ACADPREFIX
|
Lists the full directory path
specified by the ACAD environment variable
(Read Only)
|
ACADVER
|
Displays the AutoCAD version
number (Read Only)
|
AFLAGS
|
Bit-code for the ATTDEF command
settings.
This variable will display the
following numbers:
0=no attribute mode selected
1=Invisible
selected
2=Constant
mode selected
4=Verify
mode selected
8=Preset
mode selected
|
ANGBASE
|
Angle measurement 0 direction with
respect to the current UCS.
This is normally set to 0 angle by default, i.e.
0 angle is toward
the east in the World Coordinate system. This should not be
changed
for architectural drawings.
|
ANGDIR
|
Indicates direction of positive
angular direction with respect to the
current UCS. This should not be changed
for architectural drawings.
0=counterclockwise (the
default).
1=clockwise
|
APERTURE
|
Object snap target height in
pixels. This is set to 10 by default, but should
be
changed to 7.
|
AREA
|
Displays the last area computed by
commands AREA, LIST, or DBLIST
(Read Only)
|
ATTDIA
|
Controls the use of a dialogue box
for entry of attribute values.
0=disables dialogue box and simply
issues prompts to the command line
1=enables dialogue box to enter
attribute values
|
ATTMODE
|
Controls the attribute display
mode.
0=attribute display turned off for
all attributes
1=attribute display is normal
(visibility is set with atribute)
2=attribute display is turned on
for all attributes
|
ATTREQ
|
Controls request for attribute
values during insertion of a block which has
been assigned attributes.
0=does not request values but
assumes defaults upon insertion of the block
1=requests values for attribute
upon insertion of the block
|
AUDITCTL
|
Controls whether an audit report
file (*.adt) is created by the AUDIT
command
0=disables creation of audit
report file
1=enables creation of audit report
file
|
AUNITS
|
Angular units mode
0=decimal degrees
1=degrees/minutes/seconds
2=grads
3=radians
4=surveyor's units
|
AUPREC
|
Angular units decimal places
<whole number>
|
BACKZ
|
Perpendicular distance from back
clipping plane to target plane for the
current viewport. Useful only if the
back clipping plane is turned on
(can be turned on or off by VIEWMODE
variable). An even more
useful dimension would be distance from back clipping
plane to camera,
which can be derived only by subtracting BACKZ distance from
the
camera to target distance (Read Only)
|
BLIPMODE
|
Controls display of marker blips
0=off
1=on
|
CDATE
|
Current calendar date/time in
format YYYYMMDD.HHMMSSmsec
(Read Only)
|
CECOLOR
|
Sets current entity color
|
CELTYPE
|
Sets current entity linetype
|
CHAMFERA
|
Sets first chamfer distance
|
CHAMFERB
|
Sets second chamfer distance
|
CIRCLERAD
|
Sets default circle radius -- to
set no default, enter 0
|
CLAYER
|
Sets current layer
|
CMDACTIVE
|
Bit-code indicates what type of
command is active:
1=ordinary command
2=ordinary and transparent command
4=script active
8=dialogue box active
|
CMDDIA
|
Controls plot command dialogue box
use
0=disables dialogue box for plot
command
1=enables dialogue box for plot
command
|
CMDECHO
|
Controls display of prompts and
input during execution of a lisp function
0=disables display of prompts and
input
1=enables display of prompts and
input
|
CMDNAMES
|
Displays the name of the command
which is currently active (Read Only)
|
COORDS
|
Controls appearance of coordinate
display on status line
0=coordinate display is updated on
pick points only
1=absolute cartesial coordinates
of location of cross-hairs is
continuously displayed 2=polar coordinates (distance and
angle
from last point) is continuously
displayed when distance and angle is
requested by a command
|
CVPORT
|
Sets the identification number of
the current viewport
|
DATE
|
Displays the Julian date/time in
