Commands for Importing PDF Files Products and versions covered Advance Steel 2018, AutoCAD 2018, AutoCAD Architecture 2018, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018, AutoCAD Electrical 2018, AutoCAD MEP 2018, AutoCAD Map 3D 2018, AutoCAD Mechanical 2018, & AutoCAD Plant 3D 2018. Apr 28, 2019 What is AutoCAD commands? At the bottom of the drawing screen in AutoCAD, you’ll find the command window. Trust us: this handy little box is a lifesaver when you have lots of work to do and you’re up against a deadline. In the most basic terms, commands and shortcuts are words or letters that you type into the command window to produce an action.
Provides a quick guide to which commands are new in this release.
2019 New Commands and System Variables
New commands | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
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COMPARE | Compares and highlights the differences between two revisions of the same drawing or different drawings. | X | X |
-COMPARE | Using the Command window, compares and highlights the differences between two revisions of the same drawing or different drawings. | X | X |
COMPAREINFO | Allows you to insert or copy the property information about the two compared drawing files. | X | X |
OPENFROMWEBMOBILE | Opens a drawing file from your online Autodesk Web & Mobile Account. | X | X |
SAVETOWEBMOBILE | Saves a copy of the current drawing to your online Autodesk Web & Mobile Account. | X | X |
SHAREDVIEWS | Opens the Shared Views palette. | X | X |
SHAREDVIEWSCLOSE | Closes the Shared Views palette. | X | X |
SHAREVIEW | Creates a representation of the current space or the entire drawing for online viewing and sharing. | X | X |
-SHAREVIEW | Using the Command window, creates a representation of the current space or the entire drawing for online viewing and sharing. | X | X |
New system variables | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
COMPARECOLOR1 | Sets the color of the objects that only exists in the first drawing in the resultant compared drawing file. | X | X |
COMPARECOLOR2 | Sets the color of the objects that only exists in the second drawing in the resultant compared drawing file. | X | X |
COMPARECOLORCOMMON | Sets the color of the objects that are identical in the two drawings being compared. | X | X |
COMPAREFRONT | Controls the default display order of overlapping objects in the compare result drawing. | X | X |
COMPAREHATCH | Controls whether hatch objects are included in the drawing comparison. | X | X |
COMPAREPROPS | Controls whether a change in a non-geometric (display) property is identified as a change between two drawings revisions. | X | X |
COMPARERCMARGIN | Specifies the offset distance from the bounding box of a revision cloud that contains the object differences in the compare result drawing. | X | X |
COMPARERCSHAPE | Controls whether individual changes are merged as a single large rectangle or a series of smaller rectangle in the compare result drawing. | X | X |
COMPARESHOW1 | Displays the objects that exists only in the first drawing. | X | X |
COMPARESHOW2 | Displays the objects that exists only in the second drawing. | X | X |
COMPARESHOWCOMMON | Displays the objects that are identical in both the drawings that are being compared. | X | X |
COMPARESHOWRC | Shows a revision cloud around the difference in the compare result drawing. | X | X |
COMPARETEXT | Controls whether text objects are included in the drawing comparison. | X | X |
COMPARETOLERANCE | Specifies the tolerance used when comparing two drawing files-entities are considered identical if they are below or equal to a specified decimal point value. | X | X |
FILLETPOLYARC | Determines the fillet behavior for polylines that include arcs, either current or legacy. Affects only the Polyline option of the FILLET command. | X | X |
MVIEWPREVIEW | Controls the preview behavior when inserting a named or new layout viewport. | X | X |
SECUREREMOTEACCESS | Controls whether files are restricted from being accessed from internet locations or from remote servers. | X | X |
SHAREVIEWPROPERTIES | Controls whether drawing properties are included with shared views. | X | X |
SHAREVIEWTYPE | Controls whether a shared view is created from the current view, model space or a layout, or created from the entire drawing. | X | X |
STUDENTDRAWING | Reports whether the current drawing was saved with an Autodesk Student Version product. | X | X |
2018.1 New Commands and System Variables
New commands | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
