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at Autodesk for being the original source for this listing. Since both Shaan and I were working on a similar type of document, we decided to combine efforts into one project and the results of that effort are below.
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Replacement command for a legacy command. Usually the legacy command is still available via a Command Alias in most cases. |
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* Note: Command aliases shown for some of the commands are based on the latest release. |
Command Name and Alias | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 | '08 | '09 | '10 | '11 | '12 | '13 |
*SCROLL | | | | | | | | | | |
'+CONSTRAINTSETTINGS | | | | | | | | | | |
+CUSTOMIZE | | | | | | | | | | |
'+DSETTINGS | | | | | | | | | | |
'+LAYER | | | | | | | | | | |
+OPTIONS | | | | | | | | | | |
+PUBLISH | | | | | | | | | | |
+RIBBON | | | | | | | | | | |
+SAVEAS | | | | | | | | | | |
+UCSMAN | | | | | | | | | | |
+VIEW | | | | | | | | | | |
+VPORTS | | | | | | | | | | |
'-3DCONFIG | | | | | | | | | | |
'-3DOSNAP | | | | | | | | | | |
'-ACTSTOP Command Alias(es): -ARS | | | | | | | | | | |
'-ACTUSERMESSAGE Command Alias(es): -ARM | | | | | | | | | | |
-ARCHIVE | | | | | | | | | | |
-ARRAY Command Alias(es): -AR | | | | | | | | | | |
-ARRAYCLOSE | | | | | | | | | | |
-ATTACH | | | | | | | | | | |
-ATTDEF Command Alias(es): -ATT | | | | | | | | | | |
-ATTEDIT Command Alias(es): -ATE, ATTE | | | | | | | | | | |
-ATTEXT | | | | | | | | | | |
-BCPARAMETER | | | | | | | | | | |
-BEDIT | | | | | | | | | | |
-BHATCH | | | | | | | | | | |
-BLOCK Command Alias(es): -B | | | | | | | | | | |
-BLOCKREPLACE (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
-BLOCKTOXREF (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
-BOUNDARY Command Alias(es): -BO | | | | | | | | | | |
-BVHIDE | | | | | | | | | | |
-BVSHOW | | | | | | | | | | |
-BVSTATE | | | | | | | | | | |
-CDORDER (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
'-COLOR | | | | | | | | | | |
-COPYTOLAYER | | | | | | | | | | |
-CVREBUILD | | | | | | | | | | |
-DATAEXTRACTION | | | | | | | | | | |
-DGNADJUST | | | | | | | | | | |
-DGNATTACH | | | | | | | | | | |
-DGNBIND | | | | | | | | | | |
-DGNEXPORT | | | | | | | | | | |
-DGNIMPORT | | | | | | | | | | |
-DIMINSPECT | | | | | | | | | | |
-DIMSTYLE | | | | | | | | | | |
-DWFADJUST | | | | | | | | | | |
-DWFATTACH | | | | | | | | | | |
-DWGUNITS | | | | | | | | | | |
-EATTEXT | | | | | | | | | | |
-ETRANSMIT | | | | | | | | | | |
-EXPORT Command Alias(es): -QPUB | | | | | | | | | | |
-EXPORTTOAUTOCAD Command Alias(es): AECTOACAD | | | | | | | | | | |
-FBXEXPORT | | | | | | | | | | |
-FBXIMPORT | | | | | | | | | | |
'-GRAPHICSCONFIG | | | | | | | | | | |
-GROUP Command Alias(es): -G | | | | | | | | | | |
-HATCH Command Alias(es): -H | | | | | | | | | | |
-HATCHEDIT | | | | | | | | | | |
-HYPERLINK | | | | | | | | | | |
-IMAGE Command Alias(es): -IM | | | | | | | | | | |
-IMAGEADJUST | | | | | | | | | | |
-INSERT Command Alias(es): -I | | | | | | | | | | |
-INTERFERE | | | | | | | | | | |
-LAYDEL | | | | | | | | | | |
'-LAYER Command Alias(es): -LA | | | | | | | | | | |
-LAYMCH | | | | | | | | | | |
-LAYMRG | | | | | | | | | | |
-LAYOUT | | | | | | | | | | |
-LAYOUTMERGE (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
'-LINETYPE | | | | | | | | | | |
'-LWEIGHT | | | | | | | | | | |
-MLEDIT | | | | | | | | | | |
-MTEXT Command Alias(es): -T | | | | | | | | | | |
-OBJECTSCALE | | | | | | | | | | |
-OLDMTEXT | | | | | | | | | | |
-OPENSHEETSET | | | | | | | | | | |
