Practice AutoCAD keyboard shortcuts

Drill all 145 until you don't have to think about them.

the acad.pgp aliases, from memory

Type the default acad.pgp alias, then Enter — case doesn’t matter, exactly like the real command line.

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The progression

Every deck is graded 1 to 7: level 1 is the reflex core, the top level is where the specialists live. One move from each, so you can see how far it goes.

1. Level 111 moves

   Draw a line (alias)

   L

   the most-drawn entity in CAD — one letter, Enter, go

   …and 10 more at this level

2. Level 212 moves

   Mirror objects across an axis (alias)

   MI

   symmetric parts get drawn once and mirrored

   …and 11 more at this level

3. Level 318 moves

   Open the layer manager (alias)

   LA

   the most-visited dialog in drafting — two letters away

   …and 17 more at this level

4. Level 416 moves

   Array objects in a pattern (alias)

   AR

   rows, columns, and polar copies from one source object

   …and 15 more at this level

5. Level 531 moves

   Dimension a horizontal or vertical length (alias)

   DLI

   the workhorse dimension — most drawings are mostly linear dims

   …and 30 more at this level

6. Level 634 moves

   Draw a filled ring

   DO

   solid-filled annulus by inner and outer diameter

   …and 33 more at this level

7. Level 723 moves

   Regenerate every viewport

   REA

   refresh all views at once, not just the active one

   …and 22 more at this level