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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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

RECA

 

ARCHITECTURAL: DRAW RAMP

APLUS can help you design a ramp for underground parking. APLUS decides where to break ramp to make it usable.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

RAMP

 

POLYLINES: DRAW PART OF POLYLINE CONTAINED INSIDE OTHER ONE

APLUS can draw part of polyline which lays inside another polyline.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

HOFF

,  

HON

 

HATCHES: UNION HATCHES

APLUS can union selected hatches. APLUS will set style of first selected hatch to other selected hatches.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

HBO

 

PLUMBING: DRAW DUCTS

After setting some parameters you may easily design ducts both inside and outside buildings.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

DUCT

 

DIMENSIONS: DIMENSION LINES SHIFT

APLUS can detect dimension lines adjacent to one that was selected and then move them to a new position.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

DIS

 

DRAW: DRAW DETAIL RECTANGLE

DETAIL2 command works similar to DETAIL command, but it uses rectangular window shape instead of circular in DETAIL.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

BREMOVE

 

BLOCKS: EXPLODE ALL BLOCKS

Command BXA will find and explode all blocks in your drawing. Additionally - block definitions will also be removed.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

TABI

 

TOOLS: ERASE LINES SHORTER THAN

ESL command erases lines shorter than specified distance. Command will erase those lines in specified area.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

ESL

 

DIMENSIONS: MEASURE TOTAL LENGTH

TLENGTH command measures and displays total length of selected objects. It can measure length of nearly all AutoCAD object types.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

COLLISIONS

 

HATCHES: MEASURE HATCH AREA

HAREA command can measure total area of selected hatches.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

HAREA

 

DRAW: DRAW 2D AXONOMETRIC PROJECTION SIMULATION

AXO command can draw simulation of axonometric projection of specified objects.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

AXO

 

TOOLS: DISPLAY VERSIONS OF DWG FILES IN A DIRECTORY

Use DWGVER command to check out version of DWG files in a specified directory. List of files will be displayed in command line.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

DWGVER

 

POLYLINES: DRAW POLYLINE CONTINUATION

PLCO command draws continuation of selected polyline. Command will start drawing from the closest end to selection point.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

PLCO

 

POLYLINES: ROTATE POLYLINE SEGMENT

ROPL command can rotate selected polyline segment without affecting rotation angle of other segments.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

ROPL

 

WERKZEUG: POSITION DES OBJEKTES AN DIE LINIEN AUSRICHTEN

Der Befehl ALO ermöglicht es, die Position des ausgewählten Objektes an die Linien auszurichten. Die Polylinien werden durch das gedrückte Segment ausgerichtet.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

PLBO

 

DRAW: UNROLL SELECTED 3D OBJECT

UNROLL command can unroll selected 3D object. APLUS will draw faces of the object in a current viewport.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

UNROLL

 

DIMENSIONS: MEASURE SOLID VOLUME

With SOLIDVOL command you may measure volume of selected 3D solids. Result will be displayed to AutoCAD command line.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

SOLIDVOL

 

TEXTE: TEXT AN LINIE AUSRICHTEN

Der Befehl ALT ermöglicht es, den markierten TEXT oder MTEXT an die ausgewählte Linie oder an ein Polyliniensegment auszurichten.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

MAN

 

EDIT: MULTIPLE OFFSET

With APLUS you will be able to offset object multiple times at once.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

OM

 

EDIT: OFFSET AND ERASE

With OE command you may both OFFSET selected object and erase it.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

REPLACET

 

ARCHITECTURAL: DRAW SLICED LINES

Just draw line through objects and APLUS will draw cross-section lines of specified height.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

SLICEL

 

DRAW: DRAW POLYLINE SPIRALS

APLUS can draw spirals of specified dimensions. You can select whether to create spiral made of polyline or dots (points).

