Appendix B. Command Reference

Use the Help feature of AutoCAD for additional information about commands and their options.

Command

Description

3D

Creates 3D surfaced objects.

3DALIGN

Aligns objects with other objects in 2D and 3D environment.

3DARRAY

Copies objects in a rectangular or polar 3D array.

3DCLIP

Opens the Adjust Clipping Planes window and starts the 3D Orbit view.

3DCONFIG

Allows user to specify 3D graphics system configuration settings.

-3DCONFIG

Provides a command line interface to 3D graphics system’s configuration settings.

3DCORBIT

Opens the 3D Orbit view and places selected objects in continuous orbit based on mouse click and drag direction and speed.

3DDISTANCE

Opens the 3D Orbit view and allows user to move camera relative to object, either increasing or decreasing object’s apparent size without changing perspective.

3DDWF

Displays Export 3D DWF dialog box.

3DEDITBAR

Reshapes, scales, and edits the tangency of NURBS surfaces.

3DFACE

Creates a three- or four-sided surface.

3DFLY

Activates fly-through mode and enables navigation in any direction, including off XY plane.

3DFORBIT

Controls interactive viewing of objects in 3D, using an unconstrained orbit.

3DMESH

Creates a free-form polygon mesh on an M * N grid.

3DMOVE

Displays move grip tool in a 3D view and moves objects a specified distance in a specified direction.

3DORBIT

Allows interactive viewing of selected 3D objects by clicking and dragging the mouse.

3DORBITCTR

Allows user selection of a center of rotation for the 3D Orbit view.

3DOSNAP

Sets the object snap modes for 3D objects via dialog box.

-3DOSNAP

Sets the object snap modes for 3D objects from the command line.

3DPAN

Initiates interactive viewing of selected 3D objects and enables dragging the view.

3DPOLY

Creates a polyline with 3D line segments.

3DPRINT

Sends a 3D model to a 3D printing service.

3DPRINTSERVICE

Sends a 3D model to a 3D printing service.

3DROTATE

Displays rotate grip tool in a 3D view and revolves objects around a base point.

3DSCALE

In a 3D view, displays the 3D Scale gizmo to aid in resizing 3D objects.

3DSIN

Starts import process for a 3D Studio file.

3DSWIVEL

Initiates interactive viewing of selected 3D objects and moves the camera based on cursor movement.

3DWALK

Interactively changes view of a 3D drawing so that you appear to be walking through the model.

3DZOOM

Initiates interactive viewing of selected 3D objects and allows zooming in or out.

ABOUT

Displays information about the software such as version number and the license agreement.

ACISIN

Imports an SAT ACIS file into the drawing.

ACISOUT

Exports an AutoCAD body, solid, or region to an SAT ACIS file.

ACTBASEPOINT

Inserts a base point in an action macro.

ACTMANAGER

Manages action macro files.

ACTRECORD

Starts the recording of an action macro.

ACTSTOP

Stops the recording of an action macro.

-ACTSTOP

Stops the recording of an action macro.

ACTUSERINPUT

Requests a user input during playback.

ACTUSERMESSAGE

Inserts a message that will be viewed during playback.

-ACTUSERMESSAGE

Inserts a message that will be viewed during playback.

ADCCLOSE

Closes DesignCenter window.

ADCENTER

Opens DesignCenter window.

ADCNAVIGATE

Loads a specified path or drawing file name into the tree view of DesignCenter.

ADDSELECTED

Creates a new object based on the object type and general properties of a selected object.

ADJUST

Adjusts the fade, contrast, and monochrome settings of the selected image or underlay (DWF, DWFx, PDF, or DGN).

ALIGN

Aligns two objects in either 2D or 3D using one, two, or three pairs of source and destination points.

ALLPLAY

Plays all named views in current drawing.

AMECONVERT

Converts Advanced Modeling Extension (AME) regions or solids to AutoCAD solid models.

ANALYSISCURVATURE

Displays a color gradient onto a surface to evaluate different aspects of its curvature.

ANALYSISDRAFT

Displays a color gradient onto a 3D model to evaluate whether there is adequate space between a part and its mold.

ANALYSISOPTIONS

Sets the display options for zebra, curvature, and draft analysis.

ANALYSISZEBRA

Projects stripes onto a 3D model to analyze surface continuity.

ANIPATH

Saves an animation along a path in a 3D model.

ANNORESET

Resets the location of all scale representations for an annotative object to that of the current scale representation.

ANNOUPDATE

Updates existing annotative objects to match the current properties of their styles.

APERTURE

Specifies size of the object snap target box.

APPLOAD

Opens Load/Unload Applications dialog box.

ARC

Draws an arc based on specified points.

ARCHIVE

Opens the Archive Sheet Set dialog box, which packages the current sheet set files to be archived.

AREA

Calculates area and perimeter of specified objects or areas.

ARRAY

Copies selected objects arranged in a rectangular, path, or polar pattern.

ARRAYCLASSIC

Displays the legacy Array dialog box.

ARRAYCLOSE

Saves back or discards changes made to an array’s source objects and exits the array editing state.

ARRAYEDIT

Edits associative array objects and their source objects.

ARRAYPATH

Evenly distributes object copies along a path or a portion of a path.

ARRAYPOLAR

Evenly distributes object copies in a circular pattern around a center point or axis of rotation.

ARRAYRECT

Distributes object copies into any combination of rows, columns, and levels.

ARX

Loads and unloads ObjectARX applications.

ATTACH

Inserts an external reference, image, or underlay (DWF, DWFx, PDF, or DGN files) in the current drawing.

ATTACHURL

Associates hyperlinks with selected objects or areas in a drawing.

ATTDEF

Opens the Attribute Definition dialog box.

ATTDISP

Controls visibility of block attributes in a drawing.

ATTEDIT

Opens Edit Attributes dialog box, which permits editing of attribute values for a selected block.

ATTEXT

Opens Attribute Extraction dialog box, which permits informational text stored in blocks to be saved to a file.

ATTIPEDIT

Changes the textual content of an attribute within a block.

ATTREDEF

Redefines an existing block, and updates attribute definitions.

ATTSYNC

Updates all occurrences of a specified block with the current attributes.

AUDIT

Finds and attempts to correct errors in a drawing.

AUTOCONSTRAIN

Applies geometric constraints to a selection set of objects based on orientation of the objects relative to one another.

AUTOPUBLISH

Publishes drawings to DWF, DWFx, or PDF files automatically to a specified location.

BACKGROUND

Reintroduction of BACKGROUND command.

BACTION

Associates an action with a parameter in a dynamic block definition.

BACTIONBAR

Displays or hides action bars for a selection set of parameter objects.

BACTIONSET

Enables user to specify objects associated with an action in a dynamic block.

BACTIONTOOL

Adds an action to a dynamic block.

BASE

Sets the insertion base point coordinates of a drawing in the current UCS.

BASSOCIATE

Associates an action whose parameter has been removed with a new parameter in a dynamic block definition.

