IntelliCAD has approximately 360 system variables that store the settings for various commands and functions. To see a complete listing of system variables, in the command bar, type setvar. Then type the system variable name to see the current value of that variable, or you can type ? to see the entire listing of system variables. Unless the variable is read-only, you can also change its value in the command bar.
Click a letter to go to that selection.
CDATE
|
Stores calendar date and time based on a Julian calendar.
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CECOLOR
|
Assigns a color to new entities without changing the color of existing entities.
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CELTSCALE
|
Stores the linetype scale for entities.
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CELTYPE
|
Stores the linetype of new entities.
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CHAMFERA
|
Stores the first chamfer distance associated with the distance-distance method.
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CHAMFERB
|
Stores the second chamfer distance associated with the distance-distance method.
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CHAMFERC
|
Stores the distance of the chamfer associated with the distance-angle method.
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CHAMFERD
|
Stores the angle of the chamfer associated with the distance-angle method.
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CHAMMODE
|
Determines whether the chamfer is created based on the input of two distances or an angle and a distance.
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CIRCLERAD
|
Stores the default radius for circle.
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CLAYER
|
Stores the active layer.
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CMDACTIVE
|
Stores the information specifying whether a script, dialog box, command, or transparent command is active.
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CMDDIA
|
Controls whether dialog boxes are turned on for commands.
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CMDECHO
|
Toggles echoing on (debug mode) or off (run mode) when using the AutoLISP function.
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CMDLNTEXT
|
Changes the command line
word or symbol indicating that the program is ready for a command. |
CMDNAMES
|
Shows the name of the
command or transparent command in use. |
CMLJUST
|
Not implemented. Required
for AutoCAD compatibility only. |
CMLSCALE
|
Not implemented. Required
for AutoCAD compatibility only. |
CMLSTYLE
|
Not implemented. Required
for AutoCAD compatibility only. |
COLORX
|
Color of the x-axis in the
user coordinate system (UCS) icon and cursor crosshair. |
COLORY
|
Color of the y-axis in the
user coordinate system (UCS) icon and cursor crosshair. |
COLORZ
|
Color of the z-axis in the
user coordinate system (UCS) icon and cursor crosshair. |
COORDS
|
Controls the update of
coordinates on the status line. |
CURSORSIZE
|
Specifies the size of the
crosshairs cursor display. |
CVPORT
|
Sets the current viewport's
identification number. To change the current viewport, the identification
number specified must be for an active viewport. |
DATE
|
Stores the current system
date and time. |
DBMOD
|
Stores the drawing
modification status using bit-code to indicate the current status. |
DCTCUST
|
Stores the path and file
name of the custom spelling dictionary. |
DCTMAIN
|
Stores the path and file
name of the main spelling dictionary. |
DELOBJ
|
Controls the ability for you
to retain or delete entities used to create other entities. For example,
MIRROR and MIRROR3D are two commands that use this variable to retain or
delete the original mirrored entity. |
DIASTAT
|
Stores information about the
method used to exit the most recently used dialog box. |
Dimensioning
Variables |
There are approximately 60
system variables associated with dimensioning. |
DIMADEC
|
Determines the number of
decimal places used for displaying angular dimension text. |
DIMALT
|
Controls the ability to use
alternate unit systems in dimensions in addition to the default units.
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DIMALTD
|
Sets the number of decimal
places used in alternate units. |
DIMALTF
|
Specifies the scale factor
for alternate units. |
DIMALTTD
|
Controls the number of
decimal places for alternate unit tolerances. |
DIMALTTZ
|
Turns on and off the
suppression of zeros in limits or tolerances included as part of alternate
dimensions. |
DIMALTU
|
Specifies the text format
for alternate units. |
DIMALTZ
|
Turns on and off the
suppression of zeros for alternate unit dimensions. |
DIMAPOST |
Specifies the prefix and/or
suffix that appears in alternate unit dimension text. |
DIMASO
|
Toggles on or off the
creation of associative dimensions. |
DIMASZ
|
Sets the size of the
dimension arrowheads. |
DIMAUNIT
|
Controls the unit format for
angular dimensions. |
DIMBLK
|
Substitutes a user-specified
block instead of the arrowheads for both ends of a dimension line. To
reset the value of DIMBLK to the default, set it to a single period (".").
|
DIMBLK1
|
Substitutes a user-specified
block instead of the arrowhead for the first end of the dimension line. To
reset the value of DIMBLK1 to the default, set it to a single period
("."). |
DIMBLK2
|
Substitutes a user-specified
block instead of the arrowhead for the second end of the dimension line.