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

SPIRO

 

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

DRG

,  

CAP

 

CONSTRUCTIONS: DRAW BEAM

APLUS can easly draw section of a beam. You may specify layers and dimensions for all elements.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

BEAM

 

CONSTRUCTIONS: DRAW SLAB

APLUS can draw slab with typed or specified on-screen dimensions.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

SLAB

 

CONSTRUCTIONS: DRAW BARS

APLUS can draw bars with specified wrapper and width.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

BAR

,  

BARDI

 

CONSTRUCTIONS: DRAW BARS IN SECTION

You can quickly draw bars in section.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

BARS

 

BLOCKS: QUICK BLOCK CREATION

To create new blocks with APLUS you only have to select all elements, specify insert point and block's name.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

QB

 

BLOCKS: ERASE NESTED OBJECT

You can easily erase objects from block definition without using Block Editor. Just pick object you wish to delete from all blocks, APLUS will do the rest.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

BEN

 

BLOCKS: ADD ELEMENTS TO BLOCK

To add object to block definition: just select block and specify which objects you want to add.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

BADD

 

BLOCKS: CENTER BLOCK

With APLUS you can easily center block definition. You may also set insert point to all corners, center horizontally or vertically.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

BCEN

 

BLOCKS: ERASE ELEMENTS OF SPECIFIED TYPE

APLUS can erase objects of any selected type from block definition. You may choose from standard objects (such as lines, circles etc.) or extended (e.g. xref).

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

BETYPE

 

POLYLINES: FILLET POLYLINE

APLUS allows you to fillet any polyline. You can specify fillet radius. Original polyline will be preserved.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

FPL

 

POLYLINES: CHAMFER POLYLINE

APLUS allows you to chamfer any polyline. You can specify chamfer radius. Original polyline will be preserved.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

CHAPL

 

POLYLINES: MOVE POLYLINE'S SEGMENT

APLUS allows you to move segment of a polyline without changing any of its angles.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

MPL

 

HATCHES: THERMAL INSULATION HATCH

With APLUS you can easily create thermal insulation hatch. Only thing you have to do is to draw its border.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

HTERM

 

EDIT: SWAP OBJECTS

You can swap any objects. APLUS will use base points of those objects to determine where to put them after swapping action.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

SWAP

 

MODIFY: SCALE OBJECTS IN X/Y/Z

With APLUS you can scale objects in one direction only. Select objects, specify scale factor and base point, APLUS will do the rest.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

SCX

,  

SCY

,  

SCZ

 

DRAW: QUICK DRAW

Quick Draw function allows you to create objects of a picked type. If you choose block it will create its copy. Additionally, APLUS creates object without changing current layer.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

QD

 

DRAW: PEN TOOL

Pen Tool allows you to draw freehand shapes with a mouse. Specify length of segments and move cursor around the screen to draw polyline. If you move cursor close enough to base point, APLUS will close the polyline.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

PEN

 

DRAW: ALIGNED SQUARE

To draw aligned square with APLUS you only have to draw one of its sides.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

SQA

 

DRAW: TAPPER HOLE SIGN

To draw tapper hole sign simply draw one of its sides and specify height.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

TAP

 

DRAW: MULTIPLE CONNECTION BETWEEN LINES

You can draw multiple connections between two selected lines.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

MCON

 

SELECT: FENCE SELECTION

Fence selection works just like APLUS Pen Tool, but its used to create selections.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

SELF

 

SELECT: ERASE PICKED OBJECTS

APLUS can change AutoCAD picker into eraser. Just pick objects to erase them.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

EPICK

 

SELECT: ERASE SELECTED OBJECTS

APLUS can change selection in AutoCAD into selection eraser. Just specify area and all objects will be erased from it.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

ESEL

 

TEXTS: COPY TEXT AND PRESERVE ATTRIBUTES

APLUS can copy text without changing attributes of a destination text.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

TXTMA

 

TEXTS: SWAP TEXT FIELDS

APLUS can swap text contents without changing attributes.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

TXTS

 

TEXTS: CAPITALIZATION EDITOR

APLUS can easily change capitalization of selected text fields.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

TEDIT

 

TEXTS: SET ONE STYLE FOR TEXTS

APLUS can set one style for all selected text fields.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

ONESTYLE

 

DIMENSIONS: DIVIDE OR UNION DIMENSIONS

APLUS can divide or union any dimensions.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

DID

,  

DIU

 

DIMENSIONS: MEASURE POLYLINE

APLUS can quickly measure selected polyline.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

DIPL

 

CLEAN: SHOW OVERLAPPING OBJECTS

APLUS can show with selected color which objects overlaps in the current viewport.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

