CIMEX Macro Syntax and Commands for CimCAD and CimPACK for Windows

1. Macro Language Syntax
2. Macro Commands
3. Macro Commands No Longer Supported

Macro Language Syntax

coordinate expression operator value global-value n 
filename directory item item-list item-type section section-list
subroutine subroutine-list group group-list string variable variable-type
argument dimension rgbcolor bium
 
 
coordinate: Two numbers describing
 a position in the current document:
 X is horizontal pos, Y is vertical.
 X and Y can be separated by comma or space.
 coordinate + coordinate X1,Y1 + X2,Y2 = X1 + X2,Y1 + Y2
 coordinate – coordinate X1,Y1 – X2,Y2 = X1 – X2,Y1 – Y2
 expression expression 
 expression,expression
 NOW The current position
 argument Macro argument that evaluates to a coordinate
 #C Current cursor position
 variable Macro variable that evaluates to a coordinate
 START(item) Starting coordinate of item
 FINISH(item) Finishing coordinate of item
 CENTER(item) Center (focus) of arc or circle
 CORNER(item) For an arc, corner of relief radius
 MIDPOINT(item) Middle point on line
 INSERTION(item) Insertion point of subroutine (same as START for other types)
 POINT(coordinate) Nearest coordinate that’s an item end or start
 VPOINT(coordinate) Nearest “visible” point
 CLOSEST(coordinate) Closest point on a line
 (skips items in hidden and “dot” sections)
 NOTE: POINT, VPOINT and CLOSEST check param(1161)
 GRID(coordinate)
 INTERSECTION(coordinate) Nearest intersection of two items.
 INTLINES(item item [n]) 1st or 2nd intersection of lines
 ONLINE(item coordinate) Closest point on line, possibly extended
 FRACTION(expression item) Fractional distance along item
 ex.: FRACTION(1/2 item) is the same as midpoint
 FRACTION(expression coordinate coordinate) Fractional distance between two points
 BSTART(n item) Start of a bridge segment
 BFINISH(n item) End of a bridge segment
 HANDLE() Handle of current list (LAST)
 VIEW() Size of current view (i.e. screen), in pixels
 SCREEN_CENTER() Coordinate at center of current view
 
 
expression: Mathematical expression that evaluates to a single number
 [+ | -]value [operator value] ...
 
operator:
 + | - | * | / Arithmetic plus, minus, multiplication, division
 ! In IF conditions: NOT
 $ Preprocessor lookup indicator
 Substitutes contents of following variable
 into syntax at macro interpretation time.
 
value: Single numeric values
 (compare coordinate and string)
 constant A numeric “literal,” e.g. 2053, 0.25
 NOTE: can be exponential: e.g. 3.5e-4
 variable A variable that evaluates to a single number
 expression
 global-value
 
 ABS(value) Absolute value
 MIN(value value)
 MAX(value value)
 MOD(value value) Modulus (remainder after division)
 ROUND(value value)
 SQRT(value) Square root
 TRUNCATE(value) Returns the truncated (integer) value
 
 SIN(value) Sine
 ASIN(value) Arcsine
 COS(value) Cosine
 ACOS(value) Arccosine
 TAN(value) Tangent
 ATAN(value) Arctangent. Returns -90..+90
 ATAN2(y x) Arctangent. Returns -180..+180
 
 ANGLE(coordinate coordinate) Angle of a (not necessarily existent)
 Line drawn between these points.
 DISTANCE(coordinate coordinate) Distance between these points,
 PATH(item coordinate) Distance along item to coordinate.
 XVALUE(coordinate) Horizontal value of this point
 YVALUE(coordinate) Vertical value of this point
 
 ASCII(string) First character of string.
 SEARCH(string substring) Index of substring, or 0 if substring not in string.
 RSEARCH(string substring) Reverse search (finds last match)
 LENGTH(string) Number or characters
 EVAL(string) Numeric equivalent of input string (numerals and . only)
 FILEFORMAT(string) Numeric code identifying file format for filename or extension passed in.
 0 = Unknown
 1 = Cimex
 2 = DDES
 3 = CFF2
 4 = Adobe Illustrator
 5 = AutoCad (DXF only)
 6 = AutoCad (DWG only)
 7 = HPGL Plot
 8 = NC
 9 = DieCad
 10 = Custom
 
 NPFILE(dir [ext]) Returns the count of files in the given directory 
 FILESIZE(filename) Size of the given file (bytes)
 
 AND(n n) Bitwise AND
 OR(n n) Bitwise OR
 XOR(n n) Bitwise XOR
 
 PLINE(n) Evaluates the given line of the file for its value.
 UNITS(filename) 1 or 25.4
 HIDDEN(section) Returns flag indicating whether section 
 is currently hidden
 LOCKED(section) Returns flag indicating whether section 
 is currently locked
 
 ISINTERNAL() 1 = true, 0 = false -> true if this document is an internal subroutine
 
 PARAM(n) Configuration file parameter value
 (those that evaluate to numeric values)
 (n is 0..500 for integers, 1000..1500
 for unit-dependent reals, and 3000..3100
 for unit-independent reals).
 NOTE: Can be used to set as well as get.
 If setting PARAM(n), change will not be 
 saved unless written to a file using
 PARAM WRITE command.
 DISPLAY(n) Current display value of option n
 MAP(n) Plotter tool that pen n is mapped to
 PCOLOR(n) RGB color of pen n
 ICOLOR() Picks index color (attribute) from pop-up
 
 LENGTH(itemlist) The number of items in item list
 XSTART(item) X value of starting coordinate of item
 XFINISH(item) X value of finishing coordinate of item
 XCENTER(item) X value of center of arc or circle
 YSTART(item) Y value of starting coordinate of item
 YFINISH(item) Y value of finishing coordinate of item
 YCENTER(item) Y value of center of arc or circle
 ZSTART(item) 
 ZFINISH(item) 
 ZCENTER(item) 
 BEGIN(item) Beginning angle
 END(item) Ending angle
 RADIUS(item) Arcs and circles only
 LENGTH(item) Length of item
 EXTENSION(n item) n = 1..4.
 Returns the length of a dimension's extension
 (that have the given extension)
 ATTRIBUTE(item) Line type ( 1=cut, 2=crease, 3=perf, etc.)
 CONSTRUCTION(item) Indicates whether item is a construction line
 SECTION(item) Section the item belongs to
 JUSTIFICATION(item) Justification (handle) of text/dim item
 WIDTH(item) Font width of text/dim item
 HEIGHT(item) Font height of text/dim item
 PEN(item) Index number of pen used to draw this item
 SCREEN(item)
 WINDOWED(item) Drawn off screen
 HIGHLITE(item) Current highlited status of item (0 if not highlited)
 COLOR(item) Index number of color used to draw this item
 (not an rgbcolor)
 SCRATCH(item)
 STYLE(item)
 UNDO(item) Value (1 or 0) of item’s Undo flag
 ARROW(item)
 XMIRROR(item)
 YMIRROR(item)
 XSCALE(item)
 YSCALE(item)
 TOOL(item)
 SPECIAL(item)
 DASH(item)
 TWIST(item)
 TOLERANCE(item)
 RPOS(item)
 RFINISH(item)
 BRIDGES(item)
 BWIDTH(item)
 BWMULT(item)
 BSTYLE(item)
 BEND(item)
 BSPACE(item)
 POINTAGE(item) Cutting or drawing tool width
 PWIDTH(item)
 NIBBLE(item)
 VALUE(item) of a dimension
 RLAST(item) Reverse flag for any line in LAST
 RTEMP(item) Reverse flag for any line in TEMP
 GROUPNUMBER(item) Group number of item (0 if not a group)
 SUBNUMBER(item) Number of sub (assuming item is a sub)
 
 TOTALITEMCOUNT() Total number of items in document
 GETDOCID()
 RANDOM(expression) Random number between 0 and expression
 DIRTY() 1 if document has been modified, else 0
 ISINTERNAL() 1 if document is an internal sub
 PEEK() #K value of any queued event, -999 if nothing queued
 
 
global-value: Global variables that evaluate to 
 coordinates, values, strings, items, or sections
 Always used for the same commonly needed values
 #A Current angle
 #B Last input string
 #C Current cursor position
 #D Current design filename
 NOTE: Throws error if not defined -> use Title()
 to get design's title (always present).
 #E Current error or return code
 #F Current drawing scale
 #G 1 if cursor in graphics area,
 0 if in menu area
 #H Last section
 #I Current default increment between last item and new one
 #J Menu jump number
 #K Last keystroke code
 #L Current line prompt number
 #M Current dynamic menu ID
 #N Next line number
 #O FILE CURRENT name; "" if no FILE CURRENT
 #P Most recently created item
 #Q Application root directory
 (e.g. C:\program files\cimex corporation\CimPack 10.2)
 #S Current section number
 #T Application temp directory
 (e.g. C:\program files\cimex corporation\CimPack 10.2\temp)
 #U Units factor (to convert to inches)
 #V Application version number 
 (major.minor only - doesn't express revision numbers)
 #W Default text height/width
 #X Current X position
 #Y Current Y position
 #Z Current Z position
 
n: A whole number (integer), often one used
 as an index into a list of any kind
 expression Any expression which
 evaluates to whole number
 (i.e. an integer expression).
 
filename:
 string Any string which evaluates to
 a valid filename (including path
 if necessary)
 
directory:
 string Any string which evaluates to
 a valid pathname
 
item:  Fundamental object drawn in the design
 includes lines, arcs, circles, text items,
 dimensions (see item types).
 Included in the saved design file.
 expression Any expression which evaluates to a valid
 item number in the current section
 (does not have to be an integer)
 section/expression Item within given section
 variable Any variable which evaluates to an item
 argument Macro argument which evaluates to an item
 #P Most recently created item
 * NOTE: used only in IF clause (see item-list)
 [section]/expression:[section]/expression...
 [item] NOTE: [ and ] are actual characters
 ITEM(coordinate) Closest item to coordinate
 2ITEM(coordinate) Second closest item to coordinate
 VITEM(coordinate) Closest visible item to coordinate
 LINE(coordinate) Closest line (item types Straight, Arc, Circle)
 DIMENSION(coordinate) Closest dimension (item types Dim Text, NC)
 VDIMENSION(coordinate) Closest visible dimension to coordinate
 TAIL(coordinate) Closest line attached at only one end
 LIMIT(item n) Line that passes through start or finish of item.
 PDIM(n) Parametric dimension
 SELECT(n) nth item in LAST (see item-list)
 TEMP(n) nth item in TEMP (see item-list)
 
item-list: A collection of items to be operated on
 together or in sequence
 [LAST] [ [-]word ...] [IF [RECURSIVE] conditions]
 LAST Most recent set of selected items
 - Removes items from LAST rather than adding to
 word:
 section All items in given section
 item | ^item ^ - reverse
 [section|item]..[section|item] Range of sections or items
 TEMP Extra, editable item-list
 RANGE(n1 n2) Subset of items in TEMP in
 the range n1 through n2
 LINK(item) All items linked to the given item
 CONTINUOUS(item)
 CHAIN(coordinate coordinate)
 BOX(coordinate coordinate)
 All items which intersect the
 given bounding box
 ALL All non-hidden items
 .ALL Includes all hidden or dot sections
 NONE Can be used to clear selection
 NOSUBS Subroutines ignored
 DEFAULT No longer supported
 
 conditions:
 Same as an IF statement. In an IF clause, * is a wild
 character representing each item currently in the list.
 
