AutoCAD History and Commands PDF

AutoCAD History and Commands Autodesk developed AutoCAD (Automatic Computer Aided Design) a piece of software that facilitates computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting. 3D and 2D drawings are created with the software. Through the use of AutoCAD software, professionals in a variety of industries ma...

AutoCAD History and Commands Autodesk developed AutoCAD (Automatic Computer Aided Design) a piece of software that facilitates computer-aided design (CAD) and drafting. 3D and 2D drawings are created with the software. Through the use of AutoCAD software, professionals in a variety of industries may quickly calculate and simulate designs, generate designs and drawings with the necessary technical precision, and develop ideas. Since its release in 1982, AutoCAD has been the industry standard CAD solution for personal computers. This indicates that AutoCAD predates both Microsoft Windows and Adobe Photoshop in terms of longevity! Commercial CAD applications from the 1970s operated on mainframes or minicomputers prior to AutoCAD, with each user use a separate graphics interface. In the event that the designer was without these, they would sketch with a t-square and an antiquated drafting desk. It took days or even weeks to complete computations and create new copies of the drawings. Just think of how much work it would be to use mathematical tables and calculators to do technical computations! Even worse, there were many chances for mistakes during the process. Established in 1982 by John Walker, Autodesk is the business that created AutoCAD. In the hopes that one of the five desktop automation apps would catch on, he and the other fifteen co-founders planned to construct the program. The product that became their mainstay was AutoCAD. At the COMDEX trade event in Las Vegas, they introduced AutoCAD, the first CAD program ever to operate on a PC. Four years after its debut, in March 1986, AutoCAD had established itself as the most popular design program globally, a title it still maintains to this day.  The first release of AutoCAD, named appropriately AutoCAD Version 1.0. AutoCAD was known as the first system for PC’s (as 1982 opposed to software for mainframe computers) Autodesk – makers of Autocad enjoyed quick success in their first 4 years. By 1986 AutoCAD was the most widely 1986 used design application on the planet In the first 8 years of AutoCAD existence , Autodesk releases 11 versions of the software. 1990 sees the release of AutoCAD 11 in the following 1990 2 years. AutoCAD releases their first windows-dedicated version  AutoCAD releases LT , a cost-effective solution for budget- sensitive users. AutoCAD LT offers a similar solution to AutoCAD but 1993 with limited features at a significantly lower price. Autodess acquires their flagship Building Information Modelling (Revit) from Revit Technology Corporation. Revit opens new 2002 opportunities for Autodesk as the market demand for CAD widens. As the world becomes more mobile centric, Autodesk Releases AutoCAD for iOs. And AutoCAD for android in 2010 2011  After 19 years of officially dropping support for Apple Computers, AutoCAD 2013 becomes available through 2013 Apple’s Mac App Store. Autodesk releases AutoCAD 2023, their 37th official release since 1982. AutoCAD 2023 boasts a new 3D graphics system and improved floating drawing windows. By 2022 2022 it is estimated that AutoCAD has a 31% market share of CAD users worldwide. Application menu: New, open, save, import, export, print Quick access toolbar: User can save tools that they often use Info Center: Ask a question, find out answers from Autodesk community Ribbon: Main menus – Home, Insert, Annotate, View, Manage Ribbon tab Ribbon view: User can minimize and maximize the ribbon File tab: Navigate files and create and open files Drawing area/graphic area: Main drawing space View cube: User can change the view, top, front, 3D, or more Navigation bar: Zoom in and out, pan, zoon to all, and more Command box: Can type commands and see the previous commands Layout tab: Can see model space and print spaces Status bar: Can set grid, snaps, scales, and more The Home tab contains the most frequently used commands within the software. Basic object and drawing tools can be found here, as well as frequently used utilities like modification tools, layers, and basic annotation. Build. Contains the basic commands for adding the most commonly used objects, like walls, doors, and mass elements, as well as commands for opening the Tool palettes, The Properties Palette, and the Content Browser. Draw. Contains common linework tools, like