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ALL ARCHITECTURAL CONSTRUCTIONS PLUMBING CIVIL ENGINEERING MECHANICAL LAYERS BLOCKS POLYLINES WALLS HATCHES AREAS LINES MODIFY DRAW TOOLS SELECT EDIT TEXTS AND ATTRIBUTES DIMENSIONS OTHER



	commands used: ALPL



	commands used: ARCL



	commands used: BDEL



	commands used: BLEGEND



	commands used: BLL0



	commands used: BMW



	commands used: BREMOVE+BADD



	commands used: CAP



	commands used: COL



	commands used: CON1



	commands used: COR



	commands used: DFL



	commands used: DILINE



	commands used: DINORM



	commands used: DIS



	commands used: DIU_DID



	commands used: ESC



	commands used: ESCPL



	commands used: ESCPL2



	commands used: HASSOC



	commands used: HBET_HBETA



	commands used: HBO



	commands used: HD



	commands used: HLEGEND



	commands used: HLINE



	commands used: HM



	commands used: HOFF_HON



	commands used: HRO



	commands used: HTER



	commands used: HTERM



	commands used: HTERM2



	commands used: HZIG



	commands used: LAY



	commands used: LAYC



	commands used: MALEN



	commands used: NR



	commands used: PATTERN



	commands used: PATTERN_01



	commands used: PLAV



	commands used: PLD



	commands used: PLEV



	commands used: PLI



	commands used: PLJ



	commands used: PLM



	commands used: PLP



	commands used: PLPS



	commands used: PLRO



	commands used: PLRO3



	commands used: PLS



	commands used: PLSC



	commands used: PLT



	commands used: PLT2



	commands used: PLT3



	commands used: PLU



	commands used: PLWELD



	commands used: RECL



	commands used: REVISION



	commands used: RM



	commands used: RME



	commands used: RME_2



	commands used: RML



	commands used: RMN



	commands used: RMNA



	commands used: RMS



	commands used: RMSB



	commands used: SQ



	commands used: VPP

	DRAW: RECTANGLE BETWEEN SELECTED LINES
	RECL command draws a rectangle (or quadrilateral) between two selected lines or polyline segments. It allows you to close custom shaped holes easily.
	commands used: RECL

	DRAW: RECTANGLE WITH SPECIFIED AREA
	RECA command allows you to draw rectangle with specified area. APLUS will ask for start point and then give you live preview of the rectangle.
	commands used: RECA

	ARCHITECTURAL: DRAW RAMP
	APLUS can help you design a ramp for underground parking. APLUS decides where to break ramp to make it usable.
	commands used: RAMP

	POLYLINES: DRAW PART OF POLYLINE CONTAINED INSIDE OTHER ONE
	APLUS can draw part of polyline which lays inside another polyline.
	commands used: PLIN

	POLYLINES: DRAW CEILING HOLE SYMBOL FROM SELECTED POLYLINE
	With PLHO command you can draw ceiling hole symbol from selected polyline. APLUS will create new, closed polyline.
	commands used: PLHO

	HATCHES: TURN OFF OR ON ALL HATCHES
	With HOFF and HON commands you may easily control visibility of hatches inside your drawings. This command turns off or on all hatches regardless of their layer.
	commands used: HOFF , HON

	HATCHES: UNION HATCHES
	APLUS can union selected hatches. APLUS will set style of first selected hatch to other selected hatches.
	commands used: HU

	HATCHES: DRAW HATCH BOUNDARY
	HBO command can draw boundary of selected hatch pattern. This may help you recover some lost information from a drawing.
	commands used: HBO

	PLUMBING: DRAW DUCTS
	After setting some parameters you may easily design ducts both inside and outside buildings.
	commands used: DUCT

	DIMENSIONS: DIMENSION LINES SHIFT
	APLUS can detect dimension lines adjacent to one that was selected and then move them to a new position.
	commands used: DIS

	DRAW: DRAW DETAIL RECTANGLE
	DETAIL2 command works similar to DETAIL command, but it uses rectangular window shape instead of circular in DETAIL.
	commands used: DETAIL2

	DRAW: NEW GRASS GENERATOR
	With APLUS you can now easily create grass. You only have to specify height and draw path for ground. New grass pattern generates polylines instead of lines.
	commands used: GRASS

	POLYLINES: MOVE, ROTATE OR SCALE MULTIPLE POLYLINE SEGMENTS
	PLM command allows you to move multiple polyline segments at once. PLRO rotates polyline segments and PLSC scales them. With these commands you may modify polylines freely.
	commands used: PLM , PLRO , PLSC

	ATTRIBUTES: CHANGE CASE OF ATTRIBUTES
	ATTCASE commmand can change case of selected attributes. This command can change case of attributes in selected instances of a block.
	commands used: ATTCASE

