AutoCAD Shortcuts

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.

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 / BH / 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.

L / LINE

Creates straight line segments.

P / PAN

Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition.

F1 / HELP

Display Help.

F2 / TEXTSCREEN

Toggle text screen.

F3 / OSNAP

Toggle object snap mode.

F4 / 3DOSNAP

Toggle 3D object snap.

F5 / ISOPLANE

Toggle Isoplane.

F6 / DYNAMICUCS

Toggle Dynamic UCS.

F7 / GRID

Toggle grid mode.

F8 / ORTHO

Toggle ortho mode.

F9 / SNAP

Toggle snap mode.

F10 / POLAR

Toggle polar mode.

F11 / OSNAPTRACK

Toggle object snap tracking.

F12 / DYNAMICINPUT

Toggle dynamic input mode.

Ctrl+D / COORDS

Toggle coordinate display.

Ctrl+G / GRID

Toggle grid display.

Ctrl+E / ISOPLANE

Cycle isometric planes.

Ctrl+F / OSNAP

Toggle running object snaps.

Ctrl+H / PICKSTYLE

Toggle Pick Style.

Ctrl+Shift+H / HIDEPALETTES

Toggle Hide palettes.

Ctrl+I / COORDS

Toggle Coords.

Ctrl+Shift+I / INFERCONSTRAINTS

Toggle Infer Constraints.

Ctrl+0 / CLEANSCREEN

Clean Screen.

Ctrl+1 / PROPERTIES

Property Palette.

Ctrl+2 / DESIGNCENTER

Design Center Palette.

Ctrl+3 / TOOLPALETTES

Tool Palette.

Ctrl+4 / SHEETSET

Sheet Set Palette.

Ctrl+6 / DBCONNECT

DBConnect Manager.

Ctrl+7 / MARKUPSET

Markup Set Manager Palette.

Ctrl+8 / QUICKCALC

Quick Calc.

Ctrl+9 / COMMANDLINE

Command Line.

Ctrl+C / COPY

Copy object.

Ctrl+X / CUT

Cut object.

Ctrl+V / PASTE

Paste object.

Ctrl+Shift+C / COPYBASE

Copy to clipboard with base point.

Ctrl+Shift+V / PASTEBLOCK

Paste data as block.

Ctrl+Z / UNDO

Undo last action.

Ctrl+Y / REDO

Redo last action.

Ctrl+[ / CANCEL

Cancel current command.

ESC / CANCEL

Cancel current command.

Ctrl+N / NEW

New Drawing.

Ctrl+S / SAVE

Save drawing.

Ctrl+O / OPEN

Open drawing.

Ctrl+P / PLOT

Plot dialog box.

Ctrl+Tab / NEXTDRAWING

Switch to next drawing.

Ctrl+Shift+Tab / PREVDRAWING

Switch to previous drawing.

Ctrl+PageUp / PREVTAB

Switch to previous tab in current drawing.

Ctrl+PageDown / NEXTTAB

Switch to next tab in current drawing.

Ctrl+Q / EXIT

Exit AutoCAD.

Ctrl+A / SELECTALL

Select all objects.

AA / AREA

Calculates the area and perimeter of objects or defined areas.

ADC / ADCENTER

Manages and inserts content such as blocks

AL / ALIGN

Aligns objects with other objects in 2D and 3D.

AP / APPLOAD

Load Application.

AR / ARRAY

Creates multiple copies of objects in a pattern.

ARR / ACTRECORD

Starts the Action Recorder.

ARM / ACTUSERMESSAGE

Inserts a user message into an action macro.

ARU / ACTUSERINPUT

Pauses for user input in an action macro.

ARS / ACTSTOP

Stops the Action Recorder and allows saving the macro.

ATI / ATTIPEDIT

Changes the textual content of an attribute within a block.

ATT / ATTDEF

Redefines a block and updates associated attributes.

ATE / ATTEDIT

Changes attribute information in a block.

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.

DBC / DBCONNECT

Provides an interface to external database tables.

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.

DCON / DIMCONSTRAINT

Applies dimensional constraints to selected objects or points on objects.

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

Displays the Data Link dialog box.

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.