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NEWVIEW | Saves a new, named view from what's displayed in the current viewport, or by defining a rectangular window. (Added to AutoCAD LT) | X | X |
New system variables | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
LAYEROVERRIDEHIGHLIGHT | Toggles the visibility of the background color highlighting for layers that have overrides. | X | X |
THUMBSIZE2D | Controls whether thumbnail previews of drawings using the 2D Wireframe visual style are set to a display resolution of 256 x 256 pixels. | X | X |
VISRETAINMODE | Controls the behavior of the VISRETAIN system variable when it's set to 1. | X | X |
XREFLAYER | Specifies a default layer for a new xref. | X | X |
2018 New Commands and System Variables
New commands | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
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APPSTORE | Opens the Autodesk App Store website. Command was previously named EXCHANGE. | X | |
New system variables | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
PDFSHX | Converts the SHX geometry imported from PDF files into individual multiline text objects. | X | X |
MILLISECS | Stores the number of milliseconds that have elapsed since the system was started. Note: Use this system variable when you need to calculate time differences in fractions of a second. | X | X |
PDFSHXBESTFONT | When converting imported PDF geometry to text, controls whether the PDFSHXTEXT command uses the best matching font or uses the first selected font that exceeds the recognition threshold. | X | X |
REFPATHTYPE | Controls whether reference files are attached using full, relative or no path when first attached to a host drawing file. | X | X |
SELECTIONOFFSCREEN | Controls the selection of objects that are off-screen. | X | X |
XREFLAYER | Specifies a default layer for a new xref. | X | X |
XREFREGAPPCTL | Controls whether the registered application (RegApp) records stored in an xref being loaded are copied to the host drawing. | X |
2017.1 New Commands and System Variables
New commands | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
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HIGHLIGHTNEW | Controls whether new features in product updates are highlighted in the user interface with an orange dot. | X | X |
ONLINEDESIGNSHARE | Publishes design views of the current drawing to a secure, anonymous Autodesk A360 location for viewing and sharing in a web browser. | X | X |
PDFSHXTEXT | Converts the SHX geometry imported from PDF files into individual multiline text objects. | X | X |
-PDFSHXTEXT | Converts the SHX geometry imported from PDF files into individual multiline text objects from the command line. | X | X |
REGEN3 | Regenerates the views in a drawing to repair anomalies in the display of 3D solids and surfaces. | X | |
TXT2MTXT | Converts or combines single-line or multiline text objects into one or more multiline text objects. | X | X |
New system variables | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
EPDFSHX | Controls whether text objects using SHX fonts are stored in PDF files as comments when you export a drawing as a PDF file. | X | X |
PDFSHXLAYER | Controls what layer is assigned to newly created text objects when converting SHX geometry to text objects. | X | X |
PDFSHXTHRESHOLD | Sets the percentage of the selected geometry that must match a font before the geometry is converted to text objects. | X | X |
SHOWNEWSTATE | Indicates whether highlighting new features in updates is active. | X | X |
2017 New Commands and System Variables
New commands | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
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3DPRINTSERVICE | Sends a 3D model to a 3D printing service. | X | |
CENTERDISASSOCIATE | Removes associativity of center marks or centerlines from objects they define. | X | X |
CENTERLINE | Creates centerline geometry associated with selected lines and polylines. | X | X |
CENTERMARK | Creates an associative, cross-shaped mark at the center of a selected circle or arc. | X | X |
CENTERREASSOCIATE | Associates or reassociates a center mark or centerline object to selected objects. | X | X |
CENTERRESET | Resets the centerlines to the current value specified in the CENTEREXE system variable. | X | X |
PDFIMPORT | Imports the geometry, fills, raster images, and TrueType text objects from a specified PDF file. | X | X |
-PDFIMPORT | Imports the geometry, fills, raster images, and TrueType text objects from a specified PDF file. | X | X |
