PTYPE — Point Style

Sets how points are displayed and their size.

• Command: PTYPE · Global name: _PTYPE · Alias: DDPTYPE
• Ribbon: Home › Utilities
• Menu: Format

Chooses how point objects are drawn (the symbol) and their size. The change affects all the points in the drawing, including those created by DIVIDE and MEASURE.

Usage

1. Enter PTYPE (or DDPTYPE) or click Point Style. The Point Style dialog box opens.
2. Click one of the 20 symbols.
3. Enter the Point Size and whether it is measured as a percentage of the screen size or in drawing units.
4. Click OK. Cancel leaves the style as it was.

On the command line (for example, in a script) you can type the values of the variables:

Enter new value for PDMODE (or use the Point Style dialog box):
Enter new value for PDSIZE:

Notes

• The symbol is the PDMODE variable: 0 to 4 (dot, nothing, cross, X, tick), plus 32 to add a circle, 64 for a square or 96 for both.
• The size is PDSIZE: a positive value is in drawing units; a negative one, a percentage of the screen.
• Both variables are saved in the drawing.

See also

POINT · DIVIDE · MEASURE · System variables