format <Julian Date>.<Fraction of Day>
|
DBMOD
|
Bit-code indicates status of
drawing modification (Read Only)
1=entity database modified
2=symbol table modified
4=database variable modified
8=window modified
16=view modified
|
DIASTAT
|
Displays dialogue box exit status
(Read Only)
0=most recent dialogue box exited
via "CANCEL"
1=most recent dialogue box exited
via "OK"
|
DIMALT
|
Dimension alternate units --
default is 0
0=off
1=on
|
DIMALTD
|
Dimension alternate unit decimal
places -- default is 2, should be set to 0
for SI metric units in millimeters
|
DIMALTF
|
Dimension alternate units scale
factor: default is 25.4 which is correct
for SI millimeter metric units as
alternate units (inches converted to
millimeters)
|
DIMAPOST
|
Dimension alternate unit text
suffix -- default is none which OK for
SI metric units
|
DIMASO
|
Dimension associative dimensions
-- default is 1 which is OK
0=disables associative dimensions
1=enables associative dimensions
|
DIMASZ
|
Dimension arrow size -- default is
0.18, should be set to 0.09
|
DIMBLK
|
Dimension block to use to replace
standard arrow design -- default is
none
|
DIMBLK1
|
Dimension block at first side of
dimension to use to replace standard
arrow design
-- default is none
|
DIMBLK2
|
Dimension block at second side of
dimension to use to replace standard
arrow design -- default is none
|
DIMCEN
|
Dimension circle or arc centermark
size -- default is 0.09 which is OK
If set to a negative number,
center mark passes through circle
diameter and projects beyond circle by the
distance equal to this value
|
DIMCLRD
|
Dimension line color -- default is
BYBLOCK
|
DIMCLRE
|
Dimension extension line color --
default is BYBLOCK
|
DIMCLRT
|
Dimension text color -- default is
BYBLOCK
|
DIMDLE
|
Dimension line extension --
default is 0.0 which is OK for arrows, but should
be set to 0.09 if using
ticks
|
DIMDLI
|
Dimension line increment: this is
the distance which each dimension
line is automatically spaced from the last
one when using the
"continue" or "baseline" sub-commands,
or when dimension text
will not fit within the space between extension lines
(the next
dimension in a string will get offset from that one by the value of
this variable) -- default is 0.38, but should be set to 0, unless you
intend
to use the "baseline" sub-command (which is rare in
architectural
drawings)
|
DIMEXE
|
Dimension extension line extension
beyone the dimension line --
default is 0.18, but should be set to 0.09
|
DIMEXO
|
Dimension extension line offset:
this is the distance from the origin
point of the dimension to the end of the
extension line -- default is
0.0625 which is OK
|
DIMGAP
|
Dimension space between dimension
line and text when dimension
line is broken to accommodate the dimension text
-- default is 0.09
which is OK, since this is never used in architectural
drawings --
dimension lines should never be broken for dimension text in
architectural drawings
|
DIMLFAC
|
Dimension scale factor -- default
is 1
This would only change if you were
inserting a drawing which is
dimensioned at a different scale than 1:1 -- You
would set this to
the reciprocal of the scale conversion factor as described
in the
chapter on "Scale" in this text. For instance, say you want
to insert
a detail to be scaled at 1"=1'-0" into a drawing which
will be plotted
in model space at 1/4" = 1'-0". The detail drawing
would be inserted
at a conversion scale factor of 4, so that it appears 4
times the size
of the main drawing to be plotted at 1/4"=1'-0". The
detail would
then be dimensioned, first setting DIMLFAC to 1/4 (that is the
reciprocal of the conversion factor. Note that none of this
complicated
process is necessary if you always plot your drawings
in paper space at 1=1 scale,
zooming the various viewports to their
respective scales.
