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.

See also

Shortcuts — Keyboard shortcuts for file, canvas, and clipboard operations.

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Entities

Command aliases for creating drawing entities. Enter the alias followed by Space or Enter.

Icon	Alias	Description
	A	Arc — Pick a centre point, followed by start of arc and end point.
	B	Block — Create a block definition.
	C	Circle — Pick a centre point followed by a second point to define the radius.
	D I M	Dimension — Create a dimension.
	D T	Text — Pick a start point, enter height, and enter the required text string.
	H	Hatch — Create a hatch object.
	L	Line — Pick a start point followed by consecutive points to draw lines.
	P L	Polyline — Pick a start point followed by consecutive points to draw a continuous polyline.
	R E C	Rectangle — Pick a start point followed by the opposite corner to draw a rectangle.

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Tools

Command aliases for modifying and measuring objects. Enter the alias followed by Space or Enter.

Icon	Alias	Description
	C O	Copy — Copy selected objects from a base point to a destination point or distance (select first or during).
	C H A	Chamfer — Bevel the corner between two lines or polyline segments with a straight chamfer line.
	D I	Distance — Pick two points to measure the distance between them.
	E / Del	Erase — Remove selected objects (select first or during).
	E X	Extend — Select boundary edge(s) followed by object(s) to extend.
	F	Fillet — Round the corner between two lines or polyline segments with an arc of a specified radius.
	I D	Identify — Pick a single point to display its co-ordinates.
	M I	Mirror — Mirror selected objects about a line defined by two points, with the option to erase the source.
	M	Move — Move selected objects from a base point to a destination point or distance (select first or during).
	M A	MatchProp — Apply the properties of a selected object to other objects.
	P	Pan — Shift the view without changing orientation or magnification.
	P U	Purge — Remove unused items such as block definitions, layers, or styles.
	R O	Rotate — Rotate selected objects about a base point to a defined angle (select first or during).
	S C	Scale — Enlarge or reduce selected objects by a scale factor relative to a base point (select first or during).
	T R	Trim — Select trim boundary object(s) followed by object(s) to trim.
	X	Explode — Break a compound object into its component objects.
	Z	Zoom — Change the magnification of the active view.