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Shortcuts Guide One Key Shortcuts Toggles and Screen Management Hot Keys A–Z Printable Keyboard Stickers ONE KEY SHORTCUTS [SEE PRINTABLE KEYBOARD STICKERS ON PAGE 11]

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Q QSAVE / Saves the current drawing. C CIRCLE / Creates a circle. H HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or A ARC / Creates an arc. R REDRAW / Refreshes the display gradient fill. in the current viewport. Z ZOOM / Increases or decreases the J JOIN / Joins similar objects to form magnification of the view in the F FILLET / Rounds and fillets the edges a single, unbroken object. current viewport. of objects. M MOVE / Moves objects a specified W WBLOCK / Writes objects or V VIEW / Saves and restores named distance in a specified direction. a block to a new drawing file. views, camera views, layout views, and preset views. I INSERT / Inserts a block or drawing S STRETCH / Stretches objects crossed into the current drawing. by a selection window or polygon. T MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object. O OFFSET / Creates concentric , X EXPLODE / Breaks a compound G GROUP / Creates and manages saved parallel lines, and parallel curves. object into its component objects. sets of objects called groups. L LINE / Creates straight line segments. E ERASE / Removes objects from a drawing. B BLOCK / Creates a block definition from selected objects. P PAN / Adds a parameter with grips D DIMSTYLE / Creates and to a dynamic block definition. modifies dimension styles. 2 TOGGLES AND SCREEN MANAGEMENT

Toggle General Features Manage Screen Manage Drawings Ctrl+d Toggle coordinate display Ctrl+0 (zero) Clean Screen Ctrl+n New Drawing Ctrl+g Toggle Grid Ctrl+1 Property Palette Ctrl+s Save drawing Ctrl+e Cycle isometric planes Ctrl+2 Design Center Palette Ctrl+o Open drawing Ctrl+f Toggle running object snaps Ctrl+3 Tool Palette Ctrl+p dialog box Ctrl+h Toggle Pick Style Ctrl+4 Sheet Set Palette Ctrl+Tab Switch to next Ctrl+Shift+h Toggle Hide pallets Ctrl+6 DBConnect Manager Ctrl+Shift+Tab Switch to previous drawing Ctrl+i Toggle Coords Ctrl+7 Markup Set Manager Palette Ctrl+Page Up Switch to previous tab in current drawing Ctrl+Shift+i Toggle Infer Constraints Ctrl+8 Quick Calc Ctrl+Page Down  Switch to next tab Ctrl+9 Command Line in current drawing

Toggle Drawing Modes Ctrl+q Exit F1 Display Help Manage Workflow Ctrl+a Select all objects F2 Toggle text screen Ctrl+c Copy object F3 Toggle object snap mode Ctrl+x Cut object F4 Toggle 3DOsnap Ctrl+v Paste object F5 Toggle Isoplane Ctrl+Shift+c Copy to clipboard with base point F6 Toggle Dynamic UCS Ctrl+Shift+v Paste data as block F7 Toggle grid mode Ctrl+z Undo last action F8 Toggle ortho mode Ctrl+y Redo last action F9 Toggle snap mode Ctrl+[ Cancel current command (or ctrl+\) F10 Toggle polar mode ESC Cancel current command F11 Toggle object snap tracking F12 Toggle dynamic input mode

3 HOT KEYS A–Z A B C A ARC / Creates an arc. B BLOCK / Creates a block definition C CIRCLE / Creates a circle. from selected objects. AA AREA / Calculates the area and perimeter CAM CAMERA / Sets a camera and target of objects or of defined areas. BC BCLOSE / Closes the Block Editor. location to create and save a 3D view of objects. ADC ADCENTER / Manages and inserts content BE BEDIT / Opens the block definition such as blocks, xrefs, and hatch patterns. in the Block Editor. CBAR CONSTRAINTBAR / A toolbar-like UI element that displays the available AL ALIGN / Aligns objects with other objects BH HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or geometric constraints on an object. in 2D and 3D. selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill. CH PROPERTIES / Controls properties AP APPLOAD / Load Application. of existing objects. BO BOUNDARY / Creates a region or AR ARRAY / Creates multiple copies of a polyline from an enclosed area. CHA CHAMFER / Bevels the edges of objects. objects in a pattern. BR BREAK / Breaks the selected object CHK CHECKSTANDARDS / Checks the current ARR ACTRECORD / Starts the Action Recorder. between two points. drawing for standards violations.

