About International Language Considerations (DCL)

Words in other languages often require more characters than their English equivalents.

Note: DCL support in AutoLISP is limited to Windows only.

If your dialog boxes are going to be translated, leave as much room as possible for them to grow. The following table shows some familiar AutoCAD terms with their equivalents in French and German.

Equivalent AutoCAD terms in English, French, and German

English

French

German

Line

Ligne

Linie

Arc

Arc

Bogen

Circle

Cercle

Kreis

3D Polylines

Polylignes 3D

3D-Polylinien

Diameter dimensioning

Cotation de diamètre

Durchmesserbemaßung

Layers

Calque

Layer

Linetypes

Types de ligne

Linientypen

Entity creation modes

Modes de création des objets Modus für Objekterzeugung

Select objects

Choix des objets

Objekte wählen

OK

OK

OK

Cancel

Annuler

Abbruch

Help

Aide

Hilfe