Autocad command alias edit

An AutoCAD command alias is a shortened name or abbreviation of a command name, rather than a command name of 5 or more characters a command alias can be defined with as little as one character. Command aliases are a feature that many power users use to become more efficient; typing a single or few characters at the Command prompt is often faster than moving the cursor from the drawing area to the user interface and back.

Two separate pieces of information are required when defining a command alias; an abbreviation or text to be entered, and an AutoCAD command name. When defining new aliases, it is recommended to place all new aliases at the bottom of the PGP file to make it easier to identify which aliases need to be migrated after upgrading to a new release. If you add an alias that has the same abbreviation as another alias in the PGP file, the last instance of an alias is the one kept in memory and becomes accessible from the Command prompt in the AutoCAD program.

Command aliases can only be used to start a command and not start a command with a specific sequence of options or provide values to a command. A command can be executed with a specific set of options and values by writing a script, recording an action macro, or defining a custom AutoLISP function.

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You can create command aliases that include the special hyphen - prefix, such as the following example, to access the version of a command that displays command prompts instead of a dialog box. Restarting the program will automatically reload the PGP file. In addition to loading the aliases found in the default file, the product also loads the aliases defined in the following two files:.

Note: You cannot use command aliases in script files, and they are not recommended for use in macros used by the user interface. AutoCorrect Entries and Synonyms In addition to loading the aliases found in the default file, the product also loads the aliases defined in the following two files: AutoCorrectUserDB.

New entries are added automatically over time based on repeatedly mistyping commands and system variables. Parent topic: About Defining Custom Commands.