Command Reference

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Command Reference

This document provides a categorized reference of all WebCAD commands for quick lookup and use.

Category	Description	Documentation Link
Drawing Commands	Create basic geometric shapes	Drawing Commands
Edit Commands	Transform and copy graphics	Edit Commands
Modify Commands	Trim, extend, explode graphics	Modify Commands
Layer Commands	Layer management and control	Layer Commands
Block Commands	Block definition and insertion	Block Commands
Dimension Commands	Create various dimensions	Dimension Commands
Text Commands	Text creation and editing	Text Commands
Inquiry Commands	Measurement and information queries	Inquiry Commands
Display Commands	View control and refresh	Display Commands
System Commands	File operations and system control	System Commands
Property Commands	Modify entity properties	Property Commands
Script Execution	Batch execute command scripts	Script Execution

Command Quick Reference

Drawing Commands

Command	Alias	Description
`LINE`	L	Draw lines
`CIRCLE`	C	Draw circles
`ARC`	A	Draw arcs
`PLINE`	PL	Draw polylines
`ELLIPSE`	EL	Draw ellipses
`POLYGON`	POL	Draw regular polygons
`RECTANG`	REC	Draw rectangles
`SPLINE`	SPL	Draw splines
`DONUT`	DO	Draw donuts
`RAY`	-	Draw rays
`XLINE`	XL	Draw construction lines
`DLINE`	DL	Draw double lines
`SOLID`	SO	Draw solid fills
`DOT`	-	Draw points
`BOX`	-	Draw rectangular boxes
`PARALLELOGRAM`	-	Draw parallelograms

Edit Commands

Command	Alias	Description
`MOVE`	M	Move graphics
`COPY`	CO, CP	Copy graphics
`ROTATE`	RO	Rotate graphics
`SCALE`	SC	Scale graphics
`MIRROR`	MI	Mirror graphics
`STRETCH`	S	Stretch graphics
`OFFSET`	O	Offset copy
`FILLET`	F	Fillet
`LINEARCOPY`	-	Linear array copy
`POLARCOPY`	-	Polar array copy
`COPYBASE`	-	Copy with base point
`PASTECLIP`	-	Paste clipboard content

Modify Commands

Command	Alias	Description
`TRIM`	TR	Trim graphics
`EXTEND`	EX	Extend graphics
`EXPLODE`	X	Explode graphics
`PLINEJOIN`	PE	Join polylines
`ERASE`	E	Delete graphics
`CUTREC`	-	Rectangular cut

Layer Commands

Command	Alias	Description
`LAYER`	LA	Layer management dialog
`LAYERPALETTE`	-	Layer panel
`MAKELAYER`	-	Create new layer
`LAYALLON`	-	Turn on all layers
`LAYALLOFF`	-	Turn off all layers
`LAYCUR`	-	Set current layer
`LAYMCUR`	-	Set selected entity's layer as current
`LAYREV`	-	Reverse layer state
`LAYPICKON`	-	Pick to turn on layer
`LAYPICKOFF`	-	Pick to turn off layer
`LAYSSON`	-	Turn on selection set layers
`LAYSSOFF`	-	Turn off selection set layers
`LAYDRAWBACK`	-	Send layer to back
`LAYDRAWFRONT`	-	Bring layer to front
`LAYTBLCOLOR`	-	Set layer table color

Block Commands

Command	Alias	Description
`BLOCK`	B	Create block definition
`INSERT`	I	Insert block
`QBLOCK`	-	Quick create block
`WBLOCK`	W	Write block to file
`RENAMEBLOCK`	-	Rename block
`REPLACEBLOCK`	-	Replace block definition
`COUNTBLOCK`	-	Count blocks
`GROUP`	G	Create group
`UNGROUP`	-	Ungroup

Dimension Commands

Command	Alias	Description
`DIMLINEAR`	DLI	Linear dimension
`DIMALIGNED`	DAL	Aligned dimension
`DIMANGULAR`	DAN	Angular dimension
`DIMRADIUS`	DRA	Radius dimension
`DIMDIAMETER`	DDI	Diameter dimension
`DIMARCLENGTH`	DAR	Arc length dimension
`DIMORDINATE`	DOR	Ordinate dimension
`DIMCONTINUE`	DCO	Continue dimension
`MLEADER`	MLD	Multileader
`DIMSTYLE`	D	Dimension style management