ARM ACTUSERMESSAGE / Inserts a user BS BSAVE / Saves the current block CLI COMMANDLINE / Displays the Command message into an action macro. definition. Line window.

ARU ACTUSERINPUT / Pauses for user input BVS BVSTATE / Creates, sets, or deletes COL COLOR / Sets the color for new objects. in an action macro. a visibility state in a dynamic block. CO COPY / Copies objects a specified ARS ACTSTOP / Stops the Action Recorder distance in a specified direction. and provides the option of saving the recorded actions to an action macro file. CT CTABLESTYLE / Sets the name of the current style. ATI ATTIPEDIT / Changes the textual content of an attribute within a block. CUBE NAVVCUBE / Controls the visibility and display properties of the ViewCube tool. ATT ATTDEF / Redefines a block and updates associated attributes. CYL CYLINDER / Creates a 3D solid cylinder. ATE ATTEDIT / Changes attribute information in a block.

4 HOT KEYS A–Z D D DIMSTYLE / Creates and modifies DI DIST / Measures the distance and DRM DRAWINGRECOVERY / Displays a list of dimension styles. angle between two points. drawing files that can be recovered after a program or system failure. DAN DIMANGULAR / Creates an angular DIV DIVIDE / Creates evenly spaced point dimension. objects or blocks along the length DS DSETTINGS / Sets grid and snap, or perimeter of an object. polar and object snap tracking, DAR DIMARC / Creates an arc length object snap modes, Dynamic Input, dimension. DJL DIMJOGLINE / Adds or removes a jog line and Quick Properties. on a linear or aligned dimension. DBA DIMBASELINE / Creates a linear, angular, DT TEXT / Creates a single-line text object. or ordinate dimension from the baseline DJO DIMJOGGED / Creates jogged dimensions of the previous or selected dimension. for circles and arcs. DV DVIEW / Defines parallel or perspective views by using a camera DBC DBCONNECT / Provides an interface DL DATALINK / The Data Link dialog box and target. to external database tables. is displayed. DX DATAEXTRACTION / Extracts DCE DIMCENTER / Creates the center mark DLU DATALINKUPDATE / Updates data to or drawing data and merges data from or the centerlines of circles and arcs. from an established external data link. an external source to a data extraction table or external file. DCO DIMCONTINUE / Creates a dimension DO DONUT / Creates a filled circle or that starts from an extension line of a wide ring. a previously created dimension. DOR DIMORDINATE / Creates ordinate DCON DIMCONSTRAINT / Applies dimensional dimensions. constraints to selected objects or points on objects. DOV DIMOVERRIDE / Controls overrides of sys- tem variables used in selected dimensions. DDA DIMDISASSOCIATE / Removes associativity from selected dimensions. DR DRAWORDER / Changes the draw order of images and other objects. DDI DIMDIAMETER / Creates a diameter dimension for a circle or an arc. DRA DIMRADIUS / Creates a radius dimension for a circle or an arc. DED DIMEDIT / Edits dimension text and extension lines. DRE DIMREASSOCIATE / Associates or re-associates selected dimensions to objects or points on objects.