BATTMAN

Displays the Block Attribute Manager, which permits block attribute property edits.

BATTORDER

Controls order in which block attributes are listed when the block is inserted or edited.

BAUTHORPALETTE

Opens Block Authoring Palettes window.

BAUTHORPALETTECLOSE

Closes Block Authoring Palettes window.

BCLOSE

Closes the Block Editor.

BCONSTRUCTION

Converts geometry into construction geometry.

BCPARAMETER

Applies constraint parameters to selected objects, or converts dimensional constraints to parameter constraints.

-BCPARAMETER

Applies constraint parameters to selected objects, or converts dimensional constraints to parameter constraints from the command line.

BCYCLEORDER

Displays Insertion Cycling Order dialog box allowing user to change the cycling order of grips in a dynamic block.

BEDIT

Opens the Edit Block Definition dialog box.

BESETTINGS

Displays the Block Editor Settings dialog box.

BGRIPSET

Controls number and position of grips for a parameter in a dynamic block.

BHATCH

See HATCH.

BLEND

Creates a spline in the gap between two selected lines or curves.

BLOCK

A group of reusable objects with flexible insert options.

BLOCKICON

Creates preview images for blocks displayed in DesignCenter.

BLOOKUPTABLE

Displays Property Lookup Table dialog box.

BMPOUT

Creates a bitmap file from selected objects.

BOUNDARY

Converts an enclosed area into a region or a polyline.

BOX

Draws a solid 3-dimensional box.

BPARAMETER

Adds a parameter to a dynamic block.

BREAK

Splits the selected object into two parts.

BREP

Removes history from 3D solid primitives and composite solids.

BROWSER

Launches the default web browser.

BSAVE

Saves changes to the current block definition and retains the same name.

BSAVEAS

Saves a copy of a block definition under a new name.

BTABLE

Displays a dialog box to define variations of a block.

BTESTBLOCK

Displays a window within the Block Editor to test a dynamic block.

BVHIDE

Makes selected objects invisible in a visibility state.

BVSHOW

Controls visibility of objects in a dynamic block.

BVSTATE

Manages visibility states in a dynamic block.

CAL

Calculates mathematical and geometric expressions.

CAMERA

Sets position of camera and target for viewing.

CENTERDISASSOCIATE

Removes associativity of center marks or centerlines from objects they define.

CENTERLINE

Creates centerline geometry associated with selected lines and polylines.

CENTERMARK

Creates an associative, cross-shaped mark at the center of a selected circle, arc, or polygonal arc.

CENTERREASSOCIATE

Associates or reassociates a center mark or centerline object to selected objects.

CENTERRESET

Resets the extension lines of a center mark or centerline to the current value specified in the CENTEREXE system variable.

CHAMFER

Draws an angled corner between two lines.

CHAMFEREDGE

Bevels the edges of 3D solids and surfaces.

CHANGE

Changes the properties of selected objects.

CHECKSTANDARDS

Compares the current drawing with a standards file and notes violations.

CHPROP

Enables changing the color, layer, linetype, linetype scale factor, lineweight, and thickness of a selected object.

CHSPACE

Moves objects from model space to paper space, or vice versa (former Express Tool).

CIRCLE

Draws a circle.

CLASSICGROUP

Opens the legacy Object Grouping dialog box.

CLEANSCREENOFF

Restores all toolbars and dockable windows cleared by the CLEANSCREENON command.

CLEANSCREENON

Clears the screen of all toolbars and dockable windows.

CLIP

Crops a selected external reference, image, viewport, or underlay (DWF, DWFx, PDF, or DGN) to a specified boundary.

CLOSE

Closes current active drawing.

CLOSEALL

Closes all open drawings.

CLOSEALLOTHER

Closes all other open drawings, except the current active drawing.

COLOR

Specifies color for new objects.

COMMANDLINE

Restores the command line.

COMMANDLINEHIDE

Hides the command line.

COMPILE

Compiles PostScript font and shape files.

CONE

Draws a 3D solid cone with a circular or elliptical base.

CONSTRAINTBAR

A toolbar-like UI element that displays the available geometric constraints on an object.

CONSTRAINTSETTINGS

Controls the display of geometric constraints on constraint bars.

CONTENTEXPLORER

Finds and inserts content such as drawing files, blocks, and styles.

CONTENTEXPLORERCLOSE

Closes the Content Explorer window.

CONVERT

Updates 2D polylines and associative hatches created in AutoCAD Release 13 or earlier.

CONVERTCTB

Changes a color-dependent plot style table to a named plot style table.

CONVERTOLDLIGHTS

Converts lights created in previous releases to lights in the latest AutoCAD format.

CONVERTOLDMATERIALS

Converts materials created in previous releases to materials in the latest AutoCAD format.

CONVERTPSTYLES

Changes current drawing to either a named or color-dependent plot style.

CONVTOMESH

Converts 3D objects such as polygon meshes, surfaces, and solids to mesh objects.

CONVTONURBS

Converts 3D solids and surfaces into NURBS surfaces.

CONVTOSOLID

Converts polylines and circles with thickness to 3D solids.

CONVTOSURFACE

Converts objects to surfaces.

COORDINATIONMODELATTACH

Inserts references to coordination models such as Navisworks NWD and NWC files.

COPY

Creates copies of selected objects at a specified location.

COPYBASE

Copies selected objects with a user-defined base point.

COPYCLIP

Copies all selected objects to the Clipboard.

COPYHIST

Copies command line text to the Clipboard.

COPYLINK

Copies the current view to the Clipboard for inclusion in other OLE applications.

COPYTOLAYER

Copies one or more objects to another layer (former Express Tool).

-COPYTOLAYER

Copies one or more objects to another layer from the command line.

CUI

Allows customization of workspaces, toolbars, menus, shortcut menus, and keyboard shortcuts.

CUIEXPORT

Exports customized settings.

CUIIMPORT

Imports customized settings.

CUILOAD

Loads a CUIx file.

CUIUNLOAD

Unloads a CUIx file.

CUSTOMIZE

Allows customization of tool palettes.

CUTCLIP

Removes objects from the drawing and places them on the Clipboard.

CVADD

Adds control vertices to NURBS surfaces and splines.

CVHIDE

Turns off the display of control vertices for all NURBS surfaces and curves.

CVREBUILD

Rebuilds the shape of NURBS surfaces and curves.

-CVREBUILD

Rebuilds the shape of NURBS surfaces and curves.

CVREMOVE

Removes the shape of NURBS surfaces and curves.

CVSHOW

Displays the control vertices for specified NURBS surfaces or curves.

CYLINDER

Draws a solid 3D cylinder with either a circular or elliptical cross-section.

DATAEXTRACTION

Exports object property, block attribute, and drawing information to a data extraction table or to an external file and specifies a data link to an Excel spreadsheet.

-DATAEXTRACTION

Exports object property, block attribute, and drawing information to a data extraction table or to an external file and specifies a data link to an Excel spreadsheet from the command line.

