AutoCAD 2000 System Variables

Name Default Type Location R or W Description

Controls whether AutoCAD loads the acad.lsp file into every drawing or just the
ACADLSPASDOC 0 I R first drawing opened in an AutoCAD session
Stores the directory path, if any, specified by the ACAD environment variable,
ACADPREFIX Path S X R with path separators appended if necessary
ACADVER "15.0" S X R Stores the AutoCAD version number
ACISOUTVER 40 I X Controls the ACIS version of SAT files created using the ACISOUTcommand
AFLAGS 0 I X Sets attribute flags for ATTDEF bit-code
ANGBASE 0 R D Sets the base angle 0 with respect to the current UCS
ANGDIR 0 B D Sets the positive angle direction from angle 0 with respect to the current UCS
APBOX 1 B R Turns the AutoSnap aperture box on or off
APERTURE 5 I R Sets object snap target height, in pixels
AREA 0 R X R Stores the last area computed by AREA, LIST, or DBLIST
ATTDIA 0 B R Controls whether -INSERT uses a dialog box for attribute value entry
ATTMODE 1 I D Controls display of attributes
Determines whether INSERT uses default attribute settings during insertion of
ATTREQ 1 B R blocks
AUDITCTL 0 B R Controls whether AUDIT creates an audit report (ADT) file
AUNITS 0 I D Sets units for angles
AUPREC 1 I D Sets the number of decimal places for angular units
AUTOSNAP 55 I R Controls AutoSnap marker, tooltip, and magnet
Stores the back clipping plane offset from the target plane for the current
BACKZ 0 R D R viewport
Controls how xref names are handled when binding xrefs or editing xrefs in-
BINDTYPE 0 B X place
BLIPMODE 0 B R Controls whether marker blips are visible
CDATE date R X R Sets calendar date and time
CECOLOR "BYLAYER" S D Sets the color of new objects
CELTSCALE 1 R D Sets the current object linetype scaling factor
CELTYPE "BYLAYER" S D Sets the linetype of new objects
CELWEIGHT -1 I D Sets the lineweight of new objects
CHAMFERA 10 R D Sets the first chamfer distance
CHAMFERB 10 R D Sets the second chamfer distance
CHAMFERC 20 R D Sets the chamfer length
CHAMFERD 0 R D Sets the chamfer angle
CHAMMODE 0 B X Sets the input method by which AutoCAD creates chamfers
CIRCLERAD 0 R X Sets the default circle radius
CLAYER "pen1" S D Sets the current layer
Stores the bit-code that indicates whether an ordinary command, transparent
CMDACTIVE 1 I X R command, script, or dialog box is active
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Controls whether AutoCAD echoes prompts and input during the AutoLISP
CMDECHO 1 B X (command) function
CMDNAMES "SETVAR" S X R Displays the names of the active and transparent commands
CMLJUST 0 I D Specifies multiline justification
CMLSCALE 20 R D Controls the overall width of a multiline
CMLSTYLE "STANDARD" S D Sets the multiline style
COMPASS 0 B X Controls whether the 3D compass is on or off in the current viewport
COORDS 2 I R Controls when coordinates are updated on the status line
CPLOTSTYLE "ByColor" S D Controls the current plot style for new objects
CPROFILE "top right" S R R Stores the name of the current profile
Returns the name of the current (model or layout) tab in the drawing. Provides
CTAB "Model" S D a means for the user to determine which tab is active
CURSORSIZE 100 I R Determines the size of the crosshairs as a percentage of the screen size
CVPORT 2 I D Sets the identification number of the current viewport
DATE date R X R Stores the current date and time
DBMOD 4 I X R Indicates the drawing modification status using bit-code
DCTCUST Path\sample.cus" S R Displays the path and file name of the current custom spelling dictionary
DCTMAIN "ens" S R Displays the file name of the current main spelling dictionary
DEFLPLSTYLE "ByColor" S R Specifies the default plot style for new layers
DEFPLSTYLE "ByColor" S R Specifies the default plot style for new objects
Controls whether objects used to create other objects are retained or deleted
DELOBJ 1 B R from the drawing database
Specifies if and when AutoCAD demand loads a third-party application if a
DEMANDLOAD 3 I R drawing contains custom objects created in that application
DIASTAT 1 B X R Stores the exit method of the most recently used dialog box
DIMADEC 0 I D Controls the number of places of precision displayed for angular dimensions
