BASIC DRAWING COMMANDS FOR AUTOCAD

Measuring Commands
GRID: Displays a grid of dots at a desired spacing on the screen.
Command: GRID (enter)
On/Off/Tick spacing(x)/Aspect: (enter value) (enter)

SNAP: Specifies a "round off" interval so that points entered with the mouse can be locked into
alignment with the grid spacing.
Command: SNAP (enter)
On/Off/Value/Aspect/Rotate/Style: (enter value) (enter)

Basic Draw Commands

CIRCLE: Draws circles of any size.
Command: Circle (enter)
3P/2P/TTR/<center point>: (pick a center point)
Diameter or <Radius>: (Pick a point on the circle)

LINE: Draws straight lines between two points

Command: LINE (enter)
From Point: (pick a point using the mouse)
To Point: (Pick a point using the mouse)
To Point: (Press return to end the command)

ARC: Draws an arc (any part of a circle or curve) through three known points.
Command: ARC (enter)
Center/ < Start point > : (pick the first point on the arc)
Center/End/ < Second point > : C
Center: (pick the arc's center point)
Angle/Length of chord/ <End point > : (pick the arc endpoint)

Display Commands
LIMITS: Sets the size of the drawing paper. For size "A" drawing paper the limits should be set for
10.5 x 8.
Command: LIMITS (enter)
On/Off/Lower left corner <0.0000> (enter)
Upper right corner: 10.5,8 (enter)

ZOOM: Enlarges or reduces the display of a drawing.

Command: ZOOM (enter)
All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Left/Previous/Vmax/Window/<Scale(x/XP)>:
(pick a point to define one corner of a rectangular viewing window then pick a point to define
the second point to define the opposite diagonal corner of the viewing window)

Note: To return the picture to its original viewing size enter ALL and press the enter key
when prompted instead of defining a window.

PAN: Allows you to move your view point around the drawing without changing the magnification
factor.
Command: PAN (enter)
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Editing Commands
CHANGE: Alters properties of selected objects
Command: CHANGE (enter)
Select objects or window or Last (select objects to be changed)
Properties/<Change point>: (type P)
Change what property (Color/Elev/LAyer/LType/Thickness)? (type Layer)
New Layer: (enter new layer name and press enter)

ERASE: Erases entities from the drawing.

Command: ERASE (enter)
Select objects or Window or Last: (Select objects to be erased and press enter when finished)

EXTEND: Lengthens a line to end precisely at a boundary edge.

Command: Extend (enter)
Select boundary edge(s)...
Select Objects (pick the line which represents the boundary edge which lines will be
extended to)
(press enter when finished selecting cutting edges)
<Select object to extend>/Undo: (pick the line(s) that need to be extended

TRIM: Trims a line to end precisely at a cutting edge.

Command: Trim (enter)
Select cutting edge(s)...
Select Objects (pick the line which represents the cutting edge of line in which objects will
be trimmed to)
(press enter when finished selecting cutting edges)
<Select object to trim>/Undo: (pick the line(s) that need to be trimmed)

GRIPS
You can edit selected objects by manipulating grips that appear at defining points on the object. Grips is not
a command. To activate grips simply pick the object. Small squares will appear at various entity-specific
positions. By selecting an end grip you can stretch the entity to change its size. By selecting the center grip
you can move the entity to a new location. To remove grips press CTL-C twice. You can perform the
following using grips: Copy, Multiple Copy, Stretch, Move, Rotate, Scale, and Mirror.

Creating Layers
LAYER: Creates named drawing layers and assigns color and linetype properties to those layers.
Command: LAYER (enter)
A Layer & Linetype Properties dialog box will be displayed. To add a new layer, pick the
New button. A new layer listing appears, using a default name of Layer1. the layer name
can be changed by highlighting the layer name. Colors and Linetypes can be assigned to
each new layer by picking the color box to assign a color and picking the linetype box to
assign a line type.

Standard AutoCAD colors

1 = Red 2 = Yellow 3 = Green 4 = Cyan
5 = Blue 6 = Magenta 7 = White

Standard AutoCAD linetypes

Hidden2 = hidden lines
Center2 = center lines
Phantom2 = phantom or cutting-plane lines

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Construction Commands
ARRAY: Makes multiple copies of selected objects in a rectangular or circular pattern
Command: ARRAY (enter)
Select objects or Window or Last: (select object to array)
Rectangular or Polar array (R/P) <current>: (P)
Center point of array: (pick the point around which to form the array)
Angle to fill (+=CCW, -=Cw) <360>: (enter)

COPY: Draws a copy of selected objects.

Command: COPY (enter)
Select objects or Window or Last: (select objects to be copied)
Base point or displacement: (pick a point on the object to be use as a reference point)
Second point of displacement: (pick a point which represents the new location of the copied
object)

MIRROR: Makes mirror images of existing objects.

Command: MIRROR (enter)
Select objects or Window or Last: (select objects to be mirrored)
First point of mirror line: (pick a point on top of the mirror line)
Second point: (pick a point on the bottom of the mirror line)
Delete old objects? <N> y or n (enter)

MOVE: Moves designated entities to another location.

Command: MOVE (enter)
Select objects or Window or Last: (select objects to move)
Base point or displacement: (pick a point on the object to be use as a reference point)
Second point of displacement: (pick a point which represents the new location of the object)

OFFSET: Constructs an entity parallel to another entity at a specified distance. Offset can be used with
lines, circles, arcs, and polylines.
Command: OFFSET (enter)
Offset distance or Through <last>: (enter a distance value)
Select object to offset: (select object to offset)
Side to offset: (Pick any point on the side of the object you wish to offset)

FILLET: Changes any corner to a rounded corner.

Command: FILLET
Polyline/Radius/Angle/Trim/Method/ <Select first line > : (pick the first line)
Select second line: (pick the second line)

CHAMFER: Changes any corner to an angled corner.

Command: CHAMFER
Polyline/Distance/Angle/Trim/Method/ < Select first line > : (pick the first line)
Select second line: (pick the second line)

OSNAP
Instantly locates exact points relative to existing objects (points).
Object Snap Modes: Endpoint, Midpoint, Center, Quadrant, Intersection, Insertion, Perpendicular, Tangent,
Nearest, Node, and None.

