GstarCAD 2026 Versions Comparison
GstarCAD 2026 Versions Comparison
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Sheet1 — columns 2–7
| GstarCAD | GstarCAD 2026 | GstarCAD 2026 | GstarCAD 2026 | GstarCAD 2025 | GstarCAD 2025 | GstarCAD 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Plus | Pro | Std | Plus | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| DWG Convert | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Import to WMF, SAT, 3DS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Export to DWG, DWF, DWFX, WMF, SAT, STL, EPS, DXX, BMP, EMF | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plot and Publish to PDF | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Publish to DWF 2D & 3D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Collaboration | ✓365 | ✓365 | ✓ 365 | ✓365 | ✓365 | ✓ 365 |
| IFC format Import and Edit | ✓Edit | ✓Edit | ✓Edit | ✓Edit | ||
| IFC format Emport | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| RVT Import and Edit | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| ACAD Tool Palettes Import Tool | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Single-document Mode | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Digital Signature | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Batch Digital Signing Tool | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reset Settings to Default. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| DWF Import | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SVG File Format | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| STEP/IGES File Formats | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| DWGUNITS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Import XTP file from Toolpalettes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Drawing Merge | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Interface | Plus | Pro | Std | Plus | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Selection, Snap & Track | Plus | Pro | Std | Plus | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Voice Annotation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Parametric Constraints | Plus | Pro | Std | Plus | Pro | Std |
| 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 Constraint | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Show/Hide Constraint | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Parametric Constraints (Dimension) | Plus | Pro | Std | Plus | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | |||||
| Dimensions | Plus | Pro | Std | Plus | Pro | Std |
| Dynamic Dimensions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| DIMCENTER Command | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reassociate Dimension | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rapid Distance | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Standard Dimensions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Associative Dimension | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Quick Dimension | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Qleader | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dimension Break | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multileaders | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Text | Plus | Pro | Std | Plus | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Layers | Plus | Pro | Std | Plus | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hatch | Plus | Pro | Std | Plus | Pro | Std |
| Hatch objects from Tool Palettes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gradient Hatches | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom Patterns | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Background and Color for Hatch Patterns | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Trim/Extend of/to Hatch Pattern Entities | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Superhatch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Raster images | Plus | Pro | Std | Plus | Pro | Std |
| Raster Image Support (Clipping, Transparency, …) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support Kinds of Image Files (bmp\jpg\png\tga\tif\gif\pcx\ecw…) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Express Tools | Plus | Pro | Std | Plus | Pro | Std |
| Lockup(with password) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Layout Merge | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Synchronize Viewports | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Breakpoint Check | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fast Select (FASTSEL command) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Change Base | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Layer Draw Order | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Area Table | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Break Object | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Block Break | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Graphic Compare | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Batpurge | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Layout by Path | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Line2pl | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sptpl | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| GstarCAD Tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Table Tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plot tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Drawing Compare | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Delete Duplicate Objects (OVERKILL) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Statistics Summation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Others | Plus | Pro | Std | Plus | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Others | Plus | Pro | Std | Plus | Pro | Std |
| Draw and Modify Commands | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Offset Multiple | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Helix | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real Time Pan & Zoom | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Annotative Objects | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Object Scales | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Redraw and Regeneration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Layout and Paper Space | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | Partially | ✓ | ✓ | Partially |
| MEASUREGEOM (Sum area and Total Length) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AutoXLSTable | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pline Boolean | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3D | Plus | Pro | Std | Plus | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Printing | Plus | Pro | Std | Plus | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Programming | Plus | Pro | Std | Plus | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Licensing | Plus | Pro | Std | Plus | Pro | Std |
| 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. | ||||||
| Table comparison updated at May 31st 2025. |
Sheet1 — columns 8–13
| GstarCAD | GstarCAD 2024 | GstarCAD 2024 | GstarCAD 2023 | GstarCAD 2023 | GstarCAD 2022 | GstarCAD 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| DWG Convert | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Import to WMF, SAT, 3DS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Export to DWG, DWF, DWFX, WMF, SAT, STL, EPS, DXX, BMP, EMF | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plot and Publish to PDF | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Publish to DWF 2D & 3D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Collaboration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| IFC format Import and Edit | ✓Enhanced | ✓Import | ✓Import | ✓Import | ✓Import | |
| IFC format Emport | ||||||
| RVT Import and Edit | ||||||
| ACAD Tool Palettes Import Tool | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Single-document Mode | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Digital Signature | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Batch Digital Signing Tool | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Reset Settings to Default. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| DWF Import | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| SVG File Format | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| STEP/IGES File Formats | ✓ | |||||