item-type:
 S Straight
 CIR Circle
 A Arc
 DIM Dimension
 TEX Text
 NC Numeric Code
 SUB Subroutine or Group
 SLE Slew
 DWE Dwell
 HOL Hole
 
section: A portion of a design to be 
 treated as a unit, while also manipulating
 individual contents; contains 0 or more items.
 Included in the saved design file.
 name Name of section (up to 12 characters)
 !n Section number
 { section } Makes the section so identified the “current” section
 (i.e. the one to which any new items are added).
 
section-list: A collection of sections to be operated
 upon either together or in sequence.
 [-]word ... [IF [!]EMPTY]
 word:
 section
 [section]..[section]
 ALL
 NONE
 DEFAULT
 
subroutine: A design saved as a separate file
 outside the current design,
 referenced from within the design.
 Reference (external subroutine) or
 copy (internal subroutine) saved in
 design file.
 name Name of subroutine (filename if external)
 !n Subroutine number
 
subroutine-list: A collection of subroutines to be operated
 upon either together or in sequence
 
group: A group of items in a design persistently
 tied together for being operated on together.
 name Name of group (Group Name Root + Group Number).
 
group-list:  A collection of groups to be operated
 upon either together or in sequence
 
string: A series of ASCII characters readable as text
 substring
 substring[,substring,...] Concatenation of strings
 substring:
 element[:range]
 element:
 '...' Any literal string (e.g. ‘abc’)
 "..." Any literal string (e.g. “abc”)
 variable Variable that evaluates to a string
 #0 to #nnnn String from language file (See Language.ini)
 #B Last input string
 #D Current design filename
 #H Name of last section
 #M Current dynamic menu ID
 #O FILE CURRENT name; "" if no FILE CURRENT
 #Q Application root directory
 #T Application temp directory
 
 Type(argument) Returns the argument's Variable Type as 1-char string
 Blank result (‘ ‘) if variable is unassigned (i.e. NULL)
 VType(variable) Returns variable’s Variable Type as 1-char string
 Blank result (‘ ‘) if variable is unassigned (i.e. NULL)
 
 Format(string [expression|string ...] )
 Formatted print statement. %s is a
 marker that is replaced by a string
 argument, and %f is replaced by a
 value (numeric) argument.
 FFormat(value [fraction [tolerance decimals [width]]])
 'FractionFORMAT' eg.
 FFORMMAT(V 64 .001 3 10)
 SFormat(separator_string sexpr|vexpr [sexpr|vexpr]*)
 'SeparatorFORMAT' uses
 separator_string to separate out
  each s|v-expression
 
 CHR(n) ASCII character translation of number n
 LOWER(string) All-lowercase translation of string
 UPPER(string) All-uppercase translation of string
 FIELD(string [n [del]])nth field of string as delimited by 
 any of the characters in the string del
 n defaults to 1 (first field)
 del defaults to spaces, tabs, and newlines
 
 DATE(n [m]) Time and/or date
 FDATE(n [m]) 'FileDATE' -- when current design was saved
 FDATE(n filename [m]) 'FileDATE' -- date last modified
 For all dates & times:
 N = 1 abreviated format (Mon Apr 2 5:45:01 2001)
 N = 2 2 digit date (e.g. 3/4/69)
 N = 3 time (e.g. 12:23:08)
 N = 4 4 digit date (e.g. 3/4/1969)
 N = 5 SQL-compatible date/time (e.g. 2001/04/02 12:23:08)
 M defaults to whatever is stored in param(132)
 M = 0 month/day/year (US notation)
  M = 1 day/month/year
 M = 2 year/month/day
 FileCreated(filename n [m])
 Date/Time file was created
 filename, n, and m work as in FDATE(n filename [m])
 FileAccessed(filename n [m])
 Date/Time file was last accessed for reading
 filename, n, and m work as in FDATE(n filename [m])
 NOTE: For systems using FAT (FAT16/FAT32) accessed timestamp may be 
 unreliable (e.g. time portion of date/time omitted).
  Accessed timestamp is correctly supported by systems using NTFS.
 
 Read(filename [n1 [n2]])
 Reads line(s) read from file 
 (Line n1 alone, or lines n1 through n2)
 Read(+filename [n1 [n2]])
 Reads line(s) and keeps file
 open for next READ(+ ...)
 Read(+ [n1 [n2]]) Reads from previously opened file
 Read(- [n1 [n2]]) Reads, then closes file
 
 Bytes(filename n1 n2) On EOF, #E set to count of bytes read
 
 Environment(string) Gets DOS environment variable
 
 PFile(template [extension [n]])
 'PickFILE': n is start position
 PFile(name extension 10000+n)
 name.ext at position n
 PFile(@filelist) filelist is a file containing names
 
 PType([n n ...]) No longer supported
 PSection([n]) Lets user pick a section from a dialog box
 Param(n) Configuration file parameter value
 that evaluates to a string
 (n = 2000..2999 for strings)
 PDIM(n item) Parametric dimension string; n is 1..6
 PDIM(0 item)  Returns "3" or similar, if item is 3rd 
 DIM in .PARAMETRIC section
 
 BType(item) Bridge Type
 C, L, R, D, or ' ' if no bridge
 
 String(item | !n | coordinate) 
 String format of:
 Item (including subroutine): Section/Number
 Section: Section name
 Coordinate: X,Y
 
 Type(item) Item's item-type as a string
 
 Text(item) If item-type = ‘TEXT’: text contents
 ‘DIM’: text contents of dim
 ‘SUB’: Subroutine filename
 ‘NC’: – 
 Not valid for Straight, Arc, or Circle.
 
 Face_Name(item) The font face name associated
 with the given item
 
 Subtype(item) If the item is a subroutine,
 type of subroutine
 (“internal” or “external”)
 
 Message(id) The given message string from
 the current language file
 SLine(filename ["title"])
 'SelectLINE' shows user a
 pick-list dialog where the
 user can choose among the
 items listed in filename
 
 Description(n) The description text for the
  given map index
 
 Title() The current document's title
 (e.g. "Design1.cim" or
 "01-3413.cim – Sample")
 Same as #D only if file has been saved.
 
 Language() The current language (e.g. "English")
 
  Label() The dynamic menu item jump label.
 
 GroupNameRoot() The root string of group item names
 
 LongName(filename) The filename expressed in absolute terms
 (i.e. "c:\my documents\subs\subfile.cim")
 
 ShortName(filename) The filename expressed relative to the
 current document (i.e. "subs\subfile.cim")
 
 DosName(filename) The 8.3 DOS-compatible filename
 representation for the given filename
 NOTE: filename MUST EXIST for this
 function to succeed.
 
 Slashes(string) String translation where newlines are
 converted to double backslashes "\\"
 
 GetFileName([filefilter] [title])
 Allows user to choose a filename
 in a browse for filename dialog
 
 FileVolume(string) The volume portion of the
 filename: e.g. "C:"
 FileDirectory(string) The directory portion of the
 filename: e.g. "\My Documents\"
 FileName(string) The name portion of the
 filename: e.g. "Design1"
 FileExtension(string) The extension portion of the
 filename: e.g. ".CIM"
 FileNameExtension(string)
 The name and extension portion of
 the filename: e.g. "Design1.CIM"
 FilePath(string) The full path portion of the
 filename: e.g. "C:\My Documents\"
  FilePathName(string) The full path plus the name
 portion of the filename: e.g.
 "C:\My Documents\Design1"
 NOTE: No filename extension (e.g. ".cim")
 
 RootPath(string) The root pathname of the given
 path (e.g. "C:\" or "\\Server\Share\")
 
 range:
 [n1]..[n2]
 
variable: Temporary storage place for values,
 coordinates, items, or sections
 A through Z Predefined global variable
 A1 through Z9 Predefined global variable
 A% through Z% Predefined global variable
 A[n] through Z[n] Predefined global variable
 (NOTE: [ and ] are actual characters)
 &varname Programmer-named variable (1-14 characters)
 varname Name of parameter passed to macro.
 Written out in calling macro,
 and at top of called macro only;
 Subsequently in called macro, referenced
 as #0 through #9 (see argument).
 
{ variable | global-value } = [ expression | string | item | coordinate ]
 Variables or global values can be 
 Set to contain values of the appropriate type
 (the types that global values can hold
 are strictly determined; not so for variables)
 
variable type:
 V Indicated variable contains a value
 S Indicated variable contains a string
 C Indicated variable contains a coordinate
 I Indicated variable contains an item
 
argument: Macro argument passed to current macro.
 #0 through #9 Numbered from the order in which they are named
 at the top of the macro file (0 first).
dimension:
 item Item used as a label, e.g. for distances, 
 angles, radii, comments. May contain
 text, arrows, or both.
 
rgbcolor:
 value Red-Green-Blue color
 Generally in range 0-255*256*256
 (0-255 for each color).
 Basic formula 256*256*r + 256*g + b.
 e.g. Red=0, Green=100, Blue=255
 would be 256*100 + 255.
 256*256*256*32 for undefined,
 256*256*256*16 for automatic.
 
bium:
 value Bold/Italic/Underline/
 Multi-Line Justification
 BIUM = bold + italic*4 + underline*16 + multi*64
 For each value (Bold/Italic/Underline):
 0 is off, 1 is on, 2 is undefined
 For multi-line justification:
 0 is undefined, 1 left, 2 center, 3 right
 
 

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Macro Commands

Draw Lines A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
 
Line Drawing Arcs Straights
{ arc } [options ...] Create an item of type arc
 arc:
 { TO | BY } coordinate RADIUS expression
  { TO | BY } coordinate THROUGH coordinate
 { TO | BY } coordinate { BEGIN | END } expression
 { TO | BY } coordinate { XCENTER | YCENTER } expression
 RADIUS expression BEGIN expression END expression
 RADIUS expression BEGIN expression { XTO | XBY | YTO | YBY } expression
 RADIUS expression { XCEN | YCEN } expression { XTO | XBY | YTO | YBY } expression
 RADIUS expression { XCENTER | YCENTER } expression END expression
 CENTER coordinate END expression
 CENTER coordinate { XTO | XBY | YTO | YBY } expression
 options:
 FROM coordinate | XFROM expression | YFROM expression
 MOVE
 REVERSE
 BLEND expression | BLEND STRAIGHT
 RADIUS + | RADIUS -
 TO NEAR coordinate | XTO NEAR expression | YTO NEAR expression
 CENTER NEAR coordinate | { XCENTER | YCENTER } NEAR expression
 ATTRIBUTE n
 SPECIAL n
 DASH n
 CONSTRUCTION [NO]
 BRIDGES n
 BWIDTH expression
 BSTYLE n
 BREND expression
 BSPACE expression
 POINTAGE n | PWIDTH expression
 ZFROM expression
 { ZTO | ZBY } expression
 
{ straight } [options ...] Create an item of type straight
 straight:
 TO coordinate | XTO expression | YTO expression
 BY coordinate | XBY expression | YBY expression
 AT expression LENGTH expression
 AT expression { XTO | YTO | XBY | YBY } expression
 options:
 FROM coordinate | XFROM expression | YFROM expression
 MOVE
 REVERSE
 BLEND expression
 ATTRIBUTE n
 SPECIAL n
 DASH n
 CONSTRUCTION [NO]
 BRIDGES n
 BWIDTH expression
 BSTYLE n
 BREND expression
 BSPACE expression
 POINTAGE n | PWIDTH expression
 ZFROM expression
 { ZTO | ZBY } expression
 
 
A ASCII AUTOSAVE
ASCII OUT [item-list] [filename] [OVERWRITE] Prints out item list with attributes.
 
