Applies to 2018.1 Update and later
Provides a quick guide to which commands are new in this release.
| New commands | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
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| NEWVIEW | Saves a new, named view from what's displayed in the current viewport, or by defining a rectangular window. (Added to AutoCAD LT) | X | X |
| New system variables | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
| LAYEROVERRIDEHIGHLIGHT | Toggles the visibility of the background color highlighting for layers that have overrides. | X | X |
| VISRETAINMODE | Controls the behavior of the VISRETAIN system variable when it's set to 1. | X | X |
| New commands | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
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| APPSTORE | Opens the Autodesk App Store website. Command was previously named EXCHANGE. | X | X |
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REGEN3 |
Regenerates the views in a drawing to repair anomalies in the display of 3D solids and surfaces. | X | |
| New system variables | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
| PDFSHX | Converts the SHX geometry imported from PDF files into individual multiline text objects.
Note: Renamed from EPDFSHX for consistency.
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X | X |
| MILLISECS | Stores the number of milliseconds that have elapsed since the system was started.
Note: Use this system variable when you need to calculate time differences in fractions of a second.
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X | X |
| PDFSHXBESTFONT | When converting imported PDF geometry to text, controls whether the PDFSHXTEXT command uses the best matching font or uses the first selected font that exceeds the recognition threshold. | X | X |
| REFPATHTYPE | Controls whether reference files are attached using full, relative or no path when first attached to a host drawing file. | X | X |
| SELECTIONOFFSCREEN | Controls the selection of objects that are off-screen. | X | X |
| XREFLAYER | Specifies a default layer for a new xref. | X | X |
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XREFREGAPPCTL |
Controls whether the registered application (RegApp) records stored in an xref being loaded are copied to the host drawing. | X |
| New commands | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
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| HIGHLIGHTNEW | Controls whether new features in product updates are highlighted in the user interface with an orange dot. | X | X |
| ONLINEDESIGNSHARE | Publishes design views of the current drawing to a secure, anonymous Autodesk A360 location for viewing and sharing in a web browser. | X | X |
| PDFSHXTEXT | Converts the SHX geometry imported from PDF files into individual multiline text objects. | X | X |
| -PDFSHXTEXT | Converts the SHX geometry imported from PDF files into individual multiline text objects from the command line. | X | X |
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REGEN3 |
Regenerates the views in a drawing to repair anomalies in the display of 3D solids and surfaces. | X | |
| TXT2MTXT | Converts or combines single-line or multiline text objects into one or more multiline text objects. | X | X |
| New system variables | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
| EPDFSHX | Controls whether text objects using SHX fonts are stored in PDF files as comments when you export a drawing as a PDF file.
Note: Renamed to PDFSHX for consistency.
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X | X |
| PDFSHXLAYER | Controls what layer is assigned to newly created text objects when converting SHX geometry to text objects. | X | X |
| PDFSHXTHRESHOLD | Sets the percentage of the selected geometry that must match a font before the geometry is converted to text objects. | X | X |
| SHOWNEWSTATE | Indicates whether highlighting new features in updates is active. | X | X |
| New commands | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
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3DPRINTSERVICE |
Sends a 3D model to a 3D printing service. | X | |
| CENTERDISASSOCIATE | Removes associativity of center marks or centerlines from objects they define. | X | X |
| CENTERLINE | Creates centerline geometry associated with selected lines and polylines. | X | X |
| CENTERMARK | Creates an associative, cross-shaped mark at the center of a selected circle or arc. | X | X |
| CENTERREASSOCIATE | Associates or reassociates a center mark or centerline object to selected objects. | X | X |
| CENTERRESET | Resets the centerlines to the current value specified in the CENTEREXE system variable. | X | X |