5 HOT KEYS A–Z E–F G–H I–K E ERASE / Removes objects from a drawing. G GROUP / Creates and manages saved I INSERT / Inserts a block or drawing sets of objects called groups. into the current drawing. ED DDEDIT / Edits single-line text, dimension text, attribute definitions, and feature GCON GEOCONSTRAINT / Applies or persists IAD IMAGEADJUST / Controls the image control frames. geometric relationships between objects display of the brightness, contrast, or points on objects. and fade values of images. EL / Creates an ellipse or an elliptical arc. GD GRADIENT / Fills an enclosed area or IAT IMAGEATTACH / Inserts a reference selected objects with a gradient fill. to an image file. EPDF EXPORTPDF / Exports drawing to PDF. GEO GEOGRAPHICLOCATION / Specifies ICL IMAGECLIP / Crops the display of a ER EXTERNALREFERENCES / Opens the geographic location information selected image to a specified boundary. the External References palette. for a drawing file. ID ID / Displays the UCS coordinate values EX EXTEND / Extends objects to meet H HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or selected of a specified location. the edges of other objects. objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill. IM IMAGE / Displays the External EXIT QUIT / Exits the program. References palette. HE HATCHEDIT / Modifies an existing EXP EXPORT / Saves the objects in a hatch or fill. IMP IMPORT / Imports files of different drawing to a different file format. formats into the current drawing. HI HIDE / Regenerates a 3D wireframe model EXT EXTRUDE / Extends the dimensions of with hidden lines suppressed. IN INTERSECT / Creates a 3D solid, surface, a 2D object or 3D face into 3D space. or 2D region from overlapping solids, surfaces, or regions. F FILLET / Rounds and fillets the edges of objects. INF INTERFERE / Creates a temporary 3D solid from the interferences between two sets FI FILTER / Creates a list of requirements of selected 3D solids. that an object must meet to be included in a selection set. IO INSERTOBJ / Inserts a linked or embedded object. FS FSMODE / Creates a selection set of all objects that touch the selected object. J JOIN / Joins similar objects to form a single, unbroken object. FSHOT FLATSHOT / Creates a 2D representation of all 3D objects based on the current view. JOG DIMJOGGED / Creates jogged dimensions for circles and arcs.

6 HOT KEYS A–Z L–M N–O L LINE / Creates straight line segments. MEA MEASUREGEOM / Measures the NORTH GEOGRAPHICLOCATION / Specifies distance, radius, angle, area, and volume the geographic location information LA LAYER / Manages layers and of selected objects or sequence of points. for a drawing file. layer properties. MI MIRROR / Creates a mirrored NSHOT NEWSHOT / Creates a named view LAS LAYERSTATE / Saves, restores, copy of selected objects. with motion that is played back when and manages named layer states. viewed with ShowMotion. ML MLINE / Creates multiple parallel lines. LE QLEADER / Creates a leader and NVIEW NEWVIEW / Creates a named view leader annotation. MLA MLEADERALIGN / Aligns and spaces with no motion. selected multileader objects. LEN LENGTHEN / Changes the length of O OFFSET / Creates concentric circles, objects and the included angle of arcs. MLC MLEADERCOLLECT / Organizes selected parallel lines, and parallel curves. multileaders that contain blocks into LESS MESHSMOOTHLESS / Decreases the rows or columns, and displays the result OP OPTIONS / Customizes the level of smoothness for mesh objects with a single leader. program settings. by one level. MLD MLEADER / Creates a multileader object. ORBIT 3DORBIT / Rotates the view in LI LIST / Displays property data for 3D space, but constrained to selected objects. MLE MLEADEREDIT / Adds leader lines to, horizontal and vertical orbit only. or removes leader lines from, LO LAYOUT / Creates and modifies a multileader object. OS OSNAP / Sets running object snap modes. drawing layout tabs. MLS MLEADERSTYLE / Creates and LT LINETYPE / Loads, sets, and modifies multileader styles. modifies linetypes. MO PROPERTIES / Controls properties LTS LTSCALE / Changes the scale factor of of existing objects. linetypes for all objects in a drawing. MORE MESHSMOOTHMORE / Increases the LW LWEIGHT / Sets the current lineweight, level of smoothness for mesh objects lineweight display options, and by one level. lineweight units. MS MSPACE / Switches from paper space M MOVE / Moves objects a specified to a model space viewport. distance in a specified direction. MSM MARKUP / Opens the Markup MA MATCHPROP / Applies the properties Set Manager. of a selected object to other objects. MT MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object. MAT MATERIALS / Shows or hides the Materials window. MV MVIEW / Creates and controls layout viewports. ME MEASURE / Creates point objects or blocks at measured intervals along the length or perimeter of an object. 7 HOT KEYS A–Z P Q P  PAN / Adds a parameter with grips POL POLYGON / Creates an equilateral QC QUICKCALC / Opens the to a dynamic block definition. closed polyline. QuickCalc calculator.