	BLOCKS: REMOVE ELEMENT FROM BLOCK DEFINITION
	With BREMOVE command you may remove selected objects from block definition. Duplicate of removed objects will appear in the same place. Objects are removed from all instances of the block.
	commands used: BREMOVE

	BLOCKS: EXPLODE ALL BLOCKS
	Command BXA will find and explode all blocks in your drawing. Additionally - block definitions will also be removed.
	commands used: BXA

	TOOLS: DRAW TABLE BORDERS FOR TEXT OBJECTS
	APLUS is able to draw table borders for selected TEXT or MTEXT objects. TABL command detects borders between selected text objects. Overlapping texts are ignored.
	commands used: TABL

	TOOLS: EXPORT SELECTED TEXTS AS A CELLS TO EXCEL
	TABE command allows you to export selected TEXT or MTEXT objects to Microsoft Excel. APLUS will detect position of selected texts and copy them into new excel sheet. Overlapping texts will be ignored.
	commands used: TABE

	TOOLS: IMPORT CONTENTS OF EXCEL FILE
	APLUS allows you to import contents of Microsoft Excel file. TABI command will replace contents of selected TEXT or MTEXT objects with contents from selected Excel file.
	commands used: TABI

	DIMENSIONS: MEASURE TOTAL LENGTH
	TLENGTH command measures and displays total length of selected objects. It can measure length of nearly all AutoCAD object types.
	commands used: TLENGTH

	DRAW: DRAW POINT PROJECTION ONTO A SPECIFIED LINE
	PROJECTPO command can draw projection on a specified line. It will draw a line of specified length perpendicular to the line.
	commands used: PROJECTPO

	TOOLS: DETECT COLLISIONS BETWEEN OBJECTS ON DIFFERENT LAYERS
	COLLISIONS command can detect and show collisions between objects on selected layers. Collisions will be shown as red squares on a screen.
	commands used: COLLISIONS

	HATCHES: MEASURE HATCH AREA
	HAREA command can measure total area of selected hatches.
	commands used: HAREA

	DRAW: DRAW 2D AXONOMETRIC PROJECTION SIMULATION
	AXO command can draw simulation of axonometric projection of specified objects.
	commands used: AXO

	POLYLINES: ROTATE POLYLINE SEGMENT
	ROPL command can rotate selected polyline segment without affecting rotation angle of other segments.
	commands used: ROPL

	TOOLS: ALIGN POLYLINE TO A LINE
	ALO command aligns selected polyline to a line. Command aligns polyline by using specified segment. You may also flip polyline if you need.
	commands used: ALO

	POLYLINES: DRAW BOUNDARY OF POLYLINE WITH SET WIDTH
	With APLUS you may easily draw boundary of polyline with set width. Command PLBO allows you to transform sketches made with thick polylines into normal polylines.
	commands used: PLBO

	DRAW: UNROLL SELECTED 3D OBJECT
	UNROLL command can unroll selected 3D object. APLUS will draw faces of the object in a current viewport.
	commands used: UNROLL

	DIMENSIONS: MEASURE SOLID VOLUME
	With SOLIDVOL command you may measure volume of selected 3D solids. Result will be displayed to AutoCAD command line.
	commands used: SOLIDVOL

	TEXTS: ALIGN TEXT TO A LINE
	ALT command may be used to align selected TEXT or MTEXT object to specified line or polyline segment. After choosing aligment line (angle) you may also set new position.
	commands used: ALT

	TEXTS: EXPLODE TEXT OR MTEXT OBJECT
	TX command allows you to explode any TEXT or MTEXT object. As a result APLUS will create new polyline objects in place of exploded TEXT or MTEXT object.
	commands used: TX

	MODIFY: MOVE SELECTED OBJECTS ON A SPECIFIED ANGLE
	With MAN command you can move selected objects on a specified angle. After specifying angle you will be able to move objects with APLUS snap.
	commands used: MAN

	EDIT: OFFSET AND ERASE
	With OE command you may both OFFSET selected object and erase it.
	commands used: OE

	MODIFY: SWAP SELECTED OBJECTS
	SWAPSEL command allows you to swap multiple objects at once. APLUS will ask you for base points of each selection and use them to swap objects.
	commands used: SWAPSEL

	SELECT: HIDE OR ISOLATE SELECTED OBJECTS (JUST LIKE IN 3D STUDIO)
	With HSEL and ISEL commands you can hide or isolate selected objects just like in Autodesk 3D Studio MAX. Use USEL command to restore hidden objects objects.
	commands used: HSEL , ISEL , USEL

	POLYLINES: DOUBLE POLYLINE / ALIGN POLYLINE SEGMENT
	With PL2 you can draw double polyline. You may specify width and justification. ALPL is a tool to align polyline segment to extension of a line or a polyline. You can fill closed polyline with termal insulation hatch with HTERM.
	commands used: PL2 , ALPL , HTERM

