AutoCAD

Command Reference

2004February 2003

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Using AutoCAD Documentation . . . . . . Using This Reference . . . . . . . . . Executing Commands . . . . . . . References to Other Sections . . . . . Typographical Conventions . . . . . . . 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3DARRAY . . . . . . . . . . . 3DCLIP . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjust Clipping Planes Window . . . . 3DCONFIG . . . . . . . . . . . 3DCORBIT . . . . . . . . . . . 3DDISTANCE . . . . . . . . . . 3DFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . 3DMESH . . . . . . . . . . . 3DORBIT . . . . . . . . . . . Cursor Icons . . . . . . . . . . 3DOrbit Shortcut Menu . . . . . . . 3DORBITCTR . . . . . . . . . . 3DPAN . . . . . . . . . . . . 3DPOLY . . . . . . . . . . . . 3DSIN . . . . . . . . . . . . 3D Studio File Import Options Dialog Box . 3DSOUT. . . . . . . . . . . . 3D Studio File Export Options Dialog Box .

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3DSWIVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . 3DZOOM . . . . . . . . . . . . ABOUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . ACISIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . ACISOUT . . . . . . . . . . . . ADCCLOSE . . . . . . . . . . . . ADCENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . DesignCenter Window . . . . . . . . . Search Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . ADCNAVIGATE . . . . . . . . . . ALIGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMECONVERT . . . . . . . . . . . APERTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . APPLOAD . . . . . . . . . . . . Load/Unload Applications Dialog Box . . . . Startup Suite Dialog Box . . . . . . . . ARC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . AREA . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARRAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . Array Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . ARRAY Command Line . . . . . . . . . ARX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ASSIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . Active Assistance Settings Dialog Box . . . . ATTACHURL . . . . . . . . . . . ATTDEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . Attribute Definition Dialog Box . . . . . . ATTDEF Command Line . . . . . . . . ATTDISP . . . . . . . . . . . . ATTEDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . Edit Attributes Dialog Box . . . . . . . . ATTEDIT Command Line . . . . . . . . ATTEXT. . . . . . . . . . . . . Attribute Extraction Dialog Box . . . . . . ATTEXT Command Line . . . . . . . . ATTREDEF . . . . . . . . . . . . ATTSYNC . . . . . . . . . . . . AUDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . BACKGROUND . . . . . . . . . . Background Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . Adjust Background Bitmap Placement Dialog Box BASE . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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BATTMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Block Attribute Manager . . . . . . . . . . Edit Attribute Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . Settings Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . BHATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boundary Hatch and Fill Dialog Box . . . . . . Hatch Pattern Palette Dialog Box . . . . . . . BHATCH Command Line . . . . . . . . . . BLIPMODE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . BLOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Block Definition Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . BLOCK Command Line . . . . . . . . . . BLOCKICON . . . . . . . . . . . . . BMPOUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BOUNDARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boundary Creation Dialog Box . . . . . . . . BOUNDARY Command Line . . . . . . . . . BOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BREAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BROWSER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Understanding Syntax of Expressions . . . . . . Formatting Feet and Inches . . . . . . . . . Formatting Angles . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Points and Vectors . . . . . . . . . . Using AutoLISP Variables . . . . . . . . . . Using AutoCAD System Variables . . . . . . . Converting Units of Measurement . . . . . . . Using Standard Numeric Functions. . . . . . . Calculating a Vector from Two Points . . . . . . Calculating the Length of a Vector . . . . . . . Obtaining a Point by Cursor . . . . . . . . . Obtaining the Last-Specified Point . . . . . . . Using AutoCAD Snap Modes in Arithmetic Expressions Converting Points between UCS and WCS . . . . Calculating a Point on a Line . . . . . . . . Rotating a Point About an Axis . . . . . . . . Obtaining an Intersection Point . . . . . . . . Calculating a Distance . . . . . . . . . . . Obtaining a Radius . . . . . . . . . . . . Obtaining an Angle. . . . . . . . . . . . Calculating a Normal Vector . . . . . . . . . Using Shortcut Functions . . . . . . . . . . CAMERA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHAMFER . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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CHANGE . . . . . . . . . . CHECKSTANDARDS . . . . . . . Check Standards Dialog Box . . . . CHPROP . . . . . . . . . . CIRCLE . . . . . . . . . . . CLOSE . . . . . . . . . . . CLOSEALL . . . . . . . . . . COLOR . . . . . . . . . . . Select Color Dialog Box . . . . . . COLOR Command Line. . . . . . COMPILE . . . . . . . . . . CONE . . . . . . . . . . . CONVERT . . . . . . . . . . CONVERTCTB . . . . . . . . . CONVERTPSTYLES . . . . . . . . COPY . . . . . . . . . . . COPYBASE . . . . . . . . . . COPYCLIP . . . . . . . . . . COPYHIST . . . . . . . . . . COPYLINK . . . . . . . . . . CUSTOMIZE . . . . . . . . . Customize Dialog Box . . . . . . New Toolbar Dialog Box . . . . . Button Editor Dialog Box . . . . . CUTCLIP . . . . . . . . . . CYLINDER . . . . . . . . . . DBCCLOSE . . . . . . . . . . DBCONNECT . . . . . . . . . dbConnect Manager . . . . . . . Data View Window . . . . . . . Query Editor . . . . . . . . . Column Values Dialog Box. . . . . Link Select Dialog Box . . . . . . Configure a Data Source Dialog Box . . Data View and Query Options Dialog Box Export Links Dialog Box . . . . . Export Query Set Dialog Box . . . . Export Template Set Dialog Box . . . Find Dialog Box . . . . . . . . Format Dialog Box . . . . . . . Import Query Set Dialog Box . . . . Import Template Set Dialog Box . . . Label Template Dialog Box . . . . . Label Template Properties Dialog Box . Link Conversion Dialog Box . . . .

