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Navigate and Edit Within the Command Window
The Command Window
Dock, Resize, and Hide the Command Window
Switch Between Dialog Boxes
and the Command Line
You can display prompts
on the command line instead of using a dialog box, or switch back
again. This option is useful primarily when using scripts.
Some
functions are available both on the command line and in a dialog
box. In many cases, you can enter a hyphen before the command to
suppress the dialog box and display prompts on the command line
instead. For example, entering layer on the
command line displays the Layer Properties Manager. Entering -layer on
the command line displays the equivalent command line options. Suppressing
the dialog box is useful for compatibility with earlier versions
of AutoCAD® and for using script files. There may be slight
differences between the options in the dialog box and those available
on the command line.
These
system variables also affect the display of dialog boxes:
-
ATTDIA controls whether
INSERT uses a dialog
box for attribute value entry.
-
CMDNAMES displays the
name (in English) of the currently active command and transparent
command.
-
EXPERT controls whether
certain warning dialog boxes are displayed.
-
FILEDIA controls the
display of dialog boxes used with commands that read and write files.
For example, if FILEDIA is set to 1,
SAVEAS displays the
Save Drawing As dialog box. If FILEDIA is set to 0, SAVEAS displays prompts
on the command line. The procedures in this documentation assume
that FILEDIA is set to 1. Even when FILEDIA is set to 0, you can display
a file dialog box by entering a tilde (~) at the first prompt.
FILEDIA and EXPERT are
useful when you use scripts to run commands.
To use the command line version of a
command
- For most commands, enter minus (-) in
front of the command.
- For dialog boxes that open and save files,
set the FILEDIA system variable to 0.
Commands
GRAPHSCR
Switches from the text
window to the drawing area.
System Variables
ATTDIA
Controls whether the
INSERT command uses a dialog box for attribute value entry.
CMDNAMES
EXPERT
Controls whether certain
prompts are issued.
FILEDIA
Suppresses display of
file navigation dialog boxes.
Utilities
Command Modifiers