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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

You can use object properties or object types to include or exclude objects in or from a selection set. If you want to filter selection sets by property (like color) and by object type, you can use Quick Select (QSELECT) from the Properties palette ... Read More

For mechanical designs, we often need to stretch the keyway to a certain length. Now, let us see how to realize an accurate stretch. Pick linear parameter in block editor (BEDIT), click entry frame which is on the right side of" distance type" on the... Read More

Open Block Editor (BEDIT), choose the Angle offset from 0°to 30°in the action property, save and exit the block editor Select the Dynamic Block and then move the right side grip. You will find it can only move in the direction of 30°as it is... 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 TRAYSETTINGS command is used to control the display of icons and notifications in the states bar tray. Command Access: Command : TRAYSETTINGSShortcut : right-click on the states bar and click "Tray Settings" Function Description:     Read More

The SURFOFFSET command or click Ribbon – Surface -SURFOFFSET, to create a parallel surface at a specified distance from the original surface. Command Access :  Command : SURFOFFSET After selecting the surface and pressing enter, you will get 4... Read More

The SETVAR command is used to list or change values of system variables. Command Access: Ribbon : Home > Utilities > Measure > SETVARMenu : Tools > Inquiry > Set VariableCommand : SETVAR Command Prompts: Select variable name or [?]:... Read More

The SETTINGS command is used to open the "Drafting Settings" dialog box. Command Access: Command : SETTINGS Function Description:   Read More

The RESETBLOCK command is used to reset one or more dynamic block references to default value of block definitions. Command Access: Command : RESETBLOCKShortcut : select one dynamic block reference, right-click and select "Ret block" Command Prompts... Read More