AUTOSAVE time [filename] Set time interval for Autosave.
 
 
B BELL BEND BYE
BELL [freq [length] | ON | OFF] Make sound.
 Values of freq and length do
 not change frequency or
  duration of tone.
 
BEND item
BEND { START | FINISH } item [THROUGH coordinate] [TO coordinate]
 Bend designated item.
 Without START or FINISH, BEND leaves
 endpoints in their original places.
 START Grab from starting end
 FINISH Grab from ending end
 THROUGH Bend must pass through this point.
 (Must use with START or FINISH.)
 TO Bend must pass through this point
 (if no START or FINISH)
 or terminate at this point.
 
BYE Leaves application without saving changes.
 
 
C CFF2 CHANGE CIRCLE CLEAR CLIP CLOSE COMMON COPY CURSOR
CFF2 See DDES
 
CHANGE item-list options ...
 options:
 FACE string Face name
 TWIST expression Text rotation
 BIUM bium Bold/Italic/Underline/
 Multi-Line Justification
 COLOR rgbcolor
 WIDTH expression No longer supported
 HEIGHT expression Height of text
 ARROW expression
 SLANT expression
 JUSTIFICATION n
 STYLE n Dimension style
 PEN n No longer supported
 STRING string Text contents
 SUBROUTINE subroutine Assign to named subroutine
 ATTRIBUTE n
 SPECIAL n
 DASH n
 TOOL n
 CONSTRUCTION [NO]
 POINTAGE n | PWIDTH expression
 BRIDGES DEFAULT
 BRIDGES n
 BWIDTH expression
 BSTYLE n
 BREND expression
 BSPACE expression
 BADD coordinate
 BDEL coordinate
 BTYPE 'C' | 'L' | 'R' | 'D' Applies only with BADD,
 specifies type of bridge: center (normal),
 or left/right/double tack
 BFIX Converts all bridges to fixed positions
 PDIM Fixes currently displayed parametric text
 SCRATCH n NOTE: SCRATCH currently changed by: pan/zoom,
 overlay, common, stretch, drag, tpc, tail(), temp
 remove, and item() if dimensions exist
 BEGIN a
 DWELL time
 
CIRCLE coordinate { RADIUS | DIAMETER } expression [options ...]
 Create circle with center at coordinate
 and radius or diameter of
 value of expression.
 options:
 BEGIN expression
 REVERSE
 BLEND expression | BLEND STRAIGHT
 FROM coordinate
 ATTRIBUTE n
 SPECIAL n
 DASH n
 CONSTRUCTION [NO]
 BRIDGES n
 BWIDTH expression
 BSTYLE n
 BREND expression
 BSPACE expression
 POINTAGE n | PWIDTH expression
 ZPOSITION expression 
 
CLEAR [ option ] Clear the graphics area
 or the specified area.
 options:
 VARIABLES
 QUEUE
 SECTIONS
 TABLET
  FUNCTIONS
 
CLIP {IN | OUT [VARS | BITMAP] | CLEAR | TEXTOUT }
 IN  Read from clipboard
 OUT Store LAST to clipboard without
 global variables
 OUT VARS Store LAST and global variables to clipboard
 OUT BITMAP Store bitmap of current design view
 to clipboard.
 CLEAR Clear clipboard
 TEXTOUT string Store block of text to clipboard
 
 CLOSE Closes the current document
 (WARNING: does not save,
 does not ask user to save)
 
CLOSE Close current document
 
COMMON item-list [options ...] Overlap detection and repair.
 options:
 TOLERANCE expression Minimum size overlap to flag/fix.
 Not only overlaps, but lines shorter 
  than this will be ignored.
 MINIMUM expression Minimum length new line to create during fix.
 NOBRIDGES Don’t add bridges while fixing.
 MISMATCHED n Create points (dwells) of attribute n for mismatched lines
 CROSSES n Create points of attribute n, instead of repairing
 SECTION sec Macro will handle the crosses (points)
 Examples:
  COMMON (no mismatch or cross arguments)
  Sets #E to 5377 if overlaps processed, 0 if none detected
  COMMON . . . MISMATCHED M
  processes any matching lines, for mismatched pointage/attribute does not process those lines
  if mismatches found sets #E to 195 and creates crosses of attribute M
  if not found, #E will be 5377 or 0
  COMMON . . . CROSSES C
  does not process any lines.
  creates crosses of attribute C if overlaps found, #E will be 5377 or 0
  COMMON . . . MISMATCHED M CROSSES C
  does not process any lines
  creates crosses where overlaps found, which will be attribute M or C
  #E will be 195 or 5377 or 0
 
  If SECTION specified, all crosses will be created in that section, and left
  for the macro to handle.
  If SECTION not specified, crosses will be handled automatically with a dialog,
  and left in section WARN_CROSSES if requested. 
  Anything previously in WARN_CROSSES will be deleted
 
COPY item-list [options ...]
 options:
 FROM coordinate | XFROM expression | YFROM expression
 TO coordinate | XTO expression | YTO expression
 BY coordinate | XBY expression | YBY expression
 TWIST expression
 SCALE expression
 { XSCALE | YSCALE } expression
 NEGATE { X | Y }
 TIMES n
 REVERSE
 SELECT
 NOARCS
 ZFROM expression
 { ZTO | ZBY } expression
 NEGATE Z
 ZSCALE expression
 { XTWIST | YTWIST } expression 
 
 
CURSOR { WAIT | ARROW } Turns on or off the egg-timer cursor.
 
 
D DB DDES DEFAULT DELETE DEVICE DIALOG DIMENS DIR DISPLAY
 DRAG DS DWELL DXF
 
DB SETUP { action } [ scope ] drivername optionstring [ options ]
 actions:
 ADD Adds the given DSN.
 EDIT Edits the options for a given DSN.
 DELETE Removes the given DSN.
 scope:
 USER Applies the action to a user DSN.
 SYSTEM Applies the action to the system-wide DSN (default if scope is not specified).
 options:
 NOPROMPT Suppresses any dialogs from popping up. The user will not see any dialogs to confirm changes, or to make additional configuration changes to the DSN.
 
 Notes:
drivername is the name of the ODBC DBMS driver (e.g. “Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)”)
optionstring are the driver-specific set of configuration options, each separated by a vertical bar (e.g. “DSN=Cimex Waterjet Data|DBQ=C:\Cimex Files\WaterJetDB\db1.mdb”)
 
DB OPEN tablename [options...] Opens specified database table
 options:
 SOURCE datasourcename ODBC data source name to connect to
 (default = param(2082))
 USER username User name to log in to database with
 PASSWORD password Password to log in to database with
 TAG fieldname Field name to use with seek commands
 NOPROMPT Disallows ODBC from showing a
 database login dialog.
 NOTE: Use this option if you've included
 all of the information necessary to
 connect to the database in your macro,
 and failure should mean that something is
 wrong, not that some information is missing.
 REMEMBER Records any extra information provided
 by the user in order to log into the database,
 and then uses that data in future calls to
 open when REMEMBER is again specified.
 This insures that the user need only login
 once for any run of the application, and that
 all future database opens proceed using
 the credentials previously provided.
DB CREATE RECORD Creates a blank record in memory for the
 macro to write to for the next update
DB DELETE RECORD Deletes the current record from database
DB TAG fieldname Field name to use with seek commands
DB SEEK { string | value } Select record(s) whose tag is
 equal to the given string or value.
DB WHERE sql_conditions Select record(s) using the
 given SQL where clause conditions
DB GOTO { position } Sets current record within current data set
 position:
 FIRST | TOP Uses first record in data set
 NEXT Uses next one
 PREVIOUS Uses previous one
 LAST | BOTTOM Uses last one
 INDEX n Use given index (1,2,3…)
 
DB READ dbfieldname FILE filename Copy current database record field into file
DB READ dbfieldname [type] variable [options]
 Copy current database record
 field into variable
 type:
 STRING Treat as string data
 VALUE Treat as numeric data
 AUTO Determine type based on database field type
 (this is the default if no type is specified).
 options:
 NULL If the db field is null, then
 the variable is also set to null
 DEFAULT default_value If the db field is null, then the variable is
 set to the given default value.
 <blank>  Without specifying NULL or DEFAULT, set the
 variable to blank or zero,
 depending on the DB field type
 
DB WRITE dbfieldname FILE filename Copy the contents of the file
 into the given field
DB WRITE dbfieldname [type] { string | value }
 Copy variable value into
 current database record field
 type:
 STRING Puts the given string into the DB field
 VALUE Puts the given numeric value into the DB field
 AUTO Puts the given string or value into the DB field
 (type is determined automatically --
 this is the default if no type is specified)
 
DB UPDATE Writes out all changes to database (the record is either updated or inserted, 
 depending on if the current record was selected from the database, or if it was created new)
DB INSERT Inserts the current record data into the database as a new record
 
DB CLOSE Close the database.
 