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Link Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Link Template Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . Link Template Properties Dialog Box . . . . . . . New Label Template Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . New Link Template Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . New Query Dialog Box. . . . . . . . . . . . Replace Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select a Database Object Dialog Box . . . . . . . Select a Data Object Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . Sort Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synchronize Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . DBLCLKEDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DBLIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DDEDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edit Text Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . Edit Attribute Definition Dialog Box . . . . . . . DDPTYPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Point Style Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . DDVPOINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewpoint Presets Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . DELAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DETACHURL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIM and DIM1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIMALIGNED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIMANGULAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIMBASELINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIMCENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIMCONTINUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIMDIAMETER . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIMDISASSOCIATE . . . . . . . . . . . . DIMEDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIMLINEAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIMORDINATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIMOVERRIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIMRADIUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIMREASSOCIATE . . . . . . . . . . . . DIMREGEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIMSTYLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dimension Style Manager. . . . . . . . . . . Create New Dimension Style Dialog Box . . . . . . New, Modify, and Override Dimension Style Dialog Boxes Compare Dimension Styles Dialog Box . . . . . . DIMSTYLE Command Line . . . . . . . . . . DIMTEDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DIST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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DIVIDE . . . . . . . . . . DONUT. . . . . . . . . . DRAGMODE . . . . . . . . DRAWORDER . . . . . . . . DSETTINGS. . . . . . . . . Drafting Settings Dialog Box . . . DSVIEWER . . . . . . . . . Aerial View Window . . . . . . DVIEW . . . . . . . . . . DWGPROPS . . . . . . . . Drawing Properties Dialog Box . . DXBIN . . . . . . . . . . EATTEDIT . . . . . . . . . Enhanced Attribute Editor . . . . EATTEXT . . . . . . . . . Attribute Extraction Wizard . . . EDGE . . . . . . . . . . EDGESURF . . . . . . . . . ELEV . . . . . . . . . . ELLIPSE . . . . . . . . . . Arc . . . . . . . . . . . ERASE . . . . . . . . . . ETRANSMIT . . . . . . . . Create Transmittal Dialog Box. . . Password Dialog Box . . . . . . EXPLODE . . . . . . . . . EXPORT . . . . . . . . . EXTEND . . . . . . . . . EXTRUDE . . . . . . . . . FILL . . . . . . . . . . . FILLET . . . . . . . . . . FILTER . . . . . . . . . . Object Selection Filters Dialog Box . FIND . . . . . . . . . . Find and Replace Dialog Box . . . Find and Replace Options Dialog Box FOG. . . . . . . . . . . Fog/Depth Cue Dialog Box . . . . GOTOURL . . . . . . . . . GRAPHSCR . . . . . . . . . GRID . . . . . . . . . . GROUP . . . . . . . . . . Object Grouping Dialog Box . . . Order Group Dialog Box . . . . GROUP Command Line. . . . .

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HATCH . . . . . . . . . HATCHEDIT . . . . . . . . Hatch Edit Dialog Box . . . . . HATCHEDIT Command Line . . HELP . . . . . . . . . . HIDE . . . . . . . . . . HLSETTINGS . . . . . . . . Hidden Line Settings Dialog Box . HYPERLINK . . . . . . . . Insert Hyperlink Dialog Box . . . Edit Hyperlink Dialog Box . . . Select Place in Document Dialog Box HYPERLINK Command Line . . . HYPERLINKOPTIONS . . . . . . ID . . . . . . . . . . . IMAGE . . . . . . . . . . Image Manager . . . . . . . IMAGE Command Line . . . . IMAGEADJUST . . . . . . . Image Adjust Dialog Box . . . . IMAGEADJUST Command Line . . IMAGEATTACH . . . . . . . Image Dialog Box . . . . . . IMAGECLIP . . . . . . . . IMAGEFRAME . . . . . . . . IMAGEQUALITY . . . . . . . IMPORT . . . . . . . . . INSERT . . . . . . . . . . Insert Dialog Box . . . . . . INSERT Command Line . . . . INSERTOBJ. . . . . . . . . Insert Object Dialog Box . . . . INTERFERE. . . . . . . . . INTERSECT . . . . . . . . ISOPLANE . . . . . . . . . JPGOUT . . . . . . . . . JUSTIFYTEXT . . . . . . . . LAYER . . . . . . . . . . Layer Properties Manager . . . . Named Layer Filters Dialog Box . . Save Layer States Dialog Box . . . Layer States Manager . . . . . Select Linetype Dialog Box . . . Lineweight Dialog Box. . . . . LAYER Command Line . . . .

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LAYERP . . . . . . . . . . . LAYERPMODE . . . . . . . . . LAYOUT . . . . . . . . . . LAYOUTWIZARD . . . . . . . . Layout Wizard . . . . . . . . . LAYTRANS . . . . . . . . . . Layer Translator . . . . . . . . Settings Dialog Box . . . . . . . Edit/New Layer Dialog Box . . . . . LEADER. . . . . . . . . . . LENGTHEN. . . . . . . . . . LIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . Lights Dialog Box . . . . . . . . New or Modify Point Light Dialog Box . New or Modify Distant Light Dialog Box New or Modify Spotlight Dialog Box. . North Location Dialog Box. . . . . Shadow Options Dialog Box . . . . Sun Angle Calculator Dialog Box . . . Geographic Location Dialog Box . . . LIMITS . . . . . . . . . . . LINE . . . . . . . . . . . LINETYPE . . . . . . . . . . Linetype Manager . . . . . . . Load or Reload Linetypes Dialog Box . LINETYPE Command Line . . . . . LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . LOAD . . . . . . . . . . . LOGFILEOFF . . . . . . . . . LOGFILEON . . . . . . . . . LSEDIT . . . . . . . . . . . Landscape Edit Dialog Box . . . . . LSLIB . . . . . . . . . . . Landscape Library Dialog Box . . . . Landscape Library Edit Dialog Box . . LSNEW . . . . . . . . . . . Landscape New Dialog Box. . . . . LTSCALE . . . . . . . . . . LWEIGHT . . . . . . . . . . Lineweight Settings Dialog Box . . . LWEIGHT Command Line . . . . . MASSPROP . . . . . . . . . . MATCHPROP . . . . . . . . . Property Settings Dialog Box . . . .

