Executing commands

In BricsCAD® you can launch commands in the following ways:

  • Type the command in the Command Line.
  • Choose the command in a menu.
  • Click the command tool button in a toolbar.
  • Click the command icon in the Ribbon.
  • Choose the command in the Quad.

Typing a command in the Command line

If you know the command name, you can enter it in the Command line. When the command line is closed, keyboard entry and command prompts display in the status bar.

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

All commands and/or system variables and/or user preferences that contain the current character string display in the suggestion list.
Do one of the following:
  • Press Enter if the currently highlighted command displays.
  • Click a command in the suggestion list.

You can launch some commands with a command alias. For example, you can launch the LINE command by entering L in the command prompt.

Choosing the command options

Many BricsCAD® commands provide multiple options. These options appear in the Command line or status bar (when the Command line is closed) and optionally also in a prompt menu.

Do one of the following:
  • Press Enter to choose the default option. The default option is located at the end of the command prompt between arrow brackets (<>).
  • Click the option in the Command line.
  • Click the option in the prompt menu.
  • Type the capitalized letter of the option and press Enter or right-click.