Command Reference: Commands by Menu Order

Menu File

Menu	Description	Command
New…	Creates a new drawing file	New
Open…	Opens an existing drawing file	Open
Close	Exits the drawing but not the program	Close
Save	Saves the drawing under the current file name or a specified name	Save
Save As…	Saves an unnamed drawing with a file name or renames the current drawing	SaveAs
Save to Cloud	Opens the Cloud Storage palette and lets you save the current drawing to the specified Cloud Storage and folder.	SaveToCloudStorage
Open from Cloud	Opens the Cloud Storage palette and lets you open a drawing from the specified Cloud Storage and folder.	CloudStorage
Export
Page Layout Manager…	Sets print and plot defaults	PageLayout
Sheet	Creates, copies, renames, or deletes Sheet tabs (layout mode to set up a printout)	Sheet
Print Preview	Shows a preview for printing or plotting the drawing	Preview
Print…	Prints a drawing to a plotter, printer, or file	Print
Batch Print…	Sends a set of drawings and Sheets to printers in a batch job	BatchPrint
Properties…	Displays and edits the standard properties of the current drawing file and creates custom properties for the file	DrawingProperties
Error Check	Evaluates the integrity of a drawing and corrects errors if possible	Check
Recover…	Repairs a damaged drawing if possible	Recover
Drawing Recovery Manager…	Displays the Drawing Recovery Manager palette to let you recover drawings after unexpected system failures	DrawingRecorvery
Exit	Exits the program	Exit

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Menu File > Export

Menu	Description	Command
Export…	Saves the entire drawing, specified entities, or views to other vector or image file formats	Export
PDF Export	Saves the current view of the graphics display to a PDF (Portable Document Format) file	ExportPDF
Export Drawing	Writes entities, Blocks, or the entire drawing to a new drawing file	ExportDrawing
Pack and Go…	Creates a package containing the current drawing and its dependent files such as References, referenced images, referenced PDF files, font files, font mapping files, PrintStyle files, and Print Configuration files	PackAndGo

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Menu Edit

Menu	Description	Command
Undo	Reverses the most recent command	U
Redo	Reverses the effects of the previous U or UndoN command	Redo
Cut	Copies entities to the clipboard and deletes the entities	Cut
Copy	Copies entities to the clipboard	ClipboardCopy
Copy with Reference Point	Copies entities with a specified reference point to the clipboard	Copy@
Paste	Inserts data from the clipboard	Paste
Paste to Active Layer	Inserts data from the clipboard onto the active Layer	Paste
Paste as Block	Inserts entities from the clipboard as Block	PasteAsBlock
Paste Selected Format…	Pastes entities from the OS clipboard by specifying a format	PasteSelected
Paste at Source Position	Pastes entities from the OS clipboard using the coordinates of the source drawing	Paste@SourcePosition
Erase	Removes entities from a drawing	Delete
Select All	Selects all drawing entities for subsequent modification commands	SelectAll
Find…	Finds and replaces Text in Notes, Annotations, and Dimension Text	Find

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Menu View

Menu	Description	Command
Rebuild	Rebuilds the drawing display and refreshes the active ViewTile	Rebuild
Rebuild All	Rebuilds the drawing display and refreshes all ViewTiles	RebuildAll
Refresh All	Refreshes the display of all ViewTiles	RefreshAll
Pan
Zoom
Named Views…	Saves and restores user-defined views	Views
View Tiles	Creates and controls single or multiple model ViewTiles or Sheet Viewports	ViewTiles, -Viewport
3D Views	Sets 3D views or the plan view	-Views, PlanView, ViewDirection
3D Orbit
Hide	Creates a hidden line view	HideView
Shade	Determines the ShadeView mode	ShadeView
Animated Rendering	Displays the rendered drawing in a separate window	ARender
Clean Screen	Toggles fullscreen mode on and off	Fullscreen, HideFullscreen
Display

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Menu View > Pan

Menu	Description	Command
Dynamic	Moves the drawing display in the active ViewTile (dynamic pan)	Pan
Point	Moves the drawing display in the active ViewTile by pointing a displacement	-Pan
Left	Pans to the left	PanLeft
Right	Pans to the right	PanRight
Up	Pans up	PanUp
Down	Pans down	PanDown

