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You can select a region of a drawing to be cut and copied to a new location. Menu : Express tools>Modify>Region Scale Command Entry : ICAD_DYJT Command line prompts as follows: Specify left up corner point for full-page proof: Select a region... Read More

GstaCAD allows you to import the objects from a PDF file as editable objects.You can access the Import PDF from File-Import-PDF, you can input PDFIMPORT command or click Insert Tab- Import Panel-PDF Import.   Select a PDF file, After clicking open... Read More

All DWG references (XREF) are updated automatically, when you open a drawing. You can also use the Reload option from the External References palette (EXTERNALREFERENCES) or dialog box. Notification of Changed Xrefs When you attach xrefs to a drawing... Read More

If you attach a drawing as a XREF , the referenced drawing is linked to the current drawing. Any changes to the xref drawing are displayed in the current drawing when it is opened or reloaded. You can also insert an entire drawing as block in... Read More

The appearance of dimension lines, extension lines, arrowheads and center marks can be managed Control Dimension Lines Controlling the dimension line properties like color, lineweight and spacing . Control Extension Lines Controlling the extension... Read More

When you select objects with a pointing device, grips will be displayed at strategic points on objects as small filled squares or arrow. Grips can be dragged to edit objects directly and quickly. Stretch with Grips When you drag selected grips to... Read More

There are many methods to generate duplicates of objects in your drawing, such as COPY , OFFSET , MIRROR and ARRAY . Copy Objects Duplicates of objects can be generated at a specified distance and direction from the originals. Use coordinates,... Read More

If you want to erase objects from your drawing, you can do one of the following . Use the command ERASE . Select objects and press DELETE. Select objects and then cut them to the Clipboard with CTRL+X     Objects, which were recently erased with... 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

In this section, we will explain some Scale characters using XY Parameter and Scale Action in a paired example. 1.Drawing graphics Draw the graphics which need a dynamic block and define them as a block as below:   2.Add XY Parameter Entry Block... Read More