Function Entry: ENTDEL

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Function Entry: ENTDEL

Name

entdel

Class

Host Function

Syntax

(entdel ename)

Arguments and Values

ename: entity name

Description

Deletes or undeletes an entity, according to AutoLISP host semantics.

Return Values

Entity name.

Side Effects

Changes the deletion state of an entity in the drawing database.

Compatibility

Part of the core object-handling family.

Availability

AutoCAD 2026: documented (per Autodesk reference page).
BricsCAD V26: presumed compatible (no contradicting page found).
Status: AutoCAD documented; BricsCAD presumed-both pending Phase 4 verification.

Source Notes

[entdel (AutoLISP)](https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2026/KOR/AutoCAD-LT-AutoLISP-Reference/files/GUID-AF320BD5-C83C-4EA0-983E-1EC885F5FC70.htm)

Notes

Autodesk documents toggle behavior within the current editing session: a currently present entity is deleted, and a previously deleted entity is restored.
Autodesk documents that deleted entities are purged when the drawing is exited.
Autodesk documents that the function operates only on main entities, not attributes or polyline vertices independently.
Autodesk documents that entities within a block definition cannot be deleted with entdel.