CompleLe AuLoCAu Commands

Command uescrlpLlon CpLlons

A8Cu1 ulsplays a dlalogue box wlLh AuLoCAu verslon
serlal numbers
AL81u8L ConLrols Lhe slze of Lhe Cb[ecL Snap CSnA)
LargeL box should seL Lo 7
A8C
or
A
uraws an arc 1he defaulL meLhod of drawlng
arcs ls selecLlng Lhree polnLs (socalled 3 polnL
arc) whlch are Lhe Lwo endpolnLs of Lhe arc and
some oLher polnL along lLs locus CLher meLhods
of drawlng an arc can be speclfled by Lhree
leLLers such as SLA whlch means SLarL olnL
Lnd olnL and lncluded Angle
A lncluded angle
C CenLer polnL of arc
u ulrecLlon angle of a llne LangenL Lo Lhe arc
L LndpolnL of arc
L LengLh of chord passlng Lhru boLh endpolnLs of
Lhe arc
8 8adlus
S SLarL polnL of arc
8L1 uses Lhe end of Lhe lasL llne or arc as Lhe sLarL
polnL for Lhe arc
A8LA CompuLes Lhe area of any shape by selecLlng
polnLs aL Lhe corners of Lhe shape or by
selecLlng a clrcle or polyllne afLer Lyplng or
plcklng Lhe L opLlon
A seLs Add mode
S seLs SubLracL mode
L compuLes area of selecLed clrcle or polyllne
A88A? Makes mulLlple coples of selecLed ob[ecLs ln a
recLangular (parallel wlLh Lhe snap roLaLlon) or
clrcular paLLern
8 recLangular array Lype
polar array Lype ln clrcular paLLern you musL
lndlcaLe number of lLems and angle Lo flll and
wheLher Lhe ob[ecLs geL roLaLed wlLh Lhe angle
C clrcular array Lype ln a clrcular paLLern you
musL lndlcaLe angle beLween lLems angle Lo flll
and wheLher ob[ecLs geL roLaLed wlLh Lhe angle
A11uLl CreaLes an aLLrlbuLe deflnlLlon enLlLy for LexLual
lnformaLlon Lo be assoclaLed wlLh a block
deflnlLlon
l ConLrols aLLrlbuLe vlslblllLy
C ConLrols ConsLanL/varlable mode
v ConLrols verlfy mode
ConLrols preseL mode
A11ulS ConLrols Lhe vlslblllLy of aLLrlbuLe enLlLles on a
global basls
Cn Makes all aLLrlbuLes vlslble
Cll Makes all aLLrlbuLes lnvlslble
n vlslblllLy of aLLrlbuLes seL lndlvldually
A11Lul1 ermlLs edlLlng of aLLrlbuLes
A11Lx1 LxLracLs aLLrlbuLe daLa from drawlngs C Cul comma dellmlLed formaL exLracL
u uxl formaL exLracL
S Sul formaL exLracL
L LxLracLs aLLrlbuLes from selecLed enLlLles
Auul1 lnvokes drawlng lnLegrlLy audlL ? llxes errors encounLered
n 8eporLs buL does noL flx errors encounLered
8ASL Speclfles orlgln of currenL drawlng for
subsequenL lnserLlon lnLo anoLher drawlng ls
normally seL Lo polnL 000
8PA1CP lllls an auLomaLlcally deflned boundary wlLh a
haLch paLLern Lhrough Lhe use of dlalogue boxes
Also allows prevlewlng and replaclng
ad[usLmenLs wlLhouL sLarLlng over each Llme

8LlMCuL ConLrols dlsplay of marker bllps for polnL
selecLlon
Cn Lnables Lemporary marker bllps
Cll ulsables Lemporary marker bllps
8LCCk lorms a slngle compound enLlLy from a group of
enLlLles wlLhln Lhe currenL drawlng
? LlsLs names of alreadydeflned blocks ln Lhe
currenL drawlng
8CL? CreaLes a closed polyllne of a boundary by
plcklng an open area wlLhln a area enclosed by
llnes arcs or clrcles

88LAk Lrases parL of a llne arc or clrcle or spllLs lL lnLo
Lwo llnes or arcs
l allows respeclflcaLlon of flrsL polnL
CPAMlL8 CreaLes a chamfer (a angled llne connecLlon) aL
Lhe lnLersecLlon of Lwo llnes
u SeLs chamfer dlsLances
Chamfers an enLlre polyllne
CPAnCL A mulLlfuncLlonlng command whlch can be used
Lo alLer Lhe followlng
1 locaLlon of lndlvldual endpolnLs of
llnes
2 radlus of a clrcle
3 properLles layer elevaLlon
Lhlckness color and llneLype of llnes
polyllnes arcs and clrcles
4 sLyle fonL slze locaLlon roLaLlon
and wordlng of LexL enLlLles
Changes properLles of ob[ecLs
C Color
L LlevaLlon
LA Layer
L1 LlneLype
1 1hlckness
CP8C Modlfles properLles of selecLed ob[ecLs layer
Lhlckness color and llneLype buL noL elevaLlon
C Color
LA Layer
L1 LlneLype
1 1hlckness
Cl8CLL
or
C
uraws a clrcle of any slze 1he defaulL meLhod ls
Lo plck a cenLer polnL and plck a polnL on Lhe
radlus or Lype Lhe radlus dlmenslon buL oLher
meLhods can be selecLed
2 Speclfles clrcle by plcklng 2 polnLs on Lhe
dlameLer
3 Speclfles clrcle by plcklng 3 polnLs Lhrough
whlch Lhe clrcle wlll pass
u Allows enLerlng Lhe dlameLer dlmenslon lnsLead
of radlus dlmenslon
118 Speclfles clrcle by plcklng Lwo llnes arcs or
clrcles for Lhe clrcle Lo be LangenL Lo and enLerlng
Lhe dlmenslon of Lhe radlus
8L1 LnLers radlus of clrcle (Lhe defaulL)
CCLC8
or CCLCu8
SeLs Lhe currenL color for subsequenLly drawn
ob[ecLs (ob[ecLs drawn afLer Lhe command ls
lnvoked) 1he defaulL currenL color ls a socalled
loglcal color called 8?LA?L8 whlch means
LhaL Lhe color of Lhe ob[ecL drawn wlll be Lhe
color whlch Lhe currenL layer has been seL Lo
number seLs currenL color Lo
color number enLered
name seLs currenL color Lo
color name enLered
8?8LCCk seLs floaLlng enLlLy
color
8?LA?L8 seLs currenL color Lo
whaLever color ls asslgned Lo
Lhe currenL layer
CCMlLL Complles shape and fonL flles More Lhan llkely
you wlll never use Lhls command unless you are
creaLlng your own leLLer deslgn or are creaLlng
shapes Lo be used as commonly used symbols
ln Lhe drawlng 1hese are noL Lyplcally used ln
archlLecLural drawlngs

CCnllC ulsplays opLlons Lo allow you Lo reconflgure Lhe
vldeo dlsplay dlglLlzer ploLLer and operaLlng
parameLers
?ou should noL have Lo use Lhls command slnce
Lhe conflguraLlon of your sysLem has already
been done and you wlll have no need Lo change
lL

