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1.3 - The Basic Commands of AutoCAD

The commands available in AutoCAD, along with their submenus and various options are thousands.
The most complex drawings are made up of the basic fundamental objects that are used over and in various combinations on your drawing. In a typical drawing with AutoCAD you will use use only 5% of the available commands. So getting starterd you need to learn only the basic commands and as you progress you learn new ones.
The list of the fundamental objects is:

• Create Objects

  Line
  Circle
  Arc
  Rectangle

• Edit - Modify Objects 1

  Erase
  Move
  Copy
  Rotate
  Scale

• Edit - Modify Objects 2

  Trim
  Extend
  Offset
  Mirror
  Fillet

• View Objects

  Zoom
  Pan
  Regen

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