SETBYLAYERMODE System Variable

GstarCAD 2026 → System Variables → S

Function Description:

The SETBYLAYERMODE system variable is used to control which property are selected for SETBLAYER command.


Type	Integer
Saved in	Registry
Initial value	255
Range	0,1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128

The setting is stored as a bitcode using the sum of listed system variable values.

System Variable Value:

0: none
1: color property
2: linetype property
4: lineweight property
8: material property
16: plot style property
**32:**plot style property
**64:**change "ByBlock" to be "Bylayer" including blocks
**128:**change "ByBlock" to be "Bylayer" including blocks