Introduction

In this section you learn how to control the graphics area and views.

The graphics area is the space in which you draw and place entities.

A view is the area of the graphics area that appears on your screen.

This chapter discusses:

• Refreshing and Rebuilding the Drawing Display
• Panning and Zooming
• Working with Tiled Views and Named Views
• Isolating and Hiding Entities
• Setting Display Options

Refreshing and Rebuilding the Drawing Display

The drawing window is usually refreshed after each change. Occasionally visual elements remain after an operation. When the screen is not completely cleaned up you can manually refresh the screen using the Refresh command.

Use the Rebuild or RebuildAll commands to optimize the drawing for displaying and selecting drawing entities.

This section discusses:

• Refreshing the Current Drawing
• Refreshing All Tiled Views of the Current Drawing
• Rebuilding the Current Drawing
• Rebuilding the Current Drawing and Refreshing All Tiled Views

Refreshing the Current Drawing

The Refresh command refreshes the current drawing view. It removes marker blips and display artifacts from the screen.

The command can be invoked transparently.

Refreshing the view does not imply optimization of the drawing for displaying and selecting drawing entities. This can be done with the Rebuild command.

Access

Command: Refresh

Refreshing All Tiled Views of the Current Drawing

The RefreshAll command refreshes all tiled views of a drawing. It removes marker blips and display artifacts from the screen.

The command can be invoked transparently.

Refreshing the tiled views does not imply optimization of the drawing for displaying and selecting drawing entities. This can be done with the Rebuild and RebuildAll commands.

Access

Command: RefreshAll

Menu: View > Refresh All

Ribbon: View > Rebuild > (Flyout) Rebuild > Refresh All

Rebuilding the Current Drawing

The Rebuild command rebuilds the current drawing.

Rebuilding a drawing:

• Recomputes and re-indexes the drawing to optimize performance for displaying and selecting drawing entities.
• Recalculates the screen coordinates for all entities in the current view.
• Refreshes the current view.

Access

Command: Rebuild

Menu: View > Rebuild

Rebuilding the Current Drawing and Refreshing All Tiled Views

The RebuildAll command rebuilds the current drawing and refreshes all tiled views.

Rebuilding a drawing:

• Recomputes and re-indexes the drawing to optimize performance for displaying and selecting drawing entities.
• Recalculates the screen coordinates for all entities in all tiled views.
• Refreshes all tiled views.

Access

Command: RebuildAll

Menu: View > Rebuild All

Automatically Rebuilding the Current Drawing

The AutoRebuild command enables or disables automatic rebuilds of the current drawing.

When Autorebuild is enabled, the drawing rebuilds automatically if necessary.

When Autorebuild is disabled, automatic rebuild is suppressed until you use the Rebuild or RebuildAll command, or enable Autorebuild. If a rebuild is inevitable (for instance, when thawing frozen layers), automatic rebuild occurs regardless of the Autorebuild setting. In other cases, when a rebuild would have been performed, you are prompted whether you want to proceed.

The command can be invoked transparently.

  Disabling Autorebuild can help save time when working with large drawings.

Access

Command: AutoRebuild

Panning and Zooming

The most basic functions that change the drawing view are panning and zooming:

• Panning lets you move a view to another location without changing its magnification.
• Zooming lets you view the drawing with more or less magnification. The zoom functions move in or move out of the drawing.

There are also Dynamic Pan and Dynamic Zoom functions. They are often the fastest tools you can use to change the drawing view.

Panning

The Pan commands move the visible portion of the drawing in the specified direction. They do not change the location or the magnification of drawing entities.

Panning allows you to view entities previously not visible because they were out of the viewing area. When panning, the scale of the view does not change as it does when zooming.

• Use Dynamic Pan to dynamically pan by moving the pointer.
• Use Pan by pointing to specify two points in the drawing to determine the distance and direction for moving the view.
• You can also Pan portion up, Pan portion down, Pan portion to the left, and Pan portion to the right. When you use the pan commands, it is as if the camera, not the scene, is moving.