To reset the value of DIMBLK2 to the default, set it to a single period
("."). |
DIMCEN
|
Controls the display of
center marks and center lines for circles and arcs. A value of 0 turns
center marks and lines off. |
DIMCLRD
|
Controls the ability for you
to change the color of the dimension lines, leader, and arrowheads. |
DIMCLRE
|
Sets colors for dimension
extension lines. |
DIMCLRT
|
Sets colors for dimension
text. |
DIMDEC
|
Sets the number of decimals
displayed for tolerances in dimensions. |
DIMDLE
|
Controls the distance beyond
the extension line that the dimension line extends when using dimension
lines with oblique strokes. |
DIMDLI
|
Controls the spacing offset
of the dimension lines when drawing baseline dimensions. |
DIMEXE
|
Determines how far extension
lines stretch beyond dimension lines. |
DIMEXO
|
Controls the amount of space
between the entity being dimensioned and the extension line. |
DIMFIT
|
Places arrowheads and text
inside or outside extension lines based on the space available between
extension lines. The options available are: fit text and arrowheads inside
(0); fit text inside, arrows outside (1); fit either text or arrowheads
inside (2); fit best way possible (3); draw leader if necessary (4); allow
text anywhere without leader (5). |
DIMGAP
|
Controls the amount of space
before and after the dimension text and the closest end of the dimension
line. |
DIMJUST
|
Sets the horizontal position
of the dimension text to one of the following options: centered (0, the
default value); next to the first extension line (1); next to the second
extension line (2); perpendicular to the first extension line (3);
perpendicular to the second extension line (4). |
DIMLFAC
|
Specifies the scale factor
for linear dimensions. |
DIMLIM
|
Generates dimensions as
upper and lower tolerance limits. |
DIMPOST
|
Specifies the prefix and/or
suffix that appears in dimension text. |
DIMRND
|
Allows you to round off
dimension measurements to the specified value. |
DIMSAH
|
Toggles on or off the use of
custom-defined blocks for dimension arrowheads. |
DIMSCALE
|
Controls the scale factor
for variables affecting dimensioning size, distance, and offset. |
DIMSD1
|
Toggles on or off the
display of the first dimension line. |
DIMSD2
|
Toggles on or off the
display of the second dimension line. |
DIMSE1
|
Toggles on or off the
display of the first extension line. |
DIMSE2
|
Toggles on or off the
display of the second extension line. |
DIMSHO
|
Controls the update of
dimension measurements while increasing or decreasing the size of a
dimensioned entity. |
DIMSOXD
|
Toggles on or off the
placement of dimension lines outside the extension lines. |
DIMSTYLE
|
Controls the ability for you
to list the available dimension styles and apply a new style from those
available. |
DIMTAD
|
Determines the vertical
placement of dimension text in relation to the dimension line. The default
value (0) centers the dimension text between the dimension lines. With
other values, you can place the dimension text above or below the
dimension line. |
DIMTDEC
|
Controls the ability for you
to specify the number of decimal places to display tolerance values in a
dimension. |
DIMTFAC
|
Not implemented. |
DIMTIH
|
Positions dimension text
inside the extension lines either horizontally (on) or aligned with the
dimension line (off). |
DIMTIX
|
Positions dimension text
between extension lines. |
DIMTM
|
Specifies the minimum
tolerance or lower limit value for dimension text. |
DIMTOFL
|
Toggles on or off the
drawing of a dimension line between the extension lines when text is
placed outside the measured points. |
DIMTOH
|
Sets the placement of
dimension text outside the extension lines. The default value (1) draws
text horizontally. Changing the value to off (0) aligns text with the
dimension line. |
DIMTOL
|
Appends plus and minus
tolerance values to dimension text. |
DIMTOLJ
|
Not implemented. |
DIMTP
|
Specifies the maximum
tolerance or upper limit value for dimension text. |
DIMTSZ
|
Determines the size of the
oblique strokes drawn, replacing the arrowheads in linear, radius, and
diameter dimensioning. |
DIMTVP
|
Sets the vertical position
of dimension text relative to the dimension line. |
DIMTXSTY
|
Specifies a new value for
the dimension text style. |
DIMTXT
|
Specifies the height of
dimension text. If the current text has a fixed height, DIMTXT does not
override this setting. |
DIMTZIN
|
Determines the suppression
of leading and trailing zeros in tolerance values of dimensions. |
DIMUNIT
|
Controls the ability for you
to set the format for dimension units to one of the following: Scientific
