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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

Lineweights are width values of graphical objects and some types of text. You can use lineweights to draw heavy and thin lines. For example, heavy lines for walls in architecture drawing but thin lines for them in electrical drawing. Lineweights are... Read More

A line or a curve in a drawing can consist of repeating patterns of dashes, dots and blank spaces, which is called the linetype. Objects can have their individual LINETYPE or by layer or independent of layers assigned individually. You can set its... Read More

You can visually distinguish objects by using colors, either by assigning a color to an object by layer or independently of layer. If you assign a color by layer, it will help you to distinguish the layers with your drawing. You can also use... Read More

If you want to change the color of objects, you can either identify a color for objects, move objects to another layer or change the layer color. There are three options available:. you can move the object to another layer with a different color.... Read More

The current PROPERTIES for any object in your drawing can be displayed and changed Use the GstarCAD Properties Panel The most commonly used properties for each object type or a set of objects are listed in the GstarCAD properties panel. The... Read More

If you have saved specific views by name, you can restore them for layout and plotting or when you need to refer to specific details. Save a view The following settings are saved when you name and save a view : View scale, view position and view... Read More

The -XREF command is used to attach a DWG file as an external reference. Command Prompts: Enter an option[?/Bind/Detach/Path/Unload/Reload/Overlay/Attach] <Attach>:Specify insertion point or [Scale/X/Y/Z/Rotate/Pscale/PX/PY/PZ/PRotate]:... Read More

The WMFIN command is used to import windows metafiles. Command Access: Menu : Insert > Windows MetafilesCommand : WMFIN Command Prompts: Unit: unitless convert: 1.0000Specify insertion point or [Basepoint/Scale/X/Y/Z/Rotate]:Enter X scale factor,... Read More

The VPORTS command is used to create multiple viewports in model space or in layout space. Command Access: Command : VPORTSMenu : View > Viewports > New ViewportsRibbon : View > Model Viewports > Named Function Description: Inputting "... Read More