Drawing Environment > Detailed command descriptions > Option Handling > The commands of the Option Handling feature

In this section you will find a detailed description of how the Option Handling Feature is used.

The actions related to Option Handling are performed using a set of five commands, which can be accessed from the Ribbon menu, from a Toolbar, from the pull-down menu or manually typed on the command line. The table below constitutes a brief summary of them. Detailed descriptions of the respective commands are available using the provided links.

Command	Command-line version	Short description
Create	CAELOPTIONSCREATE	Create new options by specifying their names and colours.
Add/remove objects	CAELOPTIONSOBJECTS	Add objects to, or remove objects from, existing options.
Modify	CAELOPTIONSMODIFY	Modify existing options, like activating or deactivating them, changing their names or colours, or deleting them.
Merge	CAELOBJECTSMERGE	Merge two or more options into one.
Recreate	CAELOPTIONSRECREATE	Recreate option definitions based on the content of the drawing sheets of the current project.

Figure 997: The Option Handling Ribbon Menu panel.

Figure 998: The Option Handling Toolbar.

Figure 999: The Option Handling pull-down sub-menu.