With ID command, we can display the coordinates of the specified UCS position.
Category: Tips & Tricks
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.
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.
How to directly draw symmetric shapes with Symmetric Draw
With Symmetric Draw in GstarCAD, things got much easier. We can directly draw symmetric shapes. That is to say, when we draw the fist half, you got another half automatically drawn. No need to copy or mirror.
What MA (MATCHPROP) can do for you and your drawings?
In many software programs such as Microsoft Word, we sometimes use the format painter so we can apply the same format to other objects. GstarCAD has a similar tool called MATCH .
How to take a screen capture in GstarCAD?
There are many software programs that we can use to take a screen capture in GstarCAD, free or paid, or we can also use the built-in screen capturing tool in Windows.
How to find and replace text in CAD?
We all know that we can find or replace data such as texts and numbers in a worksheet, but do you know that we can actually do the same in GstarCAD?
GstarCAD 2020 new interface —– small change, big difference!
Over the years, GstarCAD has been trying our best to support different skin colors and themes to give our users more options. A new interface with lower brightness has been added to GstarCAD 2020, the relatively dark interface can make your eyes feel more comfortable in dark environment
How to draw a square?
A square is a special rectangular that its length equals its width. When we are prompted to specify other corner point after specifying the first corner point, we can enter @a numeric value for the length, same numeric value for the width or we can use Dimension option.