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AutoCAD 2025 for Mac Developer and ObjectARX
    • Customization Guide
    • DXF Reference
    • AutoLISP and DCL
    • ObjectARX
      • ObjectARX: Developer's Guide
        • ObjectARX Introductory Concepts
        • Basic Interaction with AutoCAD
          • Selection Set, Entity, and Symbol Table Functions
          • Plot API
          • Global Functions for Interacting with AutoCAD
          • ObjectARX Global Utility Functions
          • AutoCAD Command Prompt Standard
            • Command Line Interface
              • General Format
              • Format for the Current Value Line
              • Format for the Command Line Prompt
                • Current Instruction
                • Descriptive Information
                • List of Options
                • Default Option
              • Examples of Command Line Prompts
              • Limitations and Compatibility
              • Context Menu Population
        • Custom Objects
        • Advanced Topics
        • ObjectARX Graphics, Geometry, and Boundary Representation Libraries
      • ObjectARX: Reference Guide
      • ObjectARX: Release Notes
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    Descriptive Information

    Any required descriptive information should be enclosed in parentheses. Descriptive information is used to provide further hints for acceptable input, such as valid ranges, angular direction, or suffixes. It should be avoided where possible.

    Example of descriptive information:

    Command: aperture

    Enter height of object snap target (1-50 pixels) <current value>:

    Parent topic: Format for the Command Line Prompt

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