Command: entity

Syntax

entity <ident> { = <command> }

Description

Declare or redefine an entity identifier and (optionally) its graphics.

Parameters

• <ident>
  The name of the identifier.

• <command>
  A command defining entity graphics.

Switches

None

Notes

Entity identifiers can have global scope only.

The graphics of an entity are set by various modeling commands: lines, vector, arc, node etc.

When an entity is deleted, via the delid command, its graphics are also destroyed.

Examples

Create an entity identifier.

entity my_ent

Create an entity and make it a lines entity.

entity diamond = lines {
    gc, e:100&n:100, w:100&n:100
    w:100&s:100, r
}

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