Autocad 2009 Shortcut Keys Pdf
B BLOCK / Creates a block definition from selected objects BC BCLOSE / Closes the Block Editor BE BEDIT / Opens the block definition in the Block Editor BH HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill BO BOUNDARY / Creates a region or a polyline from an enclosed area BR BREAK / Breaks the selected object between two points BS BSAVE / Saves the current block definition BVS BVSTATE / Creates, sets, or deletes a visibility state in a dynamic block. E ERASE / Removes objects from a drawing ED DDEDIT / Edits single-line text, dimension text, attribute definitions, and feature control frames EL ELLIPSE / Creates an ellipse or an elliptical arc EPDF EXPORTPDF / Exports drawing to PDF ER EXTERNALREFERENCES / Opens the External References palette EX EXTEND / Extends objects to meet the edges of other objects EXIT QUIT / Exits the program EXP EXPORT / Saves the objects in a drawing to a different file format EXT EXTRUDE / Extends the dimensions of a 2D object or 3D face into 3D space. O OFFSET / Creates concentric circles, parallel lines, and parallel curves OBJECTSELECTION LIMIT OPTIONS / Customizes the program settings OFFSETSRF SURFOFFSET/ Creates a parallel surface or solid by setting an offset distance from a surface OP OPTIONS / Customizes the program settings OPENPROJECT SURFOFFSET / Creates a parallel surface or solid by setting an offset distance from a surface ORBIT 3DORBIT / Rotates the view in 3D space, but constrained to horizontal and vertical orbit only OS OSNAP / Sets running object snap modes. QC QUICKCALC / Opens the QuickCalc calculator QCUI QUICKCUI / Displays the Customize User Interface Editor in a collapsed state QP QUICKPROPERTIES / Displays open drawings and layouts in a drawing in preview images QSAVE QSAVE / Saves the current drawing QVD QVDRAWING / Displays open drawings and layouts in a drawing using preview images QVDC QVDRAWINGCLOSE / Closes preview images of open drawings and layouts in a drawing QVL QVLAYOUT / Displays preview images of model space and layouts in a drawing QVLC QVLAYOUTCLOSE / Closes preview images of model space and layouts in the current drawing.
Q QSAVE / Saves the current drawing. A ARC / Creates an arc. Z ZOOM / Increases or decreases the magnification of the view in the current viewport.
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W WBLOCK / Writes objects or a block to a new drawing file. S STRETCH / Stretches objects crossed by a selection window or polygon. X EXPLODE / Breaks a compound object into its component objects. E ERASE / Removes objects from a drawing.
D DIMSTYLE / Creates and modifies dimension styles. C CIRCLE / Creates a circle. R REDRAW / Refreshes the display in the current viewport.
F FILLET / Rounds and fillets the edges of objects. V VIEW / Saves and restores named views, camera views, layout views, and preset views.
T MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object. G GROUP / Creates and manages saved sets of objects called groups. B BLOCK / Creates a block definition from selected objects. H HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill. J JOIN / Joins similar objects to form a single, unbroken object. M MOVE / Moves objects a specified distance in a specified direction.
I INSERT / Inserts a block or drawing into the current drawing. O OFFSET / Creates concentric circles, parallel lines, and parallel curves. L LINE / Creates straight line segments. P PAN / Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition. A ARC / Creates an arc.
AA AREA / Calculates the area and perimeter of objects or defined areas. ADC ADCENTER / Manages and inserts content such as blocks, xrefs, and hatch patterns.
AL ALIGN / Aligns objects with other objects in 2D. AR ARRAY / Creates multiple copies of objects in a pattern. ATE ATTEDIT / Changes attribute information in a block. ATI ATTIPEDIT / Changes the textual content of an attribute within a block. ATT ATTDEF / Redefines a block and updates associated attributes. B BLOCK / Creates a block definition from selected objects. BC BCLOSE / Closes the Block Editor.
BE BEDIT / Opens the block definition in the Block Editor. BH HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill.
BO BOUNDARY / Creates a region or a polyline from an enclosed area. BR BREAK / Breaks the selected object between two points.
BS BSAVE / Saves the current block definition. BVS BVSTATE / Creates, sets, or deletes a visibility state in a dynamic block. C CIRCLE / Creates a circle. CBAR CONSTRAINTBAR / A toolbar-like UI element that displays the available geometric constraints on an object. CH PROPERTIES / Controls properties of existing objects.
CHA CHAMFER / Bevels the edges of objects. CLI COMMANDLINE / Displays the Command Line window.
CO COPY / Copies objects a specified distance in a specified direction. COL COLOR / Sets the color for new objects. CT CTABLESTYLE / Sets the name of the current table style. D DIMSTYLE / Creates and modifies dimension styles.
DAN DIMANGULAR / Creates an angular dimension. DAR DIMARC / Creates an arc length dimension. DBA DIMBASELINE / Creates a linear, angular, or ordinate dimension from the baseline of the previous or selected dimension. DCE DIMCENTER / Creates the center mark or the centerlines of circles and arcs. DCO DIMCONTINUE / Creates a dimension that starts from an extension line of a previously created dimension.