(1), Decimal (2), Engineering (3), Architectural -- stacked (4),
Fractional -- stacked (5), Architectural (6), Fractional (7), Windows
Desktop (8). |
DIMUPT
|
Controls the option for you
to control the dimension line location only or both the dimension line
location and the text position. |
DIMZIN
|
Determines the suppression
of leading and trailing zeros in primary dimension text. |
DISPSILH
|
Not implemented. |
DISTANCE
|
Saves the distance
calculated by DIST. |
DONUTID
|
Specifies the default value
for the inside diameter of a donut. |
DONUTOD
|
Specifies the default value
for the outside diameter of a donut. |
DRAGMODE
|
Controls the display of
entities as you drag them. When set to on, DRAGMODE displays an outline of
the entities as you drag them. |
DRAGP1
|
Not implemented. Required
for AutoCAD compatibility only. |
DRAGP2
|
Not implemented. Required
for AutoCAD compatibility only. |
DRAGOPEN
|
Inserts or opens a drawing
file that has been dragged from the desktop onto the drawing area. |
DWGCODEPAGE
|
Required for AutoCAD
compatibility only. |
DWGNAME
|
Stores the drawing name.
|
DWGPREFIX
|
Stores the full path for the
drawing. |
DWGTITLED
|
Stores data indicating
whether the current drawing has been named. |
LASTANGLE
|
Stores the angle value for
the last line segment created relative to the current user coordinate
system (UCS). |
LASTCMDPT
|
Stores the value of the last
point entered relative to the current user coordinate system (UCS). |
LASTPOINT
|
Stores the value of the last
point entered relative to the current user coordinate system (UCS). |
LASTPROMPT
|
Stores the last prompt
string displayed on the command line. |
LENSLENGTH
|
Stores the length of the
lens used for the active viewport. |
LIMCHECK
|
Controls whether you can
create entities outside the drawing limits. |
LIMMAX
|
Saves the upper-right
drawing limits for the active workspace. |
LIMMIN
|
Saves the lower-left drawing
limits for the active workspace. |
LOCALE
|
Displays the Windows locale
setting. |
LOGFILEMODE
|
Toggles whether the commands
executed in the program are maintained in a log file or not. |
LOGFILENAME
|
Sets the file name for the
log file. |
LOGINNAME
|
Displays the name of the
registered user. |
LONGFNAME
|
Toggles on and off the
support for long file names. |
LTSCALE
|
Sets the default linetype
scale factor. |
LTSCLWBLK
|
Determines whether the
global linetype scale will be applied to an inserted block. |
LUNITS
|
Sets the default linear
units. You can set the value to one of the following: 1=Scientific,
2=Decimal, 3=Engineering, 4=Architectural, 5=Fractional. |
LUPREC
|
Controls the number of
decimal places shown for coordinate display and linear units in commands.
|
LWPOLYOUT
|
Controls whether the program
converts normal polylines to lightweight polylines when saving a drawing
file. The default value (1) converts polylines to lightweight polylines.
Changing the value to 0 specifies that polylines will not convert to
lightweight polylines. |
PDMODE
|
Controls the appearance of
the point that displays when you activate the POINT command. |
PDSIZE
|
Controls the point display
size. The default value (0) specifies a point size 5% of the screen size.
A value greater than 0 specifies the absolute size, and a value less than
0 specifies a percentage size. |
PELLIPSE
|
Controls whether the entity
drawn with the ELLIPSE command is a true ellipse or a polyline
representation of that ellipse. The default value of 0 draws a true
ellipse. Changing the value to 1 creates an ellipse made up of polylines.
|
PERIMETER
|
Retains the most recent
perimeter value calculated by the AREA and LIST commands. |
PFACEVMAX
|
Controls the maximum number
of vertices allowed per face. |
PICKADD
|
Controls how entities are
added to a selection set. When set to on, each entity selected is added to
the current selection set. When turned off, the most recently selected
entity becomes the selection set and previously selected entities are no
longer part of the selection set. |
PICKAUTO
|
Controls use of the
selection window at the Select Entities prompt. |
PICKBOX
|
Specifies the target height
for entity selection. |
PICKDRAG
|
Allows you to draw a
selection window using two points or by dragging the selection window from
corner to corner. |
PICKFIRST
|
Determines whether you
select entities before or after issuing a command. |
PICKSTYLE
|
Specifies the use of
associative hatch and group selection. |
PKSER
|
Contains the product
identification number. |
PLATFORM
|
Indicates on which platform
IntelliCAD is running. |
PLINEGEN
|
Determines whether the
linetype used around the vertices of a polyline are continuous or dashed.
