Command Line Switch Reference

2013-04-10

Product Documentation

Intermediate

This table lists the command line switches you can use for custom command line startup of the program.

/b	Script name	Designates a script to run after you start the program (b stands for batch process). Scripts can be used to set up drawing parameters in a new drawing file. An SCR file type is assumed.
/t	Template file name	Creates a new drawing based on a template or prototype drawing. A DWT file type is assumed.
/c	Configuration folder	If you do not set this switch, the executable folder is searched and the ACADCFGW or ACADCFG environment variable is used as a way to define the configuration file and folder location.
/v	View name	Designates a specified view of the drawing for display at startup.
/ld	ARX or DBX application	Loads a specified ARX or DBX application. Use the following format: <path><filename>.ARX If the path or file name contains spaces, then the path or file name should be wrapped in double quotes. If no path information is included, the program search path is used.
/s	Support folders	Designates support folders other than the current folder. Drawing support files include text fonts, menus, AutoLISP files, linetypes, and hatch patterns. The maximum number of folders you can specify in the path is 15. Each folder name is delimited by semicolons.
/r	Default system pointing device	Restores the default system pointing device. It creates a new configuration file (acad2014.cfg) and renames the previous configuration file to acad2014.bak.
/nologo	No product logo screen	Starts the program without first displaying the logo screen.
/p	User-defined registry profile for starting the program	Specifies a user-defined registry profile for starting the program. The selected profile is in effect only for the current session of the program, unless you make another profile current in the Options dialog box during that session. You create or import profiles on the Profiles tab in the Options dialog box. With the /p switch, you can specify the name of a profile that is listed in the Options dialog box or the file name of an exported profile (ARG) file. If the profile does not exist, the current profile is used.
/nohardware	Disables hardware acceleration	Disables hardware acceleration on startup.
/nossm	No Sheet Set Manager window	Suppresses the display of the Sheet Set Manager window on startup.
/safemode	Disable all executable code	Prevents all executable files from loading and executing in the current session. This switch is useful for stopping and locating malicious executable code. NoteThe Express Tools and some AutoCAD command tools are also prevented from functioning, so this switch should be used only in emergency situations.
/set	Sheet set	Loads the named sheet set on startup. Use the following format: <path><sheet set data file>.DST
/w	Default workspace	Designates which workspace in the loaded CUIx files should be restored on startup.
/pl	Background plotting/publishing	Publishes a drawing set descriptions (DSD) file in the background. Use the following format: <path><drawing set descriptions file>.DSD

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