'-OSNAP Command Alias(es): -OS | | | | | | | | | | |
-OVERKILL | | | | | | | | | | |
'-PAN Command Alias(es): -P | | | | | | | | | | |
-PARAMETERS Command Alias(es): -PAR | | | | | | | | | | |
-PARTIALOAD | | | | | | | | | | |
-PARTIALOPEN Command Alias(es): PARTIALOPEN | | | | | | | | | | |
-PDFADJUST | | | | | | | | | | |
-PDFATTACH | | | | | | | | | | |
-PLOT | | | | | | | | | | |
'-PLOTSTAMP | | | | | | | | | | |
-POINTCLOUDATTACH | | | | | | | | | | |
-PSETUPIN | | | | | | | | | | |
-PUBLISH | | | | | | | | | | |
-PURGE Command Alias(es): -PU | | | | | | | | | | |
'-REDIRMODE (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
-REFEDIT | | | | | | | | | | |
-RENAME Command Alias(es): -REN | | | | | | | | | | |
-RENDER | | | | | | | | | | |
-RENDEROUTPUTSIZE | | | | | | | | | | |
-RENDERPRESETS | | | | | | | | | | |
-RMLIN | | | | | | | | | | |
-SCALELISTEDIT | | | | | | | | | | |
-SHADE | | | | | | | | | | |
-SHADEMODE | | | | | | | | | | |
'-STYLE | | | | | | | | | | |
-TABLE | | | | | | | | | | |
-TCASE (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
-TEXT | | | | | | | | | | |
-TOOLBAR | | | | | | | | | | |
'-UNITS Command Alias(es): -UN | | | | | | | | | | |
-VBALOAD | | | | | | | | | | |
-VBARUN | | | | | | | | | | |
'-VIEW Command Alias(es): -V | | | | | | | | | | |
-VISUALSTYLES Command Alias(es): -VSM | | | | | | | | | | |
-VPORTS | | | | | | | | | | |
-WBLOCK Command Alias(es): -W | | | | | | | | | | |
-WSSAVE | | | | | | | | | | |
-XBIND Command Alias(es): -XB | | | | | | | | | | |
-XLIST (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
-XREF Command Alias(es): -XR | | | | | | | | | | |
..ACADSTATUS | | | | | | | | | | |
'..STATUS | | | | | | | | | | |
'..TREESTAT | | | | | | | | | | |
'? | | | | | | | | | | |
3D | | | | | | | | | | |
'3DALIGN Command Alias(es): 3AL | | | | | | | | | | |
3DARRAY Command Alias(es): 3A | | | | | | | | | | |
'3DCLIP | | | | | | | | | | |
'3DCONFIG | | | | | | | | | | |
'3DCORBIT | | | | | | | | | | |
'3DDISTANCE | | | | | | | | | | |
3DDWF | | | | | | | | | | |
3DDWFPUBLISH | | | | | | | | | | |
3DEDITBAR | | | | | | | | | | |
3DFACE Command Alias(es): 3F | | | | | | | | | | |
'3DFLY | | | | | | | | | | |
'3DFORBIT | | | | | | | | | | |
3DMESH | | | | | | | | | | |
3DMOVE Command Alias(es): 3M | | | | | | | | | | |
'3DORBIT Command Alias(es): 3DO, ORBIT | | | | | | | | | | |
'3DORBITCTR | | | | | | | | | | |
'3DORBITTRANSPARENT | | | | | | | | | | |
'3DOSNAP | | | | | | | | | | |
'3DPAN | | | | | | | | | | |
3DPANTRANSPARENT | | | | | | | | | | |
3DPOLY Command Alias(es): 3P | | | | | | | | | | |
3DPRINT Command Alias(es): 3DP, 3DPLOT, RAPIDPROTOTYPE | | | | | | | | | | |
3DRENDER | | | | | | | | | | |
3DROTATE Command Alias(es): 3R | | | | | | | | | | |
3DSCALE Command Alias(es): 3S | | | | | | | | | | |
3DSIN | | | | | | | | | | |
3DSOUT | | | | | | | | | | |
'3DSWIVEL | | | | | | | | | | |
'3DSWIVELTRANSPARENT | | | | | | | | | | |
'3DWALK Command Alias(es): 3DNAVIGATE, 3DW | | | | | | | | | | |
'3DZOOM | | | | | | | | | | |
3DZOOMTRANSPARENT | | | | | | | | | | |
'ABOUT | | | | | | | | | | |
ACADBLOCKDIALOG (BLOCK) | | | | | | | | | | |
ACADINFO | | | | | | | | | | |
ACADWBLOCKDIALOG (WBLOCK) | | | | | | | | | | |
ACDCATTEDIT | | | | | | | | | | |
ACISIN | | | | | | | | | | |
ACISOUT | | | | | | | | | | |
ACMRBASEPOINT | | | | | | | | | | |
ACMRSELECT | | | | | | | | | | |
ACPTOOLTIPS | | | | | | | | | | |
ACSTEXT | | | | | | | | | | |
ACTBASEPOINT | | | | | | | | | | |
'ACTMANAGER | | | | | | | | | | |
ACTRECORD Command Alias(es): ARR | | | | | | | | | | |
'ACTSTOP Command Alias(es): ARS | | | | | | | | | | |