| DWGUNITS | ||||||
| Import XTP file from Toolpalettes | ||||||
| Drawing Merge | ||||||
| Interface | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Selection, Snap & Track | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 3D Mouse Device Adaption | ||||||
| Lasso Selection | ✓ 2401 | ✓2401 | ||||
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Voice Annotation | ||||||
| Parametric Constraints | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 Constraint | ||||||
| Show/Hide Constraint | ||||||
| Parametric Constraints (Dimension) | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ||||||
| Dimensions | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| Dynamic Dimensions | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| DIMCENTER Command | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reassociate Dimension | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rapid Distance | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Standard Dimensions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Associative Dimension | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Quick Dimension | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Qleader | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dimension Break | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multileaders | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Text | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Layers | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hatch | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| Hatch objects from Tool Palettes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Gradient Hatches | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom Patterns | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Background and Color for Hatch Patterns | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Trim/Extend of/to Hatch Pattern Entities | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Superhatch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Raster images | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| Raster Image Support (Clipping, Transparency, …) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support Kinds of Image Files (bmp\jpg\png\tga\tif\gif\pcx\ecw…) | ✓ | ✓ | Not support ECW | Not support ECW | Not support ECW | Not support ECW |
| Express Tools | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| Lockup(with password) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Layout Merge | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Synchronize Viewports | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Breakpoint Check | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Fast Select (FASTSEL command) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Change Base | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Layer Draw Order | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Area Table | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Break Object | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Block Break | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Graphic Compare | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Batpurge | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Layout by Path | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Line2pl | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sptpl | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| GstarCAD Tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Table Tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plot tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Drawing Compare | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Delete Duplicate Objects (OVERKILL) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Statistics Summation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Others | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Others | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| Draw and Modify Commands | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Offset Multiple | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Helix | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real Time Pan & Zoom | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Annotative Objects | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Object Scales | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Redraw and Regeneration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Layout and Paper Space | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ | Partially | ✓ | Partially | ✓ | Partially |
| MEASUREGEOM (Sum area and Total Length) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AutoXLSTable | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pline Boolean | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3D | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Printing | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Programming | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Licensing | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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. | ||||||
| Table comparison updated at May 31st 2025. |
Sheet1 — columns 14–19
| GstarCAD | GstarCAD 2021 | GstarCAD 2021 | GstarCAD 2020 | GstarCAD 2020 | GstarCAD 2019 | GstarCAD 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| DWG Convert | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Import to WMF, SAT, 3DS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Export to DWG, DWF, DWFX, WMF, SAT, STL, EPS, DXX, BMP, EMF | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plot and Publish to PDF | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Publish to DWF 2D & 3D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Collaboration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| IFC format Import and Edit | ✓Import | ✓Import | ✓Import | ✓Import | ✓Import | ✓Import |
| IFC format Emport | ||||||
| RVT Import and Edit | ||||||
| ACAD Tool Palettes Import Tool | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Single-document Mode | ||||||
| Digital Signature | ||||||
| Batch Digital Signing Tool | ||||||
| Reset Settings to Default. | ||||||
| DWF Import | ||||||
| SVG File Format | ||||||
| STEP/IGES File Formats | ||||||
| DWGUNITS | ||||||
| Import XTP file from Toolpalettes | ||||||
| Drawing Merge | ||||||
| Interface | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Selection, Snap & Track | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Voice Annotation | ||||||
| Parametric Constraints | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 Constraint | ||||||
| Show/Hide Constraint | ||||||
| Parametric Constraints (Dimension) | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ||||||
| Dimensions | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| Dynamic Dimensions | ||||||
| DIMCENTER Command | ||||||
| Reassociate Dimension | ||||||
| Rapid Distance | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Standard Dimensions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Associative Dimension | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Quick Dimension | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Qleader | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dimension Break | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multileaders | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Text | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Layers | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hatch | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| Hatch objects from Tool Palettes | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Gradient Hatches | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom Patterns | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Background and Color for Hatch Patterns | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Trim/Extend of/to Hatch Pattern Entities | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Superhatch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Raster images | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| Raster Image Support (Clipping, Transparency, …) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support Kinds of Image Files (bmp\jpg\png\tga\tif\gif\pcx\ecw…) | Not support ECW and JPEG 2000 | Not support ECW and JPEG 2000 | Not support ECW and JPEG 2000 | Not support ECW and JPEG 2000 | Not support ECW and JPEG 2000 | Not support ECW and JPEG 2000 |
