You can also use PR command to open the property palette.
You can use this palette to modify most of the properties of the object too. Select and object and press Ctrl + 1 to open the properties palette which lists properties of the object. Press it again to reset default AutoCAD interface. You can use this keyboard shortcut to save the drawing as a new file, in short, this is the hotkey for “save as” command.Ĭlears screen to show only the drawing area and hides palettes and tabs. You can use this keyboard shortcut to save a drawing file. You can use this shortcut to open a new drawing a tab in AutoCAD. In this list I have included some of the most frequently used and useful keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys are the shortest and quickest way of activating some of the common AutoCAD operations or commands. This command can be used to open layer properties manage palette which is a tool for creating and managing layers in a drawing. Used to add slant edges to the sharp corners, these slant edges are also called chamfers. Used to add rounded corners to the sharp edges of the geometry, these round corners are also called fillets. Used to explode objects like Polyline to simple lines, an array or a block to a simple geometry etc. Using this command, you can open text style window which controls properties of the default AutoCAD text style. Used to insert an existing block or a drawing as a block in AutoCAD. Used for creating a block, the properties of the block can be defined using the block definition window. Using this command, you can open options window which contains most of the settings of AutoCAD. Using this command, you can make Rectangular, polar or Path array. This command makes an ellipse with the major and minor axis. This utocad command makes an arc in AutoCAD. This autocad command makes a polygon with minimum of 3 sides and a maximum of 1024 sides. This autocad command will make a rectangle in AutoCAD. This command is used to make a Polyline in your drawing. It is used for making a circle in AutoCAD. It is used for making simple lines in the drawing.
Each autocad command is followed by a description of its use below it. Below are some of the AutoCAD Draw and Modify commands and keyboard shortcuts.