OVERLAP

 

POLYLINES: 2D/3D ROOF FROM POLYLINE

Create 2D or 3D roof from selected polyline

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

PLROOF

 

ARCHITECTURE: DRAWING DETAIL BULB

Create detail bulb of specified area.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

D1

,  

DFL

 

ARCHITECTURE: DOOR PROPERTIES

Specify layers for doors and walls. APLUS will use these settings when placing doors

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

COTA

 

POLYLINES: SHADOW

APLUS will draw simulated shadow of specified object on specified direction with specified lenght.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

PLSHADOW

 

APLUS can simulate one-point perspective of selected object from specified vanishing point.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

PLPERS

 

POLYLINES: UNION

Create object that will contain area of both original objects.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

PLU

 

POLYLINES: INTERSECTION

Create object that will contain only the area that was common to both original objects.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

PLI

 

POLYLINES: SUBTRACTION

New object will contain area of original object with intersection area subtracted from it.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

PLS

 

POLYLINES: TRIM POLYLINES

Use APLUS to trim overlaping areas.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

PLT

 

POLYLINES: CLOSE POLYLINES

Use APLUS to enclose polyline objects. Missing part will be created if needed.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

PLC

 

POLYLINES: UNWARP SELECTED POLYLINE

Create polyhedron net from selected polyline (base).

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

PLUNWARP

 

AREAS: AUTOMATIC AREA CALCULATION

APLUS will automaticly detect room border and count its area for you.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

RM

 

AREAS: QUICKLY DESCRIPT ROOMS

Put basic description of rooms (name, number, area, floor material) inside them.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

RML

 

EDIT: IMPROVED FILLET

APLUS enchances AutoCADs fillet command. Now you can do it with multiple lines or do Fillet and Match Properties using one command.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

MF

,  

FMA

 

WALLS: EASILY CREATE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN WALLS

You can create cross/tee/corner connections of APLUS walls in seconds.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

CAP

 

WALLS: CREATE WALLS FASTER

APLUS can generate walls with specified thickness from intersecting lines.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

WALLS

 

WALLS: DRAW PILARS

APLUS can draw pilars in intersection of axes. You can decide wether to draw square or circle pilars.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

LCO

 

WALLS: LINES CONTINOUS ERASE

APLUS can erase multiple lines by detecting connections between them. It can be useful when drawing exterior walls.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

OF

 

WALLS: EDITING WALLS

Use APLUS to perform basic transformations to existing walls objects (such as moving, rotating), APLUS rooms will be automaticly updated.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

ROWA

,  

COWA

,  

MWA

 

POLYLINES: CONVERT POLYLINE'S SEGMENT TO ARC

Select segment of polyline to convert it into arc.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

PLARC

 

POLYLINES: CONVERT POLYLINE'S SEGMENT TO ARC

Select segment of polyline to convert it into arc.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

PLW

,  

PLWS

 

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

BI

 

BLOCKS: IMPORT LAST

Import last imported block again.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

BIL

 

ARCHITECTURE: AXIS BULBS

Descript axises with numerical bulbs simply by clicking on them.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

AX1

,  

AXA

 

ARCHITECTURE: AUTOMATIC STAIR

Select two points on your drawing and APLUS will automaticly draw proper stair.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

ESC

 

ARCHITECTURE: SECTION LINE

Quickly draw section lines with specified letters describing them

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

BCOUNT

,  

BCU

 

DRAW: CONTINUOUS DIMENSION LINE

APLUS can increase speed of dimnsioning.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

DLIC

 

TOOLS: MOVE DIMENSION TEXT

Use APLUS to quickly move dimension text.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

MDI

 

MODIFY: COPY WITH LINE/POLILINE AS PATH

You can copy selected obcjets with line or poliline as path for this operation.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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).

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

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.).

