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Place a mask object behind selected text or mtext. The rectangular mask is offset from the text by a specified value. Menu: Express tools>Text Tools>Text Mask Command Entry: TEXTMASK Command line prompts as follows: Current settings : Offset... Read More

With this tool the SPline created can be converted to a polyline according to the accuracy (number of segments of the arc) that the user assigns. The more specified the segment number is, the higher is the matching degree between the converted... Read More

Polar tracking is used to display temporary alignment paths defined by the polar angles you specify, while you are creating or modifying objects. You can set the angle base (ANGBASE)direction in the Drawing Units dialog box. Alignment paths and... Read More

Drawing compare is an exclusive function in GstarCAD which is added according to the user's requirement. It enhances collaboration by using color-coded displays to show items on a drawing that have been changed, added, or deleted by other... Read More

Overview of Geometric Tolerances Geometric tolerances indicate acceptable deviations of form, profile, location , orientation and runout of a feature. You can create geometric tolerances with TOLERANCE or LEADER , resulting in them being created... Read More

In this section, we are going to use a rotation parameter and rotate action to add a dynamic rotate function to view index symbols (English system) which are frequently used in architectural drawings. 1. Draw a drawing Draw a view index symbol and... Read More

An attribute (ATTDEF) is a flag or label that attaches data to a BLOCK . Attribute (ATTDEF) stores the characteristics include the tag, the prompt, value information, text formatting, location and optional modes (Invisible, Constant, Verify, Preset,... Read More

For each conceptual grouping (like doors or windows), a new LAYER can be established, named and be given common properties. To control the visibility and object properties of a lot of objects simultaneously, you can organize objects into layers. ... Read More

This function can not only manage overlapped lines, circles, Plines linear objects etc, but can also manage entire coincident blocks, texts, dimensions and regions .Moreover, remove does not simply mean delete, it judges by layer, color, line type... Read More

As the main organizational tool for drawings, LAYER can be used to group information by function and to enforce LINETYPE , COLOR and other standards. The following settings can be controlled: the default color, default linetype and lineweight ... Read More