DATALINK

Displays the Data Link Manager.

DATALINKUPDATE

Updates data to or from an established external data link.

DBCLOSE

Closes the dbConnect Manager and removes the dbConnect menu from the menu bar.

DBCONNECT

Opens the dbConnect Manager and adds the dbConnect menu to the menu bar, establishing an interface with external database tables.

DBLIST

Displays database information about drawing objects in the text window.

DCALIGNED

Constrains the distance between two points on different objects.

DCANGULAR

Constrains the angle between line or polyline segments, the angle swept out by an arc or a polyline arc segment, or the angle between three points on objects.

DCCONVERT

Converts associative dimensions to dimensional constraints.

DCDIAMETER

Constrains the diameter of a circle or an arc.

DCDISPLAY

Displays or hides the dynamic constraints associated with a selection set of objects.

DCFORM

Specifies whether the dimensional constraint being created is dynamic or annotational.

DCHORIZONTAL

Constrains the X distance between points on an object, or between two points on different objects.

DCLINEAR

Creates a horizontal, vertical, or rotated constraint based on the locations of the extension line origins and the dimension line.

DCRADIUS

Constrains the radius of a circle or an arc.

DCVERTICAL

Constrains the Y distance between points on an object, or between two points on different objects.

DELAY

Specifies the length of a timed pause in a script.

DELCONSTRAINT

Removes all geometric and dimensional constraints from a selection set of objects.

DESIGNFEEDCLOSE

Closes the Design Feed palette.

DESIGNFEEDOPEN

Opens the Design Feed palette.

DETACHURL

Removes hyperlinks from selected objects.

DGNADJUST

Changes the display options of selected DGN underlays.

-DGNADJUST

Provides a command line interface to the DGN underlay display options.

DGNATTACH

Attaches a DGN underlay to the current drawing.

-DGNATTACH

Attaches a DGN underlay to the current drawing from the command line.

DGNBIND

Binds DGN underlays to the current drawing.

-DGNBIND

Binds DGN underlays to the current drawing from the command line.

DGNCLIP

Defines a clipping boundary for a selected DGN underlay.

DGNEXPORT

Creates one or more DGN files from the current drawing. You will be able to attach DGN files with non-DGN extensions.

-DGNEXPORT

Creates one or more DGN files from the current drawing from the command line.

DGNIMPORT

Creates one or more DGN files from the current drawing. You will be able to attach DGN files with non-DGN extensions.

-DGNIMPORT

Creates one or more DGN files from the current drawing from the command line.

DGNMAPPING

Opens the DGN Mapping Setups Manager dialog box.

DIGITALSIGN

Provides a separate command to add a digital signature to a drawing. Removes the Digital Signature tab from the SECURITYOPTIONS command.

DIM and DIM1

Initiates Dimensioning mode. DIM1 allows user to execute a single dimensioning command before returning to the command prompt.

DIMALIGNED

Creates a linear dimension parallel to an angled edge.

DIMANGULAR

Creates an angular dimension between two lines or three points.

DIMARC

Creates an arc length dimension.

DIMBASELINE

Creates a linear, angular, or ordinate dimension from a selected baseline.

DIMBREAK

Adds or removes a dimension break.

DIMCENTER

Creates center marks or centerlines of circles and arcs.

DIMCONSTRAINT

Applies dimensional constraints to selected objects or points on objects.

DIMCONTINUE

Creates a chained linear, angular, or ordinate dimension.

DIMDIAMETER

Creates diameter dimensions for circles and arcs, which include the diameter symbol.

DIMDISASSOCIATE

Removes associativity from specified dimensions.

DIMEDIT

Edits dimension extension lines and text.

DIMINSPECT

Creates or removes inspection dimensions.

-DIMINSPECT

Provides a command line interface to create or remove inspection dimensions.

DIMJOGGED

Creates a foreshortened radius dimension.

DIMJOGLINE

Adds or removes a jog line on a linear or aligned dimension.

DIMLINEAR

Creates horizontal or vertical linear dimensions.

DIMORDINATE

Creates ordinate dimensions based on specified x and y data.

DIMOVERRIDE

Temporarily changes a dimension system variable without changing the dimension style.

DIMRADIUS

Creates a radius dimension for a circle or arc, which includes a radius symbol.

DIMREASSOCIATE

Links selected dimensions to association points on objects.

DIMREGEN

Updates the locations of associative dimensions.

DIMSPACE

Adjusts the spacing equally between parallel linear and angular dimensions.

DIMSTYLE

Manages dimension styles.

DIMTEDIT

Permits moving and rotating dimension text.

DIST

Measures the distance and angle between two specified points.

DISTANTLIGHT

Creates a distant light.

DIVIDE

Divides an object into evenly spaced segments marked by points.

DONUT

Draws filled rings and circles.

DRAGMODE

Controls display of dragged objects.

DRAWINGRECOVERY

Displays list of files open during a system failure and offers options for recovery.

DRAWINGRECOVERYHIDE

Closes the Drawing Recovery Manager.

DRAWORDER

Changes the draw order of drawing objects.

DSETTINGS

Sets snap, grid, polar tracking, object snap, and dynamic input.

DVIEW

Creates parallel projection or perspective views in 3D.

DWFADJUST

Allows adjustment of a DWF underlay from the command line.

DWFATTACH

Attaches a DWF underlay to current drawing.

DWFCLIP

Uses clipping boundaries to define a subregion of a DWF underlay.

DWFFORMAT

Sets the default DWF format to the selected format to DWF or DWFx for the PUBLISH, 3DDWF, and EXPORT commands.

DWFLAYERS

Controls the display of layers in a DWF underlay.

DWGCONVERT

Converts drawing format version for one or more selected drawing files.

DWGPROPS

Sets and displays the properties of the current drawing.

DXBIN

Imports Drawing Exchange Binary format files.

EATTEDIT

Edits block attributes.

EATTEXT

Extracts block attribute data to a table or to an external file.

EDGE

Changes display visibility of 3D Face edges.

EDGESURF

Creates a 3D mesh conforming to four selected edges.

EDITSHOT

Opens the Edit View dialog box with the Shot Properties tab active.

ELEV

Sets elevation and extrusion thickness for new objects.

ELLIPSE

Draws an ellipse or an elliptical arc.

ERASE

Removes selected objects.

ETRANSMIT

Packages files for Internet transmission.

EXPLODE

Breaks a selected compound object into component parts.

EXPORT

Saves object to other file formats.

EXPORTDWF

Creates a DWF file where you can set individual page setup overrides on a sheet-by-sheet basis.

EXPORTDWFX

Creates a DWFx file where you can set individual page setup overrides on a sheet-by-sheet basis.

EXPORTLAYOUT

Exports all visible objects from current layout to the model space of a new drawing.

EXPORTPDF

Creates a PDF file where you can set individual page setup overrides on a sheet-by-sheet basis.

