Tips & Tricks

Many users already know that we can match object properties using MATCHPROP (or MA for short key in). This tool is very handy for you who want to change an object‟s properties to copy other objects. But many of us don‟t realize that there are... Read More

If you ever have received a set of DWG files from a client and want to clean up the layers according to my drawing standards, how do I do it and not take days or having to write code? The solution is quite simple, and powerful. Using Layer Translator... Read More

If you already have a drawing that you consider as a standard, you may want to use the blocks from that drawing. The easiest way to manage the blocks is using tool palette. So do we need to open the drawings, drag and drop each block to the palette?... Read More

For mechanical design, we often need stretch the keyway to a certain length. Now, let us see how to realize the accurate stretch. 1. Pick Linear Parameter: In block editor, pick the linear parameter, then click entry frame which is in the right... Read More

If you need to select all horizontal or vertical lines within a drawing, this could be a tedious work. It is not easy to select them in quite a complex drawing. But you can do it easily if you use QSELECT tool. So how to use it to select all... Read More

Do you ever need to move or edit objects together but still have the need to edit those same objects individually? GstarCAD can do that with GROUPS. Groups are different from blocks. With blocks, you can manipulate the block as a whole, and that‟s... Read More

Users will have the ability to copy relevant drawing features like dimension and text styles, blocks, layers, linetypes and xrefs from Drawing A and add it to Drawing B using DESIGNCENTER tool in GstarCAD. 1. To open DesignCenter, you can either use... Read More

Using the Visibility Parameter function, you can control the display and hide a certain view in Dynamic Block. 1. Prepare view: Draw three cars as below and define all of them as block.    2. Add Parameter of Visibility: Enter into Block... 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 first 6 bytes of a DWG file will indicate the version used. 1. Open the DWG file in Notepad or Notepad++ (Recommended)2. Compare the first 6 bytes against the following list to find out the version that last saved the file. Note: This may not be... Read More