You know that thing where you start typing a command and AutoCAD beats you to it, launching the command before you finish? Of course you do. Those arecalled AutoCAD command aliases and you probably use thema lot. Well, take a few minutes to browse the complete list of command aliases below and you’ll probably use them a lot more. Which will mean saving a lot more time.
You can also visit the Autodesk Knowledge Network if you want to learn about creating command aliases.
- Jump to AutoCAD Command Aliases: A –C
- Jump to AutoCAD Command Aliases:D – E
- Jump to AutoCAD Command Aliases:F – L
- Jump to AutoCAD Command Aliases:M – P
- Jump to AutoCAD Command Aliases: Q – S
- Jump to AutoCAD Command Aliases: T – Z
If you know the alphabet, you can use AutoCAD command aliases.
AutoCAD Command Aliases: A – C
A
A ARC: Creates an arc
AA AREA: Calculates the area and perimeter of objects or of defined areas
ADC ADCENTER: Manages and inserts content such as blocks, xrefs, and hatch patterns
AL ALIGN: Aligns objects with other objects in 2D and 3D
AP APPLOAD: Load Application
AR ARRAY: Creates multiple copies of objects in a pattern
ARR ACTRECORD: Starts the Action Recorder
ARM ACTUSERMESSAGE: Inserts a user message into an action macro
ARU ACTUSERINPUT: Pauses for user input in an action macro
ARS ACTSTOP: Stops the Action Recorder and provides the option of saving the recorded actions to an action macro file
ATI ATTIPEDIT: Changes the textual content of an attribute within a block
ATT ATTDEF: Redefines a block and updates associated attributes
ATE ATTEDIT: Changes attribute information in a block
B
B BLOCK: Creates a block definition from selected objects
BC BCLOSE: Closes the Block Editor
BE BEDIT: Opens the block definition in the Block Editor
BH HATCH: Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill
BO BOUNDARY: Creates a region or a polyline from an enclosed area
BR BREAK: Breaks the selected object between two points
BS BSAVE: Saves the current block definition
BVS BVSTATE: Creates, sets, or deletes a visibility state in a dynamic block
C
C CIRCLE: Creates a circle
CAM CAMERA: Sets a camera and target location to create and save a 3D perspective view of objects
CBAR CONSTRAINTBAR: A toolbar-like UI element that displays the available geometric constraints on an object
CH PROPERTIES: Controls properties of existing objects
CHA CHAMFER: Bevels the edges of objects
CHK CHECKSTANDARDS: Checks the current drawing for standards violations
CLI COMMANDLINE: Displays the Command Line window
COL COLOR: Sets the color for new objects
CO COPY: Copies objects a specified distance in a specified direction
CT CTABLESTYLE: Sets the name of the current table style
CUBE NAVVCUBE: Controls the visibility and display properties of the ViewCube tool
CYL CYLINDER: Creates a 3D solid cylinder
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AutoCADCommand Aliases: D – E
D
D DIMSTYLE: Creates and modifies dimension styles
DAN DIMANGULAR: Creates an angular dimension
DAR DIMARC: Creates an arc length dimension
DBA DIMBASELINE: Creates a linear, angular, or ordinate dimension from the baseline of the previous or selected dimension
DBC DBCONNECT: Provides an interface to external database tables
DCE DIMCENTER: Creates the center mark or the centerlines of circles and arcs
DCO DIMCONTINUE: Creates a dimension that starts from an extension line of a previously created dimension
DCON DIMCONSTRAINT: Applies dimensional constraints to selected objects or points on objects
DDA DIMDISASSOCIATE: Removes associativity from selected dimensions
DDI DIMDIAMETER: Creates a diameter dimension for a circle or an arc
DED DIMEDIT: Edits dimension text and extension lines
DI DIST: Measures the distance and angle between two points
DIV DIVIDE: Creates evenly spaced point objects or blocks along the length or perimeter of an object
DJL DIMJOGLINE: Adds or removes a jog line on a linear or aligned dimension
