progeCAD Commands
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Creates multiple copies of entities in three dimensions. |
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Converts three-dimensional solids to polyface meshes. |
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Draws a planar surface defined by three or four points. |
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Allows you to view the model as though you are flying through or around it. |
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Draws three-dimensional surface primitives: box, cone, cylinder, dish, dome, mesh, sphere, pyramid, torus, and wedge. |
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Reflects entities through a plane. |
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Draws a three-dimensional polyline with straight segments. |
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Displays a visual aid, or gizmo, used to move and rotate entities in three-dimensional space. |
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Rotates existing entities around a three-dimensional axis. |
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Allows you to view the model as though you are walking through it. |
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Displays the About progeCAD dialog box, which contains version and registration information. |
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Allows you to import ACIS files, which progeCAD can use to create body objects, solids, or regions. |
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Allows you to export ACIS entities such as surfaces, regions, and solids to an ACIS file in ASCII (SAT) format. |
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Assigns annotation scales to one or more entities. |
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Assigns the current annotation scale to one or more entities. |
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Adds a digital signature to a drawing. |
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Adds one or more leader lines to existing multileader entities. |
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Adds an entity from the drawing to the block that is being edited in-place. |
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Distributes equal space between linear or angular dimensions. |
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Sets the drawing units to use for inserting and scaling AEC entities. |
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Opens the AEC Styles Manager dialog box where you can view, create, copy, or edit AEC styles, load them from and to other drawing files. |
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Allows you to align selected entities with other entities in three-dimensional space. |
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Aligns multileaders. |
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Changes the pan and zoom magnification of model space entities in a layout viewport so they align with entities in paper space or in other layout viewports. |
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Sets the selection area for snapping to entities. |
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Toggles the Apparent Intersection snap on or off. |
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Draws an arc of any size. |
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Creates text that aligns with an arc. |
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Calculates the area of entities or calculates defined areas. |
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Creates multiple copies of entities in either a rectangular (rows and columns) pattern or a polar (circular) pattern. |
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Arranges minimized drawing windows in a line at the bottom of the drawing area. |
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Starts Artisan Renderer to create a photorealistic image of your model. |
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Displays the Artisan for progeCAD dialog box so you can specify options for rendering using the Artisan command. |
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Sends the latest version of your model to Artisan Renderer and updates the content in Artisan Renderer. |
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Attaches a file to the current drawing. |
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Connects any leader to an annotation in the drawing and moves the endpoint of the leader line to the annotation. |
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Attaches images to a drawing. |
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Shows all attributes, none, or those normally visible. |
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Creates, plays, and deletes sound clips. |
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Checks the current drawing for errors. |
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Adds numbering to text, multiline text, multileaders, or block attributes. |
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Automatically creates electronic files (.dwf/.pdf) from the current drawing and saves them to a specified location. |
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Specifies settings for the background of the current view. |
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Sets the base point for inserting this drawing into another drawing. |
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Draws a beam, which is an architectural element placed between columns, walls and other beams. |
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Opens the progeCAD Graphics Benchmark dialog box and runs graphics benchmarking tests automatically. |
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Opens the dialog box that allows you to run tests to benchmark graphics and send the results to progeCAD servers for further analysis. |
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Breaks apart an attached BIM underlay into polyface meshes and polylines that can be edited. |
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Opens the BIM Properties pane which is used to browse information about and control content visibility of .rvt, .rfa, and .ifc files. |
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Closes the BIM Properties pane that is used to browse information about and control content visibility of .rvt, .rfa, and .ifc files. |
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Attaches a Building Information Modeling (BIM) file as an underlay to the current drawing. You can attach .rvt, .rfa, and .ifc files. |
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Adds an action to a block definition. Available only in the Block Editor. |
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Counts the number of blocks in a selection set. |
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Allows you to select a block to edit or enter a name for a new one to create in the Block Editor. |
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Adds a parameter to a block definition. Available only in the Block Editor. |
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Changes the scale of a block reference relative to its insertion point. |
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Displays the Save Bitmap dialog box so you can export the active viewport to a bitmap file (.bmp). |
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Creates a boundary polyline from a closed loop. |
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Draws a three-dimensional box as a mesh. |
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Draws a three-dimensional box as an ACIS solid. |
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Erases part of an entity, or splits an entity into two entities. |
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Splits two-dimensional entities into two entities at a single break point. |
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Draws a polyline that has a breakline symbol. |
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Starts your Web browser at a location that you specify. |
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Displays the standard Windows Calculator. |
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Creates an image entity by selecting a window on the on-line map background. |
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Cascade | WCASCADE | Cascades the open drawing windows. |
Creates an associative linear entity, called a center line, between two lines or two linear segments of polylines. |
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Draws an associative marker, called a center mark, at the center of a circle or arc. |
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Center | CENTER | Toggles the Center snap on or off. |
Creates a chamfer, or beveled edges, at the intersection of two lines. |
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Creates a chamfer, or a beveled edge, at the intersection of 3D solid faces. |
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Changes the location, size, color, elevation, layer, linetype, linetype scale, and thickness of selected entities. |
