Auto CAD Commands Cheat Sheet

AutoCAD Commands Cheat Sheet   Basic Actions Shortcut / Command Description AUDIT Check and remove errors from your work CLOSEALL Close all of the open windows in AutoCAD CLOSEALLOTHER Close all open windows except for the one you are currently working on CO/ COPY Copy objects or text DI/ DISTANCE Find the distance between two point in a drawing I/ INSERT Insert (existing block or drawing as a block) LIST Access the properties of the different objects within a drawing MATLIB Import or export materials from a library MULTIPLE Repeat any command without having to press Enter each time (Press Esc key to cancel) OOPS Restore the last object you deleted OP/ OPTIONS Open the options window (contains the settings for AutoCAD) PASTECLIP Paste copied objects from clipboard into your work PREVIEW See how your work will be presented when printed QSAVE Autosave the file you’re working on RECOVERALL Recover and repair a corrupted or damaged drawing RO/ ROTATE Rotate an object SAVEALL Save all of the open drawings in AutoCAD SP/ SPELL Perform spell check on selected text ST/ DDSTYLE Open the text style window TIME Access information such as the date you created a certain piece of work, or time spent editing a drawing   AutoCAD Commands Cheat Sheet   Drawing  Shortcut / Command Description A/ ARC Create an arc AREA Find the area of closed or open shapes in a drawing AR/ ARRAY Make a rectangle, polar or path array B/ BLOCK Create a block BCOUNT Count the number of blocks in your drawing C/ CIRCLE Create a circle DS/ DDOSNAP Open the Drafting Settings window GROUP Group multiple objects into a single unit HIDEOBJECTS Hide selected objects in a drawing HIGHLIGHT Highlight a selected object in a drawing ISOLATE Hide all objects in a drawing except the one you have selected L/ LINE Create a simple line MI/ MIRROR Produce a mirror copy of an object MLINE Create multiple parallel lines PL/ PLINE Make a polyline PO/ POINT Create a single point within a drawing POL/ POLYGON Produce a polygon (you select the number of sides, from 3 to 1024) Make a particular selection from your drawing according to applied filters, i.e – select all lines below a particular length QSELECT REC/ RECTANGLE Create a rectangle SKETCH   Draw a freehand sketch within a piece of work    AutoCAD Commands Cheat Sheet    Modifying  Shortcut / Command Description BASE Alter the base point of a drawing without changing its origin BREAK Create a break (or gaps) in objects at one or two points BURST Explode a block but retain its attribute settings and layer definition CHA/ CHAMFER Add slanted edges to sharp corners of objects COPYBASE Copy an object according to a base point DIVIDE Divide objects into multiple equal parts F/ FILLET Add rounded corners to the sharp edges of objects LA/ LAYERS Open the Layer Properties Manage Palette (which allows you to tweak the settings for layers) MA/ MATCHPROPERTIES Copy the properties of one object onto another MOCORO Move, copy, rotate and scale an object in one command OVERKILL Remove overlapping or unnecessary objects from your work PURGE Remove unused objects from a drawing SC/ SCALE Change the scale of an object SCALETEXT Change the scale of text TEXTFIT Alter the size of a piece of text so that it fits into the required space TEXTTOFRONT Bring annotations to the front TORIENT Change the orientation of text TR/ TRIM Trim a shape or line UNITS Alter the unit settings of your drawing X/ EXPLODE    Break up an object into its individual components—i.e., a polyline into simple lines   AutoCAD Commands Cheat Sheet   3D  Shortcut / Command Description 3DALIGN Align a 3D object with another 3D solid BOX Create a 3D box FLATSHOT Convert a 3D drawing into a 2D image and view it from multiple angles HELIX Create a helix IMPRINT Imprint a 2D drawing onto the face of a 3D surface within your work INTERFERE Locate points in a drawing where 3D solids intersect with one another POLYSOLID Create a 3D wall-like object SECTIONPLANE Section 3D objects along different planes SURFPATCH Fill open areas of a surface SURFTRIM  Trim surfaces within a piece of work  