DDMODIFY Command

Controls object properties

Object Properties toolbar:
Modify menu: Properties
Command line:ddmodify

Select object to modify: Use an object selection method


AutoCAD LT displays the appropriate dialog box for the type of object you selected:

Arc MText
Associative Hatch Point
Attribute Definition Polyline
Block Insertion Ray
Circle Solid
Dimension Spline
Ellipse Text
External Reference Tolerance
Leader Viewport
Line Xline
AutoCAD Object

Modify Arc Dialog Box

Properties

Controls the properties of the arc.

Center

Controls the location of the center point of the arc.

Radius

Specifies the radius of the arc.

Start Angle

Specifies the start angle of the arc.

End Angle

Specifies the end angle of the arc.

Total Angle

Displays the total angle of the arc.

Arc Length

Displays the total length of the arc.

Modify Associative Hatch Dialog Box

Properties

Controls the properties of the associative hatch.

Hatch Edit

Changes the appearance of the hatch with the Hatch Edit dialog box.

Modify Attribute Definition Dialog Box

Properties

Controls the properties of the attribute definition.

Tag

Displays the current tag of the attribute definition. You can enter a new tag.

Prompt

Displays the current prompt of the attribute definition. You can enter a new prompt.

Default

Displays the current default value of the attribute definition. You can enter a new value.

Origin

Controls the location of the origin of the attribute definition.

Height

Specifies the height of the text in the attribute definition.

Note: Changing this value affects only the selected attribute definition, not the default height defined in the text style. To revert to the default value, select the original style in the Style list box.

Rotation

Specifies the rotation of the text in the attribute definition.

Width Factor

Specifies the width factor for the text in the attribute definition. A value greater than 1 expands the width of each character in the font. A value less than 1 compresses the width of each character in the font.

Note: Changing this value affects only the selected attribute definition, not the default width factor defined in the text style. To revert to the default value, select the original style in the Style list box.

Obliquing

Specifies the angle that you want to oblique (italicize) the text in the attribute definition.

Note: Changing this value affects only the selected text object, not the default obliquing value defined in the text style. To revert to the default value, select the original style in the Style list box.

Justify

Specifies the justification for the selected text object. For a description of each justification setting, see DTEXT.

Note: Changing this value affects only the selected text object, not the default justification defined in the text style. To revert to the default value, select the original style in the Style list box.

Style

Specifies the style for the selected attribute definition. All settings changed previously will be set to the default values of this style.

Upside Down

Causes the text to be displayed upside down.

Note: Changing this value affects only the selected text object, not the default value defined in the text style. To revert to the default value, select the original style in the Style list box.

Backward

Causes the text to be displayed backward (reversed).

Note: Changing this value affects only the selected text object, not the default value defined in the text style. To revert to the default value, select the original style in the Style list box.

Invisible

Makes the attribute value invisible. The attribute value is not displayed or printed.

Constant

Assigns a fixed attribute value. The attribute value is inserted automatically into the drawing when the block is inserted.

Verify

Causes AutoCAD LT to prompt you to verify that an attribute value is correct before the block is inserted in the drawing.

Preset

Sets the attribute to its default value when you insert a block containing a preset attribute.

Properties

Color

Changes the color of the attribute definition with the Select Color dialog box.

Layer

Changes the layer of the attribute definition with the Select Layer dialog box.

Linetype

Changes the linetype of the attribute definition with the Select Linetype dialog box.

Handle

Displays the handle of the selected attribute definition. You cannot change this value with DDMODIFY.

Thickness

Specifies the thickness of the attribute definition.

Linetype Scale

Specifies the linetype scale factor for the attribute definition.

Origin

Pick Point

Closes the dialog box so you can define a new origin for the attribute definition. After you select a new origin, the Modify Attribute Definition dialog box is redisplayed.

X

Specifies the X value for the coordinate of the origin.

Y

Specifies the Y value for the coordinate of the origin.

Z

Specifies the Z value for the coordinate of the origin.

Modify Block Insertion Dialog Box

Properties

Controls the properties of the block insertion.

Insertion Point

Controls the location of the insertion point of the block insertion.

X-scale

Specifies the scale factor for the block insertion in the X (horizontal) direction.