You can use the pan commands transparently.

Dynamic Pan

Panning moves the drawing display without changing the magnification.

To pan the drawing display:

1. Right-click and click Pan.

   The pointer changes to .

2. Place the pointer anywhere in the drawing.
3. Hold down the left mouse button and drag in the direction you want the drawing to move.

To exit pan mode:

• Press Enter, or Esc, or the spacebar.

  – or –

• Release the left mouse button, right-click and click Exit.

  You can use Dynamic Pan transparently.

Access

Command: Pan

Menu: View > Pan > Dynamic

Wheel Mouse: Hold down the wheel to pan at realtime

Ribbon: View > Navigate > Dynamic Pan

Panning Using Points

Use the -Pan command to move the current view of the drawing in any direction by pointing a displacement (vector). The size of the view remains the same.

You define the displacement by identifying two points. These points determine a vector giving the distance and direction of the pan.

Access

Command: -Pan

Menu: View > Pan > Point

Pan Up

When you pan up, the visible part of the drawing moves up.

Access

Command: PanUp

Menu: View > Pan > Up

Pan Down

When you pan down, the visible part of the drawing moves down.

Access

Command: PanDown

Menu: View > Pan > Down

Pan Left

When you pan left, the visible part of the drawing moves left.

Access

Command: PanLeft

Menu: View > Pan > Left

Pan Right

When you pan right, the visible part of the drawing moves right.

Access

Command: PanRight

Menu: View > Pan > Right

Zooming

The Zoom commands change the magnification of the drawing display. The ratio of the entire drawing to the entities affected by zooming remains unchanged.

Zoom commands are on the View menu or the Zoom toolbar:

• Zoom Dynamic : Zooms in and out of the current drawing window at realtime
• Zoom Center : Centers the drawing on a center point using a specified magnification factor or a display height
• Zoom Factor : Zooms in or out using a scale factor you specify
• Zoom Previous : Restores the previously displayed view
• Zoom Selected : Zooms so that one or more entities are entirely on screen
• Zoom Window : Zooms in to a rectangle you specify
• Zoom In : Zooms in using a preset scale
• Zoom Out : Zooms out using a preset scale
• Zoom Bounds : Displays the entire drawing as far as its drawing bounds or drawing extents (whichever dimension is greater)
• Zoom Fit : Zooms to display the whole drawing centered on the screen

Transparent Use of Zoom Commands

You can use zoom commands while another command is in progress. For example, you can execute the ZoomFit command while drawing a Line:

: LINE
Specify start point» <P1>
Specify next point» <P2>
Specify next point» ‘zoomfit
Resuming line command.
Specify next point» <P3>
Specify next point» <P4>
…

Dynamic Zoom

With ZoomDynamic, you can zoom in and out of the current drawing window at realtime.

To use Dynamic Zoom:

1. Right-click and click Zoom, click Zoom Dynamic (Zoom toolbar), or click View > Zoom > Dynamic (or type ZoomDynamic).

   The pointer changes to .

2. Click and drag the pointer up or down:
   • To zoom in, drag up.
   • To zoom out, drag down.

To exit Dynamic Zoom:

• Press Enter or Esc.

  – or –

• Right-click and click Exit.

You can use ZoomDynamic transparently.

Access

Command: ZoomDynamic or Zoom

Menu: View > Zoom > Dynamic

Wheel Mouse: Rotate the wheel to zoom in and out

Zoom

The Zoom command changes the drawing display scale. The command has many options:

• Bounds: Displays the entire drawing, even if only a part of the drawing has entities
• Center: Lets you specify a center point for the new view and a magnification value or height
• Dynamic: Allows you to zoom in and out in one operation
• Fit: Displays a drawing in as large a size as possible, but ignores drawing bounds when calculating the zoom boundaries
• Left: Lets you specify a lower left corner point for the new view and a magnification value or height
• Previous: Allows you to undo the last zoom operation
• Selected: Calculates the boundary of the area that contains selected entities and zooms in or out so the entities are visible on screen
• Factor: Lets you zoom the display with a specified scale factor
• Window: Shows a selected part of a drawing in the largest possible scale

Access

Command: Zoom

Menu: View > Zoom

Ribbon: View > Navigate > Dynamic Zoom

Zoom Fit

Zoom Fit displays the drawing with all its elements as large as possible on the screen.