DJO DIMJOGGED: Creates jogged dimensions for circles and arcs
DL DATALINK: The Data Link dialog box is displayed
DLU DATALINKUPDATE: Updates data to or from an established external data link
DO DONUT: Creates a filled circle or a wide ring:
DOR DIMORDINATE: Creates ordinate dimensions
DOV DIMOVERRIDE: Controls overrides of system variables used in selected dimensions
DR DRAWORDER: Changes the draw order of images and other objects
DRA DIMRADIUS: Creates a radius dimension for a circle or an arc
DRE DIMREASSOCIATE: Associates or re-associates selected dimensions to objects or points on objects
DRM DRAWINGRECOVERY: Displays a list of drawing files that can be recovered after a program or system failure
DS DSETTINGS: Sets grid and snap, polar and object snap tracking, object snap modes, Dynamic Input, and Quick Properties
DT TEXT: Creates a single-line text object
DV DVIEW: Defines parallel projection or perspective views by using a camera and target
DX DATAEXTRACTION: Extracts drawing data and merges data from an external source to a data extraction table or external file
E
E ERASE: Removes objects from a drawing
ED DDEDIT: Edits single-line text, dimension text, attribute definitions, and feature control frames
EL ELLIPSE: Creates an ellipse or an elliptical arc
EPDF EXPORTPDF: Exports drawing to PDF
ER EXTERNALREFERENCES: Opens the External References palette
EX EXTEND: Extends objects to meet the edges of other objects
EXIT QUIT: Exits the program
EXP EXPORT: Saves the objects in a drawing to a different file format
EXT EXTRUDE: Extends the dimensions of a 2D object or 3D face into 3D space
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AutoCAD Command Aliases: F – L
F
F FILLET: Rounds and fillets the edges of objects
FI FILTER: Creates a list of requirements that an object must meet to be included in a selection set
FS FSMODE: Creates a selection set of all objects that touch the selected object
FSHOT FLATSHOT: Creates a 2D representation of all 3D objects based on the current view
G
G GROUP: Creates and manages saved sets of objects called groups
GCON GEOCONSTRAINT: Applies or persists geometric relationships between objects or points on objects
GD GRADIENT: Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a gradient fill
GEO GEOGRAPHICLOCATION: Specifies the geographic location information for a drawing file
H
H HATCH: Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill
HE HATCHEDIT: Modifies an existing hatch or fill
HI HIDE: Regenerates a 3D wireframe model with hidden lines suppressed
I
I INSERT: Inserts a block or drawing into the current drawing
IAD IMAGEADJUST: Controls the image display of the brightness, contrast, and fade values of images
IAT IMAGEATTACH: Inserts a reference to an image file
ICL IMAGECLIP: Crops the display of a selected image to a specified boundary
ID ID: Displays the UCS coordinate values of a specified location
IM IMAGE: Displays the External References palette
IMP IMPORT: Imports files of different formats into the current drawing
IN INTERSECT: Creates a 3D solid, surface, or 2D region from overlapping solids, surfaces, or regions
INF INTERFERE: Creates a temporary 3D solid from the interferences between two sets of selected 3D solids
IO INSERTOBJ: Inserts a linked or embedded object
J
J JOIN: Joins similar objects to form a single, unbroken object
JOG DIMJOGGED: Creates jogged dimensions for circles and arcs
L
L LINE: Creates straight line segments
LA LAYER: Manages layers and layer properties
LAS LAYERSTATE: Saves, restores, and manages named layer states
LE QLEADER: Creates a leader and leader annotation
LEN LENGTHEN: Changes the length of objects and the included angle of arcs
LESS MESHSMOOTHLESS: Decreases the level of smoothness for mesh objects by one level
LI LIST: Displays property data for selected objects
LO LAYOUT: Creates and modifies drawing layout tabs
