT / Applies dimensional constraints to selected objects or points on objects

DDA /DIMDISASSOCIATE / Removes associativity from selected dimensions

DDI /DIMDIAMETER / Creates a diameter dimension for a circle or an arc

DED/ DIMEDIT / Edits dimension text and extension lines

DI /DIST / Measures the distance and angle between two points

DIV/ DIVIDE / Creates evenly spaced point objects or blocks along the length or perimeter of an object

DJL/ DIMJOGLINE / Adds or removes a jog line on a linear or aligned dimension

DJO/ DIMJOGGED / Creates jogged dimensions for circles and arcs

DL/ DATALINK / The Data Link dialog box is displayed

DLU /DATALINKUPDATE / Updates data to or from an established external data link

DO /DONUT / Creates a filled circle or a wide ring

DOR /DIMORDINATE / Creates ordinate dimensions

DOV/ DIMOVERRIDE / Controls overrides of system variables used in selected dimensions

DR /DRAWORDER / Changes the draw order of images and other objects

DRA /DIMRADIUS / Creates a radius dimension for a circle or an arc

DRE /DIMREASSOCIATE / Associates or re-associates selected dimensions to objects or points on objects

DRM /DRAWINGRECOVERY / Displays a list of drawing files that can be recovered after a program or system failure

DS /DSETTINGS / Sets grid and snap, polar and object snap tracking, object snap modes, Dynamic Input, and Quick Properties

DT /TEXT / Creates a single-line text object

DV/ DVIEW / Defines parallel projection or perspective views by using a camera and target

DX /DATAEXTRACTION / Extracts drawing data and merges data from an external source to a data extraction table or external file

E

E /ERASE / Removes objects from a drawing

ED /DDEDIT / Edits single-line text, dimension text, attribute definitions, and feature control frames

EL /ELLIPSE / Creates an ellipse or an elliptical arc

EPDF /EXPORTPDF / Exports drawing to PDF

ER /EXTERNALREFERENCES / Opens the External References palette

EX /EXTEND / Extends objects to meet the edges of other objects

EXIT /QUIT / Exits the program

EXP/ EXPORT / Saves the objects in a drawing to a different file format

EXT/ EXTRUDE / Extends the dimensions of a 2D object or 3D face into 3D space

F

F /FILLET / Rounds and fillets the edges of objects

FI /FILTER / Creates a list of requirements that an object must meet to be included in a selection set

FS /FSMODE / Creates a selection set of all objects that touch the selected object

FSHOT /FLATSHOT / Creates a 2D representation of all 3D objects based on the current view

G, H, I

G

G /GROUP / Creates and manages saved sets of objects called groups

GCON /GEOCONSTRAINT / Applies or persists geometric relationships between objects or points on objects

GD /GRADIENT / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a gradient fill

GEO/ GEOGRAPHICLOCATION / Specifies the geographic location information for a drawing file

H

H /HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill

HE /HATCHEDIT / Modifies an existing hatch or fill

HI /HIDE / Regenerates a 3D wireframe model with hidden lines suppressed

I

I /INSERT / Inserts a block or drawing into the current drawing

IAD/ IMAGEADJUST / Controls the image display of the brightness, contrast, and fade values of images

IAT /IMAGEATTACH / Inserts a reference to an image file

ICL/ IMAGECLIP / Crops the display of a selected image to a specified boundary

ID/ ID / Displays the UCS coordinate values of a specified location

IM/ IMAGE / Displays the External References palette

IMP/ IMPORT / Imports files of different formats into the current drawing

IN/ INTERSECT / Creates a 3D solid, surface, or 2D region from overlapping solids, surfaces, or regions

INF/ INTERFERE / Creates a temporary 3D solid from the interferences between two sets of selected 3D solids

IO/ INSERTOBJ / Inserts a linked or embedded object

J, K, L

J

J /JOIN / Joins similar objects to form a single, unbroken object

JOG /DIMJOGGED / Creates jogged dimensions for circles and arcs

K

L

L/ LINE / Creates straight line segments

LA /LAYER / Manages layers and layer properties

LAS/ LAYERSTATE / Saves, restores, and manages named layer states

LE/ QLEADER / Creates a leader and leader annotation

LEN/ LENGTHEN / Changes the length of objects and the included angle of arcs

LESS /MESHSMOOTHLESS / Decreases the level of smoothness for mesh objects by one level

