The following table provides summary descriptions of the AutoLISP display control functions.
Display control functions |
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|---|---|
Function |
Description |
(graphscr) |
Displays the AutoCAD graphics screen |
(grdraw from to color [highlight]) |
Draws a vector between two points, in the current viewport |
(grtext [box text [highlight]]) |
Writes text to the status line or to screen menu areas |
(grvecs vlist [trans]) |
Draws multiple vectors on the graphics screen |
(menucmd string) |
Issues menu commands, or sets and retrieves menu item status |
(menugroup groupname) |
Verifies that a menu group is loaded |
(prin1 [expr [file-desc]]) |
Prints an expression to the command line or writes an expression to an open file |
(princ [expr [file-desc]]) |
Prints an expression to the command line, or writes an expression to an open file |
(print [expr [file-desc]]) |
Prints an expression to the command line, or writes an expression to an open file |
(prompt msg) |
Displays a string on your screen's prompt area |
(redraw [ename [mode]]) |
Redraws the current viewport or a specified object (entity) in the current viewport |
(terpri) |
Prints a newline to the Command line |
(textpage) |
Switches from the graphics screen to the text screen |
(textscr) |
Switches from the graphics screen to the text screen (like the AutoCAD Flip Screen function key) |
(vports) |
Returns a list of viewport descriptors for the current viewport configuration |
