CAD Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet
Common Function Keys
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| F1 | Get Help |
| F2 | Toggle between drawing window and text window |
| F3 | Control object snap (OSNAP) |
| F4 | Tablet control |
| F5 | Isoplane toggle |
| F6 | Control coordinate display on status line |
| F7 | Grid display toggle |
| F8 | Ortho mode toggle |
| F9 | Snap mode toggle |
| F10 | Polar tracking toggle |
| F11 | Object snap tracking toggle |
| (Use ALT+Letter to quickly select commands; this works in most software.) |
Common CTRL, ALT Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| ALT+TK | Quick select |
| ALT+NL | Linear dimension; ALT+VV4 to quickly create four viewports |
| ALT+MUP | Extract contour |
| Ctrl+B | Snap mode control (F9) |
| Ctrl+C | Copy selected objects to clipboard |
| Ctrl+F | Control object snap (F3) |
| Ctrl+G | Grid display control (F7) |
| Ctrl+J | Repeat last command |
| Ctrl+K | Hyperlink |
| Ctrl+N | New drawing file |
| Ctrl+M | Open Options dialog |
| Ctrl+O | Open image file |
| Ctrl+P | Open Plot dialog |
| Ctrl+S | Save file |
| Ctrl+U | Polar mode control (F10) |
| Ctrl+V | Paste from clipboard |
| Ctrl+W | Object snap tracking control (F11) |
| Ctrl+X | Cut selected content |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo |
| Ctrl+1 | Open Properties dialog |
| Ctrl+2 | Open DesignCenter |
| Ctrl+3 | Open Tool Palettes |
| Ctrl+6 | Open dbConnect |
| Ctrl+8 or QC | Quick Calculator |
| Double-click Middle Mouse | Zoom Extents (show all images) |
Dimensions
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| DLI | Linear Dimension |
| DRA | Radius Dimension |
| DDI | Diameter Dimension |
| DAL | Aligned Dimension |
| DAN | Angular Dimension |
| DCO | Continue Dimension |
| DCE | Center Mark |
| LE | Leader |
| TOL | Tolerance |
Snap Shortcuts
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| END | Snap to Endpoint |
| MID | Snap to Midpoint |
| INT | Snap to Intersection |
| CEN | Snap to Center |
| QUA | Snap to Quadrant |
| TAN | Snap to Tangent |
| PER | Snap to Perpendicular |
| NOD | Snap to Node |
| NEA | Snap to Nearest |
Basic Commands
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| AA | Measure Area and perimeter |
| ID | Display coordinates of a point |
| LI | List properties of an object |
| AL | Align |
| AR | Array |
| AP | Load application (*.lsp, etc.) |
| AV | Open Aerial View (dsviewer) |
| SE | Open Object Snap settings |
| ST | Open Text Style dialog |
| SO | Draw a 2D Solid |
| SP | Spell check |
| SC | Scale |
| SN | Snap mode settings |
| DT | Dynamic Text |
| DI | Measure distance between two points |
| OI | Insert OLE object |
| RE | Regenerate display |
| RO | Rotate |
| LE | Leader line |
| ST | Single line text |
| LA | Layer Manager |
Drawing Commands
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| REC | Rectangle |
| A | Arc |
| B | Block Definition |
| C | Circle |
| D | Dimension Style Manager |
| E | Erase |
| F | Fillet |
| G | Group |
| H | Hatch |
| I | Insert Block |
| J | Join |
| S | Stretch |
| T | Multiline Text |
| W | Write Block (save to disk) |
| L | Line |
| PL | Polyline |
| M | Move |
| X | Explode |
| V | View Manager / Set View |
| U | Undo |
| O | Offset |
| P | Pan |
| Z | Zoom |