Ekeyes: Created page with "== Blocks == {| class="wikitable" !SHORTCUT !COMMAND !COMMENT |- |ATT |ATTDEF |Opens attribute definition dialogue box |- |ATTEDIT |ATTEDIT |Edit attribute values for a specific block |- |B |BLOCK |Opens block dialogue box in order to make a block |- |BATTMAN |BATTMAN |Opens block attribute manager |- |BATTORDER |BATTORDER |Displays attribute order dialogue box |- |BC |BCLOSE |Closes the block editor |- |BCOUNT |BCOUNT |Counts the blocks in a drawing |- |BE |BEDIT |Opens..."

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Created page with "== Blocks == {| class="wikitable" !SHORTCUT !COMMAND !COMMENT |- |ATT |ATTDEF |Opens attribute definition dialogue box |- |ATTEDIT |ATTEDIT |Edit attribute values for a specific block |- |B |BLOCK |Opens block dialogue box in order to make a block |- |BATTMAN |BATTMAN |Opens block attribute manager |- |BATTORDER |BATTORDER |Displays attribute order dialogue box |- |BC |BCLOSE |Closes the block editor |- |BCOUNT |BCOUNT |Counts the blocks in a drawing |- |BE |BEDIT |Opens..."

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== Blocks ==
{| class="wikitable"
!SHORTCUT
!COMMAND
!COMMENT
|-
|ATT
|ATTDEF
|Opens attribute definition dialogue box
|-
|ATTEDIT
|ATTEDIT
|Edit attribute values for a specific block
|-
|B
|BLOCK
|Opens block dialogue box in order to make a block
|-
|BATTMAN
|BATTMAN
|Opens block attribute manager
|-
|BATTORDER
|BATTORDER
|Displays attribute order dialogue box
|-
|BC
|BCLOSE
|Closes the block editor
|-
|BCOUNT
|BCOUNT
|Counts the blocks in a drawing
|-
|BE
|BEDIT
|Opens the edit block definition dialogue box
|-
|EATTEXT
|EATTEXT
|Enhanced attribute extraction wizard to count blocks
|-
|GATTE
|GATTE
|Global attribute edit of multiple blocks
|-
|I
|INSERT
|Opens insert dialogue to insert a block
|-
| -I
|INSERT
|Insert a block by name
|-
|MINSERT
|MINSERT
|Insert block in rectangular array
|-
|REFEDIT
|REFEDIT
|Edit a block reference in place
|-
|REN
|RENAME
|Opens rename dialogue box to rename blocks, layers, etc
|-
|W
|WBLOCK
|Write a block - for use in other drawings
|-
|XLIST
|XLIST
|Lists type/block name/layer name/color/linetype of a nested object in a block or an xref
|}

== Common Commands ==
{| class="wikitable"
!SHORTCUT
!COMMAND
!COMMENT
|-
|A
|ARC
|Draw an arc
|-
|AL
|ALIGN
|Align an object with another
|-
|AP
|APPLOAD
|Opens application load dialogue box
|-
|AR
|ARRAY
|Opens array dialogue box
|-
|AUDIT
|AUDIT
|Audit drawing for errors
|-
|AV
|DSVIEWER
|Opens ariel view of drawing
|-
|B
|BLOCK
|Opens block dialogue box
|-
|C
|CIRCLE
|Draw a circle
|-
|CO
|COPY
|Copy an object
|-
|CHA
|CHAMFER
|Chamfer between 2 non-parallel lines
|-
|COL
|COLOR
|Opens select color dialogue box
|-
|CUI
|Opens
|customise user interface dialogue
|-
|D
|DIMSTYLE
|Opens dimstyle manager
|-
|DC
|ADCENTER
|Opens designcenter
|-
|DI
|DIST
|Check a distance
|-
|DIV
|DIVIDE
|Inserts point node a set division
|-
|DO
|DONUT
|Draw a solid donut shape
|-
|DV
|DVIEW
|Perspective view
|-
|E
|ERASE
|Erase a selection
|-
|EX
|EXTEND
|Extend a selection
|-
|F
|FILLET
|Draw an arc between 2 intersecting lines
|-
|FI
|FILTER
|Opens filter dialogue box
|-
|FLATTEN
|FLATTEN
|Converts 3D to 2D
|-
|G
|GROUP
|Launches the group dialogue box
|-
|H
|HATCH
|Opens hatch and gradient dialogue box
|-
|I
|INSERT
|Insert a block
|-
|IM
|IMAGE
|Launches image manager
|-
|J
|JOIN
|Joins 2 objects to form single object
|-
|JPGOUT
|JPGOUT
|Creates a JPEG file of current drawing
|-
|L
|LINE
|Draw a line
|-
|LA
|LAYER
|Opens layer manager
|-
|LE
|QLEADER
|Draw a leader line (may need to adjust settings)
|-
|LEAD
|LEADER
|Leader line with annotation
|-
|LI or LS
|LIST
|Display information about objects in a text window
|-
|LO
| -LAYOUT
|Creates a new layout tab
|-
|LTS
|LTScale
|Change the linetype scale
|-
|M
|MOVE
|Move a selection
|-
|MA
|MATCHPROPERTIES
|Match properties of an object
|-
|ME
|MEASURE
|Inserts point node at input distance
|-
|O
|OFFSET
|Offset a selection
|-
|OP
|OPTIONS
|Launches options dialogue box
|-
|P
|PAN
|Pan in drawing
|-
|PE
|POLYEDIT
|Edit a polyline
|-
|PL
|PLINE
|Draw a polyline
|-
|PLOT
|PLOT
|Opens plot/print dialogue box
|-
|PO
|POINT
|Point marker or node - DDPTYPE to change pointstyle
|-
|PR
|PROPERTIES
|Opens properties dialogue box
|-
|PRE
|PREVIEW
|Preview a plot
|-
|PU
|PURGE
|Opens purge dialogue box to remove unused elements
|-
|RE
|REGEN
|Regenerate the display
|-
|REC
|RECTANG
|Draw a rectangle
|-
|REN
|RENAME
|Opens rename dialogue box to rename blocks, layers, etc
|-
|RO
|ROTATE
|Rotate a selection
|-
|SP
|SPELL
|Spell check a selection - ALL to check entire drawing
|-
|T
|MTEXT
|Insert multiline text
|-
|TB
|TABLE
|Opens insert a table dialogue box
|-
|TP
|TOOLPALETTES
|Displays toolpalette
|-
|TR
|TRIM
|Trim a selection
|-
|U
|UNDO
|Undo last command
|-
|UN
|UNITS
|Opens units dialogue box
|-
|V
|VIEW
|Opens view dialogue box
|-
|W
|WBLOCK
|Write a block
|-
|WHOHAS
|WHOHAS
|Displays who has a drawing open
|-
|X
|EXPLODE
|Explode a selection
|-
|XR
|XREF
|Opens x-reference manager
|-
|Z
|ZOOM
|Zoom in display - A=All, E=EXTENTS, W=WINDOW
|}

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