CC?
or
C
uraws a copy of selecLed ob[ecLs uslng Lwo
meLhods base polnL meLhod or
dlsplacemenL meLhod
M Allows mulLlple coples Lo be made of
an ob[ecL
u8LlS1 LlsLs daLabase lnformaLlon for every enLlLy ln Lhe
drawlng

uuA11uLl ulsplays a dlalogue box LhaL allows creaLlon of
an aLLrlbuLe deflnlLlon for LexLual lnformaLlon Lo
be assoclaLed wlLh a block deflnlLlon
l ConLrols aLLrlbuLe vlslblllLy
C ConLrols ConsLanL/varlable mode
v ConLrols verlfy mode
ConLrols preseL mode
uuA11L Allows aLLrlbuLe edlLlng vla a dlalogue box
uuA11Lx1 ulsplays a dlalogue box LhaL exLracLs daLa from a
drawlng
C Cul comma dellmlLed formaL exLracL
u uxl formaL exLracL
S Sul formaL exLracL
L LxLracLs aLLrlbuLes from selecLed
enLlLles
uuCP8C ulsplays a dlalogue box LhaL modlfles Lhe color
layer llneLype and Lhlckness of selecLed ob[ecLs
C Color
LA Layer
L1 LlneLype
1 1hlckness
uuLul1 Allows LexL and aLLrlbuLe deflnlLlon edlLlng undo undoes edlL Lo reLurn Lo
Lhe prevlous value
uuLMCuLS SeLs currenL enLlLy properLles (layer llneLype
elevaLlon Lhlckness and LexL sLyle) vla a
dlalogue box
can be LransparenL
uuC8lS Allows you Lo enable grlps and seL Lhelr colors
and slze vla a dlalogue box
uulM ConLrols dlmenslonlng varlables Lhrough a serles
of dlalogue boxes
uulnSL81 Allows you Lo lnserL a prevlously made block or
flle lnLo Lhe currenL drawlng selecL x and ?
scale facLors roLaLlon angle preexplode Lhe
block and selecL Lhe lnserLlon polnL Lhrough a
dlalogue box

uuLMCuLS SeLs layer properLles and allows you Lo seL Lhe
currenL layer creaLe a new layer freeze and
Lhaw layers freeze and Lhaw layers ln Lhe
currenL vlewporL asslgn or reasslgn colors and
llneLypes Lo layers Lhrough a dlalogue box
uuCSnA Allows you Lo seL runnlng CSnAS and seL Lhe
slze of Lhe LargeL box aperLure Lhrough a
dlalogue box
uu8MCuLS Allows you Lo seL drawlng alds varlables Lhrough
a dlalogue box
uu8LnAML Allows you Lo rename layers LexL sLyles
llneLypes blocks vlews user CoordlnaLe
SysLems vlewporL conflguraLlons and dlmenslon
sLyles

uuSLLLC1 Allows you Lo seL enLlLy selecLlon modes slze of
Lhe plckbox and enLlLy sorL meLhod Lhrough a
dlalogue box
uuuCS Allows you Lo save Lhe currenL user CoordlnaLe
SysLem and glve lL a name for fuLure reLrleval or
Lo selecL a uCS LhaL ls already saved

uuunl1S Allows you Lo seL Lhe unlL Lype (ArchlLecLural or
ueclmal) angle dlsplay formaL (degrees
mlnuLesseconds or declmal degrees) and
preclslon of Lhe unlLs
uLLA? 1hls command ls used wlLh SC8l1 flles lL wlll
delay Lhe execuLlon of Lhe nexL command for Lhe
Llme ln mllllseconds speclfled afLer Lhe uLLA?
command


ulM 1akes you ouL of Lhe drawlng edlLor and lnLo Lhe
semlauLomaLlc dlmenslonlng program bullL lnLo
AuLoCAu Wlll dlsplay a D|m prompL on Lhe
command prompL llne 1o geL back Lo Lhe
drawlng edlLor and Lhe Command prompL Lype
Lhe Lsc key

ulM1 Same as above buL only allows one
dlmenslonlng command Lo be used and Lhen
Lakes you auLomaLlcally back Lo Lhe drawlng
edlLor and Lhe Command prompL

ulM
ALlCnLu
ulmenslonlng subcommand
uraws a llnear dlmenslon wlLh Lhe dlmenslon
llne parallel Lo Lhe selecLed dlmenslon orlgln
polnLs 1hls leLs you allgn a dlmenslon wlLh an
angled llne LhaL ls noL elLher exacLly horlzonLal or
verLlcal

ulM
AnCuLA8
ulmenslonlng subcommand
uraws an arc and calculaLes Lhe angle beLween
Lwo nonparallel llnes and draws Lhe LexL and
arrowheads Arrowheads are Lhe sLandard
AuLoCAu fllled Lrlangles regardless of your
deflned Arrow 8lock

ulM
8ASLLlnL
ulmenslonlng subcommand
ConLlnues a llnear dlmenslon from Lhe basellne
(Lhe socalled flrsL exLenslon llne) of Lhe
prevlous or selecLed dlmenslon 1hls ls noL
frequenLly used ln archlLecLural dlmenslons 1he
spaclng beLween each dlmenslon llne ls
conLrolled by Lhe AuLoCAu varlable ulMuLl
(ulmenslon Llne lncremenL) whlch you should
seL aL 0 normally buL lf you use Lhe basellne
command you should reseL Lo 1/8

ulM
CLn1L8
ulmenslonlng subcommand
uraws a palr of crossed llnes aL Lhe cenLer of a
clrcle or arc on Lhe currenL layer

ulM
CCn1lnuL
ulmenslonlng subcommand
ConLlnues a llnear dlmenslon from Lhe second
exLenslon llne of Lhe prevlous or selecLed
dlmenslon lL ls used Lo creaLe a socalled
sLrlng of dlmenslons 1hls ls used qulLe a blL ln
archlLecLural drawlngs

ulM
ulAML1L8
ulmenslonlng subcommand
uraws a dlmenslon Lhrough Lhe cenLer of a clrcle
or arc calculaLlng Lhe dlameLer wlLh one of Lhe
arrow heads locaLed aL Lhe polnL on Lhe clrcle or
arc whlch ls plcked

ulM
Lxl1
ulmenslonlng subcommand
LxlLs Lhe dlmenslonlng program and reLurns
from Lhe ulm prompL Lo Lhe normal Command
prompL

ulM
PCML1Lx1
ulmenslonlng subcommand
8esLores Lhe LexL of an assoclaLlve dlmenslon Lo
lLs defaulL (home) locaLlon lf you have moved lL

ulM
PC8lZCn1AL
ulmenslonlng subcommand
uraws a horlzonLal llnear dlmenslon llne

ulM
LLAuL8
ulmenslonlng subcommand
uraws an a llne or serles of llnes wlLh an arrow
head (commonly called a leader) Lo polnL Lo an
ob[ecL Lo noLaLe lL 1hls command wlll also
prompL you for Lhe noLe aL Lhe end of Lhe leader
llne buL lL wlll allow only one llne of LexL 1he
mosL useful meLhod of uslng Lhls command ls Lo
slmply draw leaders beLween Lhe ob[ecL Lo be
noLaLed and LexL LhaL you creaLe wlLh Lhe u1Lx1
command

ulM
nLW1Lx1
ulmenslonlng subcommand
ermlLs changlng LexL of an assoclaLlve
dlmenslon wlLhouL explodlng lL Powever once
Lhe LexL has been changed Lhe dlmenslon wlll no
longer be assoclaLlve

ulM
C8LlCuL
ulmenslonlng subcommand
Ad[usLs Lhe obllqulng angle of a llnear assoclaLlve
dlmenslons exLenslon llnes useful ln
dlmenslonlng lsomeLrlc drawlngs

ulM
C8ulnA1L
ulmenslonlng subcommand
uraws Lhe x and ? coordlnaLes wlLhln a box wlLh
a leader llne aLLached Lo Lhe polnL for a selecLed
polnL AuLomaLlcally calculaLes Lhe coordlnaLes

ulM
CvL88luL
ulmenslonlng subcommand
Cverrldes Lhe dlmenslon varlable seLLlngs on a
selecLed dlmenslon

ulM
8AuluS
ulmenslonlng subcommand
uraws Lhe radlus dlmenslon of an arc or clrcle
from Lhe cenLer Lo Lhe polnL on lLs locus where
Lhe arc or clrcle was selecLed

ulM
8Lu8AW
ulmenslonlng subcommand
8edraws Lhe vlewporL [usL llke Lhe regular
8Lu8AW command

ulM
8LS1C8L
ulmenslonlng subcommand
Makes a dlmenslon sLyle currenL

ulM
8C1A1L
ulmenslonlng subcommand
uraws a llnear dlmenslon wlLh Lhe dlsLance
measured orlgln polnLs buL wlLh Lhe acLual
dlmenslon llne seL aL a dlfferenL angle

ulM
SAvL
ulmenslonlng subcommand
Saves Lhe currenLly seL dlmenslon varlables
under a dlmenslon sLyle name for fuLure
reLrleval Lhrough Lhe 8LS1C8L command

ulM
S1A1uS
ulmenslonlng subcommand
LlsLs all dlmenslon varlables wlLh Lhelr currenL
sLaLus

ulM
S1?LL
ulmenslonlng subcommand
SwlLches Lo a new 1exL SLyle for all fuLure
dlmenslons

