User Guide contents — GstarCAD 2026

User Guide — GstarCAD 2026

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Original help contents

• User Guide
• Installation
• Shortcuts
• System Requirement
• Licensing
• The User Interface
  • Toolbars and Menus
  • Menus and Shortcut Menus
  • Toolbar
  • The Command Window
  • Enter Commands on the Command Line
  • Enter System Variables on the Command Line
  • Navigate and Edit Within the Command Window
  • Switch Between Dialog Boxes and the Command Line
  • Design Center
  • Overview of Design Center
  • Access Content with Design Center
  • Customize the Drawing Environment
  • Set Interface Options
  • Save and Restore Interface Settings (Profiles)
  • Tool Palettes
  • Create and Use Tools from Objects and Images
• Start, Save and Organize a Drawing
  • Start a Drawing
  • Start a Drawing from Scratch
  • Use a Wizard to Start a Drawing
  • Use a Template File to Start a Drawing
  • Open or Save a Drawing
  • Open a drawing
  • Work with Multiple Open Drawings
  • Recover or Restore Drawing Files
  • Repair a Damaged Drawing File
  • Recover from a System Failure
  • Sheet Set Manager
• Control the Views
  • Pan and Zoom
  • Save and Restore Views
  • Specify 3D Views
  • Overview of 3D Views
  • Define a Parallel Projection
  • 3D Orbit
  • Display Multiple Views in Model Space
  • Set Model Space Viewports
  • Save and Restore Model Tab Viewport Arrangements
• Create and Modify Objects
  • Control the Properties of Objects
  • Overview of Object Properties
  • Display and Change the Properties of Objects
  • Copy Properties Between Objects
  • Work with Layers
    • Overview of Layers
    • Create Layers
    • Change Layer Settings and Layer Properties
    • Filter and Sort the List of Layers
    • Save and Restore Layer Settings
  • Work with Colors
    • Set the Current Color
    • Change the Color of an Object
  • Work with Linetypes
    • Overview of Linetypes
    • Load Linetypes
    • Set the Current Linetype
    • Change the Linetype of an Object
    • Control Linetype Scale
  • Control Lineweights
    • Overview of Lineweights
    • Display Lineweights
    • Set the Current Lineweight
    • Change the Lineweight of an Object
  • Control the Display Properties of Objects
    • Control the Display of Polylines, Hatches, Gradient Fills, Lineweights, and Text
    • Control How Overlapping Objects Are Displayed
  • Use Precision Tools
  • Coordinate and Coordinate System
    • Enter 2D Coordinates
    • Enter 3D Coordinates
    • User Coordinate Systems
  • Object Snap
  • Polar
  • Ortho Mode
  • Grid and Snap Space
  • Get Geometric Information
  • Draw Geometric Objects
  • Draw Linear Objects
    • Draw Lines
    • Draw Polylines
    • Draw Rectangles and Polygons
    • Draw multilines
    • Draw Freehand Sketches
  • Draw Curved Objects
    • Draw Circles
    • Draw Arcs
    • Draw Polyline Arcs
    • Draw Ellipses
    • Draw Splines
    • Draw Donuts
  • Create and Use Blocks
  • Create Blocks
  • Store Blocks
  • Control the Color and Linetype Properties in Blocks
  • Insert Blocks
  • Define Attributes
  • Modify a Block Definition and Attribute
  • Explode Block Definitions
  • Dynamic Blocks
    • Block Editor
    • Tool Panel
    • Parameters
    • Actions
    • The general steps of creating Dynamic Block
    • Example Of Dynamic Operation
    • Base Point Parameter
    • Visibility Parameter
    • Alignment
    • Flip
    • Point Movement
    • Linear Movement
    • Number of Grips
    • Angle Offset
    • Linear Stretch
    • Parameter Value Set
    • Symmetrical Stretch
    • Distance Multiplier
    • Chain Action
    • Scale Action
    • Scale Character
    • Rotation
    • Polar Stretch
    • Polar Stretch Action Characteristics
    • Array
    • Lookup
  • Change Existing Objects
  • Select Objects
    • Select Objects Individually
    • Select Multiple Objects
    • Filter Selection Sets
    • Edit Groups
  • Modify Objects
    • Erase Objects
    • Copy, Offset, or Mirror Objects
    • Move or Rotate Objects
    • Fillet, Chamfer, Break, or Join Objects
    • Use Grips to Edit Objects
    • Disassociate Compound Objects
    • Modify Polylines
    • Modify Multilines
• Hatches Fills
  • Overview of Hatch Patterns and Fills
  • Define Hatch Boundaries
  • Choose Hatch Patterns and Solid Fills
  • Create Wipeout to Cover Objects
• Text
  • Create Single Line Text
  • Create Multiline Text
  • Create Leader Text
  • Modify Text
  • Use Text Style
  • Check Spelling
• Dimensions
  • Overview of Dimension
  • Use Dimension Styles
  • Overview of Dimension Styles
  • Control Dimension Geometry
  • Control Dimension Text
  • Control Dimension Values
  • Create Dimensions
  • Create Linear Dimensions
  • Create Radial Dimensions
  • Create Angular Dimensions
