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1. In order to do hatching if you select Pick Points button in the Hatch tab pick an internal point of hatching area if you select Select Objects button in the Hatch tab pick the boundary of hatching area I Pick Points Select a point to define a boundary or hatch area pick P1 Select a point to define a boundary or hatch area pick P2 Select a point to define a boundary or hatch area pick P3 Select a point to define a boundary or hatch area Then press OK in the Hatch tab www staricad com s support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design II Select Objects Select entities select S1 Select entities select S2 Select entities select S3 Select entities Then press OK in the Hatch tab www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 3 19 Wipeout Pull down menu Draw gt Wipeout Command WIPEOUT A Wipeout is an image type object Most commonly it is used to mask part of a drawing for clarity For example you may want to add text to a complicated part of a drawing A Wipeout could be used to mask an area behind some text so that the text can easily be read as in the example shown on the right The Wipeout command can be used for 3 different operations It can be used to draw a wipeout object as you might expect but it can also be used to convert an existing closed polyline into a wipeou
2. H Delete Linetype Filters i ae Show all linetypes 7 J Invert Filter Current Show Details Current linetype BYLAYER Details Name Global scale factor 1 000000 Description Current object scale fi 000000 V Use paper space units for scaling OK Cancel 4 9 2 2 Set the Linetype Scale In many cases your linetypes will display just as you want them However it is inevitable that at some time you will need to change the scale at which your linetypes are displayed By default the linetype scale is set to 1 0 this means that each linetype pattern will repeat every 1 0 drawing units To make the pattern appear larger change the scale to a larger number Setting the linetype scale to 5 0 for example causes the 132 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design linetype pattern to repeat every 5 0 drawing units so that the pattern will appear 5 times larger Conversely setting the scale to 0 2 causes a repetition every 0 2 drawing units which will make the pattern appear 5 times smaller WF Linetype Hanager i Linetype Filters Delete Show all linetypes 7 Invert Filter Current Show Details Current linetype BYLAYER To change the linetype scale you can set the linetype scale by changing the value in the Global scale factor edit box or current object scale edit box Once you have changed the scale fa
3. Edit Block Attributes Identifies the name of the block Displays the names of all attributes attached to the block Click to select attribute Type the new value for the selected attribute Click to update the attribute values and exit Displays the value of each attribute attached to the block Om moa Dw gt Displays the prompt for each attribute attached to the block 10 2 3 Block Attribute Manager Manages the attributes for a selected block definition preview modification automatically it is convenient to modify attribute block in quantity Command Battman Block Attribute Manager Found in drawing 1 Found in model space 1 Select Allow you to use your pointing device to select a block from the drawing area www staricad com oe support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design When you choose Select Block the dialog box closes until you select a block from the drawing or cancel by pressing ESC If you modify attributes of a block and then select a new block before you save the attribute changes you made you are prompted to save the changes before selecting another block Block List all block definitions in the current drawing that have attributes Select the block whose attributes you want to modify Sync Update all instances of the selected block with the attribute properties currently defined This does not affect any values assigned to attributes in each block Move Up
4. EOD N aron A Larong mee LES rt b nsts En ppirte a e k mE oan d INPUT ALIGH f ma liges abjidty dali ether bjorii bi F 1 Select the entities and then press Enter 2 Specify the first source point 3 Specify the first destination point 4 Specify additional source and destination points if desired up to three pairs Select the entities to align and then The resulting aligned entity specify the first source point A the first destination point B the second destination point C and the second destination point D You can specify up to three pairs of Source destination points www staricad com oe support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Chapter 12 Print Drawings 12 1 Print Introduction and Interface Toolbar Pull down menu File gt Plot Command Print fee Pale Diis fea Geet paai Gola ee fizigi adie Bede Ely Brea niii i Sethe a SEG U R oe a BR KOREA DB SO wm Bw ews r Epa oe _ _ ___ D Class O mam FTLATEN PILATE Flot style table D Flot options fe Seve thagas to layout E Vliet cilip of fe Plas vith plat siyler Fi M Flor in heeg ound Tr OO inekes rave or ii i Advan E U Halp select a printer or plotter Set print driver Partial preview Choose and set plot style 2 2 F Specify the area to plot 167 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD
5. Fi Poitier x ses See gt z mi Piia LiFe fili F r Alpo et at ay FTLATEL 110 aa l Garong A Rapes f INPUT LAYISO a rd Select object s on the layer s to be isolated Select objects Use an object selection method Usage Example Select an object such as the hatch pattern whose layers you want to isolate Command LAYISO Select object s on the layer s to be isolated Select objects Specify the object s whose layers are to be isolated Select objects Press ENTER when you finish selecting objects Layer A HATCH has been isolated All layers on i Hatch pattern isolated turned on all other layers off 13 1 7 Layer off and Turn All Layers On Layer Off Turns off the layer of selected object s 184 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Turn All Layers On Turns on all layers 13 1 8 Layer Freeze and Thaw all Layers Layer Freeze Freezes the layer of the selected object s Thaw all Layers Thaws all layers 13 1 9 Layer Lock and Layer Unlock Layer Lock Locks layer of the selected object Layer Unlock Unlocks layer of the selected object Chairs are on the layer Chair FURY i 9 gf CHAIR CHAIR Select two chairs to change to the current layer FURN FURN KOA Eo en Pe sall TABLE a CHAIR CHAIR Two chairs changed to the current layer FURN 13 1 10 Layer Merge Moves all objects on the fir
6. Fluent Use in Entire Design 13 3 Text 13 3 1 Text Fit Stretch or shrink text object s by selecting new start and or end points Command TEXTFIT Usage Example Fit labels within enclosed borders by setting a new text width Select text LYN FERENCE ROM ROOM 207 7 Select a new endpoint ROOM 2027 Text size shrinks CONFERENCE ROOM ROOM 202 7 13 3 2 Text Mask Place a mask object behind selected text or mtext The rectangular mask is offset from the text by a specified value Command TEXTMASK 13 3 3 Text Unmask Remove mask from text that has been masked with the TEXTMASK command Command TEXTUNMASK www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 13 3 4 Arctext Place text along an arc Dialog Box Options Text Height Offset arc f 425 b aeo Width Factor Offset left a Char Spacing Offset right Pick boxes Set controls for text location relative to the arc and its length The Drag Wizard controls the behavior of the text when the arc 1s moved Color Specify the text color Text Specifies the text Style Name Specify the style name for a selected font Also specifies bold italic and underline settings Font List the TrueType fonts and compiled shape SHX fonts Properties Section Specify the text height width factor character spacing offset from arc offset from left and offset from right Usage Example
7. _ The example of dimension oblique 106 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 6 14 Editing Dimension Text You can rotate the text of an existing dimension move the dimension text to a new position or replace selected dimension text with new text You can also restore dimension text to its original position as defined by the current dimension style When you rotate or replace selected text you specify the change first and then select one or more dimensions to apply the change All the selected dimensions are updated simultaneously Pull down menu Dimensions gt Align Text Command DIMEDIT Return dimension text to its home position Click Dimension menu gt Align Text gt Home Select the dimension text you want to return to its home position Rotate dimension text 107 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Click Dimension menu gt Align Text gt Angle Select the dimension to edit Enter the new angle for the text Move text to the left side of the dimension line Click Dimension menu gt Align Text gt Left Select the dimension The dimension text is left justified along the dimension line inside the extension lines You can choose the Center or Right options to move the text to the center or right of the dimension line Move text to the center of the dimension line Click Dimension menu gt Align Text gt Ce
8. Fluent Use in Entire Design 0 9 es Select the first A and second B The resulting ruled surface mesh defining entities 11 2 Creating Edge defined Coons Surfaces You can create a surface called a Coons surface a region connecting four edges You select the entities that define the edges Edge entities can be arcs lines or polylines The four edge entities must form a closed loop and share endpoints You can select the edges in any order To create an edge defined Coons surface 1 Advanced experience level 2 Do one of the following Pull down menu DRAW gt MODELING gt MESH gt Edge Mesh Command EDGESURF oe ed Bo iFuac j we Jigen ei oo 3 Select the first edge 4 Select the second third and fourth edges 150 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design j ALe iA LIIF EEE T AA TE eat gh ty hts LION Dey Select the entities to be used as The resulting Coons surface patch the four edges A B C and D 11 3 Create a Revolved Mesh Use the REVSURF command to create a revolved mesh by rotating a profile of the object about an axis REVSURF is useful for mesh forms with rotational symmetry Pull down menu DRAW gt MODELING gt MESH gt Revolved Mesh Command REVSURF profile specified axis of revolution specified The profile is called a path curve which can be any combination of lines circles arc
9. GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Dist A distance group code 1041 Scale A scale factor group code 1042 Int A 16 bit integer group code 1070 Long A 32 bit signed long integer group code 1071 13 8 2 List Entity Xdata Lists the xdata associated with an object Command XDLIST Select object Use an object selection method Application name lt gt Specify an application name or press ENTER for all applications 13 8 3 System Variable Editor Allows you to view edit and save system variable settings zi Save All Read Compare with saved OK Cancel i SYSVDLG Dialog Box Options List Box Display a list of system variables The edit field above the list box allows for filtering the list box display based on user input For example entering DIM in the edit field filters the list to display only system variables that start with DIM If nothing is entered in the edit field the list displays all system variables If more than one system variable is highlighted all edit and display options are unavailable New Value Display the current value of the system variable highlighted in the list box and allows you to edit that value No changes are committed until the dialog is closed with the OK button If the selected variable is a read only type this edit field will be unavailable 207 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Current Va
10. Pere canat A Lares y T sanredi blach INPUT jan Erim Pan Gre ale ARRAY or AR Crewios eeliiple gepidi s shirib ja s potter E The Array command makes multiple copies of selected objects in a rectangular matrix columns and rows or a polar circular pattern The Rectangular Array 57 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design The illustration shows the results of a rectangular array with two columns and three rows The distance between rows is indicated with the dimension DR and between columns with DC When creating rectangular arrays it is important to remember that new rows are created above the original object and new columns are created to the right of the original object The resulting array is therefore always created with the original object in the bottom left hand position with respect to the current co ordinate system In the illustration the original object is shown in cyan and the new objects in red It is possible to create arrays which do not align with the World Co ordinate System by setting a User Co ordinate System first 2 Columns oF Fa a e Le pe Rectangular Array aa Array 4 x G Se Select Object Rous PO AM Columns f Offset distance and direction Row offset a a ES Column offset gt E Angle of lt By default if the row offset is negative rows are adde downward If
11. Command LAYCUR Select objects to be changed to the current layer Select objects Specify the object s you want changed to the current layer Select objects Press ENTER when you finish selecting objects 1 object s changed to layer LAYER 1 the current layer 13 1 5 Copy Objects to New Layer Copies selected objects to a different layer leaving original objects intact You can select the target layer from a list of current layers or you can create a new layer Pull down menu Express gt Layer gt Copy Objects to New Layer Command COPYTOLAYER Select objects Specify object s you want to copy to a different layer 182 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design fee Dis pha fiese faman pee feja Bee eee Bodie pirim Bele EwWinakheitery oe oe a a Bfveseo 8 fom 4 P a r fOOl Fao ee Jigs Fil NPUT COPYTOLAYER COPYTOLAYER Dialog Box Options COFPTTOLATEE pecity the destination Layer name To specify the destination layer you can select a current layer from the list or type a new layer name in the text box 13 1 6 Layer Isolate Isolate the layer s of one or more selected objects by turning all other layers off Pull down menu Express gt Layer gt Layer Isolate Command LAYISO www staricad com re support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design ila iis Yim Beet Foret Poole Bee harpie oid Binder Heli aiii z
12. Draw an arc and then use ARCTEXT to place text along the arc s curve Tex fT E ie d T 192 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 13 3 5 Rtext Creates reactive text Reactive text RText objects are displayed the same way normal Text or MText objects are displayed but the source for the text is either an external text file or the value of a DIESEL expression You can edit an RText object with the RTEDIT command Command RTEXT Enter an option Style Height Rotation File Diesel lt Diesel gt Specify an option Options Style Select a text style Height Specify a text height Rotation Specify a rotation value File Use an external text file Diesel Use DIESEL code 13 3 6 Rtedit Allows you to edit existing remote text Rtext objects 13 3 7 Justify Text Change a text object s justification without changing its position Works with text mtext and attribute definition objects Command TJUST Select objects Use an object selection method Start Center Middle Right TL TC TR ML MC MR BL BC BR lt Start gt Choose the new justification Usage Example Covert text to middle justified Text left justified www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design ool I I I Laiz i wie ee g E a ioe Pe as Text after justification change Qed oe ae se I srn PrI FN F 13 3 8 Rotate Text Aligns text m