LI/ LIST / Displays property data for selected objects

LO /LAYOUT / Creates and modifies drawing layout tabs

LT/ LINETYPE / Loads, sets, and modifies linetypes

LTS /LTSCALE / Changes the scale factor of linetypes for all objects in a drawing

LW/ LWEIGHT / Sets the current lineweight, lineweight display options, and lineweight units

M, N, O

M

M/ MOVE / Moves objects a specified distance in a specified direction

MA/ MATCHPROP / Applies the properties of a selected object to other objects

ME/ MEASURE / Joins similar objects to form a single, unbroken object

MEA /MEASUREGEOM / Measures the distance, radius, angle, area, and volume of selected objects or sequence of points

MI /MIRROR / Creates a mirrored copy of selected objects

ML/ MLINE / Creates multiple parallel lines

MLA/ MLEADERALIGN / Aligns and spaces selected multileader objects

MLC /MLEADERCOLLECT / Organizes selected multileaders that contain blocks into rows or columns, and displays the result with a single leader

MLD/ MLEADER / Creates a multileader object

MLE/ MLEADEREDIT / Adds leader lines to, or removes leader lines from, a multileader object

MLS/ MLEADERSTYLE / Creates and modifies multileader styles

MO/ PROPERTIES / Controls properties of existing objects

MORE/ MESHSMOOTHMORE / Increases the level of smoothness for mesh objects by one level

MS /MSPACE / Switches from paper space to a model space viewport

MSM/ MARKUP / Opens the Markup Set Manager

MT /MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object

MV /MVIEW / Creates and controls layout viewports

N

NORTH /GEOGRAPHICLOCATION / Specifies the geographic location information for a drawing file

NSHOT/ NEWSHOT / Creates a named view with motion that is played back when viewed with ShowMotion

NVIEW /NEWVIEW / Creates a named view with no motion

O

O /OFFSET / Creates concentric circles, parallel lines, and parallel curves

OFFSETSRF /SURFOFFSET/ Creates a parallel surface or solid by setting an offset distance from a surface

OP /OPTIONS / Customizes the program settings

ORBIT / 3DO 3DORBIT / Rotates the view in 3D space, but constrained to horizontal and vertical orbit only

OS /OSNAP / Sets running object snap modes

P, Q, R

P

P/ PAN / Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition

PA/ PASTESPEC / Pastes objects from the Clipboard into the current drawing and controls the format of the data

PAR/ PARAMETERS / Controls the associative parameters used in the drawing

PARAM/ BPARAMETER / Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition

PATCH /SURFPATCH / Creates a new surface by fitting a cap over a surface edge that forms a closed loop

PCATTACH/ POINTCLOUDATTACH / Inserts an indexed point cloud file into the current drawing

PE /PEDIT / Edits polylines and 3D polygon meshes

PL /PLINE / Creates a 2D polyline

PO /POINT / Creates a point object

POFF/ HIDEPALETTES / Hides currently displayed palettes (including the command line)

POL /POLYGON / Creates an equilateral closed polyline

PON /SHOWPALETTES / Restores the display of hidden palettes

PR /PROPERTIES / Displays Properties palette

PRE/ PREVIEW / Displays the drawing as it will be plotted

PRINT /PLOT / Plots a drawing to a plotter, printer, or file

PS/ PSPACE / Switches from a model space viewport to paper space

PSOLID/ POLYSOLID / Creates a 3D wall-like polysolid

PU/ PURGE / Removes unused items, such as block definitions and layers, from the drawing

PYR/ PYRAMID / Creates a 3D solid pyramid

Q

QC/ QUICKCALC / Opens the QuickCalc calculator

QCUI/ QUICKCUI / Displays the Customize User Interface Editor in a collapsed state

QP /QUICKPROPERTIES / Displays open drawings and layouts in a drawing in preview images

Q /QSAVE / Saves the current drawing

QVD /QVDRAWING / Displays open drawings and layouts in a drawing using preview images

QVDC /QVDRAWINGCLOSE / Closes preview images of open drawings and layouts in a drawing

QVL /QVLAYOUT / Displays preview images of model space and layouts in a drawing

QVLC/ QVLAYOUTCLOSE / Closes preview images of model space and layouts in the current drawing

R

R/ REDRAW / Refreshes the display in the current viewport

RA /REDRAWALL / Refreshes the display in all viewports

RC /RENDERCROP / Renders a specified rectangular area, called a crop window, within a viewport

