# What's new in GstarCAD 2018 [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Index.md) → [What's new](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/(What's%20new).md) GstarCAD 2018 provides you a better software performance and a more efficient design tool. No matter in architectural design or in machine design, it offers you a brand new experience with skill and ease. 1. Based on a good running speed and stability, GstarCAD 2018 has a further optimization and improvement in operating performance. GstarCAD 2018 surpasses other similar software in terms of common operations of drawings and commonly used editing operations. 2. Newly adds compatibility in DWG version format of 2018\. At the same time, it also has more abundant, more perfect and more efficient functions in display effect optimization, editing convenience, printing effect authenticity, 3D solid selection and detail design. To bring you a more perfect experience, depending on the feedback needs, this new version provides you more functions of practical innovation which solve many Gordian knots such as area statistics, viewport creation, layer settings, scale and so on. ## Performance - [Common File Operation](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Additional%20Pages/Common%20File%20Operation.md) - [Common Editing Operation](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Additional%20Pages/Common%20Editing%20Operation.md) ## New Functionalities - [Array](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Array.md) - [Clip](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Additional%20Pages/Clip.md) - [Reverse](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Reverse.md) - [Add selected](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Add%20selected.md) - [Multiple](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Multiple.md) - [Change to ByLayer](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Change%20to%20ByLayer.md) - [Section Plane](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Section%20Plane.md) - [DWG Convert](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/DWG%20Convert.md) - [Hatch to Back](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Hatch%20to%20Back.md) - [Synchronize Attributes](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Synchronize%20Attributes.md) - [Security](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Security.md) ## Enhancement - [Layer Settings](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Layer%20Settings.md) - [Frame Selection](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Frame%20Selection.md) - [Command Preview](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Additional%20Pages/Command%20Preview.md) - [Snap Geometric Center](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Snap%20Geometric%20Center.md) - [Show Dynamic Grip Menu](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Additional%20Pages/Show%20Dynamic%20Grip%20Menu.md) - [Command Line](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Command%20Line.md) - [Status Bar](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Status%20Bar.md) - [Ribbon Commands](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Ribbon%20Command.md) - [Plot Transparency](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Plot%20Transparency.md) - [Shade Plot](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Additional%20Pages/Shade%20Plot.md) - [Display Plot Styles](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Display%20Plot%20Styles.md) - [Default Windows Printer](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Additional%20Pages/Windows%20Printer.md) - [Register](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Additional%20Pages/Register.md) ## More Innovative Tools - [Area Table](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Innovative%20Features/Area%20Table.md) - [Free Scale](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Innovative%20Features/Free%20Scale.md) - [Auto Layer](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Innovative%20Features/Auto%20Layer.md) - [Viewport from Model](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Innovative%20Features/Define%20Layout%20Viewport%20from%20Model%20Space.md) - [Attribute Increment](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/What's%20new/Attribute%20Increment.md) --- Xi'an Gstarsoft Ltd ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2018](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/What's%20new/What-s%20new%20in%20GstarCAD%202018.md)