ulM
1Lul1
ulmenslonlng subcommand
Allows movlng LexL ln assoclaLlve dlmenslons
wlLhouL havlng Lo explode Lhe dlmenslons

ulM
18C1A1L
ulmenslonlng subcommand
Allows roLaLlon of Lhe LexL of several assoclaLlve
dlmenslons aL once

ulM
unuC
ulmenslonlng subcommand
undoes any changes made by Lhe mosL recenL
dlmenslonlng command

ulM ulmenslonlng subcommand
uuA1L Changes selecLed assoclaLlve dlmenslons Lo use
Lhe currenL dlmenslon varlables Lhe currenL LexL
sLyle and Lhe currenL unlLs seLLlng
ulM
vA8lA8LLS
ulmenslonlng subcommand
LlsLs Lhe seLLlngs of dlmenslon varlables
assoclaLed wlLh a parLlcular dlmenslon sLyle

ulM
vL81lCAL
ulmenslonlng subcommand
uraws a verLlcal llnear dlmenslon llne

ulS1 llnds dlsLance beLween Lwo polnLs can be LransparenL
ulvluL laces polnLs along a llne polyllne arc or clrcle
dlvldlng lL lnLo Lhe speclfled number of equal
parLs
8 uses a speclfled 8lock Lo dlvlde Lhe
ob[ecL lnsLead of a polnL
uCnu1
or uCuCPnu1
uraws fllled rlngs wlLh speclfled lnslde and
ouLslde dlameLers

u8ACMCuL Allows conLrol of dynamlc dragglng feaLure for
copy and move commands
can be LransparenL
Cn Makes dragglng of ob[ecL vlslble
Cll ulsables vlsual dragglng
A AuLo mode enables dragglng when
posslble
u1Lx1 uraws LexL uynamlcally so LhaL as you enLer
LexL leLLers or numbers Lhey are vlslble on Lhe
screen
! rompLs for !usLlflcaLlon opLlons
S Allows you Lo selecL LexL sLyles LhaL are
already creaLed
A Allgns LexL beLween Lwo polnLs wlLh
sLylespeclfled wldLh facLor AuLoCAu
ad[usLs helghL Lo keep leLLer proporLlon
as deslgnaLed ln Lhe sLyle
C CenLers LexL horlzonLally
l llLs LexL beLween Lwo polnLs wlLh a
speclfled helghL AuLoCAu ad[usLs wldLh
of leLLers Lo flL
M CenLers LexL horlzonLally and verLlcally
8 8lghL[usLlfles LexL
8L 8oLLomlefL [usLlflcaLlon
8C 8oLLomcenLer [usLlflcaLlon
88 8oLLomrlghL [usLlflcaLlon
ML MlddlelefL [usLlflcaLlon
MC MlddlecenLer [usLlflcaLlon
M8 MlddlerlghL [usLlflcaLlon
1L 1oplefL [usLlflcaLlon
1C 1opcenLer [usLlflcaLlon
18 1op rlghL [usLlflcaLlon
uvlLW Allows perspecLlve vlewlng of drawlng CA SeLs CAmera angle relaLlve Lo Lhe
1argeL
1 SubopLlon Loggles beLween
angle ln Lhe x? plane and
angle from Lhe x? plane
CL SeLs lronL and 8ack CLlpplng planes
u SeLs Camera Lo 1argeL dlsLance and
Lurns on erspecLlve vlewlng
P 8emoves hldden llnes on Lhe selecLlon
seL
Cll 1urns erspecLlve vlewlng off
A Ans drawlng across Lhe screen
C Allows speclflcaLlon of Camera and
1argeL polnLs
1A 8oLaLes Lhe 1ArgeL polnL abouL Lhe
Camera
1 SubopLlon Loggles beLween
angle ln Lhe x? plane and
angle from Lhe x? plane
1W 1wlsLs Lhe vlew around Lhe llne of
slghL
u undoes a uvlLW subcommand
x LxlLs Lhe uvlLW command
Z SeLs lens lengLh
ux8ln lnserLs speclally coded blnary flles lnLo Lhe
drawlng

uxlln Loads a drawlng lnLerchange flle (uxl flle) Lo be
able Lo read a drawlng flle creaLed by anoLher
CAu program

uxlCu1 WrlLes a drawlng lnLerchange flle (uxl flle) Lo be
able Lo use an AuLoCAu drawlng ln anoLher CAu
program
8 WrlLes blnary uxl flle
L CuLpuLs selecLed enLlLles only
(016) lloaLlng polnL preclslon
LuCLSu8l ConsLrucLs a 3d olygon mesh approxlmaLlng a
Coons surface paLch lnLerpolaLed beLween 4
ad[olnlng edges

LLLv SeLs LlevaLlon (dlsLance above Lhe ground plane)
and 1hlckness (exLruded dlsLance from Lhe
boLLom of an ob[ecL Lo Lhe Lop) for subsequenLly
drawn enLlLles

LLLlSL uraws elllpses C Allows speclflcaLlon of CenLer polnL of
elllpse raLher Lhan flrsL axls endpolnL
8 Allows speclflcaLlon of eccenLrlclLy
roLaLlon raLher Lhan lengLh of second
axls
l uraws lsomeLrlc clrcle ln currenL
lsoplane
Lnu Saves Lhe drawlng and exlLs AuLoCAu back Lo
uCS or WlnuCWS

L8ASL
or
L
Lrases selecLed enLlLles from Lhe drawlng
LxLCuL SeparaLes a block dlmenslon or haLch paLLern
lnLo lLs consLlLuenL enLlLles or makes a polyllne
lnLo a serles of sLralghL llnes ln Lhe case of a
block LhaL ls exploded lf lL was orlglnally drawn
on Lhe 0 layer lL reLurns Lo LhaL layer regardless
of Lhe layer lL was lnserLed on and lL loses lLs
referenLlal connecLlon Lo Lhe orlglnal block ln
Lhe case of a dlmenslon or haLch paLLern LhaL
has been exploded Lhelr parLs go back Lo Lhe 0
layer and are asslgned Lhe loglcal color
(8?8LCCk) regardless of Lhe layer Lhey were
drawn on ln Lhe case of an exploded polyllne lL
loses any wldLh lL may have had

Lx1Lnu LengLhens a llne arc or polyllne Lo meeL a
speclfled boundary edge
u undoes effecL of lasL LxLend command
llLLS Allows uCS dlsk and flle uLlllLy Lasks Lo be done
Lhrough a dlalogue box
can be LransparenL
llLL ConLrols wheLher sollds Lraces wlde polyllnes
and donuLs wlll be fllled wlLh lnk noLe LhaL flll ls
only vlslble when vlewlng Lhese enLlLles ln plan
(perpendlcular Lo llne of slghL)
can be LransparenL
Cn enLlLles vlsually fllled wlLh solld lnk
Cll enLlLles noL vlsually fllled buL are
shown ln ouLllne only
llLLL1 ConsLrucLs an arc of speclfled radlus beLween
Lwo llnes arcs clrcles or wlll creaLe arcs of Lhe
speclfled radlus aL Lhe verLlces of a polyllne
8adlus of Lhe arc Lo be consLrucLed may be seL Lo
lllleLs an enLlre olyllne aL Lhe verLlces
8 Allows seLLlng of Lhe fllleL radlus
uefaulL value ls 0 8adlus remalns seL
0 whlch wlll make a sharp corner unLll changed agaln
llLM8CLL CeneraLes a flle for renderlng by AuLoShade a
separaLe program

