This presentation summarizes all the very common and essential commands useful to know for every AutoCAD expert.

1. Essential AutoCAD Commands
This presentation
summarizes all the
very common and
essential commands
useful to know for
every AutoCAD
expert.

2. Essential AutoCAD Commands
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3. What does AutoCAD Mean?
Cad full-form is computer-aided design or drafting (CAD)
and program used for 2D and 3D design and drafting.
And it was one of the initial CAD programs that could be
executed on the personal computers.
The (cad) first release of the software (application) used
only primaeval existence such as a line, arc polygon,
poly-line, circle, rectangle and difficult objects.

4. EngineersEngineers.....
● Architecture Engineers:-
Architecture Engineers are make a good plan according by client
as buildings or home and much more. He create a drawings for
home design. Civil engineers are prepare a foundation for a roads
and fly overs and pull and much more.

5. Mechanical Engineers
● Mechanical Engineers is a diversified subject that obtain its
broadness from the designs and he was prepare a mechanical
device. He build a machinery system, , foundations and other
things.

6. Electrical Engineers
● Electrical drafters are preparing a technical drawing of the
electrical wiring system and machinery system.
● Since the drawing process they are very alert and give a
sketch drawing so get a final designs.

7. Introduction Of Commands
●
Line Command:-
Line command create a drawing. that is a very important
command in autocad. first type “L” than enter in command
prompt, and draw a line his according.

8. Move command
● Move command type “M” than enter in command prompt: you
can go tools bar in auto-cad and select move command.
● Move command change the of objects, if you want the any
objects move so you can use this command.

9. Rotate Command
● Type “R” than enter in command prompt:
If you want the any objects to rotate, so you can use the
rotate command.
● Rotate command do turn the any objects you can create a
angle value his according.

10. Join Command
● Type “J” than enter in command prompt:
If you want the any line to join so you can do it,
● You can select a line and give a source point than select a
target point than enter your line is join.

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12. Trim Command
● Type “Tr” than double enter in command prompt:
Trim command modify the edge of the shapes OR trimed,
Trim command apply the enter-set objects which boundary
are trim.

13. Extend Command
● Type “Ex” than double enter in command prompt:
extend command to use the any one line to extend,first
select a line and define the source and boundary edge.

14. Mirror Command
● Type “Mi” than enter in command prompt:
If you want the any objects to mirror so you can select the
object than enter and give a base point and end point to
prepare a object.

15. Region Command
● Type “Reg” than enter in command prompt:
if you want the any objects to change the compound objects
so you can select region command. The offset command is
not use the region command.

16. Multiple Copy CommandMultiple Copy Command
● Type “Co OR Cp” than enter in command prompt:
if you want the multiple object so you can select the copy
command and click the objects and give a base point and
create a objects.

17. Offset Command
● Type “O” than enter in command prompt:
If you want the offset to any objects so you can create a
specified distance or through a point.
OR
● You can give a value to offset objects.

18. Explode Command
● Type “X” than enter in command
prompt:
Explode command used the
compound objects to change the
polyline objects. If you want the
compound objects to change the
polyline so you can select the objects
and type x than enter.

19. Spline Command
● Type “Spl” than enter in
command prompt:
Spline to create a smooth
curve that achieveXment
and prepare a any objects
he doing freehand work
while you are apply the
spline,to keep ortho off.

20. Circle Command
● Type “C” than enter in command prompt:
Circle command is depends on the two access:
● Radius(dra+enter)
● Diameter(ddi+enter)

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22. Ellipse Command
● Type “el” than enter in command prompt:
Ellipse command is depends on the two access:
● Major
● Miner

23. Point Command
● Type “Po” than enter in command prompt:
OR
Go to Formate — Point StyleGo to Formate — Point Style
Point command is depends on the two access:
● Divid (div+enter)
● Measure (me+enter)

24. Rectangle CommandRectangle Command
● Type “Rec” than enter in command prompt:
If you want the rectangle so you are select the rectangle and
first click the and second click or give a value to create a
rectangle.

25. Array Command
● Type “Ar” than enter in command prompt:
Array command is depends on the three access:
● Rectangle
● Polar
● Path

26. Fillet Command
● Type “F” than enter in command prompt:
If you want the radius(smoothness,roundness)in rectangle so
you can used the fillet command. Fillet command create a
roundness (zigzag) corner between two lines.

27. Chamfer Command
● Type “Cha” than enter in command prompt:
● If you want the creates a bevelled corner. so you are used
the chamfer command.

28. Poly-line Command
●
We can typeWe can type “Pl”“Pl” than enter inthan enter in
command prompt:command prompt:
Mostly pline command used in
3D.Because pline command is
already joint, so we are use create a
drawing or plan.
●
Poly Edit:-Poly Edit:- If you want the poly-line
edit so you can type “Pe”“Pe” than
enter..

29. Polygon Command
●
We can typeWe can type “pol”“pol” than enter in command prompt:than enter in command prompt:
●
First create number of polygon,First create number of polygon,
Polygon command is depends on the two access:-
●
InscribedInscribed (You are corner man-tan in circle)
● Circumscribed( You are edge man-tan out of circle).

30. Block......
● We can type “B”“B” than enter in command prompt:
We are used this command for save object, You are create a
objects and this command.
●
Insert Block:-Insert Block:- which object we are save that is open by insert
block,You can type “I”“I” than enter.

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32. Hatching Command
● We can type “H” than enter in command prompt and use it:
If we want the any object create a solid object, so we are used
this command, OR
● You want the used to create tonal or shading effects, closely
full colour so used it.