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Placing lettering on a drawing

TEXT: Draws text characters of any size.
Command: TEXT (enter)
Justify/Style/<Start point>: (pick a starting point or enter a justification letter)
Height (0) (enter the height of the lettering)
Rotation Angle (0) (enter)
Text: (enter the desired lettering) (enter)

Summary of Options
<Start Point> Left-Justifies text along its baseline
Justify Justifies text according to the alignment options
Style Enters a new text style
Null reply Enters a new line of text below the previous text.
(space or Enter key will give a Null reply)

Text Alignment Options

Alignment Abbreviation Orientation
Aligned A Aligns text between two points. Text
height will adjust automatically
Fit F Fits text between two points. Text height
will not change
Centered C Centers text at the baseline of a specified
point
Middle M Centers text horizontally and vertically at
the baseline of a specified point
Right R Right Justify text at the baseline of a
specified point
Alignment Abbreviation Orientation
Top Left TL Left Justifies text at the top of text
Top Center TC Centers text at the top of text
Top Right TR Right justifies text at the top to text
Middle Left ML Left justifies text at the middle of text
Middle Center MC Centers text both horizontally and
vertically at the middle of the text
Middle Right MR Right justifies text at the middle of text
Bottom Left BL Left justifies text at the bottom of text
Bottom Center BC Centers text a the bottom of text
Bottom Right BR Right justifies text at the bottom of text

The SPELL command will check the spelling of a group of text.

Crosshatching a drawing
BHATCH: Allows the user to crosshatch areas of a section view.
Command: BHATCH (enter)

The Boundary Hatch dialogue Box will be displayed. Select the Hatch Options box.

The Hatch Options box will be displayed. Select the Patterns box.

The Choose Hatch Pattern box will be displayed. Select the desired hatch pattern.

The Hatch Options box will be displayed again. You can select a scale and rotation angle for
the crosshatch pattern. Select the OK box when finished.

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The Boundary Hatch dialogue box will be displayed again. Select the Pick Points box.
When prompted select the internal point of the are to be crosshatched. Press the enter key
when finished.

The Boundary Hatch dialog box will be displayed again. Select the Apply box to add the
crosshatching to the drawing.