|
DIMLIM
|
Controls the way tolerances are
displayed when using tolerances for
a dimension
0=off (default) tolerances are
displayed as plus-minus number
1=on tolerances are displayed in
high value and low value one above
the other
Tolerances and therefore this
variable is rarely used for architectural
drawings
|
DIMPOST
|
Dimension text prefix, suffix, or
both -- default is none
If you wanted to have the words
"Above Finished Floor" appended
to the dimension, while still
allowing the dimension as measured by
the program to be used and remain
associative, you could set the
value of this variable to
<>Above Finished Floor
The two angle brackets together
represent the placement of the
associative dimension
|
DIMRND
|
Dimension rounding value --
default is 0.0, should be set to 0.625,
which is 1/16" for architectural
drawings
|
DIMSAH
|
Allows use of separate arrow
blocks for each end of the dimension
line
0=off (default) -- when set to
off, you are not allowed to use two
different blocks for the dimensioning
arrows
1=on -- when set to on, you may
use two different blocks for each
end of the dimension line, stored as
DIMBLK1 and DIMBLK2
|
DIMSCALE
|
Dimension overall feature scale
factor -- default is 1.0 but if you
want to plot your drawing in model space,
you should set this
variable to the plot scale factor (e.g.
1/4"=1'-0" plot scale, the plot
scale factor is 48), but if you
intend to plot in paper space only,
set this variable to 0. It is recommended that you always plot in
paper space, and
that this variable should be set to 0.
|
DIMSE1
|
Controls drawing of first
extension line -- default is 0
0=off -- extension line is drawn
1=on -- extension line is not
drawn
|
DIMSE2
|
Controls drawing of second
extension line -- default is 0
0=off -- extension line is drawn
1=on -- extension line is not
drawn
|
DIMSHO
|
Controls display of update to
associative dimension as it is being changed
by stretching
0=off
1=on (default)
|
DIMSOXD
|
Suppresses outside dimension lines
-- default is 0, should be set to 1
0=off -- (default) if dimension
arrows do not fit between extension lines,
the dimension line and arrows will
be drawn to the outside of each
extension line, -- this is not normally
desirable in architectural drawings
1=on -- forces arrows to be drawn
toward the inside of extension
lines, regardless of whether they will fit,
this is a better appearance
for most architectural drawings
|
DIMSTYLE
|
Dimension style -- default is
*UNNAMED (Read Only) -- you can
create as many styles as you want by setting
variables as you wish,
and using the DIM<RET> SAVE<RET>[name]
command sequence,
with [name] being the name you assign to the dimension
style. To
use a style that has already been saved, you need to restore it by
using the DIM<RET>RESTORE<RET>[name] command sequence
|
DIMTAD
|
Dimension text above dimension
line -- default is 0, should be set
to 1
0=off -- dimension text will be
places on the dimension line by
breaking the dimension line -- this format is
normally used for
engineering type drawings, but is not used for
architectural drawings
1=on -- dimensions always placed
above the dimension line --
this is the one to use for architectural drawings
|
DIMTFAC
|
Sets height of tolerance text with
relation to main dimension text
height -- default is 1.0 Recommended value is
0.75 -- no need to
be concerned about this variable, since tolerances are rarely
used in
architectural drawings.
|
DIMTIH
|
Sets orientation of dimension text
inside extension lines -- default is 1,
should be 0
0=off -- dimension text always
parallel with dimension line
1=on -- dimension text always
horizontal regardless of dimension line
orientation
|
DIMTIX
|
Sets whether text is always placed
between extension lines -- default is 0,
should be 1
0=off -- text will be placed to
the right or left side of dimension if it
does not fit between extension
lines
1=on -- text will always be placed
between extension lines regardless
of whether it will fit -- this is more
desirable for architectural drawings.
If it becomes a problem with long
dimensions overlapping dimensions,
they can always be moved with the DIM<RET>TEDIT<RET>
command sequence
|
DIMTM
|
Dimension minus tolerance value --
default is 0.0 -- no need to change
|
DIMTP
|
Dimension plus tolerance value --
default is 0.0 -- no need to change
|
DIMTOFL
|
Sets dimension line to be drawn
inside of extension lines, whether or
not text is drawn outside of extension
lines -- default is 0, should
be set to 1
0=off -- will not draw inside
dimension line if text is outside of
extension lines
1=on -- will force dimension line
to always be drawn between
extension lines
|
DIMTOH
|
Sets orientation of dimension text
outside extension lines -- default is 1,
should be 0
0=off -- dimension text always
parallel with dimension line
1=on -- dimension text always
horizontal regardless of dimension line
orientation
|
DIMTOL
|
Sets tolerance dimensioning --
default is 0, which is OK
0=off -- tolerance dimensioning is
not used
1=on -- tolerances set by DIMTM
and DIMTP are drawn
Tolerances are rare in
architectural drawings, and therefore this
variable is not normally used
|
DIMTSZ
|
Dimension tick size -- default is
0.0
If set to some value other than 0,
dimension will have ticks drawn in
place of arrows -- if ticks are desired,
this value should be set to 0.09.
