ProgeSOFT IntelliCAD^® Commands

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3D Array	3DARRAY	Creates multiple copies of entities in three dimensions.
3D Entities	3D	Draws three-dimensional surface primitives: box, cone, cylinder, dish, dome, mesh, sphere, pyramid, torus, and wedge.
3D Polyline	3DPOLY	Draws a three-dimensional polyline with straight segments.

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About	ABOUT	Displays the About ProgeSOFT IntelliCAD dialog box, which contains version and registration information.
ACISIn	ACISIN	Allows you to import ACIS files, which ProgeSOFT IntelliCAD can use to create body objects, solids, or regions.
ACISOut	ACISOUT	Allows you to export ACIS entities such as surfaces, regions, and solids to an ACIS file in ASCII (SAT) format.
Arc	ARC	Draws an arc of any size.
Area	AREA	Calculates the area of entities or calculates defined areas.
Array	ARRAY	Creates multiple copies of entities in either a rectangular (rows and columns) pattern or a polar (circular) pattern.
Attribute Definition	ATTDEF	Creates an Attribute Definition entity for informational text that you want associated with a block definition.
Attribute Display	ATTDISP	Shows all attributes, none, or those normally visible.
Attribute Extract	ATTEXT	Extracts attribute data from a drawing.

B

Base Point	BASE	Sets the base point for inserting this drawing into another drawing.
Block	BLOCK	Forms a single compound entity from a group of entities.
Boundary Hatch	BHATCH	Applies cross-hatching and pattern-filling to closed entities within specified boundaries
Boundary Polyline	BPOLY	Creates a boundary polyline from a closed loop.
Box	BOX	Draws a three-dimensional box.
Break	BREAK	Erases part of an entity, or splits an entity into two entities.

C

Calculator	CAL	Displays the standard Windows Calculator.
Center Snap	CENTER	Toggles the Center snap on or off.
Chamfer	CHAMFER	Creates a chamfer, or beveled edges, at the intersection of two lines.
Change	CHANGE	Changes the location, size, color, elevation, layer, linetype, linetype scale, and thickness of selected entities.
Change Properties	CHPROP	Changes the properties of selected entities.
Circle	CIRCLE	Draws a circle of any size.
Clear Entity Snaps	NONE	Turns all Entity Snaps off.
Close Drawing	CLOSE	Closes the active drawing window without exiting the program.
Color	COLOR	Establishes the color for all entities that you draw after you select the command.
Command Bar	CMDBAR	Turns the command bar on and off; when on, this command positions the command bar.
Cone	CONE	Draws a three-dimensional cone.
Coons Surface	EDGESURF	Draws a three-dimensional polygon mesh with vertices averaged between four edges.
Coordinate	COORDINATE	Changes the coordinate display on the status line: on, off, and relative coordinates.
Copy Entity	COPY	Draws a duplicate of the selected entities.
Copy Entity Data	COPYEDATA	Copies the entity data of the selected entities.
Copy Entity Formatting	MATCHPROP	Copies the properties from one entity to another.
Copy History	COPYHIST	Copies the text of the Prompt History window to the Windows Clipboard.
Copy to Clipboard	COPYCLIP	Copies the selection to the Windows Clipboard.
Customize	CUSTOMIZE	Displays the Customize dialog box.
Cut to Clipboard	CUTCLIP	Cuts (removes) the selection from your drawing and places it on the Windows Clipboard.
Cylinder	CYLINDER	Draws a three-dimensional cylinder.