RE /REGEN / Regenerates the entire drawing from the current viewport

REA /REGENALL / Regenerates the drawing and refreshes all viewports

REC /RECTANG / Creates a rectangular polyline

REG /REGION / Converts an object that encloses an area into a region object

REN /RENAME / Changes the names assigned to items such as layers and dimension styles

REV /REVOLVE / Creates a 3D solid or surface by sweeping a 2D object around an axis

RO /ROTATE / Rotates objects around a base point

RP /RENDERPRESETS / Specifies render presets, reusable rendering parameters, for rendering an image

RR /RENDER / Creates a photorealistic or realistically shaded image of a 3D solid or surface model

RW /RENDERWIN / Displays the Render window without starting a rendering operation

S, T, U

S

S /STRETCH / Stretches objects crossed by a selection window or polygon

SC /SCALE / Enlarges or reduces selected objects, keeping the proportions of the object the same after scaling

SCR/ SCRIPT / Executes a sequence of commands from a script file

SEC /SECTION / Uses the intersection of a plane and solids, surfaces, or mesh to create a region

SET /SETVAR / Lists or changes the values of system variables

SHA/ SHADEMODE / Starts the VSCURRENT command

SL /SLICE / Creates new 3D solids and surfaces by slicing, or dividing, existing objects

SN /SNAP / Restricts cursor movement to specified intervals

SO /SOLID / Creates solid-filled triangles and quadrilaterals

SP /SPELL / Checks spelling in a drawing

SPE /SPLINEDIT / Edits a spline or spline-fit polyline

SPL /SPLINE / Creates a smooth curve that passes through or near specified points

SPLANE /SECTIONPLANE / Creates a section object that acts as a cutting plane through 3D objects

SPLAY /SEQUENCEPLAY / Plays named views in one category

SPLIT /MESHSPLIT / Splits a mesh face into two faces

SSM /SHEETSET / Opens the Sheet Set Manager

ST /STYLE / Creates, modifies, or specifies text styles

STA /STANDARDS / Manages the association of standards files with drawings

SU /SUBTRACT / Combines selected 3D solids, surfaces, or 2D regions by subtraction

T

T /MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object

TA /TEXTALIGN / Aligns multiple text objects vertically, horizontally, or obliquely

TB /TABLE / Creates an empty table object

TED /TEXTEDIT / Edits a dimensional constraint, dimension, or text object

TH / THICKNESS / Sets the default 3D thickness property when creating 2D geometric objects

TI /TILEMODE / Controls whether paper space can be accessed

TOL /TOLERANCE / Creates geometric tolerances contained in a feature control frame

TOR /TORUS / Creates a donut-shaped 3D solid

TP /TOOLPALETTES / Opens the Tool Palettes window

TR /TRIM / Trims objects to meet the edges of other objects

TS /TABLESTYLE / Creates, modifies, or specifies table styles

U

UC /UCSMAN / Manages defined user coordinate systems.

UN/ UNITS / Controls coordinate and angle display formats and precision.

UNHIDE / UNISOLATE UNISOLATEOBJECTS / Displays objects previously hidden with the ISOLATEOBJECTS or HIDEOBJECTS command.

UNI /UNION / Unions two solid or two region objects.

V, W, X

V

V /VIEW / Saves and restores named views, camera views, layout views, and preset views.

VGO /VIEWGO / Restores a named view.

VP /VPOINT / Sets the 3D viewing direction.

VPLAY /VIEWPLAY / Plays the animation associated to a named view.

VS /VSCURRENT / Sets the visual style in the current viewport.

VSM /VISUALSTYLES / Creates and modifies visual styles and applies a visual style to a viewport.

W

W /WBLOCK / Writes objects or a block to a new drawing file.

WE /WEDGE / Creates a 3D solid wedge.

WHEEL/ NAVSWHEEL / Displays a wheel that contains a collection of view navigation tools.

X

X /EXPLODE / Breaks a compound object into its component objects.

XA/ XATTACH / Inserts a DWG file as an external reference (xref).

XB /XBIND / Binds one or more definitions of named objects in an xref to the current drawing.

XC /XCLIP / Crops the display of a selected external reference or block reference to a specified boundary.

XL /XLINE / Creates a line of infinite length.

XR /XREF / Starts the EXTERNALREFERENCES command.

Y - Z

Y

Z

Z /ZOOM / Increases or decreases the magnification of the view in the current viewport.

ZEBRA /ANALYSISZEBRA / Projects stripes onto a 3D model to analyze surface continuity.

ZIP /ETRANSMIT / Creates a Self-Extracting or Zipped Transmittal Pac

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