# SORTENTS System Variable [GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [S](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/S/(S).md) **Function Description:** The SORTENTS system variable is used to control object sorting to support drawing order for several operations. | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Integer | | Saved in | Drawing | | Initial value | 127 | | Range | 0,1,2,4,8,16,32,64 | The setting is stored as a bitcode using the sum of listed system variable values. **System Variable Value:** **0:** close all object sorting **1:** sort for selected objects **2:** sort for object snaps **4:**disabled **8:**disabled **16:** sort by REGEN command **32:**sort for plotting **64:** disabled --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/S/SORTENTS%20System%20Variable--9fc23f59ba36.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/System%20Variables/S/SORTENTS%20System%20Variable--9fc23f59ba36.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/System%20Variables/S/SORTENTS%20System%20Variable--9fc23f59ba36.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](../../../2020/System%20Variables/S/SORTENTS%20System%20Variable--9fc23f59ba36.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/S/SORTENTS%20System%20Variable--9fc23f59ba36.md) · [GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/S/SORTENTS%20System%20Variable--9fc23f59ba36.md)