New system variables | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
CENTERCROSSGAP | Determines the gap between the center mark and its centerlines. | X | X |
CENTERCROSSSIZE | Determines the size of the associative center mark. | X | X |
CENTEREXE | Controls the length of the centerline extensions. | X | X |
CENTERLAYER | Specifies a default layer for new center marks or centerlines. | X | X |
CENTERLTSCALE | Sets the linetype scale used by center marks and centerlines. | X | X |
CENTERLTYPE | Specifies the linetype used by center marks and centerlines. | X | X |
CENTERLTYPEFILE | Specifies the loaded linetype library file used to create center marks and centerlines. | X | X |
CENTERMARKEXE | Determines whether centerlines extend automatically from new center marks. | X | X |
CURSORTYPE | Determines the cursor type of your pointing device. | X | X |
LTGAPSELECTION | Controls whether you can select or snap to the gaps on objects defined with non-continuous linetype. | X | X |
PDFIMPORTFILTER | Controls what types of data is imported from the PDF file and converted to AutoCAD objects. | X | X |
PDFIMPORTIMAGEPATH | Specifies the folder where referenced image files are extracted and saved when importing PDF files. | X | X |
PDFIMPORTLAYERS | Controls what layers are assigned to objects imported from PDF files. | X | X |
PDFIMPORTMODE | Controls the default processing when importing objects from a PDF file. | X | X |
PDFSHX | Controls whether text objects using SHX fonts are stored in PDF files as comments when you export a drawing as a PDF file. Renamed from EPDFSHX for consistency. | X | X |
PDFSHXLAYER | Controls what layer is assigned to newly created text objects when converting SHX geometry to text objects. | X | X |
PDFSHXTHRESHOLD | Sets the percentage of the selected geometry that must match a font before the geometry is converted to text objects. | X | X |
PLINEGCENMAX | Sets the maximum number of segments that a polyline can have for the application to calculate the geometric center. | X | X |
SHOWNEWSTATE | Indicates whether highlighting new features in updates is active. | X | X |
TEXTEDITMODE | Controls whether the TEXTEDIT command repeats automatically. | X | X |
2016 New Commands and System Variables
New commands | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
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CLOSEALLOTHER | Closes all other open drawings, except the current active drawing. | X | X |
CMATTACH | Inserts references to coordination models such as NWD and NWC Navisworks files. | X | |
DIGITALSIGN | Provides a separate command to add a digital signature to a drawing. Removes the Digital Signature tab from the SECURITYOPTIONS command. | X | X |
GOTOSTART | Switches from the current drawing to the Start tab. The Start tab is a successor to the New tab and has a different behavior. | X | X |
PCEXTRACTCENTERLINE | Draws a centerline for a cylindrical segment of a point cloud. | X | |
PCEXTRACTCORNER | Marks the point of the intersection between three detected planes in a point cloud. | X | |
PCEXTRACTEDGE | Infers the edge between two planes and draws a line to mark the edge. | X | |
PCEXTRACTSECTION | Generates 2D geometry from a point cloud that contains section objects. | X | |
POINTCLOUDCROPSTATE | Controls saving, restoring, and deleting point cloud crop states. | X | |
RENDERENVIRONMENTCLOSE | Closes the Render Environment & Exposure palette. | X | |
RENDEREXPOSURECLOSE | Closes the Render Environment & Exposure palette. | X | |
RENDERWINDOW | Displays the Render window. Replaces the RENDERWIN command. | X | |
RENDERWINDOWCLOSE | Closes the Render window. | X | |
SCRIPTCALL | Executes a sequence of commands the same as the SCRIPT command, with the additional capability of also executing nested scripts. | X | X |
SECTIONSPINNERS | Sets the default increment value for the Section Offset and Slice Thickness controls in the Section Plane Contextual Ribbon tab. | X | |
SYSVARMONITOR | Displays the System Variable Monitor dialog box. | X | X |
New system variables | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
CMFADECOLOR | Controls the amount of black blended on all attached coordination models. | X | |
CMFADEOPACITY | Controls the amount of dimming through transparency for all attached coordination models. | X | |
CMOSNAP | Determines whether object snapping is active for geometry in coordination models that are attached to the drawing. | X | |
DIMLAYER | Specifies a default layer for new dimensions. | X | X |
DIMPICKBOX | Sets the object selection target height, in pixels within the DIM command. | X | X |
