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Although it may sound impossible, you can draw multicolored lines / polylines in GstarCAD. MLINE functionality can be used for this. Use the MLSTYLE command to define a new multiline style and define (element properties) two line elements, both with... Read More

(Enhancement) The ANGLE (A) option in polyline command which its behavior is similar as the one in line command is also added in Polyline. There are still three choices for angle option, you can either input angle value which takes X Axis as... Read More

Function Description: The TSPACETYPE system variable is used to control the used line space type for Mtext. Type : Integer Saved in : Registry Initial value : 1 Range : 1,2 Adjust line space by at least the tallest characters in a line. Use accurate... Read More

Function Description: The OFFSETGAPTYPE system variable is used to control how to deal with the potential gap between segments when offsetting polylines. Type : Integer Saved in : Registry Initial value : 0 Range : 0,1,2 System Variable Value: 0 :... Read More

Function Description: The DIMTOFFSET system variable is used to control the gap between the dimension line and the dimension text, if the space above the arrows is not enough for the dimension text when you place the dimension below or right the... Read More

The appearance of dimension lines, extension lines, arrowheads and center marks can be managed Control Dimension Lines Controlling the dimension line properties like color, lineweight and spacing . Control Extension Lines Controlling the extension... Read More

Linear, angular, radial, ordinate and arc length are the basic types of dimensions. You can create dimensions for selected existing entities by selecting them or picking points within a drawing. Linear dimensions can be horizontal, vertical, aligned,... Read More

Compound objects like polylines (PLINE), dimensions (DIMSTYLE), hatches (HATCH ) or block references (BLOCK) can be converted into individual elements.     Explode Dimensions and Hatches When a dimension or a hatch is exploded (XPLODE), the... Read More

Donuts (DONUT) are solid-filled circles (CIRCLE) or filled rings. It is a closed polyline (PLINE)with width.     Related tutorial video:     Status bar related setting 00:23 Line command 00:33 Polar 00:39 Edit objects + grips 00:56 Grips... Read More

The TABSURF command is used to create meshes by sweeping straight line or curve path along straight line. Command Access: Ribbon : 3D > Mesh > TABSURF Menu : Draw > Modeling > Meshes> Tabulated Mesh Command : TABSURF Command Prompts:... Read More