Obsolete AutoCAD Commands and System Variables Reference

Provides a quick guide to which commands were removed in this release.

2018.1 Obsolete Commands and System Variables

System variables Description Additional Information AutoCAD AutoCAD LT
OPENPARTIAL Controls whether a drawing file can be worked on before it is fully open.

Obsolete. Rarely used.

X X

2018 Obsolete Commands and System Variables

Commands Description Additional Information AutoCAD AutoCAD LT
EXCHANGE Opens the Autodesk App Store website. Renamed to APPSTORE. X
SETIDROPHANDLER Specifies the default type of i-drop content for the current Autodesk application. Support for i-drop has been removed due to its use of technology that can potentially increase security risks. X
System variables Description Additional Information AutoCAD AutoCAD LT
HIDEPRECISION Controls the precision of hide and shade operations.

Removed. All hide and shade operations are now performed with double-precision values.

X X
VSHIDEPRECISION Controls the accuracy of hides and shades in the visual style applied to the current viewport.

Obsolete but retained for compatibility. All hide and shade operations are now performed with double-precision values.

X

2017.1 Obsolete Commands and System Variables

No commands or systems variables were designated as obsolete during this update.

2017 Obsolete Commands and System Variables

Commands Description Additional Information AutoCAD AutoCAD LT
CONTENTEXPLORER Finds and inserts content such as drawing files, blocks, and styles. Removed. X X
CONTENTEXPLORERCLOSE Closes the Content Explorer window. Removed. X X
System variables Description Additional Information AutoCAD AutoCAD LT
CONTENTEXPLORERSTATE Indicates whether the Content Explorer window is open or closed. Removed. X X
CSHADOW Sets the shadow display property for a 3D object. Removed. X  
EPDFSHX Controls whether text objects using SHX fonts are stored in PDF files as comments when you export a drawing as a PDF file. Renamed to PDFSHX. X X
LINEARBRIGHTNESS Controls the brightness level of the viewport when using default lighting or generic lights. Removed. X  
LINEARCONTRAST Controls the contrast level of the viewport when using default lighting or generic lights. Removed. X  
LOGEXPBRIGHTNESS Controls the brightness level of the viewport when using photometric lighting. Removed. X  
LOGEXPCONTRAST Controls the contrast level of the viewport when using photometric lighting. Removed. X  
LOGEXPDAYLIGHT Controls if the exterior daylight flag is enabled when using photometric lighting. Removed. X  
LOGEXPMIDTONES Controls the mid tones level of the viewport when using photometric lighting. Removed. X  
LOGEXPPHYSICALSCALE Controls the relative brightness of rendered materials in a photometric environment. Removed. X  
RENDERQUALITY Specifies the maximum number of samples to take when shading a pixel. Removed. X  

2016 Obsolete Commands and System Variables

Commands Description Additional Information AutoCAD AutoCAD LT
DIM1 Accesses Dimensioning mode commands. Obsolete but still included in the product to maintain legacy script compatibility X X
NEWTAB Displays a New Tab which provides access to files, learning resources, A360 and more. The New tab feature has been replaced by the Start tab, which provides an improved workflow. See the GOTOSTART command and the STARTMODE system variable. X X
RENDERWIN Displays the Render window without starting a rendering operation. Replaced by RENDERWINDOW. X  
WELCOMESCREEN Displays a New Tab. Removed. X X
System variables Description Additional Information AutoCAD AutoCAD LT
NEWTABMODE Specifies whether clicking the plus (+) button on the file tab bar displays a New Tab or a new drawing. Removed. X X
ONLINEDOCMODE Indicates whether copies of your drawings and linked files are uploaded automatically to Autodesk A360. Automatic saving to your A360 Drive has been removed. Instead, save or copy the drawing files that you want to upload to your A360 account directly to your local A360 Drive folder. X X

