Insert Blocks
When you insert a block, you create a block reference and specify its location, scale, and rotation.
You can specify the scale of a block reference using different X, Y, and Z values. Inserting a block creates an object called a block reference because it references a block definition stored in your current drawing.
Insert a Drawing File as a Block
When you insert an entire drawing file into another drawing, the drawing information is copied into the block table of the current drawing as a block definition. Subsequent insertions reference the block definition with different position, scale, and rotation settings.
GstarCAD Professional supports the creation, editing and displaying of dynamic blocks, GstarCAD Standard can display dynamic blocks properly, but it cannot edit dynamic blocks.
In the design center of GstarCAD you can display layers, block, text style, dimension style of the opened drawing, you also can modify,delete related parameter such as text style. Furthermore in GstarCAD design center you can copy blocks, text style, dimension style between different drawings, you also can browse and insert raster image files.
ReducethequantityofapplicationprogramsrunningtogetherwithWindows,andthequantityofopeningdrawingsin GstarCAD .Use"Purge"toeraseuselessdrawingdatuminDWGdrawing.Reducesnapitemsornotsnapifnotnecessary.
.dwg is the default drawing format of GstarCAD; at present, GstarCAD is compatible with ever version of .dwg and .dxf files from 2.5 to 2010, it is means GstarCAD is compatible from AutoCAD 2.5 to AutoCAD 2012. If you are using AutoCAD 2013, you have to exchange the file with GstarCAD and save it as earlier .dwg version before 2010. By the way, GstarCAD will be compatible with AutoCAD 2013 soon.
GstarCAD Standard includes the function of 2D plane drawing. GstarCAD Professional adds 3D and dynamical block functions on the base of Standard version; Academic version includes all the functions, but there are watermarks on printings and the size of drawings are limited.
ARX programs which are based on AutoCAD platform cannot run on GstarCAD directly, GRX is for GstarCAD, GRX has high compatibility with ARX, usually, and it can be used on GstarCAD platform after just a little modification.
Yes, GstarCAD has more than 100 functions in Express Tools which are similar to AutoCAD, and some of them are GstarCAD unique features such as drawing compare,GstarCAD tools. All of them help engineers work more efficiently.
Use the function of GstarCAD - "Start>Export OCF file".
GstarCAD MC is mainly designed for viewing drawings, it can read .dwg, .dxf and OCF files, but cannot save drawings. GstarCAD MC Pro can read .dwg, .dxf and OCF files; and it has a lot of extended functions for communicate and design on site.
Yes, GstarCAD supports AutoLisp, Vlisp, ADS (SDS), VBA, ARX for your own applications. If your Lisp,ADS, VBA, ARX applications are based on IntelliCAD or AutoCAD, most of the applications can be migrated to GstarCAD directly with just a little or no modification.
Two main operation systems are supported by GstarCAD MC - Android and iOS.
The reason why the DWG is not showing the preview of the drawings in GstarCAD is because GstarCAD needs to save the thumbnail. The way to save the thumbnail is Tools>Options>Open and then Save.