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You might be familiar with many of these commands but there are also some commands which are really helpful but still, they remain largely unused. This command shows the number of blocks in a drawing in tabular form. You can select the entire drawing or a specific area from the drawing to count the blocks from. This command will start the Polyline edit tool that you can use to edit polylines or convert 2D geometry like lines and arc into a polyline.
To cancel the repetition of the command press the ESC key. Use this command to copy nested objects from a block or Xref without exploding them.
Using this subcommand you can perform calculations directly on the AutoCAD command line even when you are in the middle of a command. Explodes the block containing attributes retaining the attribute setting and its layer definition.
This is especially helpful if you want to retain the text of attribute after exploding the block. This command can be used to write arc-aligned text in AutoCAD. This command has options for changing text formatting and text alignment direction along the arc.
Using this command you can check the spelling of selected text and correct the spellings from the Check Spelling window. This command can be used to restore the last deleted object in your drawing. After deleting an object if you made many other changes in the drawing and realized that you might need to restore the deleted object then simply type OOPS and press enter.
This command can be used to change the space of an object from model space to paper space and vice versa. See the animated image shown below for reference. You can use this command to divide any 2D geometry into many equal parts. At each point of division, a point geometry will be added to the 2D curve. If you need to rename any named object like layer, block or linetype simply use this command to rename it. More about this command can be found in this related article.
This command can be used to break 2D geometries at one or two points. It is helpful if you want to break a curve at the point of intersection with another curve or if you want to create a gap by breaking a part of the geometry.
It can be used to find the distance between two points in the drawing. Using this command you can find a lot of information about your drawing like the date when the drawing was created and the total editing time consumed on the drawing.
This command can be used to make the selection from your drawing with filters. As an example, you can use quick select to make a selection set containing all circles of the drawing with the radius of a particular value. You can paste the copied objects from the clipboard to your drawing using this command. Using this command you can find lots of properties of an object like the layer they are on, area, length or radius, perimeter or circumference and a lot more.
To use this command simply type LIST on the command line then press enter and select the object from the drawing area about which you want to know and press enter again. Using this command you can change the text justification of Text and Mtext elements in the drawing. This command was introduced in AutoCAD version and it can be used to make most of the dimensions like Linear, aligned, radius, diameter and baseline.
If you want to add a feature control frame representing tolerance-related information in your drawing then you can use this command. Using this command you can make a multiline geometry which contains multiple parallel lines. Using this command you can change the scale of the existing Text or Mtext object in the drawing. When the scale of these text entities is changed the base point will remain fixed.
Using this command you can change the base point of a drawing without changing its origin. This is especially helpful in the situation where you want to insert the drawing into another as an Xref. By default, AutoCAD takes origin as the base point which can be modified using this command without changing the origin. This command can be used to find the coordinate values of a point in AutoCAD drawing.
Using this command you can set the drawing units and other settings like the precision of linear and angular dimensions and default rotation angle.
You can insert a block or a drawing as a block in the table using this command. I have made a simple table by importing blocks of the design center as shown in the image below. As the name suggests this command can be used to find the area of closed or open shapes in the AutoCAD drawing.
Using this command you can reorient text entities in the best readable position. In image A below the text is oriented at different angles and in some situations, the text is not properly readable. Using this command you can insert existing blocks of a drawing as a rectangular array component.
Using this command you can extract closed boundaries from any enclosed area. This boundary can be used to find the area of the enclosed region or for many other applications. Using this command you can convert a text object into a Mtext object and you can also combine multiple separate Mtext objects into a single Mtext unit.
This command can be used to make a dimension line inclined to a particular angle with respect to the positive side of the X-axis. You can use this tool to make a Breakline symbol on a line. Select the starting and end points of the breakline then click at any point on the line to specify the location of breakline or directly press enter to place it exactly at the center of the line.
This command helps to join similar objects to make them a single object. For example, different lines drawn continuously can be joined to make them a polyline. This command helps the user to stretch the object to the required length. The selection method decides the process of stretch on the object.
Using this command you can create a replica of the original sketch at a specified distance from the actual sketch. This command allows to fill up the closed area with a particular hatch pattern, gradient or solid fill. This command allows you to fill up the closed area with a particular colour gradient. You can show the file tab if it is not visible using this command.
File tabs are shown in the following image. Using this command you can convert single line as well as multiline text into geometries. Using this command you can make infinite lines starting from the point of selection.