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Database List	DBLIST	Lists the database information for every entity in the current drawing.
Define Attributes	DDATTDEF	Displays the Define Attribute dialog box so you can define attributes (informational text) associated with a block.
Define View	DVIEW	Dynamically defines parallel or visual perspective views.
Delay	DELAY	Delays carrying out the next command for a specified time.
Delete	DELETE	Deletes selected entities from your drawing.
Delete Entity Data	DELEDATA	Deletes Entity Data.
Dimension	DIMENSION	Places ProgeSOFT IntelliCAD in the dimension mode.
Dimension Aligned	DIMALIGNED	Adds dimensions that are aligned to entities.
Dimension Angular	DIMANGULAR	Annotates the angle between two selected entities.
Dimension Baseline	DIMBASELINE	Continues a linear, angular, or ordinate dimension from a previous dimension.
Dimension Center Lines	DIMCENTER	Places a marker at the center of a circle or an arc.
Dimension Continue	DIMCONTINUE	Continues a dimension.
Dimension Diameter	DIMDIAMETER	Measures the diameter of a circle or an arc.
Dimension Edit	DIMEDIT	Edits dimension lines and text.
Dimension Leader	DIMLEADER	Draws a line, or sequence of lines, for controlled placement of dimension text.
Dimension Linear	DIMLINEAR	Adds horizontal or vertical dimensions to entities.
Dimension Ordinate	DIMORDINATE	Adds coordinate point dimensions.
Dimension Override	DIMOVERRIDE	Overrides the style settings for a given set of dimensions.
Dimension Radius	DIMRADIUS	Measures the radius of a circle or an arc.
Dimension Reposition Text	DIMTEDIT	Defines the position and angle of dimension text.
Dimension Rotated	DIMLINEAR	Adds horizontal and vertical dimensions to entities.
Dimension Settings	SETDIM	Displays the Dimension Settings dialog box so you can create and modify dimension styles.
Dimension Style	DIMSTYLE	Creates, changes, and saves dimension styles.
Dish	DISH	Draws a three-dimensional hemisphere.
Distance	DIST	Measures the distance and angle between two points.
Divide	DIVIDE	Places markers along a selected entity.
Dome	DOME	Draws a three-dimensional hemisphere.
Donut	DONUT OR DOUGHNUT	Draws a filled circle or flat ring created as a polyline.
Dragmode	DRAGMODE	Switches the dragged-entity display between on, off, and auto.
Drawing Settings	SETTINGS	Displays the Drawing Settings dialog box so you can define various drawing settings.
DXF In	DXFIN	Displays the Load DXF File dialog box so you can import a Drawing Interchange File.
DXF Out	DXFOUT	Displays the Select DXF File dialog box so you can export a Drawing Interchange File.

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Edit Attribute	ATTEDIT	Edits the attribute text associated with blocks.
Edit Block Attributes	DDATTE	Displays the Edit Block Attributes dialog box so you can edit the attributes associated with a block.
Edit Entity Data	EDITEDATA	Edits the Extended Entity Data of an entity.
Edit Length	EDITLEN	Changes the length of an open-ended entity or the included angle of an arc.
Edit Polyline	EDITPLINE	Edits polyline entities.
Edit Text	DDEDIT	Modifies the properties of selected text entities.
Elevation	ELEVATION	Changes the elevation and thickness of future entities that you draw.
Ellipse	ELLIPSE	Draws ellipses.
Elliptical Arc	ELLIPSE	Draws elliptical arcs.
Endpoint Snap	ENDPOINT	Toggles the Endpoint snap on or off.
Entity Snap Precision	APERTURE	Sets the selection area for snapping to entities.
Entity Snap Settings	SETESNAP	Displays the Drawing Settings dialog box so you can change the Entity Snaps.
Entity Snaps	ESNAP	Locates points precisely on reference points of entities.
Exit	EXIT	Exits ProgeSOFT IntelliCAD.
Explode	EXPLODE	Ungroups a block, polyline, or hatch, creating separate entities for each element.
Explore Blocks	EXPBLOCKS	Displays the Drawing Explorer so you can view, create, copy, or edit blocks.
Explore Coordinate Systems	EXPUCS	Displays the Drawing Explorer so you can view, create, copy, or edit user coordinate systems definitions.
Explore Dimension Styles	EXPDIMSTYLES	Displays the Drawing Explorer with the Dimension Styles element selected. You can cut, copy, and paste dimension styles from one drawing to another.
Explore Layers	EXPLAYERS	Displays the Drawing Explorer so you can view, create, copy, or edit layers.
Explore Linetypes	EXPLTYPES	Displays the Drawing Explorer so you can view, create, copy, or edit linetypes.
Explorer	EXPLORER	Displays the Drawing Explorer so you can view, create, copy, or edit layers, linetypes, blocks, text styles, views, and coordinate system definitions.
Explore Text Styles	EXPFONTS	Displays the Drawing Explorer so you can view, create, copy, or edit fonts.
Explore Views	EXPVIEWS	Displays the Drawing Explorer so you can view, create, or edit views.
Export	EXPORT	Displays the Export Drawing File As dialog box so you can export the drawing to a selected file type.
Extend	EXTEND	Lengthens a line, arc, or polyline to meet another entity.
External Reference	XREF	Temporarily adds external drawings to a current drawing, without changing their content.
Extract Attributes	DDATTEX	Displays the Attribute Extract dialog box so you can extract attribute data (informational text) to a DXF or TXT file on disk.
Extruded Surface	TABSURF	Creates a polygon mesh approximating a general tabulated surface defined by a path and a direction vector.