DIMTXTRULER | Controls the display of ruler when editing a dimension text. | X | X |
EXPVALUE | Specifies the exposure value to apply during rendering. | X | |
EXPWHITEBALANCE | Specifies the Kelvin color temperature (white balance) value to apply during rendering. | X | |
GALLERYVIEW | Controls the type of preview in the ribbon drop-down galleries. | X | X |
IBLENVIRONMENT | Enables image-based lighting and specifies the current image map. | X | |
LEGACYCODESEARCH | Controls whether searching for executable files includes the current and drawing folders. | X | |
LINEFADING | Controls whether line displays are faded when hardware acceleration is on and you have exceeded the line density limits. | X | X |
LINEFADINGLEVEL | When hardware acceleration is on, controls the intensity of the line fading effect. | X | X |
POINTCLOUD2DVSDISPLAY | Turns off or on the bounding box and text message when viewing a point cloud in the 2D Wireframe visual style. | X | |
RENDERENVSTATE | Indicates whether the Render Environment & Exposure palette is open or closed. | X | |
RENDERLEVEL | Specifies the number of iterations, or levels, the render engine performs to create the rendered image. | X | |
RENDERLIGHTCALC | Controls the rendering accuracy of lights and materials. | X | |
RENDERTARGET | Controls the duration to use for rendering. | X | |
RENDERTIME | Specifies the number of minutes that the render engine uses to iteratively refine a rendered image. | X | |
REVCLOUDCREATEMODE | Specifies the default input for creating revision clouds. | X | X |
REVCLOUDGRIPS | Controls the number of grips displayed on a revision cloud. | X | X |
SECTIONOFFSETINC | Sets the default increment value for the section object slice thickness control. | X | |
SECTIONTHICKNESSINC | Sets the default increment value for section object offset control. | X | |
SELECTIONEFFECTCOLOR | Sets the color of the glowing highlighting effect on object selection. | X | X |
STARTINFOLDER | Stores the drive and folder path from where the product was started. | X | X |
STARTMODE | Controls whether the Start tab is displayed. | X | X |
SYSMON | Specifies whether changes to system variables values are monitored. | X | X |
WORKINGFOLDER | Stores the drive and folder path of the operating system's working folder or current directory for the process, which can be of interest to developers. | X | X |
XREFOVERRIDE | Controls the display of object properties on referenced layers. | X | X |
2015 New Commands and System Variables
New commands | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
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GEOMAPIMAGE | Captures a portion of the online map to an object known as a map image, and embeds it in the drawing area. | X | X |
GEOMAPIMAGEUPDATE | Reloads map images from the online maps service and optionally resets their resolution for optimal on-screen viewing. | X | X |
ISODRAFT | Turns isometric drafting on or off along with all related settings, and specifies the current 2D isometric drafting plane. | X | X |
NEWTAB | Obsolete. Displays a New Tab which allows direct access to files, learning resources, Autodesk A360 and more. | X | X |
ONLINEAUTOCAD360 | Obsolete. Launches AutoCAD 360 in your default browser. | X | X |
PMTOGGLE | Controls whether the Performance Recorder is turned on or off. The Performance Feedback tool can be used to record performance issues for analysis by Autodesk. | X | |
POINTCLOUDCOLORMAP | Displays the Point Cloud Color Map dialog box, used to define settings for Intensity, Elevation, and Classification point cloud stylizations. | X | |
POINTCLOUDCROP | Crops a selected point cloud to a specified polygonal, rectangular, or circular boundary. | X | |
POINTCLOUDMANAGER | Displays the Point Cloud Manager palette, used to control display of point cloud projects, regions, and scans. | X | |
POINTCLOUDMANAGERCLOSE | Closes the Point Cloud Manager. | X | |
POINTCLOUDSTYLIZE | Controls the coloration of point clouds. | X | |
POINTCLOUDUNCROP | Permanently removes all cropped areas from selected point clouds. | X | |
PTYPE | Specifies the display style and size of point objects. | X | X |
RECAP | Launches Autodesk ReCap from within AutoCAD. | X | |
TEXTALIGN | Aligns multiple text objects vertically, horizontally, or obliquely. | X | X |
New system variables | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
COLORTHEME | Sets the color theme of the ribbon, palettes, and several other interface elements to dark or light. | X | X |
COMMANDPREVIEW | Controls whether a preview of the possible outcome of the command is displayed. | X | X |