Y-scale

Specifies the scale factor for the block insertion in the Y (vertical) direction.

Z-scale

Specifies the scale factor for the block insertion in the Z direction.

Rotation

Specifies the rotation angle for the block insertion.

Columns

Displays the number of columns.

Rows

Displays the number of rows.

Col Spacing

Displays the current setting for column spacing.

Row Spacing

Displays the current setting for row spacing.

Attributes

Displays the attributes of the block insertion.

Modify Circle Dialog Box

Properties

Controls the properties of the circle.

Center
Radius

Enter the radius of the circle.

Diameter

Displays the value of the diameter of the circle based on the radius you enter.

Circumference

Displays the value of the circumference of the circle based on the radius you enter.

Area

Displays the value of the area of the circle based on the radius you enter.

Modify Dimension Dialog Box

Properties

Controls the properties of the dimension.

Contents

The current dimension value is indicated between the brackets. To replace the current dimension value, enter new text before, after, or between the brackets.

Full Editor

Opens the Multiline Text Editor dialog box.

Style

Specifies a text style to apply to the dimension text.

Modify Ellipse Dialog Box

Properties

Controls the properties of the ellipse.

Center

Controls the location of the center point of the ellipse.

Major Radius

Specifies the major radius of the ellipse.

Minor Radius

Specifies the minor radius of the ellipse.

Radius Ratio

Specifies the ratio of the major radius to the minor radius.

Start Angle

Specifies the start angle of the ellipse.

End Angle

Specifies the end angle of the ellipse.

Major Axis Vector

Displays the X, Y, and Z values of the vector that defines the major axis direction of the ellipse.

Area

Displays the area of the ellipse.

Modify External Reference Dialog Box

Properties

Controls the properties of the external reference.

Insertion Point

Controls the location of the insertion point of the external reference.

X-scale

Specifies the scale factor for the external reference in the X (horizontal) direction.

Y-scale

Specifies the scale factor for the external reference in the Y (vertical) direction.

Z-scale

Specifies the scale factor for the external reference in the Z direction.

Rotation

Specifies the rotation angle for the external reference.

Columns

Specifies the number of columns to use when creating a rectangular array using the selected xref.

Rows

Specifies the number of rows to use when creating a rectangular array using the selected xref.

Row Spacing

Controls the array row spacing.

Modify Leader Dialog Box

Properties

Controls the properties of the leader line.

Style

Applies a text style to the text in the leader.

Type

Specifies the leader type.

Arrow

Displays arrows on the leader.

Note: To modify the text in a leader, use DDMODIFY and select the text rather than the leader line. The Modify Mtext dialog box is displayed.

Modify Line Dialog Box

Properties

Controls the properties of the line.

From Point

Controls the location of the From (first) point of the line.

To Point

Controls the location of the To (second) point of the line.

Delta XYZ

Displays the change in coordinate values from the start point to the end point of the line.

Length

Displays the length of the line.

Angle

Displays the angle of the line.

Modify MText Dialog Box

Properties

Controls the properties of the mtext object.

Insertion Point

Controls the location of the insertion point of the mtext object.

Contents

Displays the current contents of the mtext object.

Full Editor

Edits the contents of the mtext object with the Edit MText dialog box.

Style

Controls the style used by the selected text.

Justify

Determines both text justification and text flow for new or selected text in relation to the text boundary. Text justification is modified to one of nine available positions based on the current justification point, not on the justification points of the current text object.

Direction

Determines whether the text is oriented vertically, horizontally, or according to the direction set by the current style (ByStyle). Vertical is only available if the selected font supports dual orientation.

Width

Specifies the width of the paragraph text object. If you specify a width of zero, word wrap is turned off, and the multiline text object is displayed on a single line.

Text Height

Specifies the height of the multiline text object. Characters with individual height formatting are not affected by this setting.

Rotation

Specifies the rotation angle of the text boundary.

Modify Point Dialog Box

Properties

Controls the properties of the point.

Location

Controls the location of the point.

Modify Polyline Dialog Box

Properties

Controls the properties of the polyline.

Polyline Type

Displays the polyline type of the selected polyline.