| PDFIMPORT | Imports the geometry, fills, raster images, and TrueType text objects from a specified PDF file. | X | X |
| -PDFIMPORT | Imports the geometry, fills, raster images, and TrueType text objects from a specified PDF file. | X | X |
| New system variables | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
| CENTERCROSSGAP | Determines the gap between the center mark and its centerlines. | X | X |
| CENTERCROSSSIZE | Determines the size of the associative center mark. | X | X |
| CENTEREXE | Controls the length of the centerline extensions. | X | X |
| CENTERLAYER | Specifies a default layer for new center marks or centerlines. | X | X |
| CENTERLTSCALE | Sets the linetype scale used by center marks and centerlines. | X | X |
| CENTERLTYPE | Specifies the linetype used by center marks and centerlines. | X | X |
| CENTERLTYPEFILE | Specifies the loaded linetype library file used to create center marks and centerlines. | X | X |
| CENTERMARKEXE | Determines whether centerlines extend automatically from new center marks. | X | X |
| CURSORTYPE | Determines the cursor type of your pointing device. | X | X |
| LTGAPSELECTION | Controls whether you can select or snap to the gaps on objects defined with non-continuous linetype. | X | X |
| PDFIMPORTFILTER | Controls what types of data is imported from the PDF file and converted to AutoCAD objects. | X | X |
| PDFIMPORTIMAGEPATH | Specifies the folder where referenced image files are extracted and saved when importing PDF files. | X | X |
| PDFIMPORTLAYERS | Controls what layers are assigned to objects imported from PDF files. | X | X |
| PDFIMPORTMODE | Controls the default processing when importing objects from a PDF file. | X | X |
| PDFSHX | Controls whether text objects using SHX fonts are stored in PDF files as comments when you export a drawing as a PDF file. Renamed from EPDFSHX for consistency. | X | X |
| PDFSHXLAYER | Controls what layer is assigned to newly created text objects when converting SHX geometry to text objects. | X | X |
| PDFSHXTHRESHOLD | Sets the percentage of the selected geometry that must match a font before the geometry is converted to text objects. | X | X |
| PLINEGCENMAX | Sets the maximum number of segments that a polyline can have for the application to calculate the geometric center. | X | X |
| SHOWNEWSTATE | Indicates whether highlighting new features in updates is active. | X | X |
| TEXTEDITMODE | Controls whether the TEXTEDIT command repeats automatically. | X | X |
| New commands | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
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| CLOSEALLOTHER | Closes all other open drawings, except the current active drawing. | X | X |
| CMATTACH | Inserts references to coordination models such as NWD and NWC Navisworks files. | X | |
| DIGITALSIGN | Provides a separate command to add a digital signature to a drawing. Removes the Digital Signature tab from the SECURITYOPTIONS command. | X | X |
| GOTOSTART | Switches from the current drawing to the Start tab. The Start tab is a successor to the New tab and has a different behavior. | X | X |
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PCEXTRACTCENTERLINE |
Draws a centerline for a cylindrical segment of a point cloud. | X | |
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PCEXTRACTCORNER |
Marks the point of the intersection between three detected planes in a point cloud. | X | |
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PCEXTRACTEDGE |
Infers the edge between two planes and draws a line to mark the edge. | X | |
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PCEXTRACTSECTION |
Generates 2D geometry from a point cloud that contains section objects. | X | |
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POINTCLOUDCROPSTATE |
Controls saving, restoring, and deleting point cloud crop states. | X | |
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RENDERENVIRONMENTCLOSE |
Closes the Render Environment & Exposure palette. | X | |
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RENDEREXPOSURECLOSE |
Closes the Render Environment & Exposure palette. | X | |
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RENDERWINDOW |
Displays the Render window. Replaces the RENDERWIN command. | X | |
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RENDERWINDOWCLOSE |
Closes the Render window. | X | |
| SCRIPTCALL | Executes a sequence of commands the same as the SCRIPT command, with the additional capability of also executing nested scripts. | X | X |
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SECTIONSPINNERS |