COMPLEXLTPREVIEW | Controls whether a preview of the complex linetype is displayed during interactive operations. | X | X |
CURSORBADGE | Determines whether the cursor badge are displayed in the drawing area. | X | X |
HIGHLIGHTSMOOTHING | Controls the anti-aliasing effect on object highlighting. | X | X |
HPLINETYPE | Controls how non-continuous linetypes are displayed in hatch patterns. | X | X |
LAYOUTTAB | Controls whether Model and Layout tabs are displayed or not. | X | X |
MTEXTAUTOSTACK | Controls autostacking for the MTEXT command. | X | X |
MTEXTDETECTSPACE | Controls whether the keyboard spacebar is used to create list items in the MTEXT command. | X | X |
NEWTABMODE | Obsolete. Specifies whether clicking the plus sign (+) on the file tab bar displays the New Tab or opens a new drawing. | X | X |
ORBITAUTOTARGET | Controls how the target point is acquired for the 3DORBIT command. | X | |
OSNAPOVERRIDE | Determines whether the object snap settings in the OSNAP dialog are enforced. | X | X |
PCMSTATE | Indicates whether the Point Cloud Manager is open or closed. | X | |
POINTCLOUDLIGHTING | Controls the way lighting effects are displayed for a point cloud. | X | X |
POINTCLOUDLIGHTSOURCE | Determines the light source for point clouds when lighting is turned on. | X | X |
POINTCLOUDLOD | Sets the level of density of point display for point clouds. | X | X |
POINTCLOUDPOINTMAXLEGACY | Applies only to legacy (pre-2015) point clouds. Sets the maximum number of points that can be displayed for all legacy point clouds attached to the drawing. | X | X |
POINTCLOUDPOINTSIZE | Controls the size of the points for new point cloud objects. | X | X |
POINTCLOUDSHADING | Specifies whether the brightness of the points in the point cloud are diffuse or specular. | X | X |
POINTCLOUDVISRETAIN | Controls whether a legacy drawing (created in AutoCAD 2014) retains the on or off status of individual scans (RCS files) and regions referenced by an attached point cloud project (RCP file). | X | X |
SELECTIONEFFECT | Specifies the visual effect used when objects are selected. | X | X |
SORTORDER | Specifies whether the layer list is ordered using a natural sort order or ASCII values. | X | X |
TEXTALIGNMODE | Stores the alignment option for aligned text. | X | X |
TEXTALIGNSPACING | Stores the spacing option for aligned text. | X | X |
TEXTALLCAPS | Converts all new text created by TEXT or MTEXT commands to uppercase. | X | |
TEXTAUTOCORRECTCAPS | Corrects common text errors that result from accidentally leaving the Caps Lock turned on. | X |
2014 New Commands and System Variables
New commands | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
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DESIGNFEEDCLOSE | Obsolete. Closes the Design Feed palette. | X | X |
DESIGNFEEDOPEN | Obsolete. Opens the Design Feed palette. | X | X |
FILETAB | Displays the File tabs at the top of the drawing area. | X | X |
FILETABCLOSE | Hides the File tabs at the top of the drawing area. | X | X |
GEOLOCATEME | Displays or hides an indicator that shows your current position. | X | X |
GEOMAP | Displays a map from an online maps service, in the current viewport. | X | X |
GEOMARKLATLONG | Places a position marker at a location defined by a latitude and longitude. | X | X |
GEOMARKME | Places a position marker in model space at the spot corresponding to your current position. | X | X |
GEOMARKPOINT | Places a position marker at a specified point in model space. | X | X |
GEOMARKPOSITION | Places a position marker at a location you specify. | X | X |
GEOREMOVE | Removes all geographic location information from the drawing file. | X | X |
GEOREORIENTMARKER | Modifies the orientation and position of the geographic marker without changing its latitude and longitude properties. | X | X |
INPUTSEARCHOPTIONS | Controls settings for working with AutoComplete and AutoCorrect suggestions on the command line. | X | X |
ONLINEOPENFOLDER | Obsolete. Opens your local Autodesk A360 folder in Windows Explorer. | X | X |
WEBLOAD | Loads a JavaScript file from a URL, and then executes the JavaScript code contained in the file. | X | |
New system variables | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
CGEOCS | Stores the name of the GIS coordinate system assigned to the drawing file. | X | X |
CLAYOUT | Sets the current layout. | X | X |
DESIGNFEEDSTATE | Obsolete. Indicates whether the Design Feed palette is open or closed. | X | X |
