Felipe, Jose Fernando Jr A.

August 29, 2017

CADDA 1 ; AR402 Archt. A. J. Dullas

30 Basic keyboard shortcuts of AutoCAD

ONE-KEY SHORTCUTS
Q quick save
A arc (creates an arc)
Z zoom in & out
S stretches objects
E erase
D dimstyle (modifies dimension style)
C circle (creates a circle)
R redraw
F fillet (rounds and fillets edges)
V view (restores named views)
T mtext (creates multiline text object)
B creates a block from selected objects
H hatch
J - join
M move
I insert block drawing
O offset
L line (creates straight line segment)
P pan
G groups

SHORTCUTS REGARDING MANAGING DRAWINGS

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 Ctrl + N New drawing

Ctrl + S Save drawing

Ctrl + O Open drawing

Ctrl + P Plot dialog box

Ctrl + Tab Switch to next

Ctrl + Shift + Tab Switch to previous drawing

Ctrl + Q Exit

Ctrl + A Select all objects

TOGGLING DRAWING MODES

F1 Display help

F2 Text screen

F3 Object snap mode

F4 3DO snap

F5 Isoplane

F6 Dynamic UCS

F7 Grid mode

F8 Ortho mode

F9 Snap mode

F10 Polar mode

F11 Object snap tracking

F12 Dynamic input mode

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 MANAGING WORKFLOW
Ctrl + C Copy object

Ctrl + X Cut object

Ctrl + V Paste object

Ctrl + Shift + C Copy to clipboard w base point

Ctrl + Shift + V Paste data as block

Ctrl + Z Undo

Ctrl + Y Redo

ESC Cancel current command

HOTKEYS
AA Calculates area and parameter

AL Aligns object

AP Load application

AR Creates multiple copies of objects in pattern

BC Closes block editor

BE Opens block definition in b. editor

BH Fills enclosed area w hatch

BO Creates a polyline from an enclosed area

BR Breaks selected object between 2points

BS Saves current block definition

CH Controls properties of existing object

CHA Bevels the edges of object

CHK Checks drawing for standard violation

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 CLI Displays command line window

COL Sets new color for the object

CO Copies specified object

CYL Creates a 3D solid cylinder

DAN Creates angular dimension

DAR Creates an arc dimension

DBA Creates dimension from the baseline

DCE Creates center mark for circles and arcs

DDI Creates a diameter dimension for circle and

arcs
DED Edits dimension text and lines

DI Measures distance and angle bet two points

EL Creates an ellipse

EPDF Exports drawing to PDF

EX Extends objects to meet the edges of others

EXIT Exits program

EXP Saves the object in a drawing to a different file

format
F Rounds and fillets the edges of objects

GD Fills enclosed area with a gradient fill

I Inserts a block or drawing

IMP Imports file of different format

L Creates straight line segments

LA Manages layers and layer properties

LE Creates a leader and leader annotation

LEN Changes the length of objects

LI Displays property data for selected object

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 LO Creates and modifies drawing layout tabs

LT Loads, sets and modifies linetypes

LW Changes the lineweight, lineweight display opt

and lineweight units
ME Measure

MEA Measures distance, angle, area and volume of

selected object
MI Creates a mirrored copy of selected object

MLD Creates multileader object

MLS Modifies multileader styles

MT Creates multiline text object

O Creates circles parallel lines and parallel curves

POL Creates an equilateral closed polylines

PRINT Plots a drawing to a plotter

PU Removes unused items

QC Opens calculator

QSAVE Saves the current drawing

RC Creates a revision cloud

REC Creates a rectangular polyline

REN Changes the names such as layers and

dimension styles
RO Rotates objects around a base point

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REFERENCE: https://www.autodesk.com/shortcuts/autocad-lt