GstarCAD 2026 Products Comparison

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GstarCAD 2026 Products Comparison

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Sheet1 — columns 2–7

GstarCADGstarCAD 2026GstarCAD 2026GstarCAD 2026GstarCAD 2026GstarCAD ArchitectureGstarCAD Mechanical 2025
FilesPlusProStdLTArchitecture 2021Plus
64-bit Support✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
.dwg and .dxf for AutoCAD version 2.5 to latest✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
.pat,.shx,.lin and etc✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Password Protection✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
File Recover and Audit✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Purge✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Etransmit✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Sheet Set Manager✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
CAD Standard .dws✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Xrefs in-place Editing✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
DWF Underlay✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
PDF Underlay✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
DGN File Formate Support✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
DWG Convert✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Import WMF, SAT, 3DS, DWF, DWFX, DGN, PDF, SVG✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Partially✓ 
Export to DWG, DWF, DWFX, WMF, EMF, SAT, STL, EPS, DXX, BMP, SVG✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Partially✓ 
Plot and Publish to PDF✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Publish to DWF 2D & 3D✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Collaboration✓ 365✓ 365✓ 365✓ ✓ 365
IFC Import/Export and Edit✓ ✓ ✓Import ✓ 
RVT Import and Edit✓ ✓ ✓ 
ACAD Tool Palettes Import Tool✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Single-document Mode✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
DWG FastView✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
.dwg for ACM version 6(2002) to 2018✓ 
Mehcanical Standard and Standard elements✓ 
Digital Signature✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Batch Digital Signing Tool✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Reset Settings to Default.✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
STEP/IGES Files✓ ✓ ✓ 
DWGUNITS✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Import XTP file from Toolpalettes✓ ✓ ✓ 
Drawing Merge✓ ✓ ✓ 
InterfacePlusProStdLTArchitecture 2021Plus
3D Modeling Workspace✓ ✓ ✓ 
Quick Properties✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Hidden Message Settings✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
CUI Menus and Toolbars✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
CUI Import & Export✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Drag and Drop Customization✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Visual Menu Customization✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Ribbon/Classic✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Properties Palettes✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Design Center / Tool Palettes✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Xref Palette✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Command Line✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Work Spaces Switching✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
WorkSpace command✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Clean Screen✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
File Tab✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Status bar buttons✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
GCA tool box✓ 
GCA classical toolbars✓ 
Scale & units control✓ 
GCA status bar extension buttons✓ 
Project manager✓ 
GCA hotkey customization✓ 
Layer standard customization✓ 
Default text style setting✓ 
Default Dimension style setting✓ 
Selection, Snap & TrackPlusProStdLTArchitecture 2021Plus
3D Mouse Device Adaption✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Lasso Selection✓ ✓ ✓ 24补丁版✓
Navigation Cube✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
SELECTIONCYCLING✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Right-Click + Drag Method✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Selection Preview✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Quick Select✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Select Similar✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Xtra Grips for Pline & Hatch Objects✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Osnap✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Grid and Snap✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Polar & OTrack✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Distance from Endpoint and Divide Segments options✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Multifunctional Grips✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Group✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
ADDSELECTED command✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Multiple command✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Dynamic Dimensions✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Voice Annotation✓ ✓ ✓ 25 new✓
Parametric Constraints (Geometric)PlusProStdArchitecture 2021Plus
Coincident Constraint✓ ✓ 
Perpendicular Constraint✓ ✓ 
Parallel Constraint✓ ✓ 
Tangent Constraint✓ ✓ 
Horizontal Constraint✓ ✓ 
Vertical Constraint✓ ✓ 
Collinear Constraint✓ ✓ 
Concentric Constraint✓ ✓ 
Smooth Constraint✓ ✓ 
Symmetric Constraint✓ ✓ 
Equal Constraint✓ ✓ 
Fix Constraint✓ ✓ 
Constraint Settings✓ ✓ 
Delete Constraints✓ ✓ 
Show/Hide Constraint✓ ✓ 
Parametric Constraints (Dimension)PlusProStdArchitecture 2021Plus
Linear Constraint✓ ✓ 
Horizontal Constraint✓ ✓ 
Vertical Constraint✓ ✓ 
Aligned Constraint✓ ✓ 
Angular Constraint✓ ✓ 
Radius Constraint✓ ✓ 
Diameter Constraint✓ ✓ 
Constraint Settings✓ ✓ 
Delete Constraints✓ ✓ 
Show/Hide Constraint✓ ✓ 
Parameters Manager✓ ✓ 
Dynamic Constraint Mode✓ ✓ 
Annotational Constraint Mode✓ ✓ 
DimensionsPlusProStdLTArchitecture 2021Plus
DIMCENTER Command✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Reassociate Dimension✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Rapid Distance✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Standard Dimensions✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Associative Dimension✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Quick Dimension✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Qleader✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Dimension Break✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓GMDIMBREAK
