Before we dive into the letters, change one habit today. In AutoCAD, the Spacebar acts exactly like the Enter key.
Here are some shortcuts related to drawing and editing:
Managing complex drawings requires these visual shortcuts. shortcuts autocad
: Start the POLYLINE command for connected line segments. REC [Enter] : Draw a RECTANGLE. A [Enter] : Create an ARC. Critical Editing and Modification Shortcuts
Hold Shift while using Trim to temporarily switch to Extend (and vice versa). No need to retype. Before we dive into the letters, change one habit today
Stop using the Modify panel. Use these keys instead.
Don't like the default shortcuts? Change them. : Start the POLYLINE command for connected line segments
| Shortcut | Command | What it does | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Copy | Duplicates objects. | | M | Move | Relocates objects. | | RO | Rotate | Spins objects around a base point. | | MI | Mirror | Flips a copy across an axis. | | O | Offset | Creates a parallel line at a set distance. | | F | Fillet | Rounds or sharpens corners (set radius to 0 to join lines). | | SC | Scale | Enlarges or shrinks objects. | | E | Erase | Deletes objects. (Much faster than hitting Delete on the keyboard). |