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Uploaded by bernd, updated on 12/13/2011 by bernd Platform: Windows/ English Table of Contents: 1. Manage Drawings 2. Toggle Drawing Modes 3. Manage Screen 4. Manage Workflow 5. Toggle General Features 6. Command Shortcuts 1. Manage Drawings Ctrl + n N ew Drawing S ave drawing O pen drawing P lot dialog box Switch to next / switch to previous drawing Switch to next tab / switch to previous tab in current drawing Exit Select a ll objects up 2. Toggle Drawing Modes F3 F7 Toggles object snap mode Toggle grid mode PDF Print Hide all Show all

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Toggle ortho mode Toggle snap mode Toggle polar mode Toggle object snap tracking Toggle dynamic input mode up

3. Manage Screen Ctrl + 0 (zero) Ctrl + 1 Ctrl + 2 Ctrl + 3 Ctrl + 4 Ctrl + 6 Ctrl + 7 Ctrl + 8 Ctrl + 9 Clean Screen Property Palette Design Center Palette Tool Palette Sheet Set Palette DBConnect Manager Markup Set Manager Palette Quick Calc Command Line up 4. Manage Workflow Ctrl + c Ctrl + x Ctrl + v Ctrl + Shift + c Ctrl + Shift + v Ctrl + z Ctrl + y Ctrl + [ Copy object Cut object Paste object Copy to clipboard with base point Paste data as block Undo last action Redo last action Cancel current command (or ctrl + \ ) up 5. Toggle General Features

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Ctrl + d Ctrl + g Ctrl + e Ctrl + f Ctrl + h Ctrl + Shift + h Ctrl + i Ctrl + Shift + i

Toggle coordinate d isplay Toggle G rid Cycle isom e tric planes Toggle running object snaps Toggle Pick Style Toggle H ide pallets Toggle Coords Toggle I nfer Constraints up

6. Command Shortcuts 3D Command Shortcuts 3A 3DARRAY / Creates a 3D matrix of objects in a rectangular or polar arrangement. 3DORBIT/ Rotates the view in 3D space, but constrained to horizontal and vertical orbit only. 3DWALK/ Changes the 3D view in a drawing interactively to create the appearance of walking through the model. 3DFACE/ Creates a three-sided or four-sided surface in 3D space. 3DMOVE/ In a 3D view, displays the 3D Move gizmo to aid in moving 3D objects a specified distance in a specified direction. 3DPOLY/ Creates a 3D polyline. 3DROTATE/ In a 3D view, displays the 3D Rotate gizmo to aid in revolving 3D objects around a base point. 3DSCALE/ In a 3D view, displays the 3D Scale gizmo to aid in resizing 3D objects.

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A Command Shortcuts A ADC ARC / Creates an arc. ADCENTER / Manages and inserts content such as blocks, xrefs, and hatch patterns.

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AA AL AP AR ARR ARM ARU

AREA / Calculates the area and perimeter of objects or of defined areas. ALIGN / Aligns objects with other objects in 2D and 3D APPLOAD / Load Application ARRAY / Creates multiple copies of objects in a pattern. ACTRECORD / Starts the Action Recorder. ACTUSERMESSAGE / Inserts a user message into an action macro. ACTUSERINPUT / Pauses for user input in an action macro. ACTSTOP / Stops the Action Recorder and provides the option of saving the recorded actions to an action macro file. ATTIPEDIT / Changes the textual content of an attribute within a block. ATTDEF / Redefines a block and updates associated attributes. ATTEDIT / Changes attribute information in a block.

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B Command Shortcuts B BC BE BH BO BR BS BVS BLOCK / Creates a block definition from selected objects. BCLOSE / Closes the Block Editor. BEDIT / Opens the block definition in the Block Editor. HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill. BOUNDARY / Creates a region or a polyline from an enclosed area. BREAK / Breaks the selected object between two points. BSAVE / Saves the current block definition. BVSTATE / Creates, sets, or deletes a visibility state in a dynamic block.

C Command Shortcuts C CAM CIRCLE / Creates a circle. CAMERA / Sets a camera and target location to create and save a 3D perspective view of objects.