Multileaders✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Power Dimension✓
Multiple Dimension✓
Dimensioning Dialog BoxPartiallyPartiallyPartiallyPartially✓✓
Dimension Overdrawn✓
To Add Tolerances and Fits to Dimensions✓
Edit Multiple✓
Arrange Dimension✓
Stretch Dimension✓
Join Dimension✓
Insert Dimension✓
Check Dimension✓
Associated Fillet/Chamfer✓
Leader NotePartiallyPartiallyPartiallyPartiallyPartially✓
Surface Texture Symbols✓
Feature Control FramePartiallyPartiallyPartiallyPartiallyPartially✓
Welding Symbol✓
Datum Identifier✓
Datum Target Symbol✓
Feature Identifier✓
Taper/Slope Symbol✓
Edge Symbol✓
Center Mark✓
Weld Representation✓
Sheet/BOM/BalloonPlusProStdLTArchitecture 2021Plus
Drawing Title/Borders✓
Revision✓
Part Reference✓
Part Reference Edit✓
Balloon✓
Organizing Balloons✓
Renumber Balloons✓
Collect Balloons✓
Partlist✓
Parts List Dialog Box✓
BOM Database✓
BOM Assembly✓
Hole Chart✓
Fit List✓
Design/LibraryPlusProStdLTArchitecture 2021Plus
Shaft Design✓
Gear Design✓
Edit Standard Part✓
Library✓
Holes Chart✓
Symbol Library✓
TextPlusProStdLTArchitecture 2021Plus
Text Align / Text Match✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Change Text✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Mtext✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Text✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Multi-language Character Set✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
In-place Text Editor✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Mtext Editor✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Support .shx and .ttf font✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Spelling✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Check spelling in Mtext✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Field✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Revcloud✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Wipeout✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Rtext / Arc text✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Text Incremental Copy✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Text on line✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Statistics Summation✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Find & Replace✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Stair Dimension✓
Multileader (Extraction Dimension)✓
composing✓
Index symbol✓
View symbol✓
Section symbol✓
Door & windows sub-schedule✓
LayersPlusProStdLTArchitecture 2021Plus
Auto Layer✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Change to ByLayer (SETBYLAYER)✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Layer Properties Manager✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Layer States Manager✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Layer Translator✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Layer Walk✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Layer Previous✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Layer Isolate✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Layer Unisolate✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Layer Lock✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Layer Unlock✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Layer Unlock All✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Lock Other Layers✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Layer Freeze✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Freeze Other Layer✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Thaw All Layers✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓
Layer Off✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Off Other Layer✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Trun All Layers On✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Layer Merge✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Layer Delete✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Layer Match✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
HatchPlusProStdLTArchitecture 2021Plus
Hatch objects from Tool Palettes✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Gradient Hatches✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Custom Patterns✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Background and Color for Hatch Patterns✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Trim/Extend of/to Hatch Pattern Entities✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Superhatch✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Raster imagesPlusProStdLTArchitecture 2021Plus
Raster Image Support (Clipping, Transparency, …)✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Support Kinds of Image Files (bmp\jpg\png\tga\tif\gif\pcx\ecw…)✓ ✓ ✓ Not support ECWNot support ECW and JPEG 2000✓ 
Express ToolsPlusProStdLTArchitecture 2021Plus
Lockup(with password)✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Layout Merge✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Synchronize Viewports✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Breakpoint Check✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Fast Select (FASTSEL)✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Change Base✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Layer Draw Order✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Area Table✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Break Object✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Block Break✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Graphic Compare✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Batpurge✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Layout by Path✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Express ToolsPlusProStdLTArchitecture 2021Plus
Line2pl✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Sptpl✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
GstarCAD Tools✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Table Tools✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Plot tools✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Drawing Compare✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Delete Duplicate Objects (OVERKILL)✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Drawing Lock without Password✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
OthersPlusProStdLTArchitecture 2021Plus
Application Manager✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Hardware Acceleration✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Break at Point✓ ✓ ✓ 25 New✓
CLIPIT Command✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Quick Edit Block Attribute Text✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
System Variable Monitor✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Region✓ ✓ ✓✓
