GstarCAD 2021 new 3D functionality: CONVTONURBS

CONVTONURBS is used to convert 3D solids and surfaces into NURBS surfaces.

Quick Measure: without even clicking your mouse

Quick Measure is a new feature in GstarCAD 2021, which measures distance and angle between 2D objects along x, Y axis very rapidly and accurately by moving the cursor.

Relative coordinates VS. Absolute coordinates

When we use Relative Coordinates, we type the X and Y coordinates relative to the last point, it’s always about the last point.

When we use Absolute Coordinates, we type X and Y coordinates on the current coordinate system to locate the point relative to the origin. It’s always about the origin, the absolute (0,0).

New 3D command in GstarCAD 2021: Polysolid

GstarCAD 2021 has added Polysolid command, which is used to create 3D solid in a shape of a wall directly or by selecting existing polylines.

The DIMJOGGED Command

The DIMJOGGED command is used to create bending dimensions for selected circle and arc.

The Regen command

The Regen regenerates the entire drawing and recomputes the screen coordinates for all objects. It also re-indexes the drawing database for optimum display and object selection performance.

How to draw sphere?

The SPHERE command is used to create a 3D solid sphere.

A closer look at the REGION command

We can’t directly draw a region, we can only get a region by selecting an object and make it an region, which is similar to Hatch.

How to remove the redundant part of an image ?

CAD has provided CLIP command which can be used to clip company logo, which is relatively regular in shape. But when it comes to a plant, a person or building, it would be much more inconvenient to use the CLIP command.

How to clip block, Xref, image or viewport?

CAD system has different clip commands for different objects: to clip image, the command is IMAGECLIP; to clip viewport, the command is VPCLIP; to clip block and Xref, the command is XCLIP.