SDI system variable

Single-document interface (Windows)

Specifies whether a drawing is opened in a new BricsCAD instance or an existing instance. Partially implemented: SDI variable controls double-click behavior for drawings but it is still possible to open multiple documents in each BricsCAD instance. SDI setting 2 and 3 are Not saved. If SDI is set to 3, the program switches it back to 1 when the application that doesn't support multiple drawings is unloaded.

Type:

Short

Saved in:

Registry

Range:

0 to 3

Default value:

0

Possible values:

0: Multiple-drawing interface

1: Single-drawing interface

2: (Read-only) Multiple-drawing interface is disabled because an application has been loaded that does not support multiple drawings

3: (Read-only) Multiple-drawing interface is disabled because the user has set SDI to 1 and the program has loaded an application that does not support multiple drawings. (SDI was set to 1 before the application was loaded)