'ACTUSERINPUT Command Alias(es): ARU | | | | | | | | | | |
'ACTUSERMESSAGE Command Alias(es): ARM | | | | | | | | | | |
'ADCCLOSE | | | | | | | | | | |
ADCCUSTOMNAVIGATE | | | | | | | | | | |
'ADCENTER Command Alias(es): ADC, DC, DCENTER, CONTENT | | | | | | | | | | |
ADCNAVIGATE | | | | | | | | | | |
ADDSELECTED | | | | | | | | | | |
ADDVARS2SCR (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
ADJUST | | | | | | | | | | |
AECFILEOPENMESSAGE | | | | | | | | | | |
AECFILESAVEMESSAGE | | | | | | | | | | |
AECOBJECTCOPYMESSAGE | | | | | | | | | | |
AECVERSION | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_BOX | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_BROWSE | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_CIRCTAN | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_CONE | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_CUSTOM_SAFE | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_DESELECT | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_DIM_TEXTABOVE | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_DIM_TEXTCENTER | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_DIM_TEXTHOME | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_DISH | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_DOME | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_DOWNLOAD_LANGUAGE_PACKS | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_DOWNLOAD_OFFLINEHELP | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_DRAWORDER | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_EDITCUSTFILE | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_FMS | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_INVOKENFW | | | | | | | | | | |
'AI_MOLC | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_OPEN_FACEBOOK_WITH_PRODUCT | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_OPEN_SUBSCRIPTION | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_OPEN_TWITTER_WITH_PRODUCT | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_PRODUCT_SUPPORT | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_PRODUCT_SUPPORT_SAFE | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_PSPACE | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_PUBLISH | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_PYRAMID | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_SELALL | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_SEND_FEDBACK | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_SPHERE | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_TORUS | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_TRAINING_SAFE | | | | | | | | | | |
AI_WEDGE | | | | | | | | | | |
AIDIMFLIPARROW | | | | | | | | | | |
AIDIMPREC | | | | | | | | | | |
AIDIMSTYLE | | | | | | | | | | |
AIDIMTEXTMOVE | | | | | | | | | | |
AIMLEADEREDITADD | | | | | | | | | | |
AIMLEADEREDITREMOVE | | | | | | | | | | |
AIOBJECTSCALEADD | | | | | | | | | | |
AIOBJECTSCALEREMOVE | | | | | | | | | | |
'ALIASEDIT (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
ALIGN Command Alias(es): AL | | | | | | | | | | |
ALIGNSPACE | | | | | | | | | | |
ALLPLAY Command Alias(es): APLAY | | | | | | | | | | |
AMECONVERT | | | | | | | | | | |
ANALYSISCURVATURE Command Alias(es): CURVATUREANALYSIS | | | | | | | | | | |
ANALYSISDRAFT Command Alias(es): DRAFTANGLEANALYSIS | | | | | | | | | | |
ANALYSISOPTIONS | | | | | | | | | | |
ANALYSISZEBRA Command Alias(es): ZEBRA | | | | | | | | | | |
ANIPATH | | | | | | | | | | |
ANNORESET | | | | | | | | | | |
ANNOUPDATE | | | | | | | | | | |
'APERTURE | | | | | | | | | | |
'APPAUTOLOADER | | | | | | | | | | |
APPLOAD Command Alias(es): AP | | | | | | | | | | |
