Display Control Functions
The following table provides summary descriptions of the AutoLISP display control functions.
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Display control functions |
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Function |
Description |
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(graphscr) |
Displays the AutoCAD graphics screen |
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(grdrawfrom to color [highlight]) |
Draws a vector between two points, in the current viewport |
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(grtext[box text [highlight]]) |
Writes text to the status line or to screen menu areas |
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(grvecsvlist [trans]) |
Draws multiple vectors on the graphics screen |
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(menucmdstring) |
Issues menu commands, or sets and retrieves menu item status |
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(menugroupgroupname) |
Verifies that a menu group is loaded |
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(prin1[expr [file-desc]]) |
Prints an expression to the command line or writes an expression to an open file |
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(princ [expr [file-desc]]) |
Prints an expression to the command line, or writes an expression to an open file |
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(print[expr [file-desc]]) |
Prints an expression to the command line, or writes an expression to an open file |
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(promptmsg) |
Displays a string on your screen's prompt area |
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(redraw[ename [mode]]) |
Redraws the current viewport or a specified object (entity) in the current viewport |
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(terpri) |
Prints a newline to the Command line |
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(textpage) |
Switches from the graphics screen to the text screen |
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(textscr) |
Switches from the graphics screen to the text screen (like the AutoCAD Flip Screen function key) |
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(vports) |
Returns a list of viewport descriptors for the current viewport configuration |