# SORTENTS System Variable
[GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [S](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/System%20Variables/S/(S).md)
## Function Description:
The SORTENTS system variable is used to control object sorting to support drawing order for several operations.
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| 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
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## Other versions with matching text
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