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List of AutoCAD environment variables

 

The HELP environment variable in the main versions of AutoCAD:

In AutoCAD since version 2000
Variable no longer supported!

Description of the variable 'HELP':
Help file (AutoCAD LT)

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You can display or set the value of the HELP environment variable by typing (getenv "HELP") resp. (setenv "HELP" "newvalue") on the command line.
IMPORTANT: all environment variable names are case sensitive - use their name verbatim, exactly as listed here! All the values are string-type values. Read more in the tip 14686.






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Dictionary of AutoCAD environment variables
ACAD Variable: Go
All environment variables:
2 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
Variables introduced in version:
R12 | R13 | R14 | 2000 | 2000i | 2002 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2010 | 2015 | ?? |
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