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Function Description: The EDGEMODE system variable is used to control the way to determine the edge of boundary or the edge to trim when executing the TRIM and EXTEND commands. Type : Integer Saved in : Registry Initial value : 0 Range : 0,1 System... Read More

The AREA command is used to calculate the area and circumference of specified object or defined region. Command AREA Ribbon: Utilities > Measure > AreaMenu: Tools > Inquiry > Area Command Prompts Specify first corner point or ... Read More

OUTLINE command is another innovative tool of GstarCAD 2017. This tool allows extract the outline shape of selected closed objects in a window selection method. This outlined shape is in fact a polyline object created on the current layer that you... Read More

(Enhancement) GstarCAD 2017 brings you the WIPEOUT command enhanced with more options. Now this command could use a circle object to be wipeout or even you can pick up a closed polyline object containing arcs. For example, you can explode and outline... Read More

Many CAD users want to create a circular wipeout, as you may or may not know, you cannot create a wipeout using a circle, only a closed pline without any arcs. Instead, use the POLYGON command. 1. Enter the command POLYGON, 2. When prompted to enter... Read More

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

The Pline Boolean dialog box is displayed as shown in the following picture.  Menu:  Express>Draw>Pline Boolean Menu:  Modify>Pline Boolean Command Entry: GC_BoolOP Delete the entity choosen by second selection: Choose whether to... Read More

MEASUREGEOM command is more powerful in GstarCAD 2016, not only adds the missing options such as measure radius, measure angle, and measure volume, but also sum area and total length.Sum area: Not only can calculate the area of a closed object but... Read More

In order to speed up performance, the display of certain kinds of objects can be simplified. If you display wide polylines (PLINE) and donuts (DONUT), solid-filled polygons, hatches (HATCH), gradient fills, and TEXT in a simplified form, the display... Read More

With this tool the SPline created can be converted to a polyline according to the accuracy (number of segments of the arc) that the user assigns. The more specified the segment number is, the higher is the matching degree between the converted... Read More