Text Commands

Command	Alias	Description
`TEXT`	DT	Single-line text
`MTEXT`	MT, T	Multi-line text
`XTEXT`	XT	Extended text
`MTEXTEDIT`	-	Edit multi-line text
`JUSTIFYTEXT`	-	Adjust text alignment
`MAGTEXT`	-	Magnify text
`TXT2MTXT`	-	Convert single-line to multi-line text
`ALIGNMENTTEXT`	-	Align text
`ANGLETEXT`	-	Angle text
`BURSTTEXT`	-	Burst text

Hatch Commands

Command	Alias	Description
`HATCH`	H	Pattern hatch
`EHATCH`	-	Edit hatch
`HATCHMOVE`	-	Move hatch origin

Image Commands

Command	Alias	Description
`IMAGE`	IM	Insert image
`IMAGEADJUST`	IAD	Adjust image
`IMAGECLIP`	ICL	Clip image
`RESETIMAGECLIP`	-	Reset image clip
`IMAGEPALETTEADD`	-	Add to image panel
`IMAGEPALETTEINSERT`	-	Insert from image panel

Inquiry Commands

Command	Alias	Description
`DIST`	DI	Measure distance
`ID`	-	Query point coordinates
`MEASUREANGLE`	-	Measure angle
`ENTITYSTATS`	-	Entity statistics
`STATS`	-	Drawing statistics
`GETINFO`	-	Get information
`GRAPHICSINFO`	-	Graphics information
`BOUNDINGBOX`	-	Bounding box

Display Commands

Command	Alias	Description
`ZOOMEXTENTS`	ZE	Zoom to extents
`ZOOMFACTOR`	-	Set zoom factor
`FITMAPVIEW`	-	Fit map view
`PLAN`	-	Plan view
`REGEN`	RE	Regenerate
`REGENALL`	REA	Regenerate all
`DRAWORDERBACK`	-	Send to back draw order
`DRAWORDERFRONT`	-	Bring to front draw order

System Commands

Command	Alias	Description
`NEW`	-	New document
`OPEN`	-	Open file
`CLOSE`	-	Close document
`CLOSEX`	-	Close and exit
`QSAVE`	-	Quick save
`OPENFROMSERVER`	-	Open from server
`SAVETOSERVER`	-	Save to server
`OPENFROMLOCAL`	-	Open from local
`SAVETOLOCAL`	-	Save to local
`IMPORTFROMDWG`	-	Import DWG
`EXPORTTODWG`	-	Export DWG
`UNDO`	U	Undo
`REDO`	-	Redo

Property Commands

Command	Alias	Description
`PROPERTIES`	PR	Properties panel
`MATCHPROP`	MA	Match properties
`CHANGECOLOR`	-	Change color
`CHANGELAYER`	-	Change layer
`CHANGELTYPE`	-	Change linetype
`CHANGELTSCALE`	-	Change linetype scale
`CHANGELINEWEIGHT`	-	Change lineweight
`CHANGETRANSP`	-	Change transparency
`PURGE`	PU	Purge unused items

System Variable Commands

Command	Description
`OSMODE`	Object snap mode
`LTSCALE`	Linetype scale
`ORTHOMODE`	Ortho mode
`PLINEWID`	Polyline width
`CLAYER`	Current layer
`CECOLOR`	Current color
`ANTIALIAS`	Anti-aliasing

Selection Commands

Command	Alias	Description
`SELECTALL`	-	Select all
`GRIP`	-	Grip editing
`SSALIGN`	-	Selection set alignment
`SSEXTEND`	-	Selection set extend
`SSSLICE`	-	Selection set slice

Other Commands

Command	Description
`ABOUT`	About dialog
`SETTINGS`	Settings dialog
`PLUGINS`	Plugin management
`SWITCHWORKSPACE`	Switch workspace
`LINETYPELOAD`	Load linetype
`LINETYPELIST`	List linetypes
`LINETYPEDELETE`	Delete linetype
`EXECSTR`	Execute script command

Command Input Methods

Command Line Input: Type the command name or alias directly in the command line and press Enter to execute
Toolbar/Ribbon: Click the corresponding tool button
Menu: Select the command through the menu
Script Execution: Use the EXECSTR command for batch execution

Command Options

Most commands support the following common options:

Enter/Space: Confirm input or use default value
ESC: Cancel current command
U: Undo last step (supported by some commands)
Keywords: Options shown in brackets in the prompt, e.g. [Yes(Y)/No(N)]

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