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Change Block | CHANGEBLOCK | Changes the name of a single block instance and then opens the Block Editor where you can modify it. |
Changes the properties of selected entities using the command prompt instead of the Properties palette. |
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Copies or moves selected entities from paper space to model space or from model space to paper space. |
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Changes the case of multiline text and single-line text. |
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Checks the spelling of single-line text, multiline text, paragraph text, attributes, attribute definitions, and dimension text. |
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Draws a circle of any size. |
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Reverses the CLEANSCREENON command so that all the user interface items that were hidden are displayed. |
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Hides the user interface items that are selected in the Clean Screen Options dialog box. |
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Determines which user interface items are hidden by the CLEANSCREENON command. |
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Clear Entity Snaps | NONE | Turns all entity snaps off. |
Clips images so that only a portion of the image is visible in a drawing. |
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Clips layout viewports so that only a portion of the viewport is visible on a Layout tab. |
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Clip Xref | Defines a clipping boundary after you attach a drawing as an external reference. |
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Draws a new entity of the same type and properties as a selected entity. |
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Closes the active drawing window without exiting the program. |
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Close All | Closes all drawing windows. |
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Close All Others | Closes all drawing windows except the current one. |
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Close Block Editor | Closes the Block Editor. Available only in the Block Editor. |
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Closes the block or external reference that is being edited in-place and returns to the drawing. |
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Displays the Code Page Manager dialog box so you can specify character sets. |
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Collects multileaders that include blocks into a row or column. |
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Establishes the color for all entities that you draw after you select the command. |
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Turns the command bar on and off; when on, this command positions the command bar. |
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Displays a list of commands. |
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Draws a three-dimensional cone as a mesh. |
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Draws a three-dimensional cone as an ACIS solid. |
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Allows you to orbit the drawing, or rotate the view, in real time while forcing the camera x-axis to be parallel to the world view XY plane. |
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Allows you to rotate the view of entities in real time while maintaining the x-axis. |
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Allows you to rotate the view of entities in real time while maintaining the y-axis. |
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Allows you to rotate the view of entities in real time while maintaining the z-axis. |
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Draws a construction line. |
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Allows you to rotate the view of entities using continuous motion. |
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Converts a block to an external reference. |
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Converts a color-dependent print style table to a named print style table. |
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Changes the type of print style table used by the current drawing. |
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Updates lights in the drawing that were created in older formats to the current light format. |
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Updates materials in the drawing that were created in older formats to the current materials format. |
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Converts different types of entities to mesh entities. |
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Converts surfaces and 3D solids to NURBS surfaces. |
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Converts different types of entities to 3D surfaces. |
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Converts different types of three-dimensional entities to 3D solids. |
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Draws a three-dimensional polygon mesh with vertices averaged between four edges. |
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Changes the coordinate display on the status line: on, off, and relative coordinates. |
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Copies the selection to the Windows Clipboard. |
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Draws a duplicate of the selected entities. |
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Copies the entity data of the selected entities. |
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Copies the properties from one entity to another. |
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Copies the text of the Prompt History window to the Windows Clipboard. |
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Copy Link | COPYLINK | Copies the contents of the current view to the Windows Clipboard. |
Copy Multiple | COPYM | Copies entities using multiple options. |
Copies the contents of the current view to the Windows Clipboard. |
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Copies selected entities to the Windows clipboard along with a base point. |
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Forms a single compound entity from a group of entities. |
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Creates a 3D view of the drawing according to a location and target. |
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Creates or edits the extended entity data of an entity. |
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Determines whether the cursor displays as a gun sight crosshairs. |
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CSV Out | TABLEEXPORT | Exports data from a table to a text file in the Comma-Separated Values format. |
Opens the Transfer tab of the Customize User Interface dialog box so you can easily transfer customized settings between the main and partial .cui files. |
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Opens the Transfer tab of the Customize User Interface dialog box so you can easily transfer customized settings between the main and partial .cui files. |
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Determines whether the pointer displays as the default Microsoft Windows small box (Off) or the crosshairs (On). |
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Draws an architectural curtain wall. |
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Opens the Customize dialog box where you can create and modify aliases. |
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Allows you to create groups of palettes, set the current tool palette group, and import and export tool palette files. |
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Displays the Customize User Interface dialog box so you can change settings and commands for workspaces and customization files. |
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Cuts (removes) the selection from your drawing and places it on the Windows Clipboard. |
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Draws a cylinder as a 3D mesh. |
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Draws a three-dimensional cylinder as an ACIS solid. |
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Displays the Data Link Manager dialog box where you can create and view links to data located in a Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx) file. |
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Applies changes to or from a linked .xls or .xlsx file. |
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Lists the database information for every entity in the current drawing. |
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Creates an attribute definition, which is an entity consisting of a name, prompt for information, display characteristics, and default text. |
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Dynamically defines parallel or visual perspective views. |
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Delays carrying out the next command for a specified time. |
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Deletes selected entities from your drawing. |
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Deletes the current annotation scale from one or more entities. |