EXPORTTOAUTOCAD

Creates a new DWG file with all AEC objects exploded.

-EXPORTTOUTOCAD

Provides a command line interface to create a new DWG file with all AEC objects exploded.

EXTEND

Extends selected object to meet a selected boundary edge.

EXTERNALREFERENCES

Displays External References palette.

EXTERNALREF-ERENCESCLOSE

Closes External References palette.

EXTRUDE

Creates a solid by extruding a cross-section to a specified height.

FBXEXPORT

Creates an Autodesk FBX file containing selected objects in the current drawing.

-FBXEXPORT

Creates an Autodesk FBX file containing selected objects in the current drawing from the command line.

FBXIMPORT

Imports an Autodesk FBX file, which can contain objects, lights, cameras, and materials.

-FBXIMPORT

Imports an Autodesk FBX file, which can contain objects, lights, cameras, and materials, from the command line.

FIELD

Creates a multiline text object, which can be updated automatically when the field value changes.

FILETAB

Displays the file tabs at the top of the drawing area.

FILETABCLOSE

Hides the file tabs at the top of the drawing area.

FILL

Controls the display of filled areas in hatches, 2D solids, and polylines.

FILLET

Creates a rounded corner tangent to two objects with a specified radius.

FILLETEDGE

Rounds and fillets the edges of solid objects.

FILTER

Allows creation of a list of criteria for creating a selection set.

FIND

Enables finding, selecting, and replacing specified text.

FLATSHOT

Creates a 2D representation of all 3D objects in the current view.

FREESPOT

Creates a free spotlight, which is similar to a spotlight without a specified target.

FREEWEB

Creates a free web light, which is similar to a web light without a specified target.

GCCOINCIDENT

Constrains two points together or a point to a curve (or an extension of a curve).

GCCOLLINEAR

Causes two or more line segments to lie along the same line.

GCCONCENTRIC

Constrains two arcs, circles, or ellipses to the same center point.

GCEQUAL

Constrains two arcs, circles, or ellipses to the same center point.

GCFIX

Locks points and curves in position.

GCHORIZONTAL

Causes lines or pairs of points to lie parallel to the X-axis of the current coordinate system.

GCPARALLEL

Causes selected lines to lie parallel to each other.

GCPERPENDICULAR

Causes selected lines to lie at 90 degrees to one another.

GCSMOOTH

Constrains a spline to be contiguous and maintain G2 continuity with another spline, line, arc, or polyline.

GCSYMMETRIC

Causes selected objects to become symmetrically constrained about a selected line.

GCTANGENT

Constrains two curves to maintain a point of tangency to each other or their extensions.

GCVERTICAL

Causes lines or pairs of points to lie parallel to the Y-axis of the current coordinate system.

GEOGRAPHICLOCATION

Specifies latitude and longitude of a location.

GEOLOCATEME

Displays or hides an indicator, in model space, at the coordinates corresponding to your current position.

GEOMAP

Displays a map from an online maps service in the current viewport.

GEOMAPIMAGE

Captures a portion of the online map to an object known as a map image, and embeds it in the drawing area.

GEOMAPIMAGEUPDATE

Reloads map images from an online maps service and optionally resets their resolution for optimal on-screen viewing.

GEOMARKME

Places a position marker in the drawing area at the coordinates corresponding to your current position.

GEOMARKPOINT

Places a position marker at a specified point in model space.

GEOMARKPOSITION

Places a position marker at a location you specify.

GEOMCONSTRAINT

Applies or persists geometric relationships between objects or points on objects.

GEOREMOVE

Removes all geographic location information from the drawing file.

GEOREORIENTMARKER

Changes the north direction and position of the geographic marker in model space, without changing its latitude and longitude.

GOTOSTART

Switches from the current drawing to the Start Tab. The Start Tab is a successor to the New Tab and has a different behavior.

GOTOURL

Opens the file or web page associated with a hyperlink in the drawing.

GRADIENT

Fills a closed area with a gradient fill pattern.

GRAPHICSCONFIG

Sets options for 3D display performance.

GRAPHSCR

Closes the text window.

GRID

Displays a reference pattern of dots at user-specified spacing.

GROUP

Creates and manages sets of grouped objects.

GROUPEDIT

Adds and removes objects from the selected group, or renames a selected group.

HATCH

Creates a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill inside a closed area.

HATCHEDIT

Changes existing hatches or fills.

HATCHGENERATEBOUNDARY

Creates a nonassociated polyline around a selected hatch.

HATCHSETBOUNDARY

Redefines a selected hatch or fill to conform to a different closed boundary.

HATCHSETORIGIN

Controls the starting location of hatch pattern generation for a selected hatch.

HATCHTOBACK

Sets the draw order for all hatches in the drawing to be behind all other objects.

HELIX

Creates a 2D or 3D spiral.

HELP

Displays explanation of concepts, commands, and procedures.

HIDE

Regenerates model and suppresses hidden lines.

HIDEOBJECTS

Hides selected objects.

HIDEPALETTES

Hides all currently displayed palettes, such as the command line, DesignCenter, and properties, keeping track of their positions.

HLSETTINGS

Controls hidden line display properties.

HYPERLINK

Attaches or modifies a hyperlink to a drawing object.

HYPERLINKOPTIONS

Manages display of hyperlink properties.

ID

Displays coordinates of selected point.

IMAGE

Opens Image Manager.

IMAGEADJUST

Controls image brightness, contrast, and fade values.

IMAGEATTACH

Attaches image to drawing.

IMAGECLIP

Creates clipping boundaries for images.

IMAGEFRAME

Controls image frame display and plotting.

IMAGEQUALITY

Controls image display quality.

IMPORT

Imports files from other applications.

IMPRINT

Imprints an edge on a 3D solid.

INPUTSEARCHOPTIONS

Opens a dialog box that controls settings for display of the command line suggestion list for commands, system variables, and named objects.

INSERT

Places drawings or blocks into drawing.

INSERTOBJ

Inserts a linked or embedded object.

INTERFERE

Determines whether two solid objects overlap.

-INTERFERE

Highlights 3D solids that overlap from the command line.

INTERSECT

Creates a new solid from the area common to two or more solids or regions.

ISOLATEOBJECTS

Displays selected objects across layers; unselected objects are hidden.

ISOPLANE

Selects active isometric plane.

JOGSECTION

Adds a jogged segment to a section object.

JOIN

Combines similar objects into a single object.

JPGOUT

Saves selected objects to a JPEG file format.

JUSTIFYTEXT

Changes the justification point of text.

LAYCUR

Changes layer of selected objects to current layer (former Express Tool).

LAYDEL

Deletes layer of a selected object and all objects on layer, and purges layer from drawing (former Express Tool).

-LAYDEL

Deletes layer of a selected object and all objects on layer, and purges layer from drawing from the command line.

LAYER

Manages layers. The Layer Properties Manager dialog is a modeless dialog.