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Menu View > Zoom

Menu	Description	Command
Dynamic	Increases or decreases the visible part of the drawing	Zoom
Center	Zooms to an area determined by a center point and a magnification or height	Zoom Center
Factor	Zooms by a factor	ZoomFactor
Previous	Zooms to previous view	ZoomBack
Selected	Zooms to an area determined by the extents of specified entities	Zoom Selected
Window	Zooms to a region of the drawing specified by a box	ZoomWindow
In	Zooms in to the drawing	ZoomIn
Out	Zooms out from the drawing	ZoomOut
Bounds	Zooms the entire drawing	Zoom Bounds
Fit	Zooms to the drawing extents	ZoomFit

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Menu View > 3D Orbit

Menu	Description	Command
Constrained Orbit	Controls 3D viewing	RollView
Free Orbit	Rotates the view in 3D space without constraining roll	RollViewFree
Continuous Orbit	Rotates the view in 3D space with continuous motion about a specified pivot point	RollViewContinuous
Vertical Orbit	Tilts the view in 3D space vertically (up and down) about an imaginary horizontal axis	RollViewVertical
Horizontal Orbit	Swivels the view in 3D space horizontally (left and right) about an imaginary vertical axis	RollViewHorizontal
Orbit Center	Sets the center of rotation for constraint orbit view and starts constraint orbit view	RollViewCenter

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Menu View > Display

Menu	Description	Command
Block Attributes	Defines visibility of BlockAttributes	DisplayBlockAttributes
CCS Icon	Sets the visibility and position of the coordinate system icon	CSIcon
View Navigator	Displays the View Navigator tool	ViewNavigator
Command History	Opens the separate command history window	CommandHistory

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Menu Insert

Menu	Description	Command
Insert Block	Inserts a Block or another drawing into the drawing	InsertBlock
Attach Drawing	Attaches a drawing file as a Reference to the drawing	AttachDrawing
Attach Image	Attaches an image file as a Reference to the drawing	AttachImage
Attach PDF	Attaches one or multiple pages of a PDF document to your drawing	AttachPDF
Attach DGN	Attaches a Design Model of a DGN file to your drawing	AttachDGN
Hyperlink…	Attaches a hyperlink to entities or modifies an existing hyperlink	Hyperlink
Field…	Creates Fields for annotations that are used to update information such as modification date, drawing name, and author	Field
Rebuild Fields	Manually updates Fields in specified annotations	RebuildField
VoiceNote	Records audio notes and replays them in drawings as needed	VoiceNote
Object	Displays data from other programs in drawings (such as text documents, spreadsheets, or images)	InsertObject
DGN Import…	Inserts content from DGN files (DesiGN files) as Blocks into drawings	ImportDGN

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Menu Format

Menu	Description	Command
Layer…	Controls Layers and Layer properties	Layer
Layer Tools
PDF Layer…	Controls the layer visibility of a PDF Underlay	LayersPDF
DGN Layer…	Controls the layer visibility of a DGN Underlay	LayersDGN
Line Color…	Sets the LineColor for new entities	LineColor
Line Style…	Lets you create, load, and set LineStyles	LineStyle
Line Weight…	Sets LineWeight options	LineWeight
Print Style…	Manages named PrintStyles	PrintStyle
Scale List…	Customizes the list of scales for printing, managing PageLayouts, and scaling Viewports in layout Sheets	EditScaleList
Dimension Style…	Creates and modifies DimensionStyles	DimensionStyle
Text Style…	Creates or modifies user-defined TextStyles and sets the active TextStyle	TextStyle
Point Style…	Defines the type and size of point entities	PointFormat
RichLine Styles…	Creates and manages RichLineStyles	RichLineStyle
Table Style…	Creates and manages TableStyles	TableStyle
Drawing Boundary	Sets and controls drawing bounds	DrawingBounds
Unit System…	Sets coordinate and angle display formats and precision	UnitSystem
Rename…	Changes the names of objects	Rename
Clean…	Removes unused user-defined objects from the drawing, such as Blocks or Layers	Clean

