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AutoCAD Commands
This page is dedicated to the commands that are found in AutoCAD and are available with Express Tools. The chart indicates which commands are available in which release, which commands changed and in which release (on going), and which commands are new in the latest release. The PDF file is generated only a couple of times a year, while the chart is updated as new information is discovered.

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AutoCAD R12 - 2010 Command Quick Guide (PDF) - Content only available to Members.
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Many thanks to Shaan Hurley 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.

 - Command is available  - Command is new
 - Command was changed  - Command not available
 ( OPEN )  - Replacement command for a legacy command. Usually the legacy command is still available via a Command Alias in most cases.    
* 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