AutoCAD 2000 Command List

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Short
3A

Command
3D 3DARRAY 3DCLIP 3DCORBIT 3DDISTANCE

Type
Surface 3D Create 3D Display 3D Display 3D Display Surface Surface 3D Display 3D Display 3D Create I/O I/O 3D Display 3D Display Inquiry I/O I/O Tool I/O Tool Edit Tool Settings Prog 2D Create Inquiry 2D Create Prog Symbols Symbols Symbols Symbols Symbols Tool Render Settings 2D Create Settings Symbols Symbols Image 2D Create 3D Solids Edit Tool Tool 3D Display Edit Edit Edit 2D Create Tool Settings Tool 3D Solids Tool

Description
Draw 3D mesh objects Array in any plane Invokes the interactive 3D view and opens the Adjust Clipping Planes window Invokes the interactive 3D view and enables you to set the objects in the 3D view into continuous motion Invokes the interactive 3D view and makes objects appear closer or farther away Cap an area Complex 3D surface Dynamic viewer Invokes the interactive 3D view and enables you to drag the view horizontally and vertically 3D polyline Read in a 3D Studio file Write out a 3D Studio file Invokes the interactive 3D view and simulates the effect of turning the camera Invokes the interactive 3D view so you can zoom in and out on the view Version number etc. + user defined message Read in Solid Model Data Write Solid Model Data Closes AutoCAD DesignCenter AutoCAD Design Center Directs the Desktop in AutoCAD DesignCenter to the file name, directory location, or network path you specify Move and Rotate together Solid Model old to new version Osnap box Load your favourite .LSP & EXP programs Draw an ARC Show or calculate area Make many objects from one Loads, unloads, and provides information about ObjectARX applications Define Attributes Set display mode for attributes Edit Attributes Extract attributes to a file Redefine Attributes Evaluates the integgrity of a drawing Sets up the background for your scene Sets the insertion point of current drawing, if drawing is to be used within another Clever Hatching Set blips dots at the pick point Make a block Generates preview images for blocks created with Release 14 or earlier Write a .BMP graphics file Make a pline from intersecting objects Solid box Split up an object Launches the default Web browser defined in your system's registry The built in calculator Sets a different camera and target location Chamfers two objects Changes data on some objects + Thickness, Elevation & Layers Similar to CHANGE no elevation or data change Draws a circle Closes the current drawing Set new colour <<<<<< not recommended Makes .SHX files from .SHP files Solid cone Optimizes 2D polylines and associative hatches created in AutoCAD Release 13 or earlier

3F 3DO

3DFACE 3DMESH 3DORBIT 3DPAN

3P

3DPOLY 3DSIN 3DSOUT 3DSWIVEL 3DZOOM 'ABOUT ACISIN ACISOUT ADCCLOSE

ADC

ADCENTER ADCNAVIGATE

AL

ALIGN AMECONVERT 'APERTURE

AP A AA AR

'APPLOAD ARC AREA ARRAY ARX ATTDEF 'ATTDISP ATTEDIT ATTEXT ATTREDEF AUDIT BACKGROUND 'BASE

H B

BHATCH 'BLIPMODE BLOCK BLOCKICON BMPOUT

BO BR

BOUNDARY BOX BREAK BROWSER 'CAL CAMERA

CHA -CH C COL

CHAMFER CHANGE CHPROP CIRCLE CLOSE 'COLOR COMPILE CONE CONVERT

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CP

COPY COPYBASE COPYCLIP COPYHIST COPYLINK CUTCLIP

Edit Windows Windows Windows Windows Windows 3D Solids Tool Tool Inquiry Symbols Symbols Symbols Settings Text Settings Dims Symbols Edit Settings Tool Settings Settings Settings Display 3D Display Prog Dims Dims Dims Dims Dims Dims Dims Dims Dims Dims Dims Dims Dims Dims Inquiry 2D Create 2D Create Settings Tool Settings Display Text 3D Display Tool I/O I/O I/O Surface Surface Settings 2D Create Edit Edit I/O Tool

