Tips & Tricks

GstarCAD has the ability to add descriptions to the block definitions in the drawing. Issue the BLOCK command. Select the block from the list at top. Click in the lower 'Description' section and enter the description. Choose... Read More

You may have noticed that when you go to the ARC mode within the PLINE command, the first and consecutive arcs are tangent to the previous segment. To create a tangent line off the last segment, first press L for Line mode, then press a second L for... Read More

Actions define how the geometry of a dynamic block reference will move or change when the custom properties of the block reference are manipulated in a drawing. Move: Move action causes objects to move a specified distance and angle such as a point,... Read More

Once you inserted a blank table, position the mouse cursor in a cell, then by window selection method (from left to right movement) select all the cells you want to apply certain cell properties. Learn : Table Read More

Alignment Parameter can give dynamic blocks the function of alignment automatically, which can save the step of rotating the blocks. 1. Add an Alignment Parameter for a Roughness Symbol: Draw a roughness symbol in the Block Editor. Select... Read More

If users do not want to show dimensions value for a particular reason, they can make the dimension contents permanently blank by following the steps below: 1. Create a new dimension style in the dimension style dialog box. 2. Go directly to primary... Read More

Right-click on tool pallets panel, choose Customize Pallets. Select the pallet that need to backup, right-click on it and select Export to save to any directory you prefer. Read More

Another related system variable is ZOOMWHEEL which can toggles the direction of transparent zoom operations when you scroll the middle mouse wheel.   0 :Moves wheel forward zooms in; moving wheel backwards zooms out   1 : Move wheel forward... Read More

When building the block definition, the selection order is the key. If you simply window off the geometry there is a good possibility the prompt order will not be as desired. When selecting objects for a block definition, first individually pick the... Read More

Align selected objects to a reference coordinate direction is time consuming if you use move command. In GstarCAD you can use ALIGNTOOL that allows align selected objects such as: rectangle, circle, line, spline, arc, pline, block and even 3D model... Read More