Landscape Architecture Resource

AutoCAD includes commands for each of the F-keys on your keyboard. These are mostly used to adjust drafting methods. The most useful for me are F3 and F8. Don't waste time mousing down to toggle the OSNAP or ORTHO settings, just use the F-keys and keep on drafting.

• F1 displays help (as with most every program)
• F2 displays text window (where you can see the history of your commnads. This is great when you need to look up something that was a few commands ago, such as the number from a 'distance' command)
• F3 turns on/off OSNAP (I use this key constantly, enough that I wish there was an F3 foot pedal)
• F4 toggles table mode
• F5 toggles isometric planes
• F6 toggles DUCS (switches coordinate display, till A2006)
• F7 toggles grid display
• F8 toggles ortho mode (I use this one a lot too)
• F9 toggles snap
• F10 toggles polar tracing
• F11 toggles object tracing
• F12 toggles dynamic input (2006 and after)

• ESC cancel changes, cancel grips
• TAB cycles osnaps
• SHIFT (on object selection) removes objects
• DEL erases objects (hold when pointing)