AUTOCAD COMMON COMMANDS and SHORTCUTS

Using FUNCTION keys

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COMMAND
ARC
ARRAY
CHAMFER

F1 Online or Offline HELP

F2 switch between Graphics Screen and Text Screen
F3 turns Snap ON/OFF (OSNAP Object Snap)
F4 3D snap ON/OFF
F5 cycles TOP, RIGHT and LEFT isoplanes
F6 dynamic USC ON/OFF
F7 turns GRID ON/OFF
F8 turns Ortho ON/OFF
F9 turns SNAP ON/OFF
F10 turns Polar Tracking ON/OFF

SHORTCUT
A
AR
CHA

CIRCLE

COPY

CO

ERASE
EXPLODE
EXTEND

E
EXPL
EX

FILLET
LINE
MIRROR
MOVE
OFFSET

F
L
MI
M
O

POLYGON
POLYLINE
RECTANGLE
ROTATE
SCALE
STRETCH

POL
PL
REC
RO
SC
STR

TRIM

TR

COMMENT
Creates arc
Command to duplicate objects/entities using POLAR and
RECTANGULAR options
Chamfering connects two non-parallel objects by extending or
trimming them to intersect
Draw circle with specified diameter or radius
Command to duplicate objects within a drawing, by defining a
base point or displacement (starting point) and next point of
displacement
Remove object from drawing
Breaks a compound object into its component object
Command to lengthen linear and curves up to specified
boundary
Command to round or fillet the edges of two selected objects
Creates a straight line segment
Command to create reverse image of selected object
Command to relocate selected objects
Command to copy objects that are similar and parallel to existing
entities at specified distance
Draw polygon with 3 to 1024 sides. All sides are equal
Draws line and arc segment that form a single object
Draw a rectangular object
Command to rotate selected objects at specified base point
Command to shrink or enlarge selected object
Command to resize selected portion of objects by using cross
window or crossing polygon
Trim objects to meet the edges of other objects

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DIMENSIONING
COMMAND
STYLE
LINEAR
ALIGNED
ANGULAR
DIAMETER
RADIUS
CONTINUE

SHORTCUT
D
DIMALI
DIMALI
DIMANG
DIMANG
DIMRAD
DIMCON

COMMENT
Dimension style manager
Creates a linear dimension with horizontal, vertical or rotated
dimension line.
Creates a aligned linear dimension
Creates an angular dimension
Creates diameter dimension of an arc or circle
Creates radius dimension for arc or circle
Creates a dimension that starts from an extension line of the
previous or selected dimension

BASIC 3D COMMANDS
COMMAND
REGION
JOIN

SHORTCUT
REG
J

EXTRUDE

EXT

SUBTRACT

SU

UNION

UNI

3DROTATE

3DR

PRESSPULL
REVOLVE

PRESS
REV

COMMENT
Converts an object that encloses an area into a region object
Joins the endpoints of linear and curved objects to create a
single object
Creates a 3D solid or surface by extending by extending a 2D or
3D curve
Creates as a new object by subtracting one overlapping region
or 3D solid from one another
Combines two or more 3D solids, surfaces or 2D regions into a
single, composite 3D solid, surface or region.
In a 3D view, display a 3D rotate gizmo to aid in revolving 3D
objects around a base point
Dynamically modifies objects by extrusion and offset
Creates a 3D solid or surface by sweeping an object around an
axis

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FILLET, CHAMFER, MIRROR and COPY commands

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CIRCLE OR FILLET, MIRROR COMMANDS

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ARRAY, CIRCLE, FILLET, OFFSET

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PART NAME: BODY

LAYER COLOR: BLUE

PART NAME: CHRONO

LAYER COLOR: BLACK
FONT SIZE: 1

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PART NAME: HANDS

LAYER COLOR: BLUE

PART NAME: CONNECTOR PIN

LAYER COLOR: RED
UPPER PART: 6 PCS
DOWN: 10 PCS

PART NAME: BRACELET

LAYER COLOR: MAGENTA
UP: 6 PCS
DOWN: 9 PCS
DISTANCE: 8

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NAME:_________________________
TIME START: _________
TIME FINISHED: _________
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NAME:___________________________
Time Start: ______________
Time Finished: ___________
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