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AutoCADCommands

CompleteAutoCADCommands
Command

Description

Options

ABOUT

DisplaysadialogueboxwithAutoCAD
version&serialnumbers

canbetransparent

APERTURE

ControlsthesizeoftheObjectSnap
"OSNAP")targetboxshouldsetto7

canbetransparent

ARC

Drawsanarc.Thedefaultmethodof
drawingarcsisselectingthreepoints(so
called"3pointarc"),whicharethetwo
endpointsofthearcandsomeotherpoint
alongitslocus.Othermethodsofdrawing
anarccanbespecifiedbythreeletters,
suchasSEA,whichmeans"StartPoint,
EndPoint,andIncludedAngle."

or
A

AIncludedangle
CCenterpointofarc
DDirectionangleofalinetangentto
thearc
EEndpointofarc
LLengthofchordpassingthruboth
endpointsofthearc
RRadius
SStartpointofarc
<RET>usestheendofthelastlineorarcas
thestartpointforthearc

AREA

Computestheareaofanyshapeby
selectingpointsatthecornersofthe
shape,orbyselectingacircleorpolyline
aftertypingorpickingthe"E"option

Asets"Add"mode
Ssets"Subtract"mode
Ecomputesareaofselectedcircleor
polyline

ARRAY

Makesmultiplecopiesofselected
objectsinarectangular(parallelwiththe
snaprotation)orcircularpattern

Rrectangulararraytype
P"polar"arraytypeincircularpattern,
youmustindicatenumberofitems
andangletofill,andwhetherthe
objectsgetrotatedwiththeangle
C"circular"arraytypeinacircular
pattern,youmustindicateangle
betweenitems,angletofill,and
whetherobjectsgetrotatedwiththe
angle

ATTDEF

Createsanattributedefinitionentityfor
textualinformationtobeassociatedwith
ablockdefinition

IControlsattributevisibility
CControlsConstant/variablemode
VControlsverifymode
PControlspresetmode

ATTDISP

Controlsthevisibilityofattributeentities

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onaglobalbasis

ONMakesallattributesvisible
OFFMakesallattributes
invisible
NVisibilityofattributesset
individually

ATTEDIT

Permitseditingofattributes

ATTEXT

Extractsattributedatafromdrawings

CCDFcommadelimitedformat
extract
DDXFformatextract
SSDFformatextract
EExtractsattributesfromselected
entities

AUDIT

Invokesdrawingintegrityaudit

YFixeserrorsencountered
NReports,butdoesnotfixerrors
encountered

BASE

Specifiesoriginofcurrentdrawingfor
subsequentinsertionintoanotherdrawing
isnormallysettopoint0,0,0

canbetransparent

BHATCH

Fillsanautomaticallydefinedboundary
withahatchpatternthroughtheuseof
dialogueboxes.Alsoallowspreviewing
andreplacingadjustmentswithout
startingovereachtime.

BLIPMODE

Controlsdisplayofmarkerblipsforpoint
selection

canbetransparent
ONEnablestemporarymarkerblips
OFFDisablestemporary
markerblips

BLOCK

Formsasinglecompoundentityfroma
groupofentitieswithinthecurrent
drawing

BPOLY

Createsaclosedpolylineofaboundary
bypickinganopenareawithinaarea
enclosedbylines,arcsorcircles.

BREAK

Erasespartofaline,arcorcircle,or
splitsitintotwolinesorarcs

Fallowsrespecificationoffirstpoint

CHAMFER

Createsachamfer(aangledline
connection)attheintersectionoftwo
lines

DSetschamferdistances

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blocksinthecurrentdrawing

PChamfersanentirepolyline
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CHANGE

AutoCADCommands

Amultifunctioningcommandwhichcan
beusedtoalterthefollowing:

PChangespropertiesofobjects
CColor

1.locationofindividualendpoints
oflines

EElevation

2.radiusofacircle

LALayer

3.properties:layer,elevation,
thickness,colorandlinetypeof
lines,polylines,arcsandcircles

LTLinetype
TThickness

4.style,font,size,location,
rotation,andwordingoftext
entities

CHPROP

Modifiespropertiesofselectedobjects:
layer,thickness,colorandlinetypebut
notelevation

CColor
LALayer
LTLinetype
TThickness

CIRCLE
or
C

Drawsacircleofanysize.Thedefault
methodistopickacenterpointandpick
apointontheradiusortypetheradius
dimension,butothermethodscanbe
selected.

2PSpecifiescirclebypicking2points
onthediameter
3PSpecifiescirclebypicking3points
throughwhichthecirclewillpass
DAllowsenteringthediameter
dimensioninsteadofradiusdimension
TTRSpecifiescirclebypicking
twolines,arcsorcirclesforthe
circletobetangentto,and
enteringthedimensionofthe
radius
<RET>Entersradiusofcircle
(thedefault)

COLOR
orCOLOUR

Setsthecurrentcolorforsubsequently
drawnobjects(objectsdrawnafterthe
commandisinvoked).Thedefaultcurrent
colorisasocalled"logical"colorcalled
"BYLAYER"whichmeansthatthecolor
oftheobjectdrawnwillbethecolorwhich
thecurrentlayerhasbeensetto.

canbetransparent
<number>setscurrent
colortocolornumber
entered
<name>setscurrent
colortocolorname
entered
BYBLOCKsetsfloating
entitycolor
BYLAYERsetscurrent
colortowhatevercolor
isassignedtothe
currentlayer

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COMPILE

CompilesshapeandfontfilesMorethan
likely,youwillneverusethiscommand,
unlessyouarecreatingyourownletter
designorarecreating"shapes"tobe
usedascommonlyusedsymbolsinthe
drawing.Thesearenottypicallyusedin
architecturaldrawings

CONFIG

Displaysoptionstoallowyouto
reconfigurethevideodisplay,digitizer,
plotter,andoperatingparameters.

Youshouldnothavetousethis
command,sincetheconfigurationofyour
systemhasalreadybeendoneandyou
willhavenoneedtochangeit.
COPY
or

Drawsacopyofselectedobjectsusing
twomethods"basepoint"method,or
"displacement"method.

MAllowsmultiplecopiestobe
madeofanobject

CP
DBLIST

Listsdatabaseinformationforevery
entityinthedrawing

DDATTDEF

Displaysadialogueboxthatallows
creationofanattributedefinitionfor
textualinformationtobeassociatedwith
ablockdefinition

IControlsattributevisibility
CControlsConstant/variable
mode
VControlsverifymode
PControlspresetmode

DDATTE

Allowsattributeeditingviaadialoguebox

DDATTEXT

Displaysadialogueboxthatextracts
datafromadrawing.

