Some commands benefit by displaying the current value of certain system variables or other settings.
The following examples show unrevised versions of command prompts:
Command: fillet
(TRIM mode) Current fillet radius = 0.000
Polyline/Radius/Trim/<Select first object>:
Select second object:
Command: attdef
Attribute modes Invisible:N Constant:N Verify:N Preset:N
Enter (ICVP) to change, RETURN when done:
A command line that displays system variables or other settings is called the current value line. The format of the current value line is as follows:
Description: Setting1=Value Setting2=Value Setting3=Value
The current value may begin with a description. The description should be separated from the settings by a colon followed by two spaces. Each setting should be described clearly without abbreviations or abridgments. The equal sign may not be preceded or followed by spaces. Each setting should be separated from the next setting by two spaces.
If the setting can be changed using an option in the command line prompt, use the same word in describing the setting.
The following example shows the revised version for the -ATTDEF command.
Command: -attdef
Invisible=N Constant=N Verify=N Preset=N Lock position=Y Annotative=N Multiple line=N
Enter an option to change [Invisible/Constant/Verify/Preset/Lock position/Annotative/Multiple lines] <done>:
If the setting requires a system variable to change, use the name of the system variable. For example:
Command: edgesurf
Current wire frame density: SURFTAB1=6 SURFTAB2=6
Select object 1 for surface edge:
The normal command line prompt should immediately follow the current value line without an extra carriage return so as to be visible in a three-line command line window.