Sets the default increment value for the Section Offset and Slice Thickness controls in the Section Plane Contextual Ribbon tab. | X | |
| SYSVARMONITOR | Displays the System Variable Monitor dialog box. | X | X |
| New system variables | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
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CMFADECOLOR |
Controls the amount of black blended on all attached coordination models. | X | |
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CMFADEOPACITY |
Controls the amount of dimming through transparency for all attached coordination models. | X | |
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CMOSNAP |
Determines whether object snapping is active for geometry in coordination models that are attached to the drawing. | X | |
| DIMLAYER | Specifies a default layer for new dimensions. | X | X |
| DIMPICKBOX | Sets the object selection target height, in pixels within the DIM command. | X | X |
| DIMTXTRULER | Controls the display of ruler when editing a dimension text. | X | X |
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EXPVALUE |
Specifies the exposure value to apply during rendering. | X | |
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EXPWHITEBALANCE |
Specifies the Kelvin color temperature (white balance) value to apply during rendering. | X | |
| GALLERYVIEW | Controls the type of preview in the ribbon drop-down galleries. | X | X |
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IBLENVIRONMENT |
Enables image-based lighting and specifies the current image map. | X | |
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LEGACYCODESEARCH |
Controls whether searching for executable files includes the current and drawing folders. | X | |
| LINEFADING | Controls whether line displays are faded when hardware acceleration is on and you have exceeded the line density limits. | X | X |
| LINEFADINGLEVEL | When hardware acceleration is on, controls the intensity of the line fading effect. | X | X |
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POINTCLOUD2DVSDISPLAY |
Turns off or on the bounding box and text message when viewing a point cloud in the 2D Wireframe visual style. | X | |
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RENDERENVSTATE |
Indicates whether the Render Environment & Exposure palette is open or closed. | X | |
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RENDERLEVEL |
Specifies the number of iterations, or levels, the render engine performs to create the rendered image. | X | |
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RENDERLIGHTCALC |
Controls the rendering accuracy of lights and materials. | X | |
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RENDERTARGET |
Controls the duration to use for rendering. | X | |
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RENDERTIME |
Specifies the number of minutes that the render engine uses to iteratively refine a rendered image. | X | |
| REVCLOUDCREATEMODE | Specifies the default input for creating revision clouds. | X | X |
| REVCLOUDGRIPS | Controls the number of grips displayed on a revision cloud. | X | X |
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SECTIONOFFSETINC |
Sets the default increment value for the section object slice thickness control. | X | |
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SECTIONTHICKNESSINC |
Sets the default increment value for section object offset control. | X | |
| SELECTIONEFFECTCOLOR | Sets the color of the glowing highlighting effect on object selection. | X | X |
| STARTINFOLDER | Stores the drive and folder path from where the product was started. | X | X |
| STARTMODE | Controls whether the Start tab is displayed. | X | X |
| SYSMON | Specifies whether changes to system variables values are monitored. | X | X |
| WORKINGFOLDER | Stores the drive and folder path of the operating system's working folder or current directory for the process, which can be of interest to developers. | X | X |
| XREFOVERRIDE | Controls the display of object properties on referenced layers. | X | X |
| New commands | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOMAPIMAGE | Captures a portion of the online map to an object known as a map image, and embeds it in the drawing area. | X | X |
| GEOMAPIMAGEUPDATE | Reloads map images from the online maps service and optionally resets their resolution for optimal on-screen viewing. | X | X |
| ISODRAFT | Turns isometric drafting on or off along with all related settings, and specifies the current 2D isometric drafting plane. | X | X |
| NEWTAB | Obsolete. Displays a New Tab which allows direct access to files, learning resources, Autodesk A360 and more. | X | X |