When you trim or break this infinite line to a finite length it becomes a simple line geometry. Performance Related Commands. In this section, you will find all those performance and optimization-related commands which you can use in your daily workflow. This command can be used to remove unused named objects like layers, blocks and dimension styles from the drawing. This command can also remove the Defpoints layer and also the layer containing objects but I would not recommend that.
Use this command to remove overlapping or unnecessary geometries from the drawing. This command should be used for removing errors from your drawing. Using this system variable you can turn off or on the visibility of filled area in hatches or wide polylines by changing its value to 0 or 1 respectively. You need to regenerate the drawing using REA command after changing this system variable to see its effect on the drawing.
Its default value is 1 but you can turn off this highlight effect by changing its value to 0. When hovering the cursor over any object a preview will appear if the value of this system variable is set to 3. You can remove this preview thereby improve the performance by changing the value of this system variable to 0.
You can change the value of this system variable to reduce the time it takes to save a drawing. This system variable also affects the file size of AutoCAD drawings and their compatibility with other software. By decreasing the value of this system variable you can increase its compatibility with other software and it also decreases the size of the CAD file but the time consumed in save operation generally increases.
When you increase the value of this system variable opposite happens. The default value of this system variable is 50 and it can be changed from 0 to This system variable controls the area of influence of object snap.
The aperture size as defined by this system variable is the area of the square under which the point will be selected if the cursor is brought into it. The default value of this aperture is 10 but depending on the complexity of the drawing you can change this value between The size of the aperture is relative to the current scale of the screen and it is not an absolute value.
In the image below the red box not visible in AutoCAD is the aperture size for two values 10 and 50 respectively. As the name suggests this command can be used to save all of the open drawings in the AutoCAD window.
Using this system variable you can change the size of Pickbox which appears at the cursor of AutoCAD. The default value of this system variable is 3 and you can change its value from 0 to In the image below the size of Pickbox is 3 for the first cursor and 10 for the second cursor.
AutoCAD will prompt you with the save dialogue box before closing all unsaved drawings and it will take you to start screen after closing all of the drawings.
Using this command you can close all open drawing windows except the current drawing window. This system variable will toggle the visibility of the start tab at the beginning of the AutoCAD application. This system variable suppresses the dialog box that opens up when invoking certian commands like Save, Save As and Export. The default value of this system variable is 1 which allows the dialog box to open.
When you, however, change the value of this system variable to 0 the command will run on the command line and the dialog box will not open. This command controls the magnification with respect to the turning of the mouse wheel.
Its value is between 3 and with the default value set to The higher the value more will be the effect of zoom wheel motion.
This command will bring up a quick property window, where the essential and common properties will be listed for the objects that are selected. Using this command you can shrink or expand the text entities in a drawing to fit in the required area.
Using the wipeout command you can clean the background in a crowded drawing to make overlaying objects clear against the background. In the image shown below Wipeout command has been used to clean the area around the second hook. Using this command you can convert your AutoCAD drawing from one unit to another and you can also scale the existing drawing to new scales automatically.
When this system variable is ON it shows all the non-associative dimensions and multileaders with a yellow badge. When it is set to off it shows no warning badge. Using this command you can automatically create a masking behind the text to make it clearly visible against the crowded background.
In the image below Textmask has not been applied for the first case and in the second case, it has been applied. If you want to merge layers of multiple objects then this command is for you. Select any object of the target layer on which you want to transfer the selected objects and press enter again. All the objects of the selected layer will be transferred to the end layer and also the selected layer will be removed.
Using this command you can open the drafting settings window which can be used to change settings related to status bar options like object snap, polar tracking, snap and grid settings. If for some reason you are looking to use the Tablet as a pointing and navigation device in AutoCAD then you can use this command to turn the Tablet input on and off.
You can learn more about this command on this AKN page. This commands crops the selected image with respect to the boundary defined. Accessibility Commands. These commands will help you in making your overall drawing workflow faster by eliminating the need for using many repetitive tasks. This command will open a text window which has a history of recently used commands. This command is a great time saver if you want to copy properties of one object on another without changing its geometry or contents.
As the name suggests you can add a centerline easily between parallel or intersecting lines using this tool. See the related article for more on Centermark and Centerline tools. This tool was added in the AutoCAD version and it allows you to create center mark easily on a circle or arc.
Using this command you can change the layers of selected objects. To use this command type LAYMCH on the command line, press enter key, select objects whose layer assignment you want to change, press enter, select any entity of the layer you want to apply to selected objects, and press enter key again.