Make Shape✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Import Layout as Sheet✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Viewport Scale✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
VPMAX/VPMIN✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Attribute Increment✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Define Layout Viewport from ModelSpace (M2LVPORT)✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Security✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Free Scale✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Hatch to Back✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Reverse✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Synchronize Attributes✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Clip✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Array Options✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Align Tool / Arrange Tool✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Areasum✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Table✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Symmetric Draw✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Outline Objects✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Invert Fillet✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓✓
Draw and Modify Commands✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓
Offset Multiple✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Helix✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Real Time Pan & Zoom✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Annotative Objects✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Object Scales✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Redraw and Regeneration✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Layout and Paper Space✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
OthersPlusProStdArchitecture 2021Plus
Layout Viewport settings✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Magnifier✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Barcode & QR Code✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Non-rectangular Viewports✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Shortcut Customization✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Match Properties Across Drawings✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Multilines and Multiline Styles✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Block Create and Insert✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Block Attribute Definition✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Redefine Block✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Refedit✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Hyperlink✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Scale List✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Dynamic Block Create/Insert/View/Edit✓ ✓ PartiallyPartially✓✓
MEASUREGEOM (Sum area and Total Length)✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
AutoXLSTable✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Pline Boolean✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Composing and cavity wall✓
Wall material and composite style✓
Building design:wall,window,column,stair,symbol etc.✓
Common tools:object select and edit etc.✓
AEC drawing library✓
AEC Settings and help✓
Center Line✓
Automatic Construction Lines✓
Detail Views✓
Seciton Lines✓
Truncation Line✓
6 Kinds of Default Denfiend HatchsPartiallyPartiallyPartiallyPartiallyPartially✓
Hide Situation✓
3DPlusProStdLTArchitecture 2021Plus
POLYSOLID✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
PLANESURF✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
SURFOFFSET✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
CONVTOMESH✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
CONVTOSOLID✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
CONVTOSURFACE✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
CONVTONURBS✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
Point Cloud✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
3D Edition Grips✓ ✓ ✓✓
Section Plane✓ ✓ ✓✓
Flatshot✓ ✓ ✓✓
3D Surfaces✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
ACIS Modeling & Editing✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 
3D Orbit options✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Render✓ ✓ ✓✓
Visual Styles Manager✓ ✓ ✓✓
Solid Editing✓ ✓ ✓✓ 
Solprof / Solview / Soldraw✓ ✓ ✓✓ 
PrintingPlusProStdLTArchitecture 2021Plus
CTB & STB Plot Style Files✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Plot Styles Table Editor✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Built-in Print Driver✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Import & Editing of Page Setups✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Publish✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
AUTOPUBLISH✓ ✓ ✓ 
Hide and Shade Plot✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Batch Print✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Arrange frame✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
ProgrammingPlusProStdLTArchitecture 2021Plus
Load Python✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
LISP Debugger✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Entity Data Editor✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
LISP Support with vl-, vlr-, vla- and vlax- support✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
LISP Encryption✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Solutions Development System (SDS/ADS)✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
DCL / DCL engine / COM API✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Visual Basic for Applications✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
VBA VBI Projects Support✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
.Net Framework✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
GRX (GstarCAD Runtime eXtension)✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
CUI Menu Support✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Diesel Expressions✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
MNU and MNS File Support✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
API for Toolbar and Menu Customization✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
LicensingPlusProStdLTArchitecture 2021Plus
Subscription✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Stand-alone USB dongle✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Network USB dongle✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Stand-alone License (Flexnet)✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Network License (Flexnet)✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
Online Register✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓✓
REMARKS
This table is for reference only.