DDA DIMDISASSOCIATE / Removes associativity from selected dimensions. DDI DIMDIAMETER / Creates a diameter dimension for a circle or an arc. DED DIMEDIT / Edits dimension text and extension lines. DI DIST / Measures the distance and angle between two points. DIV DIVIDE / Creates evenly spaced point objects or blocks along the length or perimeter of an object.
DJL DIMJOGLINE / Adds or removes a jog line on a linear or aligned dimension. DJO DIMJOGGED / Creates jogged dimensions for circles and arcs. DL DATALINK / The Data Link dialog box is displayed.
DLU DATALINKUPDATE / Updates data to or from an established external data link. DO DONUT / Creates a filled circle or a wide ring. DOR DIMORDINATE / Creates ordinate dimensions. DOV DIMOVERRIDE / Controls overrides of system variables used in selected dimensions. DR DRAWORDER / Changes the draw order of images and other objects.
DRA DIMRADIUS / Creates a radius dimension for a circle or an arc. DRE DIMREASSOCIATE / Associates or re-associates selected dimensions to objects or points on objects. DRM DRAWINGRECOVERY / Displays a list of drawing files that can be recovered after a program or system failure. DS DSETTINGS / Sets grid and snap, polar and object snap tracking, object snap modes, Dynamic Input, and Quick Properties.
DT TEXT / Creates a single-line text object. DX SAVEAS / Saves the current drawing. E ERASE / Removes objects from a drawing. EL ELLIPSE / Creates an ellipse or an elliptical arc.
EPDF EXPORTPDF / Exports drawing to PDF. ER EXTERNALREFERENCES / Opens the External References palette. EX EXTEND / Extends objects to meet the edges of other objects.
EXIT QUIT / Exits the program. EXP EXPORT / Saves the objects in a drawing to a different file format. F FILLET / Rounds and fillets the edges of objects. G GROUP / Creates and manages saved sets of objects called groups. GD GRADIENT / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a gradient fill. GEO GEOGRAPHICLOCATION / Specifies the geographic location information for a drawing file. H HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill.
HE HATCHEDIT / Modifies an existing hatch or fill. HI HIDE / Regenerates a 3D wireframe model with hidden lines suppressed. I INSERT / Inserts a block or drawing into the current drawing. ID ID / Displays the UCS coordinate values of a specified location. IM IMAGE / Displays the External References palette.
IMP IMPORT / Imports files of different formats into the current drawing. IN INTERSECT / Creates a 2D region object from the overlapping area of two or more existing regions. IO INSERTOBJ / Inserts a linked or embedded object. J JOIN / Joins similar objects to form a single, unbroken object.
JOG DIMJOGGED / Creates jogged dimensions for circles and arcs. L LINE / Creates straight line segments. LA LAYER / Manages layers and layer properties. LAS LAYERSTATE / Saves, restores, and manages named layer states.
LE QLEADER / Creates a leader and leader annotation. LEN LENGTHEN / Changes the length of objects and the included angle of arcs. LI LIST / Displays property data for selected objects. LO LAYOUT / Creates and modifies drawing layout tabs.
Autocad 2009 Shortcut Keys List
LT LINETYPE / Loads, sets, and modifies linetypes. LTS LTSCALE / Changes the scale factor of linetypes for all objects in a drawing. LW LWEIGHT / Sets the current lineweight, lineweight display options, and lineweight units. M MOVE / Moves objects a specified distance in a specified direction.
MA MATCHPROP / Applies the properties of a selected object to other objects. ME MEASURE / Creates point objects or blocks at measured intervals along the length or perimeter of an object. MEA MEASUREGEOM / Measures the distance, radius, angle, area, and volume of selected objects or sequence of points.
MI MIRROR / Creates a mirrored copy of selected objects. MLA MLEADERALIGN / Aligns and spaces selected multileader objects. MLC MLEADERCOLLECT / Organizes selected multileaders that contain blocks into rows or columns, and displays the result with a single leader. MLD MLEADER / Creates a multileader object. MLE MLEADEREDIT / Adds leader lines to, or removes leader lines from, a multileader object. MLS MLEADERSTYLE / Creates and modifies multileader styles. MO PROPERTIES / Controls properties of existing objects.
MS MSPACE / Switches from paper space to a model space viewport. MSM MARKUP / Opens the Markup Set Manager. MT MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object.
MV MVIEW / Creates and controls layout viewports. NORTH GEOGRAPHICLOCATION / Specifies the geographic location information for a drawing file. O OFFSET / Creates concentric circles, parallel lines, and parallel curves. OP OPTIONS / Customizes the program settings.