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CBAR CH CHA CHK CLI COL CO CT CUBE CYL

CONSTRAINTBAR / A toolbar-like UI element that displays the available geometric constraints on an object. PROPERTIES / Controls properties of existing objects. CHAMFER / Bevels the edges of objects. CHECKSTANDARDS / Checks the current drawing for standards violations. COMMANDLINE / Displays the Command Line window. COLOR / Sets the color for new objects. COPY / Copies objects a specified distance in a specified direction. CTABLESTYLE / Sets the name of the current table style NAVVCUBE / Controls the visibility and display properties of the ViewCube tool. CYLINDER / Creates a 3D solid cylinder.

D Command Shortcuts D DAN DAR JOG DIMSTYLE / Creates and modifies dimension styles. DIMANGULAR / Creates an angular dimension. DIMARC / Creates an arc length dimension. DIMJOGGED / Creates jogged dimensions for circles and arcs. DIMBASELINE / Creates a linear, angular, or ordinate dimension from the baseline of the previous or selected dimension. DBCONNECT / Provides an interface to external database tables. DIMCENTER / Creates the center mark or the centerlines of circles and arcs. DIMCONTINUE / Creates a dimension that starts from an extension line of a previously created dimension. DIMCONSTRAINT / Applies dimensional constraints to selected objects or points on objects. DIMDISASSOCIATE / Removes associativity from selected dimensions.

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DDI DED DI DIV

DIMDIAMETER / Creates a diameter dimension for a circle or an arc. DIMEDIT / Edits dimension text and extension lines. DIST / Measures the distance and angle between two points. DIVIDE / Creates evenly spaced point objects or blocks along the length or perimeter of an object. DIMJOGLINE / Adds or removes a jog line on a linear or aligned dimension. DIMJOGGED / Creates jogged dimensions for circles and arcs. DATALINK / The Data Link dialog box is displayed. DATALINKUPDATE / Updates data to or from an established external data link. DONUT / Creates a filled circle or a wide ring. DIMORDINATE / Creates ordinate dimensions. DIMOVERRIDE / Controls overrides of system variables used in selected dimensions. DRAWORDER / Changes the draw order of images and other objects. DIMRADIUS / Creates a radius dimension for a circle or an arc. DIMREASSOCIATE / Associates or re-associates selected dimensions to objects or points on objects. DRAWINGRECOVERY / Displays a list of drawing files that can be recovered after a program or system failure. DSETTINGS / Sets grid and snap, polar and object snap tracking, object snap modes, Dynamic Input, and Quick Properties. TEXT / Creates a single-line text object. DVIEW / Defines parallel projection or perspective views by using a camera and target. DATAEXTRACTION / Extracts drawing data and merges data from an external source to a data extraction table or external file

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E ED EL ER EX EXIT EXP EXT F

ERASE / Removes objects from a drawing. DDEDIT / Edits single-line text, dimension text, attribute definitions, and feature control frames. ELLIPSE / Creates an ellipse or an elliptical arc. EXTERNALREFERENCES / Opens the External References palette. EXTEND / Extends objects to meet the edges of other objects. QUIT / Exits the program. EXPORT / Saves the objects in a drawing to a different file format. EXTRUDE / Extends the dimensions of a 2D object or 3D face into 3D space. FILLET / Rounds and fillets the edges of objects. FILTER / Creates a list of requirements that an object must meet to be included in a selection set. FLATSHOT / Creates a 2D representation of all 3D objects based on the current view. GROUP / Creates and manages saved sets of objects called groups. GEOCONSTRAINT / Applies or persists geometric relationships between objects or points on objects. GRADIENT / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a gradient fill. GEOGRAPHICLOCATION / Specifies the geographic location information for a drawing file.

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H-L Command Shortcuts H HE HI I HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill. HATCHEDIT / Modifies an existing hatch or fill. HIDE / Regenerates a 3D wireframe model with hidden lines suppressed. INSERT / Inserts a block or drawing into the current drawing.

