Monitor your system variables with GstarCAD 2023
System variables play a very important role in CAD drafting for they control how certain commands work or the appearance of the user interface.
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PICKFIRST (System Variable)
PICKFIRST is a system variable that’s used to control whether we can select objects before we start a command.
How to improve CAD software performance when you only have old or low-end graphics cards?
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What is system variables in CAD?
Many beginner tutorials for CAD have mentioned “system variables”, but is a system variable?
How to check and set the system variables?
The value for system variables can be changed through different commands. For example, when using the DIST command to search the distance, the value for the read-only system value DISTANCE will automatically keep the last search result. Most people won’t remember those system variables themselves, instead, they’ll set these system variables in the Options and Drafting Settings dialog box.