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Description
Options
ABOUT
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APERTURE
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ARC
or
A
A Included angle
C Center point of arc
D Direction angle of a line tangent to the
arc
E Endpoint of arc
L Length of chord passing thru both
endpoints of the arc
R Radius
S Start point of arc
<RET> uses the end of the last line or arc as the
start point for the arc
AREA
ARRAY
ATTDEF
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ON Makes all attributes visible
OFF Makes all attributes invisible
N Visibility of attributes set
individually
ATTEDIT
ATTEXT
AUDIT
BASE
BHATCH
BLIPMODE
BLOCK
BPOLY
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ON Enables temporary marker blips
OFF Disables temporary marker
blips
? Lists names of already-defined blocks in
the current drawing
BREAK
CHAMFER
CHANGE
2. radius of a circle
3. properties: layer, elevation,
thickness, color and linetype
of lines, polylines, arcs and
circles
C Color
E Elevation
LA Layer
LT Linetype
T Thickness
C Color
LA Layer
LT Linetype
T Thickness
CIRCLE
or
C
COLOR
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<number> sets current
or COLOUR
COMPILE
CONFIG
COPY
or
CP
DBLIST
DDATTDEF
DDATTE
DDATTEXT
DDCHPROP
C Color
LA Layer
LT Linetype
T Thickness
DDEDIT
DDEMODES
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DDGRIPS
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DDIM
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DDINSERT
DDLMODES
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DDOSNAP
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DDRENAME
DDSELECT
DDUCS
DDUNITS
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DELAY
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DIM
DIM1
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
ALIGNED
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Dimensioning sub-command:
ANGULAR
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
BASELINE
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
CENTER
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
CONTINUE
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
DIAMETER
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
EXIT
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
HOMETEXT
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
HORIZONTAL
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
LEADER
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
NEWTEXT
Dimensioning sub-command:
OBLIQUE
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
ORDINATE
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
OVERRIDE
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
RADIUS
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
REDRAW
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
RESTORE
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
ROTATE
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
SAVE
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
STATUS
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
STYLE
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
TEDIT
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
TROTATE
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
UNDO
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
UPDATE
DIM
Dimensioning sub-command:
VARIABLES
Dimensioning sub-command:
VERTICAL
DIST
DIVIDE
DONUT
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B Uses a specified Block to divide
the object instead of a point
or DOUGHNUT
DRAGMODE
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ON Makes dragging of object
visible
OFF Disables visual dragging
A Auto mode -- enables dragging
when possible
DTEXT
BC Bottom-center justification
BR Bottom-right justification
ML Middle-left justification
MC Middle-center justification
MR Middle-right justification
TL Top-left justification
TC Top-center justification
TR Top right justification
DVIEW
command
X Exits the DVIEW command
Z Sets lens length
DXBIN
DXFIN
DXFOUT
EDGESURF
ELEV
ELLIPSE
Draws ellipses
END
ERASE
or
E
EXPLODE
EXTEND
FILES
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FILL
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ON entities visually filled with
solid ink
FILLET
FILMROLL
GRAPHSCR
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GRID
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ON Turns grid display on
OFF Turns grid display off
S Locks grid spacing to SNAP
resolution
A Sets grid aspect (different Xand Y- spacings
<number> Sets
grid spacing for
both X- and Ycoordinates
<number X> Sets
grid spacing to
multiple "X" of
snap spacing
HANDLES
ON Enables Handles
DESTROY Discards all
entity Handles
HATCH
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if invoked while another command is in process, it
will assume that you want help on that command
?
HIDE
ID
IGESIN
IGESOUT
INSERT
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<filename> Inserts a
filename from the default
directory into the current
drawing, assuming that
there is no block by that
name in the current
drawing
<blockname>=<filename>
Creates a block in the
current drawing with the
same name as the file
<*name> Inserts a block
in its constituent entities
rather than as a block -also called a "Star Block"
or Pre-exploded block
C Reply to X scale prompt -allows scale to be specified by
two points (Corner specification of
scale)
XYZ Reply to X scale prompt -allows specification of X, Y, and Z
scales
~ Displays a file dialogue box
? Lists names of defined blocks
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L Left plane
R Right plane
T Top plane
<RET> Toggle to next
plane in series, Left,
Right, and Top
LAYER
or
LA
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C Assigns color to named layer
F Freezes named layers (comma
separates a list of layers to be
frozen, * can be used as a
wildcard) -- current layer cannot
be frozen
L Assigns linetype to named layer
LO Locks named layer
M Makes a layer -- creates a new
layer and makes it the current
layer
N Creates new layers with named
names (comma separates a list of
layers to be created, * can be
used as a wildcard)
ON Turns named layers on if they
were turned off (comma
separates a list of layers to be
turned on, * can be used as a
wildcard)
OFF Turns named layers off if
they were turned on (comma
separates a list of layers to be
turned off, * can be used as a
wildcard)
LAYER
or
T Thaws named layers which are
frozen (comma separates a list of
LA
(Continued)
U Unlocks named layer
? Gives information about named
layers, * can be used as a
wildcard
LIMITS
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<2 points> Sets lower-left
and upper -right drawing
limits
ON Enables limit-checking
OFF Disables limit-checking
LINE
or
L
LINETYPE
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? Lists a linetype library , or
named linetypes which are loaded
C Creates a linetype definition
L Loads a previously creatred
linetype definition
S Set current linetype -- note that
the current linetype should always
be set to the logical linetype
"BYLAYER"
LIST
LOAD
LTSCALE
MEASURE
MENU
MINSERT
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MIRROR
MOVE
or
M
MSLIDE
MSPACE
MULTIPLE
MVIEW
ON Turns selected
Viewports on and causes
the Model to be
regenerated in the
selected Viewports.
