Command line switches can specify a separate startup routine for each project.
You can use command line switches to specify several options when you start the program. For example, you can run a script, start with a specified drawing template, and display a specified view when a drawing is opened. With command line switches, you can also set up several program icons, each with different start-up options.
Command line switches are parameters you can add to end of the product EXE command line associated with a Microsoft ® Windows ® shortcut icon or the Windows Run dialog box. You can include several switches within a single command line. Valid switches are listed in the following table.
Command Line Switch Syntax
The syntax for using command line switches is
"drive:pathname/[product].exe" ["drawingname"] [/switch "name"]
Follow the switch with a space and then enter the name of a file, path, or view within quotation marks. For example, the following entry starts the program from a folder named AutoCAD 2012 with the drawing template arch1.dwt, restores a named view PLAN1, and executes a script file startup.scr:
"d: AutoCAD 2013/acad.exe” /t "d:AutoCAD 2013/templatearch1" /v "plan1" /b "startup"
The environment settings are resolved in the following way:
- If you use a command line switch to specify an environment setting, the command line switch overrides the settings specified in either the Options dialog box or the environment variable.
- If a command line switch is not set, the corresponding value set in the Options dialog box is used.
- If neither a command line switch nor an Options value is set, the environment variable value is used.