Using file dialog at prompts
Sometimes settings (such as FILEDIA) can cause certain routines to ask for a file name at the command prompt. In these cases, you can enter the tilde ~ character followed by…
What happened to my PLOT/FILE dialog box?
You may occasionally find yourself in a situation where the NEW, OPEN, and SAVE commands do not provide a dialog. Simply enter FILEDIA at the command prompt and enter a…
With page setup win (save) money
Setting up drawing to plot is like an artist making a reproduction of a painting; the two paintings will look very similar, but they’ll never look exactly the same.
How to get high-resolution Image from GstarCAD
Do you need to create a high-resolution image from lines, arcs and other objects in your drawing? No, this is not about rendering. Just you can just plot your model/layout.
How to change plotter when publishing
Let’s say one day your plotter is broken and you need to publish to new plotter. Or you need to plot it on other office that has different type of…
How to get area sum result from closed objects in few clicks
Compared with AREA command, AREASUM tools is more flexible and powerful. When using the traditional area command, users usually need to redraw the boundary of the region, or convert the…
How do I do object copies along uniform/non-uniform path
Users know that array command cannot make object copies along non-uniform path. In GstarCAD, unlike array capabilities, LAYOUTBYPATH tool, distributes object copies along a path (uniform/non-uniform) with a variety of…
How can I align objects horizontally or vertically
Align selected objects to a reference coordinate direction is time consuming if you use move command. In GstarCAD you can use ALIGNTOOL that allows align selected objects such as: rectangle,…
How can I arrange objects horizontally or vertically
Users are tired arranging a bunch of objects manually by using move command. In GstarCAD you can use ARRANGETOOL command to quickly adjust the arrangement (vertically or horizontally) of multiple…
How do I use filter selection
We have discussed using Quick Select before. But there is one more utility that you can use, not as pretty as QSELECT. FILTER command offers a dialog box that might also…