Arrows are recommended.
|
DIMTVP
|
Sets dimension text vertical
position -- default is 0.0
If set to 1.0 it is equivalent to
DIMTAD set to 1 (on); if set to -1.0,
it will place dimension text below
dimension line
|
DIMTXT
|
Dimension text size -- default is
0.18, should be set to 0.09
|
DIMZIN
|
Sets zero display with dimension
text -- default is 0, should be set to
3 for architectural drawings
|
DISTANCE
|
Last distance computed by DIST
command (Read Only)
|
DONUTID
|
Sets donut inside diameter default
-- can be set to 0; is automatically
set to ID size of last donut drawn
|
DONUTOD
|
Sets donut outside diameter
default -- cannot be set to 0; is
automatically set to ID size of last donut
drawn
|
DRAGMODE
|
Controls display of objects when
being copies or moved -- default is 2
0=off -- no dragging
1=on if requested
2=auto -- will show dragging if
possible
|
DRAGP1
|
Regen-drag input sampling rate --
default = 10
|
DRAGP2
|
Fast-drag input sampling rate --
default = 25
|
DWGCODEPAGE
|
Set to the system code page when
new drawing is created.
Can be manually set to any value used by the
SYSCODEPAGE
variable -- not normally used
|
DWGNAME
|
Displays full path drive and
directory and name you gave to the
drawing at the SAVE or last SAVEAS command.
If drawing is
not yet named, it has the value of *UNNAMED (Read Only)
|
DWGPREFIX
|
Displays full path drive and
directory of drawing, but not the name
(Read Only)
|
DWGTITLED
|
Displays whether drawing has been
named yet
0=drawing has not yet been named
1=drawing has been named
|
DWGWRITE
|
Sets read-only toggle
0=allows opening of drawing for
reading only
1=allows opening of drawing for
reading and writing (default)
|
ELEVATION
|
Sets current 3d elevation,
relative to the current UCS for current
space (model space or paper space)
|
ERRNO
|
Error code number (Read Only)
|
EXPERT
|
Sets level of issuance of
"Are you sure?" prompts
0=issues all prompts (default)
1= suppresses "About to regen, proceed?"
and
"Really want to turn the current layer off?"
2= suppresses preceding prompts and "Block already
defined. Redefine it?"
and "A drawing with this name already exists.
Overwrite it?"
3= suppresses preceding prompts and those issued by
the
LINETYPE command if you try to load a linetype
that is already loaded or
create a new linetype in a file
that already defines it.
4=
suppresses preceding prompts and those issued by
the "UCS Save" and
"VPORTS Save" if the name you
supply already exists
5=
suppresses preceding prompts and those issued
by the "DIM SAVE" and
"DIM OVERRIDE"
commands if the dimension style name you supply
already exists.
