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Varkon MBS Programmers manual

# set - Procedure

## Description

Changes the current value for one or more attributes. The new value will continue to be in effect as long as execution continues within this module or any modules called by this module.

## Syntax

      set(attribute = value, attribute = value,.......)

One or more attributes with value may be specified in the same call.

## Attributes

Name | Type | Max | Min | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
PEN | INT | 32768 | 0 | 1 | Pen or colour number
LEVEL | INT | 1999 | 0 | 0 | Level number
WIDTH | FLOAT | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | Graphical width
BLANK | INT | 1 | 0 | 0 | Visible/unvisible
HIT | INT | 1 | 0 | 1 | Selectable/unselectable
SAVE | INT | 1 | 0 | 1 | Save in DB/Don't save
PFONT | INT | 2 | 0 | 0 | Pointfont
LFONT | INT | 3 | 0 | 0 | Linefont
AFONT | INT | 2 | 0 | 0 | Arcfont
CFONT | INT | 3 | 0 | 0 | Curvefont
MFONT | INT | 4 | 0 | 0 | Meshfont
TFONT | INT | - | 0 | 0 | Textfont
XFONT | INT | 2 | 0 | 0 | Hatchfont
PSIZE | FLOAT | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | Point size
LDASHL | FLOAT | - | >0.0 | 3.0 | Dashlengt for lines
ADASHL | FLOAT | - | >0.0 | 3.0 | Dashlengt for arcs
CDASHL | FLOAT | - | >0.0 | 3.0 | Dashlengt for curves
SDASHL | FLOAT | - | >0.0 | 3.0 | Dashlengt for surfaces
NULINES | INT | - | 0 | 1 | Number of surface U-lines
NVLINES | INT | - | 0 | 1 | Number of surface V-lines
XDASHL | FLOAT | - | >0.0 | 3.0 | Dashlengt for hatching
TSIZE | FLOAT | - | >0.0 | 5.0 | Text size
TWIDTH | FLOAT | - | >0.0 | 60 | Text width
TSLANT | FLOAT | - | - | 15.0 | Text slant
TPMODE | INT | 1 | 0 | 0 | Text 3D mode
DTSIZ | FLOAT | - | >0.0 | 5.0 | Dim. text size
DASIZ | FLOAT | - | >0.0 | 5.0 | Dim. arrow size
DNDIG | INT | 15 | 0 | 0 | Dim. precision
DAUTO | INT | 1 | 0 | 1 | Dim. text on/off

## Example

      set(LFONT=1, LDASHL=15);

Activates linefont 1 (dashed) and sets its dashlength to 15 millimeters. From now on lines will be dashed with dashlength 15.

Note that you can also use attributes in geometric procedures and part calls:

      poi_free(#5,vec(100,100):LEVEL=7,PFONT=1,PSIZE=5);

Overrides the default attribute settings and creates a point with font 1, size 5 and level 7. No other entities are affected.

      part(#5,my_part(my_parameters):PEN=2);

Loads my_part.MBO and executes the module with the default value of the PEN attribute set to 2. In effect the same as if the first line in the module was: set(PEN=2);

## Comments

See also the set_basic() procedure which has the same syntax but basic effect.

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