How to clip Xrefs and images in GstarCAD 2023

Clipit command in GstarCAD 2023 is used to clip xrefs and images with lines and curves.

The CLIPIT feature clips or removes specified portions of blocks, Xref drawings, images, and wipeout objects by defining polyline, circle, arc, ellipse, text, mtext, or attribute definition as clipping boundaries. And you can set the maximum allowable error distance for resolution of arc segments.

How to access the CLIPIT command

Find Express > Modify > Extended Clip, shown as below,

Or just enter CLIPIT in the command line, this useful command allows users to clip or remove specified portions of blocks, xrefs, images and wipeout objects by defining polyline, spline, circle, arc, ellipse, text, mtext, or attribute definition as clipping boundries.

Invert clipping boundary

You can also invert the clipping boundary after clipping by selecting the boundary and click the “Invert clipping boundary”

Check the following video about Clipit command in GstarCAD 2023