BACKGROUNDPLOT System Variable

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Function Description:

The BACKGROUNDPLOT system variable is used to control whether to close background plot when ploting or publishing a drawing.


Type	Integer
Saved in	Registry
Initial value	2
Range	0 ~ 3

System Variable Value:

0: plot and publish in foreground
1: plot in background and publish in foreground
2: plot in foreground and publish in background
3: plot and publish in background

It is default to plot in foreground and publish in background.When -PLOT, PLOT, -PUBLISH, and PUBLISH are used in a script (SCR file), the BACKGROUNDPLOT system variable value is ignored, and -PLOT, PLOT, -PUBLISH, and PUBLISH are processed in the foreground.