EXTNAMES System Variable

GstarCAD 2026 → System Variables → E

Function Description:

The EXTNAMES system variable is used to set parameters for named object names(such as blocks, linetype, and layers) saved in definition list.


Type	Integer
Saved in	Drawing
Initial value	1
Range	0,1

System Variable Value:

0: Names are limited to 31 characters in length. Names can include the letters A to Z, the numerals 0 to 9, and the special characters dollar sign ($), underscore (_), and hyphen (-).
1: Names are limited to 255 characters in length, and can include the letters A to Z, the numerals 0 to 9, spaces, and any special characters not used by Windows system and GstarCAD for other purposes.