DIMALT OFF B D Controls the display of alternate units in dimensions
DIMALTD 3 I D Controls the number of decimal places in alternate units
DIMALTF 0.0393700787 R D Controls the multiplier for alternate units
DIMALTRND 0 R D Determines rounding of alternate units
Sets the number of decimal places for the tolerance values in the alternate units
DIMALTTD 3 I D of a dimension
DIMALTTZ 0 I D Toggles suppression of zeros in tolerance values
Sets the units format for alternate units of all dimension style family members
DIMALTU 2 I D except angular
DIMALTZ 0 I D Controls the suppression of zeros for alternate unit dimension values
Specifies a text prefix or suffix (or both) to the alternate dimension
DIMAPOST "" S D measurement for all types of dimensions except angular
DIMASO ON B D Controls the associativity of dimension objects
DIMASZ 5 R D Controls the size of dimension line and leader line arrowheads
Determines how dimension text and arrows are arranged when space is not
DIMATFIT 3 I D sufficient to place both within the extension lines
DIMAUNIT 0 I D Sets the units format for angular dimensions
DIMAZIN 0 I D Suppresses zeros for angular dimensions
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Sets the arrowhead block displayed at the ends of dimension lines or leader
DIMBLK "" S D lines
DIMBLK1 "" S D Sets the arrowhead for the first end of the dimension line when DIMSAH is on
Sets the arrowhead for the second end of the dimension line when DIMSAH is
DIMBLK2 "" S D on
Controls drawing of circle or arc center marks and centerlines by DIMCENTER,
DIMCEN 2.5 R D DIMDIAMETER, and DIMRADIUS
DIMCLRD 0 I D Assigns colors to dimension lines, arrowheads, and dimension leader lines
DIMCLRE 0 I D Assigns colors to dimension extension lines
DIMCLRT 0 I D Assigns colors to dimension text
Sets the number of decimal places displayed for the primary units of a
DIMDEC 2 I D dimension
Sets the distance the dimension line extends beyond the extension line when
DIMDLE 0 R D oblique strokes are drawn instead of arrowheads
DIMDLI 20 R D Controls the spacing of dimension lines in baseline dimensions
Specifies a single character decimal separator to use when creating
DIMDSEP "." S D dimensions whose unit format is decimal
DIMEXE 3.5 R D Specifies how far to extend the extension line beyond the dimension line
DIMEXO 3.5 R D Specifies how far extension lines are offset from origin points
DIMFIT 3 Obsolete. I D Replaced by DIMATFIT and DIMTMOVE
DIMFRAC 0 I D Sets the fraction format when DIMLUNIT is set to 4 or 5
Sets the distance around the dimension text when the dimension line breaks to
DIMGAP 3.5 R D accommodate dimension text
DIMJUST 0 I D Controls the horizontal positioning of dimension text
DIMLDRBLK "" S D Specifies the arrow type for leaders
DIMLFAC 1 R D Sets a scale factor for linear dimension measurements
DIMLIM OFF B D Generates dimension limits as the default text
DIMLUNIT 2 I D Sets units for all dimension types except Angular
DIMLWD -2 I D Assigns lineweight to dimension lines
DIMLWE -2 I D Assigns lineweight to extension lines
DIMPOST "" S D Specifies a text prefix or suffix (or both) to the dimension measurement
DIMRND 0 R D Rounds all dimensioning distances to the specified value
DIMSAH OFF B D Controls the display of dimension line arrowhead blocks
Sets the overall scale factor applied to dimensioning variables that specify
DIMSCALE 1 R D sizes, distances, or offsets
DIMSD1 OFF B D Controls suppression of the first dimension line
DIMSD2 OFF B D Controls suppression of the second dimension line
DIMSE1 OFF B D Suppresses display of the first extension line
DIMSE2 OFF B D Suppresses display of the second extension line
DIMSHO ON B D Controls redefinition of dimension objects while dragging
DIMSOXD OFF B D Suppresses drawing of dimension lines outside the extension lines
DIMSTYLE "ISO-25" S D R Shows the current dimension style
DIMTAD 1 I D Controls the vertical position of text in relation to the dimension line
Sets the number of decimal places to display in tolerance values for the
DIMTDEC 2 I D primary units in a dimension
Sets a scale factor used to calculate the height of text for dimension fractions
DIMTFAC 1 R D and tolerances
Controls the position of dimension text inside the extension lines for all
