Mechanical Engineering

To PerformCommandShortcutCommand line 3D solid options3D3DDraw a cubeBOXBOXDraw a cylinderCYLINDERCYLINDEROpens UCS dialogueDDUCSDDUCSOpens UCS dialogue at…

To PerformCommandShortcutSwitches OSNAP on/offOSNAPF3Turns snap on/offSNAPF9 or CTRL+BTurns object snap tracking on/offOSNAP TRACKF11 or CTRL+WApparent…

      To PerformCommandShortcutSingle line dynamic text - Justify/Align to fit within text lineDTEXTDTEdit textDDEDITEDOpens find…

To PerformCommandShortcutDisplays the calculatorQUICKCALCCTRL+8Opens dimension style manager dialogue boxDIMSTYLEDAligned linear dimension lineDIMALIGNEDDALAngular dimension lineDIMANGULARDANArc length…

To PerformCommandShortcutAdds each successive object, switches from removeADDAAll objects on thawed layersALLALLObjects touched or enclosed…

To PerformCommandShortcutDraw an arc with 3 pointsARCACalculate the areaAREAAAAlign an object with anotherALIGNALOpens application load…

Location measured by distance from 0,0 in current UCS#X,YLocation measured by distance from last point@X,YLocation…

CTRL+0Turns user interface elements on/offCTRL+1Turns properties on/offCTRL+2Turns design centre on/offCTRL+3Turns tool palettes window on/offCTRL+8Launches calculator…

To DoYou have to doZoom InRoll the wheel forward.Zoom OutRoll the wheel backward.Zoom ExtentsDouble-click the…

FunctionDescriptionF1Displays Auto-CAD HelpF2Toggles Text WindowF3Toggles OSNAPF4Toggles TABMODEF5 or CTRL+EToggles ISOPLANEF6 or CTRL+DToggles UCS,  i.e. Coordinate…