CCDFcommadelimitedformat
extract
DDXFformatextract
SSDFformatextract
EExtractsattributesfrom
selectedentities

DDCHPROP

Displaysadialogueboxthatmodifiesthe
color,layer,linetype,andthicknessof
selectedobjects

CColor
LALayer
LTLinetype
TThickness

DDEDIT

Allowstextandattributedefinitionediting

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UndoUndoeseditto
returntotheprevious
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DDEMODES

Setscurrententityproperties(layer,
linetype,elevation,thickness,andtext
style)viaadialoguebox

canbetransparent

DDGRIPS

Allowsyoutoenablegripsandsettheir
colorsandsizeviaadialoguebox

canbetransparent

DDIM

Controlsdimensioningvariablesthrougha
seriesofdialogueboxes

canbetransparent

DDINSERT

Allowsyoutoinsertapreviouslymade
blockorfileintothecurrentdrawing,
selectXandYscalefactors,rotation
angle,preexplodetheblock,andselect
theinsertionpoint,throughadialoguebox

DDLMODES

Setslayerpropertiesandallowsyouto
setthecurrentlayer,createanewlayer,
freezeandthawlayers,freezeandthaw
layersinthecurrentviewport,assignor
reassigncolorsandlinetypestolayers,
throughadialoguebox

canbetransparent

DDOSNAP

AllowsyoutosetrunningOSNAPSand
setthesizeofthetargetboxaperture
throughadialoguebox.

canbetransparent

DDRMODES

Allowsyoutosetdrawingaidsvariables
throughadialoguebox

canbetransparent

DDRENAME

Allowsyoutorenamelayers,textstyles,
linetypes,blocks,views,UserCoordinate
Systems,viewportconfigurations,and
dimensionstyles

DDSELECT

Allowsyoutosetentityselectionmodes,
sizeofthepickbox,andentitysort
methodthroughadialoguebox

canbetransparent

DDUCS

AllowsyoutosavethecurrentUser
CoordinateSystemandgiveitanamefor
futureretrieval,ortoselectaUCSthatis
alreadysaved

DDUNITS

Allowsyoutosettheunittype
(ArchitecturalorDecimal),angledisplay
format(degreesminutesseconds,or
decimaldegrees),andprecisionofthe
units,

canbetransparent

DELAY

ThiscommandisusedwithSCRIPTfiles.
Itwilldelaytheexecutionofthenext
commandforthetimeinmilliseconds
specifiedaftertheDELAYcommand.

canbetransparent

DIM

Takesyououtofthedrawingeditorand
intothesemiautomaticdimensioning
programbuiltintoAutoCAD.Willdisplaya
Dim:promptonthecommandprompt
line.Togetbacktothedrawingeditorand
theCommand:prompt,typethe<Esc>

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key.
DIM1

Sameasabove,butonlyallowsone
dimensioningcommandtobeused,and
thentakesyouautomaticallybacktothe
drawingeditorandtheCommand:prompt.

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

ALIGNED

Drawsalineardimensionwiththe
dimensionlineparalleltothe
selecteddimensionoriginpoints.
Thisletsyoualignadimension
withanangledlinethatisnot
eitherexactlyhorizontalor
vertical.

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

ANGULAR

Drawsanarcandcalculatesthe
anglebetweentwononparallel
lines,anddrawsthetextand
arrowheads.Arrowheadsarethe
standardAutoCADfilledtriangles,
regardlessofyourdefinedArrow
Block.

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

BASELINE

Continuesalineardimensionfrom
thebaseline(thesocalled"first
extensionline")ofthepreviousor
selecteddimension.Thisisnot
frequentlyusedinarchitectural
dimensions.Thespacingbetween
eachdimensionlineiscontrolled
bytheAutoCADvariableDIMDLI
("DimensionLineIncrement"),
whichyoushouldsetat0normally,
butifyouusethebaseline
command,youshouldresetto1/8".

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

CENTER

Drawsapairofcrossedlinesatthe
centerofacircleorarconthe
currentlayer

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

CONTINUE

Continuesalineardimensionfrom
thesecondextensionlineofthe
previousorselecteddimension.It
isusedtocreateasocalled
"string"ofdimensions.Thisis
usedquiteabitinarchitectural
drawings.

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DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

DIAMETER

Drawsadimensionthroughthe
centerofacircleorarc,calculating
thediameter,withoneofthearrow
headslocatedatthepointonthe
circleorarcwhichispicked.

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

EXIT

Exitsthedimensioningprogram
andreturnsfromtheDim:prompt
tothenormalCommand:prompt

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

HOMETEXT

Restoresthetextofanassociative
dimensiontoitsdefault(home)
locationifyouhavemovedit.

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

HORIZONTAL

Drawsahorizontallinear
dimensionline

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

LEADER

Drawsanalineorseriesoflines
withanarrowhead(commonly
calleda"leader")topointtoan
objecttonotateit.Thiscommand
willalsopromptyouforthenoteat
theendoftheleaderline,butitwill
allowonlyonelineoftext.The
mostusefulmethodofusingthis
commandistosimplydrawleaders
betweentheobjecttobenotated
andtextthatyoucreatewiththe
DTEXTcommand.

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

NEWTEXT

Permitschangingtextofan
associativedimensionwithout
explodingit.However,oncethe
texthasbeenchanged,the
dimensionwillnolongerbe
associative.

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

OBLIQUE

Adjuststheobliquingangleofa
linearassociativedimensions
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dimensioningisometricdrawings.
DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

ORDINATE

DrawstheXandYcoordinates
withinaboxwithaleaderline
attachedtothepoint,foraselected
point.Automaticallycalculatesthe
coordinates.

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

OVERRIDE

Overridesthedimensionvariable
settingsonaselecteddimension.

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

RADIUS

Drawstheradiusdimensionofan
arcorcirclefromthecentertothe
pointonitslocuswherethearcor
circlewasselected.

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

REDRAW

Redrawstheviewport,justlikethe
regularREDRAWcommand.

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

RESTORE

Makesadimensionstylecurrent

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

ROTATE

Drawsalineardimensionwiththe
distancemeasuredoriginpoints,
butwiththeactualdimensionline
setatadifferentangle.

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

SAVE

Savesthecurrentlysetdimension
variablesunderadimensionstyle
nameforfutureretrievalthrough
theRESTOREcommand.

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

STATUS

Listsalldimensionvariableswith
theircurrentstatus.

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

STYLE

SwitchestoanewTextStyleforall
futuredimensions.

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

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TEDIT

Allowsmovingtextinassociative
dimensionswithouthavingto
explodethedimensions.

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

TROTATE

Allowsrotationofthetextof
severalassociativedimensionsat
once.

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

UNDO

Undoesanychangesmadebythe
mostrecentdimensioning
command.

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

UPDATE

Changesselectedassociative
dimensionstousethecurrent
dimensionvariables,thecurrent
textstyle,andthecurrentunits
setting.

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

VARIABLES

Liststhesettingsofdimension
variablesassociatedwitha
particulardimensionstyle.

