You can assign shortcut keys (sometimes called
accelerator keys) to commands you use frequently, and temporary
override keys to execute a command or change a setting when a key
is pressed.
Show Me: Create a Shortcut Key
Click the Play arrow below the following image
to start the animation.
The following animation shows how to create
a custom shortcut key.
Shortcut keys are key combinations that start
commands. For example, you can press CTRL+O to open a file and CTRL+S
to save a file, which is the same result as choosing Open and Save
from the File menu. The following table shows the properties of
the Save shortcut key as they appear in the Properties pane.
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Properties for the Save Shortcut Key
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Properties pane item
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Description
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Example
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Name
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String that is only used in the CUI Editor and
is not displayed in the user interface.
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Save
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Description
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Text used to describe the element; does not appear
in the user interface.
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Saves the current drawing
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Extended Help
File
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Displays
the file name and ID for the extended tooltip that is displayed
when the cursor hovers over a toolbar or panel button.
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Command Display Name
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String
that contains the name of the command that is related to the command.
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QSAVE
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Macro
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The command macro. It follows the standard macro
syntax.
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^C^C_qsave
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Key(s)
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Specifies the keystroke combination that is
used to execute the macro. Click the […] button to open the Shortcut Keys dialog
box.
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CTRL+S
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Tags
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Keywords
associated to a command. Tags provide an additional field to search
in the menu browser.
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Element ID
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Tag that uniquely identifies a command.
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ID_Save
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NoteA shortcut key inherits
its properties from the command that is used to create it.
Temporary override keys temporarily turn on
or turn off one of the drawing aids that are set in the Drafting
Settings dialog box (for example, Ortho mode, object snaps, or Polar
mode). The following table shows the Object Snap Override: Endpoint
temporary override key properties as they appear in the Properties
pane.
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Properties for the Object Snap Override : Endpoint
Temporary Override Key
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Properties pane item
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Description
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Example
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Name
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String that is only used in the CUI Editor and
is not displayed in the user interface.
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Object Snap Override : Endpoint
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Description
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Text used to describe the element; does not appear
in the user interface.
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Object Snap Override : Endpoint
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Keys
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Specifies the keystroke combination that is
used to execute the temporary override. Click the […] button to open the
Shortcut Keys dialog box.
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SHIFT+E
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Macro1 (Key Down)
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Specifies the macro that should be executed
when the keystroke combination is held down by the user.
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^P'_.osmode 1 $(if,$(eq,$(getvar,
osnapoverride),'_.osnapoverride 1)
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Macro2 (Key Up)
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Specifies the macro that should be executed
when the keystroke combination is released by the user. If left
blank, AutoCAD restores any variables to their previous state.
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Shortcut keys can be associated with any command
in the command list. You can create new shortcut keys or modify
existing shortcut keys.
The following table lists the default actions
for shortcut keys.