LAYERCLOSE

Closes the Layer Properties Manager dialog from the command line.

LAYERP

Undoes changes to layer settings.

LAYERPMODE

Controls tracking of layer setting changes.

LAYERSTATE

Saves, restores, and manages named layer states.

LAYFRZ

Freezes layer of selected objects (former Express Tool).

LAYISO

Isolates layer of selected objects so that all other layers are turned off (former Express Tool).

LAYLCK

Locks layer of selected objects (former Express Tool).

LAYMCH

Changes layer of a selected object to match destination layer (former Express Tool).

-LAYMCH

Changes layer of a selected object to match destination layer from the command line.

LAYMCUR

Makes layer of a selected object current (renamed AI_MOLC).

LAYMRG

Merges selected layers onto a destination layer (former Express Tool).

-LAYMRG

Merges selected layers onto a destination layer from the command line.

LAYOFF

Turns off layer of selected object (former Express Tool).

LAYON

Turns on all layers (former Express Tool).

LAYOUT

Manages drawing layout tabs.

LAYOUTWIZARD

Starts layout wizard.

LAYTHW

Thaws all layers (former Express Tool).

LAYTRANS

Converts drawing layers to specified standards.

LAYULK

Unlocks layer of a selected object (former Express Tool).

LAYUNISO

Turns on layers that were turned off with last LAYISO command (former Express Tool).

LAYVPI

Isolates an object’s layer to the current viewport (former Express Tool).

LAYWALK

Dynamically displays layers in a drawing (former Express Tool).

LEADER

Creates leader lines for notes and dimensions.

LENGTHEN

Modifies object length.

LIGHT

Controls lights in rendered scenes.

LIGHTLIST

Opens Lights in Model window to add and modify lights.

LIGHTLISTCLOSE

Closes Lights in Model window.

LIMITS

Sets drawing size.

LINE

Draws straight line segments.

LINETYPE

Manages linetypes.

LIST

Displays database information.

LIVESECTION

Turns on live sectioning for a selected section object.

LOAD

Loads shapes for use by the SHAPE command.

LOFT

Creates a 3D solid or surface by lofting through a set of two or more curves.

LOGFILEOFF

Closes the log file.

LOGFILEON

Records contents of text window to a file.

LTSCALE

Sets drawing linetype scale.

LWEIGHT

Manages lineweights.

MACROTRACE

Evaluates DIESEL expressions.

MARKUP

Manages markup sets.

MARKUPCLOSE

Closes Markup Set Manager.

MASSPROP

Displays mass properties of solids and regions.

MATBROWSERCLOSE

Closes the Materials Browser.

MATBROWSEROPEN

Opens the Materials Browser.

MATCHCELL

Copies the properties of one table cell to other selected table cells.

MATCHPROP

Copies the properties of one object to other selected objects.

MATEDITORCLOSE

Closes the Materials Editor.

MATEDITOROPEN

Opens the Materials Editor.

MATERIALATTACH

Attaches materials to objects by layer.

MATERIALMAP

Displays a material mapper grip tool to adjust mapping on a face or an object.

MATERIALS

Manages, applies, and modifies materials.

MATERIALSCLOSE

Closes Materials window.

MEASURE

Marks segments of a specified length on an object.

MEASUREGEOM

Measures the distance, radius, angle, area, and volume of selected objects or sequence of points.

MENU

Loads a customizable XML-based file containing menus, toolbars, tool palettes, and other interface elements.

MESH

Creates a 3D mesh primitive object such as a box, cone, cylinder, pyramid, sphere, wedge, or torus.

MESHCAP

Creates a mesh face that connects open edges.

MESHCOLLAPSE

Merges the vertices of selected mesh faces or edges.

MESHCREASE

Sharpens the edges of selected mesh subobjects.

MESHEXTRUDE

Extends a mesh face into 3D space.

MESHMERGE

Merges adjacent faces into a single face.

MESHOPTIONS

Displays the Mesh Tessellation Options dialog box, which controls default settings for converting existing objects to mesh objects.

MESHPRIMITIVEOPTIONS

Displays the Mesh Primitive Options dialog box, which sets the tessellation defaults for primitive mesh objects.

MESHREFINE

Multiplies the number of faces in selected mesh objects or faces.

MESHSMOOTHLESS

Decreases the level of smoothness for mesh objects by one level.

MESHSMOOTHMORE

Increases the level of smoothness for mesh objects by one level.

MESHSPIN

Spins the adjoining edge of two triangular mesh faces.

MESHSPLIT

Splits a mesh face into two faces.

MESHUNCREASE

Removes the crease from selected mesh faces, edges, or vertices.

MIGRATEMATERIALS

Finds any legacy materials in tool palettes and converts them to generic type.

MINSERT

Inserts copies of a block in a rectangular array.

MIRROR

Creates a mirror image about an axis.

MIRROR3D

Creates a mirror image about a plane.

MLEADER

Creates a line that connects annotation to a feature.

MLEADERALIGN

Organizes selected multileaders along a specified line.

MLEADERCOLLECT

Organizes selected multileaders containing blocks as content into a group attached to a single leader line.

MLEADEREDIT

Adds leader lines to, or removes leader lines from, a multileader object.

MLEADERSTYLE

Defines a new multileader style.

MLEDIT

Modifies multiline vertices, breaks, and intersections.

MLINE

Creates multiple parallel lines.

MLSTYLE

Controls multiline styles.

MODEL

Enters model space.

MOVE

Moves objects from one location to another.

MREDO

Reverses multiple UNDO commands.

MSLIDE

Makes a slide file of current model viewport or layout.

MSPACE

Enters model space for active viewport in layout space.

MTEDIT

Modifies multiline text.

MTEXT

Creates multiple lines of text as a single object.

MULTIPLE

Repeats the next command until you enter <Esc>.

MVIEW

Creates and manages layout viewports.

MVSETUP

Helps set up drawing views.

NAVBAR

Provides access to navigation and orientation tools from a toolbar type interface.

NAVSMOTION

Displays the ShowMotion interface.

NAVSMOTIONCLOSE

Closes the ShowMotion interface.

NAVSWHEEL

Displays the SteeringWheel.

NAVVCUBE

Shows/hides the ViewCube.

NCOPY

Copies objects that are contained in an xref, block, or DGN underlay.

NETLOAD

Loads a .NET application.

NEW

Starts a new drawing.

NEWSHEETSET

Creates a new sheet set.

NEWSHOT

Opens the New View dialog box with the Shot Properties tab active. NEWTAB Displays a New Tab, which allows direct access to files, learning resources, Autodesk 360, and more.

OBJECTSCALE

Adds or deletes supported scales for annotative objects.

-OBJECTSCALE

Provides a command line interface to add or delete supported scales for annotative objects.

OFFSET

Draws objects parallel to a specified object.

OFFSETEDGE

Creates a closed polyline or spline object that is offset by a specified distance from the edges of a selected face on a 3D solid or a planar surface.