Unlike Zoom Bounds, Zoom Fit ignores drawing bounds.

Zoom Fit includes entities on layers that are turned off but does not include those on frozen layers.

Points from deleted or modified elements that are still saved in the drawing can influence the results. These points are deleted when a drawing rebuilds. Therefore, before using Zoom Fit, you should use the Rebuild command.

To use Zoom Fit:

• Click View > Zoom > Fit (or type ZoomFit).

Access

Command: ZoomFit

Menu: View > Zoom > Fit

Zoom Bounds

Zoom Bounds displays the entire drawing even if only a portion of the drawing has entities.

Zoom Bounds zooms to the current bounds of the drawing if no entities extend beyond these bounds. If entities extend beyond the defined bounds, they are included in the calculation of the boundaries in which to zoom.

Using Zoom Bounds in a 3D view is the same as using Zoom Fit.

To use Zoom Bounds:

• Click View > Zoom > Bounds.

  Zoom Bounds cannot be used transparently because it always rebuilds the drawing.

Access

Command: Zoom, option Bounds

Menu: View > Zoom > Bounds

Zoom Previous

Zoom Previous allows you to undo the last zoom operation. You can restore up to ten previous displays.

To zoom to a previous display:

• Click View > Zoom > Previous (or type ZoomBack).

Access

Command: ZoomBack

Menu: View > Zoom > Previous

Zoom Window

Zoom Window lets you show a selected part of a drawing in the largest possible scale.

To use Zoom Window:

1. Click View > Zoom > Window (or type ZoomWindow).
2. In the graphics area, specify the first corner of the window.
3. Specify the opposite corner of the window.

   The center of the window becomes the center of the display and the area inside the specified window enlarges to fit the display.

Access

Command: ZoomWindow

Menu: View > Zoom > Window

Zoom Factor

Zoom Factor lets you zoom the display by a scale factor. This is helpful when working with sheets or when plotting or printing the drawing.

To use Zoom Factor:

1. Click View > Zoom > Factor.
2. Type a scale factor. If you type a number:
   • Without an x or xp extension, the zoom is relative to the drawing extents. A scale factor of:
     • 1 shows the entire drawing.
     • 2, shows entities twice as large.
     • 0.5., shows entities half as large.
   • Followed by x, the scale is relative to the current view.
   • Followed by xp, the scale is relative to the sheet’s units. For instance, .5xp displays the model area at half the scale of the sheet units. Use this to specify the magnification for each view on the sheet.
3. Press Enter.

Access

Menu: View > Zoom > Factor

Zoom to Selected Entities

Zoom Selected calculates the boundary of the area that contains the specified entities and zooms in or out so the entities are visible on screen.

To zoom to the extents of selected entities:

1. Click View > Zoom > Selected.
2. In the graphics area, select entities to zoom into.
3. Press Enter.

Access

Command: Zoom, option Selected

Menu: View > Zoom > Selected

Zoom Center

Zoom Center lets you specify a center point for the new view and a magnification value or height.

To use Zoom Center:

1. Click View > Zoom > Center.
2. Specify a center point.
3. Specify a magnification or height. A smaller value increases the magnification. A larger value decreases the magnification.

  Press Enter to use the default values to re-center the drawing without changing the display scale.

Access

Command: Zoom, option Center

Menu: View > Zoom > Center

Zoom Left

Zoom Left lets you specify a lower left point for the new view and a magnification value or height.

To use Zoom Left:

1. Type Zoom at the command prompt.
2. Specify the Left option.
3. Specify a lower left point.
4. Specify a magnification or height. A smaller value increases the magnification. A larger value decreases the magnification.

Access

Command: Zoom, option Left

Zoom In

When you zoom in, the view of the drawing enlarges.

