ViewRes

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

Sets the view resolution and toggles fastzoom mode (short for "view resolution").

Accessing the Command

command bar:  viewres

 

: viewres

Prompts you in the command bar:

Do you want fast zooms? <Yes>: (Type Y or N.)

Enter curve display quality (range 1-20000) <100>: (Enter a number, or press Enter to accept the default.)

 

This command was useful when computers and graphics boards were slow.

It allowed AutoCAD drawings to be displayed more quickly at the cost of lower display resolution.

This command is no longer necessary.

 

When ViewRes is set to low values, zoomed circles can look like polygons (low display resolution):

 

When ViewRes is set to high values, or when the Regen command is used, the circles look round again (high display resolution):

Command Options

Option

Description

Do you want fast zooms?

Specifies how redraws are handled:

  • Yes - redraws and other commands that activate redraws refresh the drawing screen.

  • No - redraws acts like regens: they read the drawing database and then refresh the screen.

This option is included only for compatibility with AutoCAD prior to Release 2.5.

Enter curve display quality

Specifies the roundness of circles and other curved entities.

Enter a number between 1 and 20000:

  • 1 - very fast display, but circles can look like polygons.

  • 100 - default value.

  • 20000 - slower display, but circles almost always look round.

With today's fast computers and graphics boards, you can safely enter 20000.

 

Related Command

Regen - regenerates the drawing.

 

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