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Menu Format > Layer Tools

Menu	Description	Command
Layer States Manager	Saves, restores, and manages configurations of layer properties and states	LayerState
Hide Layer	Turns off the Layer of the specified entity	HideLayer
Show All Layers	Turns on all Layers	ShowLayers
Freeze Layer	Freezes the Layers of specified entities	FreezeLayer
Thaw All Layers	Thaws all Layers	ThawLayers
Lock Layer	Locks the Layers of specified entities	LockLayer
Unlock Layer	Unlocks locked Layers	UnlockLayer
Isolate Layer	Isolates the Layers of specified entities	IsolateLayer
Unisolate Layer	Undoes Layer isolation	UnisolateLayer
Activate Layer	Activates the Layer of a specified entity	ActivateLayer
Entity to Active Layer	Changes the Layers of specified entities to the active Layer	ToActiveLayer
Change Entity’s Layer	Changes the Layer of specified entities to match a destination Layer	MatchLayer
Delete	Deletes Layers of specified entities and the entities themselves	DeleteLayer
Restore Layer’s State	Restores previous Layer settings	UndoLayer
Layer Preview…	Previews the content of layers one by one for a set of specified layers	LayerPreview

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Menu Dimension

Menu	Description	Command
Smart	Creates Dimensions with a dimension type determined by the entity selected	SmartDimension
Aligned	Creates an aligned linear Dimension	ParallelDimension
Linear	Creates a linear Dimension	LinearDimension
Baseline	Continues a linear, angular, or ordinate Dimension from the baseline of the previous or specified Dimension	BaselineDimension
Continue	Continues a linear, angular, or ordinate Dimension from the second extension line of the previous or specified Dimension	ContinueDimension
Ordinate	Creates ordinate point Dimensions	OrdinateDimension
Diameter	Creates diameter Dimensions for Circles and Arcs	DiameterDimension
Radius	Creates radial Dimensions for Circles and Arcs	RadiusDimension
Jogged	Creates jogged radius Dimensions for Circles and Arcs	JoggedDimension
Arc Length	Creates arc length Dimensions	ArcLengthDimension
CenterMark	Creates a center mark or center lines for Circles and Arcs	CenterMark
Angular	Creates angular Dimensions	AngleDimension
Leader	Draws Leader lines and annotations	SmartLeader
MultiLeader	Creates MultiLeaders based on MultiLeaderStyles	MultiLeader
Tolerance…	Creates datum indicators and basic dimension notation	Tolerance
Split Dimension	Splits dimension and extension lines of Dimension entities where they intersect other entities. Also joins split dimension and extension lines	SplitDimension
Align Text
Flip Arrows	Changes the position of dimension arrows	FlipArrows
Oblique	Modifies the orientation of existing linear Dimensions	EditDimension Oblique
Override	Overrides DimensionStyle variables	OverrideDimensionStyle
Relate Dimension	Reestablishes the relation of specified Dimensions to entities	RelateDimension
Rebuild	Updates Dimensions with the active DimensionStyle	RebuildDimension, or -DimensionStyle Apply

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Menu Dimension > Align Text

Menu	Description	Command
Angle	Rotates Dimension text	EditDimensionText Angle
Reset	Undoes the movement of Dimension text	ResetDimensionText Home
Center	Centers Dimension text on the Dimension line	EditDimensionText Center
Left	Left-justifies Dimension text along the Dimension line	EditDimensionText Left
Right	Right-justifies Dimension text along the Dimension line	EditDimensionText Right

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Menu Draw

Menu	Description	Command
Line	Creates straight line segments	Line
InfiniteLine	Draws infinite construction Lines	InfiniteLine
Ray	Draws semi-infinite construction Lines	Ray
RichLine	Creates RichLines	RichLine
PolyLine	Creates 2D PolyLines	PolyLine
Polygon	Creates equilateral closed PolyLines	Polygon
Rectangle	Creates rectangular PolyLines	Rectangle
Sketch	Creates freehand Lines	Sketch
Arc	Creates Arcs	Arc
Circle	Creates Circles	Circle
Ring	Creates filled Circles or Rings	Ring
Ellipse	Creates Ellipses or elliptical Arcs	Ellipse
Spline	Creates quadratic or cubic spline (NURBS) curves	Spline
Helix	Creates 2D spirals and 3D helixes	Helix
Point
Centerline	Creates CenterLines between pairs of Lines, Arcs, and PolyLine segments	CenterLine
Hatch/Fill…	Fills a specified boundary with a pattern, solid color, or gradient color	Hatch, FillArea
Bound Area…	Creates a PolyLine or Region from an enclosed area	AreaBoundary
Region	Transforms an entity that encloses an area into a Region	Region
Mask	Covers existing entities with a blank area	Mask
Block
Cloud	Creates revision clouds to indicate that certain areas require or contain revisions	Cloud
Shape
Text
Table…	Creates Tables	Table
3D Polyline	Creates 3D PolyLines of straight line segments in 3D space	PolyLine3D
Mesh