OFF Turns selected
Viewports off and causes
Model to be not displayed
in the selected Viewports.
Hideplot Causes hidden
lines to be removed in
selected Viewports during
Paper Space plotting.
Fit Creates a single
Viewport to fit the current
Paper Space view
2 Creates 2 Viewports in
specified area or fit to the
current Paper Space
view.
3 Creates 3 Viewports in
specified area or fit to the
current Paper Space
view.
4 Creates 4 Viewports in
specified area or fit to the
current Paper Space
view.
Restore Translates
viewport configurations
saved with the VPORTS
command into individual
Viewport entities in Paper
Space.
<first Point> Creates a
new Viewport within the
area specified by 2
points.
Sub-options to the "2" Option:
Horizontal Creates a
horizontal division
OFFSET
OOPS
OPEN
ORTHO
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OSNAP
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center point
QUA QUAdrant point of
arc or circle (top, bottom,
right or left side)
QUI QUIck mode -- this is
a modifier to one of the
other OSNAP options -- it
will find the first point that
meets the requirements,
not necessarily the
closest point to the
aperture.
TAN TANgent point to arc
or circle
PAN
PEDIT
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PEDIT Mesh
PLAN
PLINE
POINT
POLYGON
PSDRAG
PSFILL
PSOUT
PSPACE
PURGE
QSAVE
QTEXT
QUIT
RECOVER
REDEFINE
ON Lines of text
displayed as rectangles
OFF Lines of text displayed as
text
REDO
REDRAW
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REDRAWALL
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REGEN
REGENALL
REGENAUTO
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ON Allows automatic regens
OFF Prevents automatic regens
REINIT
RENAME
B Renames Blocks
D Renames Dimension Styles
LA Renames Layers
LT Renames Linetypes
S Renames Text Styles
U Renames UCS
VI Renames Views
VP Renames Viewports
RESUME
REVSURF
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RSCRIPT
SAVE
SAVEAS
SCALE
SCRIPT
SELECT
SETVAR
SH
SHADE
SHAPE
SHELL
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? Lists specified (or all) system
variables and their settings
SNAP
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<number> sets snap
alignment resolution
ON aligns designated
points
OFF does not align designatged
points
A sets aspect ratio
(differing X and Y
spacing)
R Rotates the snap grid
and crosshairs, and turns
on SNAP after, if not
already turned on
S Selects either Standard
(rectangular) or Isometric
Snap grid
SOLID
STATUS
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STRETCH
STYLE
TABLET
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? Lists specified (or all) currently
defined text styles
TABSURF
TEXT
R Right-justifies text
BL Bottom Left justification
BC Bottom Center justification
BR Bottom Right justification
ML Middle Left justification
MC Middle Center justification
MR Middle Right justification
TL Top Left justification
TC Top Center justification
TR Top Right justification
TEXTSCR
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TIME
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D Displays current times
ON Starts user elapsed timer
OFF Stops user elapsed timer
R Resets user elapsed timer
TRACE
TREESTAT
TRIM
UCS
Origin)
OR ("ORigin") Displays the
UCSICON at the origin of the
current UCS, if possible (if the
origin point is not within the
current viewport, the location of
the UCSICON defaults to the
lower-left corner of the viewport)
OFF Turns the UCSICON off
ON Turns the UCSICON on
UNDEFINE
UNDO
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VIEW
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D Deletes a named view
R Restores named view to screen
S Saves current display as
named view
W Saves specified Window as
named view
? Lists specified named views
VIEWPORTS
or
VPORTS
VIEWRES
2000.
VPLAYER
VPOINT
VSLIDE
<filename> views
slide with name
of "filename.SLD"
*filename
preloads slide
which the next
command
VSLIDE will view
WBLOCK
<filename> writes
specified entities to
"filename.DWG"
= filename.DWG to be
created is same as the
entities included in a
previously defined Block
XREF
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<number> multiplier from
original magnification
<number X> multiplier
from current
magnification
<number XP>multiplier of
magnification relative to
paper space -- used for
plotting to get right plot
scale in each viewport
A ("All") fills limits of drawing to
screen
C ("Center") makes picked point
the center of the screen
D ("Dynamic") makes an
adjustible rectangular lens appear
on the screen which is capable of
being made smaller or larger and
moved to different positions over
the drawing and once set by the
user, the drawing will quickly
zoom to the location and
magnification set for the lens.
This sub-command is no longer
useful because all computers
have very fast zooms naturally
now.
E ("Extents") makes the farthest
edges of the actual visible
drawing fill up the graphics screen
L ("Lower-Left") makes the point
picked become shoved to the
lower-left corner of the graphics
screen
P ("Previous") zooms back to
whatever the last zoom, previous
to the current zoom was -AutoCAD stores about 10 of
these, so you can walk backward
in zoom magnification 10 times
3DMESH
3DPOLY
Creates a 3D polyline
first point
U Undoes (deletes) the last
segment entered
<RET> Exits 3DPOLY
command