To use Zoom In:

• Click View > Zoom > In (or type ZoomIn).

Access

Command: ZoomIn

Menu: View > Zoom > In

Zoom Out

When you zoom out, the view of the drawing reduces.

To use Zoom Out:

• Click View > Zoom > Out (or type ZoomOut).

Access

Command: ZoomOut

Menu: View > Zoom > Out

Working with Named Views and View Tiles

This section discusses:

• Saving and Retrieving User-defined Views
• Working with Tiled Views in Model Workspace

Saving and Retrieving User-defined Views

A view is a display of the drawing on the screen. You can give any view a name and save it to display later.

The Views command lets you save, restore, and control named views.

To manage views:

• Click View > Named Views (or type Views).

  The Views dialog box distinguishes between three view types: Model, Sheet, and Defaults. Each type displays a list of named views.

To save named views:

1. Click View > Named Views (or type Views).
2. Click New.
3. In the View dialog box:
   1. In Name, type a view name.
   2. In Class, type a new class name or select a class. Or, you can leave Class set to <None>.
   3. Under Boundaries, set options:
      • As displayed. Uses the boundaries of the current display.
      • Specify later. Allows you to define a windowed area of the current view. Click Specify later  and define a rectangular area in the graphics area, then press Enter.
   4. Under Background:
      • Ignore default. Specifies whether to display a background with the named view.
      • Format background . Defines type and properties of the background for named Model views whose ShadeView mode is not set to 2D (see Defining the Background for Named Views).
4. Click OK twice.

To restore named views:

1. Click View > Named Views (or type Views).
2. Under View names, select a view to restore.
3. Click OK.

To edit view boundaries:

1. Click View > Named Views (or type Views).
2. Under View names, select the view whose boundaries you want to edit.
3. Click Edit.
4. In the graphics area, specify new boundaries, and press Enter.
5. Click OK.

To delete named views:

1. Click View > Named Views (or type Views).
2. Under View names, select the view to delete.
3. Click Delete.

  You cannot delete the view Current, or preset Defaults views.

Defining the Background for Named Views

In the View command, use the Format Background dialog box to define the type and properties of the background for named Model views.

View backgrounds display only in Model Viewports and require that ShadeView mode is not set to 2D.

To define a background for named views:

1. In the Format Background dialog box, specify a Type (Solid, Gradient, or Image).
2. If you selected Solid,
   1. Under Options, click Select color.
   2. In the Color dialog box, specify a Standard color or Custom color.

   If you selected Gradient,

   1. Under Options, select or clear Two colors to specify whether to compose the gradient fill from two or three colors.
   2. Click Top color to specify a standard color or custom color in the Color dialog box for the top of the gradient fill.
   3. Click Middle color to specify a color for the middle of the gradient fill (not available if you selected Two colors).
   4. Click Bottom color to specify a color for the bottom of the gradient fill.
   5. In Angle, specify an angle to rotate the gradient background.

   If you selected Image,

   1. Under Options, specify an image filename (*.bmp, *.png, or *.jpg). Click Browse to browse to an image file.
   2. Click Modify to adjust the image.
   3. In the dialog box, specify the Position of the background image:
      • Center. Centers the image without changing its aspect ratio or scale.
      • Stretch. Stretches the image so it fills the view background.
      • Tile. Positions the image at the top left corner of the view and repeats the image to fill the background without changing its aspect ratio or scale.
   4. Select or clear Lock aspect ratio to specify whether to lock X/Y scaling of the image to the same value.
   5. Click Adjust scale to specify the image scale in the range of 0.1 to 100 (not available if you selected Stretch).
   6. Click Adjust offset to specify the X and Y offsets relative to the center or top left position of the image (not available if you selected Stretch). You can specify positive, negative, or zero values.
   7. Click Reset to change the scale and offset values to their default values.
   8. Click OK.
2. In Preview, view the specified background for the named view.
3. Type ShadeView to set the ShadeView to a mode other than 2D.

  To delete the background of a named view, run the View command and select the named view. In the Properties tree view, expand General and set Background override to <None>.

