Tips & Tricks

Many CAD users want to create a circular wipeout, as you may or may not know, you cannot create a wipeout using a circle, only a closed pline without any arcs. Instead, use the POLYGON command. 1. Enter the command POLYGON, 2. When prompted to enter... Read More

Have you ever get confused which created objects are on which layer? When you work with layer standard, you may have dozens or even hundreds of layers in your drawing. Finding which one sets to wrong layer can be a tedious work. Here is a tip: Type... Read More

 There is an easy way to realize the two-way stretch which is adding two stretch actions. Though it can realize two-way stretch, the action of stretch is independent. The parameter needs some additional setup to realize the two-way symmetrical... Read More

When you use GstarCAD, you‟ll want to use it optimally right? You can see the command alias list and customize your own shortcuts by accessing edit aliases in ribbon> Manage tab> Customizes Settings panel> Edit Aliases. Or you can access... Read More

Have you tried to annotate your isometric drawings? How about dimensions and text, is it appear properly? No it‟s not. The drawing looks isometric, but not the annotations. So how can you create isometric annotations? Isometric Text First, create... Read More

Do you need to create a high resolution image from lines, arcs and other objects in your drawing? No, this is not about rendering. Just you can just plot your model/layout. Try to open your plot dialog box. You can see a plotter namedPublishToWebJPG... Read More

Want to clean up you drawings from extra or garbage layers? The obvious way to purge layers is to use the PURGE command but sometimes it‟s not enough. Purge might need to be run several times. Make sure to select purge nested items. Notice that in... Read More

Many users already know that we can match object properties using MATCHPROP (or MA for short key in). This tool is very handy for you who want to change an object‟s properties to copy other objects. But many of us don‟t realize that there are... Read More

If you ever have received a set of DWG files from a client and want to clean up the layers according to my drawing standards, how do I do it and not take days or having to write code? The solution is quite simple, and powerful. Using Layer Translator... Read More

Do you ever need to move or edit objects together but still have the need to edit those same objects individually? GstarCAD can do that with GROUPS. Groups are different from blocks. With blocks, you can manipulate the block as a whole, and that‟s... Read More