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Menu Draw > Point

Menu	Description	Command
Multiple Points	Creates multiple point entities	Point Multiple
Single Point	Creates a point entity	Point
Mark Divisions	Places evenly spaced point entities or Blocks along the length or perimeter of an entity	MarkDivisions
Mark Lengths	Places point entities or Blocks at measured intervals on an entity	MarkLengths

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Menu Draw > Block

Menu	Description	Command
Define…	Defines a Block from specified entities	MakeBlock
Define BlockAttributes…	Creates a BlockAttribute definition	MakeBlockAttribute

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Menu Draw > Shape

Menu	Description	Command
Define	Inserts a shape from a shape file into the drawing	InsertShape
Load…	Loads shape files for the use by the Shape command	LoadShape

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Menu Draw > Text

Menu	Description	Command
Note	Creates multiline Text entities	Note
SimpleNote	Creates singleline Text entities	SimpleNote

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Menu Draw > Mesh

Menu	Description	Command
2D Solid	Creates solid-filled 2D faces	Solid
3D Face	Creates 3D faces	Face
3D Mesh	Creates 3D PolygonMeshes	Mesh
Revolved	Creates rotated surfaces about specified axes	RevolvedMesh
Tabulated	Creates tabulated surfaces from path curves and direction vectors	TabulatedMesh
Edge	Creates 3D PolygonMeshes based on four adjoining edges	EdgeMesh
Ruled	Creates ruled surfaces between two curves	RuledMesh

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Menu Modify

Menu	Description	Command
Properties	Displays the Properties palette to modify properties of drawing entities	Properties
Property Painter	Applies properties of one entity to other entities	PropertyPainter
Annotation Scaling
Clip
Entity
Component
3D Operations
Delete	Removes entities from a drawing	Delete
Discard Duplicates	Removes duplicate entities or overlapping parts of entities from the drawing	DiscardDuplicates
Pattern…	Creates multiple copies of entities in a pattern	Pattern
Copy	Duplicates entities	Copy
Copy Nested	Duplicates drawing entities that are contained in a Block or a Reference and places copies of them at a specified location	CopyNested
Offset	Offsets linear entities in parallel orientation	Offset
Mirror	Creates a mirror image copy of entities	Mirror
Change Length	Lengthens or shortens entities	EditLength
Move	Displaces entities a specified distance in a specified direction	Move
Rotate	Rotates entities about a base point	Rotate
Scale	Enlarges or reduces specified entities equally in the X, Y, and Z directions	Scale
Align	Aligns entities with other entities in 2D and 3D space	Align
Stretch	Moves or stretches entities	Stretch
Quick Modify	Copies, moves, rotates, and scales entities in one operation	QuickModify
Split	Erases parts of entities or splits entities in two	Split
Weld	Joins two entities into a single entity	Weld
Chamfer	Bevels the edges of entities	Chamfer
Fillet	Rounds and fillets the edges of entities	Fillet
Extend	Extends entities to meet other entities	Extend
Trim	Trims entities at a cutting edge defined by other entities	Trim
Power Trim	Trims multiple, adjacent entities by dragging the pointer across each entity	PowerTrim Powertrim
Corner Trim	Extends or trims two entities where they intersect at a virtual corner	PowerTrim Corner
Explode	Breaks complex objects into their component entities	Explode
Explode Attribute to Text	Explodes Blocks and converts BlockAttribute values to SimpleNotes in one operation	ExplodeBlockX

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Menu Modify > Annotation Scaling

Menu	Description	Command
Add Current Scale	Updates annotative entities to support the drawing’s active annotation scale	AnnEntityScaleAdd
Remove Current Scale	Updates annotative entities to remove the drawing’s active annotation scale from the entities’ annotation scales	AnnEntityScaleRemove
Add/Remove Scales	Adds and removes annotation scales for specified annotative entities	AnnEntityScale
Match Scale Positions	Resets all scale representations of specified annotative entities to their original positions	AnnReset