LT LINETYPE: Loads, sets, and modifies linetypes
LTS LTSCALE: Changes the scale factor of linetypes for all objects in a drawing
LW LWEIGHT: Sets the current lineweight, lineweight display options, and lineweight units
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AutoCAD Command Aliases: M – P
M
M MOVE: Moves objects a specified distance in a specified direction
MA MATCHPROP: Applies the properties of a selected object to other objects
MAT MATERIALS: Shows or hides the Materials window
ME MEASURE: Creates point objects or blocks at measured intervals along the length or perimeter of an object
MEA MEASUREGEOM: Measures the distance, radius, angle, area, and volume of selected objects or sequence of points
MI MIRROR: Creates a mirrored copy of selected objects
ML MLINE: Creates multiple parallel lines
MLA MLEADERALIGN: Aligns and spaces selected multileader objects
MLC MLEADERCOLLECT: Organizes selected multileader that contain blocks into rows or columns, and displays the result with a single leader
MLD MLEADER: Creates a multileader object
MLE MLEADEREDIT: Adds leader lines to, or removes leader lines from, a multileader object
MLS MLEADERSTYLE: Creates and modifies multileader styles
MO PROPERTIES: Controls properties of existing objects
MORE MESHSMOOTHMORE: Increases the level of smoothness for mesh objects by one level
MS MSPACE: Switches from paper space to a model space viewport
MSM MARKUP: Opens the Markup Set Manager
MT MTEXT: Creates a multiline text object
MV MVIEW: Creates and controls layout viewports
N
NORTH GEOGRAPHICLOCATION: Specifies the geographic location information for a drawing file
NSHOT NEWSHOT: Creates a named view with motion that is played back when viewed with ShowMotion
NVIEW NEWVIEW: Creates a named view with no motion
O
O OFFSET: Creates concentric circles, parallel lines, and parallel curves
OP OPTIONS: Customizes the program settings
ORBIT 3DORBIT: Rotates the view in 3D space, but constrained to horizontal and vertical orbit only
OS OSNAP: Sets running object snap modes
P
P PAN: Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition
PA PASTESPEC: Pastes objects from the Clipboard into the current drawing and controls the format of the data
PAR PARAMETERS: Controls the associative parameters used in the drawing
PARAM BPARAMETER: Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition
PATCH SURFPATCH: Creates a new surface by fitting a cap over a surface edge that forms a closed loop
PC POINTCLOUD: Provides options to create and attach point cloud files
PCATTACH POINTCLOUDATTACH: Inserts an indexed point cloud file into the current drawing
PCINDEX POINTCLOUDINDEX: Creates an indexed point cloud (PCG or ISD) file from a scan file
PE PEDIT: Edits polylines and 3D polygon meshes
PL PLINE: Creates a 2D polyline
PO POINT: Creates a point object
POFF HIDEPALETTES: Hides currently displayed palettes (including the command line)
POL POLYGON: Creates an equilateral closed polyline
PON SHOWPALETTES: Restores the display of hidden palettes
PR PROPERTIES: Displays Properties palette
PRE PREVIEW: Displays the drawing as it will be plotted
PRINT PLOT: Plots a drawing to a plotter, printer, or file
PS PSPACE: Switches from a model space viewport to paper space
PSOLID POLYSOLID: Creates a 3D wall-like polysolid
PTW PUBLISHTOWEB: Creates HTML pages that include images of selected drawings
PU PURGE: Removes unused items, such as block definitions and layers, from the drawing
PYR PYRAMID: Creates a 3D solid pyramid
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Q
AutoCAD Command Aliases: Q – S
QC QUICKCALC: Opens the QuickCalc calculator
QCUI QUICKCUI: Displays the Customize User Interface Editor in a collapsed state
QP QUICKPROPERTIES: Displays open drawings and layouts in a drawing in preview images
QSAVE QSAVE: Saves the current drawing
QVD QVDRAWING: Displays open drawings and layouts in a drawing using preview images
