AutoCAD Keyboard Shortcuts

CADDManager on July 29th, 2008

Here is a list of the shortcuts that can be used in AutoCAD (or ACA)
For a PDF of these commands go to this post
ALT+F8
VBA Run
ALT+F11
VBA Editor
CTRL+1
Properties Palette
CTRL+2
DesignCenter Palette
CTRL+3
Tool Palette
CTRL+4
Sheet Set Manager Palette
CTRL+5
Info Palette
CTRL+6
DBConnect Manager
CTRL+7
Markup Set Manager Palette
CTRL+A
Selects objects in drawing
CTRL+B
Toggles Snap
CTRL+C
Copies objects to Clipboard
CTRL+SHFT+C Copies objects to Clipboard with Base Point
CTRL+D
Toggles coordinate display
CTRL+E
Cycles through isometric planes
CTRL+F
Toggles running object snaps
CTRL+G
Toggles Grid
CTRL+H
Toggles PICKSTYLE on/off
CTRL+J
Executes last command
CTRL+K
Hyperlink
CTRL+L
Toggles Ortho mode
CTRL+M
(No action)
CTRL+N
Creates a new drawing
CTRL+O
Opens existing drawing
CTRL+P
Prints current drawing
CTRL+Q
Exit
CTRL+R
Cycles layout viewports
CTRL+S
Saves current drawing
CTRL+SHFT+S Saveas
CTRL+T
Toggles Tablet mode
CTRL+V
Pastes data from Clipboard
CTRL+SHFT+V Pastes data from Clipboard as Block
CTRL+X
Cuts objects to Clipboard
CTRL+Y
Repeats last action
CTRL+Z
Reverses last action
CTRL+[
Cancels current command
CTRL+\
Cancels current command
F1 Displays Help
F2 Toggles text window on/off
F3 Toggles OSNAP
F4 Toggles TABMODE

F5 Toggles ISOPLANE
F6 Toggles COORDS
F7 Toggles GRIDMODE
F8 Toggles ORTHO MODE
F9 Toggles SNAP MODE
F10 Toggles POLAR
F11 Toggles OTRACK
3A
3DARRAY
3DO 3DORBIT
3DW 3DWALK
3F
3DFACE
3M
3DMOVE
3P
3DPOLY
3R
3DROTATE
A
ARC
AC
BACTION
ADC ADCENTER
AA
AREA
AL
ALIGN
3AL 3DALIGN
AP
APPLOAD
AR
ARRAY
-AR -ARRAY
ATI
ATTIPEDIT
ATT ATTDEF
-ATT -ATTDEF
ATE
ATTEDIT
-ATE -ATTEDIT
ATTE -ATTEDIT
B
BLOCK
-B
-BLOCK
BC
BCLOSE
BE
BEDIT
BH
HATCH
BO
BOUNDARY
-BO -BOUNDARY
BR
BREAK
BS
BSAVE
BVS
BVSTATE
C
CIRCLE
CAM CAMERA
CH
PROPERTIES
-CH
CHANGE
CHA CHAMFER
CHK
CHECKSTANDARDS
CLI
COMMANDLINE
COL
COLOR
CO
COPY

CP
CT
CYL
D
DAL
DAN
DAR
JOG
DBA
DBC
DC
DCE
DCO
DDA
DDI
DED
DI
DIV
DJL
DJO
DL
DLI
DLU
DO
DOR
DOV
DR
DRA
DRE
DRM
DS
DST
DT
DV
DX
E
ED
EL
ER
EX
EXIT
EXP
EXT
F
FI
G
-G
GD

