Command Reference

Every command GoSurvey recognises at the command line, with its aliases and where it is documented in full.

Command names are not case-sensitive. Typing is fuzzy — a partial or slightly wrong name still resolves, and an unrecognised entry answers Unknown command. Did you mean: …?. Type HELP for a compact list inside the program.

By category

Draw

Command	Aliases	Description	Details
`LINE`	`L`	Draw line segments	Drawing Tools
`POLYLINE`	`PL`	Draw a connected polyline	Drawing Tools
`RECT`	`RECTANG`, `RECTANGLE`	Draw a rectangle from two opposite corners	Drawing Tools
`CIRCLE`	`C`	Draw a circle	Drawing Tools
`ARC`	—	Draw a three-point arc	Drawing Tools
`ELLIPSE`	`EL`	Draw an ellipse	Drawing Tools
`HATCH`	`H`, `BHATCH`	Fill a closed area by picking an internal point	Drawing Tools

Annotation

Command	Aliases	Description	Details
`TEXT`	—	Place single-line text	Annotation
`MTEXT`	`MT`	Place multiline text	Annotation
`DIMALIGNED`	`DAL`	Aligned dimension	Annotation
`DIMLINEAR`	`DLI`	Linear (horizontal or vertical) dimension	Annotation
`DIMANGULAR`	`DAN`	Angular dimension	Annotation
`STYLE`	`ST`, `DDSTYLE`	Text style manager: create and edit named text styles	Annotation

Modify

Command	Aliases	Description	Details
`MOVE`	`M`	Move objects	Modify Tools
`COPY`	`CP`	Copy objects	Modify Tools
`ROTATE`	`RO`	Rotate objects	Modify Tools
`SCALE`	`SC`	Scale objects	Modify Tools
`DELETE`	`DEL`	Erase objects	Modify Tools
`OFFSET`	`O`	Offset at a distance	Modify Tools
`TRIM`	`TR`	Trim objects to an edge	Modify Tools
`JOIN`	`J`	Join collinear objects	Modify Tools
`OVERKILL`	`OK`	Remove duplicate geometry across the whole drawing	Modify Tools
`ALIGN`	`AL`	Fit and apply a coordinate transformation	Coordinate Alignment
`PASTE`	—	Paste from the clipboard at the cursor	Modify Tools
`PASTEORIG`	`PO`	Paste at the original coordinates	Modify Tools

Selection and visibility

Command	Aliases	Description	Details
`SELECT`	—	Build a selection set	Object Selection
`QUICKSELECT`	`QS`	Select by object properties	Object Selection
`ISOLATEOBJECTS`	`ISOLATE`	Hide everything except the selection	Object Selection
`HIDEOBJECTS`	—	Hide the selected objects	Object Selection
`UNISOLATEOBJECTS`	`UNISOLATE`	Show every object hidden by isolation	Object Selection

View and navigation

Command	Aliases	Description	Details
`ZOOMEXTENTS`	`ZE`	Zoom to the drawing extents	Views and Navigation
`ZOOMWINDOW`	`ZW`	Zoom to a window	Views and Navigation
`PAN`	`P`	Pan the view by dragging with the left mouse button	Views and Navigation
`ORBIT`	`3DORBIT`, `3DO`	Free-orbit the model view	Views and Navigation
`VISUALSTYLE`	`VS`, `VSCURRENT`	Viewport visual style: `2D` / `HIDDEN` / `SHADED`	Views and Navigation
`REGEN`	`RE`	Regenerate the drawing	Views and Navigation

Layers and properties

Command	Aliases	Description	Details
`LAYER`	`LA`	Open the Layer Manager	Layers
`VPFREEZE`	`VPF`	Freeze the picked entities layers in the current viewport	Layers
`VPTHAW`	`VPT`	Thaw the picked entities layers in the current viewport	Layers

Survey and COGO

Command	Aliases	Description	Details
`CREATEPOINTS`	`CRTPTS`	Create survey points	Survey Points
`VIEWPOINTS`	`VWPTS`	View and edit survey points in a table	Survey Points
`IMPORTPOINTS`	`IMPPTS`	Import survey points from CSV	Survey Points
`EXPORTPOINTS`	`EXPPTS`	Export survey points to CSV	Survey Points
`INVERSE`	`INV`	Inverse between two points	Inquiry Commands
`SURFELEV`	`SE`	Surface elevation at a point; grade between two	Inquiry Commands
`ID`	—	Identify point coordinates	Inquiry Commands
`ALIGN`	`AL`	Coordinate transformation from control pairs	Coordinate Alignment

Paper space and plotting

Command	Aliases	Description	Details
`MVIEW`	`RECTVIEWPORT`, `RECTVP`	Rectangular paper-space viewport, two clicks	Paper Space and Layouts
`MSPACE`	`MS`	Edit the model through the selected viewport	Paper Space and Layouts
`PSPACE`	`PS`	Return to paper space from a floating viewport	Paper Space and Layouts

Plot and Batch plot have no typed command. Use the Layout ribbon buttons, which appear when a paper layout is active. See Plotting.