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MATLIB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533 Materials Library Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . 533 Reconcile Imported Material Names Dialog Box. . . . . . 535 Reconcile Exported Material Names Dialog Box . . . . . . 536 MEASURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537 MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539 MENULOAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540 Menu Customization Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . 540 MENULOAD Command Line . . . . . . . . . . . 543 MENUUNLOAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 MINSERT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544 MIRROR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553 MIRROR3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554 MLEDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556 Multiline Edit Tools Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . 556 MLINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564 MLSTYLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566 Multiline Styles Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . 567 Load Multiline Styles Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . 569 Element Properties Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . 569 Multiline Properties Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . 570 MODEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573 MOVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573 MREDO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574 MSLIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575 MSPACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575 MTEXT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 576 Multiline Text Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577 Indents and Tabs Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . 581 Replace Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582 . . . . . . . . . . . . Stack Properties Dialog Box582 AutoStack Properties Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . 584 MTEXT Command Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585 Unicode Strings, Control Codes, and Special Characters . . . 589 MULTIPLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 590 MVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591 MVSETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595 Using MVSETUP on the Model Tab . . . . . . . . . . 596 Using MVSETUP on a Layout Tab . . . . . . . . . . 596 NEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605 Create New Drawing Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . 605 Quick Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 Advanced Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610 NEW Command Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612 OFFSET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 613

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SIGVALIDATE . . . . . . . . . . Validate Digital Signatures Dialog Box . . Digital Signature Contents Dialog Box. . SKETCH . . . . . . . . . . . SLICE . . . . . . . . . . . . SNAP . . . . . . . . . . . . SOLDRAW . . . . . . . . . . . SOLID . . . . . . . . . . . . SOLIDEDIT . . . . . . . . . . SOLPROF . . . . . . . . . . . SOLVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . SPACETRANS . . . . . . . . . . SPELL . . . . . . . . . . . . Check Spelling Dialog Box . . . . . Change Dictionaries Dialog Box. . . . SPHERE . . . . . . . . . . . SPLINE . . . . . . . . . . . . SPLINEDIT . . . . . . . . . . . STANDARDS . . . . . . . . . . Configure Standards Dialog Box. . . . CAD Standards Settings Dialog Box. . . STATS . . . . . . . . . . . . Statistics Dialog Box . . . . . . . STATUS . . . . . . . . . . . STLOUT . . . . . . . . . . . STRETCH . . . . . . . . . . . STYLE . . . . . . . . . . . . Text Style Dialog Box . . . . . . . STYLE Command Line . . . . . . . STYLESMANAGER . . . . . . . . . Add-a-Plot-Style-Table Wizard . . . . Plot Style Table Editor . . . . . . . Edit Lineweights Dialog Box . . . . . SUBTRACT . . . . . . . . . . . SYSWINDOWS. . . . . . . . . . TABLET . . . . . . . . . . . TABSURF . . . . . . . . . . . TEXT . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Unicode Characters . . . . . Control Codes and Special Characters . . TEXT and the TEXTEVAL System Variable TEXTSCR . . . . . . . . . . . TIFOUT . . . . . . . . . . . TIME . . . . . . . . . . . .

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TOLERANCE . . . . . . . . . . Geometric Tolerance Dialog Box . . . . Symbol Dialog Box . . . . . . . . Material Condition Dialog Box . . . . TOOLBAR . . . . . . . . . . . TOOLBAR Command Line . . . . . . TOOLPALETTES . . . . . . . . . View Options Dialog Box . . . . . . Tool Properties Dialog Box . . . . . . TOOLPALETTESCLOSE. . . . . . . . TORUS . . . . . . . . . . . . TRACE . . . . . . . . . . . . TRANSPARENCY . . . . . . . . . TRAYSETTINGS. . . . . . . . . . Tray Settings Dialog Box . . . . . . TREESTAT . . . . . . . . . . . TRIM . . . . . . . . . . . . U . . . . . . . . . . . . . UCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . UCSICON . . . . . . . . . . . UCS Icon Dialog Box. . . . . . . . UCSMAN . . . . . . . . . . . UCS Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . UCS Details Dialog Box . . . . . . . UNDEFINE . . . . . . . . . . . UNDO . . . . . . . . . . . . UNION . . . . . . . . . . . . UNITS . . . . . . . . . . . . Drawing Units Dialog Box . . . . . . Direction Control Dialog Box . . . . . UNITS Command Line . . . . . . . VBAIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . VBALOAD . . . . . . . . . . . AutoCAD Macro Virus Protection Dialog Box VBAMAN . . . . . . . . . . . VBA Manager . . . . . . . . . . VBARUN . . . . . . . . . . . Macros Dialog Box . . . . . . . . Select Project Dialog Box . . . . . . VBA Options Dialog Box . . . . . . VBARUN Command Line . . . . . . VBASTMT . . . . . . . . . . . VBAUNLOAD . . . . . . . . . .

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VIEW . . . . . . . . View Dialog Box. . . . . New View Dialog Box . . . View Details Dialog Box . . VIEW Command Line . . . VIEWRES . . . . . . . VLISP . . . . . . . . VPCLIP. . . . . . . . VPLAYER . . . . . . . VPOINT . . . . . . . VPORTS . . . . . . . Viewports Dialog Box . . . VPORTS Command Line . . VSLIDE. . . . . . . . WBLOCK . . . . . . . Write Block Dialog Box . . WBLOCK Command Line. . WEDGE . . . . . . . WHOHAS . . . . . . . WIPEOUT . . . . . . . WMFIN . . . . . . . WMFOPTS . . . . . . . WMF In Options Dialog Box . WMFOUT . . . . . . . XATTACH . . . . . . . External Reference Dialog Box XBIND . . . . . . . . Xbind Dialog Box . . . . XBIND Command Line . . XCLIP . . . . . . . . XLINE . . . . . . . . XOPEN. . . . . . . . XPLODE . . . . . . . XREF . . . . . . . . Xref Manager. . . . . . Bind Xrefs Dialog Box . . . XREF Command Line . . . ZOOM . . . . . . . . Zoom Shortcut Menu . . .

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Introduction

The Command Reference, a comprehensive guide to AutoCAD commands, lists all AutoCAD commands in alphabetical order. In addition to the command listings, the Command Reference covers several topics in the appendixes: command aliases, system variables, dimension variables, utilities, standard libraries, graphical database objects, and Unicode fonts. The index for the Command Reference is at the end of Volume II.

In this chapter Using AutoCAD

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Using AutoCAD DocumentationIn addition to this Command Reference, several other resources are available to help you learn and use AutoCAD. The complete documentation set for AutoCAD is online. You can access it from the Help menu.

Note For the latest documentation corrections and additions, refer to theReadme file.

Using This ReferenceThe Command Reference provides detailed information on all commands, command options, and system variables. The explanations reflect the default AutoCAD system variable settings and the default prototype drawing. If you change system variable settings, the prompts on your screen might differ from what you see here. For example, the setting of the FILEDIA system variable governs whether you work in a dialog box or on the command line when you use certain commands. See appendix B, System Variables.

Executing CommandsThe process of executing a command begins by starting the command, using one of several methods. For some commands, such as REGEN, no further action is required. For other commands, you must respond by providing additional information or actions in order to complete the command. As you work with commands, note that right-clicking in the drawing area either acts as ENTER or displays a shortcut menu. You can control this behavior in the Options dialog box or with the SHORTCUTMENU system variable.

