DXF header variables

Variable Group code Description

$UNITMODE 70 Low bit set = Display fractions, feet-and-inches, and survey-

or's angles in input format

$USERI1 - 5 70 Five integer variables intended for use by third-party de-

velopers

$USERR1 - 5 40 Five real variables intended for use by third-party developers

$USRTIMER 70 0 = Timer off

1 = Timer on

$VERSIONGUID 2 Uniquely identifies a particular version of a drawing. Up-

dated when the drawing is modified

$VISRETAIN 70 0 = Don't retain xref-dependent visibility settings

1 = Retain xref-dependent visibility settings

$WORLDVIEW 70 0 = Don't change UCS

1 = Set UCS to WCS during DVIEW/VPOINT

$XCLIPFRAME 290 Controls the visibility of xref clipping boundaries:

0 = Clipping boundary is not visible
1 = Clipping boundary is visible

$XEDIT 290 Controls whether the current drawing can be edited in-place
when being referenced by another drawing.
0 = Can't use in-place reference editing
1 = Can use in-place reference editing

Revised VPORT Header Variables (DXF)

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The following header variables existed before AutoCAD Release 11 but now
have independent settings for each active viewport. OPEN honors these
variables when read from DXF™ files. If a VPORT symbol table with *ACTIVE

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