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Plate No. 2 : 2D Commands Name: Peter Andrei B. Lumibao

Date: jan. 31, 2020 Page No.: 1 of 2

Instructor: Engr. Jayson U. Baga Rating: Issue No.: 2

L It can be used for making simple lines in the drawing.

C It is the command used for making a circle in AutoCAD.
PL This command can be used to make a Polyline in your drawing.
REC This command will make a rectangle in AutoCAD.
POL This command can be used to make a polygon with minimum of 3 sides and a maximum of 1024 sides.
ARC As the name suggests, this command can be used to make an arc in AutoCAD.

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ELLIPSE As the name suggests, this command can be used to make an ellipse with the major and minor axis.
REG This command can be used to make a region geometry in AutoCAD.
CO This command is used to copy object(s) in AutoCAD.
ARRAY Using this command you can make Rectangular, polar or Path array.
TR This command is used for trimming a geometry.
OP Using this command you can open options window which contains most of the settings of AutoCAD.
SC This command is used to change the scale of an object.
B This command is used for creating a block, the properties of the block can be defined using the block definition
window.
I This command can be used to insert an existing block or a drawing as a block in AutoCAD.
ST Using this command you can open text style window which controls properties of the default AutoCAD text style.
X This command can be used to explode objects like Polyline to simple lines, an array or a block to a simple geometry
etc.
F This command can be used to add rounded corners to the sharp edges of the geometry, these round corners are also
called fillets.
CHA This command can be used to add slant edges to the sharp corners, these slant edges are also called chamfers.

LA This command can be used to open layer properties manage palette which is a tool for creating and managing
layers in a drawing.

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Plate No. 2: 2D Commands Name: Peter Andrei B. Lumibao

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Keyboard Shortcut Keys

Ctrl + N You can use this shortcut to open a new drawing a tab in AutoCAD.

Ctrl + S You can use this keyboard shortcut to save a drawing file.

Ctrl + Shift + S You can use this keyboard shortcut to save the drawing as a new file, in short, this is the hotkey

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for “save as” command.

Ctrl + 0 Clears screen to show only the drawing area and hides palettes and tabs. Press it again to reset default
AutoCAD interface.

Ctrl + 1 Select and object and press Ctrl + 1 to open the properties palette which lists properties of the object.
You can use this palette to modify most of the properties of the object too. You can also use PR command to
open the property palette.

Ctrl + 2 You can use it to open design center palette which contains many AutoCAD blocks that can be used
directly in your drawing.

Ctrl + 9 You can use this keyboard shortcut to toggle the visibility of the command line. If for some reason your
command line is hidden from the drawing area, then use this keyboard shortcut to bring it back.

Ctrl + C Select objects from the drawing area and press Ctrl + C to copy to objects to the clipboard.

Ctrl + V To paste the copied objects of the clipboard in the drawing keeping their original properties, you can
use this keyboard shortcut.

Ctrl + Shift + V To paste the copied objects as a block you can use this keyboard shortcut, the block thus created
will have a random set of characters as is name. You can use this keyboard shortcut to make blocks quickly
without going through the create block window.

Ctrl + Z This keyboard shortcut can be used to undo last action in your drawing. You can press this shortcut key
multiple times to undo many actions.

Ctrl + Y This keyboard shortcut can be used to redo the last undo action which you have performed.

Ctrl + Tab You can use this keyboard shortcut to cycle through all open drawing tabs in AutoCAD.

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Plate No. 1 : AutoCad Interface Name: Peter Andrei B. Lumibao

Date: jan. 31, 2020 Page No.: 1 of 1

Instructor: Engr. Jayson U. Baga Rating: Issue No.: 2

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1. Quick Access Toolbar - It is a customizable toolbar located at the top of the application
window, just to the right of the application menu button. By default, this toolbar contains a set
of frequently used commands for the application. You can add and remove commands as
needed.
2. Application Menu - It contains commands that are relevant for the drawing as a whole.
The application menu contains commands for the following file operations: Create new
drawings and projects. Open drawing files, project files, DGN files, and IFC files
3. Ribbons - The ribbon organizes tools into logical groupings. The ribbon provides a
compact palette of all of the tools necessary to create or modify your drawing.
4. File Tabs - It provides an easy way for you to access all the open drawings in the
application.
5. UCS Icon - The drawing area displays an icon representing the XY axis of a rectangular
coordinate system called the user coordinate system, or UCS. You can select, move, and rotate
the UCS icon to change the current UCS. The UCS is useful in 2D, and essential in 3D.
6. Layout Tabs - It is a mode where you can access one or more layouts from the tabs
located at the bottom-left corner of the drawing area. You can use multiple layout tabs to
display details of the various components of your model at several scales and on different sheet
sizes.
7. Command Line - It is like a combined control panel and index of all AutoCAD commands
you run - and have run - on your drawing.
8. Status Bar - It displays the cursor location, drawing tools, and tools that affect your
drawing environment. The status bar provides quick access to some of the most commonly
used drawing tools. You can toggle settings such as grid, snap, polar tracking, and object snap.
9. ViewCube - It is a navigation tool that is displayed when you are working in
2D model space or 3D visual style. With ViewCube, you can switch between standard and
isometric views.
10. InfoCenter - It is a feature used in several Autodesk products. It consists of a set of tools
on the right side of the title bar that enable you to access product-related information sources.
Depending on the Autodesk product and the configuration, these tools might differ.

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