COPY
CTABLESTYLE
CYLINDER
DIMSTYLE
DIMALIGNED
DIMANGULAR
DIMARC
DIMJOGGED
DIMBASELINE
DBCONNECT
ADCENTER
DIMCENTER
DIMCONTINUE
DIMDISASSOCIATE
DIMDIAMETER
DIMEDIT
DIST
DIVIDE
DIMJOGLINE
DIMJOGGED
DATALINK
DIMLINEAR
DATALINKUPDATE
DONUT
DIMORDINATE
DIMOVERRIDE
DRAWORDER
DIMRADIUS
DIMREASSOCIATE
DRAWINGRECOVERY
DSETTINGS
DIMSTYLE
TEXT
DVIEW
DATAEXTRACTION
ERASE
DDEDIT
ELLIPSE
EXTERNALREFERENCES
EXTEND
QUIT
EXPORT
EXTRUDE
FILLET
FILTER
GROUP
-GROUP
GRADIENT

GR
H
-H
HE
HI
I
-I
IAD
IAT
ICL
IM
-IM
IMP
IN
INF
IO
J
L
LA
-LA
LAS
LE
LEN
LI
LO
LS
LT
-LT
LTS
LW
M
MA
MAT
ME
MI
ML
MLA
MLC
MLD
MLE
MLS
MO
MS
MSM
MT
MV
O
OP

DDGRIPS
HATCH
-HATCH
HATCHEDIT
HIDE
INSERT
-INSERT
IMAGEADJUST
IMAGEATTACH
IMAGECLIP
IMAGE
-IMAGE
IMPORT
INTERSECT
INTERFERE
INSERTOBJ
JOIN
LINE
LAYER
-LAYER
LAYERSTATE
QLEADER
LENGTHEN
LIST
-LAYOUT
LIST
LINETYPE
-LINETYPE
LTSCALE
LWEIGHT
MOVE
MATCHPROP
MATERIALS
MEASURE
MIRROR
MLINE
MLEADERALIGN
MLEADERCOLLECT
MLEADER
MLEADEREDIT
MLEADERSTYLE
PROPERTIES
MSPACE
MARKUP
MTEXT
MVIEW
OFFSET
OPTIONS

ORBIT
OS
-OS
P
-P
PA
PE
PL
PO
POL
PR
PROPS
PRE
PRINT
PS
PSOLID
PTW
PU
-PU
PYR
QC
QCUI
R
RA
RC
RE
REA
REC
REG
REN
-REN
REV
RO
RP
RPR
RR
RW
S
SC
SCR
SE
SEC
SET
SHA
SL
SN
SO
SP

3DORBIT
OSNAP
-OSNAP
PAN
-PAN
PASTESPEC
PEDIT
PLINE
POINT
POLYGON
PROPERTIES
PROPERTIES
PREVIEW
PLOT
PSPACE
POLYSOLID
PUBLISHTOWEB
PURGE
-PURGE
PYRAMID
QUICKCALC
QUICKCUI
REDRAW
REDRAWALL
RENDERCROP
REGEN
REGENALL
RECTANG
REGION
RENAME
-RENAME
REVOLVE
ROTATE
RENDERPRESETS
RPREF
RENDER
RENDERWIN
STRETCH
SCALE
SCRIPT
DSETTINGS
SECTION
SETVAR
SHADEMODE
SLICE
SNAP
SOLID
SPELL

SPL
SPLANE
SPE
SSM
ST
STA
SU
T
-T
TA
TB
TH
TI
TO
TOL
TOR
TP
TR
TS
UC
UN
-UN
UNI
V
-V
VP
-VP
VS
VSM
-VSM
W
-W
WE
X
XA
XB
-XB
XC
XL
XR
-XR
Z

SPLINE
SECTIONPLANE
SPLINEDIT
SHEETSET
STYLE
STANDARDS
SUBTRACT
MTEXT
-MTEXT
TABLET
TABLE
THICKNESS
TILEMODE
TOOLBAR
TOLERANCE
TORUS
TOOLPALETTES
TRIM
TABLESTYLE
UCSMAN
UNITS
-UNITS
UNION
VIEW
-VIEW
DDVPOINT
VPOINT
VSCURRENT
VISUALSTYLES
-VISUALSTYLES
WBLOCK
-WBLOCK
WEDGE
EXPLODE
XATTACH
XBIND
-XBIND
XCLIP
XLINE
XREF
-XREF
ZOOM

