Six useful AutoCAD command line tips

AutoCAD command line may look very insignificant to new users but it’s rather very useful tool and it can increase your productivity in many ways.

Here I will introduce you to some of the features of the command line that can increase your overall productivity with the software.

Customizing size of the command line

Command line is an AutoCAD palette and you can change it’s size by expanding it using your cursor.

You can also move this command line by holding top left corner with the cursor.

By default, two lines are visible above command line which shows recently entered commands.

You can expand or collapse its size to show more or less number of lines in the command history.

AutoCAD command line missing

If your AutoCAD command line is missing for some reason then press CTRL + 9 key on your keyboard to bring it back.

You can use the same key combination to hide it again.

Looking at command history

On pressing the F2 key a pop-up will appear above command line with a list of all recently used commands and inputs.

To insert a command from this list highlight it and then right-click a contextual menu will appear select Paste to Command line from this menu.

You can also use UP and DOWN arrow key to toggle previously used commands.

When the desired command appears on command line press enter to select it.