Using this command you can check all the objects which are on a particular layer. When you use LAYWALK command a list with all layers appears on the screen and you can click on any of the layer s from the list and objects from that layer s will only become visible in the drawing area. This tool can be used to modify the attribute information of blocks containing attributes.
Using this command you can select objects which are connected to the selected object in the drawing area. This selection series continues as long as the command finds connected objects. Using this command you can bring TEXT, Dimensions and Leader lines on the front of all underlying objects like hatches. This command is especially helpful if you want to bring multiple annotations to the front of all drawings objects without changing their draw order selectively.
Using this command you can hide all objects from the drawing area except the selected objects. By hiding unnecessary objects from drawing you can get a clean work area.
Using this command you can group multiple objects as a single unit. This command is great for making groupings of the similar type of objects like a group of similar blocks. This command can be used to bring the Design Center palette to the drawing area.
Fields are dynamic text information which can add a lot of intelligence to your drawing by keeping data interlinked and updated. Fields are extensively used in the sheet set and layout drawings and they can be used to automate a lot of information in AutoCAD drawings.
Using this command you can import drawings of many different formats in AutoCAD, the list of all supported formats is shown in the image below. If you want to export a certain part of your drawing or any of its blocks to an external file then you can use write block tool or its command equivalent WBLOCK.
Using this command you can print multi-sheet files directly, unlike PLOT command which only plots single sheet this command will allow you to plot multiple sheets or even all of the sheets of the drawing directly. Using this command you can add bullet points and numbered lists along multiple rows of the text.
This command is used to transfer properties like lineweight, transparency, layer, color and more from one object to another. This command changes the scale for the Line Type and applies throughout the drawing. The current coordinate of a point can be determined using this command. This allows the user to save the drawing to a different file format as shown in the following image.
Using this command the user can measure the distance , radius,area and volume of the selected object. The drawing can be exported and saved as a PDF file by using this command. This command opens up an external reference palette and you can use it to attach DWG, PDF or images in your drawing as external references. This command allows us to edit the block and its parameters.
This command will take the user to an exclusive block editor window where all the changes can be made and saved in the block. Call out or leaders can be placed in the drawing by using this command. Using this command you can compare two versions of the same drawing and all the changes in it.
Using this command you can record the repetitive actions in your drawing and replay them again to automate the entire process without having to write the macros. Using this command you can share your drawing using a URL with the Autodesk cloud. The recipient can view the drawing without using AutoCAD software in a browser. Using this command you can show the history of a drawing and all the changes made to it. This command will work only when you save your drawing using a cloud service like Box, Dropbox or OneDrive.
You might be familiar with many of these commands but there are also many commands which are not frequently used despite their great features.
This command extends the 2D object to the third axis which is the Z axis, so as to convert it into 3D. This command helps the user to create a 3D solid by revolving a 2D region around an axis. Using this command you can sweep a 2D geometry along a path. The following image shows an object created with sweep. This command will create a 3D box shape without using any 2D base sketch. A 3D solid cylinder can be made using this command. Here the user has to provide the radius or diameter of the base and then provide the height of the object.
The user first has to provide the base dimension and then provide the height of the pyramid. Using this command you can join two or more 2D curves to make a lofted 3D object.
In the following image red 2D curves were used to create this lofted 3D. Using this command you can convert a surface into a 3D solid by adding thickness to it. Using this command you can convert 3D mesh and watertight objects made with surfaces to 3D solid and you can also control whether converted solid is smooth or faceted.
Using this command you can make a 3D wall-like shape as shown in the image here, you can also define height and thickness of this poly solid using command line options.
This command was introduced in AutoCAD This system variable controls the behaviour or 2D curves when 3D tools like Extrude, Presspull and Sweep are used. You can change the value of this system variable so that AutoCAD either retains or deletes curves after converting them to 3D. Using this command you can find the volume of a 3D solid as well as lots of other information like its moment of inertia, radius of gyration, centroid, and products of inertia.
This command can be used to detect intersecting 3D solids. The command is especially useful in situations where you want to detect clashes between different solids like pipes and walls. You can extract edges of a 3D solid as 2D geometries using this tool. In the image shown here the XEDGES tool has been used to extract the edges of the 3D solid and then the solid geometry has been moved to reveal the edges only.
Using this command you can create a section plane in the drawing that can be used to see the 3D drawings by sectioning them along different planes.
This command is great for converting a 3D drawing into 2D. Using this command you can also create multiple views of a single 3D drawing like the front, top and isometric on a single plane.