3ds Max Shortcut Keys

Heres a list of shortcut keys that i typed up and has taken around 30 minutes to do...bleh.
But i felt it was needed just incase max users wanted a reference for these.
General User Interface
New scene: CTRL+N
Help: F1
Shade Selected Faces (Toggle on/off): F2
Wireframe/Smooth & Highlights (toggle view): F3
View Edged Faces(toggle on/off): F4
Selection Lock(toggle on/off): Space
Select(and cycle through Selection Region types): Q
Add to Selection: CTRL+LMB
Remove from Selection: ALT+LMB
Move: W
Rotate: E
Scale(and cycle through scale types): R or CTRL+E
Top View: T
Bottom View: B
Left View: L
Front View: F
Isometric User View: U
Perspective User View: P
Camera View: C
Spot/Directional Light View: Shift+4
color=orange]Hide Grids(toggle on/off): G
Snaps(toggle on/off): S
Angle Snap(toggle on/off): A
Percent Snap(toggle on/off): CTRL+SHIFT+P
Create Camera From (Perspective) View: CTRL+C
Restrict Movement Along Specific Axis: F5-F7
Restrict Plane Cycle: F8
Render Last: F9
Quick Render: SHIFT+Q
Render Scene Dialogue(toggle on/off): F10
Render To Texture Dialogue(toggle on/off): 0(Zero)
Material Editor(toggle on/off): M
Particle View(toggle on/off): 6
Environmental and Effects Dialogue(toggle on/off): 8
Open Advanced Lighting Panel: 9
Open MAXScript Listener: F11
Open Last Used Explorer: ALT+CTRL+Q
Isolate Selection: ALT+Q
Maximise Viewport(toggle on/off): ALT+W
Place Highlight: CTRL+H
Select By Name/Select From Scene: H
Select All: CTRL+A
Select None: CTRL+D
Select Invert: CTRL+I
Select Ancestor: Page Up
Select Child: Page Down
Clone: CTRL+V

Adaptive Degradation(toggle on/off): O(Letter)

Expert Mode(toggle on/off): CTRL+X
Zoom Mode: ALT+Z
Zoom Extents(single Viewport): CTRL+ALT+Z
Zoom Extents(all Viewports): CTRL+SHIFT+Z
Zoom Selected(all Viewports): Z
Pan: Middle Mouse Button
Pan Viewport: I
Zoom: Dial MMB(scrolling mouse) or CTRL+ALT+MMB
Zoom Viewport In: [
Zoom Viewport Out: ]
Arc Rotate View Mode: ALT+MMB or CTRL+R
Undo Scene Operation: CTRL+Z
Redo Scene Operation: CTL+Y
Show Safeframes(toggle on/off): SHIFT+F
Show Statistics(toggle on/off): 7
Auto Key Mode(toggle on/off): N
Hide Cameras(toggle on/off): SHIFT+C
Hide Geometry(toggle on/off): SHIFT+G
Hide Helpers(toggle on/off): SHIFT+H
Hide Lights(toggle on/off): SHIFT+L
Hide Particle Systems(toggle on/off): SHIFT+P
Hide Shapes(toggle on/off): SHIFT+S
Hide Space Warps(toggle on/off): SHIFT+W
Hold: ALT+CTRL+H
Display As See-Through(toggle on/off): ALT+X
Play Animation: /
Sub-Object Level 1-5: 1/2/3/4/5
Sub-Object Level Cycle: Insert
Show Main Toolbar(toggle on/off): ALT+6
Editable Poly
Vertex Level: 1
Edge Level: 2
Boarder Level: 3
Poly Level: 4
Element Level: 5
Cycle Levels: Insert
Extrude Mode: Shift+E
Bevel Mode: CTRL+SHIFT+B
Chamfer Mode: CTRL+SHIFT+C
Connect: CTRL+SHIFT+E
Edge Constraint(toggle on/off): SHIFT+X
Target Weld: CTRL+SHIFT+W
Cut: ALT+C
Quickslice: CTRL+SHIFT+Q
Grow Selection: CTRL+Page Up
Shrink Selection: CTRL+Page Down
Hide: CTRL+H
Hide Unselected: CTRL+I
Unhide All: ALT+U
Particle Flow