Default answer to all suppressed
prompts is Y
|
EXTMAX
|
Upper-right 3d point of drawing
extents (Read Only)
|
EXTMIN
|
Lower-left 3d point of drawing
extents (Read Only)
|
FILEDIA
|
Controls use of dialogue boxes for
command input
0= off -- disables file dialogue box use -- can be
overridden by placing a ~ (tilde) preceding the
command name
1=
on -- use file dialogue boxes if possible
|
FILLETRAD
|
Sets fillet radius
|
FILLMODE
|
Controls display of fill in wide
polylines, solids, donuts, arrowheads,
and traces
0=fill is turned off, is not
visible and will not plot
1=fill is turned on, is visible in
views perpendicular to plane of object
(plan only) and will plot
|
FRONTZ
|
Perpendicular distance from front
clipping plane to target plane for the
current viewport. Useful only if the
front clipping plane is turned on
and "front clip not at eye bit"
is turned on (these can be turned on or
off by VIEWMODE variable). An even
more useful dimension would
be distance from front clipping plane to camera,
which can be derived
only by subtracting FRONTZ distance from the camera to
target distance
(Read Only)
|
GRIDMODE
|
Sets display grid on or off
0=grid display turned off
1=grid display turned on
|
GRIDUNIT
|
Sets grid spacing for current
viewport, X and Y dimensions
|
GRIPBLOCK
|
Controls assignment of grips in
blocks
0=assigns grip to insertion point
(default)
1=assigns grips to entities within
the block
|
GRIPCOLOR
|
Sets color of non-selected grips,
drawn as a box in outline -- default
value is 5 (blue)
|
GRIPHOT
|
Sets color of selected grips,
drawn as a filled box -- default value is 1
(red)
|
GRIPS
|
Controls use of selection set
grips
0=disables grips
1=enables grips for Stretch, Move,
Rotate, Scale, and Mirror modes
(default)
|
GRIPSIZE
|
Sets size in pixels of grip box --
default is 3, which is OK
|
HANDLES
|
Displays Handles setting (Read
Only)
0=Handles disabled
1=Handles enabled
|
HIGHLIGHT
|
Sets object selection highlighting
0=highlighting of selected objects
turned off
1=highlighting of selected objects
turned on
|
HPANG
|
Sets default hatch pattern angle
|
HPDOUBLE
|
Sets whether "U"
user-defined hatch patterns will be cross-hatched
(doubled)
0=doubling disabled
1=doubling enabled
|
HPNAME
|
Sets default hatch pattern name
To set to no default hatch
pattern, enter . (that is "dot" or "period")
|
HPSCALE
|
Sets default hatch pattern scale
factor. Must be non-zero.
|
HPSPACE
|
Sets default hatch pattern line
spacing for "U" user-defined hatch patterns.
Must be non-zero
|
INSBASE
|
Insertion Base point in the
current coordinate system coordinates
|
INSNAME
|
Default Block name for the INSERT
command. To set to no default name,
enter a . (period)
|
LASTANGLE
|
The end angle of the last arc
entered (Read Only)
|
LASTPOINT
|
The coordinates of the last point
entered
|
LENSLENGTH
|
Length of the camera lens in
millimeters used in perspective viewing
(Read Only)
|
LIMCHECK
|
Limits checking for the current
space, 1=on, 0=off
|
LIMMAX
|
Upper right corner of the Limits
expressed in World Coordinate system
|
LIMMIN
|
Lower-left corner of the Limits
expressed in World Coordinate system
|
LOGINNAME
|
Displays the Userâs name as
configured (REad Only)
|
LTSCALE
|
Global Linetype scale factor
|
LUNITS
|
Drawing Units
1=scientific (do not use)
2=decimal (use for metric
drawings)
3=engineering (do not use)
4=architectural (use for most all
drawings -- feet and inches)
5=fractional (do not use)
|
LUPREC
|
Drawing unit number of decimal
places or fractional denominator
smallest value
|
MACROTRACE
|
Debugging tool for Diesel language
expressions
|
MAXACTVP
|
Maximum number of viewports to
regenerate at one time
|
MAXSORT
|
Maximum number of symbol or file
names to be sorted by listing
commands. Default value = 200. What this means
is that, for instance,
if there are more than 200 layers, the layer list will
not get sorted
alphabetically. To allow it to sort, change the MAXSORT
variable
to some number greater than the number of layers.
|
MENUCTL
|
Controls the page switching of the
Screen menu.
0=Screen menu does not switch
pages in response to keyboard
command entry
1=Screen menu switches pages in
response to keyboard command
entry (default)
|
MENUECHO
|
Controls display of menu items:
0=all menu items and system
prompts are displayed (default)
1=supresses echo of menu items
2=supresses printing of system
prompts during menu
4=Disables ^P toggle of menu
echoing
8=debugging aid for Diesel
language macros
|
MENUNAME
|
The name of the currently loaded
menu (Read Only)
|
MIRRTEXT
|
0=text retains its right reading
direction when mirrored
1=text will read backwards when
mirrored.
|
MODEMACRO
|
Allows you to display a text
string in the status line, such as the name
of the current drawing, time/date
stamp, or special modes.
|
OFFSETDIST
|
Sets the default offset distance.