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IAD IAT ICL IM IMP

IMAGEADJUST / Controls the image display of the brightness, contrast, and fade values of images. IMAGEATTACH / Inserts a reference to an image file. IMAGECLIP / Crops the display of a selected image to a specified boundary. IMAGE / Displays the External References palette. IMPORT / Imports files of different formats into the current drawing. INTERSECT / Creates a 3D solid, surface, or 2D region from overlapping solids, surfaces, or regions. INTERFERE / Creates a temporary 3D solid from the interferences between two sets of selected 3D solids. INSERTOBJ / Inserts a linked or embedded object. JOIN / Joins similar objects to form a single, unbroken object. LINE / Creates straight line segments. LAYER / Manages layers and layer properties. LAYERSTATE / Saves, restores, and manages named layer states. QLEADER / Creates a leader and leader annotation. LENGTHEN / Changes the length of objects and the included angle of arcs. MESHSMOOTHLESS / Decreases the level of smoothness for mesh objects by one level. LIST / Displays property data for selected objects. LAYOUT / Creates and modifies drawing layout tabs. LINETYPE / Loads, sets, and modifies linetypes. LTSCALE / Changes the scale factor of linetypes for all objects in a drawing. LWEIGHT / Sets the current lineweight, lineweight display options, and lineweight units.

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M MA MAT ME

MOVE / Moves objects a specified distance in a specified direction. MATCHPROP / Applies the properties of a selected object to other objects. MATERIALS / Shows or hides the Materials window. MEASURE / Creates point objects or blocks at measured intervals along the length or perimeter of an object. MEASUREREGION / Measures the distance, radius, angle, area, and volume of selected objects or sequence of points. MIRROR / Creates a mirrored copy of selected objects. MLNE / Creates multiple parallel lines. MLEADERALIGN / Aligns and spaces selected multileader objects. MLEADERCOLLECT / Organizes selected multileaders that contain blocks into rows or columns, and displays the result with a single leader. MLEADER / Creates a multileader object. MLEADEREDIT / Adds leader lines to, or removes leader lines from, a multileader object. MLEADERSTYLE / Creates and modifies multileader styles. PROPERTIES / Controls properties of existing objects. MESHSMOOTHMORE / Increases the level of smoothness for mesh objects by one level. MSPACE / Switches from paper space to a model space viewport. MARKUP / Opens the Markup Set Manager. MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object. MVIEW / Creates and controls layout viewports. GEOGRAPHICLOCATION / Specifies the geographic location information for a drawing file. NEWSHOT / Creates a named view with motion that is played back when viewed with ShowMotion. NEWVIEW / Creates a named view with no motion.

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O OP ORBIT OS

OFFSET / Creates concentric circles, parallel lines, and parallel curves. OPTIONS / Customizes the program settings. 3DORBIT / Rotates the view in 3D space, but constrained to horizontal and vertical orbit only. OSNAP / Sets running object snap modes.

P Command Shortcuts P PAN / Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition. PASTESPEC / Pastes objects from the Clipboard into the current drawing and controls the format of the data. PARAMETERS / Controls the associative parameters used in the drawing. BPARAMETER / Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition. SURFPATCH / POINTCLOUD / POINTCLOUDATTACH / POINTCLOUDINDEX / PEDIT / Edits polylines and 3D polygon meshes. PLINE / Creates a 2D polyline. POINT / Creates a point object. HIDEPALETTES / Hides currently displayed palettes (including the command line). POLYGON / Creates an equilateral closed polyline. SHOWPALETTES / Restores the display of hidden palettes. PREVIEW / Displays the drawing as it will be plotted. PLOT / Plots a drawing to a plotter, printer, or file. PSPACE / Switches from a model space viewport to paper space. POLYSOLID / Creates a 3D wall-like polysolid.

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PARAM PATCH PC PCATTACH PCINDEX PE PL PO POFF POL PON PRE PRINT PS PSOLID

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PUBLISHTOWEB / Creates HTML pages that include images of selected drawings. PURGE / Removes unused items, such as block definitions and layers, from the drawing. PYRAMID / Creates a 3D solid pyramid.