Copy Selected In Particle View: CTRL+C

Paste Selected In Particle View: CTRL+V
Particle Emission(toggle on/off): ;
Selected Particle Emission(toggle on/off): SHIFT+;
Quad Menus
Animation: ALT+RMB
Lighting/Render: CTRL+ALT+RMB
Modelling: CTL+RMB
Reactor: ALT+SHIFT+RMB
Snap: SHIFT+RMB
Viewports: V
(Customisable Keys): CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+RMB or CTRL+SHIFT+RMB
Material Editor
Background: B
Backlight: L
Cycle 3x2,5x3,6x4 Sample Slots: X
Get Material: G
Go Backward to Sibling: Left Arrow
Go Forward to Sibling: Right Arrow
Go tp Parent: Up Arrow
Make Preview: P
Options: O(letter)

Power point
Command

Keystroke

Bold

Ctrl-B

Close

Ctrl-W

Close

Ctrl-F4

Copy

Ctrl-C

Cut

Ctrl-X

Find

Ctrl-F

Italics

Ctrl-I

Menu bar

F10

Move to the end of the entry

End

New (slide)

Ctrl-N

Next window

Ctrl-F6

Open

Ctrl-O

Outline: Collapse

Alt-Shift -

Outline: Demote paragraph

Alt-Shift-Right

Outline: Expand

Alt-Shift +

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Outlook
Command
Advanced Find
Bold (Contacts notes section)
Bold (RichText or HTML mail)
Check for new mail
Check for new mail

Keystroke
Ctrl-Shift-F
Ctrl-B
Ctrl-B
F9 (Outlook 2003)
F5 (Outlook
2000,2002)

Close a window
Alt-F4
Esc
Close a window
Copy
Create Appointment
Create Contact
Create Flag for follow-up
Create Folder
Create Meeting Request
Create Message
Create Note
Create Task
Create Task Request
Cut
Delete opened item
Folder List - Collapse selected folder
Folder List - Expand selected folder
Folder List - Open
Forward selected mail
Go to Calendar
Go to Contacts
Go to Mail
Italics (Contacts notes section)
Italics (RichText or HTML mail)
Mark item as read
Mark item as unread
Move down one screen
Move to first item
Move to last item
Move up one screen
Create new default item
Open Find a Contact
Open Look In

Ctrl-C
Ctrl-Shift-A
Ctrl-Shift-C
Ctrl-Shift-G
Ctrl-Shift-E
Ctrl-Shift-Q
Ctrl-Shift-M
Ctrl-Shift-N
Ctrl-Shift-K
Ctrl-Shift-U
Ctrl-X
Ctrl-D
- (Numeric keypad)
* (Numeric keypad)
Ctrl-Y
Ctrl-F
Ctrl-2
Ctrl-2
Ctrl-1
Ctrl-I
Ctrl-I
Ctrl-Q
Ctrl-U
PgDn
Home
End
PgUp
Ctrl-N
F11
Alt-I