If you enter a negative number,
it defaults to the "Through" mode.
|
ORTHOMODE
|
0=Ortho Off
1=Ortho On
|
OSMODE
|
Sets the Running Mode of OSNAP
0=None
1=Endpoint
2=Midpoint
4=Center
8=Node
16=Quadrant
32=Intersection
64=Insertion
128=Perpendicular
256=Tangent
512=Nearest
1024=Quick
Setting number values can be added
to obtain combinations of Running
OSNAP mode, for instance, number 33 could
only mean, Endpoint (1)
and Intersection (32) combination
|
PDMODE
|
Graphic display of points, for
example:
0= normal point
1=no display of point
3=point that looks like an X
|
PDSIZE
|
Graphic size display of points
|
PERIMETER
|
Perimeter of Pline, circle, arc,
etc., as computed by the AREA or
LIST commands (Read Only)
|
PFACEMAX
|
Maximum number of vertices per
face (Read Only)
|
PICKADD
|
Controls additive selection of
entities
0= Disables PICKADD. The most
recently selected entities becomes
the object selection set. You cannot add
more just by picking more.
To add entities to the object selection set, hold
the <Shift> key down
while picking. This mimics the way most other
Windows software works.
1=Enables PICKADD. Each entity
that is selected becomes part of the
object selection set. To remove entities
from the object selection set,
hold the <Shift> key down while picking
(default)
|
PICKAUTO
|
Controls automatic windowing
during object selection.
0=Disables PICKAUTO
1=Allows you to create a selection
window or crossing window
automatically while selecting objects, if you did
not pick directly on
an object (default)
|
PICKBOX
|
Pickbox (object selection box)
size in pixels
|
PICKDRAG
|
Controls method of creating a
selection window
0=You draw the selection window by
clicking the mouse at one corner
and then the other corner (default)
1=You draw the selection window by
clicking on one corner, holding
down the mouse button, and releasing the
mouse button at the other corner.
This mimics the way most other Windows
software works.
|
PICKFIRST
|
Controls the method of entity
selection so that you can select objects first,
and then use an edit/inquiry
command
0=Disables Pickfirst
1=Enables Pickfirst (default)
|
PLATFORM
|
Indicates which version of AutoCAD
is in use (Read Only)
|
PLINEGEN
|
Sets linetype pattern generation
around the vertices of a 2D polyline.
0=linetype pattern starts and ends
at each polyline vertex
1=linetype is generated in a
continuous pattern through the polyline vertices.
(does not apply to tapered
segments)
|
PLINEWID
|
Default polyline width. Can be set
to 0, which makes polylines plot at pen
width.
|
PLOTID
|
Default plotter by plotter
description set in Config
|
PLOTTER
|
Default plotter by plotter number
set in Config
|
POLYSIDES
|
Default number of sides for
Polygon command. Range is 3 to 1024.
Default is 4.
|
POPUPS
|
0=display driver does not support
dialogue boxes, menu bar, pull-down
menus, and icon menus.
1=display driver supports dialogue
boxes, menu bar, pull-down
menus, and icon menus. (Read Only)
|
PSLTSCALE
|
Controls paper space linetype
scale
0=No special linetype scale in
paper space
1=Viewport scaling is multiplied
times variable LTSCALE to compute
linetype scales in paper space viewports
(this setting is recommended)
|
PSPROLOG
|
Assigns a name for a Prologue
section to be read from the ACAD.PSF
file when using the PSOUT command.
|
PSQUALITY
|
Controls rendering quality of
Postscript images.
|
QTEXTMODE
|
0=Quicktext mode off (line of text
appears and plots as readable words)
1=Quicktext mode on (line of text
appears and plots as rectangles)
|
REGENMODE
|
0=Regenauto off
1=Regenauto on
|
RE-INIT
|
Reinitializes the I/O ports,
digitizer, display, plotter, and ACAD.PGP file.