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Face	FACE	Draws a planar surface defined by three or four points.
Fill	FILL	Controls whether solids and wide polylines are automatically filled when displayed and output.
Fillet	FILLET	Constructs an arc between two lines, arcs, circles, infinite lines, rays, or polylines.
Filter	FILTER	Prompts you to select entities to include in the selection set.
Flatten	FLATTEN	Flattens three-dimensional entities to two dimensions.
Font	FONT	Creates or changes current text fonts (styles).
Freehand	FREEHAND	Draws a line entity using segments of a predetermined length.

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Graphics Screen	GRAPHSCR	Switches between the Prompt History window and the drawing window.
Grid	GRID	Displays a grid of dots on the screen used for visual reference.
Group	GROUP	Creates and modifies groups of entities in your drawing.

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Help	HELP	Displays context-sensitive online Help for the current command.
Hyperlink	HYPERLINK	Allows you to attach hyperlinks to drawing entities.

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ID Coordinates	IDPOINT	Displays the user coordinate system coordinates of a specified point.
Import	IMPORT	Displays the Open Drawing dialog box so you can import another drawing file into the current drawing.
Infinite Line	INFLINE	Draws an infinite line in both directions from a specified starting point.
Insert	INSERT	Inserts a copy of a previously drawn block entity into the current drawing.
Insert Block	DDINSERT	Displays the Insert dialog box so you can insert a block or another drawing into the current drawing.
Insert Object	INSERTOBJ	Displays the Insert Object dialog box so you can insert an ActiveX object into the drawing.
Insertion Point Snap	INSERTION	Toggles the Insertion snap on or off.
Interfere	INTERFERE	Creates a composite three-dimensional solid from the interference, or common volume, of two or more solids.
Intersect	INTERSECT	Creates a composite solid or region from the intersection of two or more solids or regions. Areas outside of the intersection are removed.
Intersection Snap	INTERSECTION	Toggles the Intersection snap on or off.
Isometric Plane	ISOPLANE	When the isometric grid is turned on, toggles the isometric plane between left, right, and top.

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Join

JOIN

Joins two entities (two or more lines, or two or more arcs) into one entity.

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Layer	LAYER	Creates named drawing layers and assigns color and linetype properties to those layers.
Layout	LAYOUT	Allows you to create, delete, and rename layouts, set a layout as the current layout, and list layouts.
Limits	LIMITS	Changes the drawing boundaries and controls checking of those boundaries for the current space.
Line	LINE	Draws straight lines of any length.
Linetype	LINETYPE	Defines linetypes (sequences of alternating line segments, dots, and spaces), loads them from libraries, and sets the current linetype.
Linetype Scale	LTSCALE	Sets the scale factor you want applied to all linetypes within the drawing.
Links	OLELINKS	Lists, updates, and modifies linked objects within a drawing file.
List Entity Information	LIST	Lists the database information for selected entities.
Load Application	APPLOAD	Displays the Load Application Files dialog box so you can load LISP and SDS programs that do not automatically load.
Load	LOAD	Loads a compiled shape file (.SHX) that defines shapes.
Log File Name	LOGFILENAME	Names the file you want created when you use LOGFILEON to save information in the Prompt History window.
Log File Off	LOGFILEOFF	Closes the text file created with LOGFILEON.
Log File On	LOGFILEON	Writes all commands and prompts in the Prompt History window to a text file.