DIMCONTINUEMODE | Determines whether the style of a continued dimension is based on the dimension that is being continued or on the current dimension style. | X | X |
FILETABPREVIEW | Controls the type of preview, list view or thumbnail view, when you hover over a file tab. | X | X |
FILETABSTATE | Indicates the display status of the file tabs at the top of the drawing area. | X | X |
FILETABTHUMBHOVER | Specifies whether the corresponding model or layout loads in the drawing window when you hover over a file tab thumbnail. | X | X |
GEOMARKPOSITIONSIZE | Specifies the scale factor to use for point objects and multiline text objects when creating position markers. | X | X |
HPPICKMODE | Sets whether the default method for identifying what to hatch is to select a point or to select an object. | X | X |
INPUTSEARCHDELAY | Sets the number of milliseconds to delay before the command line suggestion list is displayed. | X | X |
POINTCLOUDCACHESIZE | Specifies amount of memory the reserved to display for point clouds. | X | X |
POINTCLOUDVISRETAIN | Controls whether the drawing retains the on or off status of point cloud scan files that are referenced by an attached RCP file. | X | |
SAFEMODE | Indicates whether executable code can be loaded and executed in the current AutoCAD session. | X | |
SECURELOAD | Controls whether AutoCAD loads executable files based on their location. | X | |
TEXTJUSTIFY | Displays the default justification used by the TEXT command to create single-line text. | X | X |
TOUCHMODE | For those using a touch-enabled screen or interface, controls the display of the Touch panel on the ribbon. | X | X |
TRUSTEDDOMAINS | Controls the domain names or URLs from which AutoCAD can run JavaScript code. | X | |
TRUSTEDPATHS | Controls the folders from where AutoCAD can load and execute files that contain executable code. | X |
2013 New Commands and System Variables
New commands | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
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ARRAYCLASSIC | Displays the legacy Array dialog box. | X | X |
ONLINECOLNOW | Obsolete. Starts an online session with AutoCAD WS, in which people that you invite can simultaneously view and edit your current drawing. | X | X |
ONLINEDOCS | Obsolete. Opens your Autodesk A360 documents list and folders in a browser. | X | X |
ONLINEOPTIONS | Obsolete. Opens the Online tab of the Options dialog box. | X | X |
ONLINESHARE | Obsolete. Designates who can access the current document from Autodesk A360. | X | X |
ONLINESYNC | Obsolete. Starts or stops syncing your custom settings with Autodesk A360. | X | X |
ONLINESYNCSETTINGS | Obsolete. Displays the Choose Which Settings Are Synced dialog box where you can specify selected settings to be synced. | X | X |
OPENFROMCLOUD | Obsolete. Opens an existing drawing file from your local Autodesk A360 sync folder. | X | X |
POINTCLOUDCLIP | Obsolete. Crops the display of a selected point cloud to specified boundaries. | X | |
POINTCLOUDINTENSITYEDIT | Obsolete. Opens the Point Cloud Intensity Color Mapping dialog box that specifies intensity color mapping for eligible point clouds. | X | |
SAVETOCLOUD | Obsolete. Saves an existing drawing file to your local Autodesk A360 sync folder under a new file name. | X | X |
SURFEXTRACTCURVE | Extracts isolines curves from a surface. | X | |
VIEWCOMPONENT | Selects drawing view components for editing. | X | |
VIEWDETAIL | Supports the creation of detail views by selecting an existing drawing view | X | |
VIEWSECTION | Supports the creation of section views by selecting a drawing view to cut. | X | |
VIEWDETAILSTYLE | Supports the creation or modification of detail view styles. | X | |
VIEWSECTIONSTYLE | Supports the creation and editing of section view styles. | X | |
VIEWSYMBOLSKETCH | Activates model space for a view and enters a “view sketching” state to edit and constrain a section line or detail boundary | X | |
VIEWSKETCHCLOSE | Exits a “view sketching” state and makes paper space current. | X | |
New system variables | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
ANNOMONITOR | Turns the annotation monitor on and off. | X | X |
ARRAYASSOCIATIVITY | Sets the default behavior of new arrays to be associative or non-associative. | X | X |
CACHEMAXFILES | Sets the maximum number of graphics cache files saved in the local configured temporary folder for the product. | X | X |
CACHEMAXTOTALSIZE | Sets the maximum total size of all graphics cache files saved in the local configured temporary folder for the product. | X | X |
CLIPROMPTLINES | Sets the number of lines displayed in the temporary prompt history when an undocked command window is set to display just the prompt line. | X | X |