Makes new objects from old Copies objects with a specified base point Copy objects to windows clipboard Copies text in history window to clipboard Copies the current view to clipboard for OLE apps As copyclip but erases objects from drawing Solid Cylinder Closes the dbConnect Manager Provides an AutoCAD interface to external database tables Tells you what's in the drawing (heavy !!) DD version of attdef DD version of attedit DD version of attext DD version of color <<<<<< not recommended Edit text and attributes DD version of grips Sets dim styles DD version of insert Modify any object DD version of pdmode DD version of rename DD version of ucs UCS presets DD version of units DD version of view DD version of vpoint Used in script files to delay progress Enter the Dimensioning mode Draws an aligned dim Draws a angular dim Dims from a fixed point Puts in the centre mark Dims from the last dim Draws a dia dim Edits dim text Draws a linear dim Draws co ordinate dim Overrides dim variables Draws a Rad dim Sets or updates a dim style Moves and rotates dim text Measures a distance Sets out marks a set fraction of the object Draws a washer type object Sets visibility of ghost objects Changes the display order of images and other objects Specifies settings for Snap mode, grid, and polar and object snap tracking Opens the Aerial View window Draws text, smarter than TEXT 3D perspective view Sets and displays the properties of the current drawing Reads in a .DXB file, write a .DXB via plot Reads in a .DXF file. Writes a .DXF file. Makes an edge of a 3D face invisible Makes a 3D Surface from 4 objects Sets the 3D Z elevation Draws an ellipse Deletes any object from the drawing Splits up a block into its component parts Saves objects to other file formats Activates the installed AutoCAD Express Tools if currently unavailable

CYL

CYLINDER DBCCLOSE DBCONNECT DBLIST DDATTDEF DDATTE DDATTEXT DDCOLOR

ED GR I CH

DDEDIT 'DDGRIPS DDIM DDINSERT DDMODIFY DDPTYPE DDRENAME DDUCS

UCP UN V VP

DDUCSP 'DDUNITS DDVIEW DDVPOINT 'DELAY DIM

DAL DAN DBA DCE DCO DDI DED DLI DOR DOV DRA DST DI DIV DO DR DS AV DT DV

DIMALIGNED DIMANGULAR DIMBASELINE DIMCENTER DIMCONTINUE DIMDIAMETER DIMEDIT DIMLINEAR DIMORDINATE DIMOVERRIDE DIMRADIUS DIMSTYLE 'DIST DIVIDE DONUT 'DRAGMODE DRAWORDER DSETTINGS DSVIEWER DTEXT DVIEW DWGPROPS DXBIN DXFIN DXFOUT EDGE EDGESURF 'ELEV

DIMTED DIMTEDIT

EL E X EXP

ELLIPSE ERASE EXPLODE EXPORT EXPRESSTOOLS

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EX EXT F

EXTEND EXTRUDE 'FILL FILLET FILTER FIND FOG 'GRAPHSCR 'GRID

Edit 3D Solids Settings Edit Tool Text Render Display Settings Symbols 2D Create Edit Tool 3D Display Tool Tool Inquiry Image Image Image Image Image Image I/O Symbols Windows 3D Solids 3D Solids Settings Settings Settings Display Display Dims Edit Render Settings 2D Create Settings Inquiry I/O I/O I/O Render Render Render Settings Settings Settings Inquiry Tool Render 2D Create I/O I/O I/O Symbols 2D Create 3D Create