DB GET SOURCE &dsn Current data source name
DB GET TABLE &table Current table name
DB GET TAG &tag Current tag field name
DB GET COUNT &count Number of records in current data set
DB GET POSITION &position Index into the current data set
DB GET UPDATEMODE &mode Gets current update mode: INSERT, UPDATE, or <blank> depending on the state of the current db record
 
{ DDES | CFF2 } OUT [item-list] [filename] [options ...]
 options:
 NAME string
 COMMENTS filename
 NOCORNERS
 NOBRIDGES
 NOMAP
 OVERWRITE
 
DEFAULT
DEFAULT DIRECTORY [STRING variable] Returns current directory
DEFAULT DIRECTORY SAVE string Saves existing, and switches to new
DEFAULT DIRECTORY NEW directory Changes current directory
DEFAULT HEIGHT [expression]
DEFAULT JUSTIFICATION [n]
DEFAULT POINTAGE [n] | PWIDTH [expression]
DEFAULT BWIDTH [expression] Display/Set bridge width
DEFAULT ATTRIBUTE [n]
DEFAULT CONSTRUCTION [YES | NO]
DEFAULT SCROLLBARS [ ON | OFF ]
DEFAULT DRAW [expression] Display/set drawing flags
 
DELETE item-list Delete the items in the item-list.
 Changes current line number prompt.
 
DEVICE OUTPUT|WINDOWS|7470|HP|7475|7570|7585|DT|DMP
 (Deprecated) Configures the
 current plotter to be of the given type
 
DEVICE device [option]
 devices:
 DIGITIZER ON|OFF Turns on or off the digitizer
 PLOTTER LOAD <logical plotter name>|CURRENT
 Loads the given or current logical plotter.
 By default loads both hardware
 and logical settings.
 PLOTTER SAVE [CURRENT] Saves the current logical plotter.
 Optionally makes this one the default
 for its device class.
 By default saves logical settings only.
 PRINTER LOAD <logical plotter name>|CURRENT
 Loads the given or current logical printer.
 By default loads both hardware
  and logical settings.
 PRINTER SAVE [CURRENT] Saves the current logical printer.
 Optionally makes this one the default
 for its device class.
 By default saves logical settings only.
 SAMPLEMAKER LOAD <logical plotter name>|CURRENT
 Loads the given or current logical samplemaker.
 By default loads both hardware
 and logical settings.
 SAMPLEMAKER SAVE [CURRENT] Saves the current logical plotter.
 Optionally makes this one the default
 for its device class.
  By default saves logical settings only.
 options:
 HARDWARE Load or save hardware settings
 LOGICAL Load or save logical settings
 BOTH Load or save both hardware and
 logical settings
 
DIALOG dialogtype [TITLE dlgTitle] Display Windows dialog & fetch input from user.
 Most dialogtypes below can handle TITLE keyword.
DIALOG dialogtype
 dialogtype:
 ATTRIBUTE User chooses line attributes
 PENMAP User edits drawing mappings (color, dash, etc.)
  for various line sets
 SECTIONS User edits section list in current file
DIALOG dialogtype string [INFORMATION | WARNING | ERROR ]
 dialogtype:
 MESSAGE  Display message (OK button)
 MSG  Display message (OK button)
 CONFIRM  Ask OK or Cancel
 OKCANCEL  Ask OK or Cancel
 YESNO  Ask Yes or No
 YESNOCANCEL  Ask Yes, No, or Cancel
DIALOG OPEN { options…} User selects file to open
 options:
 PREVIEW prevFileName Allow preview and name file to store preview list
 NOPREVIEW Disable preview
 READONLY Returns read-only flag.
 NOREADONLY Hide read-only checkbox
 DIR initPath Initial path
 NOCHANGEDIR Browsing should not change working directory.
 DEFAULT defFilename Default filename
 EXTENSIONS extensions Space-delimited string of Language file
 IDs of permissible file types
 PATH path Returns user filename with path.
 LINE line Returns line number in preview set.
DIALOG SAVE { options… } User saves file
 options:
 DIR initPath Initial path
 NOCHANGEDIR Browsing should not change working directory.
 DEFAULT defFilename Default filename
 EXTENSIONS extensions Space-delimited string of Language file IDs
 of permissible file types
 TYPE extIndex filetypeFilter Returns index to extension list determining
 file type of new file, and “save as” type.
 PATH path Returns user filename with path.
 SNAPSHOT snap Returns whether user wants non-CIM snapshot
 (“Y” or empty string).
DIALOG FOLDER { options } User selects directory
 options:
 PATH path Returns folder path (not a filename).
 FILTERS filterstring Similar to EXTENSIONS under DIALOG OPEN/SAVE
DIALOG FONT { options… } User selects font attributes
 options:
 NOTWIST Disable Twist (Angle) control
 NOHANDLE Disable Just (Handle) control
 NOMLJ Disable Multi-Line Justification control
DIALOG dialogtype [RANGE rangevar] rangevar returns range.
 Dialogtype:
 PRINT Print current design dialog
 PLOT Plot current design dialog
 SAMPLE Sample Create property sheet (Does not use RANGE)
 
DIALOG DISPLAY id [options...] Sets the given dialog as the current one
 (displays the given dialog for the user to
 interact with)
 options:
 RESET Clears all of the contents of the
 various fields (radio buttons, check
 boxes, edit fields) (default)
 NORESET Doesn't clear any field
 (except for edit fields which are
 always cleared regardless of this option)
 SMART Does a RESET if the previous displayed
 dialog was not this one,
 otherwise does a NORESET.
 NOINITVARS Suppresses the initialization
 of the automatic variables
 (so that the dialog uses the
 ones that the macro must have defined)
 sub-commands:  Any additional dialog commands can be
 supplied here (see below)
 (e.g. DIALOG DISPLAY main DISABLE - esc).
 
DIALOG TITLE string Set heading for dialog
 
DIALOG GET fieldname {STRING|VALUE} variable Sets the variable to the contents of the given dialog
 item (defaults to string contents if VALUE not specified)
DIALOG GET combobox INDEX variable Sets the variable to the combo box's currently selected index number
DIALOG GET combobox LIST filename [APPEND] Stores the combo box's list into the given filename
 (optionally appends to the given file)
 
DIALOG SET fieldname [STRING|VALUE] [string|value]
 Sets the dialog item to the given value
DIALOG SET combobox INDEX integer Sets the combo box to select 
 the contents of its list box at given index
DIALOG SET combobox LIST filename [options...]
 Sets the combo box's list to
 be the contents of the given file
 options:
 NODELETE Doesn't delete the given filename
 (by default, we do delete the file)
 MERGE Appends the contents of the file
 to the list (by default, we replace the
 drop-list with the file's contents)
DIALOG SET fieldname AUTO [value|string] Automatically handles whether the input
 is a string or value.
 
DIALOG [command] fields Modify field(s) in currently active dialog
 commands:
 FOCUS Place cursor in this field
 ENABLE Enables the given field(s)
 DISABLE Disables the given field(s)
 (note that disabled fields look grayed-out)
 SHOW Un-hides given hidden field(s)
 HIDE Hides the given field(s)
 CHECK Checks checkbox, or toggles button to depressed.
 UNCHECK Clears checkbox, or toggles button to popped-out.
 HIGHLIGHT
 UNHIGHLIGHT
 LOCK Locks field's value (makes it read-only)
 UNLOCK Unlocks field's value (makes it writeable)
 fields:
 * All fields
 - field_id [field_id...] Negation specifier - MUST be first
 in list (means: "all except following")
 field_id [field_id...] Listed by individual field ID
 (e.g. DIALOG LOCK * <- locks all fields,
 DIALOG DISABLE - esc <- would disable
 everything but the item with the ID 'esc')
 
DIALOG JUMP <label-prefix> Waits for the user to interact
 with the dialog, and jumps to the given
 <label-prefix.dialog-item-id> when the
 user interacts with a given dialog item.
 
DIALOG CLOSE Close the current dialog
 
DIALOG LOAD filename [sub-commands...] Loads the given dynamic dialog file (if not already loaded)
 
DIMENS string [options ...] Add a text or measurement
 indicator dimension
 options:
 STYLE n
 EXTEND expression [expression expression expression]
 POSITION coordinate
 FROM coordinate
 TO coordinate | BY coordinate | XTO expression |
 YTO expression | XBY expression | YBY expression
 RADIUS expression
 WIDTH expression
 HEIGHT expression
 ARROW expression
 JUSTIFICATION n
 HANDLE n Handle of length n
 ATTRIBUTE n
 FACE_NAME string Name of typeface
 BIUM bium Bold/Italic/Underline/
 Multi-line Justification
 SPECIAL n No longer supported
 DASH n No longer supported
 CONSTRUCTION [NO]
 STYLE is:
 1 Linear, Horizontal
 2 Linear, Angled
3 Linear, Offset
5 Angle
 11 Small Radius
 12 Large Radius
13 Small Diameter
14 Large Diameter
 21 Y ordinate
 22 X-Horizontal ordinate
 23 X-Vertical ordinate
 25 Annotations w/ Arrow, Arrow + dog-leg
 26   Plain, no arrow
 30 Origin
 50 ‘Regular’(used for parametrics)
 51 Tolerance notation (used for parametrics)
 52 Limits notation (used for parametrics)
 0,99 Invisible
 
DIR mask_string [VOLUME] [PATH] [NAME] [EXTENSION]
 Sends the directory listing
 to current output.
 
DISPLAY [item-list] [options ...] Displays the selection with options set.
 If an option is not specified, its default 
 setting (which may not be its current one)
 is used and restored. Also, if no item-list
 is specified, ALL is assumed. Compare REDISPLAY.
 
 NOTE: can be abbreviated to D
 options:
 position-option
 draw-option [NO] Turns option on or [NO] off. Subsequent uses 
 of DISPLAY restore the default of an option.
 Compare REDISPLAY.
 position-option:
 SCALE expression
 SIZE expression
 SAME
 WINDOW
 JUSTIFICATION n
 POSITION coordinate
 AT expression expression
 CENTER
 CORNER [n]
 TOLERANCE expression
 draw-option:
 HIGH1 | HIGH2 | HIGH3 | HIGH4
 ARROWS | NUMBERS | SECTIONS | CROSS
 ENDS | EDGES | DASHES | BRIDGES
 CBRIDGES | PNUMBERS | SUBNAMES
 ORIGIN | GRID | CON | POINTAGE
 FLOOD | OVERLAPS | PDIM | DTR
 DIMS | SUBDIMS | TEXT | SUBTEXT
 FLAGS
 Other-options:
 TOLERANCE expression
 PDIM n
 FLAGS n n contains all the draw-options as bit flags
 
 
DRAG [selection] [options...] [AND selection [scales...] ]...
 NOTE: there can be up to 3 AND clauses
 selection:
 item-list Handle is at middle
 START item Handle at start end
 FINISH item Handle at tail end
 LIMITS coordinate [coordinate]
 options:
 HANDLE coordinate
 FROM coordinate
 TWIST
 SCALE
 NOLINE Disables rubber-band line
 OFFSET expression
 MIRROR
 ROTATE
 PROMPT
 KEY
 HISTORY expression
 NOTIFY
 DIGITIZER
 CURSOR {X|Y} Use only X or Y value of cursor to drag.
 scales:
 XSCALE expression
 YSCALE expression
 ORTHOGONAL angle
 PARALLEL angle
 
DS section-list Delete sections from section list,
 including all items they contain.
 