1=digitizer port reinitialization
2=plotter port reinitialization
4=digitizer reinitialization
8=display reinitialization
16=ACAD.PGP file reinitialization
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SAVEFILE
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Current AutoSave filename (Read
Only)
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SAVENAME
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Filename you save drawing to (Read
Only)
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SAVETIME
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Automatic save interval, in
minutes. If you do not want to save the drawing automatically, set SAVETIME
to 0. Drawing is automatically saved to
file AUTO.SV$. If your drawing file
becomes corrupt for any reason, you
can copy the file AUTO.SV$ to your filename,
and you will have saved
your file.
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SCREENBOXES
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The number of boxes in the screen
menu area of the graphics area.
If screen menu is disabled, SCREENBOXES=0
(Read Only)
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SCREENMODE
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Bit code indicating the state of
the display
0=text screen is displayed
1=graphics mode is displayed
2=dual screen configuration
(Read Only)
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SCREENSIZE
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Current viewport size in pixels, X
and Y (Read Only)
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SHADEDGE
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0=faces shaded, edges not
highlighted
1=facxes shaded, edges drawn in
background color
2=faces not shaded, edges in
entity color
3=faces in entity color, edges in
background color
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SHADEDIF
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Ratio of diffuse reflective light
to ambient light, in percent of diffuse
reflective light
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SHPNAME
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Default Shape name
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SKETCHINC
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SKETCH command record increment
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SKPOLY
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0=SKETCH command generates
individual lines
1=SKETCH command generates
connected polylines
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SNAPANG
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Snap/Grid rotation angle for
current viewport
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SNAPBASE
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Snap/grid origin point, in current
UCS X and Y coordinates
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SNAPISOPAIR
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Current isometric plane on which
you are drawing
0=left
1=top
2=right
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SNAPMODE
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0=snap off
1=snap on
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SNAPSTYL
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0=rectangular snap grid
1=isometric snap grid
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SNAPUNIT
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Snap spacing, X and Y dimensions
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SORTENTS
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Controls display of entity sort
order operations.
0=Disables SORTENTS
1=Sort for object selection
2=sort for object snap
4=sort for redraws
8=sort for MSLIDE slide creation
16=sort for regens
32=sort for plotting
64=sort for PostScript operation
96=sort for plotting and
PostScript operation (32+64=96) (default)
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SPLFRAME
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0= invisible edges of 3DFACEs are not displayed,
control
polygon for spline fit polylines is not displayed,
and the fit surface of
polygon meshes are displayed,
not the defining mesh armature.
1=
invisible edges of 3dFACEs are displayed, control
polygon for spline fit
polylines is displayed, only the
defining surface of a mesh is displayed.
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SPLINESEGS
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Number of line segments to be
generated for each spline patch
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SPLINETYPE
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Type of spline curve to be drawn
by PEDIT SPLINE command.
5=quadratic B-Spline
6=Cubic B-Spline
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SURFTAB1
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Number of tabulations to be drawn
for RULESURF and
TABSURF commands, and mesh density in the M direction for
REVSURF and EDGESURF commands.
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SURFTAB2
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Mesh density in the N direction
for the REVSURF and
EDGESURF commands.
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SURFTYPE
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Type of surface fitting to be
performed by PEDIT SMOOTH
command.
5=quadratic B-spline surface
6=cubic B-spline surface
8=Bezier surface
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SURFU
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Surface density in the M direction
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SURFV
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Surface density in the N direction
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SYSCODEPAGE
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System code page specified in the
ACAD.XMF file (Read Only)
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TABMODE
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Controls use of the Tablet Mode
0=Disables Tablet Mode
1=Enables Tablet Mode
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TARGET
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Location of the Target Point
(where you are looking) (Read Only)
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TDCREATE
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Time and Date of drawing creation
(Read Only)
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TDINDWG
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Total editing time (Read Only)
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TDUPDATE
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Time and Date of last save of
drawing (Read Only)
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TDUSRTIMER
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User elapsed timer (Read Only)
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TEMPPREFIX
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Directory for placement of
temporary files (*.AC$ files) (Read Only)
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TEXTEVAL
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0= all responses to prompts for text strings are
taken
literally
1=
text starting with an opening parenthesis
"(" or an exclamation
point "!" is evaluated as an
AutoLISP expression (default)
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TEXTSIZE
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Default height for new text
entities, unless the current text style has
been given a fixed text height.
