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DescriptionExpression
Returns the conversion of the first character of a
string into its ASCII character code (an integer).
(ascii string)
Converts the lineweight (first argument) to a real.
If the optional second argument is non-nil, returns
(lwtof lineweight [metric] )
the lineweight as millimeters, otherwise returns it
as inches.
Converts a number into a string.(rtos number [mode [precision] ] )
Other Functions
The expression evaluator supports the following other functions. The words
in italics can be replaced by an actual value or a variable.
DescriptionExpression
Returns the value of the dot variable for the object as it
is stored in the drawing. If the object was queried from
entity .dotvariable
a source drawing, returns the value for the object in the
source drawing, before any transformations are applied.
Returns the value of the dot variable for the object as it
is stylized in the Display Manager.
style .dotvariable
Returns pi (approx. 3.1415926).PI
Returns the value of the expression after it has been
processed by the specified range table. The range table
must be defined in the current drawing.
(Range expression
range_table)
Returns the current viewport scale, expressed as the
apparent size of a screen pixel in drawing units.
(viewscale)
Returns the current twist angle for the current viewport.
This is equivalent to the viewtwist system variable.
(viewtwist)
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