C8APSC8 A Loggle lllps Lhe dlsplay on slnglescreen
sysLems (mosL of Lhem) from LexLscreen Lo
graphlcsscreen and vlceversa
can be LransparenL
C8lu ulsplays a recLangular grld of whlLe doLs on Lhe
screen aL a speclfled x and ? spaclng
can be LransparenL
Cn 1urns grld dlsplay on
Cll 1urns grld dlsplay off
S Locks grld spaclng Lo SnA resoluLlon
A SeLs grld aspecL (dlfferenL x and ?
spaclngs
number SeLs grld
spaclng for boLh x
and ? coordlnaLes
number x SeLs grld
spaclng Lo mulLlple
x of snap spaclng
PAnuLLS Asslgns a unlque permanenL number Lo each
enLlLy of Lhe drawlng
Cn Lnables Pandles
uLS18C? ulscards all enLlLy
Pandles
PA1CP Allows drawlng of crosshaLchlng and paLLern
fllllng
paLLernname uses haLch paLLern
name from llbrary flle Lo flll deslgnaLed
area wlLh a pseudoblock haLch enLlLy
can be reduced Lo lndlvldual llnes and
polnLs by LxLCuLlng lL
*paLLernname uses haLch paLLern
name from llbrary flle Lo flll deslgnaLed
area wlLh lndlvldual llnes and polnLs noL
a block
u userdeflned haLch paLLern drawn of
parallel llnes wlLh a speclfled dlsLance
beLween aL a speclfled angle and elLher
slnglehaLchlng or double (cross)
haLchlng
? LlsLs names of avallable haLch paLLerns
paLLernname or u can be followed by
a comma and Lhe followlng sub
commands
l lgnores any boundarles lnslde
Lhe ouLermosL boundary
n normal sLyle of selecLlng
boundarles wlLh alLernaLlng
haLched and unhaLched nesLed
areas
C PaLches ouLermosL boundary
area only
PLL
or
?
ulsplays a llsL of all valld commands and daLa
enLry opLlons or obLalns help for a speclflc
command or prompL
can be LransparenL
lf lnvoked whlle anoLher command ls ln process lL wlll
assume LhaL you wanL help on LhaL command
PluL 8egeneraLes a 3d vlsual lmage of Lhe drawlng
wlLh hldden llnes removed

lu ulsplays Lhe x? and Z coordlnaLes of a polnL
selecLed
can be LransparenL
lCLSln Loads an lCLS lnLerchange flle
lCLSCu1 WrlLes an lCLS lnLerchange flle
lnSL81 lnserLs a prevlously creaLed block or drawlng flle
lnLo Lhe currenL drawlng
fllename lnserLs a fllename
from Lhe defaulL dlrecLory lnLo
Lhe currenL drawlng assumlng
LhaL Lhere ls no block by LhaL
name ln Lhe currenL drawlng
blocknamefllename
CreaLes a block ln Lhe currenL
drawlng wlLh Lhe same name
as Lhe flle
*name lnserLs a block ln lLs
consLlLuenL enLlLles raLher Lhan
as a block also called a SLar
8lock or reexploded block
C 8eply Lo x scale prompL allows scale
Lo be speclfled by Lwo polnLs (Corner
speclflcaLlon of scale)
x?Z 8eply Lo x scale prompL allows
speclflcaLlon of x ? and Z scales
ulsplays a flle dlalogue box
? LlsLs names of deflned blocks wlLhln
Lhe currenL drawlng
lSCLAnL SelecLs Lhe plane of an lsomeLrlc grld Lo be Lhe
currenL plane for an orLhogonal drawlng
can be LransparenL
L LefL plane
8 8lghL plane
1 1op plane
8L1 1oggle Lo nexL plane ln
serles LefL 8lghL and 1op
LA?L8
or
LA
CreaLes named drawlng layers asslgns color and
llneLype properLles Lo Lhose layers allows layers
Lo be frozen and Lhawed locked and unlocked
and allows currenL layer Lo be seL
can be LransparenL
C Asslgns color Lo named layer
l lreezes named layers (comma
separaLes a llsL of layers Lo be frozen *
can be used as a wlldcard) currenL
layer cannoL be frozen
L Asslgns llneLype Lo named layer
LC Locks named layer
M Makes a layer creaLes a new layer
and makes lL Lhe currenL layer
n CreaLes new layers wlLh named names
(comma separaLes a llsL of layers Lo be
creaLed * can be used as a wlldcard)
Cn 1urns named layers on lf Lhey were
Lurned off (comma separaLes a llsL of
layers Lo be Lurned on * can be used as
a wlldcard)
Cll 1urns named layers off lf Lhey were
Lurned on (comma separaLes a llsL of
layers Lo be Lurned off * can be used as
a wlldcard)
LA?L8
or
LA
(ConLlnued)
S SeLs named layer as Lhe currenL layer
1 1haws named layers whlch are frozen
(comma separaLes a llsL of layers Lo be
frozen * can be used as a wlldcard)
u unlocks named layer
? Clves lnformaLlon abouL named layers
* can be used as a wlldcard
LlMl1S Changes Lhe lmaglnary boundarles of Lhe
drawlng and conLrols wheLher drawlng can be
made ouLslde of Lhe boundarles lf LlmlL
checklng ls Cn drawlng cannoL be done ouLslde
of llmlLs
can be LransparenL
2 polnLs SeLs lowerlefL and
upper rlghL drawlng llmlLs
Cn Lnables llmlLchecklng
Cll ulsables llmlLchecklng
LlnL
or
L
uraws sLralghL llnes 8L1 ln reply Lo lrom olnL
prompL llne beglns aL end of
prevlous llne or arc
C ln reply Lo 1o polnL prompL closes Lhe
polygon back Lo flrsL lrom olnL
u ln reply Lo 1o polnL prompL undoes
lasL llne segmenL
LlnL1?L A llneLype ls a serles of llnes and spaces doLs
and dashes
can be LransparenL
? LlsLs a llneLype llbrary or named
llneLypes whlch are loaded
SeLs Lhe currenL llneLype Lo be used for all
subsequenL enLlLles Lo be drawn allows creaLlon
of new llneLype deflnlLlons and allows loadlng of
prevlously creaLed llneLypes from uCS flles
C CreaLes a llneLype deflnlLlon
L Loads a prevlously creaLred llneLype
deflnlLlon
S SeL currenL llneLype noLe LhaL Lhe
currenL llneLype should always be seL Lo
Lhe loglcal llneLype 8?LA?L8
LlS1 LlsLs all lnformaLlon abouL selecLed ob[ecL such
as whaL Lype of enLlLy lL ls (Llne Arc Clrcle
8lock eLc) whaL layer lL ls on whaL color lL ls
Lhe locaLlon of lLs endpolnLs whaL lLs Zaxls
(elevaLlon) whaL lLs Lhlckness ls eLc

LCAu Loads a flle of userdeflned shapes Lo be used
wlLh Lhe Shape command
? LlsLs Lhe names of loaded Shape flles
L1SCALL SeLs scale facLor Lo be applled Lo all llneLypes
wlLhln Lhe drawlng
can be LransparenL
MLASu8L laces polnLs (or opLlonally 8locks) aL lnLervals
along a selecLed llne polyllne arc or clrcle 1he
lnLerval dlsLance ls glven by Lhe user lf polnLs
are used as Lhe marker Lo be placed along Lhe
enLlLy Lhey are noL vlslble unless Lhe olnL Lype
ls seL Lo Lype 3 wlLh Lhe uMCuL command
8 speclfles LhaL a deflned 8lock ls Lo be
used as a marker lnsLead of a polnL
MLnu Loads a Menu flle lnLo Lhe menu areas (Screen
pulldown LableL and buLLon)

MlnSL81 lnserLs mulLlple coples of a 8lock ln a recLangular
paLLern (word sLands for MulLlple lnserL 1he
enLlre array creaLed Lhen becomes a 8lock
fname Loads fname and forms
a recLangular array of Lhe
resulLlng 8lock
fnamef CreaLes 8lock fname
from flle f and forms a
recLangular array
? LlsLs names of deflned 8locks wlLhln
Lhe drawlng
C (as a reply Lo x scale prompL) speclfles
scale vla Lwo selecLed polnLs (Corner
speclflcaLlon of scale)
x?Z (as a reply Lo x scale prompL) readles
MlnserL for x ? and Z scales)
dlsplays a flle dlalogue box
Ml88C8 8eflecLs deslgnaLed enLlLles abouL a user
speclfled axls

MCvL
or
Moves deslgnaLed enLlLles Lo anoLher locaLlon
M
MSLluL Makes a sllde from Lhe currenL dlsplay Sllde
shows Lhe drawlng only and noL Lhe uCSlCCn
Lhe 1oolbar Lhe Aerlal vlew or menus

MSACL SwlLches Lo Model Space
MuL1lLL Causes Lhe nexL command Lo repeaL unLll
cancelled