DIMTIH OFF B D dimension types except ordinate
DIMTIX OFF B D Draws text between extension lines
When DIMTOL or DIMLIM is on, sets the minimum (or lower) tolerance limit for
DIMTM 0 R D dimension text
DIMTMOVE 0 I D Sets dimension text movement rules
Controls whether a dimension line is drawn between the extension lines even
DIMTOFL ON B D when the text is placed outside
DIMTOH ON B D Controls the position of dimension text outside the extension lines
DIMTOL OFF B D Appends tolerances to dimension text
Sets the vertical justification for tolerance values relative to the nominal
DIMTOLJ 0 I D dimension text
When DIMTOL or DIMLIM is on, sets the maximum (or upper) tolerance limit for
DIMTP 0 R D dimension text
Specifies the size of oblique strokes drawn instead of arrowheads for linear,
DIMTSZ 0 R D radius, and diameter dimensioning
Controls the vertical position of dimension text above or below the dimension
DIMTVP 0 R D line
DIMTXSTY "Standard" S D Specifies the text style of the dimension
Specifies the height of dimension text, unless the current text style has a fixed
DIMTXT 5 R D height
DIMTZIN 8 I D Controls the suppression of zeros in tolerance values
DIMUNIT 2 Obsolete. I D Replaced by DIMLUNIT and DIMFRAC
DIMUPT OFF B D Controls options for user-positioned text
DIMZIN 1 I D Controls the suppression of zeroes in the primary unit value
DISPSILH 0 B D Controls display of silhouette curves of solid objects in Wireframe mode
DISTANCE 0 R X R Stores the distance computed by DIST
DONUTID 0.5 R X Sets the default for the inside diameter of a donut
DONUTOD 1 R X Sets the default for the outside diameter of a donut
DRAGMODE 2 I R Controls the display of objects being dragged
DRAGP1 10 I R Sets the regen-drag input sampling rate
DRAGP2 25 I R Sets the fast-drag input sampling rate
Determines whether a drawing was last edited by a product other than
DWGCHECK 0 I R AutoCAD
DWGCODEPAGE "ANSI_1252" S D R Stores the same value as SYSCODEPAGE (for compatibility reasons)
DWGNAME "Drawing1.dwg" S X R Stores the drawing name as entered by the user
DWGPREFIX Path S X R Stores the drive/directory prefix for the drawing
DWGTITLED 0 B X R Indicates whether the current drawing has been named
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EDGEMODE 0 B R Controls how TRIM and EXTEND determine cutting and boundary edges
Stores the current elevation relative to the current UCS for the current viewport
ELEVATION 0 R D in the current space
EXPERT 0 I X Controls whether certain prompts are issued
EXPLMODE 1 B X Controls whether EXPLODE supports nonuniformly scaled (NUS) blocks
EXTMAX upper right point R D R Stores the upper-right point of the drawing extents
EXTMIN lower left point R D R Stores the lower-left point of the drawing extents
Sets the parameters for named object names (such as linetypes and layers)
EXTNAMES 1 B D stored in symbol tables
FACETRATIO 0 I X Controls the aspect ratio of faceting for cylindrical and conic ACIS solids
Adjusts the smoothness of shaded and rendered objects and objects with
FACETRES 0.5 R D hidden lines removed
FILEDIA 1 B R Suppresses display of the file dialog boxes
FILLETRAD 15 R D Stores the current fillet radius
Specifies whether multilines, traces, solids, all hatches (including solid-fill), and
FILLMODE 1 I D wide polylines are filled in
Specifies the alternate font to be used when the specified font file cannot be
FONTALT "simplex.shx" S R located
FONTMAP Path\acad.fmp" S R Specifies the font mapping file to be used
Stores the front clipping plane offset from the target plane for the current
FRONTZ 0 R D R viewport
FULLOPEN 1 I X R Indicates whether the current drawing is partially open
GRIDMODE 0 B D Specifies whether the grid is turned on or off
GRIDUNIT 20.00,20.00 R D Specifies the grid spacing (X and Y) for the current viewport
GRIPBLOCK 0 B R Controls the assignment of grips in blocks
GRIPCOLOR 5 I R Controls the color of nonselected grips (drawn as box outlines)
GRIPHOT 1 I R Controls the color of selected grips (drawn as filled boxes)
Controls the use of selection set grips for the Stretch, Move, Rotate, Scale, and
GRIPS 1 B R Mirror grip modes
GRIPSIZE 3 I R Sets the size of the grip box in pixels
HANDLES 1 B D R Reports whether object handles can be accessed by applications