DIM

Dimensioningsubcommand:

VERTICAL

Drawsaverticallineardimension
line

DIST

Findsdistancebetweentwopoints

DIVIDE

Placespointsalongaline,polyline,arc,
orcircle,dividingitintothespecified
numberofequalparts

DONUT

Drawsfilledringswithspecifiedinside
andoutsidediameters

Allowscontrolofdynamicdragging
featureforcopyandmovecommands

canbetransparent

canbetransparent
BUsesaspecifiedBlockto
dividetheobjectinsteadofa
point

orDOUGHNUT
DRAGMODE

ONMakesdraggingofobject
visible
OFFDisablesvisualdragging
AAutomodeenables
draggingwhenpossible

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DTEXT

AutoCADCommands

Drawstext"Dynamically"sothatasyou
entertextlettersornumbers,theyare
visibleonthescreen

JPromptsforJustification
options
SAllowsyoutoselecttext
stylesthatarealreadycreated
AAlignstextbetweentwo
points,withstylespecified
widthfactor,AutoCADadjusts
heighttokeepletterproportion
asdesignatedinthestyle.
CCenterstexthorizontally
FFitstextbetweentwopoints,
withaspecifiedheight,
AutoCADadjustswidthof
letterstofit
MCenterstexthorizontallyand
vertically
RRightjustifiestext
BLBottomleftjustification
BCBottomcenterjustification
BRBottomrightjustification
MLMiddleleftjustification
MCMiddlecenterjustification
MRMiddlerightjustification
TLTopleftjustification
TCTopcenterjustification
TRToprightjustification

DVIEW

Allowsperspectiveviewingofdrawing

CASetsCAmeraanglerelative
totheTarget
TSuboption,toggles
betweenangleintheX
Yplane,andanglefrom
theXYplane
CLSetsFrontandBack
CLippingplanes
DSetsCameratoTarget
distanceandturnson
Perspectiveviewing
HRemoveshiddenlinesonthe
selectionset
OFFTurnsPerspectiveviewing
off
PAPAnsdrawingacrossthe

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screen
POAllowsspecificationof
CameraandTargetpoints
TARotatestheTArgetpoint
abouttheCamera
TSuboption,toggles
betweenangleintheX
Yplane,andanglefrom
theXYplane
TWTwiststheviewaroundthe
lineofsight
UUndoesaDVIEWsub
command
XExitstheDVIEWcommand
ZSetslenslength

DXBIN

Insertsspeciallycodedbinaryfilesinto
thedrawing

DXFIN

Loadsadrawinginterchangefile(DXF
file)tobeabletoreadadrawingfile
createdbyanotherCADprogram

DXFOUT

Writesadrawinginterchangefile(DXF
file)tobeabletouseanAutoCAD
drawinginanotherCADprogram

BWritesbinaryDXFfile
EOutputsselectedentities
only
(016)Floatingpoint
precision

EDGESURF

Constructsa3dPolygonmesh
approximatingaCoonssurfacepatch
interpolatedbetween4adjoiningedges

ELEV

SetsElevation(distanceabovethe
groundplane)andThickness(extruded
distancefromthebottomofanobjectto
thetop)forsubsequentlydrawnentities

ELLIPSE

Drawsellipses

CAllowsspecificationof
Centerpointofellipserather
thanfirstaxisendpoint
RAllowsspecificationof
eccentricityrotationratherthan
lengthofsecondaxis
IDrawsIsometriccirclein
currentisoplane

END

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backtoDOSorWINDOWS
ERASE

Erasesselectedentitiesfromthedrawing

EXPLODE

Separatesablock,dimensionorhatch
patternintoitsconstituententitiesor
makesapolylineintoaseriesofstraight
lines.Inthecaseofablockthatis
exploded,ifitwasoriginallydrawnonthe
0layer,itreturnstothatlayer,regardless
ofthelayeritwasinsertedon,andit
losesitsreferentialconnectiontothe
originalblock.Inthecaseofadimension
orhatchpatternthathasbeenexploded,
theirpartsgobacktothe0layer,andare
assignedthelogicalcolor(BYBLOCK)
regardlessofthelayertheyweredrawn
on.Inthecaseofanexplodedpolyline,it
losesanywidthitmayhavehad.

EXTEND

Lengthensaline,arc,orpolylinetomeet
aspecified"boundaryedge"

FILES

AllowsDOSdiskandfileutilitytasksto
bedonethroughadialoguebox

canbetransparent

FILL

Controlswhethersolids,traces,wide
polylines,anddonutswillbefilledwith
ink.Notethatfillisonlyvisiblewhen
viewingtheseentitiesinplan
(perpendiculartolineofsight)

canbetransparent

or
E

UUndoeseffectoflastExtend
command

ONentitiesvisuallyfilledwith
solidink
OFFentitiesnotvisuallyfilled
butareshowninoutlineonly

FILLET

Constructsanarcofspecifiedradius
betweentwolines,arcs,circles,orwill
createarcsofthespecifiedradiusatthe
verticesofapolyline.Radiusofthearcto
beconstructedmaybesetto0,which
willmakeasharpcorner

PFilletsanentirePolylineat
thevertices
RAllowssettingofthefillet
radius.Defaultvalueis0.
Radiusremainssetuntil
changedagain

FILMROLL

Generatesafileforrenderingby
AutoShade,aseparateprogram

GRAPHSCR

A"toggle."Flipsthedisplayonsingle
screensystems(mostofthem)fromtext
screentographicsscreen,andvice
versa.

canbetransparent

GRID

Displaysarectangulargridofwhitedots
onthescreenataspecifiedXandY
spacing

canbetransparent
ONTurnsgriddisplayon
OFFTurnsgriddisplayoff

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SLocksgridspacingtoSNAP
resolution
ASetsgridaspect(differentX
andYspacings
<number>Sets
gridspacingfor
bothXandY
coordinates
<numberX>Sets
gridspacingto
multiple"X"of
snapspacing

HANDLES

Assignsaunique,permanentnumberto
eachentityofthedrawing

ONEnablesHandles
DESTROYDiscardsall
entityHandles

HATCH

Allowsdrawingofcrosshatchingand
patternfilling

<patternname>useshatch
patternnamefromlibraryfileto
filldesignatedareawitha
pseudoblockhatchentity
canbereducedtoindividual
linesandpointsby
EXPLODEingit.
<*patternname>useshatch
patternnamefromlibraryfileto
filldesignatedareawith
individuallinesandpoints,not
ablock
U"Userdefined"hatchpattern
drawnofparallellineswitha
specifieddistancebetween,at
aspecifiedangle,andeither
singlehatchingordouble
(cross)hatching
?Listsnamesofavailable
hatchpatterns
<patternname>orUcanbe
followedbyacommaandthe
followingsubcommands:
IIgnoresanyboundaries
insidetheoutermost
boundary
NNormalstyleof
selectingboundaries
withalternatinghatched
andunhatchednested
areas
OHatchesoutermost
boundaryareaonly