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Menu Modify > Clip

Menu	Description	Command
Reference	Defines clipping boundaries to suppress display of portions of a Block or Referenced drawing	ClipReference
Image	Defines a clipping boundary to hide portions of a referenced image	ClipImage
PDF Underlay	Clips a PDF Underlay at a specified boundary	ClipPDF
DGN Underlay	Clips a DGN Underlay at a specified boundary	ClipDGN
Viewport	Clips the display of Viewports on the active Sheet at irregular shapes	ClipViewport

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Menu Modify > Entity

Menu	Description	Command
Edit Block	Opens the Block Editor	EditBlock
BlockAttribute Manager	Manages properties and settings of BlockAttributes in Block definitions	BlockAttributeManager
Block Attribute	Modifies BlockAttributes	EditBlockAttribute, -EditBlockAttribute
Annotation…	Edits items such as single-line Text, Dimension text, Leader annotation, and BlockAttribute definitions	EditAnnotation
PolyLine	Edits PolyLines, PolyLine vertices, and 3D PolygonMeshes	EditPolyLine
RichLine…	Edits intersecting and adjoining RichLines, breaks and welds RichLines, and adds or deletes vertices to or from existing RichLines	EditRichLine
Hatch…	Modifies existing Hatches or color gradient fills	EditHatch
Tolerance…	Modifies geometric Tolerances	EditTolerance
Table Text…	Changes text in a Table cell	EditTable
Table Cells	Inserts, deletes, merges, or resizes cells, rows, and columns in Tables	EditTableCell
Convert PolyLine	Converts lightweight PolyLines to old-format, heavyweight PolyLines and vice versa	ConvertPolyLine

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Menu Modify > Component

Menu	Description	Command
Edit…	Edits in-place individual Elements within Blocks or References	EditComponent
Add Elements	Adds Elements to Block definitions or References	ChangeElements Add
Remove Elements	Remove Elements from Block definitions or References	ChangeElements Remove
Edit Base Point	Sets new insertion base points for Block definitions	EditBasePoint
Save and Close	Saves modifications done during in-place editing of Block defintions or References and exits Component editing mode	SaveComponent
Close	Terminates in-place editing of a Block definition or a Reference	CloseComponent

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Menu Modify > 3D Operations

Menu	Description	Command
Align 3D	Aligns entities with respect to other entities or other target points in 3D space	Align3D
Mirror 3D	Creates a mirror image of entities about a plane in 3D space	Mirror3D
Pattern 3D	Creates a linear or circular pattern of entities in 3D space	Pattern3D
Rotate 3D	Moves entities about a 3D axis	Rotate3D

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Menu Constraints

Menu	Description	Command
Geometric Constraints
Constraint Icons	Shows, hides, or resets Geometric Constraint icons	ConstraintIcon
Dimensional Constraints
Dynamic Dimensions	Shows or hides Dimensional Constraint entities	DcDisplay
Delete Constraints	Removes all constraints from specified entities	DeleteConstraint
Constraint Options…	Sets options for Geometric and Dimensional Constraints	ConstraintOptions
Parameters Manager…	Shows the Parameters palette to create and edit Constraint expressions and values	Parameters

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Menu Constraints > Geometric Constraints

Menu	Description	Command
Coincident	Defines a coincident geometric constraint to two points on entities or constrains a point on an entity to an entity	GcCoincident
Fix	Causes points on entities and entities to maintain fixed positions	GcFix
Horizontal	Causes Lines and linear PolyLine segments or pairs of points on entities to be parallel to the X-axis of the current coordinate system	GcHorizontal
Vertical	Causes Lines and linear PolyLine segments or pairs of points on entities to be parallel to the Y-axis of the current coordinate system	GcVertical
Parallel	Causes two Lines or linear PolyLine segments to be parallel to each other	GcParallel
Perpendicular	Causes two Lines or linear PolyLine segments to be perpendicular to each other	GcPerpendicular
Tangent	Causes one entity to be tangent to another	GcTangent
Smooth	Causes a Spline to constitute fluid geometric continuity with another Spline, Arc, Line, or PolyLine	GcSmooth
Collinear	Causes collinear Lines	GcCollinear
Concentric	Causes coincident center points of Arcs, Circles, Ellipses, or Elliptical Arcs	GcConcentric
Symmetric	Causes two entities or points on entities to lie symmetrically with respect to a symmetry line	GcSymmetric
Equal	Constrains Lines to the same length, or Arcs and Circles to the same radius	GcEqual