OS OSNAP / Sets running object snap modes. P PAN / Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition. PA PASTESPEC / Pastes objects from the Clipboard into the current drawing and controls the format of the data. PAR PARAMETERS / Controls the associative parameters used in the drawing. PARAM BPARAMETER / Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition. PC PCINWIZARD /Displays a wizard to import PCP and PC2 configuration file plot settings into the Model or current layout.
PE PEDIT / Edits polylines, objects to be joined to polylines and related objects. PL PLINE / Creates a 2D polyline. PO POINT / Creates a point object. POFF HIDEPALETTES / Hides currently displayed palettes (including the command line).
POL POLYGON / Creates an equilateral closed polyline. PON SHOWPALETTES / Restores the display of hidden palettes.
PR PROPERTIES / Displays Properties palette. PRE PREVIEW / Displays the drawing as it will be plotted. PRINT PLOT / Plots a drawing to a plotter, printer, or file.
PS PSPACE / Switches from a model space viewport to paper space. PTW PUBLISHTOWEB / Creates HTML pages that include images of selected drawings. PU PURGE / Removes unused items, such as block definitions and layers, from the drawing.
QC QUICKCALC / Opens the QuickCalc calculator. QCUI QUICKCUI / Displays the Customize User Interface Editor in a collapsed state. QP QUICKPROPERTIES / Displays open drawings and layouts in a drawing in preview images. QSAVE QSAVE / Saves the current drawing. QVD QVDRAWING / Displays open drawings and layouts in a drawing using preview images.
QVDC QVDRAWINGCLOSE / Closes preview images of open drawings and layouts in a drawing. QVL QVLAYOUT / Displays preview images of model space and layouts in a drawing. QVLC QVLAYOUTCLOSE / Closes preview images of model space and layouts in the current drawing. R REDRAW / Refreshes the display in the current viewport. RC REVCLOUD /Creates or modifies a revision cloud. RE REGEN / Regenerates the entire drawing from the current viewport. REA REGENALL / Regenerates the drawing and refreshes all viewports.
REC RECTANG / Creates a rectangular polyline. REG REGION / Converts an object that encloses an area into a region object. REN RENAME / Changes the names assigned to items such as layers and dimension styles. REV REVDATE /Inserts or updates a block containing user name, current time and date, and drawing name. RO ROTATE / Rotates objects around a base point. S STRETCH / Stretches objects crossed by a selection window or polygon. SC SCALE / Enlarges or reduces selected objects, keeping the proportions of the object the same after scaling.
SCR SCRIPT / Executes a sequence of commands from a script file. SET SETVAR / Lists or changes the values of system variables. SHA SHADEMODE / Starts the VSCURRENT command.
SN SNAP / Restricts cursor movement to specified intervals. SO SOLID / Creates solid-filled triangles and quadrilaterals. SP SPELL / Checks spelling in a drawing.
SPE SPLINEDIT / Edits a spline or spline-fit polyline. SPL SPLINE / Creates a smooth curve that passes through or near specified points. SSM SHEETSET / Opens the Sheet Set Manager.
ST STYLE / Creates, modifies, or specifies text styles. SU SUBTRACT / Creates a new region by subtracting one overlapping region from another. T MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object. TA TABLET / Calibrates, configures, and turns on and off an attached digitizing tablet. TB TABLE / Creates an empty table object. TEDIT TEXTEDIT / Edits a dimensional constraint, dimension, or text object.
TH THICKNESS / Sets the default 3D thickness property when creating 2D geometric objects. TI TILEMODE / Controls whether paper space can be accessed. TO TOOLBAR / Displays, hides, and customizes toolbars.
TOL TOLERANCE / Creates geometric tolerances contained in a feature control frame. TP TOOLPALETTES / Opens the Tool Palettes window. TR TRIM / Trims objects to meet the edges of other objects.
TS TABLESTYLE / Creates, modifies, or specifies table styles. UC UCSMAN / Manages defined user coordinate systems. UN UNITS / Controls coordinate and angle display formats and precision.
UNHIDE UNISOLATEOBJECTS / Displays UNISOLATE objects previously hidden with the ISOLATEOBJECTS or HIDEOBJECTS command. UNI UNION / Unions two solid or two region objects.
V VIEW / Saves and restores named views, camera views, layout views, and preset views. VGO VIEWGO / Restores a named view. VPLAY VIEWPLAY / Plays the animation associated to a named view. W WBLOCK / Writes objects or a block to a new drawing file. WHEEL NAVSWHEEL / Displays a wheel that contains a collection of view navigation tools. X EXPLODE / Breaks a compound object into its component objects. XA XATTACH / Inserts a DWG file as an external reference (xref).
XB XBIND / Binds one or more definitions of named objects in an xref to the current drawing. XC XCLIP / Crops the display of a selected external reference or block reference to a specified boundary. XL XLINE / Creates a line of infinite length. XR XREF / Starts the EXTERNALREFERENCES command.
Z ZOOM / Increases or decreases the magnification of the view in the current viewport. ZIP ETRANSMIT / Creates a Self-Extracting or Zipped Transmittal Package.