AutoCAD 2000 Commands

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3D Creates three-dimensional polygon mesh objects
3DARRAY Creates a three-dimensional array
3DCLIP Invokes the interactive 3D view and opens the Adjust Clipping Planes window
3DCORBIT Invokes the interactive 3D view and enables you to set the objects in the
3D view into continuous motion
3DDISTANCE Invokes the interactive 3D view and makes objects appear closer or
farther away
3DFACE Creates a three-dimensional face
3DMESH Creates a free-form polygon mesh
3DORBIT Controls the interactive viewing of objects in 3D
3DPAN Invokes the interactive 3D view and enables you to drag the view horizontally
and vertically
3DPOLY Creates a polyline with straight line segments using the CONTINUOUS
linetype in three-dimensional space
3DSIN Imports a 3D Studio (3DS) file
3DSOUT Exports to a 3D Studio (3DS) file
3DSWIVEL Invokes the interactive 3D view and simulates the effect of turning the
camera
3DZOOM Invokes the interactive 3D view so you can zoom in and out on the view
A
ABOUT Displays information about AutoCAD
ACISIN Imports an ACIS file
ACISOUT Exports AutoCAD solid objects to an ACIS file
ADCCLOSE Closes AutoCAD DesignCenter
ADCENTER Manages content
ADCNAVIGATE Directs the Desktop in AutoCAD DesignCenter to the file name,
directory location, or network path you specify
ALIGN Aligns objects with other objects in 2D and 3D
AMECONVERT Converts AME solid models to AutoCAD solid objects
APERTURE Controls the size of the object snap target box
APPLOAD Loads and unloads applications and defines which applications to load at
startup
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ARC Creates an arc
AREA Calculates the area and perimeter of objects or of defined areas
ARRAY Creates multiple copies of objects in a pattern
ARX Loads, unloads, and provides information about ObjectARX applications
ATTDEF Creates an attribute definition
ATTDISP Globally controls attribute visibility
ATTEDIT Changes attribute information
ATTEXT Extracts attribute data
ATTREDEF Redefines a block and updates associated attributes
AUDIT Evaluates the integrity of a drawing
B
BACKGROUND Sets up the background for your scene
BASE Sets the insertion base point for the current drawing
BHATCH Fills an enclosed area or selected objects with a hatch pattern
BLIPMODE Controls the display of marker blips
BLOCK Creates a block definition from objects you select
BLOCKICON Generates preview images for blocks created with Release 14 or earlier
BMPOUT Saves selected objects to a file in device-independent bitmap format
BOUNDARY Creates a region or a polyline from an enclosed area
BOX Creates a three-dimensional solid box
BREAK Erases parts of objects or splits an object in two
BROWSER Launches the default Web browser defined in your system's registry
C
CAL Evaluates mathematical and geometric expressions
CAMERA Sets a different camera and target location
CHAMFER Bevels the edges of objects
CHANGE Changes the properties of existing objects
CHPROP Changes the color, layer, linetype, linetype scale factor, lineweight, thickness,
and plot style of an object
CIRCLE Creates a circle
CLOSE Closes the current drawing
COLOR Defines color for new objects
COMPILE Compiles shape files and PostScript font files
CONE Creates a three-dimensional solid cone
CONVERT Optimizes 2D polylines and associative hatches created in AutoCAD
Release 13 or earlier
COPY Duplicates objects
COPYBASE Copies objects with a specified base point
COPYCLIP Copies objects to the Clipboard
COPYHIST Copies the text in the command line history to the Clipboard
COPYLINK Copies the current view to the Clipboard for linking to other OLE
applications
CUTCLIP Copies objects to the Clipboard and erases the objects from the drawing
CYLINDER Creates a three-dimensional solid cylinder
D
DBCCLOSE Closes the dbConnect Manager
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DBCONNECT Provides an AutoCAD interface to external database tables
DBLIST Lists database information for each object in the drawing
DDEDIT Edits text and attribute definitions
DDPTYPE Specifies the display mode and size of point objects
DDVPOINT Sets the three-dimensional viewing direction
DELAY Provides a timed pause within a script
DIM AND DIM1 Accesses Dimensioning mode
DIMALIGNED Creates an aligned linear dimension
DIMANGULAR Creates an angular dimension
DIMBASELINE Creates a linear, angular, or ordinate dimension from the baseline of
the previous dimension or a selected dimension
DIMCENTER Creates the center mark or the centerlines of circles and arcs
DIMCONTINUE Creates a linear, angular, or ordinate dimension from the second
extension line of the previous dimension or a selected dimension
DIMDIAMETER Creates diameter dimensions for circles and arcs
DIMEDIT Edits dimensions
DIMLINEAR Creates linear dimensions
DIMORDINATE Creates ordinate point dimensions
DIMOVERRIDE Overrides dimension system variables
DIMRADIUS Creates radial dimensions for circles and arcs
DIMSTYLE Creates and modifies dimension styles
DIMTEDIT Moves and rotates dimension text
DIST Measures the distance and angle between two points
DIVIDE Places evenly spaced point objects or blocks along the length or perimeter of
an object
DONUT Draws filled circles and rings
DRAGMODE Controls the way AutoCAD displays dragged objects
DRAWORDER Changes the display order of images and other objects
DSETTINGS Specifies settings for Snap mode, grid, and polar and object snap tracking
DSVIEWER Opens the Aerial View window
DVIEW Defines parallel projection or perspective views
DWGPROPS Sets and displays the properties of the current drawing
DXBIN Imports specially coded binary files
E
EDGE Changes the visibility of three-dimensional face edges
EDGESURF Creates a three-dimensional polygon mesh
ELEV Sets elevation and extrusion thickness properties of new objects
ELLIPSE Creates an ellipse or an elliptical arc
ERASE Removes objects from a drawing
EXPLODE Breaks a compound object into its component objects
EXPORT Saves objects to other file formats
EXPRESSTOOLS Activates the installed AutoCAD Express Tools if currently
unavailable
EXTEND Extends an object to meet another object
EXTRUDE Creates unique solid primitives by extruding existing two-dimensional
objects
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FILL Controls the filling of multilines, traces, solids, all hatches, and wide polylines
FILLET Rounds and fillets the edges of objects
FILTER Creates reusable filters to select objects based on properties
FIND Finds, replaces, selects, or zooms to specified text
FOG Provides visual cues for the apparent distance of objects
G
GRAPHSCR Switches from the text window to the drawing area
GRID Displays a dot grid in the current viewport
GROUP Creates a named selection set of objects
H
HATCH Fills a specified boundary with a pattern
HATCHEDIT Modifies an existing hatch object
HELP (F1) Displays online help
HIDE Regenerates a three-dimensional model with hidden lines suppressed
HYPERLINK Attaches a hyperlink to a graphical object or modifies an existing hyperlink
HYPERLINKOPTIONS Controls the visibility of the hyperlink cursor and the display of
hyperlink tooltips
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I
ID Displays the coordinate values of a location
IMAGE Manages images
IMAGEADJUST Controls the image display of the brightness, contrast, and fade values
of images
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IMAGEATTACH Attaches a new image to the current drawing
IMAGECLIP Creates new clipping boundaries for an image object
IMAGEFRAME Controls whether AutoCAD displays the image frame or hides it from
view
IMAGEQUALITY Controls the display quality of images
IMPORT Imports files in various formats into AutoCAD
INSERT Places a named block or drawing into the current drawing
INSERTOBJ Inserts a linked or embedded object
INTERFERE Creates a composite 3D solid from the common volume of two or more
solids
INTERSECT Creates composite solids or regions from the intersection of two or more
solids or regions and removes the areas outside of the intersection
ISOPLANE Specifies the current isometric plane
L
LAYER Manages layers and layer properties
LAYOUT Creates a new layout and renames, copies, saves, or deletes an existing
layout
LAYOUTWIZARD Starts the Layout wizard, in which you can designate page and plot
settings for a new layout
LEADER Creates a line that connects annotation to a feature
LENGTHEN Lengthens an object
LIGHT Manages lights and lighting effects
LIMITS Sets and controls the drawing boundaries and grid display
LINE Creates straight line segments
LINETYPE Creates, loads, and sets linetypes
LIST Displays database information for selected objects
LOAD Makes shapes available for use by the SHAPE command
LOGFILEOFF Closes the log file opened by LOGFILEON
LOGFILEON Writes the text window contents to a file
LSEDIT Edits a landscape object
LSLIB Maintains libraries of landscape objects
LSNEW Adds realistic landscape items, such as trees and bushes, to your drawings
LTSCALE Sets the linetype scale factor
LWEIGHT Sets the current lineweight, lineweight display options, and lineweight units
M
MASSPROP Calculates and displays the mass properties of regions or solids
MATCHPROP Copies the properties from one object to one or more objects
MATLIB Imports and exports materials to and from a library of materials
MEASURE Places point objects or blocks at measured intervals on an object
MENU Loads a menu file
MENULOAD Loads partial menu files
MENUUNLOAD Unloads partial menu files
MINSERT Inserts multiple instances of a block in a rectangular array
MIRROR Creates a mirror image copy of objects
MIRROR3D Creates a mirror image of objects about a plane
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MLEDIT Edits multiple parallel lines
MLINE Creates multiple parallel lines
MLSTYLE Defines a style for multiple parallel lines
MODEL Switches from a layout tab to the Model tab and makes it current
MOVE Displaces objects a specified distance in a specified direction
MSLIDE Creates a slide file of the current viewport in model space, or of all viewports in
paper space
MSPACE Switches from paper space to a model space viewport
MTEXT Creates multiline text
MULTIPLE Repeats the next command until canceled
MVIEW Creates floating viewports and turns on existing floating viewports
MVSETUP Sets up the specifications of a drawing
N
NEW Creates a new drawing file
O
OFFSET Creates concentric circles, parallel lines, and parallel curves
OLELINKS Updates, changes, and cancels existing OLE links
OLESCALE Displays the OLE Properties dialog box
OOPS Restores erased objects
OPEN Opens an existing drawing file
OPTIONS Customizes the AutoCAD settings
ORTHO Constrains cursor movement
OSNAP ets object snap modes
P
PAGESETUP Specifies the layout page, plotting device, paper size, and settings for
each new layout
PAN Moves the drawing display in the current viewport
PARTIALOAD Loads additional geometry into a partially opened drawing
PARTIALOPEN Loads geometry from a selected view or layer into a drawing
PASTEBLOCK Pastes a copied block into a new drawing
PASTECLIP Inserts data from the Clipboard
PASTEORIG Pastes a copied object in a new drawing using the coordinates from the
original drawing
PASTESPEC Inserts data from the Clipboard and controls the format of the data
PCINWIZARD Displays a wizard to import PCP and PC2 configuration file plot settings
into the Model tab or current layout
PEDIT Edits polylines and three-dimensional polygon meshes
PFACE Creates a three-dimensional polyface mesh vertex by vertex
PLAN Displays the plan view of a user coordinate system
PLINE Creates two-dimensional polylines
PLOT Plots a drawing to a plotting device or file
PLOTSTYLE Sets the current plot style for new objects, or the assigned plot style for
selected objects
PLOTTERMANAGER Displays the Plotter Manager, where you can launch the Add-a-