Starting CommandsYou can start a command by doing one of the following:

Select the command from a menu, toolbar, status bar, or shortcut menu. Enter the command name or command alias at the Command prompt and press ENTER or SPACEBAR .

For a list of the aliases that correspond to each command, see appendix A, Command Aliases.

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In this Command Reference, near the beginning of each command description is a command access section, listing the specific ways you can start that command. For example, following is the command access section for the PAN command: Standard toolbar: View menu: Pan Realtime Shortcut menu: With no objects selected, right-click in the drawing area, and choose Pan. Command line: pan (or 'pan for transparent use) The availability of certain shortcut menus depends on the current setting of the SHORTCUTMENU system variable. The instructions in the command access sections assume that you have made the indicated menu available. You can exit a command at any time by pressing ESC . Using Transparent Commands In many cases, you can start a command while using another command. The command you start is called a transparent command. For example, to turn on the grid while drawing a line, you can start the GRID command transparently by preceding the command with an apostrophe. Two right angle brackets (>>) precede prompts for transparent commands. Command: line Specify first point: 'grid >>Specify grid spacing(X) or [ON/OFF/Snap/Aspect] : on Resuming LINE command Specify first point: In the Command Reference, the command access sections identify commands that you can use transparently. Suppressing Dialog Boxes Many commands provide both command line and dialog box interfaces. In most cases, when both a command line and dialog box interface are available, the command line version is preceded with a hyphen character. For example, the command line version of GROUP is -GROUP. You can also control the display of file dialog boxes through the FILEDIA system variable. See appendix B, System Variables.

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Responding to PromptsIf a command does not immediately execute, AutoCAD either displays a dialog box or displays prompts on the command line requesting more information. Command line prompts are structured as follows: Command: commandname Current settings: Setting1 Setting2 Setting3 Instructional text [Option1/oPtion2/opTion3/...] : The optional current value line displays the current settings for the command or for system variables related to the command. The succeeding prompts identify the type of input required to complete the command and, when applicable, list the available options in straight brackets and a default option or value in angle brackets. In some cases, AutoCAD determines default options and values based on the option or value that you last specified, or based on the settings of certain system variables. Typically, the first word of a prompt indicates the type of action you can take. Most command line prompts begin with the word enter, select, or specify. These words indicate how you can respond to the prompt. Terminology in command line promptsIf the prompt starts with... Select You can... Select objects on the screen using your pointing device. Enter text on the command line. Use your pointing device or enter text on the command line to select a point location on the screen.

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Selecting Options on the Command Line To select one of the options contained within the straight brackets, you can enter the entire option name or only the capitalized letters, and then press ENTER or SPACEBAR . To select the default option enclosed in angle brackets (), if available, press ENTER or SPACEBAR .

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You can also choose command options from a shortcut menu by rightclicking in the drawing area while the command is active. The options available on the command line appear in the shortcut menu. For information about how to enable or disable this shortcut menu, see Shortcut Menus in the Users Guide. Entering Data on the Command Line Some prompts ask you to enter data, rather than (or as an alternative to) choosing an option. To do so, enter the text on the command line and press ENTER or SPACEBAR . However, be aware that when the command line prompt requests an object name, SPACEBAR inserts a space on the command line rather than acting as ENTER . This allows for the support of extended symbol names. Just as default command options are often provided, prompts may include default values, enclosed in angle brackets (), when data is requested. For example, the POLYGON command displays the following prompt, suggesting 4 as the number of sides for your polygon: Command: polygon Enter number of sides : To accept the default value, press ENTER or SPACEBAR . Using Wild-Card Characters on the Command Line When the prompt directions ask for a name list, such as a block name, variable name, named view, and so on, you can use wild-card characters to specify names. See the table in Filter and Sort the List of Layers in the Users Guide.

Repeating CommandsIf no command is active, you can repeat the previous command by pressing ENTER or SPACEBAR or by right-clicking in the drawing area and choosing the Repeat Command Name option from the shortcut menu.

Accessing Recently Used CommandsYou can access the six most recently used commands from a shortcut menu by right-clicking in the command window and choosing Recent Commands.

References to Other SectionsAt the end of most command descriptions, youll find a section called See Also. This section includes references to chapters in other AutoCAD guides and other AutoCAD commands and system variables related to the current command.

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Typographical ConventionsTo orient you to AutoCAD features as they appear on the screen, specific terms are set in typefaces that distinguish them from the body text. Throughout AutoCAD documentation, the following conventions are used. Typographical conventionsText element AutoCAD commands AutoCAD system variables AutoCAD named-objects, such as linetypes and styles Prompts Instructions after prompt sequences File names and file name extensions Folder or directory names Text you enter Keys you press on the keyboard Keys you press simultaneously on the keyboard AutoLISP variable names, sample code, and text in ASCII files AutoLISP and DIESEL function names Formal arguments specified in function definitions Example ADCENTER, DBCONNECT, SAVE DIMBLK, DWGNAME, LTSCALE DASHDOT, STANDARD

Select object to trim or [Project/Edge/Undo]: Select objects: Use an object selection method acad.exe, Readme file, .dwg file extension Sample folder, c:\autocad 2002\support At the Command prompt, enter shape.CTRL, F10, ESC, ENTER CTRL + C

The variable pi is preset to a value of pi***POP1 command ads_command( )

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You can start a command by using one of the following methods:

Click the command name on a menu, toolbar, status bar, or shortcut menu. Enter the command name or command alias at the Command prompt and press ENTER or SPACEBAR .

For a list of the aliases that correspond to each command, see Command Aliases. In this Command Reference, near the beginning of each command description is a command access section that lists the specific ways you can start that command.