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Menu Constraints > Dimensional Constraints

Menu	Description	Command
Aligned	Constrains the direct distance between two defining points on entities	DcAligned
Horizontal	Constrains the horizontal distance between two defining points on entities	DcHorizontal
Vertical	Constrains the vertical distance between two defining points on entities	DcVertical
Radius	Constrains the radius of a Circle, Arc, or curved PolyLine segment	DcRadial
Diameter	Constrains the diameter of a Circle, Arc, or curved PolyLine segment	DcDiameter
Angular	Constrains the angle between three constraint points on entities or between two Lines or PolyLine segments, or constrains the total angle of an Arc or curved PolyLine segment	DcAngular
Convert Dimensions	Converts associative dimensions to Dimensional Constraints	ConvertConstraint

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Menu Tools

Menu	Description	Command
Properties…	Displays/hides the Properties palette	Properties, HideProperties
Design Resources…	Displays the Design Resources palette that lets you navigate to drawing resources and drag content such as Blocks, References, images, and named objects (such as Layers, DimensionStyles, and LineTypes) into the current drawing	DesignResources
References Manager…	Displays/hides the References palette	References, HideReferences
Display Order	Changes the display order of drawing entities and inserted images in the drawing	DisplayOrder
Inquiry
Open Reference	Opens a Referenced drawing in a new drawing window	OpenReference
Attribute Export	Writes BlockAttribute values of selected Blocks to text files	BlockAttributeOutput
Run Script…	Executes a sequence of commands from a script	LoadScript
CCS Manager…	Manages Custom Coordinate Systems (CCSs)	CSStyle
New CCS
Standards
Entity Group
Customize Interface…	Manages customized user interface elements such as menus, toolbars, shortcut menus, keyboard shortcuts, and mouse actions	Customize
Options…	Configures program operating parameters	Options
Enter Point…	Tool for quick precise entry of drawing coordinates for point specifications	EnterPoint
Plugin Manager…	Manages plugins provided by application vendors
Macro
Load Application…	Loads applications for use in the program	LoadApplication
Mouse Gestures…	Customizes mouse gestures	Gesture

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Menu Tools > Inquiry

Menu	Description	Command
Get Distance	Measures the distance and angle between two points	GetDistance
Get Area	Calculates the area and perimeter of entities or of defined areas	GetArea
Get Angle	Measures angles between two line or polyline segments	GetAngle
Get Coordinate	Displays the coordinate values of a location	GetXY
Get Properties	Displays information about specified entities	GetProperties
Get Mass Properties	Calculates and displays the mass properties of 3D solids and regions	GetMassProperties
Measure Geometry	Measures distances, radius, angles, and areas within a single command	MeasureGeometry

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Menu Tools > New CCS

Menu	Description	Command
World	Sets the World Coordinate System (WCS) as the active coordinate system	CCS World
Previous	Switches to previous coordinate system views	CCS Previous
Entity	Aligns a coordinate system with an entity	CCS Entity
View	Aligns the coordinate system with the active viewing plane	CCS View
Origin	Defines a new CSS by shifting the origin	CCS Origin
Z Axis Vector	Sets up a coordinate system by fixing the Z-axis	CCS ZAxis
3 Point	Specifies a new CCS origin and the directions of the X and Y axes	CCS
X	Rotates the coordinate system about the X axis	CCS X
Y	Rotates the coordinate system about the Y axis	CCS Y
Z	Rotates the coordinate system about the Z axis	CCS Z

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Menu Tools > Standards

Menu	Description	Command
Drawing Standards…	Associates drawing standards to the current drawing, determines the drawing categories to check, and sets notification and audit options	DrawingStandards
Verify Standards…	Verifies that the drawing conforms to industry, corporate, and custom standards	VerifyStandards

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Menu Tools > Entity Group

Menu	Description	Command
Quick Group	Quickly creates EntityGroups	QuickGroup
Quick Ungroup	Quickly ungroups EntityGroups	QuickUngroup
Edit EntityGroup	Adds and removes entities to or from EntityGroups, or renames EntityGroups	EditEntityGroup