DWELL [expression] [options ...] Add a dwell mark item. Expression gives the length of the dwell,
  Or creates a point (cross) if 0.
 options:
 POSITION coordinate | XPOSITION expression | YPOSITION expression
 ATTRIBUTE n
 SPECIAL n
 DASH n
 CONSTRUCTION [NO]
 ZPOSITION expression 
 
DXF IN [options ...] Read a DXF format file into CIM application.
 options:
 CURRENT Read into current subroutine,
 instead of into main
 NUMERIC string Add given string to numeric
 layers
 
DXF OUT [item-list] filename [options ...] Write a CIM file or contents to a DXF format file.
 options:
 OVERWRITE
 BRIDGES
 POINTAGES
 NOSECTIONS
 TYPES
 NOPOLYLINE
 
 
E EDGE ELSE ERASE EXIT EXPLODE EXTEND
EDGE item-list FROM coordinate If not a closed shape,
 selects all the lines up to
 the dead-end, and errors.
 
ELSE See IF
 
ERASE item-list Like DELETE, but doesn't
  change current line number prompt.
 
EXIT [n] Exits setting #E to n.
 
EXPLODE LINE subroutine [...][SPECIAL n1 n2...] Explodes single lines from subroutine.
EXPLODE sub-list [options...] Explodes selected subroutines into
 their component items.
EXPLODE group-list [options...] Ungroups selected groups into their
 component items.
 options:
 [SEC sec1 sec2 ...] Explodes selected sections
 into current section.
 [RETAIN sec1 sec2 ...] Explodes subroutines while retaining
 original section names.
 [SINGLE] Explodes subroutines which
 are used only once
 [SELECT] Select exploded lines
 [SPECIAL n1 n2...] Convert attrib/special descriptions
 from the subroutine to corresponding
 pairs in the main design.
 NOTE: If SELECT and SPECIAL are both used,
 SPECIAL must be last.
 
EXTEND item [option]
 options:
 LENGTH expression Extends an arc or straight
 END n [LENGTH expression] Extends a dimension
 KEY
 NOTIFY Allow notification of status-bar changes
 PROMPT
 DIGITIZE
 HISTORY expression
 
 
F FCOPY FI FILE FOLLOW FONT FRENAME
FCOPY source destination Copy the source file to the destination
 (overwrite if it already exists)
 
FI See IF
 
FILE CURRENT Return to working on main design
FILE { subroutine | group } CURRENT Work on a subroutine (or group)
FILE [sub-list]  [LIST] Displays Subroutine info
FILE [group-list] GROUPS Displays Group info
FILE { sub-list | group-list } { command } Note: Only some FILE commands work on groups
 command:
 INTERNAL Make listed subroutines internal
 EXTERNAL [PATH pathname] Make listed subroutines external [in designated folder]
 DISCARD [GROUPS] Discard any unreferenced subs (or groups)
 SAVE [OVERWRITE [LIST]] Write subroutines to disc
 RESTORE [LIST] Read subroutines from disc
 EXISTS [PATH pathname][NOWARN] Check if files exist on disc [in designated folder].
 (Warning message if true, unless NOWARN.)
 RENAME basename Rename subroutines as basenameA,
 basenameB, etc.
 COUNT varname [GROUPS] Fetch the total number of uses
 for these subroutines (or groups).
 (1 or 0 for groups)
FILE subroutine { command }
 command:
 SAVE AS filename [OVERWRITE] [LIST]
 Saves internal or external
 subroutine with a new filename.
 TYPE varname Fetch “internal” or “external” into varname
 
FOLLOW [ ON | OFF | DISPLAY | PLOTTER ] Controls screen updates
 
FONT SET [options...] variable Set font to value of variable
 options:
 FACE_NAME string
 HEIGHT expression Text size in current units
 COLOR rgbcolor RGB text color
 BIUM bium Bold/Italic/Underline/MLJ
 JUST n Handle for pivot point
 TWIST expression Angled printing in radians
 999=undefined
FONT GET [options...] variable Fetch font setting into variable
 options:
 FACE_NAME  '' for undefined
 HEIGHT Text size in current units
 COLOR RGB text color
 BIUM Bold/Italic/Underline/
 Multi-Line Justification
 JUST Handle for pivot point
 TWIST Angled printing in radians
 999=undefined
 
FRENAME oldfile newfile [OVERWRITE] Renames the given file
 
 
G GAPS GET GRADE GRID GUI
GAPS { SHOW | CLOSE } expression [item-list] Shows, by creating points (zero length dwells),
 or closes gaps smaller than the specified amount.
 Gaps may be between end-points or at T-junctions
 (between end of one line and middle of another line).
 
GET [options...] Waits for keystroke or mouse, returns in #K
 options:
 NOTIFY  #K can include codes other than keystrokes and
 mouse clicks (e.g. status bar actions)
 PROMPT Enable current prompt
 HISTORY id Set history list (by ID)
 SHOWDEFAULT string Set given default string in current prompt
 (Does not accept or override default)
 DIGITIZING Activate digitizing
 
GRADE item-list FROM list1 TO list2
 
GRID Display grid size(s)
GRID [x [y]] Set grid size(s)
GRID { ON | OFF } No longer supported
 
GUI {command}  Adjust Graphical User Interface (GUI)
 commands:
 SNAP { ON | OFF | ENABLE | DISABLE }
 Snap-to-grid button
 LINK { ON | OFF | ENABLE | DISABLE }
 Link/Line button
 DUPLICATE { ON | OFF | ENABLE | DISABLE }
 Copy/Move button
 TOOLBAR id { ON | OFF } Toolbar of that id (integer)
 COLOR { ENABLE | DISABLE }
 SECTION { ENABLE | DISABLE }
 POINTAGE { ENABLE | DISABLE }
 TAB [ COLOR | DUPLICATE ]
 REGISTER string Register file extensions with Explorer.
 SPLASH { KILL | TIMEOUT } Kill splash screen now, or set a timeout.
 MRU n Set Most-Recently-Used list to a max of n.
 FILEMRU { subcommand }
   subcommands:
  WRITE filename [APPEND] Writes the current file MRU list to the given file.
 
H HELP HIDE HIGHLITE HOLE HOTKEY
HELP { command }
 commands:
 CONTEXT mapID  Set help context to topic in Help file 
 identified by number mapID.
 INIT [COMPILED] filename No-op kept for backward compatibility
 LANGUAGE filename No-op kept for backward compatibility
 MESSAGE n No-op kept for backward compatibility
 CLEAR No-op kept for backward compatibility
 ON No-op kept for backward compatibility
 OFF No-op kept for backward compatibility
 END No-op kept for backward compatibility
 
HIDE item-list Hides items.
 To undo, see SUPERIMPOSE
 
HIGHLITE [n] SELECT [REC] Highlight (n=0..4)
HIGHLITE CLEAR Redraw highlighted lines as regular
 
HOLE coordinate { RADIUS | DIAMETER } expression [options ...]
 options:
 ATTRIBUTE n
 SPECIAL n
 DASH n
 CONSTRUCTION [NO]
 ZPOSITION expression 
 
HOTKEY [options…]
 options:
 PROMPT
 HISTORY filename Name of a macro file
 NOTIFY
 DIGITIZER
 LEVEL n 
 
 
I IF INCREMENT INTERSECT ITEM
IF test macro-commands Conditional macro command execution
 [ ELSE IF test macro-commands ]... Executed if first test fails
 [ ELSE macro-commands ] Executed if all previous tests fail
FI FI terminates the IF command sequence
 test:
 condition [conjunction condition [...]]
 conditions:
 expression comparison-operator expression
 string comparison-operator string
 coordinate { = | <> } coordinate
 item { = | <> } item
 [!]ESCAPE True if an escape condition
 was previously triggered (but
 not yet tested for)
 [!]PROMPTCLICK true if last event was a click into the prompt edit bar
 [!]KEYBOARD true if last event was a keyboard event
 [!]CURSOR 
 [!]PDIM true if we’re in parametrics mode
 [!]INPUT
 [!]MENU AREA
 [!]MENU TEST n Waits for key, then compares with menu n
 [!]EXISTS path True if the given path is
 found to exist (file/folder)
 [!]REMOTE path True if the given path is a
 remote path [or not].
 [!]REMOVABLE path True if given path is on a
 removable volume (e.g. a zip disk)
 [!]DRAWPOINTAGE true if currently drawing/displaying in Pointage mode
 comparison-operators:
 = The two operands are equal
 <> The two operands are not equal
 > Left operand greater than right
 < Left operand less than left
 >= Left operand greater than or equal to right
 <= Left operand less than or equal to right
 conjunctions:
 & AND (both or all conditions are true)
 | OR (either or any condition is true)
 
INCREMENT expression
 
INTERSECT line line [NOT] [NEAR coordinate | XNEAR expression | YNEAR expression]
 line:
 [KEEP] [EXTEND] item NOTE: Without KEEP, half of each line is discarded.
 The line direction is important.
 INT KEEP line1 KEEP line2 Sets NOW to the intersection point
 
ITEM { FIRST | LAST } Controls which of two identical
 items is found by ITEM(coordinate)
 
 
J JOIN JOURNAL JUMP
[JOIN line line] BLEND { expression | STRAIGHT } [options ...]
JOIN line TO coordinate BLEND { expression | STRAIGHT } [options ...]
JOIN line FROM coordinate BLEND { expression | STRAIGHT } [options ...]
JOIN line BLEND { expression | STRAIGHT } [options ...]
 line:
 [KEEP] [EXTEND] item
 options:
 [NOT] NEAR coordinate
 [NOT] { XNEAR | YNEAR } expression
 ATTRIBUTE n
 SPECIAL n
 DASH n
 CONSTRUCTION [NO]
 TOLERANCE expression
 
JOURNAL  Toggle macro-trace journaling.
JOURNAL [ON | OFF] No longer supported; toggle takes
 place, keywords not read.
JOURNAL [MACRO] filename [OVERWRITE] No longer supported; toggle takes
 place, keywords not read.
 
JUMP
JUMP [+|-] n Reroute macro execution to
 line n lines ahead of (+) or
 behind (-) current line.
JUMP <label> [YRT ...] Reroute macro execution to
 line marked by <label>.
 NOTE: If you JUMP out of a 
 TRY/RECOVER/YRT block, you
 must append the JUMP command 
 with the appropriate number 
 of YRTs (depending on whether
 and how deeply the TRY 
 statements were nested).
 