3DCreates three-dimensional polygon mesh objects3D creates three-dimensional polygon mesh objects in common geometric

shapes, including boxes, cones, spheres, tori, wedges, and pyramids. When you use 3D to construct polygon mesh objects, the resulting objects are surfaces that can be hidden, shaded, or rendered. Draw menu: Surfaces 3D Surfaces Command line: 3d Enter an option [Box/Cone/DIsh/DOme/Mesh/Pyramid/Sphere/Torus/Wedge]:

BoxCreates a 3D box polygon mesh. Specify corner point of box: Specify length of box: Specify a distance Specify width of box or [Cube]: Specify a distance or enter c

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WidthSpecifies the width of the box. Enter a distance or specify a point relative to the corner point of the box.height angle

Specify height of box: Specify a distance Specify rotation angle of box about the Z axis or [Reference]: Specify an angle or enter r

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Rotates the box about the first corner specified. If you enter 0, the box remains orthogonal to the current X and Y axes. Aligns the box with other objects in the drawing or relative to an angle you specify. The base point for the rotation is the first corner of the box. Specify the reference angle : Specify a point, enter an angle, or press ENTER You can define a reference angle by specifying two points or an angle from the X axis on the XY plane. For example, you can rotate the box to align two specified points on the box with a point on another object. After defining a reference angle, specify a point for the reference angle to align with. The box then rotates around the first corner relative to the angle of rotation specified for the reference angle. If you enter 0 as a reference angle, the new angle alone determines the rotation of the box. Specify the new angle: Specify a point or enter an angle To specify the new angle of rotation, specify a point relative to the base point. The base point for the rotation is the first corner of the box. The box rotates by the angle between the reference angle and the new angle. If you want to align the box with another object, specify two points on the target object to define the new angle of rotation for the box. If the reference angle of rotation is 0, the box rotates the angular distance entered relative to the first corner of the box.

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CubeCreates a cube using the length for the width and height of the box. Specify rotation angle of box about the Z axis or [Reference]: Specify an angle or enter r Rotation Angle Rotates the cube about the first corner of the box. If you enter 0, the box remains orthogonal to the current X and Y axes.

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Aligns the box with other objects in the drawing or relative to an angle you specify. The base point for the rotation is the first corner of the box. Specify the reference angle : Specify a point, enter an angle, or press ENTER You can define a reference angle by specifying two points or an angle from the X axis on the XY plane. For example, you can rotate the box to align two specified points on the box with a point on another object. After defining a reference angle, specify a point for the reference angle to align with. The box then rotates around the first corner relative to the angle of rotation specified for the reference angle. If you enter 0 as a reference angle, the new angle alone determines the rotation of the box. Specify the new angle: Specify a point or enter an angle To specify the new angle of rotation, specify a point relative to the base point. The base point for the rotation is the first corner of the box. The box rotates the angular distance between the reference angle and the new angle. If you want to align the box with another object, specify two points on the target object to define the new angle of rotation for the box. If the reference angle of rotation is 0, the box rotates the angular distance entered relative to the first corner point of the box.

ConeCreates a cone-shaped polygon mesh. Specify center point for base of cone: Specify a point (1) Specify radius for base of cone or [Diameter]: Specify a distance or enter d1

Radius for BaseDefines the base of the cone by its radius. Specify radius for top of cone or [Diameter] : Specify a distance, enter d, or press ENTER

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Defines the top of the cone by its radius. A value of 0 produces a cone. A value greater than 0 produces a truncated cone. Specify height of cone: Specify a distance Enter number of segments for surface of cone : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER

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Defines the top of the cone by its diameter. A value of 0 produces a cone. A value greater than 0 produces a truncated cone. Specify diameter for top of cone : Specify a distance or press ENTER Specify height of cone: Specify a distance Enter number of segments for surface of cone : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER

Diameter for BaseDefines the base of the cone by its diameter. Specify diameter for base of cone: Specify a distance Specify radius for top of cone or [Diameter] : Specify a distance, enter d, or press ENTERtop diameter

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Defines the top of the cone by its radius. A value of 0 produces a cone. A value greater than 0 produces a truncated cone. Specify height of cone: Specify a distance Enter number of segments for surface of cone : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER

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Defines the top of the cone by its diameter. A value of 0 produces a cone. A value greater than 0 produces a truncated cone. Specify diameter for top of cone : Specify a distance Specify height of cone: Specify a distance Enter number of segments for surface of cone : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER

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DishCreates the lower half of a spherical polygon mesh. Specify center point of dish: Specify a point (1) Specify radius of dish or [Diameter]: Specify a distance or enter d Radius Defines the dish by its radius. Enter number of longitudinal segments for surface of dish : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER Enter number of latitudinal segments for surface of dish : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER Diameter Defines the dish by its diameter. Specify diameter of dish: Specify a distance Enter number of longitudinal segments for surface of dish : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER Enter number of latitudinal segments for surface of dish : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTERradius 1 diameter

DomeCreates the upper half of a spherical polygon mesh. Specify center point of dome: Specify a point (1) Specify radius of dome or [Diameter]: Specify a distance or enter d Radius Defines the dome by its radius. Enter number of longitudinal segments for surface of dome: Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER Enter number of latitudinal segments for surface of dome : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER

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Defines the dome by its diameter. Specify diameter of dome: Specify a distance Enter number of longitudinal segments for surface of dome : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER Enter number of latitudinal segments for surface of dome : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER

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Creates a planar mesh whose M and N sizes determine the number of lines drawn in each direction along the mesh. The M and N directions are similar to the X and Y axes of an XY plane. Specify first corner point of mesh: Specify a point (1) Specify second corner point of mesh: Specify a point (2) Specify third corner point of mesh: Specify a point (3) Specify fourth corner point of mesh: Specify a point (4) Enter mesh size in the M direction: Enter a value between 2 and 256 Enter mesh size in the N direction: Enter a value between 2 and 256

PyramidCreates a pyramid or a tetrahedron. Specify first corner point for base of pyramid: Specify a point (1) Specify second corner point for base of pyramid: Specify a point (2) Specify third corner point for base of pyramid: Specify a point (3) Specify fourth corner point for base of pyramid or [Tetrahedron]: Specify a point (4) or enter tapex point 5

Fourth Corner PointDefines the fourth corner point of the base of a pyramid. Specify apex point of pyramid or [Ridge/Top]: Specify a point (5) or enter an option The Z value of the point specified determines the height for the pyramids apex, top, or ridge line.