QVDC QVDRAWINGCLOSE: Closes preview images of open drawings and layouts in a drawing
QVL QVLAYOUT: Displays preview images of model space and layouts in a drawing
QVLC QVLAYOUTCLOSE: Closes preview images of model space and layouts in the current drawing
R
R REDRAW: Refreshes the display in the current viewport
RA REDRAWALL: Refreshes the display in all viewports
RC RENDERCROP: Renders a specified rectangular area, called a crop window, within a viewport
RE REGEN: Regenerates the entire drawing from the current viewport
REA REGENALL: Regenerates the drawing and refreshes all viewports
REC RECTANG: Creates a rectangular polyline
REG REGION: Converts an object that encloses an area into a region object
REN RENAME: Changes the names assigned to items such as layers and dimension styles
REV REVOLVE: Creates a 3D solid or surface by sweeping a 2D object around an axis
RO ROTATE: Rotates objects around a base point
RP RENDERPRESETS: Specifies render presets, reusable rendering parameters, for rendering an image
RPR RPREF: Displays or hides the Advanced Render Settings palette for access to advanced rendering settings
RR RENDER: Creates a photorealistic or realistically shaded image of a 3D solid or surface model
RW RENDERWIN: Displays the Render window without starting a rendering operation
S
S STRETCH: Stretches objects crossed by a selection window or polygon
SC SCALE: Enlarges or reduces selected objects, keeping the proportions of the object the same after scaling
SCR SCRIPT: Executes a sequence of commands from a script file
SEC SECTION: Uses the intersection of a plane and solids, surfaces, or mesh to create a region
SET SETVAR: Lists or changes the values of system variables
SHA SHADEMODE: Starts the VSCURRENT command
SL SLICE: Creates new 3D solids and surfaces by slicing, or dividing, existing objects
SN SNAP: Restricts cursor movement to specified intervals
SO SOLID: Creates solid-filled triangles and quadrilaterals
SP SPELL: Checks spelling in a drawing
SPE SPLINEDIT: Edits a spline or spline-fit polyline
SPL SPLINE: Creates a smooth curve that passes through or near specified points
SPLANE SECTIONPLANE: Creates a section object that acts as a cutting plane through 3D objects
SPLAY SEQUENCEPLAY: Plays named views in one category
SPLIT MESHSPLIT: Splits a mesh face into two faces
SPE SPLINEDIT: Edits a spline or spline-fit polyline
SSM SHEETSET: Opens the Sheet Set Manager
ST STYLE: Creates, modifies, or specifies text styles
STA STANDARDS: Manages the association of standards files with drawings
SU SUBTRACT: Combines selected 3D solids, surfaces, or 2D regions by subtraction
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AutoCAD Command Aliases: T – Z
T
T MTEXT: Creates a multiline text object
TA TABLET: Calibrates, configures, and turns on and off an attached digitizing tablet
TB TABLE: Creates an empty table object
TEDIT TEXTEDIT: Edits a dimensional constraint, dimension, or text object
TH THICKNESS: Sets the default 3D thickness property when creating 2D geometric objects
TI TILEMODE: Controls whether paper space can be accessed
TO TOOLBAR: Displays, hides, and customizes toolbars
TOL TOLERANCE: Creates geometric tolerances contained in a feature control frame
TOR TORUS: Creates a donut-shaped 3D solid
TP TOOLPALETTES: Opens the Tool Palettes window
TR TRIM: Trims objects to meet the edges of other objects
TS TABLESTYLE: Creates, modifies, or specifies table styles
U
UC UCSMAN: Manages defined user coordinate systems
UN UNITS: Controls coordinate and angle display formats and precision
UNHIDE/UNISOLATE: UNISOLATEOBJECTS: Displays objects previously hidden with the ISOLATEOBJECTS or HIDEOBJECTS command
UNI UNION: Unions two solid or two region objects
V
V VIEW: Saves and restores named views, camera views, layout views, and preset views
VGO VIEWGO: Restores a named view
VP DDVPOINT: Sets the 3D viewing direction
