ODA Drawings Explorer Command Reference

This Command Reference includes information about each command that is available in ODA Drawings Explorer from the menus or from the command line (command line text is in italics).

File Commands
Edit Commands (command line only)
View Commands
Format Commands
Tools Commands
Draw Commands
Window Commands
Help Commands

New	new	Creates a new file (supported for .dwg files only).
Open	open	Opens a .dwg or .dgn file.
Close	close	Closes the current file.
Recover	recover	Opens and attempts to repair a .dwg file. (Command line only.)
Audit	audit	Checks the open .dwg file for errors and reports results with an option to repair any errors that are found. (Command line only.)
Save	qsave	Saves the open .dwg or .dgn file in its same file format.
Save As	saveas	Saves the open .dwg or .dgn file with a new name or in a new location.
Import DGN	dgnimport	Imports the contents of a .dgn file into the currently opened .dwg file. (Command line only.)
Plot	plot	Prints the open .dwg file according to the options you select.
Exit	quit	Closes ODA Drawings Explorer.

Undo	undo	Reverses the last operation performed in a .dwg file (supported for .dwg files only). You can also press CTRL + Z.
Redo	redo	Reverses the undo command (supported for .dwg files only). You can also press CTRL + Y.
Select	select	Selects one or more items in a .dwg or .dgn file. You can click an item or its corner to select it.
Deselect	ai_deselect	Removes selection from all items in a .dwg or .dgn file. You can also press ESC to remove selection.
Erase	erase	Removes an item you select from a .dwg or .dgn file.

Model or Layout	qvlayout	Displays the designated tab when you click it. (Command line and mouse only.)
Regen	regenall	Regenerates the current view of the drawing.
Zoom Window	zoom or zoom w	Displays a window view of the drawing by specifying two opposite corners.
Zoom In	zoom or zoom 2x	Enlarges the view of the drawing. You can also roll the mouse wheel button to zoom in and out of the drawing.
Zoom Out	zoom or zoom .5x	Reduces the view of the drawing. You can also roll the mouse wheel button to zoom in and out of the drawing.
Zoom Extents	zoom or zoom e	Displays the drawing at its extents. You can also double-click the mouse wheel button to zoom to the drawing extents.
Pan	pan	Moves the view around the drawing by clicking and dragging the mouse. You can also click the mouse wheel button to pan the drawing without choosing the command.
Constrained Orbit	3dorbit	Rotates the view around a three dimensional axis. Click and hold the mouse button to rotate the view. You can also press SHIFT + the mouse wheel button to start 3d orbit. (Available only in model space.)
Free Orbit	3dforbit	Rotates the view in three dimensions without axis restriction. You can also press CTRL + SHIFT + the mouse wheel button to start 3dforbit. (Available only in model space.)
Continuous Orbit	3dcorbit	Rotates the three dimensional view continuously. Click and hold the mouse button to rotate the view, then release the mouse button to continue the rotation. To stop the rotation, click in the drawing or press Esc or Enter. (Available only in model space.)
3D Views	view	Displays the drawing from the named view. You can also delete and change the properties of saved views.
Visual Styles	vscurrent	Changes the visual style of current view.
3D Background Color	background	Modifies the color of the background that displays in model space.

Properties	properties	Displays the Properties palette where you can modify general properties of selected entities. All properties of line and arcs can be modified, but only general properties and material properties can be modified for other entities. Enter propertiesclose to close the Properties palette. (Command line only.)
Layer	layer	Displays and modifies the layer properties of the drawing.

Command Line	commandline or commandlinehide	Displays the command line window if it has been closed. You can also press CTRL + 9 to show or hide the command line window.
Set System Variable	setvar	Allows you to view or set the value for any system variable defined for the current .dwg or .dgn file. (Command line only.)
Reset System Registry Variables	resetvars	Resets system variables to their default values. (Command line only.)
Registry Variable Discard Back Faces	discardbackfaces	When turned on (set to 1), surface geometry is visible from one side only. This is turned off (set to 0) by default. (Command line only.)
Registry Variable Custom Toolbar Path	ddcuipaths	Specifies a folder from which to load toolbars defined in custom.cui files. For example, the toolbar defined in OdaQtObjects.cui is loaded automatically from resources, but the .cui file can be copied, customized, and its location specified using DDCUIPATHS. (Command line only.)
Load Menu	menu or cuiload or cuiunload	Menu is loaded from .cui file, which can be customized. (Command line only.)
Load Application	appload	Loads a TX application (.tx file) and runs it within ODA Drawings Explorer.
Registered Commands		Runs the command selected from a list of currently loaded commands.
Run Script	script	Runs a selected script (.scr file).

Modeling Box	box	Draws a box.
Modeling Sphere	sphere	Draws a sphere.
Line	line	Draws a line.

Close	close	Closes the current window.
Close All	closeall	Closes all open windows.
Cascade	syswindows cascade	Arranges all open windows so they overlap.
Tile Horizontally	syswindows hor	Arranges all open windows horizontally.
Tile Vertically	syswindows vert	Arranges all open windows vertically.
Arrange Windows	syswindows arrange	Arranges all open windows so they are all

Help	help	Displays documentation for ODA Drawings Explorer.
About	about	Displays information about ODA Drawings Explorer.

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