Empty space means functionally not supported.
The GstarCAD package that contains LT version does not support BEDIT.
GstarCAD Architecture and Mechanical are developed base on GstarCAD Platform.
Table comparison updated on May 31st 2025.

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GstarCADGstarCAD Mechanical 2025
FilesPro
64-bit Support✓ 
.dwg and .dxf for AutoCAD version 2.5 to latest✓ 
.pat,.shx,.lin and etc✓ 
Password Protection✓ 
File Recover and Audit✓ 
Purge✓ 
Etransmit✓ 
Sheet Set Manager✓ 
CAD Standard .dws✓ 
Xrefs in-place Editing✓ 
DWF Underlay✓ 
PDF Underlay✓ 
DGN File Formate Support✓ 
DWG Convert✓ 
Import WMF, SAT, 3DS, DWF, DWFX, DGN, PDF, SVG✓ 
Export to DWG, DWF, DWFX, WMF, EMF, SAT, STL, EPS, DXX, BMP, SVG✓ 
Plot and Publish to PDF✓ 
Publish to DWF 2D & 3D✓ 
Collaboration✓ 365
IFC Import/Export and Edit✓ 
RVT Import and Edit✓ 
ACAD Tool Palettes Import Tool✓ 
Single-document Mode✓ 
DWG FastView✓ 
.dwg for ACM version 6(2002) to 2018✓ 
Mehcanical Standard and Standard elements✓ 
Digital Signature✓ 
Batch Digital Signing Tool✓ 
Reset Settings to Default.✓ 
STEP/IGES Files✓ 
DWGUNITS✓ 
Import XTP file from Toolpalettes
Drawing Merge
InterfacePro
3D Modeling Workspace
Quick Properties✓ 
Hidden Message Settings✓ 
CUI Menus and Toolbars✓ 
CUI Import & Export✓ 
Drag and Drop Customization✓ 
Visual Menu Customization✓ 
Ribbon/Classic✓ 
Properties Palettes✓ 
Design Center / Tool Palettes✓ 
Xref Palette✓ 
Command Line✓ 
Work Spaces Switching✓ 
WorkSpace command✓ 
Clean Screen✓ 
File Tab✓ 
Status bar buttons✓ 
GCA tool box
GCA classical toolbars
Scale & units control
GCA status bar extension buttons
Project manager
GCA hotkey customization
Layer standard customization
Default text style setting
Default Dimension style setting
Selection, Snap & TrackPro
3D Mouse Device Adaption✓
Lasso Selection✓
Navigation Cube✓
SELECTIONCYCLING✓
Right-Click + Drag Method✓
Selection Preview✓
Quick Select✓
Select Similar✓
Xtra Grips for Pline & Hatch Objects✓
Osnap✓
Grid and Snap✓
Polar & OTrack✓
Distance from Endpoint and Divide Segments options✓
Multifunctional Grips✓
Group✓
ADDSELECTED command✓
Multiple command✓
Dynamic Dimensions✓
Voice Annotation✓
Parametric Constraints (Geometric)Pro
Coincident Constraint
Perpendicular Constraint
Parallel Constraint
Tangent Constraint
Horizontal Constraint
Vertical Constraint
Collinear Constraint
Concentric Constraint
Smooth Constraint
Symmetric Constraint
Equal Constraint
Fix Constraint
Constraint Settings
Delete Constraints
Show/Hide Constraint
Parametric Constraints (Dimension)Pro
Linear Constraint
Horizontal Constraint
Vertical Constraint
Aligned Constraint
Angular Constraint
Radius Constraint