VPLAY VIEWPLAY: Plays the animation associated to a named view
VS VSCURRENT: Sets the visual style in the current viewport
VSM VISUALSTYLES: Creates and modifies visual styles and applies a visual style to a viewport
W
W WBLOCK: Writes objects or a block to a new drawing file
WE WEDGE: Creates a 3D solid wedge
WHEEL NAVSWHEEL: Displays a wheel that contains a collection of view navigation tools
X
X EXPLODE: Breaks a compound object into its component objects
XA XATTACH: Inserts a DWG file as an external reference (xref)
XB XBIND: Binds one or more definitions of named objects in an xref to the current drawing
XC XCLIP: Crops the display of a selected external reference or block reference to a specified boundary
XL XLINE: Creates a line of infinite length
XR XREF: Starts the EXTERNALREFERENCES command
Z
Z ZOOM: Increases or decreases the magnification of the view in the current viewport
ZEBRA ANALYSISZEBRA: Projects stripes onto a 3D model to analyze surface continuity
ZIP ETRANSMIT: Creates a Self-Extracting or Zipped Transmittal Package
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FAQs
What are AutoCAD command aliases? ›
Command aliases are shortened names, often one or two letters in length, that can be used to quickly start frequently used commands. Rather than moving the mouse cursor between the drawing area and the AutoCAD user interface (UI) to start a command, you can use a command alias to. Reduce mouse movements and actions.
How do I fix AutoCAD shortcuts? ›Consider the following: Disable the AutoComplete setting in AutoCAD Architecture or MEP. Enter the command INPUTSEARCHOPTIONS and uncheck the box for 'Enable AutoComplete' Add the user support directory path into Support File Search Path on the Files tab of Options.
What is the command to edit aliases in AutoCAD? ›To modify a particular command alias, select that Alias in the AutoCAD Alias Editor and click on Edit. A dialog called Edit Command Alias will pop up. Here, I have selected the Alias 'C' which is assigned to CIRCLE command. To assign COPY command to C, select COPY from the list of AutoCAD commands and Click OK.
How do I use alias commands? ›The alias syntax
The syntax for creating an alias is easy. You type the word "alias", followed by the name you want to give the alias, stick in an = sign and then add the command you want it to run – generally enclosed in single or double quotes. Single word commands like "alias c=clear" don't require quotes.
An alias lets you create a shortcut name for a command, file name, or any shell text. By using aliases, you save a lot of time when doing tasks you do frequently. You can create a command alias. Use the alias Korn shell built-in command to define a word as an alias for some command.
Why are my shortcuts messed up? ›Keyboard shortcuts could fail to work if you don't press the key combinations at the same time. If you are having difficulties pressing multiple keys at the same time, you should enable Sticky Keys. This Windows 10 feature allows you to press the shortcut keys one after another.
Why do none of my shortcuts work? ›If the key combinations for shortcuts are not working, check if Sticky Keys are enabled on your desktop. Step 1: Open Settings from the Start menu and go to 'Ease of Access'. Step 2: Scroll down on the left menu and select Keyboard from the Interaction section. Step 3: Turn the toggle bar on for Sticky Keys.
How do I reset my shortcuts? ›- In Word, select the File tab. Select Options at the bottom of the left pane. Choose Customize Ribbon in the left pane.
- In the Choose commands from list, select Customize next to Keyboard Shortcuts.
- Select Reset All > Yes > Close > OK.
Use a “\” (backslash) before the command to run it without the alias. The backslash escape character can be used before a shell command to override any aliases. For example if rm was made into an alias for rm -i then typing “rm” would actually run rm -i.