ARC Command Alias(es): A | | | | | | | | | | |
ARCHIVE | | | | | | | | | | |
ARCTEXT (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
AREA Command Alias(es): AA | | | | | | | | | | |
ARRAY Command Alias(es): AR | | | | | | | | | | |
ARRAYCLASSIC | | | | | | | | | | |
ARRAYCLOSE | | | | | | | | | | |
ARRAYEDIT | | | | | | | | | | |
ARRAYPATH | | | | | | | | | | |
ARRAYPOLAR | | | | | | | | | | |
ARRAYRECT | | | | | | | | | | |
ARX | | | | | | | | | | |
ASEADMIN | | | | | | | | | | |
ASEEXPORT | | | | | | | | | | |
ASELINKS | | | | | | | | | | |
ASEROWS | | | | | | | | | | |
ASESELECT | | | | | | | | | | |
ASESQLED | | | | | | | | | | |
'ASSIST | | | | | | | | | | |
'ASSISTCLOSE | | | | | | | | | | |
ATTACH | | | | | | | | | | |
ATTACHURL | | | | | | | | | | |
ATTDEF Command Alias(es): ATT, DDATTDEF | | | | | | | | | | |
'ATTDISP | | | | | | | | | | |
ATTEDIT Command Alias(es): ATE, DDATTE | | | | | | | | | | |
ATTEXT Command Alias(es): DDATTEXT | | | | | | | | | | |
ATTIN (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
ATTIPEDIT Command Alias(es): ATI | | | | | | | | | | |
ATTOUT (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
ATTREDEF | | | | | | | | | | |
ATTSYNC | | | | | | | | | | |
AUDIT | | | | | | | | | | |
'AUTOCOMPLETE | | | | | | | | | | |
AUTOCONSTRAIN | | | | | | | | | | |
AUTODESKCONNECTIONPOINT | | | | | | | | | | |
AUTOPUBLISH | | | | | | | | | | |
'BACKGROUND (VIEW - 2008) | | | | | | | | | | |
BACTION Command Alias(es): AC | | | | | | | | | | |
BACTIONBAR | | | | | | | | | | |
BACTIONSET | | | | | | | | | | |
BACTIONTOOL | | | | | | | | | | |
'BASE | | | | | | | | | | |
BASSOCIATE | | | | | | | | | | |
BATTMAN | | | | | | | | | | |
BATTORDER | | | | | | | | | | |
'BAUTHORPALETTE | | | | | | | | | | |
'BAUTHORPALETTECLOSE | | | | | | | | | | |
BCLOSE Command Alias(es): BC | | | | | | | | | | |
BCONSTRUCTION | | | | | | | | | | |
BCOUNT (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
BCPARAMETER Command Alias(es): CPARAM | | | | | | | | | | |
BCYCLEORDER | | | | | | | | | | |
BEDIT Command Alias(es): BE | | | | | | | | | | |
BESETTINGS | | | | | | | | | | |
BEXTEND (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
BGPLOTRECEIVE | | | | | | | | | | |
BGRIPSET | | | | | | | | | | |
BHATCH | | | | | | | | | | |
BLEND | | | | | | | | | | |
'BLIPMODE | | | | | | | | | | |
BLOCK Command Alias(es): B, ACADBLOCKDIALOG, BMAKE, BMOD | | | | | | | | | | |
BLOCK? (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
BLOCKICON | | | | | | | | | | |
BLOCKREPLACE (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
BLOCKTOXREF (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
BLOOKUPTABLE | | | | | | | | | | |
BMAKE (BLOCK) | | | | | | | | | | |
BMOD (BLOCK) | | | | | | | | | | |
BMPOUT | | | | | | | | | | |
BONUSMENU (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
BONUSPOPUP (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
BORROWLICENSE | | | | | | | | | | |
BOUNDARY Command Alias(es): BO, BPOLY | | | | | | | | | | |
BOX | | | | | | | | | | |
BPARAMETER Command Alias(es): PARAM | | | | | | | | | | |
BPOLY (BOUNDARY) | | | | | | | | | | |
BREAK Command Alias(es): BR | | | | | | | | | | |
BREAKLINE (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
BREP | | | | | | | | | | |
BROWSER | | | | | | | | | | |
BROWSER2 | | | | | | | | | | |
BSAVE Command Alias(es): BS | | | | | | | | | | |
BSAVEAS | | | | | | | | | | |
BSCALE (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
BTABLE | | | | | | | | | | |
BTESTBLOCK | | | | | | | | | | |
BTRIM (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
BURST (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
