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Cheat sheet: the 40 everyday commands
One page with the 40 commands you will use most, their short names, and the keys that save time. Download it as a PDF to print.
Written for CadCraft 0.7.1. The same help is inside the app: press F1.
Type the short name (the alias) and press Enter, or click the tool. Esc cancels. Enter on an empty line repeats the last command.
Print it: cheat-sheet.pdf (one A4 page; on Letter paper print it with "fit to page").
Draw
| Type | Command | What it does |
|---|---|---|
L | LINE | Draw straight lines |
PL | PLINE | Draw a connected line and arc chain |
C | CIRCLE | Draw a circle (centre and radius) |
A | ARC | Draw an arc |
REC | RECTANG | Draw a rectangle from two corners |
POL | POLYGON | Draw a regular polygon |
EL | ELLIPSE | Draw an ellipse |
DT | TEXT | Write one line of text |
T | MTEXT | Write text that wraps (paragraph) |
H | HATCH | Fill an area with a pattern |
Modify
| Type | Command | What it does |
|---|---|---|
M | MOVE | Move objects |
CO | COPY | Copy objects |
RO | ROTATE | Turn objects round a point |
SC | SCALE | Make objects bigger or smaller |
MI | MIRROR | Flip objects across a line |
O | OFFSET | Draw a parallel copy at a distance |
TR | TRIM | Cut objects back to where others cross them |
EX | EXTEND | Lengthen objects up to others |
F | FILLET | Round a corner with an arc |
CHA | CHAMFER | Cut a corner with a straight edge |
E | ERASE | Delete objects |
X | EXPLODE | Break a block or polyline into its parts |
S | STRETCH | Move the ends inside a crossing window |
AR | ARRAY | Copy in a grid or a circle |
J | JOIN | Join lines and arcs into one object |
BR | BREAK | Cut an object in two, or take a piece out |
Dimension
| Type | Command | What it does |
|---|---|---|
DLI | DIMLINEAR | Dimension horizontally or vertically |
DAL | DIMALIGNED | Dimension along a slanted line |
DRA | DIMRADIUS | Dimension a radius |
DAN | DIMANGULAR | Dimension an angle |
Blocks and layers
| Type | Command | What it does |
|---|---|---|
B | BLOCK | Make a block from objects |
I | INSERT | Place a block |
LA | LAYER | Open the layers |
View and inquire
| Type | Command | What it does |
|---|---|---|
Z | ZOOM | Zoom in, out or to everything (E) |
DI | DIST | Measure a distance and an angle |
LI | LIST | Show an object's details |
MA | MATCHPROP | Copy one object's look onto others |
File
| Type | Command | What it does |
|---|---|---|
U | UNDO | Take back the last command |
SAVE | SAVE | Save the drawing |
PLOT | PLOT | Plot to PDF |
Keys
Ctrl (Cmd on a Mac): Z undo · Y redo · S save · P plot. F3 object snap · F8 ortho · F10 polar. Space or Enter repeats the last command · the wheel zooms · dragging the wheel pans
New to drafting? Type TOUR for a guided first drawing, read Getting started, or see every command in Commands. Coming from other drafting software: Coming from other drafting software and the command map.