33. Match Property
● We can type “Ma” than enter in command prompt:
If you want the any shape match other shapes so you are
used it. First click the original shapes than enter and second
click on the match shapes.

34. Text Command
●
Single TextSingle Text
●
Multi-line TextMulti-line Text

35. Single Text
●
We are talking single textWe are talking single text
● You can type “DT” than enter in command prompt:
● Mostly if you want the short word write so you are used it.
● Text Style:-If you want the change text style you can go to,
Formate Menu bar ---------- Text Style

36. Text Style

37. Single TextSingle Text
● Property Panel: If we want the change the size, colours, and
any more sittings of current text , So you can go to property
panel and change the settings of the text.

38. Multi-line Text
●
Now we are talking the Multi-line textNow we are talking the Multi-line text
You can type “MT OR T” than enter in command prompt:
Mostly we are write a large content so we are used it.
Column: If you want the write a letter in a column so you are
select a static column or dynamic column.
Gutter: The distance between
two columns is called gutter.

39. Multi-line TextMulti-line Text
● Paragraph: If you want the content man-tan so you can go to
paragraph and change the aligned and you can put the content
his according as (left, right, up, down,top,bottom) and you are
put as (centre, justified, align) and much more...
● Tracking: If you want the
man-tan between two words
space, So you can select the
tracking.

40. Multi-line Text
● Number OR Bullet: If you want the create a bullet
on the paragraph,So you can select the bullet...
● Modify Text: If you want the edit text so you can
double click on the word. OR
You can type “ED” than enter in command prompt.

41. Multi-leader
● If you want the open this panel so you can go
Tools Menu bar ----Tool---- Auto-cad ---- Multi-leader
This command is mostly used for give a radius and diameter of
circle.
● Multi-leader Style: You can go
Formate ----- Multi-leader Style

42. Layer....
●
You can typeYou can type “La”“La” than enter in command promptthan enter in command prompt:
Formate menu bar ----- Layer
Mostly, while we are prepare a drawing when used the
layer, because we are create a separate work on the layer
as( wall, door, window, railing, dimension, beam, and any
other content on the layer).

43. Layer

44. Modify Commands
● Lengthen: We can type “Len” than enter in command prompt:
● If you want the line command extend or remove, So you can
used this command OR
● If you want the line maintain, So you can used Lengthen
command.

45. Modify Commands
● Stretch Command: We can type “S” than enter in command
prompt:
● If you want the rectangle command maintain, So you can
select stretch command.
OR
● You can double click on the rectangle when you are maintain the
rectangle.

46. Scale....
● You can type “Sc” than enter in command prompt:
If we want the maintain scale, So you can used this
command.

47. 3D Commands....
Solid Editing
● Extrude Command: You can type “EXT” than enter in
command prompt:
Extrude command mostly used in create allow a solid objects
from the content. This command used boundary
content(objects).

48. Presspull Command
● You can type “Pres” than enter in command prompt
Press-pull command used only closed content(objects).
while we are not joint object that is not support.

49. Orbit...Orbit...
● If we want the see any 3D navigation command mode as (top,
bottom, front, left, right) so used it.

50. Union Command
● Union command used for two or more line to combined in
content. OR
● Union command subsets the line are joined separately.

51. Subtract Command
● You can type “Sub or Su”“Sub or Su” than enter in command prompt:
● Subtract Command used trim subtract set of current region
objects.
● First select the content that are you keep than enter and second
select the content which are you subtract.

52. Intersect Command
● You can type “In”“In” than enter in command prompt:
When you are create a command solid object that value two
content overlap a surfaces or region that is a intersect object.

53. Colour Edge
● If we want the change the colours of edge, So you can
change the coordinate and select the realistic edge
and then select the edge and choose the colour.

54. Sweep Command
● Sweep command create a 3D solid path by two objects,
First click the convert objects and second click the line object
and give the line height than enter.

55. Shell Command
● If you want the hole of any objects, So you can used the shell
command.
● You can go,
Home tab---> Solid Editing panel---> Solid Edit drop-down
and select the Shell command.

56. Loft Command
● Loft is a not useful command but explain it. Loft command
has mostly unique feature and the result obtain it. When
you are combined the any object or other technique.

57. Revolve Command
● You can type “Rev” in command prompt:
● If you want the create a solid object by a poly line. So you can
select the revolve command.
● This is apply the two object so you can take two object. First
select the convert object and give the height of second objects.

58. Poly Solid
● Poly solid command use the freehand as you want the rider as
the the work. Mostly we are used the make a drawing, First
type the height and second type the width than enter, and
drive it.
●
Poly Edit:Poly Edit: If you want the edit of object. So you can use the
Property panelProperty panel.

59. Helix Command
● You can use the helix command as on the sweep
command to create a spring, thread, and circulars
and any more content by Helix with sweep
commands.
● You can create a spring object by helix command and
create a second object and
apply the sweep command
on objects.

60. Section plan
● This command all most used the mechanical
engineers.
If you want the any objects to divide the two part from
the middle, So you can use the Generate section.
● Firstly you can cross a line middle of the objects,and
second apply the generate section and select 3d
surface.

61. Extrude Edge
● If you want the keep edge of any objects, So you can use the
Extrude edge.
● Firstly you can take the Extrude edge and select the content
edge and apply the move command. and keep the object edge.

62. UCS Property
● If you want the change the wcs property and create the 2D or
3D surface. So you can use the property of UCS or
WCS(world coordinate system) .
● If you want the change the coordinate of the objects to change
the ribbon. OR
● You are never change the coordinate of coordinate panel.

63. UCS Property

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