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. 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. thanks to you

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

    cheers

    mal

  4. thanks

  5. Space – enter

  6. thankssss!!!!! it’s very useful

  7. thankful to auto cad

  8. thanks its very good useful software

  9. thanks for this software very help full for me

  10. thanks to autocad

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

  12. Thanks It’s very usefull software…

  13. thanks its very good useful software for beginners …..

  14. Thanks its honestly very useful

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

    cheers

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

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

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