Settings and utilities

Command	Aliases	Description	Details
`UNITS`	`UN`, `DDUNITS`	Drawing units: display precision and angle format	Settings and Options
`PLOTSCALE`	`PSCALE`	Set the plot scale (model units per plotted inch)	Plotting
`ELEV`	`UCS`	Elevation new geometry is drawn at; `W` returns to world	Drafting Aids
`TRIMSTATE`	—	TRIM mode: `0` draw a line to trim (default), `1` pick cutting edges	Modify Tools
`HELP`	—	Show the compact command list in the log	—

Import and reference geometry

Command	Aliases	Description	Details
`PDFATTACH`	`PA`	Attach a PDF underlay	PDF Underlays
`IMPORTMODEL`	`GLTF`, `IMPORT3D`	Import a glTF/GLB/STL/DWG 3D model as reference geometry	Import and Export

Diagnostics

Command	Aliases	Description
`BENCH`	—	Frame-budget benchmark. `BENCH [segments] [frames]`, `BENCH SURFACE [points] [frames]`, `BENCH MESH [triangles] [frames]`. Intended for performance checking, not for drafting.

Alphabetical index

Command	Aliases
`ALIGN`	`AL`
`ARC`	—
`BENCH`	—
`CIRCLE`	`C`
`COPY`	`CP`
`CREATEPOINTS`	`CRTPTS`
`DELETE`	`DEL`
`DIMALIGNED`	`DAL`
`DIMANGULAR`	`DAN`
`DIMLINEAR`	`DLI`
`ELEV`	`UCS`
`ELLIPSE`	`EL`
`EXPORTPOINTS`	`EXPPTS`
`HATCH`	`H`, `BHATCH`
`HELP`	—
`HIDEOBJECTS`	—
`ID`	—
`IMPORTMODEL`	`GLTF`, `IMPORT3D`
`IMPORTPOINTS`	`IMPPTS`
`INVERSE`	`INV`
`ISOLATEOBJECTS`	`ISOLATE`
`JOIN`	`J`
`LAYER`	`LA`
`LINE`	`L`
`MOVE`	`M`
`MSPACE`	`MS`
`MTEXT`	`MT`
`MVIEW`	`RECTVIEWPORT`, `RECTVP`
`OFFSET`	`O`
`ORBIT`	`3DORBIT`, `3DO`
`OVERKILL`	`OK`
`PAN`	`P`
`PASTE`	—
`PASTEORIG`	`PO`
`PDFATTACH`	`PA`
`PLOTSCALE`	`PSCALE`
`POLYLINE`	`PL`
`PSPACE`	`PS`
`QUICKSELECT`	`QS`
`RECT`	`RECTANG`, `RECTANGLE`
`REGEN`	`RE`
`ROTATE`	`RO`
`SCALE`	`SC`
`SELECT`	—
`STYLE`	`ST`, `DDSTYLE`
`SURFELEV`	`SE`
`TEXT`	—
`TRIM`	`TR`
`TRIMSTATE`	—
`UNITS`	`UN`, `DDUNITS`
`UNISOLATEOBJECTS`	`UNISOLATE`
`VIEWPOINTS`	`VWPTS`
`VISUALSTYLE`	`VS`, `VSCURRENT`
`VPFREEZE`	`VPF`
`VPTHAW`	`VPT`
`ZOOMEXTENTS`	`ZE`
`ZOOMWINDOW`	`ZW`

Commands that accept arguments on one line

Most commands prompt step by step. These also accept everything on a single line:

Form	Effect
`TRIMSTATE 1`	Sets the value without prompting
`ELEV 125.4`	Sets the work-plane elevation
`ELEV W` / `UCS W`	Returns to the world XY plane
`VS SHADED`	Sets the visual style (`2D`, `HIDDEN`, `SHADED`)
`PSCALE 50`	Sets the plot scale to 1 plotted inch = 50 model units
`IMPORTMODEL "C:\path\model.glb" 0.0833 100 200 0`	Path, unit scale, then insertion X Y Z
`BENCH 250000 900`	Segment count and frame count

Typing the bare command instead opens the prompt or a file dialog.

Features with no command

Some things are only reachable from the interface:

Feature	Where
New / Open / Save / Save As	File menu, `Ctrl+S` for Save
Import and Export DXF / DWG	File menu
Undo / Redo	`Ctrl+Z` / `Ctrl+Shift+Z`, Edit menu, ribbon
Copy / Paste to clipboard	`Ctrl+C` / `Ctrl+V`, Edit menu, ribbon
Cut	Right-click ▸ Clipboard ▸ Cut, `Ctrl+X`
Options	View → Settings…
Plot and Batch Plot	Layout ribbon in paper space
Page Setup Manager, Viewports, Move or Copy layout	Right-click a layout tab
Traverse Editor	Ribbon Survey → Traverse
Point Groups, Surfaces	Ribbon Survey → Groups / Surfaces
Selection panel	Status bar SEL
Select similar, Clear selection	Right-click in the viewport with a selection