Access

Command: Views

Menu: View > Named Views

Ribbon: View > Views > Named

Working with Tiled Views in Model Workspace

You can divide the drawing window into multiple views. Each view can contain a unique view of the drawing. This lets you view different areas of the drawing, whether they are plan views in different detailing grades, or the model from different viewpoints in 3D space.

You can work in only one view at a time, the current view.

Tiled views do not overlap on the workspace like drawing windows can. It is just as if you divided the drawing window into two, three, or four rectangular areas. You can arrange these areas in several combinations.

A group of tiled views is called a ViewTile configuration.

You can define, save, and restore ViewTile configurations using the View Tiles dialog box.

To define a ViewTile configuration:

1. Click View > View Tiles > View Tiles Manager (or type ViewTiles).
2. Under Type, select New.
3. Under Default configurations, select a ViewTile configuration you want to use or store under a name.

   *Active Model Configuration* lets you use the configuration as is when you opened the dialog box.

4. Under Orientation, select:
   • 2D: Initiates all ViewTiles of the configuration you define with the current view.
   • 3D: Lets you define standard orthographic or isometric 3D views in Replace view with for each ViewTile.
5. Under Apply to, select:
   • Active View Tile: Applies the ViewTile configuration to the current view. You can further subdivide standard ViewTile configurations.
   • Display: Applies the ViewTile configuration to the entire drawing.

To save a ViewTile configuration under a name:

1. Click View > View Tiles > View Tiles Manager (or type ViewTiles).
2. Under Type, select New.
3. Under Name, type the name of the ViewTile configuration to save.
4. Under Default configurations, select a default configuration.
5. If you want different 3D views represented in the views:
   1. Under Orientation, select 3D.
   2. Under Replace view with, select an orthographic or isometric view to display in the specified view.
6. Click Save.

To restore a named ViewTile configuration:

1. Click View > View Tiles > View Tiles Manager (or type ViewTiles).
2. Under Type, select Named.
3. Under Named configurations, select a name.
4. Click OK.

To delete a named ViewTile configuration:

1. Click View > View Tiles > View Tiles Manager (or type ViewTiles).
2. Under Type, select Named.
3. Under Named configurations, right-click a name and click Delete.
4. Click OK.

To join views of a ViewTile configuration:

1. Type -Viewport.
2. Specify the Join option.

   Two adjacent ViewTiles combine into one ViewTile. The resulting ViewTile inherits the view of the dominant ViewTile.

Access

Command: ViewTiles

Menu: View > View Tiles > View Tiles Manager

Ribbon: View > ViewTiles > Arrange

Isolating and Hiding Entities

You can isolate selected entities by hiding all other entities or hide selected entities, and you can restore the visibility of isolated or hidden entities.

This section discusses:

• Isolating Entities
• Hiding Entities
• Restoring Entities’ Visibility After Isolating or Hiding

Isolating Entities

Use the IsolateEntities command to isolate selected entities by hiding all other entities.

Isolating entities can help when you need to edit complex geometry.

To restore visibility, use the UnisolateEntities command.

To isolate entities:

1. Type IsolateEntities at the command prompt.
2. In the graphics area, specify entities to isolate and press Enter.

   The specified entities remain visible.

Access

Command: IsolateEntities

Hiding Entities

Use the HideEntities command to hide selected entities.

Hiding entities can help when you need to edit complex geometry.

To restore visibility, use the UnisolateEntities command.

To hide entities:

1. Type HideEntities at the command prompt.
2. In the graphics area, specify entities to hide and press Enter.

   The specified entities are hidden.

  Use the IsolateEntities command to isolate selected entities by hiding all other entities.

Access

Command: HideEntities

Restoring Entities’ Visibility After Isolating or Hiding

You can restore the visibility of entities that were hidden with the IsolateEntities or HideEntities commands.

To restore entities’ visibility after isolating or hiding:

• Type UnisolateEntities at the command prompt.