 
K KEEP
KEEP coordinate [ITEM item] Opposite of TRIM:
 Keep nearest segment & discard rest of line.
 Same as K hotkey.
 ITEM forces which line to keep.
 
 
L L LA LB LIBRARY LIST LP LS LT LV LZ
L [NOHEADING] [item-list] = LIST etc.
 
LA [NOHEADING] [item-list] = LIST ATTRIBUTES etc.
 
LB [NOHEADING] [item-list] = LIST BRIDGES etc.
 
LIBRARY [directory ...] Shows/sets up library directory
 
LIST [option] [NOHEADING] [item-list] List items
 options:
 ATTRIBUTES Also can use LA
 BRIDGES Also can use LB
 NIBBLES
 HEIGHTS Also can use LZ
 
LP [RECURSIVE] option Lists sorted list of items requested.
 options:
 ATTRIBUTE
 POINTAGE
 LENGTH
 RADIUS
 BRIDGES
 BWIDTH
 
LS [NOHEADING] [section-list | subroutine] List sections
 
LT [NOHEADING] [item-list] List TEXT and NCTEXT items
 
LV [variables] [&name*] List variables to file
 
LZ [NOHEADING] [item-list] = LIST HEIGHTS etc.
 
 
M MACRO MAP MENU MD MERGE MKDIR MOUSE
MACRO [ CHAIN | MAC_LEVEL ] filename [options ...]
 Execute macro script file
 options:
 POSITION coordinate
 SCALE expression
 TWIST expression
 NEGATE { X | Y }
 
MAP [DISPLAY|PLOT] expression [options ...] Set or display logical pen attributes
 options:
 COPY expression Copy all except DESC & FLAGS
 COLOR rgbcolor
 WIDTH expression in inches
 STYLE expression 0, 1, ...
 DASH expression in inches
 TOOL expression 0, 1, ...
 DESCRIPTION string
 FLAGS expression
 
MD See MKDIR
 
MENU {LOAD|INIT} filename [sub-commands...] Loads the given dynamic menu
 file (if not already loaded)
 
MENU DISPLAY id [options...] Sets the given menu as the current one
 (displays the given menu for the user to
 interact with)
 options:
 RESET Clears all of the contents of the
 various fields (radio buttons, check
 boxes, edit fields) (default)
 NORESET Doesn't clear any field
 (except for edit fields which are
 always cleared regardless of this option)
 SMART Does a RESET if the previous displayed
 menu was not this one,
 otherwise does a NORESET.
 NOINITVARS Suppresses the initialization
 of the automatic variables
 (so that the menu uses the
 ones that the macro must have defined)
 sub-commands: Any additional menu commands can be
 supplied here (see below)
 (e.g. MENU DISPLAY main DISABLE - esc).
 
MENU JUMP <label-prefix> Waits for the user to interact
 with the menu, and jumps to the given
 <label-prefix.menu-item-id> when the
 user interacts with a given menu item.
 <label-prefix.*> can be used to catch any
 menu-item-id which has no label of its own.
MENU {command}
 commands:
 CLEAR Clears the dynamic menu
 display (shows the empty, or blank menu)
 RESET Resets the contents of the menu
 (i.e. erases text fields,
 resets check boxes, etc.)
 NOFOCUS Forces the Windows(tm) focus
 back to the document, away
 from the menu.
 
MENU GET fieldname [STRING|VALUE] variable Sets the variable to the
 contents of the given menu
 item (defaults to string
 contents if VALUE not specified)
MENU GET combobox INDEX variable Sets the variable to the
 combo box's current selection index
MENU GET combobox LIST filename [APPEND] Stores the combo box's list
 into the given filename
 (optionally appends to the given file)
 
MENU SET fieldname [STRING|VALUE] string_or_value
 Sets the menu item to the given value
MENU SET combobox INDEX integer Sets the combo box to select
 the contents of its list box at given index
MENU SET combobox LIST filename [options...] Sets the combo box's list to
 be the contents of the given file
 options:
 NODELETE Doesn't delete the given filename
 (by default, we do delete the file)
 MERGE Appends the contents of the file
 to the list (by default, we replace the
 drop-list with the file's contents)
MENU SET fieldname AUTO [value|string] Automatically handles whether the input
 is a string or value.
 
MENU ID variable Retrieves the currently displayed menu ID
 into the given variable (menu IDs are strings)
 
MENU {command} fields
 commands:
 ENABLE Enables the given field(s)
 DISABLE Disables the given field(s)
 (note that disabled fields look grayed-out)
 SHOW Un-hides given hidden field(s)
 HIDE Hides the given field(s)
 CHECK Checks checkbox, or toggles button
 to depressed.
 UNCHECK Clears checkbox, or toggles button
 to popped-out.
 HIGHLIGHT
 UNHIGHLIGHT
 LOCK Locks field's value (makes it read-only)
 UNLOCK Unlocks field's value (makes it writeable)
 fields:
 * All fields
 - field_id [field_id...] Negation specifier - MUST be first
 in list (means: "all except following")
 field_id [field_id...] Listed by individual field ID
 (e.g. MENU LOCK * <- locks all fields,
 MENU DISABLE - esc <- would disable
 everything but the item with the ID 'esc')
 
MERGE section-list { TO | FROM } subroutine [ ! ]
 Moves sections between main
 design and a subroutine.
 
MKDIR pathname Create new folder at pathname
 
MOUSE [options ...]
 options:
 ON
 OFF
 SPEED expression
 
 
N NC NEST NEW
NC string options... Create Numeric Code text items
 options:
 POSITION coordinate
 XPOSITION x
 YPOSITION y
 FACE_NAME string Font
 TWIST expression
 SLANT expression
 WIDTH expression
 HEIGHT expression
 PEN n
 JUSTIFICATION n
 HANDLE n
 ATTRIBUTE n
 BIUM bium Bold, Italic, Underline,
 Multi-Line Justification
 COLOR rgbcolor
 SPECIAL n No longer supported
 DASH n No longer supported
 CONSTRUCTION [NO]
 ZPOSITION z 
 
NEST item-list1 OVER item-list2 [OFFSET expression]
 Ignores items which are not straights/arcs/circles.
 First item list will move vertically (same X)
 until no line is closer than specified expression (default 0).
 Distance is measured diagonally. To create a gap measured
 vertically, nest with offset 0 and then move in Y.
 To nest in X, temporarily rotate both lists 90 then nest in Y.
 
NEW Create new, empty document
 (Old document is kept open, but 
 new document becomes current doc.)
 
 
O OUTPUT OVERLAY
OUTPUT With no arguments, closes output file
OUTPUT filename [command] 
 commands:
 APPEND Appends to existing file
 FLUSH [AVOID coordinate [coordinate]] Flushes the output to file or screen
AVOID causes message dialog to attempt to avoid the coordinate or rect specified
 WRITE Write new file
 OVERWRITE Overwrite existing file
 PRINT Print arguments & close file
 FILE {sub-list|group-list} [LIST] Output subroutine info to file & close file
 Compare FILE command.
 LP List properties & close file
 DIR Get directory & close file
 MAP Output current map & close file
 HIGHLIGHT n No longer supported
 MESSAGE string No longer supported
 
OVERLAY [3DFOLD SECTION section ATTRIBUTE n [NOT]] item-list1 WITH item-list2 [options...]
 item-list1 should define a closed curve (e.g. rectangle, ellipse, circle, polygon).
 options:
 LENGTH expression Deletes lines shorter than expression.
 START { IN | OUT } Speeds up calculations, if start is known
 SELECT Selects lines instead of deleting them
 REVERSE Keeps the lines outside list2,
 instead of inside
 TEST Sets #E = 0 if all items completely within contour.
 Sets #E = 999 otherwise.
 ADD
 Note:
 TEST REVERSE Sets #E = 0 if all items completely outside contour.
 Sets #E = 999 otherwise.
 TEST SELECT No changes to #E, but selects lines completely or 
 partially within contour.
 TEST SELECT REVERSE No changes to #E, but selects lines completely or
 partially outside contour.
 
 
P PARAM PAUSE PDIM PLOT POP PRINT PROMPT PUSH
PARAM DEFINE n Define parameter
 Defines 4000..4000+n
PARAM CLEAR list Remove changes made to the listed parameters.
PARAM { READ | WRITE | UPDATE } filename [list]
 Read/Write/Update listed parameters
 to/from/in designated file.
 list:
 { n | n..n } ...
 
PAUSE seconds
 
PDIM {command} Parametric Dimensions
 commands:
 TEXT [value] string value is a line number.
 string contains Macro Language commands
 (using PDIM parameters rather than normal
 Macro Language variables).
 Create a Text item in .PARAMETRIC section.
 DIMENSION <dimension> Uses DIMENS command syntax to create 
 dimension in .PARAMETRIC section
 LAST Output current list to text
 { ON | OFF } Turn Parametric mode on/off
 { SUSPEND | RESUME } Temporarily turn Parametric mode
 on/off, without affecting 
 stack or .PARAMETRIC section.
 RERUN Not supported
 STORE string Add string to stack
 POP Discard top value from stack
 MODIFY { n | item } <dimension>
 Modify a dimension, creating a 
 Text item to do the same on re-run.
  n=0: Most recent dim
 n>0: forward from first dim
 n<0: backward from latest dim
 MODIFY 0 FROM x,y TO x,y STYLE n
 Modifies most recent DIM, also 
 creating a TEXT item to do the
 same on a re-run.
 ORDINATE item-list Offsets all ordinate dims in
 .PARAMETRIC section
 RECALC Recalculate value of all dependent
 parametric variables
 CHANGE item { VALUE | NAME | EXPRESSION } string
 Change part of text string
 NAME Add default name to all unnamed dims
 except those of style 0
 CLEAR Clear stack
 STACK List current stack
 LIST List text from pdim section
 STYLE n Not supported
 HIDE dimension Hide a dimension that is not
 referenced in an expression
 SELECT item If item is a Dimension, select all lines 
 which refer to it.
 If item is not a Dim, select all Dims it 
 refers to.
 SAVE filename  Write parametric info as a macro for re-run
 LOAD filename Load parametric info from a file (to fix)
 ABORT Discard any Parametric Dimensions
 created since last UNDO PDIM, and clear stack.
 UNDO [OLD|NEW|CLEAR] Not supported. See UNDO PDIM.
 Special parameters: (To substitute for macro variables in pdim strings)
 $1,$2,$3,… Text from first DIM in .PARAMETRIC, second, third, etc.
 $PDP POP top string from stack (removing it)
 $PDS or $PDS0 Copy top string from stack (without disturbing order)
 $PDS1,$PDS2,… Copy second string from stack, third, etc.
 $PD or $PD0 Converts to $n, where n is the latest DIM
 $PD1,$PD2,… Converts to $n-m - i.e. last-but-m DIM
 
PLOT [item-list] [options ...]
 For options, see DISPLAY, and also:
 SPEED n
 START s s Output a string before & after par(2002)
 END s s Output a string before & after par(2003)
 
POP Restores most recent (un-popped)
 thing saved by PUSH.
 