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Plotter wizard and the Plotter Configuration Editor
POINT Creates a point object
POLYGON Creates an equilateral closed polyline
PREVIEW Shows how the drawing will look when it is printed or plotted
PROPERTIES Controls properties of existing objects
PROPERTIESCLOSE Closes the Properties window
PSDRAG Controls the appearance of a PostScript image as it is dragged into position
with PSIN
PSETUPIN Imports a user-defined page setup into a new drawing layout
PSFILL Fills a two-dimensional polyline outline with a PostScript pattern
PSIN Imports a PostScript file
PSOUT Creates an encapsulated PostScript file
PSPACE Switches from a model space viewport to paper space
PURGE Removes unused named objects, such as blocks or layers, from the drawing
database
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Q
QDIM Quickly creates a dimension
QLEADER Quickly creates a leader and leader annotation
QSAVE Quickly saves the current drawing
QSELECT Quickly creates selection sets based on filtering criteria
QTEXT Controls the display and plotting of text and attribute objects
QUIT Exits AutoCAD
R
RAY Creates a semi-infinite line
RECOVER Repairs a damaged drawing
RECTANG Draws a rectangular polyline
REDEFINE Restores AutoCAD internal commands overridden by UNDEFINE
REDO Reverses the effects of the previous UNDO or U command
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REDRAW Refreshes the display in the current viewport
REDRAWALL Refreshes the display in all viewports
REFCLOSE Saves back or discards changes made during in-place editing of a
reference (an xref or a block)
REFEDIT Selects a reference for editing
REFSET Adds or removes objects from a working set during in-place editing of a
reference (an xref or a block)
REGEN Regenerates the drawing and refreshes the current viewport
REGENALL Regenerates the drawing and refreshes all viewports
REGENAUTO Controls automatic regeneration of a drawing
REGION Creates a region object from a selection set of existing objects
REINIT Reinitializes the digitizer, digitizer input/output port, and program parameters
file
RENAME Changes the names of objects
RENDER Creates a photorealistic or realistically shaded image of a three-dimensional
wireframe or solid model
RENDSCR Redisplays the last rendering created with the RENDER command
REPLAY Displays a BMP, TGA, or TIFF image
RESUME Continues an interrupted script
REVOLVE Creates solids by revolving two-dimensional objects about an axis
REVSURF Creates a revolved surface about a selected axis
RMAT Manages rendering materials
ROTATE Moves objects about a base point
ROTATE3D Moves objects about a three-dimensional axis
RPREF Sets rendering preferences
RSCRIPT Creates a script that repeats continuously
RULESURF Creates a ruled surface between two curves
S
SAVE Saves the drawing under the current file name or a specified name
SAVEAS Saves an unnamed drawing with a file name or renames the current drawing
SAVEIMG Saves a rendered image to a file
SCALE Enlarges or reduces selected objects equally in the X, Y, and Z directions
SCENE Manages scenes in model space
SCRIPT Executes a sequence of commands from a script
SECTION Uses the intersection of a plane and solids to create a region
SELECT Places selected objects in the Previous selection set
SETUV Maps materials onto objects
SETVAR Lists or changes the values of system variables
SHADEMODE Shades the objects in the current viewport
SHAPE Inserts a shape
SHELL Accesses operating system commands
SHOWMAT Lists the material type and attachment method for a selected object
SKETCH Creates a series of freehand line segments
SLICE Slices a set of solids with a plane
SNAP Restricts cursor movement to specified intervals
SOLDRAW Generates profiles and sections in viewports created with SOLVIEW
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SOLID Creates solid-filled polygons
SOLIDEDIT Edits faces and edges of 3D solid objects
SOLPROF Creates profile images of three-dimensional solids
SOLVIEW Creates floating viewports using orthographic projection to lay out multi- and
sectional view drawings of 3D solid and body objects while in a layout
SPELL Checks spelling in a drawing
SPHERE Creates a three-dimensional solid sphere
SPLINE Creates a quadratic or cubic spline (NURBS) curve
SPLINEDIT Edits a spline object
STATS Displays rendering statistics
STATUS Displays drawing statistics, modes, and extents
STLOUT Stores a solid in an ASCII or binary file
STRETCH Moves or stretches objects
STYLE Creates or modifies named styles and sets the current style for text in your
drawing
STYLESMANAGER Displays the Plot Style Manager
SUBTRACT Creates a composite region or solid by subtraction
SYSWINDOWS Arranges windows
T
TABLET Calibrates, configures, and turns on and off an attached digitizing tablet
TABSURF Creates a tabulated surface from a path curve and a direction vector
TEXT Displays text on screen as it is entered
TEXTSCR Opens the AutoCAD text window
TIME Displays the date and time statistics of a drawing
TOLERANCE Creates geometric tolerances
TOOLBAR Displays, hides, and customizes toolbars
TORUS Creates a donut-shaped solid
TRACE Creates solid lines
TRANSPARENCY Controls whether background pixels in an image are transparent or
opaque
TREESTAT Displays information about the drawing's current spatial index
TRIM Trims objects at a cutting edge defined by other objects
U
U Reverses the most recent operation
UCS Manages user coordinate systems
UCSICON Controls the visibility and placement of the UCS icon
UCSMAN Manages defined user coordinate systems
UNDEFINE Allows an application-defined command to override an internal AutoCAD
command
UNDO Reverses the effect of commands
UNION Creates a composite region or solid by addition
UNITS Controls coordinate and angle display formats and determines precision
V
VBAIDE Displays the Visual Basic Editor

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VBALOAD Loads a global VBA project into the current AutoCAD session
VBAMAN Loads, unloads, saves, creates, embeds, and extracts VBA projects
VBARUN Runs a VBA macro
VBASTMT Executes a VBA statement on the AutoCAD command line
VBAUNLOAD Unloads a global VBA project
VIEW Saves and restores named views
VIEWRES Sets the resolution for objects in the current viewport
VLISP Displays the Visual LISP interactive development environment (IDE)
VPCLIP Clips viewport objects
VPLAYER Sets layer visibility within viewports
VPOINT Sets the viewing direction for a three-dimensional visualization of the drawing
VPORTS Divides the drawing area into multiple tiled or floating viewports
VSLIDE Displays an image slide file in the current viewport
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W
WBLOCK Writes objects or a block to a new drawing file
WEDGE Creates a 3D solid with a sloped face tapering along the X axis
WHOHAS Displays ownership information for opened drawing files
WMFIN Imports a Windows metafile
WMFOPTS Sets options for WMFIN
WMFOUT Saves objects to a Windows metafile
X
XATTACH Attaches an external reference to the current drawing
XBIND Binds dependent symbols of an xref to a drawing
XCLIP Defines an xref or block clipping boundary and sets the front or back clipping
planes
XLINE Creates an infinite line
XPLODE Breaks a compound object into its component objects
XREF Controls external references to drawing files
Z
ZOOM Increases or decreases the apparent size of objects in the current viewport

AutoCAD Command line switches

You can use command line switches to specify certain options when AutoCAD starts.
You can set these switches in Hurricanes Options menu. (Or you can leave them blank)

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For example, AutoCAD can run a script, start with a specified template drawing, and
display a specified view when a drawing is opened. With command line switches, you
can also set up several AutoCAD icons on your Desktop, each with different start-up
options.
Valid switches are listed in the following table.

Template file Creates a new drawing based on a template or

/t
name prototype drawing. A DWT file type is assumed.

Specifies the path for the hardware configuration file

that you want to use. You can specify a directory or a
particular file. A CFG file type is assumed. If you don't
Configuration
/c set the /c switch, AutoCAD searches the executable
folder
directory and uses the ACADCFGW or ACADCFG
environment variable as a way to define the
configuration file and directory location.