MvlLW CreaLes and conLrols vlewporLs Cn 1urns selecLed vlewporLs
on and causes Lhe Model Lo be
regeneraLed ln Lhe selecLed
vlewporLs
Cll 1urns selecLed vlewporLs
off and causes Model Lo be noL
dlsplayed ln Lhe selecLed
vlewporLs
PldeploL Causes hldden llnes Lo
be removed ln selecLed
vlewporLs durlng aper Space
ploLLlng
llL CreaLes a slngle vlewporL Lo
flL Lhe currenL aper Space
vlew
2 CreaLes 2 vlewporLs ln
speclfled area or flL Lo Lhe
currenL aper Space vlew
3 CreaLes 3 vlewporLs ln
speclfled area or flL Lo Lhe
currenL aper Space vlew
4 CreaLes 4 vlewporLs ln
speclfled area or flL Lo Lhe
currenL aper Space vlew
8esLore 1ranslaLes vlewporL
conflguraLlons saved wlLh Lhe
vC81S command lnLo
lndlvldual vlewporL enLlLles ln
aper Space
flrsL olnL CreaLes a new
vlewporL wlLhln Lhe area
speclfled by 2 polnLs
SubopLlons Lo Lhe 2 CpLlon
PorlzonLal CreaLes a horlzonLal
dlvlslon beLween Lhe 2 new
vlewporLs
verLlcal CreaLes a verLlcal
dlvlslon beLween Lhe 2 new
vlewporLs
SubopLlons Lo Lhe 3 CpLlon
Above Speclfles placemenL of
larger vlewporL above Lhe
oLher 2
8elow Speclfles placemenL of
larger vlewporL below Lhe
oLher 2
PorlzonLal SpllLs area lnLo
Lhlrds horlzonLally
LefL Speclfles placemenL of
larger vlewporL Lo Lhe lefL of
Lhe oLher 2
8lghL Speclfles placemenL of Lhe larger
vlewporL Lo Lhe rlghL of Lhe oLher 2
verLlcal SpllLs area lnLo Lhlrds verLlcally
nLW CreaLes a new drawlng When selecLed from a
menu or Lyped ln aL Lhe Command prompL Lhls
command brlngs up a dlalogue box whlch allows
seLLlng a name for Lhe new drawlng by Lyplng
Lhe name ln Lhe box selecLlon of a proLoLype
drawlng or Lyplng a name of Lhe new drawlng
and Lhen an slgn and Lhen Lhe name of a
drawlng Lo be used as a proLoLype

CllSL1 CreaLes a new llne polyllne arc or clrcle parallel
Lo Lhe enLlLy and aL a speclfled dlsLance from lL
number speclfles offseL
dlsLance
1 1hrough allows
speclflcaLlon of a polnL Lhrough
whlch Lhe offseL llne polyllne
arc or clrcle ls Lo pass
CCS resLores erased enLlLles or enLlLles made lnLo a
8lock

CLn Cpens an exlsLlng drawlng
C81PC ConsLralns drawlng so LhaL only llnes allgned
wlLh Lhe grld can be drawn usually means only
horlzonLal or verLlcal llnes however lf Lhe
crosshalrs are roLaLed Lhrough Lhe Snap
8oLaLe command sequence Lhe llnes drawn
are consLralned Lo belng parallel wlLh Lhe
crosshalr roLaLlon ConsLralnL can be overrldden
by snapplng Lo a polnL or by enLerlng exacL
coordlnaLes for endpolnLs
can be LransparenL
CSnA Lnables polnLs Lo be preclsely locaLed on
reference polnLs of exlsLlng ob[ecLs 1hls ls Lhe
socalled 8unnlng Mode of CSnA whlch seLs
selecLlon meLhod Lo run conLlnuously unLll seL Lo
nCn (none) or unLll overrldden by selecLlng
anoLher lnLerrupL Mode CSnA meLhod from
can be LransparenL
CLn CLnLer of arc or clrcle
Lnu closesL LnupolnL of arc or
Lhe cursor menu ComblnaLlons of CSnA
meLhods can be used by selecLlng a serles of
opLlons separaLed by commas lor lnsLance lf
you wanL oL always plck elLher endpolnLs or
lnLersecLlon polnLs when locaLlng endpolnLs of
llnes you would lssue Lhe command as follows
-9 kL1 L-DI-1 kL1
llne
lnS lnSerLlon polnL of 1exL or
8lock
ln1 ln1ersecLlon of llne arc or
clrcle
Mlu MlupolnL of llne arc
recLangle slde or polygon slde
nLA nLAresL polnL selecLed by
aperLure on llne polyllne arc
or clrcle
nCu nCue (anoLher name for
a olnL)
nCn nCne used when a
8unnlng CSnA ls on Lo
Lemporarlly Lurn off CSnA
selecLlon
L8 L8pendlcular polnL Lo
llne arc or clrcle when used
wlLh an arc or clrcle lL wlll draw
a llne Lo Lhe surface of Lhe arc
or clrcle headlng Loward Lhe
cenLer polnL
CuA CuAdranL polnL of arc or
clrcle (Lop boLLom rlghL or lefL
slde)
Cul Culck mode Lhls ls a
modlfler Lo one of Lhe oLher
CSnA opLlons lL wlll flnd Lhe
flrsL polnL LhaL meeLs Lhe
requlremenLs noL necessarlly
Lhe closesL polnL Lo Lhe
aperLure
1An 1AngenL polnL Lo arc or
clrcle
An Moves Lhe dlsplay wlndow wlLhouL changlng Lhe
magnlflcaLlon facLor
can be LransparenL
Lul1 Allows edlLlng of polyllnes whlch are already
drawn
C Closes an open polyllne
u uecurves or reLurns a Spllne curve Lo
lLs conLrol frame or serles of connecLed
sLralghL llnes
L LdlL verLlces
l llLs curve Lo a polyllne makes a serles
of sLralghL llnes lnLo a curve whlch wlll
pass Lhrough Lhe verLlces
! !olns a llne or arc or anoLher polyllne Lo
an open polyllne
L 1oggles llneLype generaLlon Lo be
elLher a conLlnuous paLLern of dashes
passlng Lhrough Lhe verLlces or a paLLern
whlch sLarLs and ends aL each verLex
C Cpens a closed polyllne
S uses Lhe polyllne verLlces as a frame
for a Spllne Curve Lype of Spllne Curve
ls seL by Lhe varlable SpllneLype
u undoes one edlLlng operaLlon
W SeLs a unlform wldLh for Lhe olyllne
Lul1
(ConLlnued)
verLex LdlLlng CpLlons
8 SeLs flrsL verLex for 8reak
C Co performs a 8reak or SLralghLen
operaLlon
l lnserLs a new verLex afLer currenL one
M Moves currenL verLex
n Makes Lhe nexL verLex currenL
Makes Lhe revlous verLex currenL
8 8egeneraLes Lhe olyllne
S SeLs flrsL verLex for SLralghLen
1 SeLs LangenL dlrecLlon for currenL
verLex
W SeLs new wldLh for Lhe followlng
segmenL
x LxlLs verLex edlLlng or cancels 8reak
and SLralghLen
Lul1 Mesh Allows edlLlng of Meshes whlch are already
drawn
u uesmooLh resLores orlglnal mesh
L LdlLs mesh verLlces
M Cpens (or closes) Lhe mesh ln Lhe M
dlrecLlon
n Cpens (or closes) Lhe mesh ln Lhe n
dlrecLlon
S llLs a smooLh surface as deflned by Lhe
varlable Su8l1?L
u undoes one edlLlng operaLlon
x LxlLs edlL command
verLex LdlLlng CpLlons
u Makes prevlous verLex uown ln M
dlrecLlon currenL
L Makes prevlous verLex Lo LefL ln n
dlrecLlon currenL
M Moves Lhe marked verLex
n Makes Lhe nexL verLex currenL
Makes Lhe revlous verLex currenL
8 Makes nexL verLex Lo 8lghL ln n
dlrecLlon currenL
8L 8edlsplays Lhe polygon mesh
u Makes Lhe nexL verLex up ln M
dlrecLlon currenL
x LxlLs verLex edlLlng
lACL CreaLes a 3u mesh of arblLrary complexlLy and
surface characLerlsLlcs