PRINT [options] ...
 options:
 expression
 string
 coordinate
 item
 COLOR n Not RGB
 \\
 
PROMPT [promptstring ...] [option variable ... [HISTORY id] [DEFAULT expression ... | SHOWDEFAULT expression ...]]
 Controls the current prompt (Sets, clears, or waits for user input)
 promptstring:
 expression
 string
 coordinate
 item
 ... NOTE: literally ...
 COLOR rgbcolor
 option:
 VALUE
 ITEM
 STRING
 COORDS
 HISTORY id List recent values for this prompt (by ID)
 id is usually the name of a macro.
 DEFAULT expression DEPRECATED
 SHOWDEFAULT expression Use value of expression as default 
 (showing it in prompt dialog)
PROMPT GET varname Gets the most recent prompt string into
 the named string variable
 
PUSH [options...] Saves given items to a push/pop stack,
 which can be restored later (in reverse
 of the order in which they were pushed)
 using the POP command
 options:
 SECTION
 POSITION
 DEFAULTS
 ORIGIN
 SETTINGS
 MENUS
 
 
Q QUIT QUOTE
QUIT Terminate application
 
QUOTE [item-list] [BRIDGES] Display machining length,
 index move length, and # of on/off dwells
QUOTE [item-list] [BRIDGES] [VALUE cut move onoff]
 Sets cut, move, and dwell variables
 
 
R READ RECOVER RECURSIVE REDISPLAY REMOVE RENUMBER
 RESTORE RETURN REVERSE RF RS
READ filename [n1 n2] Copies to current output
 
RECOVER macro-commands See TRY
 
RECURSIVE ON | OFF ON returns line in a subroutine for
 item(coordinate).
 OFF returns the subroutine itself.
 
REDISPLAY [item-list] [options ...] Displays the selection, zoomed to fit,
 with the chosen options (or current if none).
 With options alone, uses previous selection and
 just changes options.
 For options, see DISPLAY 
 
 NOTE: You can use the following method to restore display options if you plan on
 changing several of them over the course of a macro:
 DEFAULT DRAW VALUE &FLAGS ; * Save old draw options
 … ; * Do the things that change them
 REDISPLAY FLAGS &FLAGS ; * Restore them
 
REMOVE filename Deletes file
 NOTE: Does NOT send it to recycle bin.
 
RENUMBER [item-list]   Renumbers item list into
 current section. If no list,
 renumbers current section
 
RESTORE [filename] [option] Restore named file into design window
 options:
 STRING v
 ORIGINAL Restore file as it was at beginning of session
 REVERT Restore from autosaved copy
 MERGE 
 
RETURN [n] Return to calling macro from
 current macro script.
 n sets #E (default 0)
 
REVERSE range
REVERSE item
 
RF oldname newname [COPY | NEW] Rename subfile
 
RS oldname newname Rename section
 
 
S SAVE SCREEN SECTDLG SECTION SELECT SET SHELL
 SIZE SLEW SMOOTHER SNAPSHOT SPLIT STRETCH
 SUB SUPERIMPOSE
SAVE Save changed current file by its 
 current name and path
SAVE filename [options...] Save file of this name
 options:
 OVERWRITE Overwrite existing file, if any
 VERSION n Save as Cimex Version n
 LAST Only save current selection
 ORIGINAL Create original (session) copy
 for reversion past in-session saves
 EMAIL Save temp file for email
 
SCREEN { SUPERIMPOSE | HIDE } item-list Does not affect display, but
 does affect which lines can
 be found with ITEM(), LINK(), etc.
 
SECTDLG Dialog for selecting current section.
 
SECTION { newsec | ! } [OVERWRITE|APPEND] [ { BEFORE | AFTER } oldsec ]
 Define new section.
 OVERWRITE If name of an existing section, overwrite it
 APPEND If name of an existing section, add to it
 BEFORE Position new section in section list before old section
 AFTER Position new section in section list after old section
 
SECTION { sec1 | !n } { BEFORE | AFTER } sec2 Move sec1 to position in section list 
 before or after sec2.
SECTION { oldsec | !n } { HIDE | UNHIDE } Make contents of section invisible.
SECTION { oldsec | !n } { LOCK | UNLOCK } Make contents of section non-editable.
 
SELECT item-list Sets LAST to item-list
 
SET {option} expression Set value
 options:
 TRACKER {STYLE | SIZE} For drawing tracking point
 LEVEL n Current macro execution level.
 You must re-set this appropriately
 in the macro that changed it!
 DEMO module module = Lite, Cad, Smoother,
 Designer, Diemaker, Advanced, Rotary
 DIRTY Edits have taken place
 0 = no edits
 
SHELL  Opens a command prompt
 a.k.a. DOS prompt (in Windows, a DOS box).
 
SHELL [SHOW | NOSHOW | MINIMIZE] [WAIT | NOWAIT] [TITLE 'title']
 { command | executable | document } [< input] [> output] [&> error] [arg0...argN]
 Runs the given command shell command
 or executable program.
  Default behavior varies according to
 the nature of the command being executed:
 command:
 WAIT, MINIMIZE are the defaults.
 executable:
 WIN32 executable: Then NOWAIT, SHOW become the defaults.
 WIN16 executable: Then WAIT, MINIMIZE are the defaults.
 DOS executable: Then WAIT, MINIMIZE are the defaults.
 TRANSMIT: Then the defaults are SHOW, NOWAIT
 document:
 None of the options have any effect.
 This form of shell command allows Windows to open the
 given document or folder by file type association.
 This can be very useful for opening documents using
 the user's preferred document reader, for example:
 SHELL "$#Q\Trace.txt" can be used to open the trace
 file using whatever txt reader the user prefers.
 SHOW | TEXT Executes the process in a
 normal window that can be
 seen by the user
 NOSHOW | MINIMIZE Executes the process
 minimized to the task bar, so
 that it is unobtrusive
 WAIT Waits for the process to
 complete before allowing the
 macro to continue execution
 WARNING: Currently, this
 means that CimPACK/CAD is
 completely locked up until
 the process exits, no matter
 how long that takes.
 NOTE: This is generally
 necessary if you wish to use
 the output from some process
 for the next step of
 execution (for example, if
 you use sort.exe to produce a
 sorted file, then you must
 wait for the sort.exe to
 finish before you will have a
 meaningful, sorted file to use)
 NOWAIT Spawns the process and allows
 macro execution to continue unabated.
 NOTE: This is generally preferred
 if you're not specifically waiting
 for some output from the process in
 order to continue.
 TITLE Sets title of the process's window.
 (This will only affect a command or
 DOS-executable process)
 SWAP | NOSWAP These keywords are supported
 for backwards compatibility,
 but they have no effect.
 < input Redirects standard input.
 > output Redirects standard output.
 &> error Redirects standard error.
 arg0..arg    There can be zero or more
 arguments to the command or executable
 
 *** Special Notes:
 Due to backwards compatibility, it is possible to place
 the entire command | executable | document plus all
 arguments inside a single string, instead of as individual
 macro command arguments: e.g.
 SHELL 'someprog.exe arg0 arg1 > output'
 as opposed to
 SHELL someprog.exe arg0 arg1 > output
 This has the unfortunate side-effect of requiring nested
 quotes only in the case where you need to quote a single
 executable or document: e.g.
 SHELL '"c:\program files\utils\bin\my executable.exe"'
 works, but
 SHELL 'c:\program files\utils\bin\my executable.exe'
 fails.
 
SIZE [item-list] [CONSTRUCTION [NO] [TEXT]] [VALUE var1 var2 var3 var4]
 Display size of item list
 
SLEW coordinate [options ...] Add a slew mark item at given coordinate
 options:
 ATTRIBUTE n
 SPECIAL n
 DASH n
 CONSTRUCTION [NO]
 ZPOSITION expression 
 
SMOOTHER OPTIONS filename Set smoother options
 File may contain the following options:
 TOLERANCE
 XSCALE
 YSCALE
 MINIMUM value
 MAXIMUM value
 MAXGAP
 MAXARC
 INFORMAT
 FORMAT formatname CIMEX, DXF, DXFPOLY, HTD, HPVECTOR
 SECTION
 NUMBERS [YES|NO]
 JOIN [YES|NO]
 CHORD
 INPUT
 OUTPUT
 QUIET
 GO
 EXISTING
 DEBUG
 COUNT
 TIME
 
SNAPSHOT format FILENAME filename [OVERWRITE] Save an image of the current design
 View as a file of name filename.
 This is the image only, without the
 Cimex information.
 format:
 BITMAP File will be saved as bitmap (.bmp).
 options:
 OVERWRITE If a file of this name already exists,
 overwrite it with the current image.
 
SPLIT item-list [ { WITH | AND } item-list ]
 
STRETCH [selection] [options...] [AND selection [scales...] ]...
 NOTE: up to 3 AND selections
 selection:
 item-list
 START item
 FINISH item
 LIMITS coordinate [coordinate] All lines which start/end at coordinate
 SCREEN coordinate [coordinate] As above, but only lines on screen
 options:
 HANDLE coordinate
 FROM coordinate
 BY coordinate
 TO coordinate
 ZBY expression
 ZTO expression
 NOLINE No rubber-band line
 OFFSET expression
 scales:
 XSCALE expression 0 means no movement.
 YSCALE expression
 ORTHOGONAL angle
 PARALLEL angle
 
SUB filename [options ...] Insert file as subroutine.
 options:
 POSITION coordinate | XPOSITION expression | YPOSITION expression
 ATTRIBUTE n
 SPECIAL n
 DASH n
 REVERSE Makes any included files external
 CONSTRUCTION [NO]
 ZPOSITION expression 
 
SUBROUTINE No longer used -- see SUB
 
SUPERIMPOSE item-list [options...] Reverses HIDE
 For options, see DISPLAY 
 
T TEMP TEXT TITLE TOOL TPC TRANSFORM TRIM TRY
TEMP { command }
 commands:
 COPY [n] Copies LAST into TEMP
 SELECT [n] Copies TEMP into LAST
 SWAP Exchanges LAST into TEMP
 CLEAR [n] Clears TEMP
 ADD [RECURSIVE] Adds LAST to TEMP
 REMOVE [RECURSIVE] Removes LAST from TEMP
 n  0 through 9
 Indicates one of several
 extra temp item lists.
 