Designates a particular view of the drawing for

/v View name
display at startup of AutoCAD.

Designates support folders other than the current

folder. Support files include text fonts, menus,
AutoLISP files, linetypes, and hatch patterns. The
/s Support folders
maximum number of folders you can specify in the
path is 15. Each folder name is delimited by
semicolons.

Restores the default system pointing device. It

Default system
creates a new configuration file (acad2002.cfg) and
/r pointing
renames the previous acad2002.cfg file to
device
acad2002.bak.

/
No AutoCAD Starts AutoCAD without first displaying the logo
nolog
logo screen screen.
o

Specifies a user-defined registry profile for starting

AutoCAD. The selected profile is in effect only for the
current session of AutoCAD, unless you make another
User-defined profile current in the Options dialog box during that
registry profile session.
/p
for starting You create or import Profiles on the Profiles tab in the
AutoCAD Options dialog box. With the /p switch, you can only
specify those profiles that are listed in the Options
dialog box. If the profile does not exist, AutoCAD uses
the current profile.
The syntax for using command line switches is:
"drive:pathname\acad.exe" ["drawing name"] [/switch "name"]

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Note: When entering switches into the Hurricane options screen, you don't need to
specify the AutoCAD Executable or Drawing Name.
When using a switch option, you must follow the switch with a space and then the name
of a file, path, or view within quotation marks.
AutoCAD resolves the environment settings in the following way:
• If you use a command line switch to specify an environment
setting, the command line switch overrides the settings specified in either
the Options dialog box or the environment variable.
• If a command line switch is not set, the corresponding value set in
the Options dialog box is used.
• If neither a command line switch nor an Options value is set, the
environment variable value is used.
Note: Command line switches and environment variables override Options values for
the current session only. They do not alter the system registry.

AutoCAD 2000
System Variables
A
ACADLSPASDOC Controls whether AutoCAD loads the acad.lsp file into every drawing
or just the first drawing opened in an AutoCAD session
ACADPREFIX Stores the directory path, if any, specified by the ACAD environment
variable, with path separators appended if necessary
ACADVER Stores the AutoCAD version number
ACISOUTVER Controls the ACIS version of SAT files created using the
ACISOUTcommand
AFLAGS Sets attribute flags for ATTDEF bit-code
ANGBASE Sets the base angle 0 with respect to the current UCS
ANGDIR Sets the positive angle direction from angle 0 with respect to the current UCS
APBOX Turns the AutoSnap aperture box on or off
APERTURE Sets object snap target height, in pixels
AREA Stores the last area computed by AREA, LIST, or DBLIST
ATTDIA Controls whether -INSERT uses a dialog box for attribute value entry
ATTMODE Controls display of attributes
ATTREQ Determines whether INSERT uses default attribute settings during insertion of
blocks
AUDITCTL Controls whether AUDIT creates an audit report (ADT) file
AUNITS Sets units for angles
AUPREC Sets the number of decimal places for angular units
AUTOSNAP Controls AutoSnap marker, tooltip, and magnet