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Mail	MAIL	Activates a mail program so you can send an ProgeSOFT IntelliCAD drawing file via electronic mail.
Make Snapshot	MSNAPSHOT	Displays the Snapshot to Create dialog box so you can create a slide file from the current display.
Marker Blips	BLIPMODE	Turns marker specification points on and off.
Massprop	MASSPROP	Calculates the mass properties of regions or solids.
Measure	MEASURE	Places markers at specified intervals along a selected entity.
Menu	MENU	Displays the Open Menu dialog box so you can load menu files (.mnu).
Menu Load	MENULOAD	Displays the Customize dialog box so you can customize the current menu file.
Menu Unload	MENUUNLOAD	Displays the Customize dialog box so you can unload partial menu files.
Midpoint Snap	MIDPOINT	Toggles the Midpoint snap on or off.
Mirror	MIRROR	Reflects entities through a line.
Mirror 3D	MIRROR3D	Reflects entities through a plane.
Model Space Toggle	MSPACE	Switches to model space.
Move	MOVE	Moves designated entities to another location in the same drawing.
Move Entity Data	MOVEEDATA	Moves entity data.
Multiline Text	MTEXT	Creates paragraph text.
Multiple	MULTIPLE	Repeats the next command until you cancel it.
Multiple Insert	MINSERT	Inserts multiple copies of a block in a rectangular pattern.

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Nearest Snap	NEAREST	Toggles the Nearest snap on or off.
New Drawing	NEW	Creates a new drawing.
New Drawing Wizard	NEWWIZ	Displays the New Drawing Wizard, which allows you to create a new drawing.

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Onweb	ONWEB	Allows you to access a company Web site.
Open Drawing	OPEN	Displays the Open Drawing dialog box so you can open an existing drawing.
Open External Drawing	OPENEXT	Loads a DWG file into memory without opening it in ProgeSOFT IntelliCAD.
Options	CONFIG	Displays the Options dialog box so you can specify the default settings (such as Experience Level, Axis Color, and Search Paths).
Orthogonal	ORTHOGONAL	Constrains the drawing so that you can enter only lines aligned with the grid.

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Pan	PAN	Moves the display window.
Paper Space Toggle	PSPACE	Switches to paper space.
Paper Space Views	MVIEW	Creates and controls viewpoints.
Parallel	PARALLEL	Creates offset curves and parallel lines.
Paste from Clipboard	PASTECLIP	Pastes the contents of the Windows Clipboard into the current drawing.
Paste Special	PASTESPEC	Inserts data from the Windows Clipboard into the current drawing.
Perpendicular Snap	PERPENDICULAR	Toggles the Perpendicular snap on or off.
Plan View	PLAN	Places the display in plan view (V point 0,0,1) relative to either the current user coordinate system (UCS), a specified UCS, or the World Coordinate System.
Plan View Intersection Snap	PLANVIEWINT	Toggles the Plan View Intersection snap on or off.
Plane	PLANE	Draws a solid, two-dimensional surface.
Point	POINT	Draws single point entities.
Point Snap	NODE	Toggles the Point Snap on or off.
Polyface Mesh	PFACE	Creates a three-dimensional mesh of arbitrary complexity and surface characteristics.
Polygon	POLYGON	Draws polygons with a specified number of sides.
Polygon Mesh	MESH	Defines a three-dimensional polygon mesh by specifying its size (in terms of M and N) and the location of each vertex in the mesh.
Polyline	POLYLINE	Draws two-dimensional polylines (connected line and arc segments) with optional width and taper.
Preset Viewpoints	SETVPOINT	Displays the Preset Viewpoints dialog box so you can change the direction in which three-dimensional entities are viewed.
Print	PRINT	Displays the Print dialog box so you can print the current drawing.
Print Preview	PPREVIEW	Displays the Print dialog box so you can preview the current drawing before you print it.
Print Setup	PSETUP	Displays the Print Setup dialog box so you can set options for printing the current drawing.
Prompt History Window	PMTHIST	Displays the Prompt History window.
Properties	ENTPROP	Displays the current settings for selected entities and allows you to modify them.
Purge	PURGE	Clears the drawing file of unused drawing elements.
Pyramid	PYRAMID	Draws a three-dimensional pyramid.

