AutoCAD 2023 - Command Preview

By John Flanagan

Command Preview

In AutoCAD you can preview and evaluate the potential changes of many editing commands. Watching the visual cues in AutoCAD reduces the number of extra clicks and the need to undo unexpected results.

What is Command Preview?

Command preview is a productivity tool that provides real-time feedback for the active editing command. A preview of the possible outcome of the command is displayed, allowing you to make changes or correct errors before completing the command.

The following 2D editing commands support interactive preview:

• BREAK
• CHAMFER
• EXTEND
• FILLET
• LENGTHEN
• MATCHPROP
• OFFSET
• TRIM

Turn Command Preview On

By default, command preview is turned on.

1. Right-click in the drawing area and select Options.

In the Options dialog box, Selection tab, select Command preview.

Preview the Result of an Active Editing Command

You can preview the results of many 2D editing commands. Try the following example to see when the interactive preview of the command outcome is shown.

Use the fillet tool to tidy up the overlapping lines of a corner wall.