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B
BACKZ Stores the back clipping plane offset from the target plane for the current
viewport
BINDTYPE Controls how xref names are handled when binding xrefs or editing xrefs in-
place
BLIPMODE Controls whether marker blips are visible
C
CDATE Sets calendar date and time
CECOLOR Sets the color of new objects
CELTSCALE Sets the current object linetype scaling factor
CELTYPE Sets the linetype of new objects
CELWEIGHT Sets the lineweight of new objects
CHAMFERA Sets the first chamfer distance
CHAMFERB Sets the second chamfer distance
CHAMFERC Sets the chamfer length
CHAMFERD Sets the chamfer angle
CHAMMODE Sets the input method by which AutoCAD creates chamfers
CIRCLERAD Sets the default circle radius
CLAYER Sets the current layer
CMDACTIVE Stores the bit-code that indicates whether an ordinary command,
transparent command, script, or dialog box is active
CMDECHO Controls whether AutoCAD echoes prompts and input during the AutoLISP
(command) function
CMDNAMES Displays the names of the active and transparent commands
CMLJUST Specifies multiline justification
CMLSCALE Controls the overall width of a multiline
CMLSTYLE Sets the multiline style
COMPASS Controls whether the 3D compass is on or off in the current viewport
COORDS Controls when coordinates are updated on the status line
CPLOTSTYLE Controls the current plot style for new objects
CPROFILE Stores the name of the current profile
CTAB Returns the name of the current (model or layout) tab in the drawing. Provides a
means for the user to determine which tab is active
CURSORSIZE Determines the size of the crosshairs as a percentage of the screen
size
CVPORT Sets the identification number of the current viewport
D
DATE Stores the current date and time
DBMOD Indicates the drawing modification status using bit-code
DCTCUST Displays the path and file name of the current custom spelling dictionary
DCTMAIN Displays the file name of the current main spelling dictionary
DEFLPLSTYLE Specifies the default plot style for new layers
DEFPLSTYLE Specifies the default plot style for new objects
DELOBJ Controls whether objects used to create other objects are retained or deleted
from the drawing database
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DEMANDLOAD Specifies if and when AutoCAD demand loads a third-party application
if a drawing contains custom objects created in that application
DIASTAT Stores the exit method of the most recently used dialog box
DIMADEC Controls the number of places of precision displayed for angular dimensions
DIMALT Controls the display of alternate units in dimensions
DIMALTD Controls the number of decimal places in alternate units
DIMALTF Controls the multiplier for alternate units
DIMALTRND Determines rounding of alternate units
DIMALTTD Sets the number of decimal places for the tolerance values in the alternate
units of a dimension
DIMALTTZ Toggles suppression of zeros in tolerance values
DIMALTU Sets the units format for alternate units of all dimension style family members
except angular
DIMALTZ Controls the suppression of zeros for alternate unit dimension values
DIMAPOST Specifies a text prefix or suffix (or both) to the alternate dimension
measurement for all types of dimensions except angular
DIMASO Controls the associativity of dimension objects
DIMASZ Controls the size of dimension line and leader line arrowheads
DIMATFIT Determines how dimension text and arrows are arranged when space is not
sufficient to place both within the extension lines
DIMAUNIT Sets the units format for angular dimensions
DIMAZIN Suppresses zeros for angular dimensions
DIMBLK Sets the arrowhead block displayed at the ends of dimension lines or leader
lines
DIMBLK1 Sets the arrowhead for the first end of the dimension line when DIMSAH is
on
DIMBLK2 Sets the arrowhead for the second end of the dimension line when DIMSAH
is on
DIMCEN Controls drawing of circle or arc center marks and centerlines by
DIMCENTER, DIMDIAMETER, and DIMRADIUS
DIMCLRD Assigns colors to dimension lines, arrowheads, and dimension leader lines
DIMCLRE Assigns colors to dimension extension lines
DIMCLRT Assigns colors to dimension text
DIMDEC Sets the number of decimal places displayed for the primary units of a
dimension
DIMDLE Sets the distance the dimension line extends beyond the extension line when
oblique strokes are drawn instead of arrowheads
DIMDLI Controls the spacing of dimension lines in baseline dimensions
DIMDSEP Specifies a single character decimal separator to use when creating
dimensions whose unit format is decimal
DIMEXE Specifies how far to extend the extension line beyond the dimension line
DIMEXO Specifies how far extension lines are offset from origin points
DIMFIT Obsolete. Replaced by DIMATFIT and DIMTMOVE
DIMFRAC Sets the fraction format when DIMLUNIT is set to 4 or 5
DIMGAP Sets the distance around the dimension text when the dimension line breaks
to accommodate dimension text
DIMJUST Controls the horizontal positioning of dimension text
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DIMLDRBLK Specifies the arrow type for leaders
DIMLFAC Sets a scale factor for linear dimension measurements
DIMLIM Generates dimension limits as the default text
DIMLUNIT Sets units for all dimension types except Angular
DIMLWD Assigns lineweight to dimension lines
DIMLWE Assigns lineweight to extension lines
DIMPOST Specifies a text prefix or suffix (or both) to the dimension measurement
DIMRND Rounds all dimensioning distances to the specified value
DIMSAH Controls the display of dimension line arrowhead blocks
DIMSCALE Sets the overall scale factor applied to dimensioning variables that specify
sizes, distances, or offsets
DIMSD1 Controls suppression of the first dimension line
DIMSD2 Controls suppression of the second dimension line
DIMSE1 Suppresses display of the first extension line
DIMSE2 Suppresses display of the second extension line
DIMSHO Controls redefinition of dimension objects while dragging
DIMSOXD Suppresses drawing of dimension lines outside the extension lines
DIMSTYLE Shows the current dimension style
DIMTAD Controls the vertical position of text in relation to the dimension line
DIMTDEC Sets the number of decimal places to display in tolerance values for the
primary units in a dimension
DIMTFAC Sets a scale factor used to calculate the height of text for dimension fractions
and tolerances
DIMTIH Controls the position of dimension text inside the extension lines for all
dimension types except ordinate
DIMTIX Draws text between extension lines
DIMTM When DIMTOL or DIMLIM is on, sets the minimum (or lower) tolerance limit for
dimension text
DIMTMOVE Sets dimension text movement rules
DIMTOFL Controls whether a dimension line is drawn between the extension lines
even when the text is placed outside
DIMTOH Controls the position of dimension text outside the extension lines
DIMTOL Appends tolerances to dimension text
DIMTOLJ Sets the vertical justification for tolerance values relative to the nominal
dimension text
DIMTP When DIMTOL or DIMLIM is on, sets the maximum (or upper) tolerance limit for
dimension text
DIMTSZ Specifies the size of oblique strokes drawn instead of arrowheads for linear,
radius, and diameter dimensioning
DIMTVP Controls the vertical position of dimension text above or below the dimension
line
DIMTXSTY Specifies the text style of the dimension
DIMTXT Specifies the height of dimension text, unless the current text style has a fixed
height
DIMTZIN Controls the suppression of zeros in tolerance values
DIMUNIT Obsolete. Replaced by DIMLUNIT and DIMFRAC
DIMUPT Controls options for user-positioned text
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DIMZIN Controls the suppression of zeroes in the primary unit value
DISPSILH Controls display of silhouette curves of solid objects in Wireframe mode
DISTANCE Stores the distance computed by DIST
DONUTID Sets the default for the inside diameter of a donut
DONUTOD Sets the default for the outside diameter of a donut
DRAGMODE Controls the display of objects being dragged
DRAGP1 Sets the regen-drag input sampling rate
DRAGP2 Sets the fast-drag input sampling rate
DWGCHECK Determines whether a drawing was last edited by a product other than
AutoCAD
DWGCODEPAGE Stores the same value as SYSCODEPAGE (for compatibility
reasons)
DWGNAME Stores the drawing name as entered by the user
DWGPREFIX Stores the drive/directory prefix for the drawing
DWGTITLED Indicates whether the current drawing has been named
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fraction of the time it would take to do it manually. The AutoCAD batch
plot utility does not work for us with the way are drawings are set up.I
had a project that would have taken me more than four hours to plot out
manually and Hurricane was able to run through it in about one half of an hour.
That let the design team work for another three hours. Believe me, I was a
hero that day. I also send our drawings out electronically on a regular basis. I
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E
EDGEMODE Controls how TRIM and EXTEND determine cutting and boundary edges
ELEVATION Stores the current elevation relative to the current UCS for the current
viewport in the current space
EXPERT Controls whether certain prompts are issued
EXPLMODE Controls whether EXPLODE supports nonuniformly scaled (NUS) blocks
EXTMAX Stores the upper-right point of the drawing extents
EXTMIN Stores the lower-left point of the drawing extents
EXTNAMES Sets the parameters for named object names (such as linetypes and
layers) stored in symbol tables
F
FACETRATIO Controls the aspect ratio of faceting for cylindrical and conic ACIS solids
FACETRES Adjusts the smoothness of shaded and rendered objects and objects with
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FILEDIA Suppresses display of the file dialog boxes
FILLETRAD Stores the current fillet radius
FILLMODE Specifies whether multilines, traces, solids, all hatches (including solid-fill),
and wide polylines are filled in
FONTALT Specifies the alternate font to be used when the specified font file cannot be
located
FONTMAP Specifies the font mapping file to be used
FRONTZ Stores the front clipping plane offset from the target plane for the current
viewport
FULLOPEN Indicates whether the current drawing is partially open
G
GRIDMODE Specifies whether the grid is turned on or off
GRIDUNIT Specifies the grid spacing (X and Y) for the current viewport
GRIPBLOCK Controls the assignment of grips in blocks
GRIPCOLOR Controls the color of nonselected grips (drawn as box outlines)
GRIPHOT Controls the color of selected grips (drawn as filled boxes)
GRIPS Controls the use of selection set grips for the Stretch, Move, Rotate, Scale, and
Mirror grip modes
GRIPSIZE Sets the size of the grip box in pixels
H
HANDLES Reports whether object handles can be accessed by applications
HIDEPRECISION Controls the accuracy of hides and shades
HIGHLIGHT Controls object highlighting; does not affect objects selected with grips
HPANG Specifies the hatch pattern angle
HPBOUND Controls the object type created by BHATCH and BOUNDARY
HPDOUBLE Specifies hatch pattern doubling for user-defined patterns
HPNAME Sets a default hatch pattern name
HPSCALE Specifies the hatch pattern scale factor
HPSPACE Specifies the hatch pattern line spacing for user-defined simple patterns
HYPERLINKBASE Specifies the path used for all relative hyperlinks in the drawing
I
IMAGEHLT Controls whether the entire raster image or only the raster image frame is
hightlighted
INDEXCTL Controls whether layer and spatial indexes are created and saved in
drawing files
INETLOCATION Stores the Internet location used by BROWSER and the Browse the
Web dialog box
INSBASE Stores insertion base point set by BASE
INSNAME Sets a default block name for INSERT
INSUNITS When you drag a block from AutoCAD DesignCenter, specifies a drawing
units value
INSUNITSDEFSOURCE Sets source content units value