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HELP

AutoCADCommands

Displaysalistofallvalidcommandsand
dataentryoptions,orobtainshelpfora
specificcommandorprompt

canbetransparent

HIDE

Regeneratesa3dvisualimageofthe
drawingwithhiddenlinesremoved

ID

DisplaystheX,Y,andZcoordinatesofa
pointselected

canbetransparent

IGESIN

LoadsanIGESinterchangefile

IGESOUT

WritesanIGESinterchangefile

INSERT

Insertsapreviouslycreatedblockor
drawingfileintothecurrentdrawing

or
?

ifinvokedwhileanothercommandisin
process,itwillassumethatyouwanthelpon
thatcommand

<filename>Insertsa
filenamefromthe
defaultdirectoryintothe
currentdrawing,
assumingthatthereis
noblockbythatnamein
thecurrentdrawing
<blockname>=
<filename>Createsa
blockinthecurrent
drawingwiththesame
nameasthefile
<*name>Insertsablock
initsconstituententities
ratherthanasablock
alsocalleda"Star
Block"orPreexploded
block
CReplytoXscaleprompt
allowsscaletobespecifiedby
twopoints(Cornerspecification
ofscale)
XYZReplytoXscaleprompt
allowsspecificationofX,Y,
andZscales
~Displaysafiledialoguebox
?Listsnamesofdefined
blockswithinthecurrent
drawing

ISOPLANE

Selectstheplaneofanisometricgridto
bethecurrentplaneforanorthogonal
drawing

canbetransparent
LLeftplane
RRightplane
TTopplane
<RET>Toggletonext

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planeinseries,Left,
Right,andTop

LAYER
or
LA

Createsnameddrawinglayers,assigns
colorandlinetypepropertiestothose
layers,allowslayerstobefrozenand
thawed,lockedandunlocked,andallows
currentlayertobeset

canbetransparent
CAssignscolortonamedlayer
FFreezesnamedlayers
(commaseparatesalistof
layerstobefrozen,*canbe
usedasawildcard)current
layercannotbefrozen
LAssignslinetypetonamed
layer
LOLocksnamedlayer
MMakesalayercreatesa
newlayerandmakesitthe
currentlayer
NCreatesnewlayerswith
namednames(comma
separatesalistoflayerstobe
created,*canbeusedasa
wildcard)
ONTurnsnamedlayersonif
theywereturnedoff(comma
separatesalistoflayerstobe
turnedon,*canbeusedasa
wildcard)
OFFTurnsnamedlayersoffif
theywereturnedon(comma
separatesalistoflayerstobe
turnedoff,*canbeusedasa
wildcard)

LAYER

SSetsnamedlayerasthe
currentlayer

or
TThawsnamedlayerswhich
arefrozen(commaseparatesa
listoflayerstobefrozen,*can
beusedasawildcard)

LA
(Continued)

UUnlocksnamedlayer
?Givesinformationabout
namedlayers,*canbeused
asawildcard

LIMITS

Changestheimaginaryboundariesofthe
drawing,andcontrolswhetherdrawing
canbemadeoutsideoftheboundaries.If
LimitcheckingisON,drawingcannotbe
doneoutsideoflimits.

canbetransparent
<2points>Setslower
leftandupperright
drawinglimits
ONEnableslimitchecking

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OFFDisableslimitchecking

LINE

Drawsstraightlines

<RET>InreplytoFrom
Point:prompt,line
beginsatendof
previouslineorarc

or
L

CInreplytoTopoint:prompt,
closesthepolygonbacktofirst
"FromPoint"
UInreplytoTopoint:prompt,
undoeslastlinesegment

LINETYPE

Alinetypeisaseriesoflinesandspaces
dotsanddashes

canbetransparent
?Listsalinetypelibrary,or
namedlinetypeswhichare
loaded

Setsthecurrentlinetypetobeusedforall
subsequententitiestobedrawn,allows
creationofnewlinetypedefinitions,and
allowsloadingofpreviouslycreated
linetypesfromDOSfiles

CCreatesalinetypedefinition
LLoadsapreviouslycreatred
linetypedefinition
SSetcurrentlinetypenote
thatthecurrentlinetypeshould
alwaysbesettothelogical
linetype"BYLAYER"

LIST

Listsallinformationaboutselected
object,suchaswhattypeofentityitis
(Line,Arc,Circle,Block,etc.),whatlayer
itison,whatcoloritis,thelocationofits
endpoints,whatitsZaxis(elevation),
whatitsthicknessis,etc.

LOAD

Loadsafileofuserdefinedshapestobe
usedwiththeShapecommand

LTSCALE

Setsscalefactortobeappliedtoall
linetypeswithinthedrawing

MEASURE

Placespoints(or,optionally,Blocks)at
intervalsalongaselectedline,polyline,
arcorcircle.Theintervaldistanceis
givenbytheuser.Ifpointsareusedas
themarkertobeplacedalongtheentity,
theyarenotvisibleunlessthePointtype
issettotype3withthePDMODE
command.

MENU

LoadsaMenufileintothemenuareas
(Screen,pulldown,tablet,andbutton)

MINSERT

InsertsmultiplecopiesofaBlockina
rectangularpattern(wordstandsfor

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Shapefiles

canbetransparent

Bspecifiesthatadefined
Blockistobeusedasa
markerinsteadofapoint.

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"MultipleInsert."Theentirearraycreated
thenbecomesaBlock.

arrayoftheresulting
Block
fname=fCreatesBlock
fnamefromfilefand
formsarectangular
array
?Listsnamesofdefined
Blockswithinthedrawing
C(asareplytoXscale
prompt)specifiesscaleviatwo
selectedpoints("Corner"
specificationofscale)
XYZ(asareplytoXscale
prompt)readiesMinsertforX,
Y,andZscales)
displaysafiledialoguebox

MIRROR

Reflectsdesignatedentitiesaboutauser
specifiedaxis

MOVE

Movesdesignatedentitiestoanother
location

MSLIDE

Makesaslidefromthecurrentdisplay.
Slideshowsthedrawingonly,andnotthe
UCSICON,theToolbar,theAerialViewor
menus.

