Shortcuts Guide One Key Shortcuts Toggles and Screen Management Hot Keys A–Z Printable Keyboard Stickers
~ ` Toggle Isoplane Toggle Dynamic UCS Toggle grid mode Toggle ortho mode Toggle snap mode Toggle polar mode F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 + = { [ # $ % ^ & * ( ) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Q W E R T Y U I O P QSAVE WBLOCK ERASE REDRAW MTEXT INSERT OFFSET PAN Caps Lock Shift A S D F G H J ARC STRETCH DIMSTYLE FILLET GROUP HATCH JOIN Z X C V B ZOOM EXPLODE CIRCLE VIEW BLOCK Start N K MOVE < , Alt > . QSAVE / Saves the current drawing.
TOGGLES AND SCREEN MANAGEMENT Toggle General Features Manage Screen Manage Drawings Ctrl+d Toggle coordinate display Ctrl+0 (zero) Clean Screen Ctrl+n New Drawing Ctrl+g Toggle Grid Ctrl+1 Property Palette Ctrl+s Save drawing Ctrl+e Cycle isometric planes Ctrl+2 Design Center Palette Ctrl+o Open drawing Ctrl+f Toggle running object snaps Ctrl+3 Tool Palette Ctrl+p Plot dialog box Ctrl+h Toggle Pick Style Ctrl+4 Sheet Set Palette Ctrl+Tab Switch to n
HOT KEYS A–Z A A ARC / Creates an arc. AA AREA / Calculates the area and perimeter of objects or of defined areas. B C B BLOCK / Creates a block definition from selected objects. C BC BCLOSE / Closes the Block Editor. ADC ADCENTER / Manages and inserts content such as blocks, xrefs, and hatch patterns. BE BEDIT / Opens the block definition in the Block Editor. AL ALIGN / Aligns objects with other objects in 2D and 3D.
HOT KEYS A–Z D D DIMSTYLE / Creates and modifies dimension styles. DI DIST / Measures the distance and angle between two points. DAN DIMANGULAR / Creates an angular dimension. DIV DIVIDE / Creates evenly spaced point objects or blocks along the length or perimeter of an object. 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.
HOT KEYS A–Z E–F G–H I–K E ERASE / Removes objects from a drawing. G GROUP / Creates and manages saved sets of objects called groups. I INSERT / Inserts a block or drawing into the current drawing. GCON GEOCONSTRAINT / Applies or persists geometric relationships between objects or points on objects. IAD IMAGEADJUST / Controls the image display of the brightness, contrast, and fade values of images. GD GRADIENT / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a gradient fill.
HOT KEYS A–Z L–M 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. LESS MESHSMOOTHLESS / Decreases the level of smoothness for mesh objects by one level. LI LIST / Displays property data for selected objects. LO LAYOUT / Creates and modifies drawing layout tabs.
HOT KEYS A–Z P Q P P AN / Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition. POL POLYGON / Creates an equilateral closed polyline. QC QUICKCALC / Opens the QuickCalc calculator. PA P ASTESPEC / Pastes objects from the Clipboard into the current drawing and controls the format of the data. PON SHOWPALETTES / Restores the display of hidden palettes. QCUI QUICKCUI / Displays the Customize User Interface Editor in a collapsed state.
HOT KEYS A–Z R S R REDRAW / Refreshes the display in the current viewport. S STRETCH / Stretches objects crossed by a selection window or polygon. SPLIT MESHSPLIT / Splits a mesh face into two faces. RA REDRAWALL / Refreshes the display in all viewports. SC SCALE / Enlarges or reduces selected objects, keeping the proportions of the object the same after scaling. SPE SPLINEDIT / Edits a spline or spline-fit polyline.
HOT KEYS A–Z T U–W X–Z T MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object. UC TA TABLET / Calibrates, configures, and turns on and off an attached digitizing tablet. UCSMAN / Manages defined user coordinate systems. X EXPLODE / Breaks a compound object into its component objects. UN UNITS / Controls coordinate and angle display formats and precision. XA XATTACH / Inserts a DWG file as an external reference (xref). TB TABLE / Creates an empty table object.
PAN ARC STRETCH DIMSTYLE S F12 Dynamic Input A F11 Object Snap Tracking P Polar O F10 OFFSET F9 I F8 INSERT MOVE Snap F FILLET T BLOCK Ortho D DIMSTYLE F12 Dynamic Input M VIEW MTEXT B S STRETCH F11 Object Snap Tracking R V A ARC REDRAW P PAN Polar E F10 ERASE Grid F9 W F7 F8 WBLOCK F6 Dynamic UCS MOVE Snap F FILLET Q CIRCLE BLOCK Ortho D DIMSTYLE F12 Dynamic Input M VIEW QSAVE C EXPLODE B S STRETCH MOVE D M PRINTABLE KEYBOARD STIC
