DdPType – Bricsys Support and Help Center

Specifies the look and size of point entities, through the Points section of the Settings dialog box (short for "dynamic dialog point type"). This command is superseded by the Settings command.

Sets the value of the PDMODE system variable.

Accessing the Command

command bar: ddptype
transparent: 'ddptype
alias: settings

: DdPType

Displays the Settings dialog box at the Points section:

Change one or more settings, and then click X.

Command Options

Option

Description

Point Display Mode

Specifies the look of points:

Mask - points are displayed as . (0), + (2), x (3), or ' (4)
Circle - points are displayed as mask + circle:
Box - points are displayed as mask + square:

Point Display Size

Specifies the size of points:

0 - points are sized to be 5% of the viewport's height
Positive number - size of the point in pixels
Negative number - size of the point as a percentage of the viewport's height

Related Commands

Point - places points in drawings.

Divide - places evenly-spaced points along entities.

Measure - places equi-distant points along entities.

Accessing the Command

Command Options

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