MSPACE

SwitchestoModelSpace

MULTIPLE

Causesthenextcommandtorepeatuntil
cancelled

MVIEW

CreatesandcontrolsViewports

or
M

ONTurnsselected
Viewportsonand
causestheModeltobe
regeneratedinthe
selectedViewports.
OFFTurnsselected
Viewportsoffand
causesModeltobenot
displayedinthe
selectedViewports.
HideplotCauseshidden
linestoberemovedin
selectedViewports
duringPaperSpace
plotting.
FitCreatesasingle
Viewporttofitthe
currentPaperSpace
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2Creates2Viewportsin
specifiedareaorfitto
thecurrentPaperSpace
view.
3Creates3Viewportsin
specifiedareaorfitto
thecurrentPaperSpace
view.
4Creates4Viewportsin
specifiedareaorfitto
thecurrentPaperSpace
view.
RestoreTranslates
viewportconfigurations
savedwiththeVPORTS
commandintoindividual
Viewportentitiesin
PaperSpace.
<firstPoint>Createsa
newViewportwithinthe
areaspecifiedby2
points.
Suboptionstothe"2"Option:
HorizontalCreatesa
horizontaldivision
betweenthe2new
Viewports
VerticalCreatesa
verticaldivisionbetween
the2newViewports.
Suboptionstothe"3"Option:
AboveSpecifies
placementoflarger
Viewportabovethe
other2
BelowSpecifies
placementoflarger
Viewportbelowtheother
2
HorizontalSplitsarea
intothirdshorizontally
LeftSpecifies
placementoflarger
Viewporttotheleftof
theother2
RightSpecifiesplacementof
thelargerViewporttotheright
oftheother2
VerticalSplitsareaintothirds
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NEW

Createsanewdrawing.Whenselected
fromamenuortypedinattheCommand:
prompt,thiscommandbringsupa
dialogueboxwhichallowssettinganame
forthenewdrawingbytypingthenamein
thebox,selectionofa"prototype"
drawingortypinganameofthenew
drawingandthenan=signandthenthe
nameofadrawingtobeusedasa
prototype.

OFFSET

Createsanewline,polylinearcorcircle
paralleltotheentityandataspecified
distancefromit.

<number>specifies
offsetdistance
T"Through"allows
specificationofapoint
throughwhichtheoffset
line,polyline,arcor
circleistopass

OOPS

restoreserasedentities,orentitiesmade
intoaBlock

OPEN

Opensanexistingdrawing

ORTHO

Constrainsdrawingsothatonlylines
alignedwiththegridcanbedrawn
usuallymeansonlyhorizontalorvertical
lines,however,ifthecrosshairsare
rotatedthroughthe"Snap""Rotate"
commandsequence,thelinesdrawnare
constrainedtobeingparallelwiththe
crosshairrotation.Constraintcanbe
overriddenbysnappingtoapointorby
enteringexactcoordinatesforendpoints.

canbetransparent

OSNAP

Enablespointstobepreciselylocatedon
referencepointsofexistingobjects.This
isthesocalled"RunningMode"of
OSNAP,whichsetsselectionmethodto
runcontinuouslyuntilsettoNON(none)
oruntiloverriddenbyselectinganother
"InterruptMode"OSNAPmethodfromthe
cursormenu.CombinationsofOSNAP
methodscanbeusedbyselectinga
seriesofoptionsseparatedbycommas.
Forinstance,ifyouwantotalwayspick
eitherendpointsorintersectionpoints
whenlocatingendpointsoflines,you
wouldissuethecommandasfollows:

canbetransparent

OSNAP<RET>END,INT<RET>

CENCENterofarcor
circle
ENDclosestENDpoint
ofarcorline
INSINSertionpointof
TextorBlock
INTINTersectionofline,
arc,orcircle
MIDMIDpointofline,
arc,rectangleside,or
polygonside
NEANEArestpoint
selectedbyapertureon
line,polyline,arc,or
circle
NODNODe(another
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NONNONeused
whena"Running
OSNAP"isonto
temporarilyturnoff
OSNAPselection
PERPERpendicular
pointtoline,arcorcircle
whenusedwithanarc
orcircleitwilldrawa
linetothesurfaceofthe
arcorcircleheading
towardthecenterpoint
QUAQUAdrantpointof
arcorcircle(top,
bottom,rightorleftside)
QUIQUIckmodethis
isamodifiertooneof
theotherOSNAP
optionsitwillfindthe
firstpointthatmeetsthe
requirements,not
necessarilytheclosest
pointtotheaperture.
TANTANgentpointto
arcorcircle

PAN

Movesthedisplaywindowwithout
changingthemagnificationfactor

PEDIT

Allowseditingofpolylineswhichare
alreadydrawn

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CClosesanopenpolyline
DDecurves,orreturnsaSpline
curvetoitscontrolframeor
seriesofconnectedstraight
lines
EEditvertices
FFitscurvetoapolyline
makesaseriesofstraightlines
intoacurvewhichwillpass
throughthevertices
JJoinsalineorarcoranother
polylinetoanopenpolyline
LToggleslinetypegeneration
tobeeitheracontinuous
patternofdashespassing
throughthevertices,ora
patternwhichstartsandends
ateachvertex
OOpensaclosedpolyline
SUsesthepolylineverticesas
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theVariable"Splinetype."
UUndoesoneeditingoperation
WSetsauniformwidthforthe
Polyline

PEDIT(Continued)

VertexEditingOptions:
BSetsfirstvertexforBreak
G"Go"performsaBreakor
Straightenoperation
IInsertsanewvertexafter
currentone
MMovescurrentvertex
NMakestheNextvertex
current
PMakesthePreviousvertex
current
RRegeneratesthePolyline
SSetsfirstvertexfor
Straighten
TSetstangentdirectionfor
currentvertex
WSetsnewwidthforthe
followingsegment
XExitsvertexediting,or
cancelsBreakandStraighten

PEDITMesh

AllowseditingofMesheswhichare
alreadydrawn

DDesmoothrestores
originalmesh
EEditsmeshvertices
MOpens(orcloses)themesh
intheMdirection
NOpens(orcloses)themesh
intheNdirection
SFitsasmoothsurfaceas
definedbytheVariable
SURFTYPE
UUndoesoneeditingoperation
XExitsPeditcommand
VertexEditingOptions:
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inMdirectioncurrent
LMakespreviousvertexto
LeftinNdirectioncurrent
MMovesthemarkedvertex
NMakestheNextvertex
current
PMakesthePreviousvertex
current
RMakesnextvertextoRight
inNdirectioncurrent
RERedisplaysthepolygon
mesh
UMakesthenextvertexUpin
Mdirectioncurrent
XExitsvertexediting

PFACE

Createsa3Dmeshofarbitrary
complexityandsurfacecharacteristics

PLAN

Putsthedisplayin"Plan"view,with
Vpointsetto0,0,1,relativetoeitherthe
currentUCS,aspecifiedUCS,orthe
WorldCoordinateSystem

CEstablishesthePlanviewof
theCurrentUCS
UEstablishesthePlanviewof
aspecifiedUCS
WEstablishesthePlanviewof
theWorldCoordinateSystem

PLINE

Drawsa2Dpolyline,whichareconnected
lineorarcsegmentswithuserdetermined
widthandtaper

Hsetsthehalfwidthofthe
polylinesegments
UUndoesprevioussegment
Wsetsthewidthofpolyline
segments
<RET>ExitsthePline
command
Thefollowingoptionsareavailableonlyas
longasyouaredrawinginLinemode:
ASwitchestotheArcmodeto
allowintegrationofarcsinto
thepolyline
CClosesthepolylinewith
straightsegment
LSegmentlength(continues
previoussegment)
Thefollowingoptionsareavailableonlyas
longasyouareintheArcmode:

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AIncludedangle
CECenterPoint
CLCloseswitharcsegment
DStartingdirection
LChordlength,orswitchesto
linemode
RRadius
SSecondpointof3pointarc

PLOT

Plotsadrawingtoaplottingdevice,a
printer,ortoa"PlotFile."