PA  PASTESPEC / Pastes objects from the PON SHOWPALETTES / Restores QCUI QUICKCUI / Displays the Customize User Clipboard into the current drawing the display of hidden palettes. Interface Editor in a collapsed state. and controls the format of the data. PR PROPERTIES / Displays Properties palette. QP QUICKPROPERTIES / Displays open PAR  PARAMETERS / Controls the drawings and layouts in a drawing associative parameters used PRE PREVIEW / Displays the drawing in preview images. in the drawing. as it will be plotted. QSAVE QSAVE / Saves the current drawing. PARAM   BPARAMETER / Adds a parameter PRINT PLOT / Plots a drawing to a plotter, with grips to a dynamic block printer, or file. QVD QVDRAWING / Displays open definition. drawings and layouts in a drawing PS PSPACE / Switches from a model using preview images. PATCH  SURFPATCH / Creates a new surface space viewport to paper space. by fitting a cap over a surface edge QVDC QVDRAWINGCLOSE / Closes preview that forms a closed loop. PSOLID POLYSOLID / Creates a 3D images of open drawings and layouts wall-like polysolid. in a drawing. PC  POINTCLOUD / Provides options to create and attach point cloud files. PTW PUBLISHTOWEB / Creates HTML pages QVL QVLAYOUT / Displays preview images that include images of selected drawings. of model space and layouts in a drawing. PCATTACH POINTCLOUDATTACH / Inserts an indexed point cloud file into PU PURGE / Removes unused items, QVLC QVLAYOUTCLOSE / Closes preview the current drawing. such as block definitions and layers, images of model space and layouts from the drawing. in the current drawing. PCINDEX POINTCLOUDINDEX / Creates an indexed point cloud (PCG or ISD) file PYR PYRAMID / Creates a 3D solid pyramid. from a scan file.

PE  PEDIT / Edits polylines and 3D polygon meshes.

PL  PLINE / Creates a 2D polyline. PO  POINT / Creates a point object. POFF  HIDEPALETTES / Hides currently displayed palettes (including the command line).

8 HOT KEYS A–Z R S R REDRAW / Refreshes the display S STRETCH / Stretches objects crossed SPLIT MESHSPLIT / Splits a mesh face in the current viewport. by a selection window or polygon. into two faces.