2015 Obsolete Commands and System Variables

Commands Description Additional information AutoCAD AutoCAD LT
DASHBOARD Opens the Dashboard. Replaced by RIBBON. X X
DASHBOARDCLOSE Closes the Dashboard. Replaced by RIBBONCLOSE. X X
DDEDIT Edits single-line text, dimension text, attribute definitions, and feature control frames. Replaced by TEXTEDIT. X X
DDPTYPE Specifies the display mode and size of point objects. Replaced by PTYPE. X X
DDVPOINT Sets the 3D viewing direction. Replaced by VPOINT. X X
ONLINECOLNOW Starts an online session with AutoCAD WS, in which people that you invite can simultaneously view and edit your current drawing. Replaced by ONLINEAUTOCAD360, which opens AutoCAD 360. X X
POINTCLOUD Provides options to create and attach point cloud files. Use POINTCLOUDATTACH or other specific point cloud commands to work with point clouds. X  
POINTCLOUDCLIP Creates and modifies clipping boundaries that define which points are displayed in a selected point cloud. Replaced by POINTCLOUDCROP. X  
POINTCLOUDINDEX Creates an indexed point cloud (PCG or ISD) file from a scan file. Indexing scan files no longer supported. X  
POINTCLOUDINTENSITYEDIT Opens the Point Cloud Intensity Color Mapping dialog box, which controls settings that help you analyze a point cloud using different color settings. Replaced by POINTCLOUDCOLORMAP. X  
System Variables Description Additional Information AutoCAD AutoCAD LT
CLASSICKEYS Sets the behavior of several control keys between DOS and Windows standards. The MS DOS control keys were Ctrl-C to cancel and Ctrl-V to cycle viewports. X X
DASHBOARDSTATE Determines whether the Dashboard window is active. Removed. X X
PREVIEWEFFECT Specifies the visual effect used for previewing selection of objects. Removed. X X
PREVIEWFACEEFFECT Specifies the visual effect used for previewing selection of face subobjects. Removed. X  
RIBBONCONTEXTSELECT Controls how ribbon contextual tabs are displayed when you single- or double-click an object. Removed. X X

2014 Obsolete Commands and System Variables

Commands Description Additional information AutoCAD AutoCAD LT
AUTOCOMPLETE Controls what types of automated command display features are available at the Command prompt. Replaced by INPUTSEARCHOPTIONS. X X
EDITINFUSION Edits solids and surfaces in Inventor Fusion. Removed. X  
ONLINEUPLOAD Uploads specified drawing files to Autodesk 360. Replaced by ONLINEOPENFOLDER. In addition, the automatic upload process has been revised. It is now turned on or off for all drawings in the Options dialog box, Autodesk 360 tab. X X
OPENONMOBILE Sends a notification to your mobile devices for opening the current drawing. Notification is handled by email. X X
System Variables Description Additional Information AutoCAD AutoCAD LT
AUTOCOMPLETEDELAY Controls the amount of time that elapses before automated keyboard features display at the Command prompt. Replaced by INPUTSEARCHDELAY X X
AUTOCOMPLETEMODE Controls what types of automated keyboard features are available at the Command prompt. Replaced by INPUTSEARCHOPTIONS X X
AUTOLOAD Controls how AutoCAD automatically loads certain executable files. Replaced by SECURELOAD. X  
AUTOLOADPATH Controls the folder from where AutoCAD loads acad.lsp/fas/vlx, acaddoc.lsp/fas/vlx, acad.dvb files. Replaced by TRUSTEDDOCDOMAINS and TRUSTEDDOCPATHS. X  
LISPENABLED Indicates whether AutoLISP is enabled in the current AutoCAD session. Replaced by SAFEMODE. X  
ONLINEDOCUMENTS Stores whether you can open and save drawing files directly to Autodesk 360. Removed. X X

2013 Obsolete Commands and System Variables

Commands Description Additional information AutoCAD AutoCAD LT
GETLINK Gets a link to the current document to paste or e-mail. Removed from product. X X
MANAGEUPLOADS Manages uploading of additional documents. Removed from product. X X
MESSAGES Displays messages about updates to AutoCAD WS drawings. Removed from product. X X
ONLINEDRAWINGS Opens web browser to access all online documents. Removed from product. X X
OPENONLINE Opens current drawing in AutoCAD WS. Removed from product. X X
SHARE Makes current drawings available to other AutoCAD WS users. Replaced by ONLINESHARE. X X
SHAREWITHSEEK Uploads a selected block or the current drawing to the Autodesk Seek website. Removed from product. X X
UPLOAD Uploads the current document to Autodesk 360. Removed from product. X X
UPLOADFILES Opens file dialog box to upload additional documents. Removed from product. X X
WHATSNEW Opens New Features Workshop. Removed from product.   X
System variables Description Additional information AutoCAD AutoCAD LT
ACISOUTVER Controls the ACIS version of SAT files created using the ACISOUT command. Removed from product. X  
PROXYWEBSEARCH Specifies how AutoCAD checks for Object Enablers. Removed from product. X X
RASTERPREVIEW Controls whether BMP preview images are saved with the drawing. Replaced by THUMBSAVE. X X