Topics in this section

• PALETTEOPAQUE

  Controls whether palettes can be made transparent.

• PAPERUPDATE

  Controls the display of a warning dialog when attempting to print a layout with a paper size different from the paper size specified by the default for the plotter configuration file.

• PARAMETERCOPYMODE

  Controls how constraints and referenced user parameters are handled when constrained objects are copied between drawings, Model space and layouts, and block definitions.

• PARAMETERSSTATUS

  Indicates whether the Parameters Manager is displayed or hidden.

• PDFFRAME

  Determines whether the PDF underlay frame is visible.

• PDFOSNAP

  Determines whether object snapping is active for geometry in PDF underlays that are attached to the drawing.

• PDMODE

  Controls how point objects are displayed.

• PDSIZE

  Sets the display size for point objects.

• PEDITACCEPT

  Suppresses display of the Object Selected Is Not a Polyline prompt in PEDIT.

• PELLIPSE

  Controls the ellipse type created with ELLIPSE.

• PERIMETER

  Stores the last perimeter value computed by the AREA or LIST command.

• PERSPECTIVE

  Specifies whether the current viewport displays a perspective view.

• PERSPECTIVECLIP

  Determines the location of eyepoint clipping.

• PFACEVMAX

  Sets the maximum number of vertices per face.

• PICKADD

  Controls whether subsequent selections replace the current selection set or add to it.

• PICKAUTO

  Controls automatic windowing at the Select Objects prompt.

• PICKBOX

  Sets the object selection target height, in pixels.

• PICKDRAG

  Controls the method of drawing a selection window.

• PICKFIRST

  Controls whether you select objects before (noun-verb selection) or after you issue a command.

• PICKSTYLE

  Controls the use of group selection and associative hatch selection.

• PLATFORM

  Indicates which platform is in use.

• PLINECONVERTMODE

  Specifies the fit method used in converting splines to polylines.

• PLINEGEN

  Sets how linetype patterns generate around the vertices of a 2D polyline.

• PLINETYPE

  Specifies whether optimized 2D polylines are used.

• PLINEWID

  Stores the default polyline width.

• PLOTOFFSET

  Controls whether the plot offset is relative to the printable area or to the edge of the paper.

• PLOTROTMODE

  Controls the orientation of plots.

• PLOTTRANSPARENCYOVERRIDE

  Controls whether object transparency is plotted.

• PLQUIET

  Controls the display of optional plot-related dialog boxes and nonfatal errors for scripts.

• POINTCLOUDAUTOUPDATE

  Controls whether a point cloud is regenerated automatically after manipulation, panning, zooming, or orbiting.

• POINTCLOUDDENSITY

  Controls the number of points displayed at once for all point clouds in the drawing view.

• POINTCLOUDLOCK

  Controls whether an attached point cloud can be manipulated, moved, or rotated.

• POINTCLOUDRTDENSITY

  Improves performance by degrading the number of points displayed in the drawing view zooming, panning, or orbiting in real time.

• POLARADDANG

  Stores additional angles for polar tracking and polar snap.

• POLARANG

  Sets the polar angle increment.

• POLARDIST

  Sets the snap increment when the SNAPTYPE is set to 1 (PolarSnap).

• POLARMODE

  Controls settings for polar and object snap tracking.

• POLYSIDES

  Sets the default number of sides for the POLYGON command.

• POPUPS

  Displays the status of the currently configured display driver.

• PREVIEWEFFECT

  Specifies the visual effect used for previewing selection of objects.

• PREVIEWFACEEFFECT

  Specifies the visual effect used for previewing selection of face subobjects.

• PREVIEWFILTER

  Excludes specified object types from selection previewing.

• PREVIEWTYPE

  Controls the view to use for the drawing thumbnail.

• PRODUCT

  Returns the product name.

• PROGRAM

  Returns the program name.

• PROJECTNAME

  Assigns a project name to the current drawing.

• PROJMODE

  Sets the current Projection mode for trimming or extending.

• PROXYGRAPHICS

  Specifies whether images of proxy objects are saved in the drawing.

• PROXYNOTICE

  Displays a notice when a proxy is created.

• PROXYSHOW

  Controls the display of proxy objects in a drawing.

• PROXYWEBSEARCH

  Specifies how the program checks for object enablers.

• PSLTSCALE

  Controls the linetype scaling of objects displayed in paper space viewports.

• PSOLHEIGHT

  Controls the default height for a swept solid object created with the POLYSOLID command.

• PSOLWIDTH

  Controls the default width for a swept solid object created with the POLYSOLID command.

• PSTYLEMODE

  Indicates whether the current drawing is in a Color-Dependent or Named Plot Style mode.

• PSTYLEPOLICY

  Controls the plot style mode, Color-Dependent or Named, that is used when opening a drawing that was created in a release prior to AutoCAD 2000 or when creating a new drawing from scratch without using a drawing template.

• PSVPSCALE

  Sets the view scale factor for all newly created viewports.

• PUBLISHALLSHEETS

  Specifies whether to load the contents of the active document or of all open documents in the Publish dialog box.

• PUBLISHCOLLATE
• PUBLISHHATCH

  Controls whether hatch patterns published to DWF or DWFx format are treated as a single object when they are opened in Autodesk Impression.

• PUCSBASE

  Stores the name of the UCS that defines the origin and orientation of orthographic UCS settings in paper space only.