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Deletes program-specific entity data that is attached to an entity. |
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Displays online help for application developers. |
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Displays the Import DGN Drawing dialog box so you can import a MicroStation Design (.dgn) file. |
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Exports the current drawing to a DGN version 8 file. |
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Attaches a .dgn file as an underlay. |
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Places progeCAD in the dimension mode. |
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Adds dimensions that are aligned to entities. |
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Annotates the angle between two selected entities. |
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Adds dimensions that measure arcs or arc segments. |
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Continues a linear, angular, or ordinate dimension from a previous dimension. |
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Adds a break to dimensions or multileaders at a point where they intersect with other entities, or removes a break. |
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Places a non-associative marker at the center of a circle or an arc. |
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Continues a dimension. |
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Measures the diameter of a circle or an arc. |
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Edits dimension lines and text. |
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Places a jog line on a linear or aligned dimension, or deletes it. |
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Adds a jogged dimension that measures the radius of a circle, arc, or polyline arc. |
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Edits dimension lines and text. |
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Draws a line, or sequence of lines, for controlled placement of dimension text. |
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Adds horizontal or vertical dimensions to entities. |
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Adds coordinate point dimensions. |
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Overrides the style settings for a given set of dimensions. |
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Measures the radius of a circle or an arc. |
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Defines the position and angle of dimension text. |
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Adds horizontal and vertical dimensions to entities. |
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Displays the Dimension Styles Manager dialog box so you can create, modify, and manage dimension styles. |
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Changes associative dimensions to non-associative. |
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Draws the lower half of a sphere as a 3D mesh. |
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Draws the lower half of a three-dimensional sphere as an ACIS solid. |
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Controls whether image frames are visible and printed. |
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Measures the distance and angle between two points. |
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Adds a distant light to your drawing for rendering. |
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Places markers along a selected entity. |
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Draws the upper half of a three-dimensional sphere as a 3D mesh. |
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Draws the upper half of a three-dimensional sphere as an ACIS solid. |
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Draws a filled circle or flat ring created as a polyline. |
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Draws an architectural door. |
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Switches the dragged-entity display between on, off, and auto. |
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Changes the order in which entities are drawn and printed. |
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Constrains the drawing so that you can enter only lines aligned with the grid. |
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Changes the drawing boundaries and controls checking of those boundaries for the current space. |
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Displays properties for the drawing, some of which you can define such as keywords and comments. |
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Displays the Drawing Settings dialog box so you can define various drawing settings. |
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Displays all dimensioning variables and their current values in the Prompt History window. |
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Exports the current drawing to a Design Web Format (DWF) version 6.0 file in ASCII format. |
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Attaches a .dwf file as an underlay. |
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Displays the Load DXB File dialog box so you can import a Drawing Exchange Binary file. |
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Displays the Load DXF File dialog box so you can import a Drawing Interchange File. |
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Displays the Select DXF File dialog box so you can export a Drawing Interchange File. |
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Displays the Dynamic View Control dialog box so you can dynamically control the viewports. |
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Changes visibility of edges of three-dimensional face entities that were created using the 3D Face command. |
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Edits associative arrays. |
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Edits the attribute text associated with blocks. |
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Displays the Attribute Editor dialog box so you can edit the value, text style and properties of each attribute in the selected block reference. |
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Modifies existing hatches or gradients. |
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Edits the contents of a block or external reference after it has been inserted in the drawing. |
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Changes the length of an open-ended entity or the included angle of an arc. |
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Adds or removes leader lines to or from existing multileaders. |
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Edits multiline text entities. |
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Edits polyline entities. |
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Edits spline entities. |
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Modifies text in a selected table cell. |
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Modifies selected text entities. |
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Changes the elevation and thickness of future entities that you draw. |
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Creates an elevation line which determines a two-dimensional projection view of the drawing. |
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Adds a new two-dimensional projection from an existing elevation line. |
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Reverses the direction of an existing elevation line. |
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Draws ellipses. |
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Draws elliptical arcs. |
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Draws a frame around each selected single-line text, multiline text or attribute definition. |
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Endpoint | ENDPOINT | Toggles the Endpoint snap on or off. |
Displays the Drawing Settings dialog box so you can change the Entity Snaps. |
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Turns entity snap tracking on and off. |
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Locates points precisely on reference points of entities. |
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Collects related files and packages them together for transfer to another computer. |
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Exits progeCAD. |
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Ungroups a block, polyline, or hatch, creating separate entities for each element. |
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Ungroups blocks, creating separate entities for each element and converting attributes to text. |
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Breaks multiline text and single-line text into polylines. |
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Displays the Explorer so you can view, create, copy, or edit blocks. |
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Displays the Explorer so you can view, create, copy, or edit user coordinate systems definitions. |