Vertex Listing

Displays the X, Y, and Z coordinates for each vertex in the polyline.

Fit/Smooth

Specifies the type of line curve fitting.

Polyline

Controls the appearance of the polyline.

Modify Ray Dialog Box

Properties

Controls the properties of the ray.

Start Point

Controls the location of the Start point of the ray.

Second Point

Controls the location of the Second point of the ray, which defines the angle at which the ray travels.

Direction Vector

Displays the relative change in the X, Y, Z, coordinate values from any point on the ray to another point on the ray.

Modify Solid Dialog Box

Properties

Controls the properties of the solid.

Point

Controls the location of each point of the solid. For each point, enter new X, Y, and Z values.

Modify Spline Dialog Box

Properties

Controls the properties of the spline.

Control Points

Displays the X, Y, Z coordinate and the weight of each control point on the spline. Additional weight assigned to a control point reduces the distance between the spline and that control point.

Degree

Displays the degree of the spline curve.

Properties

Displays the properties of the spline curve.

Data Points

Displays the X, Y, Z coordinate of each data point on the spline.

Modify Text Dialog Box

Properties

Controls the properties of the text object.

Text

Displays the current text. Edit the text or enter new text.

Origin

Controls the location of the origin of the text object.

Height

Specifies the height of the text.

Note: Changing this value affects only the selected text object, not the default height defined in the text style. To revert to the default value, select the original style in the Style list box.

Rotation

Specifies the rotation of the text.

Width Factor

Specifies the width factor for the text. A value greater than 1 expands the width of each character in the font. A value less than 1 compresses the width of each character in the font.

Note: Changing this value affects only the selected text object, not the default width factor defined in the text style. To revert to the default value, select the original style in the Style list box.

Obliquing

Specifies the angle that you want to oblique (italicize) the font.

Note: Changing this value affects only the selected text object, not the default obliquing value defined in the text style. To revert to the default value, select the original style in the Style list box.

Justify

Specifies the justification for the selected text object. For a description of each justification setting, see DTEXT.

Note: Changing this value affects only the selected text object, not the default justification defined in the text style. To revert to the default value, select the original style in the Style list box.

Style

Specifies the style for the selected text object. All settings changed previously will be set to the default values.

Upside Down

Causes the text to be displayed upside down.

Note: Changing this value affects only the selected text object, not the default defined in the text style. To revert to the default value, select the original style in the Style list box.

Backward

Causes the text to be displayed backward (reversed).

Note: Changing this value affects only the selected text object, not the default defined in the text style. To revert to the default value, select the original style in the Style list box.

Modify Tolerance Dialog Box

When you select a geometric tolerance, AutoCAD LT displays the Modify Tolerance dialog box.

Properties

Controls the properties of the tolerance object.

Edit

Displays the tolerance symbols and text. You can enter new symbols and text.

Style

Specifies a text style for the tolerance symbols and text.

Modify Viewport Dialog Box

Properties

Controls the properties of the floating viewport.

Modify Xline Dialog Box

Properties

Controls the properties of the xline.

Root Point

Controls the location of the root point of the xline.

Second Point

Controls the location of the second point of the xline.

Direction Vector

Displays the relative change in the X, Y, Z coordinate values from any point on the xline to another point on the xline.

Modify AutoCAD Object Dialog Box

Several types of objects can be created in AutoCAD that cannot be created in AutoCAD LT for Windows 97. However, these AutoCAD objects can be displayed, edited, and saved in AutoCAD LT:

Properties

Controls the properties of the AutoCAD objects. Not all properties are available for modification with some AutoCAD objects.

Related Commands: DDCHPROP and CHPROP change an existing object's color, layer, linetype, and thickness. DDCOLOR and COLOR set the color of new objects. -LAYER and LAYER control layer settings. LINETYPE creates, loads, and sets linetypes. ELEV sets elevation and extrusion thickness of new objects. STYLE creates text styles and changes existing style settings.
System Variables: CECOLOR sets the color of new objects. CELTSCALE sets the current linetype scale factor of new objects. CELTYPE sets the linetype of new objects. CLAYER sets the current layer. ELEVATION stores the current 3D elevation. THICKNESS sets the current 3D thickness.