LAn uLs Lhe dlsplay ln lan vlew wlLh vpolnL seL
Lo 001 relaLlve Lo elLher Lhe currenL uCS a
speclfled uCS or Lhe World CoordlnaLe SysLem
C LsLabllshes Lhe lan vlew of Lhe
CurrenL uCS
u LsLabllshes Lhe lan vlew of a speclfled
uCS
W LsLabllshes Lhe lan vlew of Lhe World
CoordlnaLe SysLem
LlnL uraws a 2u polyllne whlch are connecLed llne or
arc segmenLs wlLh userdeLermlned wldLh and
Laper
P seLs Lhe halfwldLh of Lhe polyllne
segmenLs
u undoes prevlous segmenL
W seLs Lhe wldLh of polyllne segmenLs
8L1 LxlLs Lhe llne command
1he followlng opLlons are avallable only as long as you are
drawlng ln Llne mode
A SwlLches Lo Lhe Arc mode Lo allow
lnLegraLlon of arcs lnLo Lhe polyllne
C Closes Lhe polyllne wlLh sLralghL
segmenL
L SegmenL lengLh (conLlnues prevlous
segmenL)
1he followlng opLlons are avallable only as long as you are ln
Lhe Arc mode
A lncluded angle
CL CenLer olnL
CL Closes wlLh arc segmenL
u SLarLlng dlrecLlon
L Chord lengLh or swlLches Lo llne mode
8 8adlus
S Second polnL of 3polnL arc
LC1 loLs a drawlng Lo a ploLLlng devlce a prlnLer or
Lo a loL llle

Cln1 uraws slngle polnLs Appearance of Lhe polnLs ls
seL by Lhe varlable uMCuL

CL?CCn uraws regular polygons wlLh a speclfled number
of sldes olygons are olyllne enLlLles
L Speclfles slze and roLaLlon of polygon
by plcklng endpolnLs of one edge
C Clrcumscrlbes polygon around a clrcle
l lnscrlbes polygon wlLhln a clrcle
Su8AC ConLrols Lhe appearance of an lmporLed
osLscrlpL lmage LhaL ls belng dragged (LhaL ls
poslLloned and scaled) lnLo place by Lhe Sln
command
0 Cnly Lhe lmages boundlng box ls
dlsplayed as you drag lL lnLo place
1 1he compleLe rendered osLScrlpL
lmage ls dlsplayed as you drag lL lnLo
place
SllLL lllls 2u olyllne ouLllnes wlLh osLScrlpL flll
paLLerns deflned ln Lhe ACAuSl flle
LnLerlng a perlod resulLs ln no flll
paLLern
? LlsLs Lhe flll paLLerns deflned ln
ACAuSl flle
Sln lmporLs LncapsulaLed osLScrlpL (LS) flles
SCu1 LxporLs Lhe currenL vlew of your drawlng Lo an
LncapsulaLed osLScrlpL (LS) flle

SACL SwlLches Lo aper Space Lhls wlll work only lf
Lhe varlable 1lLLMCuL ls seL Lo 0

u8CL 8emoves unused 8locks 1exL SLyles Layers
LlneLypes and ulmenslon SLyles from currenL
drawlng
A urges All unused named ob[ecLs
8 urges unused 8locks
u urges unused ulmsLyles
LA urges unused LAyers
L1 urges unused LlneLypes
SP urges unused Shape flles
S1 urges unused 1exL SLyles
CSAvL Saves Lhe currenL drawlng Culckly wlLhouL
requesLlng a fllename (as long as flle has already
been glven a name)

C1Lx1 ConLrols dlsplay of LexL command sLands for
Culck1Lx1
Cn Llnes of LexL dlsplayed as
recLangles
Cll Llnes of LexL dlsplayed as LexL
Cul1 LxlLs AuLoCAu lf Lhe currenL drawlng has noL
been Saveds ln lLs currenL sLaLe a dlalogue box
wlll appear asklng lf you wanL Lo Save Lhe
drawlng ulscard Lhe changes or Cancel Lhe LxlL
command

8LCCvL8 ALLempLs Lo recover damaged or corrupLed
drawlngs

8LuLllnL 8esLores a bullLln command whlch may have
been deleLed by Lhe command unuLllnL

8LuC 8everses a prevlous command lf lL was u or
unuC

8Lu8AW 8efreshed or cleans up Lhe currenL vlewporL
8Lu8AWALL 8edraws all vlewporLs
8LCLn 8egeneraLes Lhe currenL vlewporL by
recalculaLlng Lhe vecLor locaLlons of all
endpolnLs

8LCLnALL 8egeneraLes all vlewporLs
8LCLnAu1C ConLrols auLomaLlc regeneraLlon performed by
oLher commands
Cn Allows auLomaLlc regens
Cll revenLs auLomaLlc regens
8Llnl1 Allows Lhe l/C porLs Lhe dlglLlzer Lhe dlsplay
Lhe ploLLer and Lhe ACAuC flle Lo be
relnlLlallzed 1hls command allows selecLlon of
whaL you wanL Lo relnlLlallze Lhrough a dlalogue
box lL ls mosL useful when you make changes
on Lhe fly Lo Lhe ACAuC flle and wanL Lo
lmmedlaLely make use of Lhose changes wlLhouL
havlng Lo exlL AuLoCAu and geL back lnLo lL

8LnAML Changes Lhe names assoclaLed wlLh 1exL SLyles
Layers LlneLypes 8locks vlews user CoordlnaLe
SysLems vlewporL ConflguraLlons and
ulmenslon SLyles
8 8enames 8locks
u 8enames ulmenslon SLyles
LA 8enames Layers
L1 8enames LlneLypes
S 8enames 1exL SLyles
u 8enames uCS
vl 8enames vlews
v 8enames vlewporLs
8LSuML 8esumes an lnLerrupLed command scrlpL
8LvSu8l CreaLes a 3u polygon mesh approxlmaLlng a
surface of revoluLlon by roLaLlng a curve around
a selecLed axls

8C1A1L 8oLaLes exlsLlng ob[ecLs parallel Lo Lhe currenL
uCS

8SC8l1 8esLarLs a command scrlpL from Lhe beglnnlng
SAvL 8equesLs a fllename and saves Lhe drawlng
SAvLAS Same as SAvL buL also renames Lhe currenL
drawlng and keeps Lhe new name currenL

SCALL AlLers Lhe slze of exlsLlng ob[ecLs 8 8eslzes wlLh respecL Lo a reference slze
SC8l1 8uns a command scrlpL A scrlpL ls a an ASCll flle
whlch conLalns varlous commands LhaL when
execuLed operaLes [usL as lf you Lyped ln Lhose
commands one by one by hand
SLLLC1 Croups ob[ecLs lnLo selecLlon seLs for use ln
subsequenL commands

SL1vA8 Allows you Lo dlsplay or change Lhe seLLlng of
sysLem varlables 1hls command ls no longer
necessary Lo change Lhe value of sysLem
varlables ?ou now can Lype ln Lhe name of Lhe
varlable Lo change lL
SP ShorL for SPell Allows access Lo lnLernal
operaLlng sysLem (uCS) commands Cnce SP ls
lnvoked followed by Lwo 8L1s Lhe uCS
rompL wlll be dlsplayed so you can enLer any
uCS command 1o geL back Lo AuLoCAu slmply
Lype Lxl1 aL Lhe uCS prompL

SPAuL Shades 3u model ln currenL Model Space
vlewporL

SPAL uraws predeflned Shapes
SPLLL Allows access Lo lnLernal operaLlng sysLem (uCS)
commands Cnce SP ls lnvoked followed by Lwo
8L1s Lhe uCS rompL wlll be dlsplayed so
you can enLer any uCS command 1o geL back Lo
AuLoCAu slmply Lype Lxl1 aL Lhe uCS prompL

SkL1CP ermlLs freehand skeLchlng slmulaLlon C ConnecL resLarLs SkL1CP aL endpolnL
L Lrases (backs up over) Lemporary llnes
8alses/lowers skeLchlng pen
C ulscards Lemporary llnes remalns ln
SkL1CP
8 8ecords Lemporary llnes remalns ln
SkL1CP
x 8ecords Lemporary llnes exlLs SkL1CP
uraws llne Lo currenL polnL
SnA Speclfled a roundoff lnLerval for polnL enLry so
LhaL enLlLles can be placed aL preclse locaLlons
number seLs snap allgnmenL
resoluLlon
Cn allgns deslgnaLed polnLs
Cll does noL allgn deslgnaLged polnLs
A seLs aspecL raLlo (dlfferlng x
and ? spaclng)
8 8oLaLes Lhe snap grld and
crosshalrs and Lurns on SnA
afLer lf noL already Lurned on
S SelecLs elLher SLandard
(recLangular) or lsomeLrlc Snap
grld
SCLlu uraws fllled polygons llll can be Lurned Cn or
Cll wlLh Lhe llLL command