Can aliases run multiple commands? ›Aliasing multiple commands
You can combine multiple commands in an alias by separating them with a semicolon, or by using &&, which will run the next command only if the previous command succeeds. This will cd to the top-level git directory, check out the main branch, and run git pull.
Which command displays all existing aliases? ›
alias : Invokes the alias command. [option] : Allows the command to list all current aliases.
How do I automatically repeat a command in Autocad? ›Press Ctrl + K, repeat until you get back to the desired command, and then press Enter.
Which key is used to repeat most commands and actions? ›To repeat something simple, such as a paste operation, press Ctrl+Y or F4 (If F4 doesn't seem to work, you may need to press the F-Lock key or Fn Key, then F4). If you prefer to use the mouse, click Repeat on the Quick Access Toolbar. Notes: By default, the Repeat command.
Which function key is used to repeat most commands *? ›F4 Repeats the last command or action, if possible.
What is alias shortcut? ›alias shortcuts, which behave as if they were a copy of the original object with completely independent behavior. Alias shortcuts are available only for query subjects and dimensions.
What is the correct syntax for aliases? ›The basic syntax of a table alias is as follows. SELECT column1, column2.... FROM table_name AS alias_name WHERE [condition];
What is the benefit of using an alias? ›Benefits of using an alias
To create a professional presence for a business. To add protection against phishing emails. To protect your primary email address from receiving spam. To change a temporary email address.
The Get-Alias cmdlet gets the aliases in the current session. This includes built-in aliases, aliases that you have set or imported, and aliases that you have added to your PowerShell profile. By default, Get-Alias takes an alias and returns the command name.
How do you know if a command is an alias? ›If you're on Bash (or another Bourne-like shell), you can use type . will tell you whether command is a shell built-in, alias (and if so, aliased to what), function (and if so it will list the function body) or stored in a file (and if so, the path to the file).
Why are shortcuts not good? ›Cutting steps out of a process – like changing a light ballast without going back to the workshop or utility cart for safety glasses or using the wrong tool because the right one isn't on hand – may get jobs done faster. However, shortcuts unnecessarily increase the risk of an injury to yourself or others around you.
How do I recover broken shortcuts? ›
Right-click your desktop and select Personalize. On the left-hand side, click Themes and then select Desktop icon settings on the right (or down below under Related Settings). Here you can restore any missing desktop shortcuts you might have enjoyed in earlier Windows versions.
How do I fix big shortcuts? ›Press and hold the Ctrl key and use the Scroll Wheel on the mouse to make the icons larger or smaller.
What is Autodesk Alias used for? ›Autodesk Alias is often used for design and styling in the automotive, marine, aircraft, sporting equipment, packaging electronic enclosure, children's toy, and fashion accessory markets.
What is the function of alias? ›Aliases are expanded when a command is read, not when it is executed. Therefore, an alias definition appearing on the same line as another command does not take effect until the next line of input is read. The commands following the alias definition on that line are not affected by the new alias.
What is Autodesk Alias concept? ›Autodesk Alias is used to design innovative products and communicate ideas in a visual medium from 2D sketch to 3D form, from conceptual models to production-level data.
When should you use alias? ›- There are more than one table involved in a query.
- Functions are used in the query.
- Column names are big or not very readable.
- Two or more columns are combined together.
I prefer to go with Autodesk Alias for automotive styling purpose class A surface modeling . Most of the Automotive companies like Maurti, Mahindra, Tata and Bajaj are using this software for Automotive body designing. It is easy to learn, it has many tools to make our work so easy.
Is it OK to use an alias? ›Using an alias or pseudonym is generally fine, as long as within the intrinsic nature of the alias there's no false or misleading information, mentioned or implied, meant to induce the consumer to buy based on that information.
What is the difference between an alias and a function? ›The main difference between aliases and functions is that aliases don't take arguments¹, but functions do. When you write something like alias l='ls --color' , l foo is expanded to ls --color foo ; you can't grab foo into the alias expansion and do something different with it the way you can do with a function.