	DIMENSIONS: QUICK DIMENSION LINE
	With DILINE you can create dimension lines in seconds. Just draw a line and APLUS will automatically draw dimension lines.
	commands used: DILINE , DIU , DID

	DIMENSIONS: FLATTEN DIMENSIONS
	You can flatten selected dimension lines with DIFLAT command. Use it to get rid of problems while rotating drawings with dimension lines.
	commands used: DIFLAT

	TEXTS: REPLACE TEXTS (BATCH)
	With APLUS you can replace multiple texts. Just specify phrase to be replaced and specify new content. APLUS will search for specified phrase in specified area and replace all instances.
	commands used: REPLACET

	ARCHITECTURAL: DRAW SLICED LINES
	Just draw line through objects and APLUS will draw cross-section lines of specified height.
	commands used: SLICEL

	ARCHITECTURAL: DOOR GENERATOR
	With APLUS door generator (DRG command) you can easily create and insert your own door types. You may use CAP command to erase unwanted doors or windows.
	commands used: DRG , CAP

	CONSTRUCTIONS: DRAW BEAM
	APLUS can easly draw section of a beam. You may specify layers and dimensions for all elements.
	commands used: BEAM

	CONSTRUCTIONS: DRAW SLAB
	APLUS can draw slab with typed or specified on-screen dimensions.
	commands used: SLAB

	CONSTRUCTIONS: DRAW BARS
	APLUS can draw bars with specified wrapper and width.
	commands used: BAR , BARDI

	CONSTRUCTIONS: DRAW BARS IN SECTION
	You can quickly draw bars in section.
	commands used: BARS

	HATCHES: THERMAL INSULATION HATCH
	With APLUS you can easily create thermal insulation hatch. Only thing you have to do is to draw its border.
	commands used: HTERM

	DRAW: TAPPER HOLE SIGN
	To draw tapper hole sign simply draw one of its sides and specify height.
	commands used: TAP

	SELECT: FENCE SELECTION
	Fence selection works just like APLUS Pen Tool, but its used to create selections.
	commands used: SELF

	DIMENSIONS: DIVIDE OR UNION DIMENSIONS
	APLUS can divide or union any dimensions.
	commands used: DID , DIU

	POLYLINES: 2D/3D ROOF FROM POLYLINE
	Create 2D or 3D roof from selected polyline
	commands used: PLROOF

	ARCHITECTURE: DRAWING DETAIL BULB
	Create detail bulb of specified area.
	commands used: DETAIL

	BLOCKS: INTEGRATED BLOCK MANAGER
	Thanks to integrated block manager you can quickly add blocks into your drawing. After installing APLUS BIINDEX menu will apear in AutoCAD toolbar.
	commands used: BIINDEX

	ARCHITECTURE: EASY DOOR PLACING
	With APLUS placing doors will be faster than ever before, you will only have to select place and direction of insertion. You will be able to flip them quickly.
	commands used: D1 , DFL

	ARCHITECTURE: DOOR PROPERTIES
	Specify layers for doors and walls. APLUS will use these settings when placing doors
	commands used: DRP , D1

	ARCHITECTURE: LEVEL INDICATOR
	You can place level indicators anywhere and APLUS will automaticly type measured height. Later on you will be able to update all level indicators on drawing if needed after changing base level.
	commands used: COTA

	POLYLINES: SHADOW
	APLUS will draw simulated shadow of specified object on specified direction with specified lenght.
	commands used: PLSHADOW


	APLUS can simulate one-point perspective of selected object from specified vanishing point.
	commands used: PLPERS

	POLYLINES: UNWARP SELECTED POLYLINE
	Create polyhedron net from selected polyline (base).
	commands used: PLUNWARP

	AREAS: AUTOMATIC AREA CALCULATION
	APLUS will automaticly detect room border and count its area for you.
	commands used: RM

	AREAS: QUICKLY DESCRIPT ROOMS
	Put basic description of rooms (name, number, area, floor material) inside them.
	commands used: RMF , RMN , RMR

	AREAS: LIST ROOMS
	After describing all areas you can use APLUS to create table within AutoCAD with list of rooms. You can also export it to Microsoft Excel.
	commands used: RML

	WALLS: EASILY CREATE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN WALLS
	You can create cross/tee/corner connections of APLUS walls in seconds.
	commands used: WAC , WAT , WAX

	WALLS: CAP HOLES
	You can cap holes in walls just by selecting areas where APLUS will detect holes and eventually cap them.
	commands used: CAP

	WALLS: CREATE WALLS FASTER
	APLUS can generate walls with specified thickness from intersecting lines.
	commands used: WALLS

	WALLS: DRAW PILARS
	APLUS can draw pilars in intersection of axes. You can decide wether to draw square or circle pilars.
	commands used: PILARS