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Defines the top of the pyramid as a point (apex). Defines the top of the pyramid as a ridge line. The two endpoints must lie in the same direction as the base points to prevent a self-intersecting wireframe. Specify first ridge end point of pyramid: Specify a point (1) Specify second ridge end point of pyramid: Specify a point (2)

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Defines the top of the pyramid as a rectangle. If the top points cross, they create a self-intersecting polygon mesh. Specify first corner point for top of pyramid: Specify a point Specify second corner point for top of pyramid: Specify a point Specify third corner point for top of pyramid: Specify a point Specify fourth corner point for top of pyramid: Specify a point

TetrahedronCreates a tetrahedral polygon mesh. Specify apex point of tetrahedron or [Top]: Specify a point or enter t Apex Point Top Defines the top of the tetrahedron as a point (apex). Defines the top of the tetrahedron as a triangle. If the top points cross, they create a self-intersecting polygon mesh. Specify first corner point for top of tetrahedron: Specify a point (1) Specify second corner point for top of tetrahedron: Specify a point (2) Specify third corner point for top of tetrahedron: Specify a point (3)

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SphereCreates a spherical polygon mesh. Specify center point of sphere: Specify a point (1) Specify radius of sphere or [Diameter]: Specify a distance or enter d Radius Defines the sphere by its radius. Enter number of longitudinal segments for surface of sphere : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER Enter number of latitudinal segments for surface of sphere : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER

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Defines the sphere by its diameter. Specify diameter of sphere: Specify a distance Enter number of longitudinal segments for surface of sphere : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER Enter number of latitudinal segments for surface of sphere : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER

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Creates a toroidal polygon mesh that is parallel to the XY plane of the current UCS. Specify center point of torus: Specify a point (1) Specify radius of torus or [Diameter]: Specify a distance or enter d The radius of the torus is measured from its center point to its outside edge, not to the center of the tube.

Radiustorus radius tube radius

Defines the torus by its radius. Specify radius of tube or [Diameter]: Specify a distance or enter d

The radius of the tube of the torus is measured from the center of the tube to the outside edge of the tube.

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Defines the tube by its radius. Enter number of segments around tube circumference : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER Enter number of segments around torus circumference : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER

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Defines the tube by its diameter. Specify diameter of tube: Specify a distance Enter number of segments around tube circumference : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER Enter number of segments around torus circumference : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER

Diametertorus diameter tube diameter

Defines the torus by its diameter. Specify diameter of torus: Specify a distance Specify radius of tube or [Diameter]: Specify a distance or enter d The radius of the tube of the torus is measured from the center of the tube to the outside edge of the tube. Radius Defines the tube by its radius. Enter number of segments around tube circumference : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER Enter number of segments around torus circumference : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER Diameter Defines the tube by its diameter. Specify diameter of tube: Specify a distance Enter number of segments around tube circumference : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER Enter number of segments around torus circumference : Enter a value greater than 1 or press ENTER

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WedgeCreates a right-angle, wedge-shaped polygon mesh with a sloped face tapering along the X axis. Specify corner point of wedge: Specify a point (1) Specify length of wedge: Specify a distance Specify width of wedge: Specify a distance Specify height of wedge: Specify a distance Specify rotation angle of wedge about the Z axis: Specify an angle The base point for the rotation is the corner point of the wedge. If you enter 0, the wedge remains orthogonal to the current UCS plane. See Also See Create 3D Objects in the Users Guide. CommandsDVIEW establishes a viewpoint from anywhere in space. HIDE temporarily removes lines that would be hidden by other objects. PLAN provides a convenient means of viewing the drawing from plan view. RENDER creates a

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realistically shaded image of a three-dimensional wireframe model using all the geometry, view, and light information in the model. SHADEMODE provides shading and wireframe options for objects in the current viewport. VPOINT sets the viewing position for a 3D visualization in the current viewport. UCS controls user coordinate systems.

3DARRAYCreates a three-dimensional arrayobject selected

Modify menu: 3D Operation 3D Array Command line: 3darray Select objects: Use an object selection method

The entire selection set is treated as a single element in the array.levels

Enter type of array [Rectangular/Polar] : Enter an option or press ENTER Rectangular Array Copies objects in a matrix of rows (X axis), columns (Y axis), and levels (Z axis). An array must have at least two rows or two columns or two levels.

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Enter the number of rows () : Enter a positive value or press ENTER Enter the number of columns ( | | | ) : Enter a positive value or press ENTER Enter the number of levels ( . . . ) : Enter a positive value or press ENTER Specifying one row requires that more than one column be specified, and vice versa. Specifying one level creates a two-dimensional array. If you specify more than one row, AutoCAD prompts: Specify the distance between rows (): Specify a distance If you specify more than one column, AutoCAD prompts: Specify the distance between columns ( | | | ): Specify a distance If you specify more than one level, AutoCAD prompts: Specify the distance between levels ( . . . ): Specify a distance Positive values generate the array along the positive X, Y, and Z axes. Negative values generate the array along the negative X, Y, and Z axes. Polar Array Copies objects about an axis of rotation. Enter the number of items in the array: Enter a positive value Specify the angle to fill (+=ccw, -=cw) : Specify an angle or press ENTER

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The specified angle determines how far AutoCAD arrays the objects about the axis of rotation. A positive number produces a counterclockwise array rotation. A negative number produces a clockwise array rotation.1 2

Rotate arrayed objects? [Yes/No] : press ENTER

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Entering y or pressing ENTER rotates each array element. Specify center point of array: Specify a point (1) Specify second point on axis of rotation: Specify a point (2) See Also See Create an Array of Objects in the Users Guide. CommandsARRAY copies the selected objects to a rectangular or cir-

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cular pattern. Each object can be independently edited.COPY duplicates objects. DIVIDE places evenly spaced

point objects or blocks along the length or perimeter of a selected object. GROUP creates logical groups of objects. MEASURE measures an object and places markers at specified intervals. MINSERT inserts multiple copies of a block into a single rectangular array. MULTIPLE causes the next command to repeat until canceled. System VariablesGRIPS turns on grips, with which you can manipulate

objects directly with the pointing device.

3DCLIPStarts the interactive 3D view and opens the Adjust Clipping Planes window 3D Orbit toolbar: Shortcut menu: Start the 3DORBIT command, right-click in the drawing area, and choose More Adjust Clipping Planes. Command line: 3dclip AutoCAD displays the Adjust Clipping Planes window.

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Adjust Clipping Planes WindowThe Adjust Clipping Planes window displays objects rotated at a 90-degree angle from the current 3D Orbit view. You set the clipping planes in the Adjust Clipping Planes window, and the results are displayed in the main 3D Orbit view. Use the Adjust Clipping Planes toolbar, or right-click in the Adjust Clipping Planes window and select an option from the shortcut menu.

Adjust Clipping Planes Shortcut MenuTo choose any of the following options, right-click in the Adjust Clipping Planes window. Adjust Front Clipping Adjusts only the front clipping plane. The line near the bottom of the window adjusts the front clipping plane. If a check mark is displayed next to Front Clipping On, you can see the clipping in the 3D Orbit view as you move the line up or down. Adjusts only the back clipping plane. The line near the top of the window adjusts the back clipping plane. If a check mark is displayed next to Back Clipping On, you can see the clipping in the 3D Orbit view as you move the line up or down. Causes the back and front clipping planes to move together, which shows you a slice of the objects in the 3D Orbit view. Adjust the front and back clipping planes, and then choose Create Slice. You can then move the front and back clipping planes as one unit.