Diameter Constraint
Constraint Settings
Delete Constraints
Show/Hide Constraint
Parameters Manager
Dynamic Constraint Mode
Annotational Constraint Mode
DimensionsPro
DIMCENTER Command✓
Reassociate Dimension✓
Rapid Distance✓
Standard Dimensions✓
Associative Dimension✓
Quick Dimension✓
Qleader✓
Dimension BreakGMDIMBREAK
Multileaders✓
Power Dimension✓
Multiple Dimension✓
Dimensioning Dialog Box✓
Dimension Overdrawn✓
To Add Tolerances and Fits to Dimensions✓
Edit Multiple✓
Arrange Dimension✓
Stretch Dimension✓
Join Dimension✓
Insert Dimension✓
Check Dimension✓
Associated Fillet/Chamfer✓
Leader Note✓
Surface Texture Symbols✓
Feature Control Frame✓
Welding Symbol✓
Datum Identifier✓
Datum Target Symbol✓
Feature Identifier✓
Taper/Slope Symbol✓
Edge Symbol✓
Center Mark✓
Weld Representation✓
Sheet/BOM/BalloonPro
Drawing Title/Borders✓
Revision✓
Part Reference✓
Part Reference Edit✓
Balloon✓
Organizing Balloons✓
Renumber Balloons✓
Collect Balloons✓
Partlist✓
Parts List Dialog Box✓
BOM Database✓
BOM Assembly✓
Hole Chart✓
Fit List✓
Design/LibraryPro
Shaft Design✓
Gear Design✓
Edit Standard Part✓
Library✓
Holes Chart✓
Symbol Library✓
TextPro
Text Align / Text Match✓
Change Text✓
Mtext✓
Text✓
Multi-language Character Set✓
In-place Text Editor✓
Mtext Editor✓
Support .shx and .ttf font✓
Spelling✓
Check spelling in Mtext✓
Field✓
Revcloud✓
Wipeout✓
Rtext / Arc text✓
Text Incremental Copy✓
Text on line✓
Statistics Summation✓
Find & Replace✓
Stair Dimension
Multileader (Extraction Dimension)
composing
Index symbol
View symbol
Section symbol
Door & windows sub-schedule
LayersPro
Auto Layer✓
Change to ByLayer (SETBYLAYER)✓
Layer Properties Manager✓
Layer States Manager✓
Layer Translator✓
Layer Walk✓
Layer Previous✓
Layer Isolate✓
Layer Unisolate✓
Layer Lock✓
Layer Unlock✓
Layer Unlock All✓
Lock Other Layers✓
Layer Freeze✓
Freeze Other Layer✓
Thaw All Layers✓
Layer Off✓
Off Other Layer✓
Trun All Layers On✓
Layer Merge✓
Layer Delete✓
Layer Match✓
HatchPro
Hatch objects from Tool Palettes✓
Gradient Hatches✓
Custom Patterns✓
Background and Color for Hatch Patterns✓
Trim/Extend of/to Hatch Pattern Entities✓
Superhatch✓
Raster imagesPro
Raster Image Support (Clipping, Transparency, …)✓
Support Kinds of Image Files (bmp\jpg\png\tga\tif\gif\pcx\ecw…)✓ 
Express ToolsPro
Lockup(with password)✓ 
Layout Merge✓ 
Synchronize Viewports✓ 
Breakpoint Check✓ 
Fast Select (FASTSEL)✓ 
Change Base✓ 
Layer Draw Order✓ 
Area Table✓
Break Object✓
Block Break✓
Graphic Compare✓
Batpurge✓
Layout by Path✓
Express ToolsPro
Line2pl✓
Sptpl✓
GstarCAD Tools✓
Table Tools✓
Plot tools✓
Drawing Compare✓
Delete Duplicate Objects (OVERKILL)✓
Drawing Lock without Password✓
OthersPro
Application Manager✓
