# SHAPE Command
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## Function Description:
This command is used to insert a shape from a shape file that has been loaded
using LOAD.
## Command Access:
> **Icon:** /
> **Menu:** /
> **Ribbon:** /
> **Toolbar:** /
> **Command:** SHAPE
> **Alias:** /
## Command Prompts:
Enter shape name or \[?\]:
## **Shape name**
Loads shapes. If the shape belongs to an external reference that attached to
the current drawing as a block, it is labeled as externally dependent. Users can use it by reloading.
## **?**
Lists shapes or shape definition files. If you enter an asterisk (\*) under the
command prompt, the program lists shape names.