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    Using the Command Function

    When AutoLISP first appeared in AutoCAD, the only available means for entity creation was the command function. This allows an AutoLISP programmer to code just about any command that can be executed from the AutoCAD Command prompt. This is reliable, but it is not as fast as ActiveX methods and does not provide the flexibility of entmake.

    Parent topic: Lesson 3: Drawing the Path Boundary (Visual LISP IDE)
    Previous topic: Using Entmake to Build Entities
    Next topic: Enabling the Boundary Outline Drawing Function

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