RA REDRAWALL / Refreshes the display SC SCALE / Enlarges or reduces selected SPE SPLINEDIT / Edits a spline or in all viewports. objects, keeping the proportions of spline-fit polyline. the object the same after scaling. RC RENDERCROP / Renders a specified SSM SHEETSET / Opens the Sheet Set Manager. rectangular area, called a crop window, SCR SCRIPT / Executes a sequence within a viewport. of commands from a script file. ST STYLE / Creates, modifies, or specifies text styles. RE REGEN / Regenerates the entire drawing SEC SECTION / Uses the intersection of from the current viewport. a plane and solids, surfaces, or mesh STA STANDARDS / Manages the association to create a region. of standards files with drawings. REA REGENALL / Regenerates the drawing and refreshes all viewports. SET SETVAR / Lists or changes the SU SUBTRACT / Combines selected 3D solids, values of system variables. surfaces, or 2D regions by subtraction. REC RECTANG / Creates a rectangular polyline. SHA SHADEMODE / Starts the REG REGION / Converts an object that VSCURRENT command. encloses an area into a region object. SL SLICE / Creates new 3D solids and surfac- REN RENAME / Changes the names assigned es by slicing, or dividing, existing objects. to items such as layers and dimension styles. SN SNAP / Restricts cursor movement to specified intervals. REV REVOLVE / Creates a 3D solid or surface by sweeping a 2D object around an axis. SO SOLID / Creates solid-filled triangles and quadrilaterals. RO ROTATE / Rotates objects around a base point. SP SPELL / Checks spelling in a drawing. RP RENDERPRESETS / Specifies render SPE SPLINEDIT / Edits a spline or spline-fit presets, reusable rendering parameters, polyline. for rendering an image. SPL SPLINE / Creates a smooth curve that RPR RPREF / Displays or hides the passes through or near specified points. Advanced Render Settings palette for access to advanced rendering settings. SPLANE  SECTIONPLANE / Creates a section object that acts as a cutting plane RR RENDER / Creates a photorealistic through 3D objects. or realistically shaded image of a 3D solid or surface model. SPLAY SEQUENCEPLAY / Plays named views in one category. RW RENDERWIN / Displays the Render window without starting a rendering operation. 9 HOT KEYS A–Z T U–W X–Z T MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object. UC UCSMAN / Manages defined X EXPLODE / Breaks a compound object user coordinate systems. into its component objects. TA TABLET / Calibrates, configures, and turns on and off an attached digitizing tablet. UN UNITS / Controls coordinate and XA XATTACH / Inserts a DWG file angle display formats and precision. as an external reference (xref). TB TABLE / Creates an empty table object. UNHIDE / UNISOLATEOBJECTS / Displays XB XBIND / Binds one or more definitions TEDIT TEXTEDIT / Edits a dimensional constraint, UNISOLATE objects previously hidden with the of named objects in an xref to the dimension, or text object. ISOLATEOBJECTS or HIDEOBJECTS current drawing. command. TH THICKNESS / Sets the default 3D XC XCLIP / Crops the display of a selected thickness property when creating UNI UNION / Unions two solid external reference or block reference 2D geometric objects. or two region objects. to a specified boundary.

TI TILEMODE / Controls whether V VIEW / Saves and restores named XL XLINE / Creates a line of infinite length. paper space can be accessed. views, camera views, layout views, and preset views. XR XREF / Starts the TO TOOLBAR / Displays, hides, EXTERNALREFERENCES command. and customizes toolbars. VGO VIEWGO / Restores a named view. Z ZOOM / Increases or decreases TOL TOLERANCE / Creates geometric VP DDVPOINT / Sets the 3D the magnification of the view tolerances contained in a feature viewing direction. in the current viewport. control frame. VPLAY VIEWPLAY / Plays the animation ZEBRA ANALYSISZEBRA / Projects stripes onto TOR TORUS / Creates a donut-shaped 3D solid. associated to a named view. a 3D model to analyze surface continuity.

TP TOOLPALETTES / Opens the VS VSCURRENT / Sets the visual ZIP ETRANSMIT / Creates a Self-Extracting Tool Palettes window. style in the current viewport. or Zipped Transmittal Package.

TR TRIM / Trims objects to meet the VSM VISUALSTYLES / Creates and edges of other objects. modifies visual styles and applies a visual style to a viewport. TS TABLESTYLE / Creates, modifies, or specifies table styles. W WBLOCK / Writes objects or a block to a new drawing file.

WE WEDGE / Creates a 3D solid wedge. WHEEL NAVSWHEEL / Displays a wheel that contains a collection of view navigation tools.

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