lines, polylines, and rectangles, as well as hatch and boundary tools and AEC Polygons. Modify. Contains commands for manipulating objects and linework in a drawing. In addition to standard commands like Move, Rotate, Erase, Offset, Mirror, Scale, Array, Explode, Join, there is also a command for converting AEC objects to mass elements and converting mass elements to 3D Solids. Layers. Contains commands that you need to work with layers. You can open the Layer Manager and the Layer States Manager from here. Annotation. Contains basic commands for inserting text, leaders, and dimensions. For a larger selection of annotation commands, see the Annotate tab. Inquiry. Contains commands for measuring distance and areas, and the AutoCAD list command. Furthermore, you can find commands for evaluating architectural spaces. Section and Elevation. Contains commands for generating sections and elevations of your plan or model. To create sections and elevations with Callouts, see the Callouts panel on the Annotate tab. Details. Accesses Detail Component Manager from which you can insert detail components directly into drawings or onto tool palettes.  The Insert tab lets you work with references, multi-view blocks, blocks, attributes, and content from external sources like Content Browser and Autodesk Seek. Reference. Contains commands for working with external references (xrefs), DWF/DWFx files, DGN underlays, and raster images. Block. Contains commands for inserting and editing blocks and multi-view blocks. Attributes. Contains commands for creating and editing attributes. Import. Contains commands for importing WMF, ACIS, 3D Studio Max, DGN, and LandXML files. Content. Contains commands for inserting content from Content Browser, from DesignCenter, or from Autodesk Inventor into your drawing. Seek. Lets you search online for prefabricated design content. The Annotate tab contains commands that help you to mark up your drawing files. Tools. Accesses the Document tool palettes set. Text. Contains all commands for text and text styles and accesses the Fields editor. Dimensions. Contains commands for inserting and editing both AEC and AutoCAD dimensions. Scheduling. Contains commands for inserting schedule tables for basic objects, creating and inserting schedule tags, and running a space evaluation. Additionally, you can create schedule table styles, and renumber property set data. Callouts. Contains commands for placing title marks, sections, elevations, and detail views. Keynoting. Contains commands for adding sheet and reference keynotes, keynote legends, opening the keynote editor, and selecting a keynote database. Markup. Accesses commands for marking up a drawing for review. You can add revision clouds, mask blocks, wipeouts, open the Markup Set Manager, and load a markup DWF. Annotation Scaling. Commands here let you add the current scale to objects, display and edit the scale list, and add and delete scales for annotative objects. About View Tab The View tab is the central location for defining and changing views and navigating the drawing. Note: The View tab contains a number of commands also found on the application status bar. Navigate. Contains the ViewCube and SteeringWheels, as well as the Pan, Zoom, and Orbit commands. Appearance. Here, you can select predefined views, create new views, open View Manager, select a visual style, open the Visual Styles Manager, and define Walk and Fly settings. You can access predefined display themes. You can also adjust clip planes and access the Regenerate commands. Coordinates. Contains commands relevant to the World Coordinate System (WCS) or User Coordinate System (UCS). Viewports. Here you can switch between different viewport configurations, create new viewports, and clip and join viewports. Face Effects. Contains commands for defining object settings, including shading, color, face lighting, and x-ray. Edge Effects. Contains command for defining edge settings, including facet edges, isolines, edge overhang, jitter, and silhouette. You can also define the color of obscured edges and edge intersections here. Contains most of the commands that were on the Window menu in previous versions. Here you can switch between open drawings, arrange open windows onscreen, lock the workspace windows, display and hide the drawing window status bar, turn items on the drawing window status bar on an oWindows. ff, and display the text window. On the Manage tab, you can find features for advanced users and CAD managers. Action Recorder. Contains commands for recording and playing action macros. CAD Standards. Contains commands for configuring AutoCAD