| ONLINEAUTOCAD360 | Launches AutoCAD 360 in your default browser. | X | X |
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PMTOGGLE |
Controls whether the Performance Recorder is turned on or off. The Performance Feedback tool can be used to record performance issues for analysis by Autodesk. | X | |
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POINTCLOUDCOLORMAP |
Displays the Point Cloud Color Map dialog box, used to define settings for Intensity, Elevation, and Classification point cloud stylizations. | X | |
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POINTCLOUDCROP |
Crops a selected point cloud to a specified polygonal, rectangular, or circular boundary. | X | |
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POINTCLOUDMANAGER |
Displays the Point Cloud Manager palette, used to control display of point cloud projects, regions, and scans. | X | |
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POINTCLOUDMANAGERCLOSE |
Closes the Point Cloud Manager. | X | |
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POINTCLOUDSTYLIZE |
Controls the coloration of point clouds. | X | |
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POINTCLOUDUNCROP |
Permanently removes all cropped areas from selected point clouds. | X | |
| PTYPE | Specifies the display style and size of point objects. | X | X |
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RECAP |
Launches Autodesk ReCap from within AutoCAD. | X | |
| TEXTALIGN | Aligns multiple text objects vertically, horizontally, or obliquely. | X | X |
| New system variables | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
| COLORTHEME | Sets the color theme of the ribbon, palettes, and several other interface elements to dark or light. | X | X |
| COMMANDPREVIEW | Controls whether a preview of the possible outcome of the command is displayed. | X | X |
| COMPLEXLTPREVIEW | Controls whether a preview of the complex linetype is displayed during interactive operations. | X | X |
| CURSORBADGE | Determines whether the cursor badge are displayed in the drawing area. | X | X |
| HIGHLIGHTSMOOTHING | Controls the anti-aliasing effect on object highlighting. | X | X |
| HPLINETYPE | Controls how non-continuous linetypes are displayed in hatch patterns. | X | X |
| LAYOUTTAB | Controls whether Model and Layout tabs are displayed or not. | X | X |
| MTEXTAUTOSTACK | Controls autostacking for the MTEXT command. | X | X |
| MTEXTDETECTSPACE | Controls whether the keyboard spacebar is used to create list items in the MTEXT command. | X | X |
| NEWTABMODE | Obsolete. Specifies whether clicking the plus sign (+) on the file tab bar displays the New Tab or opens a new drawing. | X | X |
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ORBITAUTOTARGET |
Controls how the target point is acquired for the 3DORBIT command. | X | |
| OSNAPOVERRIDE | Determines whether the object snap settings in the OSNAP dialog are enforced. | X | X |
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PCMSTATE |
Indicates whether the Point Cloud Manager is open or closed. | X | |
| POINTCLOUDLIGHTING | Controls the way lighting effects are displayed for a point cloud. | X | X |
| POINTCLOUDLIGHTSOURCE | Determines the light source for point clouds when lighting is turned on. | X | X |
| POINTCLOUDLOD | Sets the level of density of point display for point clouds. | X | X |
| POINTCLOUDPOINTMAXLEGACY | Applies only to legacy (pre-2015) point clouds. Sets the maximum number of points that can be displayed for all legacy point clouds attached to the drawing. | X | X |
| POINTCLOUDPOINTSIZE | Controls the size of the points for new point cloud objects. | X | X |
| POINTCLOUDSHADING | Specifies whether the brightness of the points in the point cloud are diffuse or specular. | X | X |
| POINTCLOUDVISRETAIN | Controls whether a legacy drawing (created in AutoCAD 2014) retains the on or off status of individual scans (RCS files) and regions referenced by an attached point cloud project (RCP file). | X | X |
| SELECTIONEFFECT | Specifies the visual effect used when objects are selected. | X | X |
| SORTORDER | Specifies whether the layer list is ordered using a natural sort order or ASCII values. | X | X |
| TEXTALIGNMODE | Stores the alignment option for aligned text. | X | X |
| TEXTALIGNSPACING | Stores the spacing option for aligned text. | X | X |
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TEXTALLCAPS |
Converts all new text created by TEXT or MTEXT commands to uppercase. | X | |
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TEXTAUTOCORRECTCAPS |
Corrects common text errors that result from accidentally leaving the Caps Lock turned on. | X |