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Displays the Explorer with the Dimension Styles element selected. You can cut, copy, and paste dimension styles from one drawing to another. |
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Displays the Explorer with the External References element selected. You can cut, copy, and paste external references from one drawing to another. |
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Displays the Explorer with the Groups element selected. |
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Displays the Explorer so you can view, create, copy, or edit layers. |
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Displays the Explorer so you can view, create, copy, or edit layouts. |
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Displays the Explorer so you can view, create, copy, or edit layer states. |
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Displays the progeCAD Eplorer with the Linetype Name list displayed. |
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Displays the Explorer with the Materials element selected, so you can view materials and assign them to entities. |
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Displays the Explorer with the list of multileader styles. |
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Displays the Explorer with the list of multiline styles. |
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Displays the Explorer with the list of table styles. |
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Displays the Explorer so you can view, create, copy, or edit fonts. |
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Displays the Explorer with the View Name list displayed. |
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Explore Visual Styles | EXPVSTYLES | Displays the Explorer with the list of visual styles. |
Displays the Explorer so you can view, create, copy, or edit different elements of your drawing. |
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Displays the Export Drawing File As dialog box so you can export the drawing to a selected file type. |
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Exports the current layout to model space in a new drawing. |
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Saves all system variables with their current settings to an .svf file. |
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Lengthens a line, arc, or polyline to meet another entity. |
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Toggles the Extension snap on or off. |
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Extracts attribute data (informational text) from a drawing to a DXF or TXT file. |
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Extracts data from entities in one or more drawings and exports it to a table or external file. |
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Extracts isolines and creates curves from contours of three-dimensional solids and surfaces. |
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Creates a three-dimensional solid by lengthening closed entities along a path or to a specified height. |
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Creates a polygon mesh approximating a general tabulated surface defined by a path and a direction vector. |
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Inserts a field as multiline text. |
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Converts one or more drawings to a new file version and format. |
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Turns the display of file tabs at the top of the drawing area on. |
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Turns the display of file tabs at the top of the drawing area off. |
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Controls whether solids and wide polylines are automatically filled when displayed and output. |
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Creates a fillet, or rounded corner, at the intersection of 3D solids, two lines, rays, or infinite lines. |
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Creates a fillet, or rounded corner, at the intersection of 3D solid faces. |
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Allows you to specify and filter entities to include in the selection set. |
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Allows you to delete layer filters. |
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Searches for text and optionally replaces it. |
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Flattens three-dimensional entities to two dimensions. |
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Toggles the display of image and wipeout frames. |
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Allows you to rotate the view of entities in real time. |
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Draws a line entity using segments of a predetermined length. |
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Sets a temporary base point from which to offset point selection (available while using a command that requests a point). |
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Creates a photorealistic image of your model, complete with light sources, shadows, surface material properties, and reflections. |
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Displays an on-line map provided by a mapping service in the current viewport. |
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Geometric Center | GCENTER | Toggles the Geometric Center snap on or off. |
Selects all entities in a drawing that match both the layer of an entity you select and the type of an entity you select. |
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Connects all leaders in a selection set to their respective annotations. |
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Detaches all leaders in a selection set from their respective annotations. |
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Global Edit Attributes | GATTE | Globally edits the attribute text associated with blocks. |
Allows you to add or edit gradients, which apply color patterns to closed entities within specified boundaries. |
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Switches between the Prompt History window and the drawing window. |
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Adds or removes entities from a group. |
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Creates and modifies groups of entities in your drawing. |
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Determines whether a group is selected when a sub-entity within the group is selected. |
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Allows you to add and edit hatches to closed entities within specified boundaries. |
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Generates a boundary around a hatch. |
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Determines whether an associative hatch is selected when its boundary entities are selected. |
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Draws a spiral. |
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Displays context-sensitive online Help for the current command. |
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Regenerates a three-dimensional visualization with hidden lines removed. |
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Turns off the display of control vertices of NURBS surfaces and curves. |
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Hides the edges of a 3D face, mesh or polyface mesh. |
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Turns off the display of selected entities. |
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Hides all visible palettes, the ribbon, the quick access toolbar, and drawing tabs. |
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Allows you to attach hyperlinks to drawing entities. |
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Determines whether to display the hyperlink cursor, shortcut menu and tooltip when you hover over entities with attached hyperlinks. |
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Displays the user coordinate system coordinates of a specified point. |
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Imports a Building Information Modeling (BIM) file in the .ifc file format. |
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Exports your drawing to a Building Information Modeling (BIM) file in the .ifc file format. |
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Displays the Import IGES File dialog box so you can import an IGES (Initial Graphics Exchange Specification) model data file. |
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Allows you to export ACIS entities such as surfaces, regions, and solids to an IGES (Initial Graphics Exchange Specification) format file with .iges or .igs extension. |
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Displays the version number for the image features. |
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Allows you to attach, unload, reload, detach, and change the path of images. |
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Changes the display quality of all images in a drawing to high quality or draft quality. |
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Displays the Import Drawing dialog box so you can import another drawing file into the current drawing. |
