DSettings

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

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.