OLELINKS

Manages OLE (object linking and embedding) links.

OLESCALE

Manages OLE (object linking and embedding) object properties.

ONLINEAUTOCAD360

Launches A360 in your default browser.

ONLINEDESIGNSHARE

Publishes design views to a secure, anonymous Autodesk A360 location for viewing and sharing in a web browser.

ONLINEDOCS

Opens your Autodesk A360 documents list and folders in a browser.

ONLINEOPENFOLDER

Opens your local Autodesk A360 folder in Windows Explorer.

ONLINEOPTIONS

Opens the Online tab of the Options dialog box.

ONLINESHARE

Designates who can access the current document from your Autodesk A360.

ONLINESYNC

Starts or stops syncing your custom settings with your Autodesk A360 account.

ONLINESYNCSETTINGS

Displays the Choose Which Settings Are Synced dialog box, where you can specify selected settings to be synced.

OOPS

Restores objects removed by the last ERASE command.

OPEN

Opens a previously created drawing file.

OPENDWFMARKUP

Opens a DWF or DWFx file that contains markups.

OPENSHEETSET

Opens a specified sheet set.

OPTIONS

Controls AutoCAD settings.

ORTHO

Limits cursor movement to horizontal and vertical directions while in drawing and editing commands.

OSNAP

Sets running object snaps.

OVERKILL

Removes duplicate or overlapping lines, arcs, and polylines. Also combines partially overlapping or contiguous ones.

-OVERKILL

Removes duplicate or overlapping lines, arcs, and polylines from the command line. Also combines partially overlapping or contiguous ones.

PAGESETUP

Manages page layout, plotting device, paper size, and other layout settings.

PAN

Moves drawing on screen without changing zoom factor.

PARAMETERS

Controls the associative parameters used in the drawing.

PARAMETERSCLOSE

Closes the Parameters Manager palette.

PARTIALOAD

Loads additional components into a partially opened drawing.

PARTIALOPEN

Opens selected views and layers from a drawing file.

PASTEASHYPERLINK

Pastes information from the Clipboard as a hyperlink.

PASTEBLOCK

Pastes objects from the Clipboard as a block.

PASTECLIP

Pastes data from the Clipboard.

PASTEORIG

Pastes objects from the Clipboard retaining coordinate information from original drawing.

PASTESPEC

Sets file formats and linking options for pasted objects.

PCEXTRACTCENTERLINE

Draws a centerline for a cylindrical segment of a point cloud.

PCEXTRACTCORNER

Marks the point of the intersection between three detected planes in a point cloud.

PCEXTRACTEDGE

Infers the edge between two planes and draws a line to mark the edge.

PCEXTRACTSECTION

Generates 2D geometry from a point cloud that contains section objects.

PCINWIZARD

Opens wizard to import PCP and PC2 configuration file plot settings.

PDFADJUST

Adjusts the fade, contrast, and monochrome settings of a PDF underlay.

PDFATTACH

Inserts a PDF file as an underlay into the current drawing.

PDFCLIP

Crops the display of a selected PDF underlay to a specified boundary.

PDFIMPORT

Imports the geometry, fills, raster images, and TrueType text objects from a specified PDF file.

-PDFIMPORT

Imports the geometry, fills, raster images, and TrueType text objects from a specified PDF file from the command line.

PDFLAYERS

Controls the display of layers in a PDF underlay.

PEDIT

Modifies polylines and 3D meshes.

PFACE

Creates a 3D mesh by entering vertices.

PLAN

Creates a view looking down the current UCS Z-axis toward the origin.

PLANESURF

Creates a planar surface.

PLINE

Creates a connected sequence of line and arc segments as a single object.

PLOT

Prints a drawing to a plotter, printer, or file.

PLOTSTAMP

Places information on corner of drawing and creates a log file.

PLOTSTYLE

Manages plot styles for new or selected objects.

PLOTTERMANAGER

Adds or modifies a plotter configuration.

PMTOGGLE

Controls whether the Performance Recorder is turned on or off.

PNGOUT

Saves to a Portable Network Graphics format file.

POINT

Draws a point.

POINTCLOUDATTACH

Inserts an indexed point cloud (PCG or ISD) file into the current drawing.

-POINTCLOUDATTACH

Inserts an indexed point cloud (PCG or ISD) file into the current drawing from the command line.

POINTCLOUDCOLORMAP

Displays the Point Cloud Color Map dialog box, used to define settings for Intensity, Elevation, and Classification point cloud stylizations.

POINTCLOUDCROP

Crops a selected point cloud to a specified polygonal, rectangular, or circular boundary.

POINTCLOUDCROPSTATE

Controls saving, restoring, and deleting point cloud crop states.

POINTCLOUDMANAGER

Displays the Point Cloud Manager palette, used to control display of point cloud projects, regions, and scans.

POINTCLOUDMANAGERCLOSE

Closes the Point Cloud Manager.

POINTCLOUDSTYLIZE

Controls the coloration of point clouds.

POINTCLOUDUNCROP

Removes all cropped areas from selected point clouds.

POINTLIGHT

Creates a point light.

POLYGON

Draws regular polygons with up to 1024 sides.

POLYSOLID

Creates a 3D polysolid.

PRESSPULL

Presses or pulls bounded areas.

PREVIEW

Shows plot appearance.

PROJECTGEOMETRY

Projects points, lines, or curves onto a 3D solid or surface from different directions.

PROPERTIES

Used to view or change object properties.

PROPERTIESCLOSE

Closes Properties palette.

PSETUPIN

Imports a page setup.

PSPACE

Enters paper space.

PTYPE

Specifies the display style and size of point objects.

PUBLISH

Publishes drawings to DWF, DWFx, and PDF files, or to plotters.

PUBLISHTOWEB

Converts drawings to HTML pages.

PURGE

Removes unused items from the drawing database.

-PURGE

Removes unused items from the drawing database from the command line.

PYRAMID

Creates a 3D solid pyramid.

QCCLOSE

Closes the QuickCalc calculator.

QDIM

Quickly creates or edits a series of dimensions.

QLEADER

Quickly creates leader line and text.

QNEW

Starts a new drawing from the default template file.

QSAVE

Saves the current drawing.

QSELECT

Quickly creates a selection set based on filtering criteria.

QTEXT

Controls text and attribute display and plotting.

QUICKCALC

Opens the QuickCalc calculator.

QUICKCUI

Displays the CUI editor in a collapsed state. Additional support for enhanced tooltips, quick access panel, and ribbons.

QUIT

Exits AutoCAD and prompts to save or discard changes.

QVDRAWING

Displays a two-level structure of preview images at the bottom of the application. The first level displays the images of open drawings, and the second level displays the images for model space and layouts in a drawing.

QVDRAWINGCLOSE

Closes preview images of open drawings and layouts in a drawing.

RAY

Creates a line extending to infinity in one direction.

RECAP

Launches Autodesk ReCap if that product is installed.