The default value (0) sets the linetype around the vertex to a dash.
Setting the value to 1 changes the linetype to a continuous pattern around
the vertex of the polyline. |
PLINETYPE
|
Controls the use of optimized 2-D polylines in
IntelliCAD. You can save disk space and memory by using the optimized
format. PLINETYPE controls the use of optimized polylines for creating new
polylines using the PLINE command and converting previously created
polylines. |
PLINEWID
|
Sets the default polyline
width to a value of 0 (the default) or greater. |
PLOTID
|
Not implemented. Required
for AutoCAD compatibility only. |
PLOTROTMODE
|
Not implemented. Required
for AutoCAD compatibility only. |
PLOTTER
|
Not implemented. Required
for AutoCAD compatibility only. |
POLYSIDES
|
Specifies the default number
of sides for the POLYGON command. |
POPUPS
|
Not implemented. |
PROGBAR
|
Toggles on and off the
display of the progress bar. |
PROJMODE
|
Specifies the projection
mode used with the with the TRIM and EXTEND commands. |
PROMPTMENU
|
Toggles on and off the
display of the prompt menu. |
PROXYGRAPHICS
|
Not implemented. Required
for AutoCAD compatibility only. |
PSLTSCALE
|
Not implemented. Required
for AutoCAD compatibility only. |
PSPROLOG
|
Not implemented. Required
for AutoCAD compatibility only. |
PSQUALITY
|
Not implemented. Required
for AutoCAD compatibility only. |
SAVEFILE
|
Stores the extension for the
auto-save file name. |
SAVENAME
|
Stores the file name,
including full directory path, of the active drawing. |
SAVETIME
|
Allows you to set the time
interval at which the program automatically saves your drawing. Any value
greater than 0 specifies the time in minutes for automatic save to occur.
A value of 0 turns off the automatic save feature. |
SCREENBOXES
|
Not implemented. Required
for AutoCAD compatibility only. |
SCREENMODE
|
Retains the information
about the display of text and graphics. 0 = text screen is displayed,
1=graphics screen is displayed, or both screens are displayed. |
SCREENSIZE
|
Stores the size of the
drawing window in pixels. |
SCRLHIST
|
Sets the number of command
lines to track in the command bar. |
SHADEDGE
|
Determines shading of edges
when using the SHADE command. |
SHADEDIF
|
Not implemented. Required
for AutoCAD compatibility only. |
SHPNAME
|
Not implemented. Required
for AutoCAD compatibility only. |
SKETCHINC
|
Sets the line segment
increment for the FREEHAND command. |
SKPOLY
|
Specifies whether the
FREEHAND command creates lines or polylines. |
SNAPANG
|
Determines the rotation
angle for both the snap and reference grids. Entities snap to these grids
at the angle specified. |
SNAPBASE
|
Defines the xy location of
the grid origin in the current viewport relative to the active UCS. |
SNAPISOPAIR
|
Sets the crosshairs to an
isometric plane. The default value (0) sets the crosshairs to the left
plane. A value of 1 sets the crosshairs to the top plane, and a value of 2
sets the crosshairs to the right plane. |
SNAPMODE
|
Determines whether snap
settings are on or off for the current viewport. |
SNAPSTYL
|
Sets the snap style for the
active viewport to either standard (0) or isometric (1). |
SNAPUNIT
|
Sets the snap spacing in the
x and y direction. |
SORTENTS
|
Controls the order in which
entities are sorted for such operations as entity selection and snap,
redraws and regens, and plotting and Postscript output. |
SPLFRAME
|
Controls whether splines
display with or without the polygon created from the specified control
points. The default value (0) displays the spline without the control
polygon. Changing the value to 1 displays both the spline and its
corresponding polygon. |
SPLINESEGS
|
Works in conjunction with
PEDIT Spline to specify the number of line segments created when turning a
polygon into a spline. If you select a negative number, the number
converts to the absolute value. |
SPLINETYPE
|
Determines the type of
spline curve created when using the PEDIT command to transform a polyline
into a spline. |
SRCHPATH
|
Stores the search path for
IntelliCAD files. |
SURFTAB1
|
Sets the number of facets