Using this command you can project a 2D curve on a 3D surface, solid or region as shown in the animated image below. Using this command you can convert a 3D solid into a hollow solid with a wall thickness. Alternatively, you can also select the shell tool from the Solid editing panel of the Solid tab. As the name suggests this command can be used to make a helix in AutoCAD drawing.
Using this command you can fill the open areas of a surface like the top of a cylinder as shown in this animated image here. Using this tool you can move faces like a groove of a 3D solid from one point to other as shown in the animated image here. This command is similar to the trim command of 2D drawings but in this case, it will trim surfaces instead of 2D geometries. This command adjusts the smoothness of shaded and rendered objects and shadows.
Its default value is 0. The higher the value smoother will be the 3D objects but it will consume more processing power to render them. Using this command you can align a 3D solid object with respect to another 3D solid, this video explains the use of this command in detail.
Using this command you can offset any surface inside, outside or on both sides of the surface as shown in the animated image here. Using this command you can imprint 2D drawings on planar faces of a 3D solid or a surface to create additional faces for 3D tools like Presspull.
Using this tool you can record the history of solids on which boolean operations are performed and you can modify these solids later. In the image, here Subtract operation is performed on two solids and then the amount of removed part is changed by selecting the Cone by pressing CTRL key and then changing its base radius. The default value of this system variable is 0 off but you can activate it using value 1 ON.
It helps the user to set up a camera Perspective view so that the user can view the angle as if looking at it in the real world. This command merges two or more 3D objects connected together into one. This command subtracts one object from another 3D object provided they have interfering volume. This tool creates a 2D region, surface or 3D solid from the overlapping section.
Alternatively, you can also select the shell tool from Solid editing panel of the Solid tab. Using this command you can fill the open areas of a surface like the top of a cylinder as shown in the animated image below. Using this tool you can move faces like a groove of a 3D solid from one point to other as shown in the animated image below.
Using this command you can offset any surface inside, outside or on both sides of the surface as shown in the animated image below. In the image below Subtract operation is performed on two solids and then the amount of removed part is changed by selecting the Cone by pressing CTRL key then changing its base radius.
By default, the value of this system variable is 0 which keeps this feature off but you can turn it on by changing its value to 1.
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F6 Dynamic UCS can be activated or deactivated using this function key. F7 This status bar tool will toggle the visibility of the background grid which is often visible in your drawing area.
F9 Toggle Snap mode, when the snap mode is active AutoCAD cursor will jump to specific points in the drawing area which is defined in snap mode. DYNMODE By default, the value of this system variable is set to -3 which keeps it off you change this system variable to 3 to make dynamic input active.
L It can be used for making simple lines in the drawing. PL This command can be used to make a Polyline in your drawing. POL This command can be used to make a polygon with minimum of 3 sides and a maximum of sides.
TR This command is used for trimming a geometry. EX This command extends the selected object to meet the reference object which is selected. SC This command is used to change the scale of an object. X This command can be used to explode objects like Polyline to simple lines, an array or a block to a simple geometry etc.
F This command can be used to add rounded corners to the sharp edges of the geometry, these round corners are also called fillets. CHA This command can be used to add slant edges to the sharp corners, these slant edges are also called chamfers.
B This command is used for creating a block, the properties of the block can be defined using the block definition window. LA This command can be used to open the layer properties manager palette which is a tool for creating and managing layers in a drawing.
DONUT It creates two circles with a filled area in between by inputting the inner and outer dimensions of the two circles. ML Multiple parallel lines can be created using this command. SPL Using this command the user can create smooth curves with control points for changing the curvature of the sketch. MT This allows the user to insert text in Multiline text format.
DJO Jogged dimensions can be created and marked in the drawing using this command. PEDIT This command will start the Polyline edit tool that you can use to edit polylines or convert 2D geometry like lines and arc into a polyline. To know more about this subcommand refer to the related article. BURST Explodes the block containing attributes retaining the attribute setting and its layer definition. SP Using this command you can check the spelling of selected text and correct the spellings from the Check Spelling window.
OOPS This command can be used to restore the last deleted object in your drawing. DI It can be used to find the distance between two points in the drawing. TIME Using this command you can find a lot of information about your drawing like the date when the drawing was created and the total editing time consumed on the drawing.
LIST Using this command you can find lots of properties of an object like the layer they are on, area, length or radius, perimeter or circumference and a lot more. Cloud Computing. Data Science. Angular 7. Machine Learning. Data Structures. Operating System. Computer Network. Compiler Design. Computer Organization. Discrete Mathematics. Ethical Hacking.
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