  • Create Ordinate Dimensions
  • Modify Existing Dimensions
  • Modify Dimension Style
  • Modify Dimension Text
  • Add Geometric Tolerances
• Raster Images
  • Overview of Raster Images
  • Attach,and Detach Raster Images
  • Show and Hide Raster Image Boundaries
  • Clip Raster Images
  • Change Raster Image Brightness, Contrast and Fade
• Plot and Publish Drawings
  • Layout Settings
  • Plot Drawings
  • Overview of Plotting
  • Plot Settings
  • Control How Objects Are Plotted
  • Preview a Plot
  • Publish Drawings
• Share Data Between Drawings and Applications
  • Reference Other Drawing Files
  • Attach and Detach External Reference
  • Update and Bind Referenced Drawings
  • Edit Referenced Drawings
  • Bind External References to Drawings
  • Link and Embed Data (OLE)
  • Overview of Object Linking and Embedding
  • Import OLE Objects
  • Edit OLE Objects in Drawings
  • DWF Underlay
  • PDF Underlay
  • PDF Import
  • Import Other File Formats
  • 3DS
  • ACIS SAT Files
  • WMF Files
• Express tool
  • Blocks
  • Block Break
  • Replace Block
  • Copy Nested Objects
  • Explode Attribute to Text
  • Attribute Increment
  • Export Attribute Information
  • Import Attribute Information
  • Statistics Blocks Number
  • Count Blocks
  • Change Block Color
  • Change Block Linewidth
  • Change Block Text Angle
  • Change Block Text High
  • Change Block Layer
  • Convert Block to Xref
  • List Xref/Block Properties
  • Trim to Nested Objects
  • Extend to Nested Objects
  • External Reference Relocate
  • Text tools
  • Text Incremental Copy
  • Statistics Summation
  • Text on Line
  • Change text
  • Text Match
  • Text Align
  • Arc-Aligned Text
  • Make RText
  • Change RText
  • Text Outline
  • Automatic Text Numbering
  • Extended Text Editor
  • Document Input
  • Justify Text
  • Convert Text to Mtext
  • Scale Text
  • Text Mask
  • Unmask Text
  • Text Fit
  • Enclose Text with Object
  • Rotate Text
  • Change Text Case
  • Change Text Style
  • Chinese Characters Split
  • Character Break
  • Change Character
  • Change One Character
  • Change Text Height/Width/Angle/Position
  • Delete Annotation
  • Adjust Character
  • Dimension
  • Area table
  • Change Dimension Text
  • Change Dimstyle
  • Reset Dim Text Value
  • Update Dimension
  • Dimstyle Export
  • Dimstyle Import
  • Attach Leader to Annotation
  • Detach Leaders from Annotation
  • Global Attach Leader to Annotaiton
  • Selection
  • Get Selection Set
  • Select Filter
  • Get Selection by Block Name
  • Get Selection by Object Type
  • Get Selection by Layer
  • Get Selection by Color
  • Get Selection by Object/Layer
  • Get Selection by Object/Color
  • Get Selection by Layer/Color
  • Modify
  • Break Object
  • Move/Copy/Rotate
  • Region Scale
  • Trim Enhancement
  • Extended Offset
  • Multiple Pedit
  • Delete Duplicate Objects
  • Multiple Copy
  • Draw
  • Superhatch
  • Breakline Symbol
  • Pline Boolean
  • Spline to Line
  • Spline to Pline
  • Line to Pline
  • Tools
  • Command Alias
  • System Variable Editor
  • Make Linetype
  • Attach Xdata
  • List Object Xdata
  • Table Tools
  • Table Fill In
  • Draw Table
  • Merge Cells
  • Split Cells
  • Add Bias
  • Drag Multiple Lines
  • Drag Line
  • Drag Segment
  • Selection Scale
  • Add Row
  • Add Column
  • Delete Row
  • Delete Column
  • Delete Table
  • Text Orientation Adjust
  • CAD Table to Excel
  • Coordinate Tools
  • Export Coordinate
  • Coordinate Point
  • Change Z Coordinate
  • Drawing Tools
  • Drawing Lock
  • Drawing Compare
  • Batch Purge
  • Graphic Compare
  • AutoXlsTable
  • Create Table
  • Edit Table
  • Update Table
  • Update All the Tables
  • File Link Management
  • Path Settings
  • Selection Management
  • Print Tools
  • Print PLT
  • Batch Print
  • Arrange Frame Automatically
  • GstarCAD Tools
  • Drawing Scale
  • Rotate Cursor
  • Draw Axonometric Line
  • Visual Extension
  • Normal Connect
  • Flex Connect
  • Super Fillet
  • Modify Linewidth
  • Cross to Break
  • Control Break Width
  • Modify Text
  • Super Axonometric

Additional pages in this archive

• Alignment
• Angle Offset
• Arc-Aligned Text
• Array
• Base Point Parameter
• Chain Action
• Distance Multiplier
• Draw Donuts
• Example Of Dynamic Operation
• Flatten Objects
• Flip
• Hide and Isolate Objects
• Layout By Path
• Linear Movement
• Linear Stretch
• Number of Grips
• Parameter Value set
• Point Movement
• Polar Stretch
• Polar Stretch Action Characteristics
• Rotation
• Scale Action
• Scale Character
• Sheet Set Basic Information
• Symmetrical Stretch
• Visibility Parameter

Article ID: 8414
Created: October 6, 2026
Last Updated: September 26, 2026
Author: kbadmin

Online URL: https://kb.gstarcad.com.my/article/user-guide-contents-gstarcad-2026-8414.html