standards, check your drawing for standards violations, and start Layer Translator. Project Standards. Contains commands associated with project standards for an AEC project. You can configure project standards, synchronize the project with its standards, synchronize standards with each other, and audit projects and drawings. Style and Display. Accesses the Style Manager, the Display Manager, the AEC Dimension Style Wizard, the structural member catalog, and the structural member wizard. You can also define and insert profiles. Applications. Contains commands for loading extra applications, like ARX, LSP, or VB applications, and running user-defined scripts and VBA macros. Also accesses the VBA Manager and the Visual Basic and Visual Lisp editors here. Customization. Accesses the User Interface Editor (CUI) and the Tool palettes.  Toggle and Screen Management Ctrl+d Toggle coordinate display Ctrl+g Toggle Grid Ctrl+e Cycle isometric planes Ctrl+f Toggle running object snaps Ctrl+h Toggle Pick Style Ctrl+Shift+h Toggle Hide pallets Ctrl+iToggle Coords Ctrl+Shift+iToggle Infer Constraints  Manage Screen Ctrl+0 (Zero)Clean Screen Ctrl+1 Property Palette Ctrl+2 Design Center Palette Ctrl+3 Toggle Palette Ctrl+4 Sheet Set Palette Ctrl+6 DBConnect Manager Ctrl+7 Markup Set Manager Palette Ctrl+8 Quick Calc Ctrl+9 Command Line  Manage Workflow Ctrl+c Copy object Ctrl+x Cut object Ctrl+v Paste object Ctrl+Shift+c Copy to clipboard with base point Ctrl+Shift+v Paste data as block Ctrl+z Undo last action Ctrl+y Redo last action Ctrl+[ Cancel current command (or ctrl+\) ESC Cancel current command  Manage Drawings Ctrl+n New Drawing Ctrl+s Save drawing Ctrl+o Open drawing Ctrl+p Plot dialog box Ctrl+Tab Switch to next Ctrl+Shift+Tab Switch to previous drawing Ctrl+Page Up Switch to previous tab in current drawing Ctrl+Page Down Switch to next tab in current drawing Ctrl+q Exit Ctrl+a Select all objects  Manage Drawings Ctrl+n New Drawing Ctrl+s Save drawing Ctrl+o Open drawing Ctrl+p Plot dialog box Ctrl+Tab Switch to next Ctrl+Shift+Tab Switch to previous drawing Ctrl+Page Up Switch to previous tab in current drawing Ctrl+Page Down Switch to next tab in current drawing Ctrl+q Exit Ctrl+a Select all objects  Hot Keys with Corresponding Commands A ARC / Creates an arc. AA AREA / Calculates the area and perimeter of objects or of defined areas. ADC ADCENTER / Manages and inserts content such as blocks, xrefs, and hatch patterns. AL ALIGN / Aligns objects with other objects in 2D and 3D. AP APPLOAD / Load Application. AR ARRAY / Creates multiple copies of objects in a pattern. ARM ACTRECORD / Starts the Action Recorder. ARU ACTUSERMESSAGE / Inserts a user message into an action macro. ARS ACTUSERINPUT / Pauses for user input in an action macro. ATI ACTSTOP / Stops the Action Recorder and provides the option of saving the recorded actions to an action macro file. ATT ATTDEF / Redefines a block and updates associated attributes. ATE ATTEDIT / Changes attribute information in a block.  Manage Drawings B BLOCK / Creates a block definition from selected objects. BC BCLOSE / Closes the Block Editor. BE BEDIT / Opens the block definition in the Block Editor. BH HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill. BO BOUNDARY / Creates a region or a polyline from an enclosed area. BR BREAK / Breaks the selected object between two points. BS BSAVE / Saves the current block definition. BVS BVSTATE / Creates, sets, or deletes a visibility state in a dynamic block.  Manage Drawings C CIRCLE / Creates a circle. CAM CAMERA / Sets a camera and target location to create and save a 3D perspective view of objects. CBAR CONSTRAINTBAR / A toolbar-like UI element that displays the available geometric constraints on an object. CH PROPERTIES / Controls properties of existing objects. CHA CHAMFER / Bevels the edges of objects. CHK CHECKSTANDARDS / Checks the current drawing for standards violations. CLI COMMANDLINE / Displays the Command Line window. COL COLOR / Sets the color for new objects. CO COPY / Copies objects a specified distance in a specified direction. CT CTABLESTYLE / Sets the name of the current table style. CUBE NAVVCUBE / Controls the visibility and display properties of the ViewCube tool. CYL CYLINDER / Creates a 3D solid cylinder.  