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Menu Solids

Menu	Description	Command
Draw
Solid Editing

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Menu Solids > Draw

Menu	Description	Command
Box	Creates a three-dimensional solid box	Box
Cone	Creates a three-dimensional solid cone	Cone
Cylinder	Creates a three-dimensional solid cylinder	Cylinder
Pyramid	Creates a three-dimensional solid pyramid	Pyramid
Sphere	Creates a three-dimensional solid sphere	Sphere
Torus	Creates a three-dimensional toroid solid	Torus
Wedge	Creates a three-dimensional solid with a sloped face tapering along the X axis	Wedge
Planar Surface	Creates rectangular planar surfaces	PlaneSurf
Extrude	Creates a 3D solid or surface	Extrude
Loft	Creates a three-dimensional solid by lofting between existing cross sections	Loft
PolySolid	Draws 3D solid objects in the shape of a polygonal walls	PolySolid
Push and Pull	Modifies 3D solid objects or bounded areas by extrusion	PushPull
Revolve	Creates a 3D solid or surface by revolving a 2D object about an axis	Revolve
Sweep	Creates unique solid primitives or surfaces by sweeping existing two-dimensional entities along a path	Sweep

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Menu Solids > Solid Editing

Menu	Description	Command
Union	Creates a composite region or solid by addition	Union
Subtract	Creates a composite region or a 3D solid by subtraction	Subtract
Intersect	Creates regions or 3D solids from the intersection regions or of 3D solids	Intersect
Fillet Edges	Rounds the edges of 3D solid objects	FilletEdges
Chamfer Edges	Bevels the edges of 3D solid objects	ChamferEdges
Convert Edges	Creates wireframe geometry from the edges of a specified 3D Solid, Surface, Mesh, or Region	ConvertEdges
Offset Edges	Creates 2D entities from the boundary of a 3D solid or surface	OffsetEdges
Copy Edges	Copies edges of a 3D solid object as an arc, circle, ellipse, line, or spline	EditSolid Edge Copy
Color Edges	Changes the color of individual edges on a 3D solid object	EditSolid Edge Color
Move Faces	Moves selected faces of a 3D solid object to a specified height or distance	EditSolid Face Move
Copy Faces	Copies faces of a 3D solid object as a region or a surface	EditSolid Face Copy
Offset Faces	Offsets faces of a 3D solid object by a specified distance or point	EditSolid Face Offset
Taper Faces	Tapers faces of a 3D solid object with a specified angle	EditSolid Face Taper
Extrude Faces	Extrudes selected faces of a 3D solid object to a specified height or along a path	EditSolid Face Extrude
Rotate Faces	Rotates faces of a 3D solid object around a specified axis	EditSolid Face Rotate
Delete Faces	Deletes or removes faces of a 3D solid object, including fillets or chamfers on a solid entity	EditSolid Face Delete
Color Faces	Changes the color of individual faces of a 3D solid object	EditSolid Face Color
Shell	Creates a hollow, thin wall with a specified thickness on a 3D solid object	EditSolid Body Shell
Separate	Separates a 3D solid into individual 3D solids	EditSolid Body Separate
Imprint	Imprints other geometry on a 3D solid object	EditSolid Body Imprint
Clean	Removes unused geometry from 3D solids such as redundant edges and vertices	EditSolid Body Clean
Check	Tests whether a drawing entity is a valid 3D solid object	EditSolid Body Check
Slice	Slices 3D solids with a plane or surface	Slice
Thicken	Creates 3D solids from surfaces by thickening them	Thicken
Interference Checking	Checks interferences within a solid model	Interfere
Make Flat Snapshot	Creates a flat representation of 3D solid objects, projected to the X-Y plane of the drawing	MakeFlatSnapshot
Cross Section	Creates cross section planes of 3D solids	Section

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Menu Window

Menu	Description	Command
Close	Closes the drawing but does not exit the program	Close
Close all	Closes all open drawings but does not exit the program	CloseAll
Cascade	Cascades drawing windows	Windows Cascade
Tile Horizontally	Tiles drawing windows horizontally	Windows Tile Horizontal
Tile Vertically	Tiles drawing windows vertically	Windows Tile Vertical
Switch UI Style	Switches between the dark and the light color theme for user interface elements	UIStyle

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Menu Help

Menu	Description	Command
Help…	Displays online help	Help
License…	Displays the license agreement	ShowLicense
About…	Displays information about the program	About

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Related Topics

Command Reference: Commands in Alphabetical Order