Common CAD commands
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Common AUTO CAD Shortcut Commands (I) – Letter-Based Commands1. Object properties: ADC, *ADCENTER (Design Center; “Ctrl + 2”) CH, MO *PROPERTIES (Modify properties; “Ctrl + 1”) MA, *MATCHPROP (Match properties) ST, *STYLE (Text style) COL, *COLOR (Set color) LA, *LAYER (Layer operations) LT, *LINETYPE (Line type) LTS, *LTSCALE (Line scale) LW, *LWEIGHT (Line width) UN, *UNITS (Units) ATT, *ATTDEF (Attribute definition) ATE, *ATTEDIT (Edit attributes) BO, *BOUNDARY (Create boundaries, including closed polylines and regions) AL, *ALIGN (Align) E*T, *QUIT (Exit) EXP, *EXPORT (Export to other file formats) IMP, *IMPORT (Import files) OP, PR *OPTIONS (Customize CAD settings) PRINT, *PLOT (Print) PU, *PURGE (Clear items) R, *REDRAW (Redraw) REN, *RENAME (Rename) SN, *SNAP (Snap to grid) DS, *DSETTINGS (Set polar tracking) OS, *OSNAP (Set snap mode) PRE, *PREVIEW (Print preview) TO, *TOOLBAR (Toolbars) V, *VIEW (Named views) AA, *AREA (Area) DI, *DIST (Distance) LI, *LIST (Display graphic data information)
2. AUTO CAD shortcut drawing commands: PO, *POINT (Point) L, *LINE (Line) XL, *XLINE (Ray) PL, *PLINE (Polyline) ML, *MLINE (Multi-line) SPL, *SPLINE (Spline) POL, *POLYGON (Regular polygon) REC, *RECTANGLE (Rectangle) C, *CIRCLE (Circle) A, *ARC (Arc) DO, *DONUT (Donut shape) EL, *ELLIPSE (Ellipse) REG, *REGION (Region) MT, *MTEXT (Multiline text) T, *MTEXT (Multiline text) B, *BLOCK (Define block) I, *INSERT (Insert block) W, *WBLOCK (Define block file) DIV, *DIVIDE (Divide into equal parts) H, *BHATCH (Fill)
3. AUTO CAD shortcut modification commands: CO, *COPY (Copy) MI, *MIRROR (Mirror) AR, *ARRAY (Array) O, *OFFSET (Offset) RO, *ROTATE (Rotate) M, *MOVE (Move) E, DEL key *ERASE (Delete) X, *EXPLODE (Explode) TR, *TRIM (Trim) EX, *EXTEND (Extend) S, *STRETCH (Stretch) LEN, *LENGTHEN (Lengthen line) SC, *SCALE (Scale) BR, *BREAK (Break) CHA, *CHAMFER (Chamfer) F, *FILLET (Fillet) PE, *PEDIT (Edit polyline) ED, *DDEDIT (Edit text)
4. AUTO CAD shortcut window scaling: P, *PAN (Pan) Z + Space + Space, *Real-time scaling Z, *Zoom in Z + P, *Return to previous view Z + E, *Show entire drawing
5. AUTO CAD shortcut dimensioning: DLI, *DIMLINEAR (Linear dimension) DAL, *DIMALIGNED (Aligned dimension) DRA, *DIMRADIUS (Radius dimension) DDI, *DIMDIAMETER (Diameter dimension) DAN, *DIMANGULAR (Angular dimension) DCE, *DIMCENTER (Center dimension) DOR, *DIMORDINATE (Point dimension) TOL, *TOLERANCE (Dimension tolerance) LE, *QLEADER (Quick leader) DBA, *DIMBASELINE (Baseline dimension) DCO, *DIMCONTINUE (Continue dimension) D, *DIMSTYLE (Dimension style) DED, *DIMEDIT (Edit dimension) DOV, *DIMOVERRIDE (Override dimension system variables)
(II) Common AUTO CAD CTRL Shortcut Keys
【CTRL】 + 1 *PROPERTIES (Modify properties) 【CTRL】 + 2 *ADCENTER (Design Center) 【CTRL】 + O *OPEN (Open file) 【CTRL】 + N, M *NEW (Create new file) 【CTRL】 + P *PRINT (Print file) 【CTRL】 + S *SAVE (Save file) 【CTRL】 + Z *UNDO (Undo) 【CTRL】 + X *CUTCLIP (Cut clip) 【CTRL】 + C *COPYCLIP (Copy clip) 【CTRL】 + V *PASTECLIP (Paste clip) 【CTRL】 + B *SNAP (Snap to grid) 【CTRL】 + F *OSNAP (Object snap) 【CTRL】 + G *GRID (Grid) 【CTRL】 + L *ORTHO (Ortho mode) 【CTRL】 + W *Object tracking 【CTRL】 + U *Polar tracking
(III) Common AUTO CAD Function Keys
【F1】 *HELP (Help) 【F2】 *Text window 【F3】 *OSNAP (Object snap) 【F7】 *GRIP (Grid grip) 【F8】 *ORTHO (Ortho mode)
Search for the acad.pgp file on your computer and open it; do not modify it arbitrarily
Many of them aren’t necessary; remembering so many commands is no better than just using the mouse to click. Just memorize some of the commonly used commands
Are there any more advanced commands?
Here are some commonly used options: Object selection – P, * (repeat selection); CP, * (selection based on polygon intersections); C, * (selection based on rectangle intersections); M, * (point selection); F, * (selection based on line intersections); SI, * (single selection); WP, * (selection using a polygonal frame)