Manage Drawings D DIMSTYLE / Creates and modifies dimension styles. DAN DIMANGULAR / Creates an angular dimension. DAR DIMARC / Creates an arc length dimension. DBA DIMBASELINE / Creates a linear, angular, or ordinate dimension from the baseline of the previous or selected dimension. DBC DBCONNECT / Provides an interface to external database tables. DCE DIMCENTER / Creates the center mark or the centerlines of circles and arcs DCO DIMCONTINUE / Creates a dimension that starts from an extension line of a previously created dimension. DCON DIMCONSTRAINT / Applies dimensional constraints to selected objects or points on objects. DDA DIMDISASSOCIATE / Removes associativity from selected dimensions. DDI DIMDIAMETER / Creates a diameter dimension for a circle or an arc. DED DIMEDIT / Edits dimension text and extension lines. DI DIST / Measures the distance and angle between two points. DIV DIVIDE / Creates evenly spaced point objects or blocks along the length or perimeter of an object. DJL DIMJOGLINE / Adds or removes a jog line on a linear or aligned dimension. DJO DIMJOGGED / Creates jogged dimensions for circles and arcs.  Manage Drawings DL DATALINK / The Data Link dialog box is displayed. DLU DATALINKUPDATE / Updates data to or from an established external data link. DO DONUT / Creates a filled circle or a wide ring. DOR DIMORDINATE / Creates ordinate dimensions. DOV DIMOVERRIDE / Controls overrides of system variables used in selected dimensions. DR DRAWORDER / Changes the draw order of images and other objects. DRA DIMRADIUS / Creates a radius dimension for a circle or an arc. DRE DIMREASSOCIATE / Associates or re-associates selected dimensions to objects or points on objects. DRM DRAWINGRECOVERY / Displays a list of drawing files that can be recovered after a program or system failure. DS DSETTINGS / Sets grid and snap, polar and object snap tracking, object snap modes, Dynamic Input, and Quick Properties. DT TEXT / Creates a single-line text object. DV DVIEW / Defines parallel projection or perspective views by using a camera and target. DX DATAEXTRACTION / Extracts drawing data and merges data from an external source to a data extraction table or external file.  Manage Drawings E ERASE / Removes objects from a drawing. ED DDEDIT / Edits single-line text, dimension text, attribute definitions, and feature control frames. EL ELLIPSE / Creates an ellipse or an elliptical arc. EPDF EXPORTPDF / Exports drawing to PDF. ER EXTERNALREFERENCES / Opens the External References palette. EX EXTEND / Extends objects to meet the edges of other objects. EXIT QUIT / Exits the program. EXP EXPORT / Saves the objects in a drawing to a different file format. EXT EXTRUDE / Extends the dimensions of a 2D object or 3D face into 3D space  Manage Drawings F FILLET / Rounds and fillets the edges of objects. FI FILTER / Creates a list of requirements that an object must meet to be included in a selection set. FS FSMODE / Creates a selection set of all objects that touch the selected object. FSHOT FLATSHOT / Creates a 2D representation of all 3D objects based on the current view.  Manage Drawings G GROUP / Creates and manages saved sets of objects called groups. GCON GEOCONSTRAINT / Applies or persists geometric relationships between objects or points on objects. GD GRADIENT / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a gradient fill. GEO GEOGRAPHICLOCATION / Specifies the geographic location information for a drawing file.  Manage Drawings G GROUP / Creates and manages saved sets of objects called groups. GCON GEOCONSTRAINT / Applies or persists geometric relationships between objects or points on objects. GD GRADIENT / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a gradient fill. GEO GEOGRAPHICLOCATION / Specifies the geographic location information for a drawing file.  Manage Drawings H HATCH / Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern, solid fill, or gradient fill. HE HATCHEDIT / Modifies an existing hatch or fill. HI HIDE / Regenerates a 3D wireframe model with hidden lines suppressed.  Manage Drawings I INSERT / Inserts a block or drawing into the current drawing. IAD IMAGEADJUST / Controls the image display of the brightness, contrast, and fade values of images. IAT IMAGEATTACH / Inserts a reference to an image file. ICL IMAGECLIP / Crops the display of a selected image to a specified boundary. ID ID / Displays the UCS coordinate values of a specified location. IM IMAGE / Displays the External References palette. IMP IMPORT / Imports files of different formats into the current drawing. IN INTERSECT / Creates a 3D solid, surface, or 2D region from overlapping solids, surfaces, or regions. INF INTERFERE / Creates a temporary 3D solid from the interferences between two sets of selected 3D solids. IO INSERTOBJ / Inserts a linked or embedded object.  