| New commands | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
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| DESIGNFEEDCLOSE | Closes the Design Feed palette. | X | X |
| DESIGNFEEDOPEN | Opens the Design Feed palette. | X | X |
| FILETAB | Displays the File tabs at the top of the drawing area. | X | X |
| FILETABCLOSE | Hides the File tabs at the top of the drawing area. | X | X |
| GEOLOCATEME | Displays or hides an indicator that shows your current position. | X | X |
| GEOMAP | Displays a map from an online maps service, in the current viewport. | X | X |
| GEOMARKLATLONG | Places a position marker at a location defined by a latitude and longitude. | X | X |
| GEOMARKME | Places a position marker in model space at the spot corresponding to your current position. | X | X |
| GEOMARKPOINT | Places a position marker at a specified point in model space. | X | X |
| GEOMARKPOSITION | Places a position marker at a location you specify. | X | X |
| GEOREMOVE | Removes all geographic location information from the drawing file. | X | X |
| GEOREORIENTMARKER | Modifies the orientation and position of the geographic marker without changing its latitude and longitude properties. | X | X |
| INPUTSEARCHOPTIONS | Controls settings for working with AutoComplete and AutoCorrect suggestions on the command line. | X | X |
| ONLINEOPENFOLDER | Opens your local Autodesk A360 folder in Windows Explorer. | X | X |
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WEBLOAD |
Loads a JavaScript file from a URL, and then executes the JavaScript code contained in the file. | X | |
| New system variables | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
| CGEOCS | Stores the name of the GIS coordinate system assigned to the drawing file. | X | X |
| CLAYOUT | Sets the current layout. | X | X |
| DESIGNFEEDSTATE | Indicates whether the Design Feed palette is open or closed. | X | X |
| DIMCONTINUEMODE | Determines whether the style of a continued dimension is based on the dimension that is being continued or on the current dimension style. | X | X |
| FILETABPREVIEW | Controls the type of preview, list view or thumbnail view, when you hover over a file tab. | X | X |
| FILETABSTATE | Indicates the display status of the file tabs at the top of the drawing area. | X | X |
| FILETABTHUMBHOVER | Specifies whether the corresponding model or layout loads in the drawing window when you hover over a file tab thumbnail. | X | X |
| GEOMARKPOSITIONSIZE | Specifies the scale factor to use for point objects and multiline text objects when creating position markers. | X | X |
| HPPICKMODE | Sets whether the default method for identifying what to hatch is to select a point or to select an object. | X | X |
| INPUTSEARCHDELAY | Sets the number of milliseconds to delay before the command line suggestion list is displayed. | X | X |
| POINTCLOUDCACHESIZE | Specifies amount of memory the reserved to display for point clouds. | X | X |
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POINTCLOUDVISRETAIN |
Controls whether the drawing retains the on or off status of point cloud scan files that are referenced by an attached RCP file. | X | |
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SAFEMODE |
Indicates whether executable code can be loaded and executed in the current AutoCAD session. | X | |
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SECURELOAD |
Controls whether AutoCAD loads executable files based on their location. | X | |
| TEXTJUSTIFY | Displays the default justification used by the TEXT command to create single-line text. | X | X |
| TOUCHMODE | For those using a touch-enabled screen or interface, controls the display of the Touch panel on the ribbon. | X | X |
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TRUSTEDDOMAINS |
Controls the domain names or URLs from which AutoCAD can run JavaScript code. | X | |
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TRUSTEDPATHS |
Controls the folders from where AutoCAD can load and execute files that contain executable code. | X |
| New commands | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARRAYCLASSIC | Displays the legacy Array dialog box. | X | X |
| ONLINECOLNOW | Obsolete. Starts an online session with AutoCAD WS, in which people that you invite can simultaneously view and edit your current drawing. | X | X |
| ONLINEDOCS | Opens your Autodesk A360 documents list and folders in a browser. | X | X |
| ONLINEOPTIONS | Opens the Online tab of the Options dialog box. | X | X |
| ONLINESHARE | Designates who can access the current document from Autodesk A360. | X | X |
| ONLINESYNC | Starts or stops syncing your custom settings with Autodesk A360. | X | X |
