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R Radius
ATTEXT Extracts attribute data from drawings C CDF comma delimited format extract
BREAK Erases part of a line, arc or circle, or F allows respecification of first point
splits it into two lines or arcs
LT Linetype
T Thickness
CIRCLE Draws a circle of any size. The default 2P Specifies circle by picking 2 points
method is to pick a center point and on the diameter
or pick a point on the radius or type the
radius dimension, but other methods 3P Specifies circle by picking 3 points
C can be selected. through which the circle will pass
the color which the current layer has <name> sets current
been set to. color to color name
entered
CP
DDATTEXT Displays a dialogue box that extracts C CDF comma delimited format
data from a drawing. extract
LT Linetype
T Thickness
DDGRIPS Allows you to enable grips and set their can be transparent
colors and size via a dialogue box
DIVIDE Places points along a line, polyline, arc, B Uses a specified Block to
or circle, dividing it into the specified divide the object instead of a
number of equal parts point
R Right-justifies text
BL Bottom-left justification
BC Bottom-center justification
BR Bottom-right justification
ML Middle-left justification
MC Middle-center justification
MR Middle-right justification
TL Top-left justification
TC Top-center justification
T Sub-option, toggles
between angle in the X-
Y plane, and angle from
the X-Y plane
PO Allows specification of
Camera and Target points
T Sub-option, toggles
between angle in the X-
Y plane, and angle from
the X-Y plane
DXFOUT Writes a drawing interchange file (DXF B Writes binary DXF file
file) to be able to use an AutoCAD
drawing in another CAD program E Outputs selected entities only
R Allows specification of
eccentricity rotation rather than
length of second axis
FILES Allows DOS disk and file utility tasks to can be transparent
be done through a dialogue box
<number> Sets
grid spacing for
both X- and Y-
coordinates
multiple "X" of
snap spacing
<pattern-name> or U can be
followed by a comma and the
following sub-commands:
N Normal style of
selecting boundaries with
alternating hatched and
unhatched nested areas
O Hatches outermost
boundary area only
<blockname>=<filename>
Creates a block in the
current drawing with the
same name as the file
R Right plane
T Top plane
MEASURE Places points (or, optionally, Blocks) at B specifies that a defined Block
intervals along a selected line, polyline, is to be used as a marker
arc or circle. The interval distance is instead of a point.
given by the user. If points are used as
the marker to be placed along the
entity, they are not visible unless the
Point type is set to type 3 with the
PDMODE command.
2 Creates 2 Viewports in
specified area or fit to
the current Paper Space
view.
3 Creates 3 Viewports in
specified area or fit to
the current Paper Space
view.
4 Creates 4 Viewports in
specified area or fit to
the current Paper Space
view.
Restore Translates
viewport configurations
saved with the VPORTS
command into individual
Viewport entities in
Paper Space.
Horizontal Creates a
horizontal division
between the 2 new
Viewports
Vertical Creates a
vertical division between
the 2 new Viewports.
Above Specifies
placement of larger
Viewport above the other
2
Below Specifies
placement of larger
Viewport below the other
2
PER PERpendicular
point to line, arc or circle
-- when used with an arc
or circle it will draw a
line to the surface of the
arc or circle heading
toward the center point
E Edit vertices
PEDIT Mesh Allows editing of Meshes which are D De-smooth -- restores original
already drawn mesh
PLAN Puts the display in "Plan" view, with C Establishes the Plan view of
Vpoint set to 0,0,1, relative to either the the Current UCS
current UCS, a specified UCS, or the
World Coordinate System U Establishes the Plan view of
a specified UCS
A Included angle
CE Center Point
D Starting direction
R Radius
POLYGON Draws regular polygons with a specified E Specifies size and rotation of
number of sides. Polygons are Polyline polygon by picking endpoints of
entities. one edge
C Circumscribes polygon
around a circle
PURGE Removes unused Blocks, Text Styles, A Purges All unused named
Layers, Linetypes, and Dimension objects
Styles from current drawing
B Purges unused Blocks
LT Renames Linetypes
U Renames UCS
VI Renames Views
VP Renames Viewports
current UCS
ON aligns designated
points
TABLET Aligns the digitizing tablet with ON Turns Tablet Mode ON (but
coordinates of a paper drawing to it has to be CALibrated first)
accurately copy it with AutoCAD
OFF Turns Tablet Mode OFF
TEXT Draws text characters of any size with J Prompts for justification
selected styles options
R Right-justifies text
TRIM Erases a portion of selected entities that U Undoes last trim operation
cross a specified "cutting edge"
R ("Restore") Restores a
previously saved UCS
System
UCSICON Controls visibility and placement of the A Changes settings of all active
User Coordinate System Icon, which viewports
graphically indicates the origin and
orientation of the current UCS. The N ("NoOrigin") Displays the
options normally affect only the current UCSICON at the lower-left
viewport. corner of the viewport (i.e., not
at the Origin)
C ("Control") Enables/disables
the UNDO feature
Control Sub-Options
VIEWPORTS Used in Model Space only, and has D Deletes a saved viewport
been superseded by Paper Space configuration
or Vports, created with the MVIEW
command. Divides the AutoCAD J Joins (merges) two viewports
VPORTS graphics display into multiple viewports,
each of which can contain a different R Restores a saved viewport
view of the current drawing (maximum configuration
of 4 "tiled" viewports per viewport)
S Saves the current viewport
configuration
VPLAYER Sets viewport visibility for new and ? Lists layers frozen in a
existing layers selected viewport
<x,y,z> Specifies x, y,
and z relative
coordinates of viewpoint
"filename.SLD"
*filename preloads
slide which the
next command
VSLIDE will view
= filename.DWG to be
created is same as the
entities included in a
previously defined Block
by the same name
XREF Allows you to work with other AutoCAD A ("Attach") "Attaches" a new
drawings without adding them Xref to the drawing or updates
permanently to your drawing and an Xref that is already attached
without altering their contents
B ("Bind") Makes an Xref a
permanent part of your drawing
<number XP>multiplier of
magnification relative to
paper space -- used for
plotting to get right plot
scale in each viewport
D ("Dynamic") makes an
adjustible rectangular lens
appear on the screen which is
capable of being made smaller
or larger and moved to different
positions over the drawing and
once set by the user, the
drawing will quickly zoom to the
location and magnification set
for the lens. This sub-command
is no longer useful because all
computers have very fast
zooms naturally now.