Part 3 - AutoCAD Command Shortcuts [DRAWING OBJECTS]

DRAWING OBJECTS

A ; ARC Draw an arc with 3 points
B ; BLOCK Opens block dialogue box in order to make a block
BO ; BOUNDARY Draw a boundary
C ; CIRCLE Draw a circle
DO ; DONUT Draw a solid donut shape
DT ; TEXT Single line text
DIV ; DIVIDE Inserts point node a set division
EL ; ELLIPSE Draw an ellipse
F ; FILLET Draw an arc between 2 intersecting lines
G ; GROUP Opens object grouping dialogue
H ; HATCH Opens hatch and gradient dialogue box
L ; LINE Draw a line
LE ; QLEADER Draw a leader line (may need to adjust settings)
LEAD ; LEADER Leader line with annotation
ML ; MLINE Draw multilines
O ; OFFSET Offset an object by distance
PL ; PLINE Draw a polyline - a complex line
PO ; POINT Point marker or node - DDPTYPE to change pointstyle
POL ; POLYGON Draw a regular polygon 3 to 1024 sides
RAY ; RAY Construction line in one direction
REC ; RECTANG Draw a rectangle
REG ; REGION Region - for shading for example
REVCLOUD ; REVCLOUD Revision cloud - note can select a polyline
SPL ; SPLINE Spline or smooth curve along points
T ; MTEXT Multi-line text
WIPEOUT ; WIPEOUT Masks part of drawing for clarity
XL ; XLINE Construction line of infinite length


TIP
1. Use PO to create node point - if you do not see anything try changing the node properties DDPTYPE.
2. Alternatively set PDMODE to 3 to display an X at id point set PDMODE to 0 to clear.