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Turns the front clipping plane on or off. A check mark indicates that the front clipping plane is on, and you can see the results of moving the line that adjusts the front clipping plane. Choose this option again to turn the front clipping plane off and remove the check mark. Turns the back clipping plane on or off. A check mark indicates that the back clipping plane is on, and you can see the results of moving the line that adjusts the back clipping plane. Choose this option again to turn the back clipping plane off and remove the check mark.

Back Clipping On

Close the Adjust Clipping Planes window by clicking the Close button in the upper-right corner of the window. Closing the Adjust Clipping Planes window does not turn the clipping planes off. You can rotate the view in 3DORBIT and still see the effect of the clipping planes. As you rotate the view, different portions of the objects are clipped as they pass in and out of the clipping planes. To turn clipping planes off, right-click in the drawing area and choose More from the shortcut menu. A check mark in front of Front Clipping On or Back Clipping On indicates that the clipping plane is on. Choose the option that you want to turn off. Or, choose More Adjust Clipping Planes from the shortcut menu. Right-click in the Adjust Clipping Planes window, and ensure that the Front Clipping On and Back Clipping On options arent checked. See Also See Adjust Clipping Planes (3D Orbit) in the Users Guide.

3DCONFIGProvides a command-line interface to the 3D graphics systems configuration settings If you enter 3dconfig at the Command prompt, the following prompt is displayed on the command line: Enter option: [Adaptive degradation/Dynamic tessellation/Render options/ Geometry/acceLeration/eXit] : Enter the configuration you want to change or press ENTER to change adaptive degradation settings. You will stay in the 3DCONFIG command until you enter eXit or press ESC.

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Adaptive DegradationSpecifies the display options to which the view can degrade to maintain the speed of the view manipulation. For example, if a large drawing is currently Gouraud shaded, you can select Wireframe to allow the drawing to degrade to a wireframe representation of the view. You can turn on one or more than one of the available options. If more than one option is turned on, the display changes to the most detailed option first and then degrades until it reaches the least detailed option. Configure: Adaptive Degradation Enter mode [ON/OFF] : Specify whether you want adaptive degradation turned on or off If Adaptive Degradation is turned on, you can specify the type. If no type is specified, then no degradation will occur. Current display options: Wireframe Bounding Box Enter option [Flat shaded/Wireframe/Bounding box/Maintain speed fps/eXit] : Specify the type of adaptive degradation you want to use Configure: Flat shaded Enter mode [ON/OFF] : Specify whether you want flat-shaded display turned on or off Configure: Wireframe Enter mode [ON/OFF] : Specify whether you want wireframe display turned on or off Configure: Bounding box Enter mode [ON/OFF] : Specify whether you want bounding box display turned on or off Configure: Maintain speed fps Enter speed : Enter a value between 1 and 60 to adjust the frame rate Flat Shaded Wireframe Specifies that the display can change to flat shaded. Specifies that the display can change to wireframe. This uses less of the system resources and allows the drawing to move at a faster speed. Specifies that the display can change to a bounding box. A box is displayed in place of each object in your view. This choice requires the least amount of system resources. Specifies the display speed in frames per second. The drawing degrades to maintain the specified speed.

Bounding Box

Maintain Speed FPS

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Dynamic TesselationSets the options that determine the smoothness of the objects in a drawing. AutoCAD draws objects using many short lines (or triangles when drawing spheres). These lines are called tessellation lines. Objects in your drawing appear smoother when you use more tessellation lines. Configure: Dynamic tessellation Enter mode [ON/OFF] : Specify whether you want dynamic tessellation turned on or off If Dynamic Tessellation is turned on, you can specify the number of surface tessellations, curve tessellations, or tessellations to cache. Configure: Dynamic tessellation Enter option [Surface tessellation/Curve tessellation/Tessellations to cache/eXit] : Specify the type of dynamic tessellation you want to use Configure: Surface tessellation Enter tolerance : Enter a value between 0 and 100 Configure: Curve tessellation Enter tolerance : Enter a value between 0 and 100 Configure: Tessellations to cache Enter number of tessellations to cache : Enter a value between 1 and 10 Surface Tessellation Determines the amount of detail for surfaces in your drawing. The lower numbers provide less detail; the higher numbers provide more detail but use more tessellation lines and more memory. Determines the amount of detail for curves in your drawing. The lower numbers provide less detail; the higher numbers provide more detail but use more tessellation lines and more memory. Configures your system according to memory and performance requirements. A cache is a special memory subsystem that stores frequently accessed information. The 3D cache always stores at least one tessellation. When the number of tessellations to cache is set to 1, the tessellation for all viewports is the same and may cause some objects in the drawing to be regenerated as you zoom in and out.

Curve Tessellation

Number of Tessellations to Cache

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Setting the number of tessellations to cache to 2 or more is useful when you have more than one viewport with different views. Increasing the number requires more memory.

Render OptionsMakes settings available for enhancing the display of lights, materials, textures, and transparency in 3D views. This includes objects in the 3D Orbit view and objects shaded using the SHADEMODE command. Configure: Render options Enter mode [ON/OFF] : Specify whether you want to turn on render options Configure: Render options Enter option [Lights/Materials/eXit] : Specify whether you want to configure lights or materials Configure: Lights Enter mode [ON/OFF] : Specify whether you want lights turned on or off Configure: Materials Enter mode [ON/OFF] : Specify whether you want materials turned on or off If Render Options is turned on, you can specify if you want lights and materials turned on or off. Lights In 3D views, illuminates objects and attached materials by lights that were defined with the LIGHT command. If this option is not selected, or if the LIGHT command has not been used for the drawing, then the default lighting for 3D views is used. In 3D views, displays materials for objects that have materials that were attached using the RMAT command. If the object has no attached material, the default global material is used. If this option is not selected, or if the RMAT command has not been used in the drawing, then no materials are displayed.

Enable Materials

Configure: Textures Enter mode [ON/OFF] : Specify whether you want textures turned on or off Configure: Transparency Enter mode [Low/Medium/High] : Select a transparency level If Materials is turned on, you can also configure textures and transparency.

