Guide
Command line cheat sheet
The short names for the commands you will use most, taken from OpenDraft’s own alias table.
How it works
Type a name, press Enter or the space bar. OpenDraft accepts both short aliases (such as TR) and full command names (TRIM), shows suggestions as you type, and lets Up and Down bring back earlier commands. There are over 200 names and aliases in total. These are the ones to learn first.
Draw
| Type | Command |
|---|---|
| L | Line |
| PL | Polyline |
| C | Circle |
| A | Arc |
| EL | Ellipse |
| SPL | Spline |
| REC | Rectangle |
| POL | Polygon |
| H | Hatch |
| T | Single-line text |
| MT | Multiline text |
Modify
| Type | Command |
|---|---|
| M | Move |
| CO | Copy |
| RO | Rotate |
| MI | Mirror |
| SC | Scale |
| S | Stretch |
| TR | Trim |
| EX | Extend |
| O | Offset |
| F | Fillet |
| CHA | Chamfer |
| J | Join |
| BR | Break |
| X | Explode |
| E | Erase |
| AR | Array |
| MA | Match properties |
| PE | Edit polyline |
Dimension and annotate
| Type | Command |
|---|---|
| DLI | Linear dimension |
| DAL | Aligned dimension |
| DRA | Radius dimension |
| DDI | Diameter dimension |
| DAN | Angular dimension |
| D | Dimension styles |
| ST | Text styles |
| B / I | Create block / Insert block |
| BE | Block editor |
View, layers, files and inquiry
| Type | Command |
|---|---|
| ZE | Zoom extents |
| LA | Layer properties |
| DI | Distance |
| AA | Area |
| U | Undo |
| PLOT or PRINT | Plot or print (also Ctrl+P) |
| EXPORT | Export a DXF |
| OP | Settings |