| ONLINESYNCSETTINGS | Displays the Choose Which Settings Are Synced dialog box where you can specify selected settings to be synced. | X | X |
| OPENFROMCLOUD | Opens an existing drawing file from your local Autodesk A360 sync folder. | X | X |
| POINTCLOUDCLIP | Obsolete. Crops the display of a selected point cloud to specified boundaries. | X | |
| POINTCLOUDINTENSITYEDIT | Obsolete. Opens the Point Cloud Intensity Color Mapping dialog box that specifies intensity color mapping for eligible point clouds. | X | |
| SAVETOCLOUD | Saves an existing drawing file to your local Autodesk A360 sync folder under a new file name. | X | X |
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SURFEXTRACTCURVE |
Extracts isolines curves from a surface. | X | |
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VIEWCOMPONENT |
Selects drawing view components for editing. | X | |
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VIEWDETAIL |
Supports the creation of detail views by selecting an existing drawing view | X | |
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VIEWSECTION |
Supports the creation of section views by selecting a drawing view to cut. | X | |
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VIEWDETAILSTYLE |
Supports the creation or modification of detail view styles. | X | |
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VIEWSECTIONSTYLE |
Supports the creation and editing of section view styles. | X | |
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VIEWSYMBOLSKETCH |
Activates model space for a view and enters a “view sketching” state to edit and constrain a section line or detail boundary | X | |
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VIEWSKETCHCLOSE |
Exits a “view sketching” state and makes paper space current. | X | |
| New system variables | Description | AutoCAD | AutoCAD LT |
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ANNOMONITOR |
Turns the annotation monitor on and off. | X | |
| ARRAYASSOCIATIVITY | Sets the default behavior of new arrays to be associative or non-associative. | X | X |
| CACHEMAXFILES | Sets the maximum number of graphics cache files saved in the local configured temporary folder for the product. | X | X |
| CACHEMAXTOTALSIZE | Sets the maximum total size of all graphics cache files saved in the local configured temporary folder for the product. | X | X |
| CLIPROMPTLINES | Sets the number of lines displayed in the temporary prompt history when an undocked command window is set to display just the prompt line. | X | X |
| CLIPROMPTUPDATE | Controls whether the command line displays the messages and prompts generated while an AutoLISP or script file is being executed. | X | X |
| ONLINEDOCMODE | Obsolete. Indicates whether a copies of your drawings and linked files are uploaded automatically to Autodesk A360. | X | X |
| ONLINESYNCTIME | Controls the time interval for synchronizing current customization settings with a local cache, which is then stored in Autodesk A360. | X | X |
| PLINEREVERSEWIDTHS | Controls the appearance of a polyline when it is reversed. | X | X |
| POINTCLOUDBOUNDARY | Turns the display of a point cloud bounding box on and off. | X | X |
| POINTCLOUDCLIPFRAME | Controls whether clipping boundaries on legacy point clouds are visible on screen and in printouts. | X | X |
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POINTCLOUDPOINTMAX |
Sets the maximum number of point cloud points that can exist in a drawing. | X | |
| PROPERTYPREVIEW | Controls whether you can preview the changes to currently selected objects when you roll over drop-down lists and galleries that control properties. | X | X |
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PROPPREVTIMEOUT |
Sets the maximum number of seconds for a property preview to display before the preview is automatically cancelled. | X | |
| SELECTIONPREVIEWLIMIT | Limits the number of objects that can display preview highlighting during a window or crossing selection. | X | X |
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SNAPGRIDLEGACY |
Specifies whether the grid snap is active only when specifying a point, or also during object selection. | X | |
| THUMBSAVE | Controls whether BMP preview images are saved with the drawing. | X | X |
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VIEWSKETCHMODE |
Turns the view sketching state on or off. | X | |
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VIEWUPDATEAUTO |
Specifies whether Model Documentation views are updated automatically when changes are pending. | X | |
| WIPEOUTFRAME | Controls the display of frames for wipeout objects. | X | X |