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Explode blocks, converting value of attributes to text objects. Menu : Express>Blocks>Explode Attributes to Text Command Entry : BURST  Command line prompts as follows: Select entities : Use an object selection method For example : Explode... Read More

Copy objects in a xref or a block. Menu : Express>Blocks>Copy Nested Objects Command Entry : NCOPY  Command line prompts as follows: Select nested objects to copy : Use an object selection method Base point : Specify a point, or enter M for... Read More

In the current drawing, you can use one block to replace another one, moreover, you can purge the unreferenced block when the operation is finished. Menu : Express tools>Blocks>Replace Block Command Entry : BLOCKREPLACE  Select a block to... 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

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

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

Menu : Insert > DWF Underlay Ribbon : Insert > Underlay Command Entry : DWFATTACH  After starting the order and selecting inserted DWF files according to directions, the following dialog box will pop up:     Path type : optional full path,... Read More

You can double-click the OLE object to open the source application in a drawing. OLE objects can be selected with any selection method and edited with most editing commands, the Properties palette or grips to make changes. If the aspect ratio is... 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

External references (XREF) are links to an externally referenced file and not part of the actual drawing. You have to include all the external reference files, if you want to give a copy of a drawing, containing external references, to someone else.... Read More