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INSUNITSDEFTARGET Sets target drawing units value
ISAVEBAK Improves the speed of incremental saves, especially for large drawings
ISAVEPERCENT Determines the amount of wasted space tolerated in a drawing file
ISOLINES Specifies the number of isolines per surface on objects
L
LASTANGLE Stores the end angle of the last arc entered
LASTPOINT Stores the last point entered
LASTPROMPT Stores the last string echoed to the command line
LENSLENGTH Stores the length of the lens (in millimeters) used in perspective viewing
for the current viewport
LIMCHECK Controls the creation of objects outside the drawing limits
LIMMAX Stores the upper-right drawing limits for the current space
LIMMIN Stores the lower-left drawing limits for the current space
LISPINIT When single-document interface is enabled, specifies whether AutoLISP-
defined functions and variables are preserved when you open a new drawing
LOCALE Displays the ISO language code of the current AutoCAD version
LOGFILEMODE Specifies whether the contents of the text window are written to a log
file
LOGFILENAME Specifies the path and name of the log file
LOGFILEPATH Specifies the path for the log files for all drawings in a session
LOGINNAME Displays the user's name as configured or as input when AutoCAD is
loaded
LTSCALE Sets the global linetype scale factor
LUNITS Sets linear units
LUPREC Sets the number of decimal places displayed for linear units
LWDEFAULT Sets the value for the default linweight
LWDISPLAY Controls whether the lineweight is displayed in the Model or Layout tab
LWUNITS Controls whether lineweight units are displayed in inches or millimeters
M
MAXACTVP Sets the maximum number of viewports that can be active at one time in
the display
MAXSORT Sets the maximum number of symbol names or block names sorted by
listing commands
MBUTTONPAN Controls the behavior of the third button or wheel on the pointing
device
MEASUREINIT Sets the initial drawing units as English or metric
MEASUREMENT Sets drawing units as English or metric for the current drawing only
MENUCTL Controls the page switching of the screen menu
MENUECHO Sets menu echo and prompt control bits
MENUNAME Stores the menu file name, including the path for the filename
MIRRTEXT Controls how MIRROR reflects text
MODEMACRO Displays a text string on the status line
MTEXTED Sets the primary and secondary text editors to use for multiline text objects
N

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NOMUTT Suppresses the message display (muttering) when it wouldn't normally be
suppressed
O
OFFSETDIST Sets the default offset distance
OFFSETGAPTYPE Controls how to offset polylines when a gap is created as a result
of offsetting the individual polyline segments
OLEHIDE Controls the display of OLE objects in AutoCAD
OLEQUALITY Controls the default quality level for embedded OLE objects
OLESTARTUP Controls whether the source application of an embedded OLE object
loads when plotting
ORTHOMODE Constrains cursor movement to the perpendicular
OSMODE Sets running object snap modes using bitcodes
OSNAPCOORD Controls whether coordinates entered on the command line override
running object snaps
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P
PAPERUPDATE Controls the display of a warning dialog when attempting to print a
layout with a paper size different from the paper size specified by the default for the
plotter configuration file
PDMODE Controls how point objects are displayed
PDSIZE Sets the display size for point objects
PERIMETER Stores the last perimeter value computed by AREA, LIST, or DBLIST
PFACEVMAX Sets the maximum number of vertices per face
PICKADD Controls whether subsequent selections replace the current selection set or
add to it
PICKAUTO Controls automatic windowing at the Select Objects prompt
PICKBOX Sets object selection target height
PICKDRAG Controls the method of drawing a selection window
PICKFIRST Controls whether you select objects before or after you issue a command
PICKSTYLE Controls the use of group selection and associative hatch selection
PLATFORM Indicates which platform of AutoCAD is in use
PLINEGEN Sets how linetype patterns generate around the vertices of a 2D polyline
PLINETYPE Specifies whether AutoCAD uses optimized 2D polylines
PLINEWID Stores the default polyline width
PLOTID Obsolete, has no effect in AutoCAD 2000 except to preserve the integrity of
pre-AutoCAD 2000 scripts and LISP routines
PLOTROTMODE Controls the orientation of plots
PLOTTER Obsolete. Has no effect in AutoCAD 2000 except to preserve the integrity of
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pre-AutoCAD 2000 scripts and LISP routines
PLQUIET Controls the display of optional dialog boxes and nonfatal errors for batch
plotting and scripts
POLARADDANG Contains user-defined polar angles
POLARANG Sets the polar angle increment
POLARDIST Sets the snap increment when the SNAPSTYL system variable is set to 1
(polar snap)
POLARMODE Controls settings for polar and object snap tracking
POLYSIDES Sets the default number of sides for POLYGON
POPUPS Displays the status of the currently configured display driver
PRODUCT Returns the product name
PROGRAM Returns the program name
PROJECTNAME Assigns a project name to the current drawing
PROJMODE Sets the current Projection mode for trimming or extending
PROXYGRAPHICS Specifies whether images of proxy objects are saved in the drawing
PROXYNOTICE Displays a notice when you open a drawing containing custom objects
created by an application that is not present
PROXYSHOW Controls the display of proxy objects in a drawing
PSLTSCALE Controls paper space linetype scaling
PSPROLOG Assigns a name for a prolog section to be read from the acad.psf file when
you are using PSOUT
PSQUALITY Controls the rendering quality of PostScript images
PSTYLEMODE Indicates whether the current drawing is in a Color-Dependent or
Named Plot Style mode
PSTYLEPOLICY Controls whether an object's color property is associated with its plot
style
PSVPSCALE Sets the view scale factor for all newly created viewports
PUCSBASE Stores the name of the UCS that defines the origin and orientation of
orthographic UCS settings in paper space only
Q
QTEXTMODE Controls how text is displayed
R
RASTERPREVIEW Controls whether BMP preview images are saved with the drawing
REFEDITNAME Indicates whether a drawing is in a reference-editing state and stores
the reference file name
REGENMODE Controls automatic regeneration of the drawing
RE-INIT Reinitializes the digitizer, digitizer port, and acad.pgp file
RTDISPLAY Controls the display of raster images during Realtime ZOOM or PAN
S
SAVEFILE Stores the current auto-save file name
SAVEFILEPATH Specifies the path to the directory for all automatic save files for the
AutoCAD session.
SAVENAME Stores the file name and directory path of the current drawing after you

