AutoCAD 2008 System Variable Changes
19 February 2007
New System Variables
3DCONVERSIONMODE
Used to convert material and light definitions
3DSELECTIONMODE
Controls the selection precedence of visually overlapping objects when using 3D visual styles
ANNOALLVISIBLE
Hides or displays annotative objects that do not support the current annotation scale
ANNOAUTOSCALE
Updates annotative objects to support the annotation scale when the annotation scale is changed
ANNOTATIVEDWG
Specifies whether or not the drawing will behave as an annotative block when inserted into another drawing
ATTIPE
Controls the display of the in-place editor used to create multiline attributes
ATTMULTI
Controls whether multiline attributes can be created
AUTODWFPUBLISH
Controls whether the AutoPublish feature is on or off
CANNOSCALE
Sets the name of the current annotation scale for the current space
CANNOSCALEVALUE
Returns the value of the current annotation scale
CMLEADERSTYLE
Determines the current multileader style
COPYMODE
Controls whether the COPY command repeats automatically
DATALINKNOTIFY
Controls the notification for updated or missing data links
DGNFRAME
Determines whether DGN underlay frames are visible or plotted in the current drawing
DGNOSNAP
Controls object snapping for geometry in DGN underlays
DIMANNO
Indicates whether or not the current dimension style is annotative
DXEVAL
Controls when data extraction tables are compared against the data source, and if the data is not current, displays an update notification
HPMAXLINES
Controls the maximum number of hatch lines that will generate
LAYEREVAL
Controls when the Unreconciled New Layer filter list in the Layer Properties Manager is evaluated for new layers
LAYERNOTIFY
Specifies when an alert displays for new layers that have not yet been reconciled
LAYLOCKFADECTL
Controls the dimming for objects on locked layers
LIGHTINGUNITS
Controls whether generic or photometric lights are used, and indicates the current lighting units
LIGHTSINBLOCKS
Controls whether lights contained in blocks are used when rendering
LINEARBRIGHTNESS
Controls the global brightness level of the drawing when using default lighting or generic lights
LINEARCONTRAST
Controls the global contrast level of the drawing when using default lighting or generic lights
LOGEXPBRIGHTNESS
Controls the global brightness level of the drawing when using photometric lighting
LOGEXPCONTRAST
Controls the global contrast level of the drawing when using photometric lighting
LOGEXPDAYLIGHT
Controls if exterior daylight is used when using photometric lighting
LOGEXPMIDTONES
Controls the global mid tones level of the drawing when using photometric lighting
MSLTSCALE
Scales linetypes displayed on the model tab by the annotation scale
PERSPECTIVECLIP
Determines the location of eyepoint clipping
PUBLISHCOLLATE
Controls whether plotting a sheet set, multi-sheet plot file, or plot spool file can be interrupted by other plot jobs
RENDERUSERLIGHTS
Controls whether user lights are translated during rendering
SAVEFIDELITY
Controls whether the drawing is saved with visual fidelity
SELECTIONANNODISPLAY
Controls whether alternate scale representations are temporarily displayed in a dimmed state when an annotative object is selected
SETBYLAYERMODE
Controls which properties are selected for SETBYLAYER
TABLETOOLBAR
Controls the display of the Table toolbar
TEXTOUTPUTFILEFORMAT
Provides Unicode text file output options
VPLAYEROVERRIDES
Indicates if there are any layers with viewport (VP) property overrides for the current layout viewport
VPLAYEROVERRIDESMODE
Controls whether layer property overrides associated with layout viewports are displayed and plotted
VSFACEHIGHLIGHT
Controls whether layer property overrides associated with layout viewports are displayed and plotted
Changed System Variables
AFLAGS
Added a value for the new Multiple Lines mode
DCTMAIN
Displays the three letter keyword of the current main spelling dictionary
DIMSCALE
Automatically set to 0 when an annotative dimension style is made current
Removed or Obsolete
ASSISTSTATE Indicates whether the Info palette that displays Quick Help is active or not