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Enable Textures

In 3D views, shows textures attached to objects using the RMAT and SETUV commands. Materials must also be turned on for textures to be visible. Adjusts the transparency quality to improve image quality, but at the expense of redraw time. At the lowquality setting, a screen-door effect achieves transparency without sacrificing speed. At the mediumquality setting, blending improves image quality. At the high-quality setting, blending and extra processing produce an image free of visual artifacts, but at the cost of drawing speed. Materials must also be turned on for transparency to be visible.

Transparency

GeometryDetermines how to display isolines in 3D and whether to display back faces in 3D. Configure: Geometry Enter option [Isolines on top/Discard backfaces] : Specify an option to configure Configure: Isolines on top Enter mode [ON/OFF] : Specify whether you want isolines on top Configure: Discard backfaces Enter mode [ON/OFF] : Specify whether you want back faces to be discarded Isolines on Top Displays isolines for front and back faces in all shade modes except Hidden. Isolines for the back faces are displayed on top of the shading for the objects in 3D. Turning this option off hides the isolines for the back faces. Discards back faces when drawing objects. You cannot see the effect of discarding back faces on some objects, such as spheres, because you cannot see the back face even when it is present. The effect of discarding back faces is visible on objects such as those that dont have a top. Discarding back faces enhances performance.

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AccelerationSpecifies whether you want to use software or hardware acceleration in 3D. Configure: Acceleration Enter option [Hardware/Software/eXit] : Specify whether you want to configure hardware or software Configure: Hardware Enter option [Driver name/Geometry acceleration/Antialias lines/eXit] : Specify an option to configure Available drivers: wopengl8.hdi Enter driver name : Enter a driver name Configure: Geometry acceleration Enter mode [ON/OFF] : Specify whether you want geometry acceleration turned on or off Configure: Antialias lines Enter mode [ON/OFF] : Specify whether you want anti-alias lines turned on or off If you select Hardware, you can also specify whether geometry acceleration and anti-alias lines are turned on or off. Hardware Specifies hardware acceleration. Select to use the hardware graphics card to perform most of the drawing tasks in 3D. This speeds up the drawing time. When you select Hardware, the default driver is set to the wopengl8.hdi driver that is included with AutoCAD. If you select the Driver Name option, you can select a driver from a list of available hardware-accelerated drivers found in the AutoCAD drv directory. If you want to use a hardware driver from another vendor, it must be supported by the Heidi Graphics System. Software Specifies software acceleration. Select to use the software graphics system to perform all of the drawing tasks in 3D. Specifies whether to use geometry acceleration. Geometry acceleration must be supported by your graphics card. See your vendor documentation for information on your graphics card.

Geometry Acceleration

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Using geometry acceleration makes more efficient use of the graphics card. With this option turned on, you are drawing in single precision. Use this option only if you know that your drawing is within the singleprecision limit. Anti-alias Lines Specifies using anti-aliasing lines. Lines appear smoother and less gradient.

ExitExits the 3DCONFIG command.

3DCORBITStarts the interactive 3D view and enables you to set the objects in the 3D view into continuous motion 3D Orbit toolbar: Shortcut menu: Start the 3DORBIT command, right-click in the drawing area, and choose More Continuous Orbit. Command line: 3dcorbit3DCORBIT changes the cursor to a sphere with two continuous lines encir-

cling it. Click in the drawing area and drag the pointing device in any direction to start the objects moving in the direction that youre dragging. Release the button on the pointing device and the objects continue their orbit in the direction that you specified. The speed of the cursor movement determines the speed at which the objects spin. You can change the direction of the continuous orbit by clicking and dragging again. You can also change the display of the continuous orbit by right-clicking in the drawing area and choosing an option from the shortcut menu. For example, you can choose Visual Aids Grid to add a grid to the view without exiting Continuous Orbit. See Also See Use 3D Orbit Commands in the Users Guide.

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3DDISTANCEStarts the interactive 3D view and makes objects appear closer or farther away3DDISTANCE simulates the effect of moving the camera closer to the objects or farther away. Unlike 3DZOOM, 3DDISTANCE does not exaggerate the per-

spective with which you view the objects or make them appear distorted. 3D Orbit toolbar: Shortcut menu: Start the 3DORBIT command, right-click in the drawing area, and choose More Adjust Distance. Command line: 3ddistance3DDISTANCE changes the cursor to a line with one arrow pointing up and one

pointing down. Clicking and dragging the cursor vertically toward the top of the screen moves the camera closer to the objects, making them appear larger. Clicking and dragging the cursor vertically toward the bottom of the screen moves the camera away from the objects, making them appear smaller. See Also See Specify 3D Views Interactively (3D Orbit) in the Users Guide.

3DFACECreates a three-dimensional face3DFACE creates a three- or four-sided surface anywhere in 3D space. You can specify different Z coordinate values for each corner point of a 3D face, but if you do, the 3D face cannot be extruded. 3DFACE differs from SOLID, which creates a three- or four-sided surface that is parallel to the current user coordinate system (UCS) and cannot use different Z coordinate values for each corner point. Also, 3DFACE creates a surface that is not filled in; SOLID creates a filled-in surface.

Surfaces toolbar: Draw menu: Surfaces 3D Face Command line: 3dface

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Specify first point or [Invisible]: Specify a point (1) or enter i First Point Defines the start point for the 3D surface. After entering the first point, enter the remaining points in a natural clockwise or counterclockwise order to create a normal 3D face. If you locate all four points on the same plane, AutoCAD creates a planar face that is similar to a region object. When you shade or render the object, planar faces are filled. Controls which edges of a 3D face are visible, allowing for accurate modeling of objects with holes. Entering i or invisible before the first point of an edge makes the edge invisible. The invisible specification must precede any object snap modes, XYZ filters, or coordinate input for that edge. You can create a 3D face in which all edges are invisible. Such a face is a phantom; it does not appear in wireframe presentations but can hide material in line drawings. 3D faces do appear in shaded renderings. You can combine 3D faces to model complex 3D surfaces.

Invisible

visible edges

invisible edges

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Specify second point or [Invisible]: Specify a point (2) or enter i Specify third point or [Invisible] : Specify a point (3), enter i, or pressENTER

Specify fourth point or [Invisible] : Specify a point (4), enter i, or press ENTER AutoCAD repeats the Third Point and Fourth Point prompts until you press ENTER . Specify points 5 and 6 at these repeating prompts. When you finish entering points, press ENTER . See Also CommandsHIDE eliminates hidden lines in a wireframe. PFACE creates a single polygon mesh containing many faces.

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SOLID draws a solid-filled area. PROPERTIES and EDGE change the visibility of edges.

System Variables

SPLFRAME controls the display of invisible edges in

faces.