Tips & Tricks

You might make a mistake and want to change the text case... either to lower case or upper case. Do you need to re-type it? No way! It is easy to do. Select the word you want to change for. Right click in the word, select the CHANGE CASE... Read More

Block attributes is a nice tool to have. We can use it to preserve text style and size as annotation block. Drawing title and title block is a good example. The problem is when we need it explode it somehow, we will lose any information we put in... Read More

You can use many commands transparently like pan, zoom, setvar, about, help, OSNAP, CAL, color, etc. You can enter them on the command line while another command is active. To use a command transparently, enter an apostrophe (') before entering... Read More

Users are tired arranging a bunch of objects manually by using move command. In GstarCAD you can use ARRANGETOOL command to quickly adjust the arrangement (vertically or horizontally) of multiple selected objects such as rectangles, circles, splines,... 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

In GstarCAD is possible to link an object to another file. So if you needed to see the components specifications or 3D model of a certain component from a drawing, you can add hyperlinks to an object. The hyperlinks can be pointed directly to a... Read More

ALIGN command is often overlooked by many CAD users. Instead of using move, rotate, and scale commands separately, you can do it at once using this tool. With ALIGN you can move, rotate and scale an object while aligning it with existing geometry or... Read More

Dynamic Block Creation (Linear Stretch) For example, during mechanical design, we often need to change the position as well as the dimension of the keyway. In this section, we will add a Linear stretch function for the keyway on the step shaft.1. Add... Read More

You use the Block Editor to define and modify the objects and behavior in a block definition. In the Block Editor, you add parameters and actions, which define custom properties and dynamic behavior.You can access the Block Editor by typing BEDIT... Read More

If you want to realize symmetric stretch keeping keyway center no change and the length of smaller diameter shaft changes with stretch at the same time, how will realize that?1. Add Stretch for Step Shaft: Add stretch parameter and action for step... Read More