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SAVETIME Sets the automatic save interval, in minutes
SCREENBOXES Stores the number of boxes in the screen menu area of the drawing
area
SCREENMODE Stores a bitcode indicating the graphics/text state of the AutoCAD
display
SCREENSIZE Stores current viewport size in pixels (X and Y)
SDI Controls whether AutoCAD runs in single- or multiple-document interface
SHADEDGE Controls the shading of edges in rendering
SHADEDIF Sets the ratio of diffuse reflective light to ambient light
SHORTCUTMENU Controls whether Default, Edit, and Command mode shortcut
menus are available in the drawing area
SHPNAME Sets a default shape name
SKETCHINC Sets the record increment for SKETCH
SKPOLY Determines whether SKETCH generates lines or polylines
SNAPANG Sets snap and grid rotation angle for the current viewport
SNAPBASE Sets the snap and grid origin point for the current viewport relative to the
current UCS
SNAPISOPAIR Controls the isometric plane for the current viewport
SNAPMODE Turns Snap mode on and off
SNAPSTYL Sets snap style for the current viewport
SNAPTYPE Sets the snap style for the current viewport
SNAPUNIT Sets the snap spacing for the current viewport
SOLIDCHECK Turns the solid validation on and off for the current AutoCAD session
SORTENTS Controls the OPTIONS command (from the Selection tab) object sort order
operations
SPLFRAME Controls the display of splines and spline-fit polylines
SPLINESEGS Sets the number of line segments to be generated for each spline-fit
polyline
SPLINETYPE Sets the type of curve generated by the Spline option of the PEDIT
command
SURFTAB1 Sets the number of tabulations to be generated for RULESURF and
TABSURF
SURFTAB2 Sets the mesh density in the N direction for REVSURF and EDGESURF
SURFTYPE Controls the type of surface-fitting to be performed by the Smooth option of
the PEDIT command
SURFU Sets the surface density for PEDIT Smooth in the M direction
SURFV Sets the surface density for PEDIT Smooth in the N direction
SYSCODEPAGE Indicates the system code page specified in acad.xmf
T
TABMODE Controls the use of the tablet
TARGET Stores the location of the target point for the current viewport
TDCREATE Stores the local time and date the drawing was created
TDINDWG Stores the total editing time
TDUCREATE Stores the universal time and date the drawing was created
TDUPDATE Stores the local time and date of the last update/save
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TDUSRTIMER Stores the user-elapsed timer
TDUUPDATE Stores the universal time and date of the last update/save
TEMPPREFIX Contains the directory name for temporary files
TEXTEVAL Controls the method of evaluation for text strings
TEXTFILL Controls the filling of TrueType fonts while plotting, exporting with the
PSOUT command, and rendering
TEXTQLTY Sets the resolution tesselation fineness of text outlines for TrueType fonts
while plotting, exporting with the PSOUT command, and rendering
TEXTSIZE Sets the default height for new text objects drawn with the current text style
TEXTSTYLE Sets the name of the current text style
THICKNESS Sets the current 3D solid thickness
TILEMODE Makes the Model tab or the last layout tab current
TOOLTIPS Controls the display of tooltips
TRACEWID Sets the default trace width
TRACKPATH Controls the display of polar and object snap tracking alignment paths
TREEDEPTH Specifies the maximum depth, that is, the number of times the tree-
structured spatial index can divide into branches
TREEMAX Limits memory consumption during drawing regeneration by limiting the
number of nodes in the spatial index (oct-tree)
TRIMMODE Controls whether AutoCAD trims selected edges for chamfers and fillets
TSPACEFAC Controls the multiline text line spacing distance measured as a factor of
text height
TSPACETYPE Controls the type of line spacing used in multiline text
TSTACKALIGN Controls the vertical alignment of stacked text
TSTACKSIZE Controls the percentage of stacked text fraction height relative to
selected text's current height
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U
UCSAXISANG Stores the default angle when rotating the UCS around one of its axes
using the X, Y, or Z options of the UCS command
UCSBASE Stores the name of the UCS that defines the origin and orientation of
orthographic UCS settings
UCSFOLLOW Generates a plan view whenever you change from one UCS to another
UCSICON Displays the UCS icon for the current viewport
UCSNAME Stores the name of the current coordinate system for the current viewport in
the current space
UCSORG Stores the origin point of the current coordinate system for the current
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viewport in the current space
UCSORTHO Determines whether the related orthographic UCS setting is restored
automatically when an orthographic view is restored
UCSVIEW Determines whether the current UCS is saved with a named view
UCSVP Determines whether the UCS in active viewports remains fixed or changes to
reflect the UCS of the currently active viewport
UCSXDIR Stores the X direction of the current UCS for the current viewport in the
current space
UCSYDIR Stores the Y direction of the current UCS for the current viewport in the
current space
UNDOCTL Stores a bitcode indicating the state of the Auto and Control options of the
UNDO command
UNDOMARKS Stores the number of marks that have been placed in the UNDO control
stream by the Mark option
UNITMODE Controls the display format for units
USERI1–5 Stores and retrieves integer values
USERR1–5 Stores and retrieves real numbers
USERS1–5 Stores and retrieves text string data
V
VIEWCTR Stores the center of view in the current viewport
VIEWDIR Stores the viewing direction in the current viewport
VIEWMODE Controls the View mode for the current viewport using bitcode
VIEWSIZE Stores the height of the view in the current viewport
VIEWTWIST Stores the view twist angle for the current viewport
VISRETAIN Controls the visibility, color, linetype, lineweight, and plot styles (if
PSTYLEPOLICY is set to 0) of xref-dependent layers and specifies whether nested xref
path changes are saved
VSMAX Stores the upper-right corner of the current viewport's virtual screen
VSMIN Stores the lower-left corner of the current viewport's virtual screen
W
WHIPARC Controls whether the display of circles and arcs is smooth
WMFBKGND Controls the background of the output Windows metafile resulting from
the WMFOUT command, and for the metafile format of objects placed on the Clipboard
or dragged and dropped into other applications
WORLDUCS Indicates whether the UCS is the same as the WCS
WORLDVIEW Determines whether input to the 3DORBIT, DVIEW, and VPOINT
commands is relative to the WCS (default), the current UCS, or the UCS specified by
the UCSBASE system variable
WRITESTAT Indicates whether a drawing file is read-only or can be written to, for
developers who need to determine write status through AutoLISP
X
XCLIPFRAME Controls the visibility of xref clipping boundaries
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XFADECTL Controls the fading intensity for references being edited in-place
XLOADCTL Turns xref demand loading on and off and controls whether it opens the
original drawing or a copy
XLOADPATH Creates a path for storing temporary copies of demand-loaded xref files
XREFCTL Controls whether AutoCAD writes external reference log (XLG) files
Z
ZOOMFACTOR Controls the incremental change in zoom with each IntelliMouse wheel
action, whether forward or backward

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