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Shortcut Key
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Description
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ALT+F11
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Displays the Visual Basic Editor
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ALT+F8
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Displays the Macros dialog box
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CTRL+0
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Toggles
Clean Screen
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CTRL+1
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Toggles Properties palette
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CTRL+2
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Toggles DesignCenter
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CTRL+3
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Toggles the Tool Palettes window
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CTRL+4
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Toggles Sheet Set Manager
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CTRL+6
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Toggles dbConnect Manager
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CTRL+7
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Toggles Markup Set Manager
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CTRL+8
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Toggles the QuickCalc palette
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CTRL+9
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Toggles
the Command Line window
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CTRL+A
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Selects all the objects in drawing that
are not locked or frozen |
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CTRL+SHITF+A
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Toggles
Groups
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CTRL+B
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Toggles Snap
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CTRL+C
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Copies objects to the Windows Clipboard
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CTRL+SHIFT+C
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Copies
objects to the Windows Clipboard with Base Point
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CTRL+D
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Toggles Dynamic UCS
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CTRL+E
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Cycles through isometric planes
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CTRL+F
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Toggles running object snaps
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CTRL+G
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Toggles Grid
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CTRL+H
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Toggles PICKSTYLE
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CTRL+SHIFT+H
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Toggles
the display of palettes with HIDEPALETTES and SHOWPALETTES
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CTRL+I
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Toggles the Coordinates display
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CTRL+J
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Repeats last command
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CTRL+K
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Inserts
a hyperlink
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CTRL+L
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Toggles Ortho mode
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CTRL+M
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Repeats last command
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CTRL+N
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Creates a new drawing
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CTRL+O
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Opens an existing drawing
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CTRL+P
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Plots the current drawing
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CTRL+SHIFT+P
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Toggles
the Quick Properties interface
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CTRL+Q
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Quits AutoCAD
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CTRL+R
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Cycles through the viewports on the current
layout |
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CTRL+S
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Saves current
drawing
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CTRL+SHIFT+S
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Displays up the Save As dialog box
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CTRL+T
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Toggles Tablet mode
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CTRL+V
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Pastes
data from the Windows Clipboard
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CTRL+SHIFT+V
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Pastes data from the Windows Clipboard as a
Block
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CTRL+X
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Cuts objects from the current drawing to the
Windows Clipboard
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CTRL+Y
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Cancels the preceding Undo action
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CTRL+Z
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Reverses the last action
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CTRL+[
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Cancels current command
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CTRL+\
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Cancels
current command
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CTRL+PAGE
UP
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Moves to
the next layout tab to the left of the current tab
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CTRL+PAGE DOWN
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Moves to the next layout tab to the right of
the current tab
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F1
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Displays Help
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F2
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Toggles Text Window
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F3
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Toggles OSNAP
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F4
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Toggles TABMODE
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F5
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Toggles ISOPLANE
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F6
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Toggles UCSDETECT
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F7
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Toggles GRIDMODE
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F8
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Toggles ORTHOMODE
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F9
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Toggles SNAPMODE
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F10
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Toggles
Polar Tracking
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F11
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Toggles
Object Snap Tracking
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F12
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Toggles
Dynamic Input
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The following table lists the default actions
for temporary override keys on an English U.S. keyboard. For more
information about default temporary override keys on other keyboards,
see Override Object Snap Settings.
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Temporary Override Key
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Description
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F3
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Toggles OSNAP
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F6
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Toggles UCSDETECT
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F8
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Toggles ORTHOMODE
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F9
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Toggles SNAPMODE
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F10
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Toggles Polar Tracking
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F11
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Toggles Object Snap Tracking
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F12
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Toggles Dynamic Input
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SHIFT
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Toggles ORTHOMODE
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SHIFT+’
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Toggles OSNAP
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SHIFT+,
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Object Snap Override: Center
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SHIFT+.
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Toggles Polar Tracking
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SHIFT+/
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Toggles UCSDETECT
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SHIFT+;
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Enables Object Snap Enforcement
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SHIFT+]
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Toggles Object Snap Tracking
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SHIFT+A
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Toggles OSNAP
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SHIFT+C
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Object Snap Override: Center
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SHIFT+D
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Disable All Snapping and Tracking
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SHIFT+E
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Object Snap Override: Endpoint
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SHIFT+L
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Disable All Snapping and Tracking
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SHIFT+M
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Object Snap Override: Midpoint
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SHIFT+P
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Object Snap Override: Endpoint
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SHIFT+Q
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Toggles Object Snap Tracking
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SHIFT+S
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Enables Object Snap Enforcement
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SHIFT+V
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Object Snap Override: Midpoint
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SHIFT+X
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Toggles Polar Tracking
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SHIFT+Z
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Toggles UCSDETECT
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In the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor,
you can view, print, or copy a list of shortcut keys, temporary
override keys, or both. The shortcut keys and temporary override
keys in the list are those keys used by the CUI files that are loaded
in the program.