POINT

Drawssinglepoints.Appearanceofthe
pointsissetbytheVariablePDMODE

POLYGON

Drawsregularpolygonswithaspecified
numberofsides.PolygonsarePolyline
entities.

ESpecifiessizeandrotationof
polygonbypickingendpointsof
oneedge
CCircumscribespolygon
aroundacircle
IInscribespolygonwithina
circle

PSDRAG

Controlstheappearanceofanimported
Postscriptimagethatisbeing"dragged"
(thatis,positionedandscaled)intoplace
bythePSINcommand

0Onlytheimagesbounding
boxisdisplayedasyoudragit
intoplace
1Thecompleterendered
PostScriptimageisdisplayed
asyoudragitintoplace

PSFILL

Fills2DPolylineoutlineswithPostScript
fillpatternsdefinedintheACAD.PSFfile

.Enteringaperiodresultsinno
fillpattern
?Liststhefillpatternsdefined
inACAD.PSFfile

PSIN

ImportsEncapsulatedPostScript(EPS)
files

PSOUT

Exportsthecurrentviewofyourdrawing
toanEncapsulatedPostScript(EPS)file

PSPACE

SwitchestoPaperSpacethiswillwork
onlyiftheVariableTILEMODEissetto
0.

PURGE

RemovesunusedBlocks,TextStyles,
Layers,Linetypes,andDimensionStyles

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APurgesAllunusednamed
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fromcurrentdrawing

BPurgesunusedBlocks
DPurgesunusedDimstyles
LAPurgesunusedLAyers
LTPurgesunusedLinetypes
SHPurgesunusedShapefiles
STPurgesunusedTextStyles

QSAVE

Savesthecurrentdrawing"Quickly"
withoutrequestingafilename(aslongas
filehasalreadybeengivenaname)

QTEXT

Controlsdisplayoftextcommand
standsfor"QuickTEXT"

ONLinesoftext
displayedasrectangles
OFFLinesoftextdisplayedas
text

QUIT

ExitsAutoCADifthecurrentdrawing
hasnotbeenSavedsinitscurrentstate,
adialogueboxwillappearaskingifyou
wanttoSavethedrawing,Discardthe
changes,orCanceltheExitcommand

RECOVER

Attemptstorecoverdamagedor
corrupteddrawings

REDEFINE

Restoresabuiltincommandwhichmay
havebeendeletedbythecommand
UNDEFINE

REDO

ReversesapreviouscommandifitwasU
orUNDO

REDRAW

Refreshedorcleansupthecurrent
Viewport

canbetransparent

REDRAWALL

Redrawsallviewports

canbetransparent

REGEN

RegeneratesthecurrentViewportby
recalculatingthevectorlocationsofall
endpoints

REGENALL

RegeneratesallViewports

REGENAUTO

Controlsautomaticregeneration
performedbyothercommands

canbetransparent
ONAllowsautomaticregens
OFFPreventsautomatic
regens

REINIT

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display,theplotter,andtheACAD.PGP
filetobereinitialized.Thiscommand
allowsselectionofwhatyouwantto
reinitializethroughadialoguebox.Itis
mostusefulwhenyoumakechanges"on
thefly"totheACAD.PGPfileandwantto
immediatelymakeuseofthosechanges
withouthavingtoexitAutoCADandget
backintoit.
RENAME

ChangesthenamesassociatedwithText
Styles,Layers,Linetypes,Blocks,Views,
UserCoordinateSystems,Viewport
Configurations,andDimensionStyles.

BRenamesBlocks
DRenamesDimensionStyles
LARenamesLayers
LTRenamesLinetypes
SRenamesTextStyles
URenamesUCS
VIRenamesViews
VPRenamesViewports

RESUME

Resumesaninterruptedcommandscript

canbetransparent

REVSURF

Createsa3Dpolygonmesh
approximatingasurfaceofrevolution,by
rotatingacurvearoundaselectedaxis

ROTATE

Rotatesexistingobjectsparalleltothe
currentUCS

RSCRIPT

Restartsacommandscriptfromthe
beginning

SAVE

Requestsafilenameandsavesthe
drawing

SAVEAS

SameasSAVE,butalsorenamesthe
currentdrawingandkeepsthenewname
current

SCALE

Altersthesizeofexistingobjects

SCRIPT

Runsacommandscript.Ascriptisaan
ASCIIfilewhichcontainsvarious
commandsthatwhenexecutedoperates
justasifyoutypedinthosecommands,
onebyone,byhand

canbetransparent

SELECT

Groupsobjectsintoselectionsetsforuse
insubsequentcommands

SETVAR

Allowsyoutodisplayorchangethe
settingofsystemvariables.This
commandisnolongernecessaryto

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RResizeswithrespecttoa
referencesize

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changethevalueofsystemvariables.
Younowcantypeinthenameofthe
variabletochangeit.

variablesandtheirsettings

SH

Shortfor"SHell."Allowsaccessto
internaloperatingsystem(DOS)
commands.OnceSHisinvoked,followed
bytwo<RET>s,theDOSPromptwillbe
displayed,soyoucanenteranyDOS
command.TogetbacktoAutoCAD,
simplytypeEXITattheDOSprompt.

SHADE

Shades3DmodelincurrentModelSpace
Viewport

SHAPE

DrawspredefinedShapes

SHELL

Allowsaccesstointernaloperating
system(DOS)commands.OnceSHis
invoked,followedbytwo<RET>s,the
DOSPromptwillbedisplayed,soyou
canenteranyDOScommand.Toget
backtoAutoCAD,simplytypeEXITat
theDOSprompt.