BVHIDE | | | | | | | | | | |
BVSHOW | | | | | | | | | | |
BVSTATE Command Alias(es): BVS | | | | | | | | | | |
'CAL | | | | | | | | | | |
CAMERA Command Alias(es): CAM | | | | | | | | | | |
CCONFIG | | | | | | | | | | |
CDORDER (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
CELLSELECT | | | | | | | | | | |
CHAMFER Command Alias(es): CHA | | | | | | | | | | |
CHAMFEREDGE | | | | | | | | | | |
CHANGE Command Alias(es): -CH | | | | | | | | | | |
'CHECKSTANDARDS Command Alias(es): CHK | | | | | | | | | | |
CHPROP | | | | | | | | | | |
CHSPACE | | | | | | | | | | |
CHSPACE (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
CHT | | | | | | | | | | |
CHT (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
CHTEXT | | | | | | | | | | |
CHTEXT (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
CHURLS (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
CIRCLE Command Alias(es): C | | | | | | | | | | |
CLASSICGROUP | | | | | | | | | | |
CLASSICIMAGE | | | | | | | | | | |
'CLASSICLAYER | | | | | | | | | | |
CLASSICXREF | | | | | | | | | | |
CLEANSCREENOFF | | | | | | | | | | |
CLEANSCREENON | | | | | | | | | | |
CLIP | | | | | | | | | | |
CLIPIT (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
CLOSE | | | | | | | | | | |
CLOSEALL | | | | | | | | | | |
'COLOR Command Alias(es): COL, COLOUR, DDCOLOR | | | | | | | | | | |
'COLOUR | | | | | | | | | | |
COMMANDLINE Command Alias(es): CLI | | | | | | | | | | |
COMMANDLINEHIDE | | | | | | | | | | |
COMPILE | | | | | | | | | | |
CONE | | | | | | | | | | |
CONFIG | | | | | | | | | | |
CONSTRAINTBAR Command Alias(es): CBAR | | | | | | | | | | |
CONSTRAINTSETTINGS Command Alias(es): CSETTINGS | | | | | | | | | | |
'CONTENT (ADCENTER) | | | | | | | | | | |
CONTENTEXPLORER | | | | | | | | | | |
CONTENTEXPLORERCLOSE | | | | | | | | | | |
CONVERT | | | | | | | | | | |
CONVERTCTB | | | | | | | | | | |
CONVERTOLDLIGHTS | | | | | | | | | | |
CONVERTOLDMATERIALS | | | | | | | | | | |
CONVERTPLINES (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
CONVERTPOLY | | | | | | | | | | |
CONVERTPSTYLES | | | | | | | | | | |
CONVTOMESH | | | | | | | | | | |
CONVTONURBS | | | | | | | | | | |
CONVTOSOLID | | | | | | | | | | |
CONVTOSURFACE | | | | | | | | | | |
COPY Command Alias(es): CO, CP | | | | | | | | | | |
COPYBASE | | | | | | | | | | |
COPYCLIP | | | | | | | | | | |
COPYEMBED | | | | | | | | | | |
COPYHIST | | | | | | | | | | |
COPYIMAGE | | | | | | | | | | |
COPYLINK | | | | | | | | | | |
COPYM (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
COPYTOLAYER (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
COPYTOLAYER | | | | | | | | | | |
COUNT (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
CROSSREF (Bonus/ExpressTool) | | | | | | | | | | |
CUI | | | | | | | | | | |
CUIEXPORT | | | | | | | | | | |
CUIIMPORT | | | | | | | | | | |
CUILOAD | | | | | | | | | | |
CUIUNLOAD | | | | | | | | | | |
CUSTOMERINVOLVEMENTPROGRAM | | | | | | | | | | |
CUSTOMIZE | | | | | | | | | | |
CUTCLIP | | | | | | | | | | |
CVADD Command Alias(es): INSERTCONTROLPOINT | | | | | | | | | | |
CVHIDE Command Alias(es): POINTOFF | | | | | | | | | | |
CVREBUILD Command Alias(es): REBUILD | | | | | | | | | | |
CVREMOVE Command Alias(es): REMOVECONTROLPOINT | | | | | | | | | | |
CVSHOW Command Alias(es): POINTON | | | | | | | | | | |
CYLINDER Command Alias(es): CYL | | | | | | | | | | |
DASHBOARD (RIBBON) | | | | | | | | | | |
DASHBOARDCLOSE (RIBBONCLOSE) | | | | | | | | | | |
DATAEXTRACTION Command Alias(es): DX | | | | | | | | | | |
DATALINK Command Alias(es): DL | | | | | | | | | | |
DATALINKUPDATE Command Alias(es): DLU | |