S1A1uS ulsplays drawlng sLaLlsLlcs and modes on Lhe
1exL Screen
S18L1CP Allows movlng a porLlon of a drawlng whlle
reLalnlng Lhelr connecLlons Lo oLher parLs of Lhe
drawlng ?ou cannoL sLreLch 8locks PaLch
paLLerns or 1exL enLlLles however

S1?LL CreaLes named 1exL sLyles wlLh userselecLed
comblnaLlons of fonL helghL mlrrorlng obllglng
and horlzonLal scallng
1A8LL1 Allgns Lhe dlglLlzlng LableL wlLh coordlnaLes of a
paper drawlng Lo accuraLely copy lL wlLh
AuLoCAu
Cn 1urns 1ableL Mode Cn (buL lL has Lo
be CALlbraLed flrsL)
Cll 1urns 1ableL Mode Cll
CAL CallbraLes 1ableL for use seLs Lhe
dlsLance Lo be used Lo copy Lhe drawlng
Lo an accuraLe scale
ClC Conflgures LableL menus and
polnLlng area
1A8Su8l CreaLes a polygon mesh approxlmaLlng a general
LabulaLed surface deflned by a paLh and a
dlrecLlon vecLor

1Lx1 uraws LexL characLers of any slze wlLh selecLed
sLyles
! rompLs for [usLlflcaLlon opLlons
S LlsLs or selecLs LexL sLyle
A Allgns LexL beLween Lwo polnLs wlLh
sLylespeclfled wldLh facLor AuLoCAu
compuLes approxlmaLe helghL
proporLlonal Lo lengLh of LexL llne
C CenLers LexL horlzonLally abouL a
deflned polnL
l llLs LexL beLween Lwo polnLs wlLh
speclfled helghL AuLoCAu compuLes
approxlmaLe wldLh facLor Lo flll Lhe
dlsLance beLween Lhe Lwo polnLs
M CenLers LexL horlzonLally and verLlcally
abouL a deflned polnL
8 8lghL[usLlfles LexL
8L 8oLLom LefL [usLlflcaLlon
8C 8oLLom CenLer [usLlflcaLlon
88 8oLLom 8lghL [usLlflcaLlon
ML Mlddle LefL [usLlflcaLlon
MC Mlddle CenLer [usLlflcaLlon
M8 Mlddle 8lghL [usLlflcaLlon
1L 1op LefL [usLlflcaLlon
1C 1op CenLer [usLlflcaLlon
18 1op 8lghL [usLlflcaLlon
1Lx1SC8 A Loggle lllps Lhe dlsplay on slnglescreen
sysLems (mosL of Lhem) from LexLscreen Lo
graphlcsscreen and vlceversa

1lML ulsplays drawlng creaLlon and updaLe Llmes and
permlLs conLrol of an elapsed Llmer
u ulsplays currenL Llmes
Cn SLarLs user elapsed Llmer
Cll SLops user elapsed Llmer
8 8eseLs user elapsed Llmer
18ACL uraws solld fllled llnes of speclfled wldLh Pas
mosLly been superseded by Lhe LlnL command
18LLS1A1 ulsplays lnformaLlon on Lhe drawlngs currenL
spaLlal lndex such as Lhe number and depLh of
nodes ln Lhe drawlng daLabase

18lM Lrases a porLlon of selecLed enLlLles LhaL cross a
speclfled cuLLlng edge
u undoes lasL Lrlm operaLlon
u 8everses Lhe effecL of Lhe prevlous command
uCS ueflnes or modlfles Lhe currenL user CoordlnaLe
SysLem
u (ueleLe) ueleLes one or more saved
coordlnaLe sysLems
L (LnLlLy) SeLs a uCS wlLh Lhe same
exLruslon dlrecLlon as LhaL of Lhe
selecLed enLlLy
C (Crlgln) ShlfLs Lhe orlgln of Lhe
currenL coordlnaLe sysLem
(revlous) 8esLores Lhe revlous uCS
8 (8esLore) 8esLores a prevlously saved
uCS
S (Save) Saves Lhe currenL uCS
v (vlew) LsLabllshes a new uCS whose
Zaxls ls parallel Lo Lhe currenL vlewlng
dlrecLlon
W (World) SeLs Lhe currenL uCS Lo Lhe
World CoordlnaLe SysLem
x 8oLaLes Lhe currenL uCS around Lhe x
axls
? 8oLaLes Lhe currenL uCS around Lhe ?
axls
Z 8oLaLes Lhe currenL uCS around Lhe Z
axls
ZA ueflnes a uCS uslng an orlgln polnL
and a polnL on Lhe poslLlve porLlon of Lhe
Zaxls
3 ueflnes a uCS uslng an orlgln polnL a
polnL on Lhe poslLlve porLlon of Lhe x
axls and a polnL on Lhe poslLlve ?
porLlon of Lhe x? plane
? LlsLs speclfled saved coordlnaLe
sysLems
uCSlCCn ConLrols vlslblllLy and placemenL of Lhe user
CoordlnaLe SysLem lcon whlch graphlcally
lndlcaLes Lhe orlgln and orlenLaLlon of Lhe
A Changes seLLlngs of all acLlve vlewporLs
n (noCrlgln) ulsplays Lhe uCSlCCn aL
currenL uCS 1he opLlons normally affecL only
Lhe currenL vlewporL
Lhe lowerlefL corner of Lhe vlewporL
(le noL aL Lhe Crlgln)
C8 (C8lgln) ulsplays Lhe uCSlCCn aL
Lhe orlgln of Lhe currenL uCS lf posslble
(lf Lhe orlgln polnL ls noL wlLhln Lhe
currenL vlewporL Lhe locaLlon of Lhe
uCSlCCn defaulLs Lo Lhe lowerlefL
corner of Lhe vlewporL)
Cll 1urns Lhe uCSlCCn off
Cn 1urns Lhe uCSlCCn on
unuLllnL ueleLes Lhe deflnlLlon of a bullLln AuLoCAu
command

unuC 8everses Lhe effecL of mulLlple commands and
provldes conLrol over Lhe undo faclllLy
number undoes Lhe
number of mosL recenL
commands ln reverse order
A (AuLo) ConLrols LreaLmenL of menu
lLems as unuC Croups
8 (8ack) undoes back Lo prevlous
unuC Mark
C (ConLrol) Lnables/dlsables Lhe unuC
feaLure
L (Lnd) 1ermlnaLes an unuC Croup (a
sequence Lo be LreaLed as one
command)
C (Croup) 8eglns an unuC Croup (a
sequence Lo be LreaLed as one
command)
M (Mark) laces marker ln unuC flle
(for use wlLh 8ack)
ConLrol SubCpLlons
All Lnables Lhe full unuC
feaLure
none ulsables u and unuC
enLlrely and dlscards any
prevlous unuC lnformaLlon
saved earller ln Lhe edlLlng
sesslon
Cne LlmlLs u and unuC Lo a
slngle operaLlon
unl1S SelecLs coordlnaLe and angle dlsplay formaLs and
preclslon
vlLW Saves Lhe currenL graphlc dlsplay and space as a
named vlew or resLores a saved vlew and space
Lo Lhe dlsplay
u ueleLes a named vlew
8 8esLores named vlew Lo screen
S Saves currenL dlsplay as named vlew
W Saves speclfled Wlndow as named
vlew
? LlsLs speclfled named vlews
vlLWC81S
or
vC81S
used ln Model Space only and has been
superseded by aper Space vporLs creaLed wlLh
Lhe MvlLW command ulvldes Lhe AuLoCAu
graphlcs dlsplay lnLo mulLlple vlewporLs each of
whlch can conLaln a dlfferenL vlew of Lhe currenL
drawlng (maxlmum of 4 Llled vlewporLs per
vlewporL)
u ueleLes a saved vlewporL conflguraLlon
! !olns (merges) Lwo vlewporLs
8 8esLores a saved vlewporL
conflguraLlon
S Saves Lhe currenL vlewporL
conflguraLlon
Sl (Slngle) ulsplays a Slngle vlewporL
fllllng Lhe enLlre graphlcs area
2 ulvldes Lhe currenL vlewporL lnLo 2
vlewporLs
3 ulvldes Lhe currenL vlewporL lnLo 3
vlewporLs
4 ulvldes Lhe currenL vlewporL lnLo 4
vlewporLs
? LlsLs Lhe currenL and saved vlewporL
conflguraLlons
vlLW8LS Allows you Lo conLrol Lhe preclslon and speed of
clrcle and arc drawlng on Lhe monlLor by
speclfylng Lhe number of sldes ln a clrcle AcLs
llke an AuLoCAu varlable 8ecommend LhaL lL be
seL Lo 2000