HIDEPRECISION 0 B X Controls the accuracy of hides and shades
HIGHLIGHT 1 I X Controls object highlighting; does not affect objects selected with grips
HPANG 0 R X Specifies the hatch pattern angle
HPBOUND 1 B X Controls the object type created by BHATCH and BOUNDARY
HPDOUBLE 0 B X Specifies hatch pattern doubling for user-defined patterns
HPNAME "ANGLE" S X Sets a default hatch pattern name
HPSCALE 1 R X Specifies the hatch pattern scale factor
HPSPACE 1 R X Specifies the hatch pattern line spacing for user-defined simple patterns
HYPERLINKBASE "" S D Specifies the path used for all relative hyperlinks in the drawing
Controls whether the entire raster image or only the raster image frame is
IMAGEHLT 0 I R hightlighted
Controls whether layer and spatial indexes are created and saved in drawing
INDEXCTL 0 I D files
Stores the Internet location used by BROWSER and the Browse the Web
INETLOCATION Path\Home.htm" S R dialog box
INSBASE 0.00,0.00,0.00 R D Stores insertion base point set by BASE
INSNAME "" S X Sets a default block name for INSERT
When you drag a block from AutoCAD DesignCenter, specifies a drawing units
INSUNITS 4 I D value
INSUNITSDEFSOURCE 4 I R Sets source content units value
INSUNITSDEFTARGET 4 I R Sets target drawing units value
ISAVEBAK 1 I R Improves the speed of incremental saves, especially for large drawings
ISAVEPERCENT 50 I R Determines the amount of wasted space tolerated in a drawing file
ISOLINES 4 I D Specifies the number of isolines per surface on objects
LASTANGLE 0 R X R Stores the end angle of the last arc entered
LASTPOINT last point R X Stores the last point entered
LASTPROMPT "Text" S X R Stores the last string echoed to the command line
Stores the length of the lens (in millimeters) used in perspective viewing for the
LENSLENGTH 50 R D R current viewport
LIMCHECK 0 B D Controls the creation of objects outside the drawing limits
LIMMAX 400.00,300.00 R D Stores the upper-right drawing limits for the current space
LIMMIN -50.00,-50.00 R D Stores the lower-left drawing limits for the current space
When single-document interface is enabled, specifies whether AutoLISP-
LISPINIT 1 I R defined functions and variables are preserved when you open a new drawing
LOCALE "ENG" S X R Displays the ISO language code of the current AutoCAD version
LOGFILEMODE 0 I R Specifies whether the contents of the text window are written to a log file
LOGFILENAME "Path\*.log" S D R Specifies the path and name of the log file
LOGFILEPATH Path S R Specifies the path for the log files for all drawings in a session
LOGINNAME "Text" S X R Displays the user's name as configured or as input when AutoCAD is loaded
LTSCALE 1 R D Sets the global linetype scale factor
LUNITS 2 I D Sets linear units
LUPREC 2 I D Sets the number of decimal places displayed for linear units
LWDEFAULT 25 I R Sets the value for the default linweight
LWDISPLAY OFF B D Controls whether the lineweight is displayed in the Model or Layout tab
LWUNITS 1 B R Controls whether lineweight units are displayed in inches or millimeters
Sets the maximum number of viewports that can be active at one time in the
MAXACTVP 64 I D display
Sets the maximum number of symbol names or block names sorted by listing
MAXSORT 200 I R commands
MBUTTONPAN 1 B R Controls the behavior of the third button or wheel on the pointing device
MEASUREINIT 1 B R Sets the initial drawing units as English or metric
MEASUREMENT 1 B D Sets drawing units as English or metric for the current drawing only
MENUCTL 1 I R Controls the page switching of the screen menu
MENUECHO 0 I X Sets menu echo and prompt control bits
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MENUNAME "Path\acad" S R R Stores the menu file name, including the path for the filename
MIRRTEXT 1 B D Controls how MIRROR reflects text
MODEMACRO "" S X Displays a text string on the status line
MTEXTED "Internal" S R Sets the primary and secondary text editors to use for multiline text objects
Suppresses the message display (muttering) when it wouldn't normally be
NOMUTT 0 B X suppressed
OFFSETDIST -1 R X Sets the default offset distance
Controls how to offset polylines when a gap is created as a result of offsetting
OFFSETGAPTYPE 0 I R the individual polyline segments