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Imports custom system variable settings from an .svf file to the drawing. |
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Draws an infinite line in both directions from a specified starting point. |
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Determines how command names are suggested when typing in the command bar. |
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Inserts a block or another drawing into the current drawing. |
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Insertion Point | INSERTION | Toggles the Insertion Point snap on or off. |
Inspection Dimension | DIMINSPECT or -DIMINSPECT | Creates or removes inspection labels for dimensions. |
Creates a composite three-dimensional solid from the interference, or common volume, of two or more solids. |
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Creates a composite solid or region from the intersection of two or more solids or regions. Areas outside of the intersection are removed. |
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Intersection | INTERSECTION | Toggles the Intersection snap on or off. |
Turns off the display of all entities except those you select. |
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When the isometric grid is turned on, toggles the isometric plane between left, right, and top. |
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Joins two entities (two or more lines, or two or more arcs) into one entity. |
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Changes the insertion point of selected text entities without changing their locations. |
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Creates named drawing layers and assigns color and linetype properties to those layers. |
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Allows you to select an entity to control the current layer, freeze/thaw, on/off, lock/unlock, or viewport layer settings. |
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Allows you to select one or more entities and assign the selection the current layer. |
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Deletes all entities on a layer and the layer itself. |
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Freezes the layer of a selected entity. |
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Isolates all layers except those assigned to the one or more entities you select. |
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Isolates the layer of a selected entity in the current viewport. |
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Locks the layer assigned to a selected entity. |
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Changes the layer of selected entities to match the layer of another selected entity. |
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Turns off the layer assigned to a selected entity. |
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Turns on all layers in the current drawing. |
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Reverses the last change made to layer settings. |
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Displays the Layer States Manager dialog box so you can view, restore, create, edit, import, and export layer states. |
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Thaws all layers in the current drawing. |
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Unlocks the layer assigned to a selected entity. |
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Reverses the changes made when isolating layers. |
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Allows you to create, delete, and rename layouts, set a layout as the current layout, and list layouts. |
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Creates and controls viewpoints. |
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Defines light sources and effects that will illuminate your model when you render it using the Full Render command. |
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Draws straight lines of any length. |
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Defines linetypes (sequences of alternating line segments, dots, and spaces), loads them from libraries, and sets the current linetype. |
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Sets the scale factor you want applied to all linetypes within the drawing. |
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Lists, updates, and modifies linked objects within a drawing file. |
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Lists the database information for selected entities. |
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Reports the scale of a selected viewport. |
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Lists property information for a selected external reference or and block. |
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Turns live sectioning on or off for a selected section entity. |
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Loads a compiled shape file (.SHX) that defines shapes. |
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Displays the Load Application Files dialog box so you can load LISP, SDS, TX, and IRX programs that do not automatically load. |
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Displays the Open an Assembly dialog box so you can load a .NET .DLL application. |
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Creates a three-dimensional solid or surface between two or more cross sections. |
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Names the file you want created when you use LOGFILEON to save information in the Prompt History window. |
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Closes the text file created with LOGFILEON. |
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Writes all commands and prompts in the Prompt History window to a text file. |
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Changes the appearance of existing map images to aerial, road or hybrid. |
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Makes dimension lines slanted. |
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Displays the Snapshot to Create dialog box so you can create a slide file from the current display. |
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Sets the resolution of existing map images to very fine, fine, optimal or coarse. |
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Changes the appearance of existing map images to aerial, road or hybrid. |
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Imports data from .shp, .sdf and .sqlite shapefiles and also from PostgreSQL, MySQL, and WFS servers. |
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Turns map services on and off for geographic locations. |
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Places a position marker at a specified point in the map image. |
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Places a position marker by specifying its latitude and longitude. |
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Places a position marker using your current coordinates. |
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Places a position marker at a specified point in the map image. |
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Turns marker specification points on and off. |
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Calculates the mass properties of regions or solids. |
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Copies the properties of a source table cell and applies them to selected cells. |
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Assigns material properties to entities, enhancing the visual appearance of the model when you render it with the Full Render command. |
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Enlarges a viewport so that it fills the drawing window. |
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Places markers at specified intervals along a selected entity. |
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Replaces the current menu, toolbar, alias, keyboard, and ribbon settings with the settings of the file you load. |
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Joins two beams into a mitered joint. |
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Loads (imports) a menu file and adds its settings to the current settings. |
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Exports menu files. |
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Sets a temporary midpoint snap between two points (available while using a command that requests a point). |
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Toggles the Midpoint snap on or off. |
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Migrates customizations from a previous installation to the current one. |
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Reduces a maximized viewport and returns to the standard arrangement of viewports. |
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Reflects entities through a line. |
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Turns the display of the Model and Layout tabs at the bottom of the drawing window on or off. |
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Switches to model space. |
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Moves, copies, rotates, and scales selected entities within a single command. |