vLA?L8 SeLs vlewporL vlslblllLy for new and exlsLlng
layers
? LlsLs layers frozen ln a selecLed
vlewporL
l (lreeze) lreezes speclfled layers ln
selecLed vlewporLs
1 (1haw) 1haws speclfled layers ln
selecLed vlewporLs
8 (8eseL) 8eseLs speclfled layers Lo
Lhelr defaulL vlslblllLy
n (newfrz) CreaLes new layers LhaL are
frozen ln all vlewporLs
v (vpvlsdflL) SeLs Lhe defaulL vlewporL
vlslblllLy for exlsLlng layers
vCln1 SelecLs Lhe vlewpolnL for a 3u vlsuallzaLlon 8 SelecLs vlewpolnL vla Lwo
roLaLlon angles
8L1 SelecLs vlewpolnL vla a
graphlc compass and axls
Lrlpod whlch appears on Lhe
screen
xyz Speclfles x y and z
relaLlve coordlnaLes of
vlewpolnL
vSLluL ulsplays a prevlously creaLed sllde flle fllename vlews
sllde wlLh name of
fllenameSLu
*fllename preloads
sllde whlch Lhe nexL
command vSLluL wlll
vlew
W8LCCk WrlLes selecLed enLlLles or prevlously creaLed
8lock Lo a drawlng flle
fllename wrlLes speclfled
enLlLles Lo fllenameuWC
fllenameuWC Lo be creaLed
ls same as Lhe enLlLles lncluded
ln a prevlously deflned 8lock by
Lhe same name
* wrlLes enLlre drawlng Lo Lhe
fllenameuWC and purges all
unreferenced blocks layers
llneLypes LexL and
dlmenslonlng sLyles
8L1 wrlLes selecLed ob[ecLs
x8lnu Makes porLlons of an xref a permanenL parL of
your drawlng
8 (8lock) Makes a block ln Lhe xref a
permanenL parL of your drawlng
u (ulmsLyle) Makes a dlmsLyle ln Lhe
xref a permanenL parL of your drawlng
L (Layer) Makes a layer ln Lhe xref a
permanenL parL of your drawlng
L1 (L1ype) Makes a LLype ln Lhe xref a
permanenL parL of your drawlng
S (SLyle) Makes a LexL sLyle ln Lhe xref a
permanenL parL of your drawlng
x8Ll Allows you Lo work wlLh oLher AuLoCAu
drawlngs wlLhouL addlng Lhem permanenLly Lo
your drawlng and wlLhouL alLerlng Lhelr conLenLs
A (ALLach) ALLaches a new xref Lo Lhe
drawlng or updaLes an xref LhaL ls
already aLLached
8 (8lnd) Makes an xref a permanenL
parL of your drawlng
u (ueLach) 8emoves an xref from your
drawlng
(aLh) Allows you Lo vlew and edlL
Lhe fllename paLh (dlrecLory and sub
dlrecLory) LhaL AuLoCAu searches when
loadlng a parLlcular xref
8 (8eload) updaLes one or more xrefs
aL any Llme
? LlsLs xrefs ln your drawlng and Lhe
drawlng assoclaLed wlLh each one
ZCCM Lnlarges or reduces Lhe dlsplay magnlflcaLlon of
Lhe drawlng wlLhouL changlng Lhe acLual slze of
Lhe enLlLles
can be LransparenL
number mulLlpller from
orlglnal magnlflcaLlon
number x mulLlpller from
currenL magnlflcaLlon
number xmulLlpller of
magnlflcaLlon relaLlve Lo paper
space used for ploLLlng Lo geL
rlghL ploL scale ln each
vlewporL
A (All) fllls llmlLs of drawlng Lo screen
C (CenLer) makes plcked polnL Lhe
cenLer of Lhe screen
u (uynamlc) makes an ad[usLlble
recLangular lens appear on Lhe screen
whlch ls capable of belng made smaller
or larger and moved Lo dlfferenL
poslLlons over Lhe drawlng and once seL
by Lhe user Lhe drawlng wlll qulckly
zoom Lo Lhe locaLlon and magnlflcaLlon
seL for Lhe lens 1hls subcommand ls no
longer useful because all compuLers have
very fasL zooms naLurally now
L (LxLenLs) makes Lhe farLhesL edges of
Lhe acLual vlslble drawlng flll up Lhe
graphlcs screen
L (LowerLefL) makes Lhe polnL plcked
become shoved Lo Lhe lowerlefL corner
of Lhe graphlcs screen
(revlous) zooms back Lo whaLever
Lhe lasL zoom prevlous Lo Lhe currenL
zoom was AuLoCAu sLores abouL 10 of
Lhese so you can walk backward ln zoom
magnlflcaLlon 10 Llmes
v (vlrLual Screen) makes Lhe largesL
area avallable Lo Lhe graphlcs card flll Lhe
graphlcs screen Lhls varles wlLh Lhe
quanLlLy of graphlcs 8AM LhaL your
graphlcs card has
W (Wlndow) asks you Lo plck Lhe lower
lefL corner and Lhe upper rlghL corner of
a zoom wlndow and Lhen flLs LhaL
wlndow Lo Lhe graphlcs screen
3ulACL uraws flaL planes ln 3u space wlLh elLher 3
corners or 4 corners (3 slded or 4 slded flaL
planes) 1hese are used Lo hlde ob[ecLs behlnd
Lhem ln space Lo creaLe Lhe llluslon of a solld
ob[ecL 3ulACLs can also be shaded uslng Lhe
SPAuL command ln whlch case Lhe enLlre plane
Lakes on Lhe color asslgned Lo lLs edges
normally (wlLhouL uslng Lhe PluL or SPAuL
commands 3ulACLs are LransparenL whlch
means LhaL ob[ecLs behlnd Lhem ln space are
vlslble Lhrough Lhem and Lhey appear as
wlreframes
l (lnvlslble) Lhls ls used by Lyplng ln Lhe
leLLer l [usL before plcklng a corner
polnL for Lhe 3ulACL and lL wlll make
Lhe edge of Lhe 3ulACL drawn from LhaL
polnL Lo Lhe nexL one lnvlslble (LhaL ls
lL wlll noL be shown as a llne on Lhe
drawlng) 1hls ls lmporLanL when [olnlng
several 3ulACLs LogeLher Lo cover a
complex mulLlfaceLed surface where
you do noL wanL Lhe seams of Lhe
3ulACLs Lo show ln Lhe flnal drawlng
1he vlslblllLy of edges of 3ulACLs can
furLher be Lurned on or off by Lhe
AuLoCAu varlable SLl8AML When
SLl8AML ls seL Lo 1 (on) boLh edges
whlch have been made lnvlslble as well
as normal vlslble edges are shown on
Lhe drawlng When SLl8AML ls seL Lo 0
(off) lnvlslble edges are noL shown
1he purpose of someLlmes wanLlng Lo
see lnvlslble edges ls LhaL you may wanL
Lo move sLreLch or copy Lhe 3ulACL
and lf lLs edges are lnvlslble you cannoL
selecL Lhem fopr modlflcaLlon ?ou can
only selecL a 3ulACL by plcklng on a
vlslble edge
3uMLSP uraws a 3u polygon mesh by speclfylng lLs slze
ln Lerms of Lhe number of faces ln each dlrecLlon
(called M and n dlrecLlons) and Lhe locaLlon ln
3u space of each verLex (Lhe corner of a face) ln
Lhe mesh

3uCL? CreaLes a 3u polyllne C Closes Lhe polyllne back Lo Lhe flrsL
polnL
u undoes (deleLes) Lhe lasL segmenL
enLered
8L1 LxlLs 3uCL? command