TEXT string options... Create Text item
 options:
 POSITION coordinate
 XPOSITION x
 YPOSITION y
 ZPOSITION z 
 FACE_NAME string Font
 TWIST expression
 SLANT expression
 WIDTH expression
 HEIGHT expression
 PEN n
 JUSTIFICATION n  11..19 for bitmapped,
 21..29 for fractions
 HANDLE n
 ATTRIBUTE n
 COLOR rgbcolor
 BIUM bium Bold, Italic, Underline,
 Multi-Line Justification
 SPECIAL n No longer supported
 DASH n No longer supported
 CONSTRUCTION [NO]
 RPOSITION expression No longer supported
 
TITLE string Sets title for current document.
 
TOOL [ SELECT | GET ] options...
 options:
 COORDINATE
 LEVEL
 PROMPT
 HISTORY
 KEY
 NOTIFY
 DIGITIZER
 
TPC { EXPAND | CONTRACT | LEFT | RIGHT } item-list {ADJUST expression | TOOL n}
 Apply Tool Path Compensation
TPC DIRECTION item-list [VALUE variable] NOTE: 1=ccw, -1=cw, or 0 if not closed
 
TRANSFORM item-list [options ...]
 options:
 FROM coordinate | XFROM expression | YFROM expression
 TO coordinate | XTO expression | YTO expression
 BY coordinate | XBY expression | YBY expression
 TWIST expression
 SCALE expression
 { XSCALE | YSCALE } expression
 NEGATE { X | Y }
 TIMES n
 ZFROM expression
 { ZTO | ZBY } expression
 NEGATE Z
 ZSCALE expression
 { XTWIST | YTWIST } expression 
 
TRIM coordinate [ITEM item] Deletes segment closest to cursor.
 Same as T hotkey.
 ITEM forces which line to trim.
 Opposite of KEEP.
 
TRY [MESSAGE | NOMESSAGE] { macro-commands } [ RECOVER { macro-commands } ] ... YRT
 Exception handling. If TRY commands fail,
 RECOVER commands are executed, otherwise
 RECOVER commands are skipped.
 YRT ends the TRY/RECOVER sequence and
 resumes normal execution.
 
 
U UNC UNDO UNGET UNITS
UNC { filename | - } [item-list] [options ...] Create Universal NC file
 options:
 SUBROUTINES
 SECTIONS
 ITEMS
 TEXT
 TPC
 TOOLS
 NOARCS
 OVERWRITE
 DIRECTION
 DECIMALS n
 ATTRIBUTES | MATTRIBUTES | SATTRIBUTES [n1 n2 n3 ...]
 ONATTRIBUTES | OFFATTRIBUTES
 ONPOINTAGES | OFFPOINTAGES
 NORETURN | MNORETURN | SNORETURN
 TOLERANCE expression
 STEP expression
 HOLE expression
 MAXARC expression
 MINARC expression
 ANGLE angle
 MOVE expression
 POINTAGES | PWIDTHS [e1 e2 e3 ...]
 BRIDGES
 #BRIDGES
 NIBBLES
 ETCH n
 LASERCK
 SLOTCODE string
 SLOTWIDTH expression
 ROTATED
 MIRRORED
 
UNDO { command }
 commands:
 CLEAR Discard all collected UNDO info
 ABORT Discard most recent level UNDO info
 (such as the UNDO COPY left hanging if we
 don’t execute the corresponding UNDO NEW).
 COPY item-list Records old items, about to be changed
 MOVE item-list Like COPY, plus deletes listed items from design.
 NONE Records old state: No old items being changed
 NEW item-list Records new items created
 UNDO Undoes the current level
 REDO Restores what the most recent UNDO UNDO changed
 PDIM Records parametric state
 SEC section-list No longer supported
 NOW No longer supported
 SET n item-list No longer supported
 RESET n item-list No longer supported
 
UNGET string
UNGET n ASCII code, or 901.. for
 function keys, or -1.. for mouse buttons
 
UNITS [ I | M ] Sets Imperial or Metric mode
 
 
V VARIABLE VIEW
VARIABLE { LOCAL | GLOBAL } &var1 &var2 ...
VARIABLE { LOCAL | GLOBAL } COPY &var1* = &var2*
VARIABLE UNDEFINE &variable[*] ...
 
VIEW { MAXIMIZE | RESTORE } Maximize or restore the view
 window for the document.
 (Does not change application window.)
 
 
W WSCHECK
WSCHECK Deprecated
 
 
X XOR
XOR { ON | OFF } Turns on or off XOR (Exclusive-Or) mode
 for drawing to screen.
 
 
Y YRT
YRT See TRY
 
 
Z ZOOM
ZOOM [x1,y1 x2,y2] Scale to fit design, or to fit given rectangle, on screen
 
 

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Macro Commands No Longer Supported

 
 
BREAK { ON | OFF }
BUS action [action ...] NOTE: up to 4 actions in total
 action:
 READ address BYTE [VAR var1 [var2 ...]]
 NOTE: up to 20 vars
 READ address STRING [UNTIL n] [VAR variable]
 NOTE: n is ASCII, defaults to 13
 WRITE address BYTE n1 [n2 ...]]
 NOTE: up to 20 ASCII bytes
 WRITE address STRING string
 SENSE address [VAR variable]
 WAIT condition [boolean condition ...] [VAR var1 var2]
 NOTE: up to 4 conditions maximum
 
 address:
 RAW a Integer port address
 COM n 1 to 4
 U14 a U14 base address
 condition:
 address [MASK m] = n
 address [MASK m] <> n
 boolean: & or |
BUTTONS filename
ECHO { MACRO | INPUT } { ON | OFF }
FIX item-list 
FLOOD coordinate [options...] Flood fill
 options:
 COLOR n
 BORDER n
 PATTERN n
FTRANSFORM [sub-list] [options ...] Transforms lines in subroutines
 options:
 FROM coordinate | XFROM expression | YFROM expression
 TO coordinate | XTO expression | YTO expression
 BY coordinate | XBY expression | YBY expression
 TWIST expression
 SCALE expression
 { XSCALE | YSCALE } expression
 NEGATE { X | Y }
 TIMES n
 ZFROM expression
 { ZTO | ZBY } expression
 NEGATE Z
 ZSCALE expression
 RBY expression 
 RFROM expression RTO expression 
 { XTWIST | YTWIST } expression 
FUNCTIONS filename
INPUT [filename [NOBELL]] NOBELL errors if bell sounds
INPUT COM port [port] [baud] for linking 2 or more computers
LR [NOHEADING] [item-list] 
MEMORY [VALUE ram1 ram2 ram3 disc1 disc2 disc3]
NOW [ ON | OFF ]
ORIGIN [options ...]
 option:
 POSITION coordinate
 TWIST expression
 SCALE expression
 NEGATE X | NEGATE Y
 RPOSITION expression
PAN {movement [expression]...} [item-list] [options ...]
 movements:
 LEFT
 RIGHT
 UP
 DOWN
 options:
 position-option
 draw-option [ n | NO]
 position-option:
 SUPERIMPOSE
 SECTIONS
 ITEMS
 SAVE
 OLD Uses previous SAVE
 draw-option:
 LINES | SUBROUTINES | SLEWS | DWELLS | HOLES
 TPC | CONSTRUCTIONS | MOVES | CROSSES
 NUMBERS | NAMES | ATTRIBUTES | COLOR | PASS
 ALTERNATE | TEXT | REGIONS | ORIGIN
 GRID | ROTATIONS | SELECT
 NC | NORMAL | BACKGROUND | BRIDGES | EDGES
 ARROWS | POINTAGES
PEN [NOHEADING] [n] n is 1..30
PEN TYPE n { COLOR rgbcolor | STYLE n } ...
PEN n options...
 options:
 COLOR rgbcolor
 PATTERN n
 SCALE n
REPLOT [item-list] [options ...] [MORE]
 options:
 position-option
 draw-option [n | NO]
 position-option:
 SCALE expression
 SIZE expression
 JUSTIFICATION n
 POSITION coordinate
 AT expression expression
 CENTER
 CORNER [n]
 TOLERANCE expression
 SUPERIMPOSE
 SPEED n
 FORCE n
 MAP n n is 1..3
 PDIM n [n n]
 PAPER expression expression
 START s s These output a string before
 and after par(2002)
 END s s These output a string before
 and after par(2003)
 draw-option:
 LINES | SUBROUTINES | SLEWS | DWELLS | HOLES
 TPC | CONSTRUCTIONS | MOVES | CROSSES
 NUMBERS | NAMES | ATTRIBUTES | COLOR | PASS
 ALTERNATE | TEXT | REGIONS | ORIGIN
 GRID | ROTATIONS | SELECT
 NC | NORMAL | BACKGROUND | BRIDGES | EDGES
 ARROWS | POINTAGES
{ RTO | RBY } expression [options ...] 
 options:
 RFROM expression
 FROM coordinate | XFROM expression | YFROM expression
 TO coordinate | XTO expression | YTO expression
 BY coordinate | XBY expression | YBY expression
 ATTRIBUTE n
 SPECIAL n
 DASH n
 CONSTRUCTION [NO]
 TOLERANCE expression
 MOVE
 REVERSE
 ZFROM expression
  { ZTO | ZBY } expression
SINGLE { MACRO | INPUT } { n | ON | OFF }
SMACRO [ON | OFF | filename]
SSUB [filename]
SURFACE [NOHEADING] sub-list
SURFACE sub-list options... 
 options:
 START coordinate,z
 ORIGIN coordinate
 THICKNESS expression
 ANGLE angle
 INSIDE
 OUTSIDE
 GRID min max
 COMPOUND | PLANE | CYLINDER rad | SPHERE rad | CONE ang
TABLET [ON | OFF]
TABLET type type: KURTA | NUMONICS | MM |
  BITPAD | ID | UIOF
TABLET SCALE expression
TABLET CORNER x y
TABLET ZOOM { ON | OFF }
TABLET SINGLE { ON | OFF }
TABLET OUTPUT string
TABLET MENU filename
TERMINAL [options]
 options:
 MENUS n1 n2 ... n24 24 different color options
 COLOR n color
 SCROLL
 FULL
 TEXT n
 INPUT color
 OUTPUT color
 ERRORS color
 PROMPTS color
 CURSOR color
 BACKGROUND color
 HEADINGS color
 STRETCH expression
 MENUS  Applies to menu mode. All the
 others apply to command-line mode.
 MENU colors are:
 prompt:text,back,input
 background:pattern,color
 small menu:back,fill,text
 menu:back,VGA border,thin border
 mouse:off,on
 text:key,hotkey,text
 response,echo
 track:fill,text
 help:text,background
 version:fill,text
TUNE HOLETAIL radius radius is negative to move to
 center of hole, positive to
 move to start of lead-in cut.
TUNE { DISPLAY | PLOT } option size
 option:
 ORIGIN | SUBROUTINES | ROTATIONS | SLEWS |
 DWELLS | CROSSES | NUMBERS | NAMES
UNFIX item-list