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

Z1

,  

Z2

,  

Z5

,  

Z10

,  

Z20

,  

Z25

,  

Z50

,  

Z100

,  

Z200

,  

Z250

,  

Z500

,  

Z1000

,  

Z2000

,  

Z2500

,  

Z5000

 

LAYERS: LAYER WALK

Cycle through layers.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

LLW

,  

LLWS

 

LAYERS: JOINING LAYERS

You can quickly match layers of objects layers by selecting them.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

LLM

 

LAYERS: DELETE LAYER

Delete layers just by selecting one object from them.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

LLD

 

LAYERS: LAYER COLOR

To change color of layer select one object from it and you will see color change window.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

LLC

 

LAYERS: SPECIFYING LAYERS ORDER

Now you can specify order of whole layers (instead of specifing order of single objects).

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

TOFL

,  

TOBL

 

WALLS: FIX AXISES LENGHT

With APLUS you can quickly fix lenght of axises. APLUS will trim axises and then extend them to specified lenght.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

FIXAX

 

HATCHES: PATTERN GENERATOR

Use predefined, common architectural hatches to fill selected areas, without using AutoCAD 'Hatch and Gradients'.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

PATTERN

 

ARCHITECTURE: COMMON SYMBOLS

Use APLUS to insert common architectural symbols to your drawings.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

BI

 

LINES: QUICK LINETYPE CHANGE

Use APLUS to transform selected line into one of common linetypes (such as batting with specified thickness).

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

TERM

,  

TERMPL

 

LINES: AXISES

Change any line into axis linetype. You can set scale by drawing distance between dots.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

AX

 

DRAW: AXIS BETWEEN LINES

APLUS can draw axis between two existing lines.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

AXL

,  

AXPL

 

TOOLS: EXPORT SELECTED OBJECTS

Use APLUS to export selected objects to a new file.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

EXPF

 

SELECT: DELETE OBJECTS BY LAYERS

Delete objects only on selected layer.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

EBLL

 

SELECT: MOVE OBJECTS BY LAYER

Move objects only on selected layer.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

MBLL

 

SELECT: SELECT OBJECTS BY ANGLE

Select objects by angle at which they are placed.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

SELAN

 

SELECT: SELECT OBJECTS BY COLOR

Select objects by their color.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

SELC

 

LAYERS: VISIBILITY CONTROL

You can turn on or off layers simply by clicking on them. You can also do this with layers which names contain specified suffixes, prefixes or phrases. There are also such useful commands that turn on all layers or turn off all layers except selected one.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

LLO

,  

LLON

,  

LLN

 

LAYERS: FASTER LOCKING/UNLOCKING

You can lock or unlock layers by clicking on them or by typing their sufixes, prefixes or phrases used in names.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

LLL

,  

LLLA

,  

LLU

,  

LLUA

 

LAYERS: MOVING OBJECTS TO LAYERS

You can move selected objects to specified layer by clicking on them.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

MLL

,  

MLL0

,  

COLL

 

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.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

BINDEX

 

BLOCKS: CONSTANT ROTATE

Rotate selected block by constant angle

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

BROC

 

BLOCKS: BLOCK EDIT

Select block and it will be transfered to AutoCAD block editor.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

BEE

 

BLOCKS: EXPORT MULTIPLE BLOCKS

Batch block exporting - APLUS will export all blocks from selected area

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

BEXS

 

BLOCKS: LIST BLOCKS

Create list of blocks used in your drawing.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

BLIST

 

BLOCKS: REPLACE BLOCKS

Pick source block and then select all blocks you wish to change.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

BRE

 

BLOCKS: MATCH ATTRIBUTES

APLUS can match attributes of selected blocks. Pick source attribute and then select blocks you wish to change.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

ATTMA

 

POLYLINES: JOINING POLYLINES

Use APLUS to join multiple polylines.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

JJ

 

POLYLINES: PURGE POLYLINES

Purge selected polyline from verticles placed too close.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

PLP

 

HATCHES: PREDEFINED HATCHES

Use predefined, common architectural hatches to fill selected areas, without using AutoCAD 'Hatch and Gradients'.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

BETON

,  

BETONZ

,  

SAND

,  

TERA

 

HATCHES: ISOLATION

Create isolation lines with specified width.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

ISOL

 

VIEWS: PREDEFINED VIEWS

Use APLUS commands to shorten time needed for changing view.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

VVT

,  

VVF

,  

VVL

,  

VVR

,  

VVB

,  

VVD

,  

VVA

,  

VVAA

 

VIEWS: ALIGN VIEW TO OBJECT

Align view (UCS) to selected object.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

VVO

 

MODIFY: MOVING OBJECTS IN ONE DIRECTION

With APLUS you can move selected objects in just one direction (X/Y/Z).