OLEHIDE 0 I R Controls the display of OLE objects in AutoCAD
OLEQUALITY 1 I R Controls the default quality level for embedded OLE objects
Controls whether the source application of an embedded OLE object loads
OLESTARTUP 0 I D when plotting
ORTHOMODE 0 B D Constrains cursor movement to the perpendicular
OSMODE 1 I R Sets running object snap modes using bitcodes
Controls whether coordinates entered on the command line override running
OSNAPCOORD 2 I R object snaps
Controls the display of a warning dialog when attempting to print a layout with a
paper size different from the paper size specified by the default for the plotter
PAPERUPDATE 0 I R configuration file
PDMODE 3 I D Controls how point objects are displayed
PDSIZE 0 R D Sets the display size for point objects
PELLIPSE 0 B D Controls how an ellipse is drawn 1 = Plines , 0 = True ellipse
PERIMETER 0 R X R Stores the last perimeter value computed by AREA, LIST, or DBLIST
PFACEVMAX 4 I X R Sets the maximum number of vertices per face
Controls whether subsequent selections replace the current selection set or
PICKADD 1 B R add to it
PICKAUTO 1 B R Controls automatic windowing at the Select Objects prompt
PICKBOX 3 I R Sets object selection target height
PICKDRAG 0 B R Controls the method of drawing a selection window
PICKFIRST 1 I R Controls whether you select objects before or after you issue a command
PICKSTYLE 0 I R Controls the use of group selection and associative hatch selection
PLATFORM "Text" S X R Indicates which platform of AutoCAD is in use
PLINEGEN 0 B D Sets how linetype patterns generate around the vertices of a 2D polyline
PLINETYPE 2 I R Specifies whether AutoCAD uses optimized 2D polylines
PLINEWID 0 R D Stores the default polyline width
has no effect in AutoCAD 2000 except to preserve the integrity of pre-AutoCAD
PLOTID "" Obsolete, S R 2000 scripts and LISP routines
PLOTROTMODE 2 I R Controls the orientation of plots
Has no effect in AutoCAD 2000 except to preserve the integrity of pre-AutoCAD
PLOTTER 0 Obsolete. I R 2000 scripts and LISP routines
Controls the display of optional dialog boxes and nonfatal errors for batch
PLQUIET 0 B R plotting and scripts
POLARADDANG "" S R Contains user-defined polar angles
POLARANG 90 R R Sets the polar angle increment
Sets the snap increment when the SNAPSTYL system variable is set to 1 (polar
POLARDIST 0 R R snap)
POLARMODE 0 I R Controls settings for polar and object snap tracking
POLYSIDES 4 I X Sets the default number of sides for POLYGON
POPUPS 1 I X R Displays the status of the currently configured display driver
PRODUCT AutoCAD S X Returns the product name
PROGRAM ACAD S X Returns the program name
PROJECTNAME "" S D Assigns a project name to the current drawing
PROJMODE 1 I R Sets the current Projection mode for trimming or extending
PROXYGRAPHICS 1 I D Specifies whether images of proxy objects are saved in the drawing
Displays a notice when you open a drawing containing custom objects created
PROXYNOTICE 1 B R by an application that is not present
PROXYSHOW 1 I R Controls the display of proxy objects in a drawing
PSLTSCALE 1 B D Controls paper space linetype scaling
Assigns a name for a prolog section to be read from the acad.psf file when you
PSPROLOG "" S R are using PSOUT
PSQUALITY 75 I R Controls the rendering quality of PostScript images
Indicates whether the current drawing is in a Color-Dependent or Named Plot
PSTYLEMODE 1 B D R Style mode
PSTYLEPOLICY 1 B R Controls whether an object's color property is associated with its plot style
PSVPSCALE 0 R X Sets the view scale factor for all newly created viewports
Stores the name of the UCS that defines the origin and orientation of
PUCSBASE "" S D orthographic UCS settings in paper space only
QTEXTMODE 0 B D Controls how text is displayed
RASTERPREVIEW 1 B R Controls whether BMP preview images are saved with the drawing
Indicates whether a drawing is in a reference-editing state and stores the
REFEDITNAME "" S X R reference file name
REGENMODE 1 B D Controls automatic regeneration of the drawing
RTDISPLAY 1 B R Controls the display of raster images during Realtime ZOOM or PAN
SAVEFILE "" S R R Stores the current auto-save file name
Specifies the path to the directory for all automatic save files for the AutoCAD
SAVEFILEPATH "Path" S R session.