Manage Drawings J JOIN / Joins similar objects to form a single, unbroken object. JOG DIMJOGGED / Creates jogged dimensions for circles and arcs. L LINE / Creates straight line segments. LA LAYER / Manages layers and layer properties. LAS LAYERSTATE / Saves, restores, and manages named layer states. LE QLEADER / Creates a leader and leader annotation. LEN LENGTHEN / Changes the length of objects and the included angle of arcs. LESS MESHSMOOTHLESS / Decreases the level of smoothness for mesh objects by one level. LI LIST / Displays property data for selected objects LO LAYOUT / Creates and modifies drawing layout tabs. LT LINETYPE / Loads, sets, and modifies linetypes. LTS LTSCALE / Changes the scale factor of linetypes for all objects in a drawing. LW LWEIGHT / Sets the current lineweight, lineweight display options, and lineweight units.  Manage Drawings M MOVE / Moves objects a specified distance in a specified direction. MA MATCHPROP / Applies the properties of a selected object to other objects. MAT MATERIALS / Shows or hides the Materials window. ME MEASURE / Creates point objects or blocks at measured intervals along the length or perimeter of an object. MEA MEASUREGEOM / Measures the distance, radius, angle, area, and volume of selected objects or sequence of points. MI MIRROR / Creates a mirrored copy of selected objects. ML MLINE / Creates multiple parallel lines.. MLA MLEADERALIGN / Aligns and spaces selected multileader objects. MLC MLEADERCOLLECT / Organizes selected multileaders that contain blocks into rows or columns, and displays the result with a single leader. MLD MLEADER / Creates a multileader object. MLE MLEADEREDIT / Adds leader lines to, or removes leader lines from, a multileader object. MLS MLEADERSTYLE / Creates and modifies multileader styles. MO PROPERTIES / Controls properties of existing objects. MORE MESHSMOOTHMORE / Increases the level of smoothness for mesh objects by one level.  Manage Drawings MS MSPACE / Switches from paper space to a model space viewport. MSM MARKUP / Opens the Markup Set Manager. MT MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object. MV MVIEW / Creates and controls layout viewports. NORTH GEOGRAPHICLOCATION / Specifies the geographic location information for a drawing file. NS NEWSHOT / Creates a named view with motion that is played back when viewed with ShowMotion. NVIEW NEWVIEW / Creates a named view with no motion. O OFFSET / Creates concentric circles, parallel lines, and parallel curves. OP OPTIONS / Customizes the program settings. OR 3DORBIT / Rotates the view in 3D space, but constrained to horizontal and vertical orbit only. OS OSNAP / Sets running object snap modes.  Manage Drawings P PAN / Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition. PA PASTESPEC / Pastes objects from the Clipboard into the current drawing and controls the format of the data. PAR PARAMETERS / Controls the associative parameters used in the drawing. PARAM BPARAMETER / Adds a parameter with grips to a dynamic block definition. PATCH SURFPATCH / Creates a new surface by fitting a cap over a surface edge that forms a closed loop. PC POINTCLOUD / Provides options to create and attach point cloud files. PCATTACH POINTCLOUDATTACH / Inserts an indexed point cloud file into the current drawing. PCINDEX POINTCLOUDINDEX / Creates an indexed point cloud (PCG or ISD) file from a scan file. PE PEDIT / Edits polylines and 3D polygon meshes. PL PLINE / Creates a 2D polyline. PO POINT / Creates a point object. POFF HIDEPALETTES / Hides currently displayed palettes (including the command line). POL POLYGON / Creates an equilateral closed polyline.  Manage Drawings PON SHOWPALETTES / Restores the display of hidden palettes. PR PROPERTIES / Displays Properties palette. PRE PREVIEW / Displays the drawing as it will be plotted. PRINT PLOT / Plots a drawing to a plotter, printer, or file. PS PSPACE / Switches from a model space viewport to paper space. PSOLID POLYSOLID / Creates a 3D wall-like polysolid PU PURGE / Removes unused items, such as block definitions and layers, from the drawing. PYR PYRAMID / Creates a 3D solid pyramid  Manage Drawings QC QUICKCALC / Opens the QuickCalc calculator. QCUI QUICKCUI / Displays the Customize User Interface Editor in a collapsed state. QP QUICKPROPERTIES / Displays open drawings and layouts in a drawing in preview images. QSAVE QSAVE / Saves the current drawing. QVD QVDRAWING / Displays open drawings and layouts in a drawing using preview images. QVDC QVDRAWINGCLOSE / Closes preview images of open drawings and layouts in a drawing. QVL QVLAYOUT / Displays preview images of model space and layouts in a drawing. QVLC QVLAYOUTCLOSE / Closes preview images of model space and layouts in the current drawing.  