Makes objects larger, stops at another object Makes a solid from a closed 2D shape Sets the fill mode for Plines and donuts Joins two objects with a radius Gets objects that obey a search criteria Finds, replaces, selects, or zooms to specified text Provides visual cues for the apparent distance of objects Flips screen to drawing mode Puts a grid of non snapable dots on the screen Links many objects The old hatch command <<<<<< not recommended Modifies an existing hatch block Help on any command, PLEASE USE IT! 3D hide Attaches a hyperlink to a graphical object or modifies an existing hyperlink Controls the visibility of the hyperlink cursor and the display of hyperlink tooltips Returns the X,Y,Z data of a point, saves this as last point Image manaager Controls the image display of the brightness, contrast, and fade values of images Attaches a new image to the current drawing Creates new clipping boundaries for an image object Controls whether AutoCAD displays the image frame or hides it from view Controls the display quality of images Imports files in various formats into AutoCAD Inserts a block or a drawing Inserts a linked or embedded object Creates a new solid from the common volume of two solids Boolean operation on regions and solids Sets the isometric plane Left, Right or Top The new layer command The old layer command Creates a new layout and renames, copies, saves, or deletes an existing layout Starts the Layout wizard, in which you can designate page and plot settings for a new layout Draws a dim leader Changes an object by a factor Places a light in the drawing used by render Sets the size of sheet used by zoom all, grid and ps Draws a line 2D or 3D Sets or loads the linetype <<<<<< not recommended Reports on objects Load in shape files Turns off the log file I wonder what Edits a landscape object Maintains libraries of landscape objects Adds realistic landscape items, such as trees and bushes, to your drawings Sets the linetype scale factor Sets the current lineweight, lineweight display options, and lineweight units Makes a perview image for drawings Reports on the mass properties of Solids Copies the properties from one object to one or more objects Access to the renderers materials library Sets out marks a set distance along an object Loads in a new menu Loads a partial menu Unloads parial menu files Multiple insert Makes a new set of objects the mirror image of others As mirror in any plane

G -H F1 HI ^K

GROUP HATCH HATCHEDIT HELP HIDE HYPERLINK HYPERLINKOPTIONS

ID IMP IAD IAT ICL

'ID IMAGE IMAGEADJUST IMAGEATTACH IMAGECLIP IMAGEFRAME IMAGEQUALITY

IMP -I INF INF F5 LA -LA LO

IMPORT INSERT INSERTOBJ INTERFERE INTERSECT 'ISOPLANE LAYER 'LAYER LAYOUT LAYOUTWIZARD

LEAD LEN

LEADER LENGTHEN LIGHT 'LIMITS

L LT LI

LINE 'LINETYPE LIST LOAD LOGFILEOFF LOGFILEON LSEDIT LSLIB LSNEW

LTS

LTSCALE LWEIGHT MAKEPREVIEW MASSPROP MATCHPROP MATLIB

ME

MEASURE MENU MENULOAD MENUUNLOAD MINSERT

MI

MIRROR MIRROR3D

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ML

MLEDIT MLINE MLSTYLE MODEL

Edit 2D Create Settings Display Edit Image Display Text Text Tool Display Display I/O 2D Create Windows Windows Edit I/O Settings Settings Settings Display Display I/O I/O Windows Windows Windows Windows I/O Edit Surface Display 2D Create I/O I/O I/O 2D Create 2D Create Settings Display Edit Edit Settings I/O Display Image Image Display Tool Dims Dims I/O Tool Text I/O 2D Create I/O 2D Create

Multi line Edit Draws up to 16 lines at once Multi line set up Switches from a layout tab to the Model tab and makes it current Moves objects from one location to another Makes an Autocad slide Switches from paper space to a model space viewport Makes a block of text also reads in ASCII text Sets mtext properties Repeats the next command until canceled Cuts a new view port into Paper Space The Mview wizard Starts a new drawing with a given template file Draws objects parallel to chosen object Updates, changes, and cancels existing links Displays the OLE Properties dialog box Undoes the last erase Opens an existing drawing file Sets the overall settings of the system Constrains cursor movement to X or Y Sets osnap mode Specifies the layout page, plotting device, paper size, and settings for each new layout Moves your eye relative to the drawing Loads additional geometry into a partially opened drawing Loads geometry from a selected view or layer into a drawing Pastes a copied block into a new drawing Inserts data from the clipboard Pastes a copied object in a new drawing using the coordinates from the original drawing DD version of pasteclip Displays a wizard to import PCP and PC2 configuration file plot settings into the Model tab or current layout Edits polylines and 3D meshes Makes a complex 3D mesh Sets view to a plan view wrt UCS or WCS Draws a polyline Plots a drawing to printer, plotter, file or graphics image Sets the current plot style for new objects, or the assigned plot style for selected objects Displays the Plotter Manager, where you can launch the Add-a-Plotter wizard and the Plotter Configuration Editor Draws a point PDMODE must be greater than 1 Draws a equilateral polygon Sets the overall settings of the system Shows how the drawing will look when it is printed or plotted Dynamic editing Closes the Properties window Controls visibility of PSIN Imports a user-defined page setup into a new drawing layout Fills a 2D pline with a Post Script pattern Reads in a Post Script file Writes a .EPS file Enters Paper Space Clears out redundant objects Quickly creates a dimension Quickly creates a leader and leader annotation Quick SAVE Quickly creates selection sets based on filtering criteria Controls the visibility of text Exits AutoCAD Draws a line that radiates from a point to infinity Repairs a damaged drawing Draws a rectangle

