AutoCAD

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One-Key Shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
Arc - Creates an arc	`A`
Block - Creates a block definition	`B`
Circle - Creates a circle	`C`
Dimstyle - Creates/modifies dimension styles	`D`
Erase - Removes objects from drawing	`E`
Fillet - Rounds and fillets edges	`F`
Group - Creates/manages saved sets of objects	`G`
Hatch - Fills enclosed area with pattern	`H`
Insert - Inserts a block or drawing	`I`
Join - Joins similar objects	`J`
Line - Creates straight line segments	`L`
Move - Moves objects	`M`
Offset - Creates parallel lines/curves	`O`
Pan - Pans the view	`P`
Qsave - Saves the current drawing	`Q`
Redraw - Refreshes display	`R`
Stretch - Stretches objects	`S`
Mtext - Creates multiline text	`T`
View - Saves/restores named views	`V`
Wblock - Writes objects to new file	`W`
Explode - Breaks compound objects apart	`X`
Zoom - Changes view magnification	`Z`
Arc - Creates an arc	`A`
Block - Creates a block definition	`B`
Circle - Creates a circle	`C`
Dimstyle - Creates/modifies dimension styles	`D`
Erase - Removes objects from drawing	`E`
Fillet - Rounds and fillets edges	`F`
Group - Creates/manages saved sets of objects	`G`
Hatch - Fills enclosed area with pattern	`H`
Insert - Inserts a block or drawing	`I`
Join - Joins similar objects	`J`
Line - Creates straight line segments	`L`
Move - Moves objects	`M`
Offset - Creates parallel lines/curves	`O`
Pan - Pans the view	`P`
Qsave - Saves the current drawing	`Q`
Redraw - Refreshes display	`R`
Stretch - Stretches objects	`S`
Mtext - Creates multiline text	`T`
View - Saves/restores named views	`V`
Wblock - Writes objects to new file	`W`
Explode - Breaks compound objects apart	`X`
Zoom - Changes view magnification	`Z`

Toggle Features

Action	Shortcut
Toggle coordinate display	`⌘+D`
Toggle grid	`⌘+G`
Cycle isometric planes	`⌘+E`
Toggle running object snaps	`⌘+F`
Toggle pick style	`⌘+H`
Toggle coordinate display	`⌃+D`
Toggle grid	`⌃+G`
Cycle isometric planes	`⌃+E`
Toggle running object snaps	`⌃+F`
Toggle pick style	`⌃+H`
Toggle palettes	`⌃+⇧+H`
Toggle coordinates display	`⌃+I`
Toggle infer constraints	`⌃+⇧+I`

Screen Management

Action	Shortcut
Toggle Clean Screen	`⌘+0`
Toggle Properties palette	`⌘+1`
Toggle DesignCenter	`⌘+2`
Toggle Tool Palettes	`⌘+3`
Toggle Sheet Set Manager	`⌘+4`
Toggle Clean Screen	`⌃+0`
Toggle Properties palette	`⌃+1`
Toggle DesignCenter	`⌃+2`
Toggle Tool Palettes	`⌃+3`
Toggle Sheet Set Manager	`⌃+4`
Toggle dbConnect Manager	`⌃+6`
Toggle Markup Set Manager	`⌃+7`
Toggle QuickCalc palette	`⌃+8`
Toggle Command Line window	`⌃+9`

File Operations

Action	Shortcut
New drawing	`⌘+N`
Open drawing	`⌘+O`
Save drawing	`⌘+S`
Save As	`⌘+⇧+S`
Plot	`⌘+P`
Close drawing	`⌘+W`
Quit application	`⌘+Q`
New drawing	`⌃+N`
Open drawing	`⌃+O`
Save drawing	`⌃+S`
Save As	`⌃+⇧+S`
Plot	`⌃+P`
Close drawing	`⌃+F4`
Close application	`⌥+F4`

Edit Operations

Action	Shortcut
Select all objects	`⌘+A`
Copy to clipboard	`⌘+C`
Copy with base point	`⌘+⇧+C`
Cut to clipboard	`⌘+X`
Paste from clipboard	`⌘+V`
Paste as block	`⌘+⇧+V`
Undo	`⌘+Z`
Redo	`⌘+⇧+Z`
Insert hyperlink	`⌘+K`
Select all objects	`⌃+A`
Toggle Groups	`⌃+⇧+A`
Copy to clipboard	`⌃+C`
Copy with base point	`⌃+⇧+C`
Cut to clipboard	`⌃+X`
Paste from clipboard	`⌃+V`
Paste as block	`⌃+⇧+V`
Undo	`⌃+Z`
Redo	`⌃+Y`
Repeat last command	`⌃+J`
Insert hyperlink	`⌃+K`

Function Keys

Action	Shortcut
Help	`F1`
Toggle Object Snap	`F3`
Toggle Isoplane	`F5`
Toggle Grid mode	`F7`
Toggle Ortho mode	`F8`
Toggle Snap mode	`F9`
Toggle Polar mode	`F10`
Toggle Object Snap Tracking	`F11`
Toggle Dynamic Input	`F12`
Help	`F1`
Toggle Text Screen	`F2`
Toggle Object Snap	`F3`
Toggle 3DOsnap	`F4`
Toggle Isoplane	`F5`
Toggle Dynamic UCS	`F6`
Toggle Grid mode	`F7`
Toggle Ortho mode	`F8`
Toggle Snap mode	`F9`
Toggle Polar mode	`F10`
Toggle Object Snap Tracking	`F11`
Toggle Dynamic Input	`F12`

Object Snaps

Action	Shortcut
Object Snap: Endpoint	`End`
Object Snap: Midpoint	`Mid`
Object Snap: Center	`Cen`
Object Snap: Quadrant	`Qua`
Object Snap: Intersection	`Int`
Object Snap: Perpendicular	`Per`
Object Snap: Tangent	`Tan`
Object Snap: Nearest	`Nea`