Manage Drawings R REDRAW / Refreshes the display in the current viewport. RA REDRAWALL / Refreshes the display in all viewports. RC RENDERCROP / Renders a specified rectangular area, called a crop window, within a viewport. RE REGEN / Regenerates the entire drawing from the current viewport. REA REGENALL / Regenerates the drawing and refreshes all viewports. REC RECTANG / Creates a rectangular polyline. REG REGION / Converts an object that encloses an area into a region object. REN RENAME / Changes the names assigned to items such as layers and dimension styles. REV REVOLVE / Creates a 3D solid or surface by sweeping a 2D object around an axis. RO ROTATE / Rotates objects around a base point. RP RENDERPRESETS / Specifies render presets, reusable rendering parameters, for rendering an image. RPR RPREF / Displays or hides the Advanced Render Settings palette for access to advanced rendering settings. RR RENDER / Creates a photorealistic or realistically shaded image of a 3D solid or surface model. RW RENDERWIN / Displays the Render window without starting a rendering operation.  Manage Drawings S STRETCH / Stretches objects crossed by a selection window or polygon SC SCALE / Enlarges or reduces selected objects, keeping the proportions of the object the same after scaling. SCR SCRIPT / Executes a sequence of commands from a script file. SEC SECTION / Uses the intersection of a plane and solids, surfaces, or mesh to create a region. SET SETVAR / Lists or changes the values of system variables. SHA SHADEMODE / Starts the VSCURRENT command.. SL SLICE / Creates new 3D solids and surfaces by slicing, or dividing, existing objects. SN SNAP / Restricts cursor movement to specified intervals. SO SOLID / Creates solid-filled triangles and quadrilaterals. SP SPELL / Checks spelling in a drawing. SPE SPLINEDIT / Edits a spline or splinefit polyline. SPL SPLINE / Creates a smooth curve that passes through or near specified points. SPLANE SECTIONPLANE / Creates a section object that acts as a cutting plane through 3D objects SPLAY SEQUENCEPLAY / Plays named views in one category.  Manage Drawings SPLIT MESHSPLIT / Splits a mesh face into two faces. SSM SHEETSET / Opens the Sheet Set Manager ST STYLE / Creates, modifies, or specifies text styles. STA STANDARDS / Manages the association of standards files with drawings. SU SUBTRACT / Combines selected 3D solids, surfaces, or 2D regions by subtraction.  Manage Drawings T MTEXT / Creates a multiline text object. TA TEXTALIGN / Aligns multiple text objects vertically, horizontally, or obliquely. TB TABLE / Creates an empty table object. TEDIT TEXTEDIT / Edits a dimensional constraint, dimension, or text object. TH THICKNESS / Sets the default 3D thickness property when creating 2D geometric objects. TI TILEMODE / Controls whether paper space can be accessed. TO TOOLBAR / Displays, hides, and customizes toolbars. TOL TOLERANCE / Creates geometric tolerances contained in a feature control frame. TOR TORUS / Creates a donut-shaped 3D solid. TP TOOLPALETTES / Opens the Tool Palettes window. TR TRIM / Trims objects to meet the edges of other objects. TS TABLESTYLE / Creates, modifies, or specifies table styles.  Manage Drawings UC UCSMAN / Manages defined user coordinate systems. UN UNITS / Controls coordinate and angle display formats and precision. UNHIDE/UNISOLATE UNISOLATEOBJECTS / Displays objects previously hidden with the ISOLATEOBJECTS or HIDEOBJECTS command. UNI UNION / Unions two solid or two region objects V VIEW / Saves and restores named views, camera views, layout views, and preset views. VGO VIEWGO / Restores a named view. VP DDVPOINT / Sets the 3D viewing direction. VPLAY VIEWPLAY / Plays the animation associated to a named view. VS VSCURRENT / Sets the visual style in the current viewport. VSM VISUALSTYLES / Creates and modifies visual styles and applies a visual style to a viewport.  Manage Drawings W WBLOCK / Writes objects or a block to a new drawing file. WE WEDGE / Creates a 3D solid wedge. WHEEL NAVSWHEEL / Displays a wheel that contains a collection of view navigation tools. X EXPLODE / Breaks a compound object into its component objects. XA XATTACH / Inserts a DWG file as an external reference (xref). XB XBIND / Binds one or more definitions of named objects in an xref to the current drawing. XC XCLIP / Crops the display of a selected external reference or block reference to a specified boundary. XL XLINE / Creates a line of infinite length. XR XREF / Starts the EXTERNALREFERENCES command. ZEBRA ANALYSISZEBRA / Projects stripes onto a 3D model to analyze surface continuity. ZIP ETRANSMIT / Creates a Self-Extracting or Zipped Transmittal Package. Thank you Jonhcent Villegas Applications Engr. Part Time Professor ( Civil Engineering)