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mode are shown in the following table.) If mode and precision are omitted, it
uses the current values chosen by the UNITS command.
Angular units values
String formatMode value
Degrees0
De-
grees/minutes/seconds
1
Grads2
Radians3
Surveyor's units4
Quick Reference
System Variables
MENUECHO
Sets menu echo and prompt control bits.
edtime
Returns a formatted date and time based on a given picture.
$(edtime, time, picture)
Edits the AutoCAD Julian date given by time (obtained, for example, from
$(getvar,date) according to the given picture). The picture consists of
format phrases replaced by specific representations of the date and time.
Characters not interpretable as format phrases are copied literally into the
result of $(edtime). Format phrases are defined as shown in the following
table. Assume that the date and time are Saturday, 5 September 1998
4:53:17.506.
edtime format phrases
OutputFormatOutputFormat
4H5D
edtime | 401