The Command line

To display the Command line, do one of the following:

  • Launch the COMMANDLINE command.
  • Use the Shift + F2 keyboard shortcut.
  • Move the cursor over a docked toolbar, the ribbon or a panel icon, then right-click and choose Panels > Command line in the context menu.
  • Double-click the far left side of the Status bar.

Setting the Command line state

The Command line can either be docked or floating.

By default, the Command line is docked at the bottom of the BricsCAD application window:

To modify the height of the Command line:

  1. Place the cursor over the top edge of the Command line.
  2. Press and hold the left mouse button when a double arrow appears.
  3. Move the mouse.

Click the Close (x) button to close the Command line.

Move the cursor over the dotted left hand side, then press and hold the left mouse button to make the Command line floating:

When the Command line is floating, set the value of the CMDLINEUSENEWFRAME (command line use new floating frame) system variable = 1 to minimize the Command line to a single line. When executing a command, a number of prompt lines are displayed temporarily and transparently on the graphic screen:

The number of prompt lines is set by the CLIPROMPTLINES system variable.

Click the up arrow at the right hand side to display the Prompt History window.

When you move the Command line mini-frame near the bottom of the graphic screen, it will stick there.

Note:
  • You can browse the command history with the up arrow and down arrow keys of the keyboard. Press Enter to restart a command.
  • When the Command line is closed, command options and keyboard entries are displayed in the Status bar.
  • Press the F2 function key to toggle the Command History window.

Launching a command in the Command line

If the Enable flag of the AUTOCOMPLETEMODE system variable is set, command entries are completed automatically as you type.

All commands and/or system variables and/or user preferences that contain the current character string are displayed in the Suggestion list.

Do one of the following:

  • Press Enter to choose the highlighted command.
  • Use the down or up arrow key to choose a command, then press Enter.
  • Click a command in the list.
  • Complete the command name, then press Enter.

Setting the Command line properties

  1. Open the Settings dialog box.
  2. Go to Program Options > User Preferences > Command Line.