commands to make a program run at startup

When running the PEDIT command (Polyline Edit), and you select a line or an arc, AutoCAD will prompt you to turn the object into a polyline. Although this is a system variable, and should only need to be set once, I have found that sometimes the variable can switch to zero when you exit or crash.

Setting the variable to 1 will allow you to zoom/pan and “see” where your zooming from/to. The variable can be set to a value of 0-7 I recommend you set it to 1. VTENABLE is a system variable that makes AutoCAD transition between views smoothly or abruptly. VTENABLE Command: Transitioning Between AutoCAD views The list below explains some of these commands and system variables in detail that are used to write LISP routines.

Let’s take a look at some of these commands/variables, and then we will discuss how to automate running them any time you open a drawing with a LISP routine. As I started to use AutoCAD day in and day out (many years ago, wink), I found that sometimes I would run commands or set system or drawing variables many times throughout the day.

Commands to make a program run at startup