M MS MT

MOVE MSLIDE MSPACE MTEXT 'MTPROP MULTIPLE

MV ^N O

MVIEW MVSETUP NEW OFFSET OLELINKS OLESCALE

^O OP OS

OOPS OPEN OPTIONS 'ORTHO OSNAP PAGESETUP

'PAN PARTIALOAD PARTIALOPEN PASTEBLOCK PASTECLIP PASTEORIG PASTESPEC PCINWIZARD

PE VT PL ^P

PEDIT PFACE PLAN PLINE PLOT PLOTSTYLE PLOTTERMANAGER

PO POL OP PRE CH PRC

POINT POLYGON PREFERENCES PREVIEW PROPERTIES PROPERTIESCLOSE PSDRAG PSETUPIN PSFILL PSIN PSOUT

PS PU LE

PSPACE PURGE QDIM QLEADER QSAVE QSELECT 'QTEXT

EXIT RAY REC

QUIT RAY RECOVER RECTANGLE

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REDEFINE R RA REDO 'REDRAW 'REDRAWALL REFCLOSE REFEDIT REFSET RE REA REG REN RR REGEN REGENALL 'REGENAUTO REGION REINIT RENAME RENDER REPLAY 'RESUME REV REVOLVE REVSURF RMAT RO ROTATE ROTATE3D RPREF RSCRIPT RULESURF ^S SAVE SAVEAS SAVEIMG SC SCR SEC SCALE SCENE 'SCRIPT SECTION SELECT SETUV SET SHA SHM 'SETVAR SHADE SHADEMODE SHAPE SHOWMAT SL SKETCH SLICE SNAP SOLDRAW SO SED SOLID SOLIDEDIT SOLPROF SOLVIEW SP SPL SPE 'SPELL SPHERE SPLINE SPLINEDIT STATS 'STATUS STLOUT ST SU TA STRETCH 'STYLE STYLESMANAGER SUBTRACT SYSWINDOWS TABLET TABSURF TBCONFIG

Tool Edit Display Display Symbols Symbols Symbols Tool Tool Settings Symbols Settings Tool Render Render Prog 3D Solids Surface Render Edit 3D Create Settings Prog Surface I/O I/O Image Edit Display Prog 3D Solids Tool Render Tool Render Render Symbols Render 2D Create 3D Solids Settings 3D Display 2D Create 3D Solids 3D Display 3D Display Tool 3D Solids 2D Create Edit Inquiry Inquiry I/O Edit Text I/O 3D Solids Windows Tool Surface Tool