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Exel
Command
Absolute/relative/mixed reference
AutoSum
Bold
Border lines off
Border lines on
Calculate active sheet
Calculate all worksheets
Close
Collapse selection to active cell
Comment insert/edit
Copy
Copy formula from cell above
Copy value from cell above
Cut
Date
Delete range
Delete to end of line
Show values/formulas
Edit cell
Enter formula as array
Fill down
Fill right
Find
Format commas (2 decimal places)
Format currency (2 decimal places)
Format date (day, month, year)
Format exponential number (2 decimal places)
Format general number
Format percentage (0 decimal places)
Format time (hour and minute)
Formula
Function Wizard
GoTo
Group row/column
Hard Return in cell
Hide selected column(s)
Hide selected row(s)
Insert chart sheet
Insert Function components
Insert range
Insert worksheet
Italics

Keystroke
F4
Alt =
Ctrl-B
Ctrl-Shift _
Ctrl-Shift &
Shift-F9
F9
Ctrl-W
Shift-Backspace
Shift-F2
Ctrl-C
Ctrl '
Ctrl-Shift "
Ctrl-X
Ctrl ;
Ctrl Ctrl-Del
Ctrl `
F2
Ctrl-Shift-Enter
Ctrl-D
Ctrl-R
Ctrl-F
Ctrl-Shift !
Ctrl-Shift $
Ctrl-Shift #
Ctrl-Shift ^
Ctrl-Shift ~
Ctrl-Shift %
Ctrl-Shift @
=
Shift-F3
Ctrl-G
Alt-Shift-Right
Alt-Enter
Ctrl-0 (zero)
Ctrl-9
F11
Ctrl-Shift-A
Ctrl-Shift-Plus
Shift-F11
Ctrl-I

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Menu bar
Move between noncontiguous selections
Move left/right one screen
Move to beginning of worksheet
Move to edge of region
Move to end of row
Move to end of worksheet
Move to next corner of selection
Move up through a selection
Name a range (Insert/Name/Create)
Name a range (Insert/Name/Define)
New
Next window
Next worksheet
Open
Outline symbols display/hide
Paste
Paste named range (Insert/Name/Paste)
Previous window
Previous worksheet
Print
Repeat Find
Repeat/Redo
Replace
Save
Save As
Scroll to display active cell
Select array to which active cell belongs
Select cells directly referred to by selected formula
Select cells referred to by selected formula
Select cells with comments
Select column
Select current region
Select formulas that directly refer to active cell
Select formulas that refer to active cell
Select objects on worksheet
Select row
Select to beginning of row
Select to beginning of worksheet
Select to edge of region
Select to end of row
Select to end of worksheet
Select visible cells in selection
Select worksheet
Shortcut menu
Spelling and Grammar check
Strikethrough on/off
Style box
Tab inserted
Time

F10
Ctrl-Alt-Left/Right
Alt-PgUp/PgDn
Ctrl-Home
Ctrl-Arrow
End, Enter
Ctrl-End
Ctrl .
Shift-Enter
Ctrl-Shift-F3
Ctrl-F3
Ctrl-N
Ctrl-F6
Ctrl-PgUp
Ctrl-O
Ctrl-8
Ctrl-V
F3
Ctrl-Shift-F6
Ctrl-PgDn
Ctrl-P
Shift-F4
Ctrl-Y
Ctrl-H
Ctrl-S
F12
Ctrl-Backspace
Ctrl /
Ctrl [
Ctrl-Shift {
Ctrl-Shift ?
Ctrl-spacebar
Ctrl-Shift *
Ctrl ]
Ctrl-Shift }
Ctrl-Shift-spacebar
Shift-spacebar
Shift-Home
Ctrl-Shift-Home
Ctrl-Shift-(Arrow)
End, Shift-Enter
Ctrl-Shift-End
Alt ;
Ctrl-A
Shift-F10
F7
Ctrl-5
Alt '
Ctrl-Alt-Tab
Ctrl-Shift-Colon

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Underline
Undo
Ungroup row/column
Unhide column(s)
Unhide row(s)

Ctrl-U
Ctrl-Z
Alt-Shift-Left
Ctrl-Shift )
Ctrl-Shift (

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