Hardware Acceleration✓
Break at Point✓
CLIPIT Command✓
Quick Edit Block Attribute Text✓
System Variable Monitor✓
Region✓
Make Shape✓
Import Layout as Sheet✓
Viewport Scale✓
VPMAX/VPMIN✓
Attribute Increment✓
Define Layout Viewport from ModelSpace (M2LVPORT)✓
Security✓
Free Scale✓
Hatch to Back✓
Reverse✓
Synchronize Attributes✓
Clip✓
Array Options✓
Align Tool / Arrange Tool✓
Areasum✓
Table✓
Symmetric Draw✓
Outline Objects✓
Invert Fillet✓
Draw and Modify Commands✓
Offset Multiple✓
Helix✓
Real Time Pan & Zoom✓
Annotative Objects✓
Object Scales✓
Redraw and Regeneration✓
Layout and Paper Space✓
OthersPro
Layout Viewport settings✓
Magnifier✓ 
Barcode & QR Code✓
Non-rectangular Viewports✓
Shortcut Customization✓
Match Properties Across Drawings✓
Multilines and Multiline Styles✓
Block Create and Insert✓
Block Attribute Definition✓
Redefine Block✓
Refedit✓
Hyperlink✓
Scale List✓
Dynamic Block Create/Insert/View/Edit✓
MEASUREGEOM (Sum area and Total Length)✓
AutoXLSTable✓
Pline Boolean✓
Composing and cavity wall
Wall material and composite style
Building design:wall,window,column,stair,symbol etc.
Common tools:object select and edit etc.
AEC drawing library
AEC Settings and help
Center Line✓
Automatic Construction Lines✓
Detail Views✓
Seciton Lines✓
Truncation Line✓
6 Kinds of Default Denfiend Hatchs✓
Hide Situation✓
3DPro
POLYSOLID✓ 
PLANESURF✓ 
SURFOFFSET✓ 
CONVTOMESH✓ 
CONVTOSOLID✓ 
CONVTOSURFACE✓ 
CONVTONURBS✓ 
Point Cloud✓
3D Edition Grips✓
Section Plane✓
Flatshot✓
3D Surfaces✓ 
ACIS Modeling & Editing✓ 
3D Orbit options✓
Render✓
Visual Styles Manager✓
Solid Editing✓ 
Solprof / Solview / Soldraw✓ 
PrintingPro
CTB & STB Plot Style Files✓
Plot Styles Table Editor✓
Built-in Print Driver✓
Import & Editing of Page Setups✓
Publish✓
AUTOPUBLISH
Hide and Shade Plot✓
Batch Print✓
Arrange frame✓
ProgrammingPro
Load Python✓
LISP Debugger✓
Entity Data Editor✓
LISP Support with vl-, vlr-, vla- and vlax- support✓
LISP Encryption✓
Solutions Development System (SDS/ADS)✓
DCL / DCL engine / COM API✓
Visual Basic for Applications✓
VBA VBI Projects Support✓
.Net Framework✓
GRX (GstarCAD Runtime eXtension)✓
CUI Menu Support✓
Diesel Expressions✓
MNU and MNS File Support✓
API for Toolbar and Menu Customization✓
LicensingPro
Subscription✓
Stand-alone USB dongle✓
Network USB dongle✓
Stand-alone License (Flexnet)✓
Network License (Flexnet)✓
Online Register✓
REMARKS
This table is for reference only.
Empty space means functionally not supported.
The GstarCAD package that contains LT version does not support BEDIT.
GstarCAD Architecture and Mechanical are developed base on GstarCAD Platform.
Table comparison updated on May 31st 2025.

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