APPENDIX

List of Some Important Autocad

Commands
COMMAND

FUNCTION

3DARRAY

Creates a three dimensional array in rows, columns and levels

ARC

Draws an arc

AREA

Calculates area and perimeter

ARRAY

Draws multiple copies in rectangular or circular pattern

BHATCH

Fills a closed area with associative hatch pattern

BLOCK

Groups objects into a single object

BOX

Creates a 3D solid box

BREAK

Breaks object in to parts

CAL

Starts AutoCAD built-in calculator

CAMERA

Sets a different camera and target location

CHAMFER

Chamfers corners of lines or surfaces

CHANGE

Modifies the properties of an existing object

CHPROP

Modifies the common properties of the object

CIRCLE

Draws circle

COLOR

Sets default color for new objects

CONE

Draws a solid cone with circular or elliptical base

COPY

Copies objects

CYLINDER

Draws a solid cylinder with circular or elliptical base

DDEDIT

Displays dialog box to edit text

DDIM

Controls dimensioning settings

DDINSERT

Displays dialog box for the INSERT operation

DDLTYPE

Displays dialog box for loading line types

DDMODIFY

Displays dialog box for editing properties of the objects

DDOSNAP

Displays dialog box for Osnap settings

DDPTYPE

Displays dialog box for choosing point style

DDRMODES

Displays Drafting Settings dialog box

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DIM

Starts dimensioning mode

DIM1

To use a single dimension command

DIMALIGNED

Dimensions as aligned linear

DIMANGULAR

Dimensions an angle

DIMBASELINE

Dimensions from a base line

DIMCENTER

Draws a center mark for an arc or a circle

DIMCONTINUE

Dimensions in continuation to a linear dimension

DIMDIAMETER

Dimensions diameter of a circle

DIMEDIT

Move/Rotate the dimensions text

DIMLINEAR

Draws horizontal, vertical or rotated linear dimensions

DIMORDINATE

Draws ordinate point type of dimensions

DIMOVERRIDE

Overrides the dimension system variable

DIMRADIUS

Dimensions a radius of an arc or a circle

DIMSCALE

Controls scale of linetype and dimensions

DIMSTYLE

Creates and modifies dimension style

DIST

Displays the distance between two specified points

DIVIDE

Marks points at regular equal segments

DONUT

Draws a circle with a wide line

ELLIPSE

Draws an ellipse

ERASE

Deletes the selected objects

EXPLODE

Breaks a group of objects in separate entities

EXTEND

Extends an entity up to the specified boundary

EXTRUDE

Draws a solid by extruding a 2D object

FILL

Controls visibility of filled objects

FILLET

Rounds off the corners or adjacent edges

FILTER

Allows to select object by their properties

FIND

Finds, replaces, selects, or zooms to specified text

FOG

Provides visual cues for the apparent distance of objects

GRAPHSCR

Toggles from text screen to graphic mode

GRID

Sets grid settings

HATCH

Fills a closed area with non-associative hatch pattern

HELP

Informs about the commands and operations

INSERT

Inserts a file or a block

INTERFERE

Creates a composite 3D solid from the common volume of two or more

solids

LAYER

Offers layer control at command line

LEADER

Draws an arrow

LENGTHEN

Modifies length of objects and included angle of arc

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LIMITS

Sets the drawing limits

LINE

Draws lines

LINETYPE

Controls line-type settings

LINEWEIGHT

Controls line weight to objects and layers

LIST

Displays object properties

LWEIGHT

Sets the current line weight, line weight display options, and line weight
units

MATCHPROP

Copies the properties from one object to one or more objects

MEASURE

Puts mark at regular intervals

MINSERT

Inserts blocks in a rectangular array

MIRROR

Creates a mirror copy of the selected object

MIRROR3D

Creates a mirror image of objects about a plane

MLEDIT

Edits multi-lines

MLINE

Draws multi-lines

MLSTYLE

Defines style for multiline

MOVE

Moves a selected object

MTEXT

Write a para of text

OFFSET

Draws parallel copies of object

OOPS

Undoes the last erasure

ORTHO

Forces the lines to be horizontal or vertical

OSNAP

Permits exact selection of the geometry of an object

PAN

Moves the current display

PLINE

Draws a 2D polyline

PLOT

Plots a drawing file

POINT

Draws a point of the selected point style

POLYGON

Draws a polygon of the specified number of sides and size

PROPERTIES

Displays Properties dialog box

QUIT

Exits AutoCAD

RAY

Draws a semi-infinite line from a specified point

RECTANG

Draws a rectangle

REDO

Reverses the last undo command

REDRAW

Refreshes the display

REVOLVE

Creates a solid object by rotating a 2D object about an axis

REVSURF

Creates a surface by revolving an object about an axis

ROTATE

Rotates an object about a specified point

ROTATE3D

Rotates a 3D object about a specified axis in space

RULESURF

Draws a 3D mesh between two curves

SAVE

Saves a drawing

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SCALE

Modifies the size of object

SHADE

Shades 3D models

SKETCH

Allows sketching

SLICE

Slices a solid at the specified plane

SPHERE

Draws a 3D solid sphere

STRETCH

Stretches an object from the vertices

SUBTRACT

Creates a new solid by subtracting a solid object from other solid object

TOLERANCE

Puts geometric tolerances

TORUS

Creates a 3D solid of the shape of a car tube

TRIM

Trims the objects extending beyond a specified boundary

Undoes one command at a time

UCS

Controls User Coordinate System

UCSICON

Controls User Coordinate System Icon

UNDO

Undoes commands in reverse order

UNION

Creates a new solid by adding solid objects

UNITS

Selects the unit style

VPOINT

Defines a view point to view 3D objects

VPORTS

Divides screen in vports in Model Space

WBLOCK

Saves a block which can be used by other drawing files

WEDGE

Draws a solid wedge tapering along X axis

XLINE

Draws a line from minus infinity to plus infinity through a specified point

ZOOM

Increases or decreases the apparent size of objects in the current view port