	WALLS: LINES CONTINOUS OFFSET
	APLUS can do offset of multiple lines by detecting connections between them. It can be useful when drawing exterior walls.
	commands used: LCO

	WALLS: LINES CONTINOUS ERASE
	APLUS can erase multiple lines by detecting connections between them. It can be useful when drawing exterior walls.
	commands used: LCE

	MODIFY: OFFSET BY FRICTION OF A DISTANCE
	Offset by a friction of a specified distance. You can decide how many divisions should be made in the distance.
	commands used: OF

	WALLS: EDITING WALLS
	Use APLUS to perform basic transformations to existing walls objects (such as moving, rotating), APLUS rooms will be automaticly updated.
	commands used: ROWA , COWA , MWA

	BLOCKS: IMPORTING BLOCKS WITH SPECIFIED DIRECTION
	There are numerous blocks that you have to import into drawing with specified order, such as north indicators or furniture, with APLUS you will be asked for insertion angle just after placing them.
	commands used: BI

	BLOCKS: IMPORT LAST
	Import last imported block again.
	commands used: BIL

	ARCHITECTURE: AXIS BULBS
	Descript axises with numerical bulbs simply by clicking on them.
	commands used: AX1 , AXA

	ARCHITECTURE: AUTOMATIC STAIR
	Select two points on your drawing and APLUS will automaticly draw proper stair.
	commands used: ESC

	ARCHITECTURE: SECTION LINE
	Quickly draw section lines with specified letters describing them
	commands used: SECL

	ARCHITECTURE: PLACE ASCENDING NUMBERS
	Place ascending numbers on your drawing to descipt elements. You can specify prefix or suffix. When needed you can quickly update numbers.
	commands used: NR , NRU , NRP

	BLOCKS: BLOCK COUNTER
	Select block and specify where do you want to place counted value. APLUS will link it with real number of blocks, so whenever number of blocks will change, you can update it.
	commands used: BCOUNT , BCU

	DRAW: CONTINUOUS DIMENSION LINE
	APLUS can increase speed of dimnsioning.
	commands used: DLIC

	MODIFY: COPY WITH LINE/POLILINE AS PATH
	You can copy selected obcjets with line or poliline as path for this operation.
	commands used: COL , COPL

	PAPERS: QUICK DRAWING OF THE MOST COMMON PAPER SIZES
	Draw rectangle of selected paper size (A, B or C series) in model space. APLUS will ask for orientation (horizontal or vertical) and scale (1 : X).
	commands used: A0 , A1 , A2 , A3 , A4 , A5 , A6

	ZOOM: PREDEFINED ZOOM SCALES
	Use APLUS to zoom viewports in layouts to specified scales (such as 1:50, 1:100 etc.).
	commands used: Z1 , Z2 , Z5 , Z10 , Z20 , Z25 , Z50 , Z100 , Z200 , Z250 , Z500 , Z1000 , Z2000 , Z2500 , Z5000

	WALLS: FIX AXISES LENGHT
	With APLUS you can quickly fix lenght of axises. APLUS will trim axises and then extend them to specified lenght.
	commands used: FIXAX

	HATCHES: PATTERN GENERATOR
	Use predefined, common architectural hatches to fill selected areas, without using AutoCAD 'Hatch and Gradients'.
	commands used: PATTERN

	ARCHITECTURE: COMMON SYMBOLS
	Use APLUS to insert common architectural symbols to your drawings.
	commands used: BI

	LINES: QUICK LINETYPE CHANGE
	Use APLUS to transform selected line into one of common linetypes (such as batting with specified thickness).
	commands used: TERM , TERMPL

	LINES: AXISES
	Change any line into axis linetype. You can set scale by drawing distance between dots.
	commands used: AX

	BLOCKS: INDEXING BLOCKS
	With APLUS you can quickly index all your blocks. Click on the screen after typing BINDEX command to display listing of your blocks.
	commands used: BINDEX

	BLOCKS: LIST BLOCKS
	Create list of blocks used in your drawing.
	commands used: BLIST

	BLOCKS: MATCH ATTRIBUTES
	APLUS can match attributes of selected blocks. Pick source attribute and then select blocks you wish to change.
	commands used: ATTMA

	HATCHES: PREDEFINED HATCHES
	Use predefined, common architectural hatches to fill selected areas, without using AutoCAD 'Hatch and Gradients'.
	commands used: BETON , BETONZ , SAND , TERA

	HATCHES: ISOLATION
	Create isolation lines with specified width.
	commands used: ISOL

	DRAW: INCLINATION LINE
	Select angle and APLUS will draw inclination line for you.
	commands used: INCL

	DRAW: 3D TERRAIN
	Draw 3d terrain model from contour lines
	commands used: TERRAIN

	ZOOM: ZOOM INFO
	Show information about zoom level in all layouts in all viewports.
	commands used: ZI