Introduction to AutoCAD 2011- P15: The purpose of writing this book is to produce a text suitable for students in Further and/or Higher Education who are required to learn how to use the computer-aided design (CAD) software package AutoCAD 2011. Students taking examinations based on CAD will find the contents of the book of great assistance. | 432 Introduction to AutoCAD 2011 Introduction APPENDIX B AutoCAD 2011 is controlled by a large number of set variables over 770 in number the settings of many of which are determined when making entries in dialogs. Some are automatically set with clicks on tool icons. Others have to be set at the command line. Some are read-only variables which depend upon the configuration of AutoCAD 2011 when it originally loaded into a computer default values . Only a limited number of the variables are shown here. A list of those set variables follows which are of interest in that they often require setting by entering figures or letters at the command line. To set a variable enter its name at the command line and respond to the prompts which arise. To see all set variables enter set or setvar at the command line Command enter set right-click SETVAR Enter variable name or enter Enter variable name to list right-click And an AutoCAD Text Window opens showing a list of the first of the set variables. To continue with the list press the Return key when prompted and at each press of the Return key another window opens. To see the settings needed for a set variable enter the name of the variable at the command line followed by pressing the F1 key which brings up a Help screen click the search tab followed by entering set variables in the Ask field. From the list then displayed the various settings of all set variables can be read. Some of the set variables ANGDIR - Sets angle direction. 0 counterclockwise 1 clockwise APERTURE - Sets size of pick box in pixels AUTODWFPUBLISH - Sets Autopublish on or off BLIPMODE - Set to 1 marker blips show set to 0 no blips COMMANDLINE - Opens the command line palette COMMANDLINEHIDE - Closes the command line palette COPYMODE - Sets whether Copy repeats Some set variables 433 Note DIM variables - There are over 70 variables for setting dimensioning but most are in any case set in the Dimension Styles dialog or as dimensioning proceeds. However one .
