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AutoCAD Shortcut Keys

CADDManager on January 25th, 2005

I have often forgotten some of those obscure Shortcut keys…

So here is a list…

CTRL+A - Selects ALL objects in drawing

CTRL+B - Toggles Snap

CTRL+C - Copies objects to Clipboard

CTRL+D - Toggles coordinate display

CTRL+E - Cycles through isometric planes

CTRL+F - Toggles running object snaps

CTRL+G - Toggles Grid

CTRL+H - Toggles PICKSTYLE on/off

CTRL+J - Executes last command

CTRL+L - Toggles Ortho mode

CTRL+N - Creates a new drawing

CTRL+O - Opens existing drawing

CTRL+P - Prints current drawing

CTRL+R - Cycles layout viewports

CTRL+S - Saves current drawing

CTRL+T - Toggles Tablet mode

CTRL+V - Pastes data from Clipboard

CTRL+X - Cuts objects to Clipboard

CTRL+Y - Repeats last action

CTRL+Z - Reverses last action

CTRL+[ - Cancels current command – forget this – use escape key

CTRL+\ - Cancels current command - forget this – use escape key

F1 - Displays Help

F2 - Toggles text window on/off

F3 - Toggles OSNAP

F4 - Toggles TABMODE

F5 - Toggles ISOPLANE

F6 - Toggles COORDS

F7 - Toggles GRIDMODE

F8 - Toggles ORTHOMODE

F9 - Toggles SNAPMODE

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21 Responses to “AutoCAD Shortcut Keys”

  1. Anonymous
    February 10th, 2005 at 2:45 pm

    And….

    CTRL+1 – Properties
    CTRL+2 – Design Center

    Acad2004/2005/2006 default Combo Short-cuts
    CTRL+0 – Clean Screen
    CTRL+3 – Tool Palettes Window
    CTRL+4 – Sheet Set Manager
    CTRL+5 – Info Palette
    CTRL+6 – dbConnect
    CTRL+7 – Markup Set Manager
    CTRL+8 – QuickCalc
    CTRL+9 – Command Line

  2. amol
    March 4th, 2008 at 8:38 pm

    thanks to you

  3. Mal Hatswell
    April 13th, 2008 at 10:50 am

    I have just started work as a draughtsman using Autocad 2007 – i’m sure this list will prove very useful.

    cheers

    mal

  4. asif iqbal
    August 10th, 2008 at 11:58 am

    thanks

  5. guru
    October 10th, 2008 at 12:45 am

    Space – enter

  6. sesrae
    November 11th, 2008 at 2:21 am

    thankssss!!!!! it’s very useful

  7. baskar
    January 17th, 2009 at 1:45 am

    thankful to auto cad

  8. Shakeer
    February 3rd, 2009 at 10:19 pm

    thanks its very good useful software

  9. abdul lathif
    March 18th, 2009 at 12:26 am

    thanks for this software very help full for me

  10. Rajasekhar
    March 19th, 2009 at 2:00 am

    thanks to autocad

  11. ace
    March 22nd, 2009 at 11:26 pm

    thanks for the info..
    great help for beginners!!!!

  12. Swamy
    April 28th, 2009 at 8:09 pm

    Thanks It’s very usefull software…

  13. sm
    May 3rd, 2009 at 10:03 pm

    thanks its very good useful software for beginners …..

  14. Asif from Kako
    May 13th, 2009 at 8:44 pm

    Thanks its honestly very useful

  15. AHMED RUFEEZ
    May 20th, 2009 at 10:57 pm

    I have just started work as a draughtsman using Autocad 2007 – i’m sure this list will prove very useful.

    cheers

  16. C
    June 16th, 2009 at 11:15 pm

    What about other shortcuts such as rec – rectangles and pl for plines and so on. Can someone continue the list?

  17. Lokesha Swamy.M.N`
    July 13th, 2009 at 9:03 pm

    Autocad software is very very usefull software.

  18. O
    September 22nd, 2009 at 10:59 pm

    here are some more shortcuts:

    m – move
    o – Offset
    co – copy
    c – circle
    l – line
    pl – poly line
    rec – rectangle
    tr – trim
    ar – array
    op – general options
    b – difine block
    x – explode
    z – zoom
    j – join
    f – fillet
    d – demension style manager
    s – Stretch
    a – arc
    t – multiline text

    most of the commands are pretty straight forward, but maybe this is usefull.

    Good luck to all autocad users,
    greets O

  19. shafi
    October 6th, 2009 at 10:24 pm

    Thanks for help
    clt+shift+c = copy one object 2 another file
    div = divide

  20. OMKARESHWARA.H.S
    November 4th, 2009 at 9:28 pm

    HERE ARE SOME MORE SHORT KEYS TO SAVE TIME.

    E- ERASE SELECTION.

    R- REDRAW

    I- INSERT BLOCK

    O- OFFSET

    P- PAN

    H- HATCH

    J- JOIN 2 SEPERATE LINES ON SAME AXIS

    Z- ZOOM

    TAN- TO DRAW A TANGENT LINE

    Ctrl ‘TAB’- SKIP TO NEXT WINDOW (When 2 or more windows are open)

    DIAMETER SYMBOL- %%C

    PLUS OR MINUS SYMBOL- %%p

    DEGREE SYMBOL- %%d

    Ctrl C- COPY WITH BASE POINT

    Ctrl V- PASTE IN NEXT WINDOW OR IN SAME SHEET

  21. jamdin
    November 5th, 2009 at 2:49 am

    this is really a useful work for those people who for got the shortcut keys thanks

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