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You can create blocks by selecting objects, specifying a name and base point. You can also create TEXT information as attributes of blocks. You can define a blocks by BLOCK , insert a DWG/DXF file, COPYCLIP and paste as BLOCK , or binding an XREF... Read More

With this function you can create a line that connects annotation to a feature Create leader You can create a leader with the LEADER or QLEADER command in any place of the drawing and you can set the format and control the appearance at the same... 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

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

As we know the drawing compare function in GstarCAD can be used to compare similar drawings containing nearly number of drawn objects to each other, especially to compare different versions of revision drawings. Drawing compare can make comparisons... Read More

Replace all instances of a standard block with an xref. Unbind xrefs that are bound. Menu: Express>Blocks>Convert Block to Xref Command Entry: BLOCKTOXREF BLOCKTOXREF searches the entire drawing for references to a specified block name and... Read More

For easier viewing or special effects, you can change several display properties of raster images in a drawing. You can adjust brightness, contrast and fade for the display of an image as well as for the plotted output. To darken or lighten an image,... Read More

Menu : Express tools>AutoXlsTable>Create Table Command Entry :_CAOT_AUTOXLSTABLE_CREATE Operation steps: 1. In the AutoXLSTable pull-down menu, click Create Table. 2.Create an Excel spreadsheet or open an existing Excel spreadsheet in Excel. 3... Read More

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

Lineweights are width values of graphical objects and some types of text. You can use lineweights to draw heavy and thin lines. For example, heavy lines for walls in architecture drawing but thin lines for them in electrical drawing. Lineweights are... Read More