SKETCH

Permitsfreehandsketchingsimulation

?ListsavailableShapenames

CConnect:restartsSKETCH
atendpoint
EErases(backsupover)
temporarylines
PRaises/lowerssketchingpen
QDiscardstemporarylines,
remainsinSKETCH
RRecordstemporarylines,
remainsinSKETCH
XRecordstemporarylines,
exitsSKETCH
.Drawslinetocurrentpoint

SNAP

Specifiedaroundoffintervalforpoint
entrysothatentitiescanbeplacedat
preciselocations

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<number>setssnap
alignmentresolution
ONalignsdesignated
points
OFFdoesnotalign
designatgedpoints
Asetsaspectratio
(differingXandY
spacing)
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turnsonSNAPafter,if
notalreadyturnedon
SSelectseither
Standard(rectangular)or
IsometricSnapgrid

SOLID

Drawsfilledpolygons.Fillcanbeturned
ONorOFFwiththeFILLcommand

STATUS

Displaysdrawingstatisticsandmodeson
theTextScreen

canbetransparent

STRETCH

Allowsmovingaportionofadrawing
whileretainingtheirconnectionstoother
partsofthedrawing.Youcannotstretch
Blocks,Hatchpatterns,orTextentities,
however.

STYLE

CreatesnamedTextstyles,withuser
selectedcombinationsoffont,height,
mirroring,obliging,andhorizontalscaling.

canbetransparent

TABLET

?Listsspecified(orall)
currentlydefinedtextstyles

Alignsthedigitizingtabletwith
coordinatesofapaperdrawingto
accuratelycopyitwithAutoCAD

ONTurnsTabletModeON(but
ithastobeCALibratedfirst)
OFFTurnsTabletModeOFF
CALCalibratesTabletforuse
setsthedistancetobeusedto
copythedrawingtoan
accuratescale
CFGConfigurestabletmenus
andpointingarea

TABSURF

Createsapolygonmeshapproximatinga
generaltabulatedsurfacedefinedbya
pathandadirectionvector

TEXT

Drawstextcharactersofanysizewith
selectedstyles

JPromptsforjustification
options
SListsorselectstextstyle
AAlignstextbetweentwo
points,withstylespecified
widthfactor,AutoCAD
computesapproximateheight
proportionaltolengthoftext
line
CCenterstexthorizontally
aboutadefinedpoint
FFitstextbetweentwopoints,
withspecifiedheight,AutoCAD
computesapproximatewidth
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betweenthetwopoints
MCenterstexthorizontallyand
verticallyaboutadefinedpoint
RRightjustifiestext
BLBottomLeftjustification
BCBottomCenterjustification
BRBottomRightjustification
MLMiddleLeftjustification
MCMiddleCenterjustification
MRMiddleRightjustification
TLTopLeftjustification
TCTopCenterjustification
TRTopRightjustification

TEXTSCR

A"toggle."Flipsthedisplayonsingle
screensystems(mostofthem)fromtext
screentographicsscreen,andvice
versa.

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TIME

Displaysdrawingcreationandupdate
times,andpermitscontrolofanelapsed
timer.

canbetransparent
DDisplayscurrenttimes
ONStartsuserelapsedtimer
OFFStopsuserelapsedtimer
RResetsuserelapsedtimer

TRACE

Drawssolidfilledlinesofspecifiedwidth.
Hasmostlybeensupersededbythe
PLINEcommand.

TREESTAT

Displaysinformationonthedrawing's
currentspatialindex,suchasthenumber
anddepthofnodesinthedrawing
database.

TRIM

Erasesaportionofselectedentitiesthat
crossaspecified"cuttingedge"

Reversestheeffectoftheprevious
command

UCS

DefinesormodifiesthecurrentUser
CoordinateSystem

UUndoeslasttrimoperation

D("Delete")Deletesoneor
moresavedcoordinate
systems
E("Entity")SetsaUCSwith
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thatoftheselectedentity
O("Origin")Shiftstheoriginof
thecurrentcoordinatesystem
P("Previous")Restoresthe
PreviousUCS
R("Restore")Restoresa
previouslysavedUCS
S("Save")Savesthecurrent
UCS
V("View")Establishesanew
UCSwhoseZaxisisparallelto
thecurrentviewingdirection
W("World")Setsthecurrent
UCStotheWorldCoordinate
System
XRotatesthecurrentUCS
aroundtheXaxis
YRotatesthecurrentUCS
aroundtheYaxis
ZRotatesthecurrentUCS
aroundtheZaxis
ZADefinesaUCSusingan
originpointandapointonthe
positiveportionoftheZaxis
3DefinesaUCSusingan
originpoint,apointonthe
positiveportionoftheXaxis,
andapointonthepositiveY
portionoftheXYplane
?Listsspecifiedsaved
coordinatesystems

UCSICON

Controlsvisibilityandplacementofthe
UserCoordinateSystemIcon,which
graphicallyindicatestheoriginand
orientationofthecurrentUCS.The
optionsnormallyaffectonlythecurrent
viewport.

AChangessettingsofall
activeviewports
N("NoOrigin")Displaysthe
UCSICONatthelowerleft
corneroftheviewport(i.e.,not
attheOrigin)
OR("ORigin")Displaysthe
UCSICONattheoriginofthe
currentUCS,ifpossible(ifthe
originpointisnotwithinthe
currentviewport,thelocationof
theUCSICONdefaultstothe
lowerleftcornerofthe
viewport)
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ONTurnstheUCSICONon

UNDEFINE

Deletesthedefinitionofabuiltin
AutoCADcommand

UNDO

Reversestheeffectofmultiple
commands,andprovidescontroloverthe
"Undo"facility

<number>Undoesthe
<number>ofmost
recentcommandsin
reverseorder
A("Auto")Controlstreatment
ofmenuitemsasUNDO
"Groups"
B("Back")Undoesbackto
previousUNDO"Mark"
C("Control")Enables/disables
theUNDOfeature
E("End")TerminatesanUNDO
Group(asequencetobe
treatedasonecommand)
G("Group")BeginsanUNDO
Group(asequencetobe
treatedasonecommand)
M("Mark")Places"marker"in
UNDOfile(forusewith"Back")
ControlSubOptions
AllEnablesthefull
UNDOfeature
NoneDisablesUand
UNDOentirely,and
discardsanyprevious
UNDOinformation
savedearlierinthe
editingsession
OneLimitsUandUNDO
toasingleoperation

UNITS

Selectscoordinateandangledisplay
formatsandprecision

canbetransparent

VIEW

Savesthecurrentgraphicdisplayand
spaceasanamedview,orrestoresa
savedviewandspacetothedisplay

canbetransparent
DDeletesanamedview
RRestoresnamedviewto
screen
SSavescurrentdisplayas
namedview
WSavesspecifiedWindowas
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?Listsspecifiednamedviews

VIEWPORTS
or
VPORTS

UsedinModelSpaceonly,andhasbeen
supersededbyPaperSpaceVports,
createdwiththeMVIEWcommand.
DividestheAutoCADgraphicsdisplay
intomultipleviewports,eachofwhichcan
containadifferentviewofthecurrent
drawing(maximumof4"tiled"viewports
perviewport)

DDeletesasavedviewport
configuration
JJoins(merges)twoviewports
RRestoresasavedviewport
configuration
SSavesthecurrentviewport
configuration
SI("SIngle")DisplaysaSIngle
viewportfillingtheentire
graphicsarea
2Dividesthecurrentviewport
into2viewports
3Dividesthecurrentviewport
into3viewports
4Dividesthecurrentviewport
into4viewports
?Liststhecurrentandsaved
viewportconfigurations

VIEWRES

Allowsyoutocontroltheprecisionand
speedofcircleandarcdrawingonthe
monitorbyspecifyingthenumberofsides
inacircle.ActslikeanAutoCAD
variable.Recommendthatitbesetto
2000.