CLIPROMPTUPDATE | Controls whether the command line displays the messages and prompts generated while an AutoLISP or script file is being executed. | X | X |
ONLINEDOCMODE | Obsolete. Indicates whether a copies of your drawings and linked files are uploaded automatically to Autodesk A360. | X | X |
ONLINESYNCTIME | Obsolete. Controls the time interval for synchronizing current customization settings with a local cache, which is then stored in Autodesk A360. | X | X |
PLINEREVERSEWIDTHS | Controls the appearance of a polyline when it is reversed. | X | X |
POINTCLOUDBOUNDARY | Turns the display of a point cloud bounding box on and off. | X | X |
POINTCLOUDCLIPFRAME | Controls whether clipping boundaries on legacy point clouds are visible on screen and in printouts. | X | X |
POINTCLOUDPOINTMAX | Sets the maximum number of point cloud points that can exist in a drawing. | X | |
PROPERTYPREVIEW | Controls whether you can preview the changes to currently selected objects when you roll over drop-down lists and galleries that control properties. | X | X |
PROPPREVTIMEOUT | Sets the maximum number of seconds for a property preview to display before the preview is automatically cancelled. | X | |
SELECTIONPREVIEWLIMIT | Limits the number of objects that can display preview highlighting during a window or crossing selection. | X | X |
SNAPGRIDLEGACY | Specifies whether the grid snap is active only when specifying a point, or also during object selection. | X | |
THUMBSAVE | Controls whether BMP preview images are saved with the drawing. | X | X |
VIEWSKETCHMODE | Turns the view sketching state on or off. | X | |
VIEWUPDATEAUTO | Specifies whether Model Documentation views are updated automatically when changes are pending. | X | |
WIPEOUTFRAME | Controls the display of frames for wipeout objects. | X | X |
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What are AutoCAD commands?
At the bottom of the drawing screen in AutoCAD, you’ll find the command window. Trust us: this handy little box is a lifesaver when you have lots of work to do and you’re up against a deadline.
Examples of AutoCAD commands that come with shortcuts
In the most basic terms, commands and shortcuts are words or letters that you type into the command window to produce an action. For example, if you wish to draw an arc, rather than searching for an arc among the tools, you could just use a command. In this case, type ‘ARC‘ or even ‘A‘ into the command window, press Enter, and an arc will appear.
Some commands come with shortcuts (a single letter alternative), while actions that are a little less common tend to require a command that is 3 or more letters long. AutoCAD recognizes hundreds of commands and, once you get more advanced, you can even customize the toolbar—adding or prioritizing the commands you find to be the most useful.
AutoCAD commands: The essentials
Autocad 3d Commands List Pdf
As you can imagine, given the vast capabilities of AutoCAD, there are a lot of commands available. Whether you’re sketching designs, drawing up blueprints, or producing 3D models, there will be commands available to make the job easier. In the interest of saving time and space, this guide includes the ones that we deem to be the most useful. So, let’s get started!
Basic actions
Before getting into the nitty gritty of drawing and modifying commands, it’s important to get to grips with basic actions you require from most computer software. From pasting to spell check, here’s a selection of commonly required instructions:
SHORTCUT/ COMMAND | DESCRIPTION |
AUDIT | Check and remove errors from your work |
CLOSEALL | Close all of the open windows in AutoCAD |
CLOSEALLOTHER | Close all open windows except for the one you are currently working on |
CO/ COPY | Copy objects or text |
DI/ DISTANCE | Find the distance between two point in a drawing |
I/ INSERT | Insert (existing block or drawing as a block) |
LIST | Access the properties of the different objects within a drawing |
MATLIB | Import or export materials from a library |
MULTIPLE | Repeat any command without having to press Enter each time (Press Esc key to cancel) |
OOPS | Restore the last object you deleted |
OP/ OPTIONS | Open the options window (contains the settings for AutoCAD) |
PASTECLIP | Paste copied objects from clipboard into your work |
PREVIEW | See how your work will be presented when printed |
QSAVE | Autosave the file you’re working on |
RECOVERALL | Recover and repair a corrupted or damaged drawing |
