Features that increase work efficiency
NaviCube is supported to enhance the viewing experience. It's a navigation tool that is displayed when you are working in 2D model space or 3D visual style, which allows switching between standard and isometric views more easily
You can enter the VLISP or VLIDE comamnd to launch the Visual Studio Code as the Lisp Debugger, in which your are able to edit and debug Lisps programs conveniently
You can e
nter VPSYNC to synchronize one or more layout viewports to a master layout viewport to have the exact locations match up
You can enter SYSVARMONITOR command to open the System Variable Monitor dialog box, which can monitor a list of system variables and send notifications when any one of them changes
DWF files can be imported to GstarCAD 2023, and are available to be edited after exploding with EXPLODE or BURST command
In GstarCAD 2023, you can enter DIGITALSIGN command to attach a digital signature to a drawing, which can provide relaiable information of the origin, identity and status on a drawing file
In GstarCAD 2023, you can enter the SIGVALIDATE command to check whether the digital signature attached to the drawing file is valid or invalid
In GstarCAD 2023, you are able to reset GstarCAD settings to default by clicking "Reset Settings to Default" button
The LAYOUTMERGE command merges specific layouts. All layouts can be picked and you can specify an existing layout or enter a new name to create a new layout as the destination layout.
In GstarCAD 2023, you can enter the CLIPIT command to clip or remove specified portions of blocks, Xref drawings, images and wipeout objects by defining polyline. Spline, circle, arc, ellipse, text, mtext, or attribute definition as clipping boundaries
In GstarCAD 2023, you can enter the CLOSELINE command to immediately mark unclosed endpoints among selected lines, polylines or arcs, and close them conveniently
In GstarCAD 2023, you can enter the ATTIPEDIT command to edit the textual contents of an attribute of a block easily and fast when you feel like editing the attribute values in the In-Place Text Editor other than in the attribute editor
Improved options for more design and comfort
The 64bit Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) has been supported in the GstarCAD 64bit version since GstarCAD 2023. You are able to access and use the VBA intergrated development environment (VBAIDE) and work with the GstarCAD object model
GstarCAD 2023 GRX is perfectly compatible with AutoCAD ObjectARX 2020 APIs, programs can be successfully compiled, loaded and used without editing code. You just need to modify some options of the Configuration Properties and Rebuild Solution
In GstarCAD 2023, "Ribbon Control Elements" and "Toolbar Control Elements" items are added to the categories drop-down list in the command list pan of the CUI editor, which you can select to filter and add elements quickly
The BAUTHORPALETTE command is supported in GstarCAD 2023 to enhance the compatibility of the block editor. You can open the Block Authoring Palettes window in the Block Editor with this command
The BTABLE command is supported in GstarCAD 2023 to enhance the compatibility of the block editor. You can enter the BTABLE command to store variations of a dynamic block in the Block Properties Table
In GstarCAD 2023, you can click the Properties button or right-click on the Title bar of the palette or window to enable Anchor left/right, Auto-hide or adjust the transparency of the floating palettes or windows
In GstarCAD 2023, the REVCLOUD command adds 'Rectangular', 'Polygonal', 'Modify' and 'Freehand' options, as well as three more system variables
The LOCKUP command is supported in GstarCAD 2023. It supports locking and unlocking selected objects in a drawing with a password to prevent others from modifying them
A new Layout Expand Button is added in GstarCAD 2023. When there are too many layouts in your drawing and some of them are not visible, the Layout Expand Button at the left side of the Layout Tabs can open a layout list that allows jumping to any existing layout quickly.
In GstarCAD 2023, you can enter the AI_EDITCUSTFILE command to open the Program Parameters (PGP) text file where you can add or edit your command aliases
Online Help is supported in GstarCAD 2023, which will be regularly updated
Innovative features
SVGFile
In GstarCAD 2023, SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) files are available to be imported and exported.
Other GstarCAD features
Compatibility with the AutoCAD 2019 DWG format
GstarCAD is fully compatible with the AutoCAD 2019 DWG format. When opening a DWG file in GstarCAD, saved in AutoCAD® version 2.5 to 2019, you can rest assured of your data. You won't lose them, because no file conversion takes place during this operation.
GstarCAD supports a huge number of formats. The program enables, among others: export to dwfx, stl, eps, dxx formats; import from sat, 3ds, wmf formats and publishing to PDF and 3D DWF. The program also allows you to:
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Import-export of DWG (openDWG) files, DXF and SCR files (scripts)
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Import of .MNU (menu) and .DCL (dialog box) files
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Export of WMF, EMF (Enhanced Metafile) and SLD (slides) files
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Reading BMP, GIF, JPG, TIF files, PCX images in DWG files
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Optional - possibility to install a module that converts drawings from PDF to DXF (PDF2DXF)
VBA, Lisp, .NET support
The open GstarCAD environment allows you to easily create dedicated applications, which both professional programmers and talented enthusiasts eagerly use, as evidenced by the growing number of industry-specific add-ons and overlays. GstarCAD supports, among others VBA and Lisp programming languages and .NET programming platform.