VPLAYER

Setsviewportvisibilityfornewand
existinglayers

?Listslayersfrozenina
selectedviewport
F("Freeze")Freezesspecified
layersinselectedviewports
T("Thaw")Thawsspecified
layersinselectedviewports
R("Reset")Resetsspecified
layerstotheirdefaultvisibility
N("Newfrz")Createsnew
layersthatarefrozeninall
viewports
V("Vpvisdflt")Setsthedefault
viewportvisibilityforexisting
layers

VPOINT

Selectstheviewpointfora3D
visualization

RSelectsviewpointvia
tworotationangles
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viewpointviaagraphic
compassandaxistripod
whichappearsonthe
screen
<x,y,z>Specifiesx,y,
andzrelative
coordinatesofviewpoint

VSLIDE

Displaysapreviouslycreatedslidefile

<filename>views
slidewithname
of"filename.SLD"
*filename
preloadsslide
whichthenext
command
VSLIDEwillview

WBLOCK

Writesselectedentitiesorpreviously
createdBlocktoadrawingfile

<filename>writes
specifiedentitiesto
"filename.DWG"
=filename.DWGtobe
createdissameasthe
entitiesincludedina
previouslydefinedBlock
bythesamename
*writesentiredrawingto
thefilename.DWGand
purgesallunreferenced
blocks,layers,
linetypes,textand
dimensioningstyles
<RET>writesselected
objects

XBIND

MakesportionsofanXrefapermanent
partofyourdrawing

B("Block")Makesablockin
theXrefapermanentpartof
yourdrawing
D("Dimstyle")Makesa
dimstyleintheXrefa
permanentpartofyourdrawing
L("Layer")Makesalayerinthe
Xrefapermanentpartofyour
drawing
LT("LType")MakesaLtypein
theXrefapermanentpartof
yourdrawing
S("Style")Makesatextstyle
intheXrefapermanentpartof
yourdrawing

XREF

AllowsyoutoworkwithotherAutoCAD

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drawingswithoutaddingthem
permanentlytoyourdrawingandwithout
alteringtheircontents

Xreftothedrawingorupdates
anXrefthatisalreadyattached
B("Bind")MakesanXrefa
permanentpartofyourdrawing
D("Detach")RemovesanXref
fromyourdrawing
P("Path")Allowsyoutoview
andeditthefilenamepath
(directoryandsubdirectory)
thatAutoCADsearcheswhen
loadingaparticularXref
R("Reload")Updatesoneor
moreXrefsatanytime
?ListsXrefsinyourdrawing
andthedrawingassociated
witheachone

ZOOM

Enlargesorreducesthedisplay
magnificationofthedrawing,without
changingtheactualsizeoftheentities

canbetransparent
<number>multiplier
fromoriginal
magnification
<numberX>multiplier
fromcurrent
magnification
<numberXP>multiplier
ofmagnificationrelative
topaperspaceused
forplottingtogetright
plotscaleineach
viewport
A("All")fillslimitsofdrawingto
screen
C("Center")makespicked
pointthecenterofthescreen
D("Dynamic")makesan
adjustiblerectangularlens
appearonthescreenwhichis
capableofbeingmadesmaller
orlargerandmovedtodifferent
positionsoverthedrawingand
oncesetbytheuser,the
drawingwillquicklyzoomto
thelocationandmagnification
setforthelens.Thissub
commandisnolongeruseful
becauseallcomputershave
veryfastzoomsnaturallynow.
E("Extents")makesthe
farthestedgesoftheactual
visibledrawingfillupthe
graphicsscreen

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L("LowerLeft")makesthe
pointpickedbecomeshovedto
thelowerleftcornerofthe
graphicsscreen
P("Previous")zoomsbackto
whateverthelastzoom,
previoustothecurrentzoom
wasAutoCADstoresabout
10ofthese,soyoucanwalk
backwardinzoom
magnification10times
V("VirtualScreen")makesthe
largestareaavailabletothe
graphicscardfillthegraphics
screenthisvarieswiththe
quantityofgraphicsRAMthat
yourgraphicscardhas
W("Window")asksyoutopick
thelowerleftcornerandthe
upperrightcornerofazoom
windowandthenfitsthat
windowtothegraphicsscreen

3DFACE

Drawsflatplanesin3Dspacewitheither
3cornersor4corners(3sidedor4sided
flatplanes).Theseareusedtohide
objectsbehindtheminspacetocreate
theillusionofasolidobject.3DFACEs
canalsobeshadedusingtheSHADE
command,inwhichcasetheentireplane
takesonthecolorassignedtoitsedges.
Normally(withoutusingtheHIDEor
SHADEcommands,3DFACEsare
transparent,whichmeansthatobjects
behindtheminspacearevisiblethrough
them,andtheyappearas"wireframes."

3DMESH

Drawsa3Dpolygonmeshbyspecifying

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I("Invisible")thisisusedby
typingintheletter"I"just
beforepickingacornerpointfor
the3DFACE,anditwillmake
theedgeofthe3DFACEdrawn
fromthatpointtothenextone
"Invisible"(thatis,itwillnotbe
shownasalineonthe
drawing).Thisisimportant
whenjoiningseveral3DFACEs
togethertocoveracomplex,
multifacetedsurface,where
youdonotwantthe"seams"of
the3DFACEstoshowinthe
finaldrawing.Thevisibilityof
edgesof3DFACEscanfurther
beturnedonoroffbythe
AutoCADvariable
"SPLFRAME."When
SPLFRAMEissetto1("on"),
bothedgeswhichhavebeen
made"Invisible"aswellas
normal,visibleedgesare
shownonthedrawing.When
SPLFRAMEissetto0("off"),
Invisibleedgesarenotshown.
Thepurposeofsometimes
wantingtoseeinvisibleedges
isthatyoumaywanttomove,
stretch,orcopythe3DFACE
andifitsedgesareinvisible,
youcannotselectthemfopr
modification.Youcanonly
selecta3DFACEbypickingon
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itssize,intermsofthenumberoffaces
ineachdirection(calledMandN
directions),andthelocationin3Dspace
ofeachvertex(thecornerofaface)in
themesh.
3DPOLY

Createsa3Dpolyline

CClosesthepolylinebackto
thefirstpoint
UUndoes(deletes)thelast
segmententered
<RET>Exits3DPOLY
command

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