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Quadrant Snap	QUADRANT	Toggles the Quadrant snap on or off.
Quick Print	QPRINT	Prints the contents of the active viewport.
Quick Save	QSAVE	Saves the current drawing.
Quick Snap	QUICK	Toggles the Quick snap on or off.
Quick Text	QTEXT	Turns Quick Text on or off; when on, text is displayed as placeholder boxes, rather than as characters or words.

R

Ray	RAY	Draws an infinite line in one direction from a specified starting point.
Reassociate Entity Data	REASSOCAPP	Associates programs with entity data.
Record Script	RECSCRIPT	Displays the Record Script dialog box so you can record a script file.
Rectangle	RECTANGLE	Draws a rectangle.
Redefine	REDEFINE	Restores a built-in command deleted by UNDEFINE.
Redo	REDO	Reverses an UNDO command. You must use the UNDO command before you can use the REDO command.
Redraw	REDRAW	Redraws the entire display, erasing any marker blips that were visible.
Redraw All	REDRAWALL	Redraws all viewports.
Regenerate	REGEN	Regenerates the current viewports.
Regenerate All	REGENALL	Regenerates all viewports.
Regenerate Automatically	REGENAUTO	Automatically regenerates a drawing.
Rename	RENAME	Changes the names associated with text styles, layers, linetypes, blocks, views, user coordinate systems, viewport configurations, and dimension styles.
Restart Script	RSCRIPT	Restarts a command script from the beginning.
Resume	RESUME	Resumes an interrupted command script.
Revolved Surface	REVSURF	Creates a three-dimensional polygon mesh approximating a surface of revolution by rotating a curve around a selected axis.
Rotate	ROTATE	Rotates existing entities around a specified rotation point.
Rotate 3D	ROTATE3D	Rotates existing entities around a three-dimensional axis.
Ruled Surface	RULESURF	Creates a three-dimensional polygon mesh approximating a ruled surface between two curves.
Run Script	SCRIPT	Displays the Run Script dialog box, allowing a script command to be carried out.

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Save	SAVE	Displays the Save Drawing File As dialog box so you can save the current drawing. You can also save the drawing using a different name.
Save All	SAVEALL	Saves all open drawings.
Save As	SAVEAS	Displays the Save Drawing File As dialog box so you can save the current drawing.
Save Block	WBLOCK	Displays the Save Block as Drawing/Block dialog box so you can save selected entities to a disk file.
Scale	SCALE	Changes the size of entities proportionally.
Scroll Bars	SCROLLBAR	Turns the scroll bars around the drawing window on or off.
Section Bars	SECTION	Turns the scroll bars around the drawing window on or off.
Select	SELECT	Groups entities into a selection set for use in subsequent commands.
Select All	SELGRIPS	Displays the grips of selected entities.
Select Color	SETCOLOR	Displays the Color dialog box so you can change the color in which subsequent entities are drawn.
Set Layer by Entity	SETLAYER	Sets a new layer as the current layer.
Set UCS	SETUCS	Displays the user coordinate systems dialog box so you can select the current UCS from the list of preset definitions.
Shape	SHAPE	Allows you to insert shapes from a compiled shape file (.SHX) into your drawing.
Slice	SLICE	Creates a new solid by cutting the original solid and removing a specific side.
Snap	SNAP	Restricts cursor movement to specified increments.
Sphere	SPHERE	Draws a three-dimensional spherical entity.
Spline	SPLINE	Draws a curved polyline.
Status	STATUS	Displays all dimensioning variables and their current values in the Prompt History window.
Status Bar	STATBAR	Turns the status at the bottom of the window on or off.
Stop Recording	STOPSCRIPT	Stops the recording of scripts.
Stretch	STRETCH	Moves a portion of a drawing while retaining connections to other parts of the drawing.
Subtract	SUBTRACT	Creates a composite three-dimensional solid by subtracting two or more solids.
System Windows	SYSWINDOWS	Rearranges open drawing windows and icons.