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Moves, copies, rotates, and scales selected entities within a single command. |
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Moves entity data. |
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Draws a line, or sequence of lines, for controlled placement of multiline text or a block. |
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Displays the Multileader Styles Manager dialog box so you can create and modify multileader styles. |
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Draws multilines of any length. |
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Displays the Multiline Style dialog box so you can create and modify multiline styles. |
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Creates paragraph text. |
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Repeats the next command until you cancel it. |
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Inserts multiple copies of a block in a rectangular pattern. |
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Nearest | NEAREST | Toggles the Nearest snap on or off. |
Creates a new drawing. |
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Clears the previous selection before grouping entities into a new selection set for use in subsequent commands. |
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Opens an additional window containing the current drawing. |
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Opens the standard Windows Notepad. |
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Node | NODE | Toggles the Node Snap (or Point Snap) on or off. |
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OBJ In | Displays the Import OBJ File dialog box so you can import an OBJ (Wavefront Technologies) file. |
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OBJ Out | Exports three-dimensional models to an OBJ (Wavefront Technologies) file. |
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Object | Displays the Insert Object dialog box so you can insert an ActiveX object into the drawing. |
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Creates offset curves and parallel lines. |
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Allows you to access a company Web site. |
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Displays the Open Drawing dialog box so you can open an existing drawing. |
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Loads a .dwg file into memory without opening it in progeCAD. |
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Displays the Options dialog box so you can specify the default settings (such as Axis Color, and Search Paths). |
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Deletes or combines duplicate or overlapping entities in the drawing. |
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Displays the Page Setup Manager dialog box so you can set and save options for printing drawings. |
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Moves the display window. |
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Switches to paper space. |
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Parallel | PARALLEL | Toggles the Parallel snap on or off. |
Pastes the contents of the Windows Clipboard into the current drawing. |
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Pastes the contents of the Windows Clipboard into the current drawing as a block. |
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Inserts data from the Windows Clipboard into the current drawing. |
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Places the contents of the Clipboard into the active drawing using the same coordinates as in the original drawing. |
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Creates multiple copies of a selected entity and distributes them evenly along a path. |
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Imports data from a .pdf file or underlay into the drawing. |
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Exports the current drawing to a two-dimensional or three-dimensional PDF (Portable Document Format) file. |
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Attaches a .pdf file as an underlay. |
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Perpendicular | PERPENDICULAR | Toggles the Perpendicular snap on or off. |
Places the display in plan view (V point 0,0,1) relative to either the current user coordinate system (UCS), a specified UCS, or the World Coordinate System. |
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Creates a planar surface. |
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Draws a solid, two-dimensional surface. |
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Creates roof or ceiling planes using plane symbols. |
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Attaches roof or ceiling plane symbols to walls. |
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Draws single point entities. |
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Attaches a point cloud file as an underlay to the current drawing. |
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Adds a point light to your drawing for rendering. |
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Creates multiple copies of entities in a polar (circular) pattern. |
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Turns polar tracking on and off. |
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Creates a three-dimensional mesh of arbitrary complexity and surface characteristics. |
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Draws polygons with a specified number of sides. |
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Defines a three-dimensional polygon mesh by specifying its size (in terms of M and N) and the location of each vertex in the mesh. |
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Draws two-dimensional polylines (connected line and arc segments) with optional width and taper. |
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Creates a three-dimensional solid with a rectangular profile from a line, arc, polyline, or circle. |
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Displays the Preset Viewpoints dialog box so you can change the direction in which three-dimensional entities are viewed. |
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Displays the Print dialog box so you can print the current drawing. |
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Displays the Print dialog box so you can preview the current drawing before you print it. |
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Sets the current print style for new entities or changes the print style for selected entities. |
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Displays the default folder that stores print style tables. |
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Printer Options | PRINTOPTIONS | Displays the Options - Printing tab so you can manage several printer settings. |
Displays the Prompt History window. |
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Project Geometry | PROJECTGEOMETRY | Creates a projection of lines, curves, or points on a three-dimensional solid, surface, or region using a direction you specify. |
Displays the current settings for selected entities and allows you to modify them. |
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Toggles the display of the Properties pane. |
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Displays the Publish dialog box so you can print one or more drawings and sheets. |
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Clears the drawing file of unused drawing elements. |
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Draws a pyramid as a 3D mesh. |
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Draws a three-dimensional pyramid as an ACIS solid. |
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Quadrant | QUADRANT | Toggles the Quadrant snap on or off. |
Saves entities as a block to a separate drawing file. |
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Displays a small version of the Customize User Interface dialog box so you can quickly add commands to the Tool Palettes pane. |
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Creates a series of dimensions for selected entities. |
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Creates groups of entities. |
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Prints the contents of the active viewport. |
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Creates a new drawing without prompting for a template. |
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Prints the contents of the active viewport. |
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Quick Properties | QUICKPROPERTIES | Displays the Quick Properties pane. |
Saves the current drawing. |
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Selects entities according to specified options. |
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Turns Quick Text on or off; when on, text is displayed as placeholder boxes, rather than as characters or words. |
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Trims all entities to the edge of a cutting entity in a single operation. |
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Draws an infinite line in one direction from a specified starting point.
