Sometimes, we need to select all objects or blocks with shared properties in order to delete them or count the number of a certain type of block. GstarCAD provides many ways to select objects in a drawing, among them is the very useful Select Similar Command.
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The other day, one of our users asked a question: There’s something wrong with my CAD software, I can’t edit the text by double-clicking, and I have to click twice to edit the graphics. I didn’t know what he meant by saying having to click twice to edit. But after he showed the problem to me, I figured out the reason and helped him solve the problem, he had checked the Noun/verb selection option in the Selection set interface of the Options dialog box, which controls whether you select before or after you issue a command, such as Move, Copy commands, the software indicates to select objects again.
Continue reading “Why I’m unable to edit by double-clicking the text? Why I have to choose again after already choosing graphic editing?”When the geometric objects are complex and when there are many layers in the drawing, we may want to simplify the drawings and improve efficiency by turning off some irrelevant layers.
Continue reading “What is Layer Isolate (LAYISO) command? How to use it?”The Mirror (MI) command is used to create mirror copies of selected objects and remains one of the least used commands for years.
Continue reading “CAD Mirror Command”The Object Snap in CAD can help us draw or locate other graphics based on some characteristic points such as endpoint, midpoint, center of circle and intersection point. Object Snap is the most frequently used drawing tools in CAD and this post will talk about the FAQ and basic tips for Object Snap.
Continue reading “Tips for Object Snap in CAD”There are lots of commands in the Modify bar, you may think that COPY command is one of the most easy-to-use commands, but this may not be the case for some newbies, so the following tutorials are for the newbies as how to better use the COPY command.
Continue reading “Tips for COPY command in CAD”The Stretch command is a simple and special command: on one hand, it’s as simple and easy-to-operate as the Move command, on the other hand, it has different ways from other commands in selecting objects. Why is that?
Continue reading “Tips for CAD Stretch command”Have you ever wanted to dimension a series of circles or arcs using one command? QDIM is that one command that creates a series of baseline or continued dimensions or dimensions a series of circles and arcs, which greatly improves the drawing efficiency.
Continue reading “How to create a series of dimensions with QDIM command?”The MOVE command is the simplest Editing command for CAD. Although its functionality remains unchanged for years, there are some tips for this command to improve our working efficiency. Let me explain in detail.
Continue reading “Tips for the simplest Editing command —- MOVE command（M）”Hatch is an important command in CAD drawing, with Hatch, we can easily fill an enclosed area
: In mechanical and design industry, we usually need Hatch command to show the interior of some spare parts; In the engineering and design industry, we also need Hatch command to show some special materials or landform.
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