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Tablet	TABLET	Controls tablet configuration and calibration for menu and digitizer input.
Tangent Snap	TANGENT	Toggles the Tangent snap on or off.
Text (Paragraph)	DTEXT	Creates text entities.
Text (Single Line)	TEXT	Creates text in the drawing area.
Thickness	THICKNESS	Sets the thickness for all new entities.
Time Variables	TIME	Displays the drawing creation and update times; also permits control of an elapsed timer.
Tip of the Day	TIPOFDAY	Displays the Tip of the Day dialog box.
Tolerance	TOLERANCE	Displays the Geometric Tolerance dialog box so you can define the maximum allowable geometric variations in the current drawing.
Toolbar	TOOLBAR	Displays or hides toolbars.
Toolbar Configuration	TBCONFIG	Displays the Select Toolbars dialog box so you can select the toolbars you want displayed. You can also specify how tools are displayed in the toolbars.
Torus	TORUS	Draws a three-dimensional torus.
Trim	TRIM	Erases the portions of selected entities that cross a specified boundary.

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UCS	UCS	Defines or modifies the current user coordinate system; see also EXPUCS.
UCS Icon	UCSICON	Turns the display of the UCS icon on or off.
Undefine	UNDEFINE	Allows a command defined by another program to override an ProgeSOFT IntelliCAD command.
Undelete	UNDELETE	Restores erased entities.
Undo	U	Reverses the effect of the previous command.
Undo Multiple	UNDO	Reverses the effect of the previous command; also reverses the effect of multiple commands and provides control of the UNDO command.
Union	UNION	Creates a composite three-dimensional solid by combining two or more solids.
Units	UNITS	Selects coordinate and angle display formats and precision.
URL	URL	Allows you to go to a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

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Variable Settings	SETVAR	Displays or changes system variables.
View Control	VIEWCTL	Displays the View Control dialog box so you can dynamically control the viewports.
View Resolution	VIEWRES	Controls the precision and speed of drawing circles and arcs by specifying the number of sides in a circle.
View Save/Restore	VIEW	Saves the current graphics display and space as a named view, or restores a saved view and space to the display.
View Snapshot	VSNAPSHOT	Displays the View Snapshot dialog box so you can view a previously created slide file.
Viewpoint	VIEWPOINT	Selects the viewpoint for a three-dimensional visualization.
Viewport Layer Control	VPLAYER	Controls the visibility of layers in individual viewports.
Viewports	VIEWPORTS	Divides the graphics display into multiple viewports, each of which can contain a different view of the current drawing.
Visible Intersection Snap	VISIBLE	Toggles the Visible Intersection snap on or off.
VMLOut	VMLOUT	Generates a file that can be viewed in a Web browser.

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Wedge	WEDGE	Draws a three-dimensional wedge.
Window Cascade	WCASCADE	Cascades the open drawing windows.
Window Close	WCLOSE	Closes the active drawing window.
Window Close All	WCLOSEALL	Closes all drawing windows.
Window Icon Arrange	WIARRANGE	Arranges the minimized drawing windows so that all drawings are located at the bottom right corner of the program window.
Window New	WOPEN	Opens an additional window containing the current drawing.
Window Tile Horizontally	WHTILE	Horizontally tiles the open drawing windows.
Window Tile Vertically	WVTILE	Vertically tiles the open drawing windows.
WMF Out	WMFOUT	Exports a Windows metafile.
Workspaces	PMSPACE	Displays the Workspaces dialog box, from which you can create viewports and select the type of workspace in which you want to work.

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Xclip	XCLIP	Defines a clipping boundary after you attach a drawing as an external reference.
XREF Layer Visibility	VISRETAIN	Saves modifications to external reference layers.

Y

Z

Zoom

ZOOM

Enlarges or reduces the display of the active drawing.