Draws an architectural railing. |
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Allows you to pan the drawing in real time. |
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Allows you to enlarge or reduce the display of the drawing in real time. |
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Associates dimensions with a different entity or point on an entity. |
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Associates programs with entity data. |
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Searches for text and tags that are contained in the drawing file and initializes the adjustAlignment function. |
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Displays the Record Script dialog box so you can record a script file. |
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Opens and fixes a drawing that you suspect is damaged. |
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Draws a rectangle. |
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Creates multiple copies of entities in a rectangular (rows and columns) pattern. |
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Restores a built-in command deleted by UNDEFINE. |
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Reverses an UNDO command. You must use the UNDO command before you can use the REDO command. |
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Redraws the entire display, erasing any marker blips that were visible. |
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Redraws all viewports. |
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Displays a grid of dots on the screen used for visual reference. |
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Regenerates the current viewports. |
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Regenerates all viewports. |
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Automatically regenerates a drawing. |
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Updates the position of associative dimensions in the drawing. |
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Creates a three-dimensional solid from an existing two-dimensional entity. |
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Updates map image entities from the mapping service and optimizes their resolution. |
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Removes an entity from the block that is being edited in-place. |
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Removes one or more leader lines from existing multileader entities. |
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Changes the names associated with text styles, layers, linetypes, blocks, views, user coordinate systems, viewport configurations, and dimension styles. |
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Creates a new block by renaming a single block instance. |
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Removes hidden lines, and then shades the surface as though it were illuminated from multiple light sources. |
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Defines settings for rendering images, such as smoothing, base materials, and shadow resolution. |
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Removes overrides made to dimension text and returns the dimension to its original value. |
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Resets CUI user interface customization to the default. |
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Restarts a command script from the beginning. |
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Resumes an interrupted command script. |
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Reverses the direction of selected lines, polylines, splines and helixes by swapping the vertices of each segment. |
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Draws cloud shapes which are used to mark where revisions have been made in a drawing. |
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Creates a three-dimensional solid by revolving an existing two-dimensional entity around a selected axis, line, polyline, or two points. |
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Creates a three-dimensional polygon mesh approximating a surface of revolution by rotating a curve around a selected axis. |
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Turns the display of the ribbon on. |
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Turns the display of the ribbon off. |
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Draws an architectural roof. |
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Draws an architectural roof slab. |
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Rotates existing entities around a specified rotation point. |
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Changes the orientation of single-line text, multiline text, attribute definitions, and block attribute text. |
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Creates a three-dimensional polygon mesh approximating a ruled surface between two curves. |
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Displays the Run Script dialog box, allowing a script command to be carried out. |
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Displays the Save Drawing File As dialog box so you can save the current drawing. You can also save the drawing using a different name. |
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Saves all open drawings. |
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Displays the Save Drawing File As dialog box so you can save the current drawing. |
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Saves modifications to the current block. Available only in the Block Editor. |
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Opens the Save Block As dialog box. Saves the current block with a different name. Available only in the Block Editor. |
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Saves a block, entire drawing, or entities to a separate drawing file. |
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Opens the New Layer State dialog box where you can specify the name and description for a new layer state. |
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Saves the current menu, toolbar, and ribbon visibility settings to a new or existing workspace. |
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Changes the size of entities proportionally. |
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Defines the scales that are available to assign to annotative entities. |
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Changes the scale of existing text entities, either enlarging them or reducing them. |
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Turns the scroll bars around the drawing window on or off. |
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Creates a cross section through a solid as a region or block. |
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Creates a section line which determines a two-dimensional projection of the area you want to view. |
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Adds a new two-dimensional projection from an existing section line. |
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Draws a plane that creates a cross-section of a model which is used to view and analyze it. |
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Opens the Section Plane Settings dialog box. |
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Displays the Security dialog box so you can set security restrictions for running macros in progeCAD. |
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Groups entities into a selection set for use in subsequent commands. |
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Displays the grips of selected entities. |
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Searches for entities that match properties of other entities. The entities with properties that match are then added to the selection set. |
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Displays the Selection Filter pane, which displays all entities in the drawing and allows you to filter and select entities by layer, color, entity type, and linetype. |
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Closes the Selection Filter pane. |
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Opens the Send Feedback dialog box so you can provide enhancement requests, report issues, and more. |
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Changes the draw order of hatches to be drawn and printed behind all entities in a drawing. |
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Activates a mail program so you can send an progeCAD drawing file via electronic mail. |
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Attaches geographic location data to a drawing file. |
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Sets a new layer as the current layer. |
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Sets properties to ByLayer for selected entities. |
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Displays the user coordinate systems dialog box so you can select the current UCS from the list of preset definitions. |
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Changes z-coordinates of all entities contained in the drawing to a new value that you specify. |
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Shades models in the current viewport. |
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Allows you to insert shapes from a compiled shape file (.SHX) into your drawing. |
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Displays the Sheet Set Manager pane which allows you to view, organize, and publish sheet sets. |
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Displays the control vertices of selected NURBS surfaces and curves. |
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Shows all edges of a 3D face, mesh, or polyface mesh. |
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Reverses the HIDEPALETTES command so that the ribbon, the quick access toolbar, all previously-hidden palettes, and drawing tabs are redisplayed. |
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Allows you to determine whether progeCAD can be started one time or multiple times simultaneously. |
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Draws an architectural slab. |
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Creates a new entity by cutting the original entity and removing a specific side. |
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Restricts cursor movement to specified increments. |
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Modifies three-dimensional solids. |
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Draws a three-dimensional spherical entity as a 3D mesh. |
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Draws a three-dimensional spherical entity as an ACIS solid. |
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Draws a curved polyline. |
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Adds a spot light to your drawing for rendering. |
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Draws an architectural stair. |
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Switches from the current drawing to the Start page. |