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

MX

,  

MY

,  

MZ

 

MODIFY: COPYING OBJECTS IN ONE DIRECTION

With APLUS you can copy selected objects in just one direction (X/Y/Z).

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

COX

,  

COY

,  

COZ

 

MODIFY: HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL MIRROR

Use APLUS to mirror selected objects horizontaly or verticaly.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

MIH

,  

MIHC

,  

MIV

,  

MIVC

 

MODIFY: FLIP / FLIP WITH COPY

Flip selected objects. You can create copy of base obect with another command

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

FL

,  

FLC

 

BEARBEITEN: ZEICHNEN EINES RECHTECKS IN EINEM BESTIMMTEN WINKEL

Zeichnen eines Rechtecks in einem bestimmten Winkel

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

RECAL

 

DRAW: ALIGNED TEXT

Specify angle to draw aligned text.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

TAL

 

DRAW: SQUARE

Use APLUS to draw square. You can specify dimensions and insertion point

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

SQ

 

DRAW: INCLINATION LINE

Select angle and APLUS will draw inclination line for you.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

INCL

 

DRAW: GUIDELINES

Draw horizontal or vertical guidelines from specified points

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

GUIDEH

,  

GUIDEV

 

DRAW: RAYS

APLUS can draw rays from specified point. You can create simple perspective drawings with this function.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

LRAY

,  

MLRAY

 

DRAW: 3D TERRAIN

Draw 3d terrain model from contour lines

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

TERRAIN

 

MODIFY: ROTATE WITH REFERENCE ANGLE

Rotate selected objects by referenced angle.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

ROR

 

MODIFY: ROTATE WITH REFERENCE ANGLE WITH COPY

Rotate selected objects by referenced angle and create copy as a result.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

RORC

 

TOOLS: REGEN/UNREGEN

Use APLUS commands to regen or unregen view (useful on slower machines).

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

RE

,  

UNRE

 

TOOLS: LAYER LEGEND

Specify place on the screen to get list of all layers used in current drawing.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

LEGEND

 

EDIT: BREAK

APLUS have breaking command which is done the way it should be.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

BR

,  

BRR

 

EDIT: DIVIDE LINE

Use APLUS to divide lines into specified number of parts.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

DIVL

 

EDIT: WELD LINES

Use APLUS to weld selected lines.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

JS

,  

JM

 

POLYLINES: CONNECT NEAREST POINT(S) OF TWO PLINES

Use APLUS to quickly connect two separate polylines on both or just nearest end

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

CONN

 

EDIT: ENCLOSE CIRCLE

You can transform selected arcs into circles.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

CARC

 

EDIT: TRANSFORM ARC TO LINE / LINE TO ARC

Use APLUS to transform lines into arcs or arcs into lines.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

ARCL

,  

LARC

 

TOOLS: BIGGER/SMALLER CROSSHAIR

You can change size of crossharir with one command.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

+

,  

-

 

LANGUAGE: SWITCH BETWEEN LANGAUGES

You can change language in APLUS at any time. Command prompts will be displayed in selected language instantly (you will not have to restart AutoCAD in order to changes to take effect).

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

APLUSEN

,  

APLUSPL

 

TOOLS: DWG INFORMATION

Informations about your drawing (current linetype, layer, dimstyle, number of elements etc.)

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

DWGI

 

ZOOM: ZOOM INFO

Show information about zoom level in all layouts in all viewports.

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

ZI

 

TOOLS: PROPORTION BETWEEN DISTANCES

Select two distances and APLUS will count proportions between them

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

PROP

 

TOOLS: FIND TEXT

Search for text in your drawing

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

FINDT

 

TOOLS: FIND BLOCK

Search for block in your drawing

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

FINDB

 

TOOLS: CHOP LINES

Use APLUS to chop crossing lines

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

CHOP

,  

CHOPA

 

TOOLS: FIND ALMOST STRAIGHT LINES

Search drawing for lines that are appera but are not straight. APLUS will highlight them with selected color

AutoCAD commandline entry:

  

SLANTED