Here are the most useful basic AutoCAD shortcut commands. These are
some of the Draw and Modify commands that are the very basics of AutoCAD and if
you're simply setting out to learn AutoCAD, you must know all of those basic
shortcut commands.
Type L + Enter
With help of this command, you can draw a simple 2d line to draw an object in the drawing.
With the help of this command, you can draw a 2d circle to draw a required circle shape in the drawing.
Type PL + Enter
With the help of this command, you can draw a 2d PloyLine to draw a required shape with a continuous jointed line in the drawing.
Type REC + Enter
With the help of this command, you can draw a 2d Rectangle to draw a required shape in the drawing.
Type POL + Enter
With the help of this command, you can draw a 2d Polygonal Shape with a minimum of 3 sides and a maximum of 1024 in the drawing. Also, you can specify the different parameters of the polygonal shape.
Type ARC + Enter
With the help of this command, you can draw a 2d ARC by specifying the required points 1 2 & 3 or by specifying the parameters in input.
Type ELLIPSE + Enter
With the help of this command, you can draw a 2d Ellipse by specifying the major and minor axis or by selecting the required points.
With the help of this command, you can make a Copy of the existing drawing object with a specified distance and direction.
With the help of this command, you can make a rectangular, polar and path Array of the existing drawing object with specified parameters.
With the help of this command, you can Trim a drawing object at required points to make a required shape.