RECOVER

Repairs a damaged drawing.

RECOVERALL

Repairs a damaged drawing and xrefs.

RECTANG

Creates rectangles.

REDEFINE

Restores AutoCAD commands previously changed by the UNDEFINE command.

REDO

Reverses the effects of a single UNDO command.

REDRAW

Refreshes current viewport display.

REDRAWALL

Refreshes display in all viewports.

REFCLOSE

Saves or discards changes made during in-place editing of an xref or block.

REFEDIT

Selects a reference for editing.

REFSET

Modifies working set during in-place editing of a reference.

REGEN

Regenerates the entire drawing and recomputes geometry for objects in the current viewport.

REGENALL

Regenerates and recomputes geometry for all viewports.

REGENAUTO

Controls automatic regeneration of a drawing.

REGION

Creates a 2-dimensional area object from a closed shape or loop.

REINIT

Reinitializes digitizer, digitizer input/output port, and program parameters file.

RENAME

Changes object names.

RENDER

Produces a realistically shaded view of a 3D model.

RENDERCROP

Selects a specific region in an image for rendering.

RENDERENVIRONMENT

Provides visual cues for the apparent distance of objects.

RENDERENVIRONMENTCLOSE

Closes the Render Environment & Exposure palette.

RENDEREXPOSURE

Provides settings to interactively adjust the lighting global for the most recent rendered output.

RENDEREXPOSURECLOSE

Closes the Render Environment & Exposure palette.

RENDERONLINE

Uses the online resources in your Autodesk A360 account to create an image of a 3D solid or surface model.

RENDERPRESETS

Specifies render presets, reusable rendering parameters for rendering an image.

RENDERWINDOW

Displays the Render window. Replaces the RENDERWIN command.

RENDERWINDOWCLOSE

Closes the Render window.

RESETBLOCK

Restores dynamic block references to the default value.

RESUME

Restarts an interrupted script.

REVCLOUD

Creates a cloud-shaped polyline.

REVERSE

Reverses the order of vertices of the selected lines, polylines, splines, and helixes.

REVOLVE

Creates a solid by revolving a closed 2-dimensional shape around an axis.

REVSURF

Creates a rotated surface about an axis.

RIBBON

Opens the Ribbon window.

RIBBONCLOSE

Closes the Ribbon window.

ROTATE

Rotates selected objects around a specified base point.

ROTATE3D

Rotates an object in a 3D coordinate system.

RPREF

Controls rendering preferences.

RPREFCLOSE

Closes Advanced Render Settings palette, if it is displayed.

RSCRIPT

Creates a continuously running script.

RULESURF

Creates a polygon mesh between two curves.

SAVE

Saves a drawing.

SAVEAS

Saves current drawing with options for renaming file, changing file type, or changing file location.

SAVEIMG

Saves a rendered image to a BMP, TGA, or TIFF file.

SCALE

Proportionally enlarges or reduces objects relative to a base point.

SCALELISTEDIT

Manages scales available for layout viewports, page layouts, and plotting.

SCALETEXT

Enlarges or reduces text objects while maintaining location.

SCRIPT

Executes a sequence of commands from a script file.

SCRIPTCALL

Executes a sequence of commands the same as the SCRIPT command, with the additional capability of executing nested scripts.

SECTION

Creates a cross-section through a solid.

SECTIONPLANE

Creates a section object that acts as a cutting plane through a 3D object.

SECTIONPLANEJOG

Adds a jogged segment to a section object.

SECTIONPLANESETTINGS

Sets display options for the selected section plane.

SECTIONPLANETOBLOCK

Saves selected section planes as 2D or 3D blocks.

SECTIONSPINNERS

Sets the default increment value for the Section Offset and Slice Thickness controls in the Section Plane context tab of the ribbon.

SECURITYOPTIONS

Controls drawing security settings.

SEEK

Opens a web browser and displays the Autodesk Seek home page.

SELECT

Places objects in the previous selection set.

SELECTSIMILAR

Adds similar objects to the selection set based on selected objects.

SEQUENCEPLAY

Plays the named views in one view category.

SETBYLAYER

Changes property and ByBlock settings for selected objects to ByLayer.

SETIDROPHANDLER

Sets i-drop content default type.

SETVAR

Lists or changes system variable values.

SHADEMODE

Controls solid model shading.

SHAPE

Inserts a shape into the current drawing.

SHEETSET

Opens the Sheet Set Manager.

SHEETSETHIDE

Closes the Sheet Set Manager.

SHELL

Allows execution of operating system commands within AutoCAD.

SHOWPALETTES

Restores the state of the display and position of palettes hidden by HIDEPALETTES. Press <Ctrl>+<Shift>+H to switch between HIDEPALETTES and SHOWPALETTES.

SHOWRENDERGALLERY

Displays the images that were previously rendered and stored in your Autodesk A360 account.

SIGVALIDATE

Displays digital signature information.

SKETCH

Draws a freehand line composed of segments.

SLICE

Divides a solid along a specified plane.

SNAP

Limits cursor movement to specified intervals.

SOLDRAW

Generates visible and hidden lines for viewports created with SOLVIEW.

SOLID

Creates 2D filled triangles and four-sided polygons.

SOLIDEDIT

Edits faces and edges of 3D solid objects.

SOLPROF

Creates a 2D profile of a 3D solid.

SOLVIEW

Creates orthographic, auxiliary, and sectional views of 3D solids.

SPACETRANS

Converts lengths between model space units and paper space units.

SPELL

Checks spelling of selected objects in a drawing.

SPHERE

Creates a solid sphere.

SPLINE

Creates a smooth curve fit to a sequence of points within a specified tolerance.

SPLINEDIT

Modifies splines or spline-fit polylines.

SPOTLIGHT

Creates a spotlight.

STANDARDS

Associates the current drawing with a Standards file.

STATUS

Displays drawing statistics, modes, and extents.

STLOUT

Stores solid data in STL file format for stereo lithography.

STRETCH

Stretches selected objects.

STYLE

Manages text styles.

STYLESMANAGER

Manages plot styles.

SUBTRACT

Creates composite solid or region by subtracting selected objects or regions.

SUNPROPERTIES

Opens Sun palette and sets properties of the sun.

SUNPROPERTIESCLOSE

Closes Sun Properties window.

SURFBLEND

Creates a continuous blend surface between two existing surfaces.

SURFEXTEND

Lengthens a surface by a specified distance.

SURFEXTRACTCURVE

Extracts isoline curves from a surface.

SURFFILLET

Creates a filleted surface between two other surfaces.

SURFNETWORK

Creates a surface in the space between several curves in the U and V directions (including surface and solid edge solid-edge subobjects).

SURFOFFSET

Creates a parallel surface a specified distance from the original surface.

SURFPATCH

Creates a new surface by fitting a cap over a surface edge that forms a closed loop.

SURFSCULPT

Trims and combines surfaces that bound a watertight area to create a solid.

