DSettings

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic and Pro, Bricscad (Linux) Classic

Displays the Settings dialog box for drafting settings  (short for "drafting settings").

Accessing the Command

command bar:  dsettings

transparent:  'dsettings

alias:  settings

 

: dsettings

Displays the Settings dialog box at the Drafting section:

Change settings, and then click X.

Command Options

Coordinate Input

Description

Orthogonal Mode

Toggles orthogonal mode:

  • On - constrains cursor movement to the vertical and horizontal.

  • Off - moves cursor freely.

Hold down the Shift key to turn on ortho mode temporarily; alternatively, double-click ORTHO on the status bar.

Tablet Mode

Toggles tablet mode:

  • On - uses tablet for drawing input.

  • Off - uses tablet for command input.

 

Snap/Grid

 

Grid Mode

Toggles the grid display:

  • On - displays the grid.

  • Off - does not display the grid.

To toggle the grid display, you can click GRID on the status bar.

Grid Unit

Specifies the spacing between grid dots:

  • X - specifies the distance in the x direction.

  • Y - specifies the distance in the y direction.

Snap Angle

Rotates the snap and grid relative to the current UCS.

Snap Base

Locates the origin of the snap and grid relative to the current UCS:

  • X - specifies the x coordinate.

  • Y - specifies the y coordinate.

Snap Isometric Pair

Specifies the current isometric plane:

  • Left.

  • Top.

  • Right.

Snap Mode

Toggles snap mode:

  • On - constrains cursor movement to the snap distance.

  • Off - allows cursor to move freely.

To toggle snap mode, click SNAP on the status bar.

Snap Style

Specifies the snap style:

  • Rectangular snap - sets snap and grid to rectangular.

  • Isometric snap - sets snap and grid to isometric; adds the Isocircle option to the Ellipse command.

Snap Type

Specifies the snap type:

  • Grid snap - restricts cursor movement to x and y snap distances.

  • Polar snap - restricts cursor movement to angles.

Snap Unit

Specifies the spacing between snap points:

  • X - specifies the distance in the x direction.

  • Y - specifies the distance in the y direction.

Entity Snap Coordinates

Determines whether coordinates entered by the keyboard have priority over entity snaps:

  • Entity snap settings override keyboard coordinate entry.

  • Keyboard entry overrides entity snap settings.

  • Keyboard entry overrides snap settings except in scripts.

Polar Distance

Specifies the polar distance; effective only when Snap Type is set to Polar Snap.

Related Commands

DdSetVar - changes the values of system variables through a dialog box.

SetVar - changes system variables through the command bar.

 

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