Which is it??

When you want to call a commandline command, what do you put in front of the
command name???

Is it ._ or _. ??
I.E. ._pline or _.pline

I can never remember.


Thanks!

 

Generally you don't have to put anything. There are some symbols you may
use:
1. The dot is used to access built-in AutoCAD command. The meaning of that
was never clear to me.
2. The underscore makes the command International (Multilanguage).
3. Apostrophe makes the command transparent

 

The _pline is 'international' call. Other languages use different
'function' names for commands. The _ flags use of English.
The . is just a way of 'always' getting the command do fire, even if it has been 'redefined' / 'undefind'.
So, you can do both in any order. I would stick with the "_." variety.
Don't forget the "-insert", (minus), for commands that use dialogs.

Bob

 

Hi Matt

Doesn't matter - I prefer _.COMMAND - looks nicer...¦-)

Cheers

 

Thanks for the feedback guys!
I've always tried to stick with_. but have noticed myself doing it the
opposite way ._

I figured it was the same, but I just wanted to be sure.

Thanks again!

--
Matt W

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
| The _pline is 'international' call. Other languages use different
| 'function' names for commands. The _ flags use of English.
| The . is just a way of 'always' getting the command do fire, even if it
has been 'redefined' / 'undefind'.
| So, you can do both in any order. I would stick with the "_." variety.
| Don't forget the "-insert", (minus), for commands that use dialogs.
|
| Bob

 

1. The dot is used to access built-in AutoCAD command. The meaning of that
was never clear to me.

That is to ensure the real command runs, in case the command has been
redefined. If PLINE has been redefined, PLINE will run the modified command,
whereas .PLINE will still run the standard command.