FRAME (System Variable)

Controls the display of frames for all images, map images, underlays, clipped xrefs, and wipeout objects.

Type:Integer
Saved in:Drawing
Initial value:3

Changing the setting for FRAME changes the IMAGEFRAME, DWFFRAME, PDFFRAME, DGNFRAME, XCLIPFRAME, and WIPEOUTFRAME settings to the same setting as the new FRAME setting.

0

The frame is not visible and it is not plotted.

The frame temporarily reappears during selection preview or object selection.

1

Displays and plots the frame.

2

Displays but does not plot the frame.

3

The settings vary for all objects with frames in the current drawing: images, underlays, clipped xrefs, and wipeout objects do not all have the same frame settings.

Note: The setting for FRAME is restored to 3 only when one of the other object-specific frame settings is changed to a value that is different from the others.