DDEMODES command

Sets default values for creating entities.

BricsCAD Lite; BricsCAD Pro; BricsCAD Mechanical; BricsCAD BIM

Description

Displays the Entity Creation section of the Settings dialog box.

Note: This command is superseded by the SETTINGS command.

Method

Displays Settings dialog box at the Entity creation section:

  1. Entity color
  2. Entity linetype scale
  3. Entity linetype
  4. Entity lineweight
  5. Transparency
  6. Current layer
  7. Current table style
  8. Linetype scale
Entity color
Specifies the default color of new entities; initial value is ByLayer, which means that entity colors are governed by layer properties.
Entity linetype scale
Specifies the default scale factor for linetypes; initial value is 1.0000.
Entity linetype
Specifies the default linetype for new entities; initial value is ByLayer, which means that entity linetypes are governed by layer properties.
Entity Lineweight
Specifies the default lineweights for new entities; initial value is ByLayer, which means that entity lineweights are governed by layer properties.
Transparency
Specifies and control the transparency of entities.
Current layer
Specifies the default layer for new entities; initial value is layer 0.
Current table style
Specifies the initial value of the table style name for new tables.
Linetype scale
Specifies the global linetype scale factor; this factor affects entity linetype scale factors.