The Property Panel is a useful tool in CAD program, then how does it usually help us in different ways?
Category: Tips & Tricks
Ways to insert blocks from other drawings to the current drawing
CAD provides many ways to insert blocks, one way is to use I (INSERT). Actually, we don’t have to open another drawing in order to insert the blocks from it.
How to display the exact coordinates of a point
With ID command, we can display the coordinates of the specified UCS position.
How to switch between absolute coordinates and relative coordinates input in GstarCAD
Sometimes we need to input absolute coordinates while sometimes we need relative coordinates. How can we conveniently switch between them?
How to create a solid 3D box with BOX Command
The BOX command is used to create solid 3D boxes, that is to say, cubes. By using BOX Command, we can directly create boxes very conveniently.
How to use Region command
The REGION command is used to convert closed objects such as polylines, polygons, circles, ellipses, closed splines, and donuts into two dimensional regions. After we create a region, we can then modify it using various three dimensional tools.
How to use extrude command to create 3D objects
The EXTRUDE command is used to create 3D solid or surface by extruding the dimension of selected object. For example, a circle can become a cylinder, a line can become a 3D plane, and a rectangle can become a box.
FAQs about object selection in CAD
The system variable that controls the cumulative selection is PICKADD, the initial value for PICKADD is 2, which means the PICKADD is on; when the value is 0 or 1, the PICKADD is off, which means the previously selected objects are removed from the selection set.
GstarCAD tutorial for beginners: ways to select objects
Imagine that we have selected some objects and are ready to edit them but cancel the selection by mistake. Can we get the selection back? Just execute the CHANGE command, and when we are prompted to select object, type P and then press Enter, we will get the canceled selection back.
How to set up color preference in GstarCAD
The background color of different versions of CAD system doesn’t remain unchanged over the years. However, the settings of different colors may be confusing for some beginners, so let’s explore the settings of color in your CAD system together.