AutoCAD: Command Line features/Display broken down

June 25, 2015

These features/options help the user to be more productive. Part 2 of 2 – Continued:

Command-Line-4-5-options

*See the previous Command Line part 1 of 2 blog for options 1 – 3.

4. Recent Commands: shows the latest used Commands:

Select the Arrow located in the lower left at the Command Line input area. This gives a
drop down of the last few commands.

Command-Line-example

5. Customize: option when docked / un-docked (floating).

Options-un-docked

Input Settings: Toggle option to turn ON or OFF the Input setting, quicker access.
Saves a step from accessing the Input Search options Dialog box.

Input-Settings

Lines of Prompt History: This starts the system variable CLIPROMPTLINES:
When the Command Line is floating and set to display just the prompt line.
(*the Registry value must be set to 3) This system variable controls how many lines display above or below the Command Line.
This can be set between 0 – 50 lines.

Input Search Options: settings for AutoComplete, AutoCorrect, System Variables /
Commands and Named Content. These are a toggle ON or toggle OFF option.

Input-Options

*Installed settings displayed below (a check mark or a solid circle represents those options are active

Transparency: Opens a dialog box that give the user opacity control over the
Command Line.

Options: This opens up the Options dialog box.
(This is also accessed through Right-Clicking in the Command Line / and in the drawing, also through the Application menu.)

*An alternative option to access these features is to Right-Click in the Command Line:

Rt-Click-Command-line

This option also offers Cut, Copy, Copy History, Paste, Paste to Command Line.

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