Line :

Comaand line ‘l’ enter select the point or give the distance or specify point (x,y) along with angle if
not a straight line

Circle

‘c’ enter specify radius , point or 3 points, 2 points, or (tangent,tangent,radius)

Polygon :

Specify inscribed or circumscribed about acircle , specify `radius , no. Of sides

Arc:

3 point arc, angle, radius and centre point and length of arc

Osnap on for getting end pts centers tangent mid pts etc.,

Snap (f9) restricts cursor movement to specified intervals

Isoplane(f5) determines wheter the crosshair i.e. pointer lies in top isometric plane or other that is
top view front left etc.,

Grid(f7)

Units set to decimal for mm and engineering for inches

Rectangle (rec enter) specify corners

Dimensions (dim ent) select linear dim style

Chamfer specify angle an damount of chamfer i.e., 2 mm 45 degree

Fillet specify radius and select the points

Undo (u ent) reverses the effect of command

Redo reverses undo command

Oops restores erased objects

Donut specify inside, outside dia for drawing washer

Multiple

Move

Copy

Offset

Specify dist , and click on the side where to be offset

Extend:

Extends the line to the nearest edge or point

Trim (tr ent)

Select the object to be selected then select all or ‘a’ enter then select the portions to be trimmed

xplode to break up a drawing for example rectangle into four lines

Spline command used draw spline curve as drawn at the shaft ends in machine design

Rotate

Mirror command select obj , specify 1 and 2 point of mirror plane or any line about which object is to
be mirrored, click on the side where object is to be mirrored

Array

Specify type for rectangular—rows, columns, offset distance and direction./ for polar(circular)
angle, depending on no. I.e., 90 deg for 4 (360/no.)

Hatch

Select style and area to be hatched

Matchprop matches properties of one line i.e., thickness width to other lines or elements like arc
etc.,

Layers

Wblock or write w block saves objects or converts a block to a file

DDEDIT:

EDITS TEXT, DIMENSION TEXT,--- SHORTCUT MENU:SELECT A TEXT OBJECT RIGHT CLICK IN THE
DRAWING AREA AND CHOOSE MTEXT EDIT OR TEXT EDIT

USE DIMRADIUS COMMAND AND GET A LEADER LINE AND WRITE NECESSARY TEXT USING DIM EDIT