Access

Command: UnisolateEntities

Controlling the Display Order of Overlapping Entities

By default, overlapping entities are displayed in the order that they are created. Newly created entities are always displayed in front of existing ones.

In certain situations, entities displayed in the foreground may prevent selection of some entities. You can change the display order of any specified entity to reveal entities that you need no work with.

Additional tools let you separately change the order of certain types of entities, such as text entities, hatches and fills, dimensions, and leaders.

This chapter discusses:

• Changing the Display Order of Entities
• Displaying All Hatches Behind Other Entities
• Displaying All References Behind Other Entities
• Displaying All Text Entities in Front of Other Entities

Changing the Display Order of Entities

The DisplayOrder command changes the drawing and plotting order of any entity in the drawing database. You can move entities to the “front” or “back” of the sort order. You can also order entities relative to another entities, that is, above or below a selected entity.

To change the entity display order:

1. Click Tools > Display Order and specify how to reorder the entities (or type DisplayOrder):
   • Bring to Front: Moves the specified entities to the top of the drawing order. The specified entity becomes the last drawn entity in the drawing.
   • Send to Back: Moves the specified entities to the bottom of the drawing order. The specified entity becomes the first entity in the drawing.
   • Bring Above Entities: Moves the specified entities above specified reference entities.
   • Send Under Entities: Moves the specified entities under specified reference entities.
2. In the graphics area, select the entities.
3. Press Enter.

Access

Command: DisplayOrder

Menu: Tools > Display Order

Tool Palettes: Modify > Display Order

Displaying All Hatches Behind Other Entities

Use the HatchToBack command to display all hatches, solid color fills, and gradient color fills behind all the other entities in the drawing.

To display all hatches behind other entities:

• Do one of the following:
  • On the menu, click Tools > Display Order > Send Hatches to Back.
  • On the ribbon, click View > Bring to Front > Send Hatches to Back.
  • Type HatchToBack.

  All hatches from the drawing, including fills and gradients, are moved under all other entities of the drawing. The display order of the hatches remains the same.

  Hatch entities on locked, turned off, or frozen layers are also moved behind other entities.

Note: The HatchToBack command ignores hatches inside Blocks and external references.

Access

Command: HatchToBack

Menu: Tools > Display Order > Send Hatches to Back

Ribbon: View > Bring to Front > Send Hatches to Back

Displaying References Behind Other Entities

Use the ReferenceToBack command to display DWG, Image, PDF, or DGN references behind all the other entities.

References on locked, turned off, or frozen layers are also sent behind other entities of the drawing.

To display references behind other entities:

1. Click Tools > Display Order > Send References to Back and specify the category of entities to reorder (or type ReferenceToBack):
   • Drawings Only: Moves referenced drawings behind all other entities.
   • Images Only: Moves referenced images behind all other entities.
   • PDFs Only:Moves referenced PDF files behind all other entities.
   • DGNs Only: Moves referenced DGN files behind all other entities.
   • All Referenced Entities: Moves all referenced files behind all other entities.
2. Press Enter.

When sending multiple entities of the same type to the back of the drawing, the entities remain in the same display order in relation to each other.

Note: The ReferenceToBack command ignores references inside Table, Tolerance, Block and External Reference entities.

Access

Command: ReferenceToBack

Menu: Tools > Display Order > Bring Annotations to Front

Ribbon: View > Bring to Front > Send All References to Back

Displaying Text and Annotations in Front of Other Entities

Use the TextToFront command to display text, dimensions, leaders, or all annotations in front of all the other entities. You can bring to front annotation entities of a specified category or all annotation entities at once.

Annotation entities such as text, dimensions, and leaders on locked, turned off, or frozen layers are also sent to the front of the drawing.

To display text and annotations in front of other entities:

1. Click Tools > Display Order > Bring Annotations to Front and specify the category of entities to reorder (or type TextToFront):
   • Text Only: Moves text on top of all other entities.

     This option applies to Note and SimpleNote entities.

   • Dimensions Only: Moves dimensions on top all other entities.
   • Leaders Only: Moves leaders on top of all other entities.

