Local Automation:

We define Local Automation as an automated operation that runs in your current AutoCAD session and modifies the current drawing.

MapTools Commander can create two different kinds of local automation functions: Command or Immediate.

When a Command function is loaded, it creates a new command (the same name as the function). To run automation operation you just enter its name on the command line or pick a menu item assigned that command.

You can create Command functions that automatically select entities and then modify those selected entities, or Interactive functions that prompt you to select entities.

When an Immediate function is loaded, the automation operation runs immediately after it's loaded.