New 3D functionality in GstarCAD 2021: CONVTOSURFACE

The Convtosurface command is used to convert eligible objects into 3D surfaces.

How to access the CONVTOSURFACE Command

  1. When using 2D Drafting workspace,

Mesh > Convert to Surface, as shown in the following picture,

2. When using GstarCAD Classic,

Modify > 3D Operations > Convert to Surface, as shown in the following picture,

3. Enter CONVTOSURFACE, as shown in the following picture,

A step-by-step tutorial

After executing the CONVTOSURFACE command, we are prompted to select object,

Then select the object to be converted to surface, objects that can be converted include:


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