Drawing Tools 15
L
Line
Draw straight line
C
Circle
Draw circle
A
Arc
Draw arc
REC
Rectangle
Draw rectangle
POL
Polygon
Draw polygon
EL
Ellipse
Draw ellipse
PL
Polyline
Draw polyline as single object
SPL
Spline
Draw smooth curve
XL
Construction Line
Draw infinite construction line
ML
Multiline
Draw multiple parallel lines
H
Hatch
Fill closed area with pattern or color
B
Block
Define block
I
Insert
Insert block
T
Single Line Text
Insert single line text
MT
Multiline Text
Insert multiline text
Modify Tools 17
E
Erase
Delete selected objects
M
Move
Move objects
CO
Copy
Copy objects
RO
Rotate
Rotate objects
SC
Scale
Scale object size
MI
Mirror
Mirror copy objects
AR
Array
Array objects in pattern
O
Offset
Copy object at specified distance
TR
Trim
Trim object to another
EX
Extend
Extend object to another
CHA
Chamfer
Connect two lines with angled corner
F
Fillet
Connect two lines with rounded corner
BR
Break
Break object
J
Join
Join multiple objects into one
PE
Polyline Edit
Edit polyline
X
Explode
Break block/polyline into individual objects
S
Stretch
Stretch objects
Layers & Properties 7
LA
Layer Properties
Open layer properties manager
LT
Linetype
Set linetype
LW
Lineweight
Set line thickness
COL
Color
Change object color
MA
Match Properties
Apply properties from one object to another
PR
Properties
View and modify object properties
CH
Change Properties
Change object properties
View & Navigation 9
Z
Zoom
Zoom in/out
Z+E
Zoom Extents
Zoom to show all objects
Z+W
Zoom Window
Zoom to specified area
Z+P
Zoom Previous
Return to previous view
P
Pan
Move view. Same as mouse wheel press
RE
Regen
Regenerate display
REA
Regen All
Regenerate all viewports
3DO
3D Orbit
Rotate 3D view
V
View
Go to saved view
Dimensions & Annotations 8
DLI
Linear Dimension
Create linear dimension
DAL
Aligned Dimension
Create aligned dimension
DRA
Radius Dimension
Create radius dimension for circle/arc
DDI
Diameter Dimension
Create diameter dimension
DAN
Angular Dimension
Create angular dimension
DBA
Baseline Dimension
Create baseline dimension from first extension line
LE
Leader
Create leader line with text
MLE
Multileader
Create multiple leader lines
Selection & Snap 8
Ctrl+A
Select All
Select all objects
Ctrl+Shift+A
Selection Cycling
Cycle through overlapping objects
F3
Object Snap
Toggle object snap on/off
F8
Ortho Mode
Constrain to horizontal/vertical lines
F9
Grid
Toggle grid display
F10
Polar Tracking
Toggle polar tracking
F11
Object Snap Tracking
Toggle object snap tracking
F12
Dynamic Input
Toggle dynamic input mode
File Operations 10
Ctrl+N
New Drawing
Create new drawing
Ctrl+O
Open
Open existing drawing
Ctrl+S
Save
Save current drawing
Ctrl+Shift+S
Save As
Save drawing with new name
QSAVE
Quick Save
Save drawing quickly
SAVEAS
Save As
Save drawing with new name
OPEN
Open
Open existing drawing
NEW
New
Create new drawing
PLOT
Plot
Print/plot drawing
EXIT
Exit
Exit AutoCAD
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