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Q-R Command Shortcuts QC QCUI QUICKCALC / Opens the QuickCalc calculator. QUICKCUI / Displays the Customize User Interface Editor in a collapsed state. QUICKPROPERTIES / Displays open drawings and layouts in a drawing in preview images. QVDRAWING / QVLAYOUTCLOSE QVDRAWINGCLOSE / Closes preview images of open drawings and layouts in a drawing. QVLAYOUT / Displays preview images of model space and layouts in a drawing. REDRAW / Refreshes the display in the current viewport. REDRAWALL / Refreshes the display in all viewports. RENDERCROP / Renders a specified rectangular area, called a crop window, within a viewport. REGEN / Regenerates the entire drawing from the current viewport. REGENALL / Regenerates the drawing and refreshes all viewports. RECTANG / Creates a rectangular polyline. REGION / Converts an object that encloses an area into a region object. RENAME / Changes the names assigned to items such as layers and dimension styles. REVOLVE / Creates a 3D solid or surface by sweeping a 2D object around an axis. ROTATE / Rotates objects around a base point. RENDERPRESETS / Specifies render presets, reusable rendering parameters, for rendering an image.

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QVL R RA RC RE REA REC REG

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RPREF / Displays or hides the Advanced Render Settings palette for access to advanced rendering settings. RENDER / Creates a photorealistic or realistically shaded image of a 3D solid or surface model. RENDERWIN / Displays the Render window without starting a rendering operation.

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S Command Shortcuts S STRETCH / Stretches objects crossed by a selection window or polygon. SCALE / Enlarges or reduces selected objects, keeping the proportions of the object the same after scaling. SCRIPT / Executes a sequence of commands from a script file. SECTION / Uses the intersection of a plane and solids, surfaces, or mesh to create a region. SETVAR / Lists or changes the values of system variables. SHADEMODE / Starts the VSCURRENT command. SLICE / Creates new 3D solids and surfaces by slicing, or dividing, existing objects. SNAP / Restricts cursor movement to specified intervals. SOLID / Creates solid-filled triangles and quadrilaterals. SPELL / Checks spelling in a drawing. SPLINE / Creates a smooth curve that passes through or near specified points. SECTIONPLANE / Creates a section object that acts as a cutting plane through 3D objects. SEQUENCEPALY / MESHSPLIT / Splits a mesh face into two faces. SPLINEDIT / Edits a spline or spline-fit polyline. SHEETSET / Opens the Sheet Set Manager. STYLE / Creates, modifies, or specifies text styles.

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SCR SEC SET SHA SL SN SO SP SPL

SPLANE SPLAY SPLIT SPE SSM ST

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STANDARDS / Manages the association of standards files with drawings. SUBTRACT / Combines selected 3D solids, surfaces, or 2D regions by subtraction.

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T Command Shortcuts T TA TB TEDIT TH TI TO TOL TOR TP TR TS MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object. TABLET / Calibrates, configures, and turns on and off an attached digitizing tablet. TABLE / Creates an empty table object. TEXTEDIT / Edits a dimensional constraint, dimension, or text object. THICKNESS / TILEMODE / TOOLBAR / Displays, hides, and customizes toolbars. TOLERANCE / TORUS / Creates a donut-shaped 3D solid. TOOLPALETTES / Opens the Tool Palettes window. TRIM / Trims objects to meet the edges of other objects. TABLESTYLE / Creates, modifies, or specifies table styles.

U-Z Command Shortcuts UC UN UNHIDE UNISOLATE V VGO VP VPLAY UCSMAN / Manages defined user coordinate systems. UNITS / Controls coordinate and angle display formats and precision. UNISOLATEOBJECTS / UNISOLATEOBJECT / VIEW / Saves and restores named views, camera views, layout views, and preset views. VIEWGO / Restores a named view. DDVPOINT / Sets the 3D viewing direction. VIEWPLAY / Plays the animation associated to a named view.

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VS VSM W WE WHEEL X XA XB

VSCURRENT / Sets the visual style in the current viewport. VISUALSTYLES / Creates and modifies visual styles and applies a visual style to a viewport. WBLOCK / Writes objects or a block to a new drawing file. WEDGE / Creates a 3D solid wedge. NAVSWHEEL / Displays a wheel that contains a collection of view navigation tools. EXPLODE / Breaks a compound object into its component objects. XATTACH / Inserts a DWG file as an external reference (xref). XBIND / Binds one or more definitions of named objects in an xref to the current drawing. XCLIP / Crops the display of a selected external reference or block reference to a specified boundary. XLINE / Creates a line of infinite length. XREF / Starts the EXTERNALREFERENCES command. ZOOM / Increases or decreases the magnification of the view in the current viewport. ANALYSISZEBRA up

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