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TEXTSTYLE
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Current text style
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THICKNESS
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current entity thickness (vertical
distance from the bottom of an
entity to its top)
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TILEMODE
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0= Disables paper space and viewport entities
1=
Enables paper space and viewport entities
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TRACEWID
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Trace entity width (Note that
Traces are not used very much any more --
they have been functionally
replaced by Polylines)
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TREEDEPTH
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A 4-digit (maximum) code that
specifies the number of times the
tree-structured spatial index may divide
into branches. This code
number affects the speed in which AutoCAD searches
the database
before completing an action.
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TREEMAX
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Limits memory consumption during
drawing regeneration by limiting
the maximum number of nodes in the spatial
index created with the
variable TREEDEPTH.
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UCSFOLLOW
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0= change to a new UCS will not change the current
view of
the model
1=
change to a new UCS will automatically change to
a plan view (X-Y plane) in
the new UCS
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UCSICON
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0= UCSICON is not visible
1=
UCSICON is visible
2=
UCSICON is located at the origin of the current UCS
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UCSNAME
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Name of the current UCS (Read
Only)
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UCSORG
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Origin point of the current UCS,
in World Coordinate System
X,Y, and Z coordinates (Read Only)
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UCSXDIR
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X-direction of current UCS (Read
Only)
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UCSYDIR
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Y-direction of current UCS (Read
Only)
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UNDOCTL
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Indicates state of UNDO feature
1= UNDO is enabled
2=
only one command can be undone
4=
Auto-group mode is enabled
8=
Undo group is currently active
(Read Only)
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UNDOMARKS
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Number of marks that have been
placed in the UNDO control stream
by the UNDOâs command Mark option. (Read
Only)
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UNITMODE
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0= displays fractional, feet and inches, and surveyorâs
units as previously set.
1=
displays fractional, feet and inches, and surveyorâs
units in input format
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USERI1-5
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5 user-created variables for
storage and retrieval of integer values
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USERR1-5
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5 user-created variables for
storage and retrieval of Real Numbers
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USERS1-5
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5 user-created variables for
storage and retrieval of text string data
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VIEWCTR
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Center of view in current viewport
in X and Y coordinates (Read Only)
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VIEWDIR
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Current viewportâs viewing
direction (Read Only)
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VIEWMODE
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1= perspective view active
2=
front clipping on
4=
back clipping on
8=
UCS Follow mode on
16=
Front clip not at eye
(Read Only)
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VIEWSIZE
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Height of view in current viewport
in feet and inches (Read Only)
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VIEWTWIST
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View twist (rotation) angle (Read
Only)
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VISRETAIN
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0= current drawing layer visibility, color, and linetype
settings do not take precedence over the XREF
drawingsâ layer settings
1=
current drawing layer visibility, color, and linetype
settings overrides the
XREF drawingsâ layer settings
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VSMAX
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The upper-right corner of the
current viewportâs virtual screen
(Read Only)
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VSMIN
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The lower-left corner of the
current viewportâs virtual screen
(Read Only)
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WORLDUCS
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0= the current UCS is not the World Coordinate System
1=
the current UCS is the World Coordinate System
(Read Only)
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WORLDVIEW
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0= when DVIEW or VPOINT commands are used,
the coordinate
system is not changed, and DVIEW
and VPOINT command input is relative to the
current UCS1=
when DVIEW or VPOINT commands
are used, the coordinate system is
automatically changed
to the WCS for the duration of the command (default)
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XREFCTL
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0= XREF log files are not created
1=
XREF log files are created
an XREF log file is a text file
with the extension *.XLG which
lists all XREFs used in the current drawing
along with their paths.
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