SAVENAME "" S X R Stores the file name and directory path of the current drawing after you save it
SAVETIME 10 I R Sets the automatic save interval, in minutes
SCREENBOXES 0 I X R Stores the number of boxes in the screen menu area of the drawing area
SCREENMODE 3 I X R Stores a bitcode indicating the graphics/text state of the AutoCAD display
SCREENSIZE x,y R X R Stores current viewport size in pixels (X and Y)
SDI 0 I R Controls whether AutoCAD runs in single- or multiple-document interface
SHADEDGE 3 I D Controls the shading of edges in rendering
SHADEDIF 70 I D Sets the ratio of diffuse reflective light to ambient light
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Controls whether Default, Edit, and Command mode shortcut menus are
SHORTCUTMENU 11 I R available in the drawing area
SHPNAME "" S X Sets a default shape name
SKETCHINC 2 R D Sets the record increment for SKETCH
SKPOLY 1 B D Determines whether SKETCH generates lines or polylines
SNAPANG 0 R D Sets snap and grid rotation angle for the current viewport
Sets the snap and grid origin point for the current viewport relative to the
SNAPBASE 0.00,0.00 R D current UCS
SNAPISOPAIR 0 I D Controls the isometric plane for the current viewport
SNAPMODE 0 B D Turns Snap mode on and off
SNAPSTYL 0 B D Sets snap style for the current viewport
SNAPTYPE 0 B R Sets the snap style for the current viewport
SNAPUNIT 10.00,10.00 R D Sets the snap spacing for the current viewport
SOLIDCHECK 1 I X Turns the solid validation on and off for the current AutoCAD session
Controls the OPTIONS command (from the Selection tab) object sort order
SORTENTS 96 I D operations
SPLFRAME 0 B D Controls the display of splines and spline-fit polylines
SPLINESEGS 8 I D Sets the number of line segments to be generated for each spline-fit polyline
SPLINETYPE 6 I D Sets the type of curve generated by the Spline option of the PEDIT command

SURFTAB1 18 I D Sets the number of tabulations to be generated for RULESURF and TABSURF
SURFTAB2 18 I D Sets the mesh density in the N direction for REVSURF and EDGESURF
Controls the type of surface-fitting to be performed by the Smooth option of the
SURFTYPE 6 I D PEDIT command
SURFU 6 I D Sets the surface density for PEDIT Smooth in the M direction
SURFV 6 I D Sets the surface density for PEDIT Smooth in the N direction
SYSCODEPAGE "ANSI_1252" S X R Indicates the system code page specified in acad.xmf
TABMODE 0 B X Controls the use of the tablet
TARGET 0.00,0.00,0.00 R D R Stores the location of the target point for the current viewport
TDCREATE time R D R Stores the local time and date the drawing was created
TDINDWG time R D R Stores the total editing time
TDUCREATE time R D R Stores the universal time and date the drawing was created
TDUPDATE time R D R Stores the local time and date of the last update/save
TDUSRTIMER time R D R Stores the user-elapsed timer
TDUUPDATE time R D R Stores the universal time and date of the last update/save
TEMPPREFIX "C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\" S X R Contains the directory name for temporary files
TEXTEVAL 0 B X Controls the method of evaluation for text strings
Controls the filling of TrueType fonts while plotting, exporting with the PSOUT
TEXTFILL 1 B R command, and rendering
Sets the resolution tesselation fineness of text outlines for TrueType fonts while
TEXTQLTY 50 I X plotting, exporting with the PSOUT command, and rendering
TEXTSIZE 17.5 R D Sets the default height for new text objects drawn with the current text style
TEXTSTYLE "Times" S D Sets the name of the current text style
THICKNESS 0 R D Sets the current 3D solid thickness
TILEMODE 1 B D Makes the Model tab or the last layout tab current
TOOLTIPS 1 B R Controls the display of tooltips
TRACEWID 1 R D Sets the default trace width
TRACKPATH 0 I R Controls the display of polar and object snap tracking alignment paths
Specifies the maximum depth, that is, the number of times the tree-structured
TREEDEPTH 3020 I D spatial index can divide into branches
Limits memory consumption during drawing regeneration by limiting the
TREEMAX 10000000 I R number of nodes in the spatial index (oct-tree)
TRIMMODE 1 I R Controls whether AutoCAD trims selected edges for chamfers and fillets
