GSTARCAD 2023

PALETTES

 Floating palettes and windows in GstarCAD 2023 provide “Anchor left/right”, “Auto-hide” and transparency adjustment options, as well as memorizing the locations and settings of floating palettes and windows.

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CUI Editor

 "Ribbon Control Elements" and "Toolbar Control Elements" items are added to the categories drop-down list in the command list pane of the CUI editor, which you can select to filter and add elements quickly.

 
Also, Layer State Gallery and LayerFilterComboControl features are added under Ribbon Control Elements category

HELP

 Online Help is supported in GstarCAD 2023; by default, the Online Help will be displayed in your default browser. It offers more frequently updated information, a better search experience and guaranteed data security.

LOCKUP 

 The LOCKUP command supports locking selected objects in a drawing with a password to prevent them from being accidentally modified or deleted. You can execute the UNLOCK command and input the password to unlock them.

Layout Expand Button 

 The Layout Expand Button on the left side of the Layout Tabs can open a layout name list that allows jumping to any existing layout quickly when there are too many layouts in your drawing, and some are not visible.

DWF Import 

 DWF files can be imported to GstarCAD 2023 and are available for editing after exploding with EXPLODE or BURST command.

AI_EDITCUSTFILE 

 In GstarCAD 2023, the AI_EDITCUSTFILE command is supported to enhance compatibility with AutoCAD, which opens the Program Parameters (PGP) text file where you can add or edit your command aliases.

NAVICUBE

 A navigation tool is displayed in 2D or 3D model space, which allows switching between standard and isometric views more easily. It consists of a cube, compass and options, which are draggable and clickable, and supports switching to any available preset views, rolling the current view, or setting the current view as the Home view.

Lisp Debugger 

 You can execute the VLISP command to launch the Visual Studio Code as the Lisp Debugger in GstarCAD 2023. In addition, the GstarLisp extension supports Lisp files to Visual Studio Code, allowing you to edit and debug your lisp programs with GstarCAD conveniently.

Digital Signature

 Two digital signature features are provided to offer reliable information and validate the authenticity and integrity of drawings.

DIGITALSIGN

 The DIGITALSIGN command attaches a digital signature to a drawing, which can provide reliable information about the origin, identity and status of a drawing file.

SIGVALIDATE

The SIGVALIDATE command validates the digital signature attached to a drawing file. The Validate Digital Signatures dialogue box displays information about the digital signature.
The digital signature becomes invalid if an unauthorized change is made or the signed file is corrupted.

VPSYNC

With the VPSYNC command, you can synchronize one or more layout viewports to a master layout viewport to match the exact locations. 

All synchronized viewports use the zoom factor of the master viewport. It’s essential for printing super-long drawings separately or matching up maps precisely.

SYSVARMONITOR

The SYSVARMONITOR command monitors a list of system variables and sends notifications when any of them changes. There are some system variables already in the monitor by default,  which you can add or remove in the ""Edit System Variable List"" dialogue box.

Reset Settings to Default

The Reset Settings to Default option in the Windows Start menu helps reset GstarCAD settings to default much quicker and more efficiently than doing it manually. You can also choose to back up and reset custom settings.

LAYOUTMERGE

The LAYOUTMERGE command merges specific layouts into a single layout. All layouts or models are available to pick from, and you can specify an existing layout or enter a new name to create a new layout as the destination layout.

CLIPIT

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 the resolution of arc segments.

CLOSELINE

Suppose it prompts that the area is not closed when hatching, calculating areas, or creating regions. In that case, the CLOSELINE command can mark unclosed endpoints among selected lines, polylines or arcs and close them immediately.

ATTIPEDIT 

The ATTIPEDIT command provides a quick and easy way to edit the textual contents of an attribute of a block when you feel like editing the attribute values without accessing the attribute editor.

SVG File

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In GstarCAD 2023, SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) files are available to be imported and exported.

Import  

The imported SVG graphic is a block, which can be edited directly after being exploded or revised in the Block Editor. Objects like lines, polylines, polygons, circles, ellipses, paths, text and hatch can be imported correctly.

Export

Almost all objects in a drawing can be exported as an SVG file. And the exported SVG file can be displayed accurately in third-party tools.