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External Commands
Sacramento City College
Engineering Design Technology
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External Commands
The ACAD.PGP File
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The ACAD.PGP File
External Commands invoke functions that are not part of AutoCAD.
These external commands are defined in a file called acad.pgp (program parameters).
This file is placed in the AutoCAD \Support
folder during the AutoCAD installation
procedure.
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The ACAD.PGP File
Windows Notepad can be initiated directly from AutoCAD.
Enter the following to open acad.pgp in Notepad:
Command: NOTEPAD
File to edit:
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AutoCAD External Commands
AutoCAD contains 11 external commands in the acad.pgp file.
Catalog DIR /W,
DEL DEL,
DIR DIR,
EDIT START EDIT,
SH ,
SHELL ,
START START,
TYPE TYPE,
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AutoCAD External Commands
AutoCAD contains 11 external commands in the acad.pgp file.
EXPLORER START EXPLORER,
NOTEPAD START NOTEPAD,
PBRUSH START PBRUSH,
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AutoCAD External Commands
The first word is the command name which you type at AutoCAD’s Command: prompt to execute the command.
The second word represents the DOS command or program to be executed.
Each field is separated by a comma.
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AutoCAD External Commands
EDIT.
The command.
START EDIT
The command or program name which is
executed after the command name is typed.
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AutoCAD External Commands
1.
Bit flag value which specifies the way the
program starts.
Begins an application but doesn’t wait for it to
finish.
Other settings
wait for the application to finish
minimize the application.
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AutoCAD External Commands
File to edit:
This is the prompt that appears after the
command is typed.
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The SH and SHELL Command
SH or SHELL is similar to the MS-DOS Command Prompt.
The following prompt appears:
OS Command: (Enter an external command
or press [ENTER])
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The SH and SHELL Command
SH or SHELL is similar to the MS-DOS Command Prompt.
Only one external command can be entered.
When the command is completed you are
returned to AutoCAD.
Pressing [ENTER] at the OS Command:
prompt opens an MS-DOS window.
