Creating the Drawing Layout

Commands

DDIM Creates and modifies dimension styles
DDINSERT Inserts a block or another drawing
DDLMODES Same as LAYER
DDLTYPE Same as LINETYPE
DDSTYLE Same as STYLE
DDVIEW Saves and restores views by name
INSERT Places a named block or drawing into the current drawing
LAYER Manages layers
LINETYPE Loads and sets linetypes
LIST Displays database information for selected objects
MSPACE Switches from paper space to a model space viewport
MVIEW Creates floating viewports and turns on existing floating viewports
NEW Creates a new drawing file
PLOT Plots a drawing to a plotter, printer, or file
PREFERENCES Customizes the AutoCAD LT settings
PSPACE Switches from a model space viewport to paper space
REVDATE Inserts or updates a block containing company name, current time and date, and drawing name
SCALE Enlarges or reduces selected objects equally in the X, Y, and Z directions
TIME Displays the date and time statistics of a drawing
VIEW Saves and restores named views
VPLAYER Sets layer visibility within viewports
ZOOM Increases or decreases the apparent size of objects in the current viewport

System Variables

CELTSCALE Multiplies the linetype scale for new objects
DATE Stores the current date and time represented as a Julian date and fraction in a real number
DIMSCALE Sets the overall scale factor applied to dimensioning variables
LTSCALE Sets the global linetype scale factor
TDCREATE Stores the time and date the drawing was created
TDUPDATE Stores the time and date of last update/save
TEXTSIZE Sets the default height for new text objects drawn with the current text style
TILEMODE Controls access to paper space, as well as the behavior of AutoCAD LT viewports