150 AutoCAD Command and Shortcut list, PDF eBook included. In this massive list of approximately 150 AutoCAD commands, I have tried to include some of the most useful commands, Keyboard Shortcuts and Tools which every AutoCAD user must know. Sep 20, 2012 Adding AIA standard layers with LISP. There are several standard layers available like BS 1192, AIA, ISO 12567. If you asked me, I would suggest you to keep your standard layers in AutoCAD template and standards file. However, if you’ve never created standard the layers before, it would take times to add them in your template manually. Pen wieghts in AutoCAD are measured in “mils,” which are thousandths of an inch On the other end of the spectrum, all details, wall and building sections, interior and exterior elevations, are all drawn purely by line weight and as a result, are not on a layer that is specific to the content.

Cad Standards Layers List
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Autocad Standard Layers List 2017
Autocad Standard Layers List 2017

This standard is intended to follow as much as possible the guidance of AIA standard, the National CAD Standard, and the US Government CAD Standard. Please add to this list 1) layers you are guessing about and 2) layers you often use that are in line with the guidance standards. Please edit this list 1) to bring it closer in line with the guidance standards or 2) to go in a whole new and better direction (though a comment on the talk page might be more courteous).

Name	Description	Comments
V-	Prefix for layers created/owned by the Survey discipline	All layers must have a discipline prefix
C-	Prefix for layers created/owned by the Civil discipline	All layers must have a discipline prefix
R-	Prefix for layers created/owned by the Resource discipline	This discipline is for layers created by tools
?-TOPO-	Land form items including elevation contours	Not for general existing items customarily called topography. Those go either on respective V- layers or are designated by the -E (Existing) or -D (demo) suffix
?-PRKG-	Parking lot items	These items are much the same as -ROAD- items
?-ROAD	Road and street items	These items are much the same as -PRKG- items
?-WATR	Water system items
?-SSWR	Sanitary sewer items
?-ELEC	Electric line items
?-NGAS	Natural gas line items
?-COMM	Communication line items
SWLK	Sidewalk
SWCT	Sawcut
CURB	Curb
Station ticks
MHOL	Manhole

In this massive list of approximately 150 AutoCAD commands, I have tried to include some of the most useful commands, Keyboard Shortcuts and Tools which every AutoCAD user must know. Some of the commands in this list are very basic which are used very frequently and also there are commands and tools which are not often used despite their great features.

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This is the list of some of the most basic AutoCAD commands which every AutoCAD user should know. These are some of the Draw and Modify commands which make the very basics of AutoCAD and if you are just starting to learn AutoCAD then you should know all of these basic commands.

L

It can be used for making simple lines in the drawing.

C

It is the command used for making a circle in AutoCAD.

PL

This command can be used to make a Polyline in your drawing.

REC

This command will make a rectangle in AutoCAD.

POL

This command can be used to make a polygon with minimum of 3 sides and a maximum of 1024 sides.

ARC

As the name suggests, this command can be used to make an arc in AutoCAD.

ELLIPSE

As the name suggests, this command can be used to make an ellipse with the major and minor axis.

REG

This command can be used to make a region geometry in AutoCAD.

CO

This command is used to copy object(s) in AutoCAD.

ARRAY

Using this command you can make Rectangular, polar or Path array.

TR

This command is used for trimming a geometry.

OP

Using this command you can open options window which contains most of the settings of AutoCAD.

SC

This command is used to change the scale of an object.

B

This command is used for creating a block, the properties of the block can be defined using the block definition window.

I

This command can be used to insert an existing block or a drawing as a block in AutoCAD.

ST

Using this command you can open text style window which controls properties of the default AutoCAD text style.

X

This command can be used to explode objects like Polyline to simple lines, an array or a block to a simple geometry etc.

F

This command can be used to add rounded corners to the sharp edges of the geometry, these round corners are also called fillets.

CHA

This command can be used to add slant edges to the sharp corners, these slant edges are also called chamfers.

LA

This command can be used to open layer properties manage palette which is a tool for creating and managing layers in a drawing.

Keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys are the shortest and quickest way of activating some of the common AutoCAD operations or commands. In this list I have included some of the most frequently used and useful keyboard shortcuts.

Ctrl + N

You can use this shortcut to open a new drawing a tab in AutoCAD.

Ctrl + S

You can use this keyboard shortcut to save a drawing file.

Ctrl + Shift + S

You can use this keyboard shortcut to save the drawing as a new file, in short, this is the hotkey for “save as” command.

Ctrl + 0

Clears screen to show only the drawing area and hides palettes and tabs. Press it again to reset default AutoCAD interface.

Ctrl + 1

Select and object and press Ctrl + 1 to open the properties palette which lists properties of the object. You can use this palette to modify most of the properties of the object too. You can also use PR command to open the property palette.

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Ctrl + 2

You can use it to open design center palette which contains many AutoCAD blocks that can be used directly in your drawing.

Ctrl + 9

You can use this keyboard shortcut to toggle the visibility of the command line. If for some reason your command line is hidden from the drawing area, then use this keyboard shortcut to bring it back.

Ctrl + C

Select objects from the drawing area and press Ctrl + C to copy to objects to the clipboard.

Ctrl + V

To paste the copied objects of the clipboard in the drawing keeping their original properties, you can use this keyboard shortcut.

Ctrl + Shift + V

To paste the copied objects as a block you can use this keyboard shortcut, the block thus created will have a random set of characters as is name. You can use this keyboard shortcut to make blocks quickly without going through the create block window.

Ctrl + Z

This keyboard shortcut can be used to undo last action in your drawing. You can press this shortcut key multiple times to undo many actions.

Ctrl + Y

This keyboard shortcut can be used to redo the last undo action which you have performed.

Ctrl + Tab

You can use this keyboard shortcut to cycle through all open drawing tabs in AutoCAD.

The status bar is an important feature of AutoCAD user interface and its tools are required quite frequently while making or editing your drawing hence they are avail

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