Restores core commands overridden by undefine Undoes the last undo Clears the screen of blips and repairs any screen breaks As redraw but in all view ports Saves back or discards changes made during in-place editing of a reference (an xref or a block) Selects a reference for editing Adds or removes objects from a working set during in-place editing of a reference (an xref or a block) Recalculates all objects to suit current screen As regen but in all view ports Controls regen Creates a region from a set of objects Re initialises hard ware and the .PGP file Changes the names of objects such as blocks, layers etc Renders the current screen Displays a graphics file eg BMP or TGA Continues an interrupted script Makes a round Solid from a 2D poly line Makes a round Surface from a 2D poly line Manages the rendering materials Rotates objects about a plane Rotates in any plane Sets render Rewinds a script Creates a 3D mesh between two curves Saves current drawing to disk and continues in that drawing Saves current drawing under a new name continues with new name Saves a rendered image to a graphics file Changes the actual size of object(s) Saves and recalls settings related to lights & cameras Runs a script file of autocad commands Cuts through a solid to make a region Sets up a 'Previous' selection set Maps materials onto objects Access to the many autocad sytem variables Gives a crude render of current scene Shades the objects in the current viewport Inserts a shape Returns an objects material Freehand drawing Cuts a solid Sets the value for cursor snap Draws Solid objects in Profile Creates a filled area Edits a solid, extrudes some more, moves holes etc. Project a profile of a solid object Sets up SolDraw Checks the spelling in a drawing Creates a 3D solid sphere Creates a NURBS curve Edits a NURBS curve Displays render statistics Displays drawing statistics Outputs a solid Changes the length of object(s) Sets the current text style Displays the Plot Style Manager Creates a solid by taking one solid from another Arranges windows Sets up or turns on the tablet Creates a surface from a polygon and a vector Creates and customizes toolbars

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TEXT F2 TOL TO TOR 'TEXTSCR 'TIME TOLERANCE TOOLBAR TORUS TRACE TRANSPARENCY 'TREESTAT TR ^Z TRIM U UCS UCSICON UCSMAN UNDEFINE U UNI -UN UPD UNDO UNION 'UNITS UPDATE VBAIDE VBALOAD VBAMAN VBARUN VBASTMT VBAUNLOAD -V 'VIEW VIEWRES VLISP VPCLIP VPLAYER -VP VPOINT VPORTS VSLIDE W WE WBLOCK WEDGE WHOHAS WMFIN WMFOPTS WMFOUT XA XB XC XL XR Z XATTACH XBIND XCLIP XLINE XPLODE XREF XREFCLIP 'ZOOM

Text Display Tool Dims Tool 3D Solids 2D Create Image Inquiry Edit Edit Settings Display Tool Tool Edit 3D Solids Settings Dims Prog Prog Prog Prog Prog Prog Display Display Prog Display Display 3D Display Display Image Symbols 3D Solids Tool Image Image Image Symbols Symbols Symbols 2D Create Edit Symbols Symbols Display

Creates new text DTEXT is better MTEXT better stil Flips to text screen Displays the current and elapsed time Creates geometric tolerances Sets which of many toolbars are active Creates a 3D Dough Nut SOLID The old pline command <<<< don't use Controls whether background pixels in an image are transparent or opaque Stats on the spatial index Cuts one object with another Undo the last command Sets, Restores, Rotates etc the UCS Sets the display mode for the ucs icon Manages defined user coordinate systems Suppresses an internal command Undoes more than one command Adds together two solids Sets the display mode and precission of numbers Up dated dimension to current style Displays the Visual Basic Editor Loads a global VBA project into the current AutoCAD session Loads, unloads, saves, creates, embeds, and extracts VBA projects Runs a VBA macro Executes a VBA statement on the AutoCAD command line Unloads a global VBA project Sets and Restores zoom settings Sets the resolution for circles and arcs etc. Displays the Visual LISP interactive development environment (IDE) Clips viewport objects Selectively hides objects on certain layers in certain VPORTS Sets the position of the veiwers eye Multi views in model space View a slide Export a block, becomes a drawing Creates a solid wedge Displays ownership information for opened drawing files Imports a Windows metafile Sets options for WMFIN Saves objects to a Windows metafile Attaches an external reference to the current drawing Binds dependant of an XREF to aand drawing Defines an xref orsymbols block clipping boundary sets the front or back clipping planes Draws a line of infinate length Breaks a compound object into its component parts Links current drawing to an external drawing Inserts and clips a XREF Changes the current viewing magnifcation

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