AutoCAD Lesson 103 – Modifying Commands
After we watched and learn from previous lesson 102.
Now it’s time to play around with the properties and tweak your designs where necessary. In these stage, the following commands like copy, paste, mirror, etc.. will come into action.
| SHORTCUT / COMMAND | DESCRIPTION |
| MOCORO | Move, copy, rotate and scale an object in one command |
| COPYBASE | Copy an object according to a base point |
| CHA / CHAMFER | Add slanted edges to sharp corners of objects |
| F / FILLET | Add rounded corners to the sharp edges of objects |
| BREAK | Create a break (or gaps) in objects at one or two points |
| BURST | Explode a block but retain its attribute settings and layer definition |
| SC / SCALE | Change the scale of an object |
| TR / TRIM | Trim a shape or line |
| X / EXPLODE | Break up an object into its individual components i.e., a polyline into simple lines |
| RO / ROTATE | Rotate an object |
| CO/CP/COPY | Copy object |
| S / STRETCH | Stretches an object |
| AR / ARRAY | Create multiple copy of object in an instant |
| EX / EXTEND | Extend object to meet the edges of other objects |
| E / ERASE | Erase an object of delete |
Summary:
If you have finished watching video posted above, we tackled brief overview of modifying commands. By hovering each icon we see the name of the commands and their function or usage. Also listed above are some basic commands with shortcut keys or aliases and each description.
“Remember this is still an introduction discussion we will dig deep into each command when we are starting the lesson for actual drawing.“
Our next lesson will be all about Annotation Commands.
What are the annotation commands in AutoCAD?
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