| Express Tools | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| Lockup(with password) | ||||||
| Layout Merge | ||||||
| Synchronize Viewports | ||||||
| Breakpoint Check | ||||||
| Fast Select (FASTSEL command) | ||||||
| Change Base | ||||||
| Layer Draw Order | ||||||
| Area Table | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Break Object | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Block Break | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Graphic Compare | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Batpurge | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Layout by Path | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Line2pl | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sptpl | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| GstarCAD Tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Table Tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plot tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Drawing Compare | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Delete Duplicate Objects (OVERKILL) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Statistics Summation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Others | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Others | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| Draw and Modify Commands | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Offset Multiple | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Helix | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real Time Pan & Zoom | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Annotative Objects | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Object Scales | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Redraw and Regeneration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Layout and Paper Space | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ | Partially | ✓ | Partially | ✓ | Partially |
| MEASUREGEOM (Sum area and Total Length) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AutoXLSTable | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pline Boolean | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3D | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Printing | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Programming | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Licensing | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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. | ||||||
| Table comparison updated at May 31st 2025. |
Sheet1 — columns 20–25
| GstarCAD | GstarCAD 2018 | GstarCAD 2018 | GstarCAD 2017 | GstarCAD 2017 | GstarCAD 2016 | GstarCAD 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| DWG Convert | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Import to WMF, SAT, 3DS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Export to DWG, DWF, DWFX, WMF, SAT, STL, EPS, DXX, BMP, EMF | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plot and Publish to PDF | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Publish to DWF 2D & 3D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Collaboration | ||||||
| IFC format Import and Edit | ||||||
| IFC format Emport | ||||||
| RVT Import and Edit | ||||||
| ACAD Tool Palettes Import Tool | ||||||
| Single-document Mode | ||||||
| Digital Signature | ||||||
| Batch Digital Signing Tool | ||||||
| Reset Settings to Default. | ||||||
| DWF Import | ||||||
| SVG File Format | ||||||
| STEP/IGES File Formats | ||||||
| DWGUNITS | ||||||
| Import XTP file from Toolpalettes | ||||||
| Drawing Merge | ||||||
| Interface | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Selection, Snap & Track | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Voice Annotation | ||||||
| Parametric Constraints | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 Constraint | ||||||
| Show/Hide Constraint | ||||||
| Parametric Constraints (Dimension) | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ||||||
| Dimensions | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| Dynamic Dimensions | ||||||
| DIMCENTER Command | ||||||
| Reassociate Dimension | ||||||
| Rapid Distance | ||||||
| Standard Dimensions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Associative Dimension | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Quick Dimension | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Qleader | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dimension Break | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multileaders | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Text | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Layers | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hatch | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| Hatch objects from Tool Palettes | ||||||
| Gradient Hatches | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom Patterns | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Background and Color for Hatch Patterns | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Trim/Extend of/to Hatch Pattern Entities | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Superhatch | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Raster images | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| Raster Image Support (Clipping, Transparency, …) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support Kinds of Image Files (bmp\jpg\png\tga\tif\gif\pcx\ecw…) | Not support ECW and JPEG 2000 | Not support ECW and JPEG 2000 | Not support ECW and JPEG 2000 | Not support ECW and JPEG 2000 | Not support ECW and JPEG 2000 | Not support ECW and JPEG 2000 |
| Express Tools | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| Lockup(with password) | ||||||
| Layout Merge | ||||||
| Synchronize Viewports | ||||||
| Breakpoint Check | ||||||
| Fast Select (FASTSEL command) | ||||||
| Change Base | ||||||
| Layer Draw Order | ||||||
| Area Table | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Break Object | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Block Break | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Graphic Compare | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Batpurge | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Layout by Path | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Line2pl | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sptpl | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| GstarCAD Tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Table Tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plot tools | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Drawing Compare | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Delete Duplicate Objects (OVERKILL) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Statistics Summation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Others | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Others | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | ✓ | ✓ |
| Draw and Modify Commands | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Offset Multiple | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Helix | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real Time Pan & Zoom | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Annotative Objects | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Object Scales | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Redraw and Regeneration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Layout and Paper Space | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ | Partially | ✓ | Partially | ✓ | Partially |
| MEASUREGEOM (Sum area and Total Length) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AutoXLSTable | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pline Boolean | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3D | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Printing | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Programming | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Licensing | Pro | Std | Pro | Std | Pro | Std |
| 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. | ||||||
| Table comparison updated at May 31st 2025. |