Most Popular AutoCAD Command, Shortcuts And List With PDF

AutoCAD Command Shortcuts – This guide lists AutoCAD shortcuts in groups according to the command sequence. For example, all text relevant shortcuts are grouped together.

In this massive list of about 250+ AutoCAD command (ऑटोकैड कमांड), I’ve tried to include some of the most useful commands, keyboard shortcuts, and tools that every AutoCAD user should know about.

Some of the commands in this list are very basic and used very frequently, and there are also commands and tools that are not used frequently despite their great features.

This is the list of some of the most basic AutoCAD commands that every AutoCAD user should know about.

Most Popular Autocad Command, Shortcuts And List With Pdf

These are some of the Draw and Modify commands that do the basics of AutoCAD and if you are just starting to learn AutoCAD then you should know all these basic commands. We will discuss the various command in Autocad to draw plan section and elevation of door.

We will discuss Most AutoCad commands used for a single room layout. These will help you in Quick Draw and render any plan.

AutoCAD Commands and Shortcuts

AutoCAD COMMON Commands

SHORTCUT	COMMAND	COMMENT
A	ARC	Draw an arc
AL	ALIGN	Align an object with another
AP	APPLOAD	Opens application load dialogue box
AR	ARRAY	Opens array dialogue box
AUDIT	AUDIT	Audit drawing for errors
AV	DSVIEWER	Opens ariel view of drawing
B	BLOCK	Opens block dialogue box
C	CIRCLE	Draw a circle
CO	COPY	Copy an object
CHA	CHAMFER	Chamfer between 2 non-parallel lines
COL	COLOR	Opens select color dialogue box
CUI		Opens customise user interface dialogue
D	DIMSTYLE	Opens dimstyle manager
DC	ADCENTER	Opens designcenter
DI	DIST	Check a distance
DIV	DIVIDE	Inserts point node a set division
DO	DONUT	Draw a solid donut shape
DV	DVIEW	Perspective view
E	ERASE	Erase a selection
EX	EXTEND	Extend a selection
F	FILLET	Draw an arc between 2 intersecting lines
FI	FILTER	Opens filter dialogue box
FLATTEN	FLATTEN	Converts 3D to 2D
G	GROUP	Launches the group dialogue box
H	HATCH	Opens hatch and gradient dialogue box
I	INSERT	Insert a block
IM	IMAGE	Launches image manager
J	JOIN	Joins 2 objects to form single object
JPGOUT	JPGOUT	Creates a JPEG file of current drawing
L	LINE	Draw a line
LA	LAYER	Opens layer manager
LE	QLEADER	Draw a leader line (may need to adjust settings)
LEAD	LEADER	Leader line with annotation
LI or LS	LIST	Display information about objects in a text window
LO	-LAYOUT	Creates a new layout tab
LTS	LTScale	Change the linetype scale
M	MOVE	Move a selection
MA	MATCHPROPERTIES	Match properties of an object
ME	MEASURE	Inserts point node at input distance
O	OFFSET	Offset a selection
OP	OPTIONS	Launches options dialogue box
P	PAN	Pan in drawing
PE	POLYEDIT	Edit a polyline
PL	PLINE	Draw a polyline
PLOT	PLOT	Opens plot/print dialogue box
PO	POINT	Point marker or node – DDPTYPE to change pointstyle
PR	PROPERTIES	Opens properties dialogue box
PRE	PREVIEW	Preview a plot
PU	PURGE	Opens purge dialogue box to remove unused elements
RE	REGEN	Regenerate the display
REC	RECTANG	Draw a rectangle
REN	RENAME	Opens rename dialogue box to rename blocks, layers, etc
RO	ROTATE	Rotate a selection
SP	SPELL	Spell check a selection – ALL to check entire drawing
T	MTEXT	Insert multiline text
TB	TABLE	Opens insert a table dialogue box
TP	TOOLPALETTES	Displays toolpalette
TR	TRIM	Trim a selection
U	UNDO	Undo last command
UN	UNITS	Opens units dialogue box
V	VIEW	Opens view dialogue box
W	WBLOCK	Write a block
WHOHAS	WHOHAS	Displays who has a drawing open
X	EXPLODE	Explode a selection
XR	XREF	Opens x-reference manager
Z	ZOOM	Zoom in display – A=All, E=EXTENTS, W=WINDOW

AutoCAD BLOCKS Commands

SHORTCUT	COMMAND	COMMENT
ATT	ATTDEF	Opens attribute definition dialogue box
ATTEDIT	ATTEDIT	Edit attribute values for a specific block
B	BLOCK	Opens block dialogue box in order to make a block
BATTMAN	BATTMAN	Opens block attribute manager
BATTORDER	BATTORDER	Displays attribute order dialogue box
BC	BCLOSE	Closes the block editor
BCOUNT	BCOUNT	Counts the blocks in a drawing
BE	BEDIT	Opens the edit block definition dialogue box
EATTEXT	EATTEXT	Enhanced attribute extraction wizard to count blocks
GATTE	GATTE	Global attribute edit of multiple blocks
I	INSERT	Opens insert dialogue to insert a block
-I	INSERT	Insert a block by name
MINSERT	MINSERT	Insert block in rectangular array
REFEDIT	REFEDIT	Edit a block reference in place
REN	RENAME	Opens rename dialogue box to rename blocks, layers, etc
W	WBLOCK	Write a block – for use in other drawings
XLIST	XLIST	Lists type/block name/layer name/color/linetype of a nested object in a block or an xref

AutoCAD CONTROL KEYS Commands

CTRL+0	CLEANSCREEN	Turns user interface elements on/off
CTRL+1	PROPERTIES	Turns properties on/off
CTRL+2	ADCENTER	Turns design center on/off
CTRL+3	TOOLPALETTES	Turns tool palettes window on/off
CTRL+8	QUICKCALC	Launches calculator window
CTRL+A		Select all
CTRL+C	COPYCLIP	Copies objects to clipboard
CTRL+H		Turns a group on or off
CTRL+J		Repeats last command
CTRL+N	NEW	Opens create new drawing dialogue box
CTRL+O	OPEN	Opens the select file dialogue box
CTRL+P	PLOT	Opens the plot dialogue box
CTRL+R	CVPORT	Switches between viewports
CTRL+S	QSAVE	Opens the save drawing as dialogue box
CTRL+SHIFT+ S		Save as
CTRL+V	PASTECLIP	Pastes data from clipboard to drawing
CTRL+X	CUTCLIP	Removes select object from drawing to clipboard
CTRL+Y	REDO	Performs the operation cancelled by UNDO
CTRL+Z	UNDO	Undoes the last operation
CTRL+TAB		Switches between open drawings
CTRL+PAGE UP		Switch up between layout tabs
CTRL+PAGE DOWN		Switch down between layout tabs
ARROW UP/Down		Recall last command

We hope, Now you can write any four commands used in Autocad using above information.