RO/ ROTATE | Rotate an object |
SAVEALL | Save all of the open drawings in AutoCAD |
SP/ SPELL | Perform spell check on selected text |
ST/ DDSTYLE | Open the text style window |
TIME | Access information such as the date you created a certain piece of work, or time spent editing a drawing |
Drawing
This software is specifically designed with technical drawing in mind, so you’ll find a wide range of geometric shapes and sketching capabilities at your disposal when working in AutoCAD. To save yourself the time of scrolling through the library every time you need a particular line or solid, learn some of these commands:
SHORTCUT/ COMMAND | DESCRIPTION |
A/ ARC | Create an arc |
AREA | Find the area of closed or open shapes in a drawing |
AR/ ARRAY | Make a rectangle, polar or path array |
B/ BLOCK | Create a block |
BCOUNT | Count the number of blocks in your drawing |
C/ CIRCLE | Create a circle |
DS/ DDOSNAP | Open the Drafting Settings window |
GROUP | Group multiple objects into a single unit |
HIDEOBJECTS | Hide selected objects in a drawing |
HIGHLIGHT | Highlight a selected object in a drawing |
ISOLATE | Hide all objects in a drawing except the one you have selected |
L/ LINE | Create a simple line |
MI/ MIRROR | Produce a mirror copy of an object |
MLINE | Create multiple parallel lines |
PL/ PLINE | Make a polyline |
PO/ POINT | Create a single point within a drawing |
POL/ POLYGON | Produce a polygon (you select the number of sides, from 3 to 1024) |
QSELECT | Make a particular selection from your drawing according to applied filters, i.e – select all lines below a particular length |
REC/ RECTANGLE | Create a rectangle |
SKETCH | Draw a freehand sketch within a piece of work |
Modifying
Your first draft is complete—now it’s time to play around with the properties and tweak your designs where necessary. For this stage, the following commands are sure to come in handy:
SHORTCUT/ COMMAND | DESCRIPTION |
BASE | Alter the base point of a drawing without changing its origin |
BREAK | Create a break (or gaps) in objects at one or two points |
BURST | Explode a block but retain its attribute settings and layer definition |
CHA/ CHAMFER | Add slanted edges to sharp corners of objects |
COPYBASE | Copy an object according to a base point |
DIVIDE | Divide objects into multiple equal parts |
F/ FILLET | Add rounded corners to the sharp edges of objects |
LA/ LAYERS | Open the Layer Properties Manage Palette (which allows you to tweak the settings for layers) |
MA/ MATCHPROPERTIES | Copy the properties of one object onto another |
MOCORO | Move, copy, rotate and scale an object in one command |
OVERKILL | Remove overlapping or unnecessary objects from your work |
PURGE | Remove unused objects from a drawing |
SC/ SCALE | Change the scale of an object |
SCALETEXT | Change the scale of text |
TEXTFIT | Alter the size of a piece of text so that it fits into the required space |
TEXTTOFRONT | Bring annotations to the front |
TORIENT | Change the orientation of text |
TR/ TRIM | Trim a shape or line |
UNITS | Alter the unit settings of your drawing |
X/ EXPLODE | Break up an object into its individual components—i.e., a polyline into simple lines |
3D
Fear not—the commands are not exclusive to 2D work! If you’re taking your AutoCAD project to another dimension, there are plenty of commands that can speed up the process. Here’s a brief taster:
SHORTCUT/ COMMAND | DESCRIPTION |
3DALIGN | Align a 3D object with another 3D solid |
BOX | Create a 3D box |
FLATSHOT | Convert a 3D drawing into a 2D image and view it from multiple angles |
HELIX | Create a helix |
IMPRINT | Imprint a 2D drawing onto the face of a 3D surface within your work |
INTERFERE | Locate points in a drawing where 3D solids intersect with one another |
POLYSOLID | Create a 3D wall-like object |
SECTIONPLANE | Section 3D objects along different planes |
SURFPATCH | Fill open areas of a surface |
SURFTRIM | Trim surfaces within a piece of work |
AutoCAD commands: final thoughts
There you have it—an introduction to some of the most useful AutoCAD commands. They really can transform your experience of working with this software and improve overall productivity significantly. Plus, if you reach the level where you’re able to customize the quick access toolbar, you’ll end up with a program tailored to your particular style of work. Mastering the commands is therefore one of the best ways to get the most out of your investment in AutoCAD.
While our list is fairly comprehensive, should you wish to find more, Autodesk include a full guide to shortcuts on their website.