generated for the RULESURF and TABSURF commands. |
SURFTAB2
|
Controls the N-direction
mesh density for EDGESURF and REFSURF. |
SURFTYPE
|
Controls the type of surface
the PEDIT Smooth command will fit. These surface types include quadratic
B-splines, cubic B-splines, and Bezier curves. |
SURFU
|
Sets the surface density in
the primary direction for the 3DMESH command. |
SURFV
|
Sets the surface density in
the secondary direction for the 3DMESH command. |
SYSCODEPAGE
|
Specifies the system code
page. |
TABMODE
|
Not implemented. Required
for AutoCAD compatibility only. |
TARGET
|
Defines the xyz coordinates
of the target point for the current UCS. |
TBCOLOR
|
Changes the toolbar color
setting from color (1) to monochrome (0). |
TBSIZE
|
Changes the tool size from
small (0) to large (1). |
TDCREATE
|
Stores the time and date you
created your drawing. |
TDINDWG
|
Stores the amount of time
you spend editing your drawing. |
TDUPDATE
|
Stores the time and date of
the last time you saved your drawing. |
TDUSRTIMER
|
Stores the amount of time
the user spent in the drawing. |
TEMPPREFIX
|
Stores the path where
temporary files are located. |
TEXTANGLE
|
Stores the default setting
for the text angle. |
TEXTEVAL
|
Determines if a text string
is treated as a LISP expression. |
TEXTFILL
|
Not implemented. Required
for AutoCAD compatibility only. |
TEXTQLTY
|
Not implemented. Required
for AutoCAD compatibility only. |
TEXTSIZE
|
Sets the value for the
default text size. |
TEXTSTYLE
|
Sets the value for the
current text style. |
THICKNESS
|
Sets the value for the
default thickness. |
TILEMODE
|
Toggles on or off tilemode,
allowing you to access paper space and model space with floating
viewports. When set to a value of 1 (on), you have access to model space
with tiled viewports. |
TIPOFDAY
|
Toggles on or off the Tip of
the Day dialog box. |
TOOLTIPS
|
Toggles on or off tooltips.
|
TRACEWID
|
Stores the value for the
default trace width. |
TREEDEPTH
|
Not implemented. Required
for AutoCAD compatibility only. |
TREEMAX
|
Not implemented. Required
for AutoCAD compatibility only. |
TRIMMODE
|
Controls the trimming of
filleted and chamfered edges. |
UCSFOLLOW
|
Displays the plan view in
the user coordinate system (UCS) when you change the UCS. |
UCSICON
|
Changes the placement and
display of the UCS icon. The available options include turning the UCS
icon on and off, displaying it in all views, displaying it at the origin,
and displaying it in the corner. |
UCSNAME
|
Sets the name of the user
coordinate system for the active workspace. |
UCSORG
|
Sets the xyz origin point of
the coordinate system for the active workspace. |
UCSXDIR
|
Retains the x direction of
the active user coordinate system (UCS) for the active workspace. |
UCSYDIR
|
Retains the y direction of
the active user coordinate system (UCS) for the active workspace. |
UNDOCTL
|
Retains the bit-code value
for the UNDO command. This is represented by the sum of the following
values: 0=UNDO is off, 1=UNDO is on, 2=UNDO affects only one command,
4=activates the Auto option. |
UNDOMARKS
|
Saves the number of UNDO
marks that you have inserted when using the Mark option in the UNDO
command. |
UNITMODE
|
Toggles on and off the
following display formats for units: fractional, feet-and-inches, and
surveyor's angles. |
USERI1
|
User- or application-defined
integer value. |
USERI2
|
User- or application-defined
integer value. |
USERI3
|
User- or application-defined
integer value. |
USERI4
|
User- or application-defined
integer value. |
USERI5
|
User- or application-defined
integer value. |
USERR1
|
User- or application-defined
real value. |
USERR2
|
User- or application-defined
real value. |
USERR3
|
User- or application-defined
real value. |
USERR4
|
User- or application-defined
real value. |
USERR5
|
User- or application-defined
real value. |
USERS1
|
User- or application-defined
string value. |
USERS2
|
User- or application-defined
string value. |
USERS3
|
User- or application-defined
string value. |
USERS4
|
User- or application-defined
string value. |
USERS5
|
User- or application-defined
string value. |