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Turns the status at the bottom of the window on or off. |
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Displays the Import STEP File dialog box so you can import a STEP (Standard for the Exchange of Product) model data file. |
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Allows you to export ACIS entities such as surfaces, regions, and solids to a STEP (Standard for the Exchange of Product) model data file with an .step, .ste or .stp extension. |
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Displays the Import STL File dialog box so you can import an STL (Stereolithography) file. |
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Allows you to export three-dimensional solids to an STL (Stereolithography) file with an .stl extension. |
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Creates 2D and three-dimensional steel shapes of different types. |
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Stops the recording of scripts. |
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Moves a portion of a drawing while retaining connections to other parts of the drawing. |
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Creates 2D and three-dimensional shapes in the following categories: Studs, S Studs, Joists, Track. |
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Creates a composite three-dimensional solid by subtracting two or more solids. |
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Hatches an area using a selected image, texture, block, external reference, or wipeout. |
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Creates a three-dimensional solid or surface by sweeping an entity along a path. |
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Allows you to navigate to the next or previous tab in the current drawing. |
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Switches from a layout tab to the Model tab. |
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Lists all drawing windows that are open and allows you to switch between, save, or close them. |
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Updates all block instances with the changes made to a block attribute. |
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Returns scale views of annotative entities to their default locations. |
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Synchronizes multiple layout viewports so that they look like parts of one viewport. |
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Displays and manages progeCAD system variables and their properties. |
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Rearranges open drawing windows and icons. |
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Inserts a table in the drawing. |
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Allows you to create and modify table styles. |
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Tangent | TANGENT | Toggles the Tangent snap on or off. |
Creates text entities. |
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Fits the width of single-line text to new starting and ending points. |
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Moves text, dimensions, and leaders to the front of other entities. |
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Converts text entities to a multiline text entity. |
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Creates or changes current text fonts (styles). |
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Converts surfaces or meshes into three-dimensional solids with a specified thickness. |
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Sets the thickness for all new entities. |
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Tile Horizontally | Horizontally tiles the open drawing windows. |
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Tile Vertically | Vertically tiles the open drawing windows. |
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Displays the drawing creation and update times; also permits control of an elapsed timer. |
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Displays the Tip of the Day dialog box. |
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Displays the Geometric Tolerance dialog box so you can define the maximum allowable geometric variations in the current drawing. |
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Opens the Toolbar Settings dialog box so you can specify the toolbars you want displayed and other options. |
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Displays the Tool Palettes pane. |
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Closes the Tool Palettes pane. |
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Opens the Tool Palettes pane at a specified tool palette or palette group. |
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Draws a torus as a 3D mesh. |
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Draws a three-dimensional torus as an ACIS solid. |
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Calculates a running total area of entities in a selection set. |
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Calculates a running total length of entities in a selection set. |
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Draws a two-dimensional solid line of specified width. |
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Sets a temporary tracking point (available while using a command that requests a point). |
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Turns transparency on or off for the selected image. |
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Erases the portions of selected entities that cross a specified boundary. |
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Defines or modifies the current user coordinate system; see also EXPUCS. |
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Turns the display of the UCS icon on or off. |
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Allows a command defined by another program to override an progeCAD command. |
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Restores erased entities. |
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Reverses the effect of the previous command. |
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Breaks a group into its separate source entities. |
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Reverses the effect of the previous command; also reverses the effect of multiple commands and provides control of the UNDO command. |
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Creates a composite three-dimensional solid by combining two or more solids. |
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Restores the display of entities that were hidden with the Hide Entities and Isolate Entities commands. |
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Selects coordinate and angle display formats and precision. |
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Automatically updates fields that are contained in selected entities. |
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Displays the Using progeCAD guide in PDF format. |
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Displays or changes system variables.
Displays information about the status of the digital signature attached to the current drawing. |
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Manages the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) programs. |
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Loads a VBA project file (.vbi file). |
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Allows you to run a VBA macro. |
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Allows you to run a VBA function. |
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Displays a navigation tool, called view cube, when working in 2D model space or 3D visual styles. |
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Manages named views so you can create, rename, and redefine named views. |
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Controls the precision and speed of drawing circles and arcs by specifying the number of sides in a circle. |
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Displays the View Snapshot dialog box so you can view a previously created slide file. |
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Displays the View Transitions dialog box where you can set the duration and performance of smooth view transitions. |
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Selects the viewpoint for a three-dimensional visualization. |
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Controls properties and visibility of layers in layout viewports. |
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Divides the graphics display into multiple viewports, each of which can contain a different view of the current drawing. |
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Starts the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) program and displays the VBA window. |
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Displays a drawing using the chosen style. |
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Draws an architectural wall. |
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Adds a web light to your drawing for rendering. |
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Draws a wedge as a 3D mesh. |
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Draws a three-dimensional wedge as an ACIS solid. |
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Draws an architectural window. |
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Creates wipeout entities and turns their frames on or off. |
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Exports a Windows metafile. |
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Creates 2D or three-dimensional wood details in the following categories: Lumber and TJI Joists. |
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Creates, sets current, renames, or deletes a workspace. Also defines settings for the workspace environment. |
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Allows you to define settings for how progeCAD works with workspaces. |
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Displays the Workspaces dialog box, from which you can create viewports and select the type of workspace in which you want to work. |
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Displays the Import Excel File dialog box so you can import an .xls or .xlsx file. |
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Determines whether a logical XOR is used for the color of the cursor and entity snap markers. |
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Breaks apart a complex entity into separate entities and sets properties for the newly separated entities. |
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Allows you to manage external drawings that you have in the current drawing, without changing their content. |
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Saves modifications to external reference layers. |
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Opens an external reference for editing without having to open the Xref Manager. |
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Enlarges or reduces the display of the active drawing. |