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Function Description: The INDEXCTL system variable is used to control whether to create layer and space index and save them to drawing files. Type : Integer Saved in : Drawing Initial value : 0 Range : 0,1,2,3 System Variable Value: 0 : do not create... Read More

You can set to save drawing files to older or newest file format version, by default. You can access it in option dialog box, on open and save tab, under File Save option. Also, in the Save drawing as dialog box, select options and change the default... Read More

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

PDF Underlay Menu : Insert > Reference > PDF Underlay Command Entry : PDFATTACH  If you receive project drawings in the form of a PDF file, you can reuse that PDF data in your own GstarCAD drawing files. For example, imagine that you are a... Read More

Information from other OLE supporting applications can be imported into a drawing. Link OLE Objects in Drawings You can link information from a document created by another application to a drawing. When information in linked documents are changed,... Read More

The SHEETSET command is used to managing large sets of drawings manually can be complicated and time consuming. In GstarCAD the Sheet Set Manager allows you to manage the entire project drawing sheet sets. It can manage all the work flow from sheets... Read More

The PUBLISH command is used to publish drawings to DWF files, DWFx files, PDF files or plotter. Command Access: Menu : Application menu > Publish...Menu : File > Publish...Command : PUBLISH Function Description: Users could combine drawing... Read More

The PAGESETUP command is used to control page setup, printing settings, drawing size and other settings of new layout. Command Access: Ribbon : Export > Plot > Page Setup ManagerMenu : Application menu > Print... > Page Setup... Read More

The ADCNAVIGATE command is used to load a specified drawing file, a folder, or a network path in Design Center. Command Access: Command : ADCNAVIGATE Command Prompts: Input Path Name <>: Function Description: The specified path or drawing name... Read More

Export block attribute to an external file in tab-delimited ASCII format. Menu : Express>Blocks>Export Attribute Information Command Entry : ATTOUT  Once performed ATTOUT command, specify file name and save path in "Enter output filename"... Read More