Controls the multiline text line spacing distance measured as a factor of text
TSPACEFAC 1 R X height
TSPACETYPE 1 I X Controls the type of line spacing used in multiline text
TSTACKALIGN 1 I D Controls the vertical alignment of stacked text
Controls the percentage of stacked text fraction height relative to selected text’s
TSTACKSIZE 70 I D current height
Stores the default angle when rotating the UCS around one of its axes using the
UCSAXISANG 90 I R X, Y, or Z options of the UCS command
Stores the name of the UCS that defines the origin and orientation of
UCSBASE "" S D orthographic UCS settings
UCSFOLLOW 0 I D Generates a plan view whenever you change from one UCS to another
UCSICON 3 I D Displays the UCS icon for the current viewport
Stores the name of the current coordinate system for the current viewport in the
UCSNAME "" S D R current space
Stores the origin point of the current coordinate system for the current viewport
UCSORG 0.00,0.00,0.00 R D R in the current space
Determines whether the related orthographic UCS setting is restored
UCSORTHO 1 B R automatically when an orthographic view is restored
UCSVIEW 1 B R Determines whether the current UCS is saved with a named view
Determines whether the UCS in active viewports remains fixed or changes to
UCSVP 1 B D reflect the UCS of the currently active viewport
Stores the X direction of the current UCS for the current viewport in the current
UCSXDIR 1.00,0.00,0.00 R D R space
Stores the Y direction of the current UCS for the current viewport in the current
UCSYDIR 0.00,1.00,0.00 R D R space
Stores a bitcode indicating the state of the Auto and Control options of the
UNDOCTL 5 I X R UNDO command
Stores the number of marks that have been placed in the UNDO control stream
UNDOMARKS 0 I X R by the Mark option
UNITMODE 0 B D Controls the display format for units
USERI1–5 ? I D Stores and retrieves integer values
USERR1–5 ? R D Stores and retrieves real numbers
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USERS1–5 ? S D Stores and retrieves text string data

VIEWCTR centre R D R Stores the center of view in the current viewport
VIEWDIR 0.00,0.00,1.00 R D R Stores the viewing direction in the current viewport
VIEWMODE 0 I D R Controls the View mode for the current viewport using bitcode
VIEWSIZE 355.14 R D R Stores the height of the view in the current viewport
VIEWTWIST 0 D R Stores the view twist angle for the current viewport
Controls the visibility, color, linetype, lineweight, and plot styles (if
PSTYLEPOLICY is set to 0) of xref-dependent layers and specifies whether
VISRETAIN 1 B D nested xref path changes are saved
VSMAX 2237.29,1012.84,0.00 R D R Stores the upper-right corner of the current viewport's virtual screen
VSMIN -1726.21,-762.84,0.00 R D R Stores the lower-left corner of the current viewport’s virtual screen
WHIPARC 0 B R Controls whether the display of circles and arcs is smooth
Controls the background of the output Windows metafile resulting from the
WMFOUT command, and for the metafile format of objects placed on the
WMFBKGND ON B X Clipboard or dragged and dropped into other applications
WORLDUCS 1 B X R Indicates whether the UCS is the same as the WCS
Determines whether input to the 3DORBIT, DVIEW, and VPOINT commands is
relative to the WCS (default), the current UCS, or the UCS specified by the
WORLDVIEW 1 I D UCSBASE system variable
Indicates whether a drawing file is read-only or can be written to, for developers
WRITESTAT 1 B X R who need to determine write status through AutoLISP
XCLIPFRAME 0 B D Controls the visibility of xref clipping boundaries
Controls whether the current drawing can be edited in-place when being
XEDIT 1 B D referenced by another drawing
XFADECTL 50 I R Controls the fading intensity for references being edited in-place
Turns xref demand loading on and off and controls whether it opens the original
XLOADCTL 1 I R drawing or a copy
XLOADPATH "C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\" S R Creates a path for storing temporary copies of demand-loaded xref files
XREFCTL 0 B R Controls whether AutoCAD writes external reference log (XLG) files
Controls the incremental change in zoom with each IntelliMouse wheel action,
ZOOMFACTOR 10 I R whether forward or backward