Inspect Window Shortcut Menus Reference (Visual LISP IDE)

The shortcut menus for the Inspect window allow for quick access to the most important functions.

Note: The Visual LISP IDE is available on Windows only.

The following table summarizes the commands that may be available from the Object line shortcut menu.

Object line shortcut menu commands

Command

Action

Symbol Service

Displays the Symbol Service dialog box.

Print

Prints the object in the Console window.

Pretty Print

Formats and prints the object in the Console window. (Not available for entity names)

Copy

Copies the object to the *obj* variable.

Log

Copies the current contents of the Inspect window to the Trace window. If logging is active, the contents are also copied to the trace log.

Modify

Displays the Properties palette in AutoCAD for the inspected entity. (Available for entity names only)

Update

Updates the Inspect window to show the most recent status of the inspected object.

Inspect Raw Data

Displays an Inspect window containing the list resulting from an entget function call for the entity. (Available for entity names only)

Inspect Next Entity

Displays an Inspect window for the next entity in the entities list. (Available for entity names only)

Inquire Extended Data

Displays a list of applications currently registered by regapp. If you select an item from the list, any extended data related to the chosen application is included in the Inspect entity list.

The following table summarizes the commands that are available from the Elements list for the selected item.

Elements list shortcut menu commands

Command

Action

Inspect

Displays the Inspect window for the selected element value.

Descend

Displays the Inspect window for the selected element value, and closes the current Inspect window.

Copy

Copies the value of the inspected element to the *obj* variable.

View Source

Activates a text editor window containing the selected text. If the text was loaded from the Console window or from a list representation, this command activates a new text editor window.