SURFTRIM

Trims portions of a surface where it meets another surface or type of geometry.

SURFUNTRIM

Replaces surface areas removed by the SURFTRIM command.

SWEEP

Creates a 3D solid or surface by sweeping a 2D curve along a path.

SYSVARMONITOR

Displays the System Variable Monitor dialog box.

SYSWINDOWS

Arranges windows and icons when the application window is shared with external applications.

TABLE

Creates an empty table in the drawing.

TABLEDIT

Edits text in a selected table cell.

TABLEEXPORT

Exports data from a table object in comma-separated file format.

TABLESTYLE

Sets the current table style. Creates, modifies, and deletes table styles.

TABLET

Turns on and off, calibrates, and configures an attached digitizing tablet input device.

TABSURF

Creates a surfaced polygon mesh by specifying a path curve and direction vector.

TASKBAR

Controls drawing display mode on the Windows taskbar.

TEXT

Creates a single line of user-entered text.

TEXTALIGN

Aligns multiple text objects vertically, horizontally, or obliquely.

TEXTEDIT

Edits a dimensional constraint, dimension, or text object.

TEXTSCR

Opens the command line in a separate window.

TEXTTOFRONT

Brings text and/or dimensions in front of other drawing objects.

THICKEN

Creates a 3D solid by thickening a surface.

TIFOUT

Creates a TIFF file from selected objects.

TIME

Displays drawing date and time statistics.

TIMELINE

Provides access to previous versions of the Autodesk A360 online copy of the current drawing.

TINSERT

Inserts a block in a table cell.

TOLERANCE

Adds geometric tolerances in feature control frames.

TOOLBAR

Manages toolbar display and customization.

TOOLPALETTES

Opens Tool Palettes window.

TOOLPALETTESCLOSE

Closes Tool Palettes window.

TORUS

Creates a donut-shaped solid.

TPNAVIGATE

Displays a specified tool palette or palette group.

TRACE

Creates solid lines.

TRANSPARENCY

Controls transparency of background in images.

TRAYSETTINGS

Controls status bar tray content.

TREESTAT

Displays information about a drawing’s spatial index.

TRIM

Removes part of an object at a selected cutting edge.

U

Undo.

UCS

Creates and manages user coordinate systems.

UCSICON

Controls display and location of UCS icon.

UCSMAN

Manages defined user coordinate systems.

ULAYERS

Controls the display of layers in a DWF, DWFx, PDF, or DGN underlay.

UNDEFINE

Allows an application-defined command to override an AutoCAD command.

UNDO

Reverses previous commands.

UNGROUP

Explodes a group.

UNION

Adds selected regions or solids.

UNISOLATEOBJECTS

Displays previously hidden objects.

UNITS

Sets coordinate and angle display precision and formats.

UPDATEFIELD

Updates fields for selected items.

UPDATETHUMBSNOW

Updates thumbnail previews in the Sheet Set Manager.

VBAIDE

Edits code, forms, and references for any loaded or embedded VBA projects in the current drawing.

VBALOAD

Loads a VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) project into the current work session.

VBAMAN

Loads, unloads, saves, creates, embeds, and extracts VBA projects.

VBARUN

Runs a VBA macro.

VBASTMT

Executes a Visual Basic complete instruction in the context of the current drawing on the AutoCAD command line.

VBAUNLOAD

Unloads a VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) project.

VIEW

Saves and restores named views.

VIEWBASE

Creates a base view from model space or Autodesk Inventor models.

VIEWCOMPONENT

Selects drawing view components for editing.

VIEWDETAIL

Supports the creation of detail views by selecting an existing drawing view.

VIEWDETAILSTYLE

Supports the creation or modification of detail view styles.

VIEWEDIT

Edits an existing 2D view.

VIEWGO

Navigates to a named view.

VIEWPLAY

Plays the ShowMotion animation for the named view.

VIEWPLOTDETAILS

Displays information about completed plot and publish jobs.

VIEWPROJ

Creates one or more projected views from an existing 2D view.

VIEWRES

Sets resolution for objects in the current viewport.

VIEWSECTION

Supports the creation of section views by selecting a drawing view to cut.

VIEWSECTIONSTYLE

Supports the creation and editing of section view styles.

VIEWSETPROJ

Specifies the active project file for drawings containing drawing views from Inventor models.

VIEWSKETCH

Activates model space for a view and enters a “view sketching” state to edit and constrain a section line or detail boundary.

VIEWSKETCHCLOSE

Exits a “view sketching” state and makes paper space current.

VIEWSTD

Defines the default settings for 2D views.

VIEWSYMBOLSKETCH

Constrains the section line and detail boundaries to the drawing view geometry.

VISUALSTYLES

Creates and modifies visual styles and applies a visual style to a viewport.

-VISUALSTYLES

Creates and modifies visual styles and applies a visual style to a viewport from the command line.

VISUALSTYLESCLOSE

Closes Visual Styles Manager dialog box.

VLISP

Opens the Visual Lisp Console window to develop, test, and debug AutoLISP programs.

VPCLIP

Clips viewport objects and modifies viewport boundary.

VPLAYER

Sets layer visibility within viewports. VPLAYER can now run in the Model tab with a limited set of options.

VPMAX

Enlarges current viewport to full screen and switches to model space for editing.

VPMIN

Restores viewport to settings prior to maximizing.

VPOINT

Sets 3D viewing direction.

VPORTS

Creates viewports in model or paper space.

VSCURRENT

Sets visual style in current viewport.

VSLIDE

Opens an image slide file for viewing in the current viewport.

VSSAVE

Saves a visual style.

VTOPTIONS

Controls view transitions.

WALKFLYSETTINGS

Specifies walk and fly settings.

WBLOCK

Saves a block to a new drawing file.

WEBLIGHT

Creates a web light.

WEBLOAD

Loads a JavaScript file from a URL, and then executes the JavaScript code contained in the file.

WEDGE

Creates a 3D solid wedge.

WHOHAS

Displays the current user’s computer name, login ID, and full name (if available) and the date and time the drawing file was opened.

WIPEOUT

Creates a polygonal area that covers existing objects with the current background color.

WMFIN

Imports a Windows metafile as a block.

WMFOPTS

Sets options for the WMFIN command.

WMFOUT

Saves selected objects to a Windows metafile format.

WORKSPACE

Manages workspaces.

WSSAVE

Saves a workspace scheme and settings.

WSSETTINGS

Sets workspace options.

XATTACH

Attaches a drawing as an external reference to the current drawing.

XBIND

Adds specified xref-dependent named objects to the drawing.

XCLIP

Defines an external reference display clipping boundary.

XEDGES

Creates wireframe geometry by extracting edges from a 3D solid or surface.

XLINE

Creates a line that is infinite in both directions.

XOPEN

Opens an external reference for editing in a new window.

XPLODE

Disassembles a block into its component objects for editing.

XREF

Manages external references.

ZOOM

Changes the magnification of objects in the current viewport.

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