     This option applies to leader, smart leader, and multi leader entities.

   • All Annotation Entities: Moves all annotations on top of all other entities.
2. Press Enter.

When sending multiple entities of the same type to the front, the entities remain in the same display order in relation to each other.

Note: The TextToFront command ignores text inside Table, Tolerance, Block and External Reference entities.

Access

Command: TextToFront

Menu: Tools > Display Order > Bring Annotations to Front

Ribbon: View > Bring to Front > Bring All Annotations to Front

Setting Display Options

This section describes functions related to the appearance of drawing elements and of the application environment:

• Displaying Command History
• Displaying the Coordinate System Icon
• Setting the Display Quality of Circles and Curves
• Controlling the Visibility of Fills
• Turning Boxed Text Mode On and Off

Related Topics

• Displaying Block Attributes
• Setting the Background for Fields

Displaying Command History

You can open the command history in a separate window on top of the graphics area.

To turn on the command history window:

Do one of the following:

• Click View > Display > Command History.
• Type CommandHistory at the command prompt.
• Press F2.
• Press Fn + F2.

To hide the command history window:

Do one of the following:

• Type HideCommandHistory.
• Press F2.
• Press Fn + F2.

Access

Command: CommandHistory

Menu: View > Display > Command History

Displaying the Coordinate System Icon

You can turn the coordinate system icon on or off and control where the icon displays. The coordinate system icon is also known as the coordinate symbol.

2D:          3D: 

A plus sign (+) appears at the base of the icon when it is positioned at the origin of the current coordinate system.

World Coordinate System:         Custom Coordinate System:  

To control the display of the coordinate system icon:

1. Type CSIcon.

   You can also click View > Display > CCS Icon, and select On and Origin.

2. Specify an option:
   • All: By default, the CSIcon command affects only the current view. All applies changes to the coordinate system icon in all views. You can choose from No origin, Off, On, or Origin.
   • No origin: Displays the coordinate system icon at the lower left corner independent from the origin of the current coordinate system.
   • Off: Hides the coordinate system icon.
   • On: Displays the coordinate system icon.
   • Origin: Displays the coordinate system icon at the origin (0,0,0) of the current coordinate system. If the origin is outside of the display, the icon is positioned in the lower left corner.

Access

Command: CSIcon

Menu: View > Display > CCS Icon

Setting the Display Quality of Circles and Curves

The DisplayQuality command controls how smooth Circles and curves are displayed.

Specify the view resolution of Circles, Arcs, Ellipses, and Splines by a circle zoom percent value. As you increase the value, the smoother the appearance of the Circle or curves.

To set the display quality of Circles and curves:

1. Type DisplayQuality at the command prompt.

   The prompt asks if you want fast zooms. This prompt is irrelevant and provided to maintain compatibility of scripts.

2. Press Enter.
3. Type a value for the circle zoom percent and press Enter. Larger values for the zoom percentage may increase the time to rebuild the drawing.

Access

Command: DisplayQuality

Controlling the Visibility of Fills

You can control the visibility of fills for wide PolyLines, Solids, Traces, Hatches, and Gradients.

To control the visibility of fills:

1. Type DisplayFills at the command prompt.
2. Specify an option:
   • On: Turns on fills.
   • Off: Turns off fills. Only the contours of entities are displayed.

Note: You control LineWeight display with the Options command. In the Options dialog box, click Drafting Styles > Active Drafting Styles > Line Font > LineWeight, then set the Display weight in graphics area option.

Access

Command: DisplayFills

Turning Boxed Text Mode On and Off

Boxed text mode replaces Text with rectangular boxes which saves time during drawing rebuilds. Boxed text mode increases printing speed. By default, boxed text mode is off so that Text displays and prints normally.

To turn on boxed text mode:

1. Type BoxText at the command prompt.
2. Specify the Yes option.
3. To view the effect of boxed text mode, type Rebuild.
   
   Text entities are replaced by rectangular boxes.

To turn off boxed text mode:

1. Type BoxText.
2. Specify the No option.

Access

Command: BoxText