# SORTENTS System Variable [GstarCAD 2026](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2026/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2026/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).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 --- [Original help](https://www.gstarcad.net/help/GstarCAD_2026_en-US/detail/systemVariables/SORTENTS.html) · © Gstarsoft Co., Ltd.