# GRIPSUBOBJMODE System Variable [GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [G](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/G/(G).md) **Function Description:** The GRIPSUBOBJMODE system variable is used to control whether to set grips to active grips automatically when selected subobjects.. | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Integer | | Saved in | Registry | | Initial value | 1 | | Range | 0,1,2 | When a grip is selected, its color changes and becomes an active grip, it means this grip could be used to modify its associated objects or subobjects. **System Variable Value:** **0:** set grips to active grips automatically when selected subobjects **1:** when selected subobjects, the following points will be set to be active. They are: grips for block attributes; grips for planes, edges, and vertexes; control points for solid, meshes or curves created by NURBS **2:** grips on polylines will be active grips when selected subobjects --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/G/GRIPSUBOBJMODE%20System%20Variable--5a54a3b78805.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/System%20Variables/G/GRIPSUBOBJMODE%20System%20Variable--5a54a3b78805.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](../../../2019/System%20Variables/G/GRIPSUBOBJMODE%20System%20Variable--5a54a3b78805.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](../../../2020/System%20Variables/G/GRIPSUBOBJMODE%20System%20Variable--5a54a3b78805.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/G/GRIPSUBOBJMODE%20System%20Variable--5a54a3b78805.md)