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Working with block references that represent symbols are essential in some industrial application drawings like electrical schematics, piping, etc. But a headache comes when try to place these blocks accurately overlapping or even breaking other... 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

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 location and orientation of dimension text can be changed or replaced it with new text when you create it or after created. You can rotate the existing text, after you have created a dimension or replace it with new text. The text can be moved to... Read More

A wipeout object is a polygonal area that mask underlying objects with the current background color. You can use WIPEOUT  to mask details or make space for notes . The wipeout object can be created by specifying a polygonal area with a series of... Read More

You can use a predefined hatch pattern or solid fill, or you can create your own hatch patterns. Use Predefined Hatch Patterns More than 100 industry-standard hatch patterns are supplied with this program and many more additional hatch patterns are... Read More

You can select an object to HATCH or fill, or specify an internal point to define a boundary. A hatch boundary or enclosed area can be formed with any combination of objects like LINE , ARC , CIRCLE and polylines (PLINE). Only objects that are in... Read More

Create Fillets With a FILLET , you can join two objects with a tangent arc of a specified radius. Set the Fillet Radius When the radius of the filleted is changed, it will affects subsequent fillets. If the fillet radius is set to 0, no arc is... 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