Drawing/ Picture Name Shortcut Command Description/Function

Line L Creates a straight line

segments

Creates a 2D polyline
Polyline PL

Creates a circle using a

Circle C center point and a
radius

Arc A Creates an arc using

three points

Creates a rectangular
polyline from the
specified rectangle
Rectangle REC parameters (length,
width, & rotation) and
type of corners (fillet,
chamfer, or square)

Ellipse EL Creates an ellipse using

a specified center point

Fills an enclosed area or

Hatch H selected objects with a
hatch pattern or fill

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Move objects a
Move M specified distance in a
specified direction

Copies objects a
Copy CO specified distance in a
specified direction

Stretches objects
Stretch S crossed by a selection
window or polygon

Rotate RO Rotate objects around a

base point
 Mirror MI Creates a mirrored copy
of selected objects

Enlarges or reduces
selected objects,
Scale SC keeping the proportions
of the object the same
after scaling

Trim TR Trim the objects to

meet the edges of the
other objects

Fillet F Round and fillets the

edges of the objects

Distributes object
Rectangular Array AR copies into any
combination of rows,
columns and levels

Erase E Removes object from a

drawing
Breaks a compound
Explode X object into a
component objects

Creates concentric
Offset O circles, parallel lines and
parallel curves

Multiline Text MTEXT Creates a multiline text

object

Creates multiple types

Dimension DIM of dimensions within a
single command

Creates a linear
Linear DIMLIN dimension
 Creates a multileader
Leader MLD object

Creates an empty table

Table TB object

Forces selected objects

Bring to Front DR to be displayed in front
of all other objects

Cleans up overlapping
Delete Duplicate OVERKILL geometry by removing
Objects duplicated and/or
unneeded objects

Reverses the direction

of line, polyline, spline,
Reverse REVERSE and helix objects.
Vertices of selected
objects are reversed

Copies objects nested

Copy Nested Objects NCOPY inside blocks and
external references

Edits associative array

Edit Array ARRAYEDIT objects and their source
objects

Modifies an existing
Edit Hatch HE hatch objects

Edit Spline SPE Edits a spline or spline-

fit polyline
 Joins similar objects to
Join J form a single, unbroken
objects

Align AL Align objects with other

objects in 2D and 3D

Changes the property

Set to ByLayer SETBYLAYER overrides of selected
objects to ByLayer

Moves objects between

Change Space CHSPACE model space and paper
space

Breaks the selected

Break BR object between two
points

Changes the length of

Lengthen LEN objects and the
included angle of arcs

Layer Properties LA Manages layers and

layer properties

Turn All Layers Off LAYOFF Turns off the layer of a

selected object

Turn All Layers On LAYON Turns on all layers in

the drawing

Hides or locks all layers

Isolate LAYISO except those of the
selected objects
 Restores all layers that
Unisolate LAYUNISO were hidden or locked
with the LAYISO
command

Freeze LAYFRZ Freezes the layer of

selected objects

Thaw All Layers LAYTHW Thaws all layers in the

drawing

Lock LAYCLK Locks the layer of a

selected object

Unlock LAYULK Unlocks the layer of a

selected object

Make Current LAYMCUR Sets the current layer to

that of a selected object

Changes the layer of a

Match Layer LAYMCH selected object to
match the destination
layer

Inserts a block or
Insert Block I drawing into the
current drawing

Applies the properties

Match Properties MATCHPROP of a selected object to
the other objects

Pastes object from the

Paste Ctrl + V Clipboard into the
current drawing
 Measures the distance
Distance MEASUREGEOM between two points or
along a polyline

Provides a choice of
colors to make current
Object Color COL if no objects are
selected, or changes the
color of selected objects

Provides a choice of
lineweights to make
Lineweight LW current if no objects
are selected, or changes
the lineweight of
selected objects

Provides a choice of
linetypes to make
Linetype LT current if no objects are
selected, or changes the
linetype of selected
objects

Quick Calculator QUICKCALC Opens or closes the

QuickCalc calculator

Group Selection On/Off PICKSTYLE Turns group selection

on and off

Select all objects in

Select All Ctrl + A either model space or
the current layout,
except those objects on
frozen or on locked
layers
 Cut Ctrl + X Copies selected objects
to the Clipboard and
removes them from the
drawing

Copy Clip Ctrl + C Copies selected objects

to the Clipboard
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Angelo C. Bendal

BSME-IA

Preparation No. 1