Transparent Command Reference

Use transparent commands to quickly access functionality within a larger operation.

You can run the transparent commands within another command by using the following methods:

• Click the Transparent ribbon tab and select the command.
• Right-click to display the Transparent Commands context menu and select the command.
• Activate the Transparent Commands toolbar and select the command.
• Enter the command at the command line.

The following table lists the transparent commands that are used to specify point locations.

To specify a point location using this information...	Use this transparent command	Icon
angle and distance	'AD
quadrant bearing and distance	'BD
whole circle bearing and distance	'ZD
deflection angle and distance	'DD
northing and easting	'NE
grid northing and grid easting	'GN
latitude and longitude	'LL
point number	'PN
point name (alias)	'PA
a point in a drawing	'PO
chainage, level, gradient or length values when creating and editing profiles	'ProfileToolset
side shot from a point	'SS
chainage and offset	'SO
chainage along the parent alignment of a profile view	'STAE
chainage along the parent alignment of a profile view, level from surface	'SSE
chainage along the parent alignment of a profile view, level from a COGO point	'SPE
chainage and level in a profile view	'PSE
gradient and length in a profile view	'PGL
gradient and chainage in a profile view	'PGS

The following table lists the point filters that you can use while a transparent command is running.

To specify a location using this information...	Enter this point filter	Icon
point number	.p
a point in a drawing	.g
known northing and easting	.n

The following table lists the transparent commands that are not used to specify point locations:

To specify this information when prompted...	Use this transparent command	Icon
an object’s length	AmL
an object’s radius	AmR
to zoom to a point name, a point number or a range of point numbers	'ZTP
curve parameters	'CCALC