Commands ======== *Please note that all commands have prompts displayed on the CommandLine. If in doubt read the CommandLine.* *SpaceBar or Enter confirms a command. SpaceBar also repeats the last command.* .. seealso:: :doc:`/pages/shortcuts` — Keyboard shortcuts for file, canvas, and clipboard operations. .. toctree:: :hidden: :maxdepth: 1 commands/entities/arc commands/entities/block commands/entities/circle commands/entities/dimension commands/entities/hatch commands/entities/line commands/entities/polyline commands/entities/rectangle commands/entities/text commands/tools/chamfer commands/tools/copy commands/tools/distance commands/tools/erase commands/tools/explode commands/tools/extend commands/tools/fillet commands/tools/identify commands/tools/matchprop commands/tools/mirror commands/tools/move commands/tools/pan commands/tools/purge commands/tools/rotate commands/tools/scale commands/tools/trim commands/tools/zoom ---- Entities -------- Command aliases for creating drawing entities. Enter the alias followed by ``Space`` or ``Enter``. ==================================== ================= ======================================================================================================================== Icon Alias Description ==================================== ================= ======================================================================================================================== .. image:: ../icons/arc.svg ``A`` :doc:`commands/entities/arc` — Pick a centre point, followed by start of arc and end point. .. image:: ../icons/block.svg ``B`` :doc:`commands/entities/block` — Create a block definition. .. image:: ../icons/circle.svg ``C`` :doc:`commands/entities/circle` — Pick a centre point followed by a second point to define the radius. .. image:: ../icons/dimension.svg ``D I M`` :doc:`commands/entities/dimension` — Create a dimension. .. image:: ../icons/text.svg ``D T`` :doc:`commands/entities/text` — Pick a start point, enter height, and enter the required text string. .. image:: ../icons/hatch.svg ``H`` :doc:`commands/entities/hatch` — Create a hatch object. .. image:: ../icons/line.svg ``L`` :doc:`commands/entities/line` — Pick a start point followed by consecutive points to draw lines. .. image:: ../icons/polyline.svg ``P L`` :doc:`commands/entities/polyline` — Pick a start point followed by consecutive points to draw a continuous polyline. .. image:: ../icons/rectangle.svg ``R E C`` :doc:`commands/entities/rectangle` — Pick a start point followed by the opposite corner to draw a rectangle. ==================================== ================= ======================================================================================================================== ---- Tools ----- Command aliases for modifying and measuring objects. Enter the alias followed by ``Space`` or ``Enter``. ==================================== ================= ======================================================================================================================== Icon Alias Description ==================================== ================= ======================================================================================================================== .. image:: ../icons/copy.svg ``C O`` :doc:`commands/tools/copy` — Copy selected objects from a base point to a destination point or distance (select first or during). .. image:: ../icons/chamfer.svg ``C H A`` :doc:`commands/tools/chamfer` — Bevel the corner between two lines or polyline segments with a straight chamfer line. .. image:: ../icons/distance.svg ``D I`` :doc:`commands/tools/distance` — Pick two points to measure the distance between them. .. image:: ../icons/erase.svg ``E`` / ``Del`` :doc:`commands/tools/erase` — Remove selected objects (select first or during). .. image:: ../icons/extend.svg ``E X`` :doc:`commands/tools/extend` — Select boundary edge(s) followed by object(s) to extend. .. image:: ../icons/fillet.svg ``F`` :doc:`commands/tools/fillet` — Round the corner between two lines or polyline segments with an arc of a specified radius. .. image:: ../icons/identify.svg ``I D`` :doc:`commands/tools/identify` — Pick a single point to display its co-ordinates. .. image:: ../icons/mirror.svg ``M I`` :doc:`commands/tools/mirror` — Mirror selected objects about a line defined by two points, with the option to erase the source. .. image:: ../icons/move.svg ``M`` :doc:`commands/tools/move` — Move selected objects from a base point to a destination point or distance (select first or during). .. image:: ../icons/matchprop.svg ``M A`` :doc:`commands/tools/matchprop` — Apply the properties of a selected object to other objects. .. image:: ../icons/pan.svg ``P`` :doc:`commands/tools/pan` — Shift the view without changing orientation or magnification. .. image:: ../icons/purge.svg ``P U`` :doc:`commands/tools/purge` — Remove unused items such as block definitions, layers, or styles. .. image:: ../icons/rotate.svg ``R O`` :doc:`commands/tools/rotate` — Rotate selected objects about a base point to a defined angle (select first or during). .. image:: ../icons/scale.svg ``S C`` :doc:`commands/tools/scale` — Enlarge or reduce selected objects by a scale factor relative to a base point (select first or during). .. image:: ../icons/trim.svg ``T R`` :doc:`commands/tools/trim` — Select trim boundary object(s) followed by object(s) to trim. .. image:: ../icons/explode.svg ``X`` :doc:`commands/tools/explode` — Break a compound object into its component objects. .. image:: ../icons/zoom.svg ``Z`` :doc:`commands/tools/zoom` — Change the magnification of the active view. ==================================== ================= ========================================================================================================================