13. MOVE Select objects to move pick object to move P1 Vector lt Base point gt pick P2 Displacement point pick P3 4 7 The Rotate Command Pull down menu Modify gt Rotate Toolbar Command ROTATE or RO 62 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Poua asse ri The Rotate command allows an object or objects to be rotated about a point selected by the user GStarCAD prompts for a second rotation point or an angle which can be typed at the keyboard Before Rotate Command Sequence Command ROTATE Select objects to rotate pick object to rotate P1 Rotation point pick base point P2 Base angle lt Rotation angle gt pick second point P3 or enter angle 4 8 The Scale Command Pull down menu Modify gt Scale Toolbar il Command SCALE or SC 63 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design iiei jel The Scale command can be used to change the size of an object or group of objects You are prompted for a pick point about which the selection set will be scaled Scaling can then be completed by picking a second point not always easy because it can sometimes be difficult to precisely control the scaling or by entering a scale factor at the keyboard For example a scale factor of 2 will double the size of the objects in the selection set and a factor of 0 5 will half them Before Scale
14. Select the external references to clip If desired you can also select blocks 3 Press Enter 4 Press Enter to create a new clipping boundary 5 If prompted press Enter to delete any existing boundaries 6 Choose Rectangular 7 Define the first corner of the clipping rectangle 8 Define the second corner of the clipping rectangle The selected external references are clipped by the rectangle 10 3 6 2 Turning Clipping Boundaries On and Off You can turn xref clipping on or off When a clipping boundary is turned off the boundary does not display and the entire external reference is visible provided that the geometry is on a layer that is on and thawed When a clipping boundary is turned off it still exists and can be turned on However deleting a clipping boundary is permanent To turn clipping boundaries on and off 1 Do one of the following Pull down menu Modify gt Clips Command Xclip 2 Select the desired external references 3 Press Enter 4 To turn off clipping boundaries choose Off To turn on existing clipping boundaries 147 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design choose On 5 Press Enter If you are turning off a clipping boundary click the clipped portion of the external reference to view the previously hidden portion of the referenced drawing 10 3 6 3 Deleting Clipping Boundaries If you no longer need a clipping boundary for an external refer
15. analyze the difference between the two drawings automatically as long as you select the drawings that you want to compare The difference will be marked with different colors 209 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Users also can set the marking color by clicking option button 1 Execute Pull down Menu Express gt Drawing Tools gt Drawing compare Command CMP 2 The usage of the function 1 Open the original drawing and the changed drawing The changed drawing 2 Set the colors in the option dialog www staricad com a support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Hew Deleted O Color _ Changed E Color OF Unchanged Color Increased Changed Unchanged Cancel The new drawing From the last two drawings you can see the amendments which have been marked with different colors Drawing compare is developed according to users requirement currently AutoCAD has no similar function This function is very helpful to coordinate www staricad com au support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design design between different fields It saves much time from amending contents to reading drawings It is very popular with engineers 13 2 2 Drawing Lock Designers often let others see own drawings but don t want others to modify the drawings at the same time drawing l
16. button F GStarCAD 2009 Professional Maintain Personalize the Product Please register your personal information User information to be registered User Name xq Company Name hecad 5 Installation type dialog box is displayed as the below If you buy Stand alone version or try software you can use the default stand alone to install if you buy the network version please select Network to install www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 5 GStarCAD 2009 Professional Maintain Personalize the Product Gstar CAD AR Please choose an installation type Select the desired installation type which must be part of your purchase Installation Type Stand alone O Network 6 After you select the right installation type click Next button Choose Destination Location dialog box is displayed as the below Click Browse button to select anther folder 5 GStarCAD 2009 Professional Maintain Choose Destination Location GstarCAD BR Please select folder where Setup will install files Setup will install GStarCAD 2009 Professional in the following Folder To install in a different Folder click Browse to select another Folder Click Next to continue Destination Folder D Program Files GStarCADZ009Professional i Space required 178 4MB Space available 3 7GB 7 Click Next button Start Copying
17. i Options 1 X Y Z Parameters Define additional filter parameters depending on the object In the filter parameters you can use relative operators such as lt less than or gt greater than 2 Select Display a dialog box listing all items of the specified type in the drawing Select the items to filter 3 Add to List Add the current Select Filter property to the filter list Filter properties that you add to www staricad com aE support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design the unnamed filter remain available during the current work session unless you manually delete them 4 Replace Replace the filter property selected in the filter property list with the one displayed in Select Filter 5 Add Selected Object Add one selected object in the drawing to the filter list 6 Edit Item Move the selected filter property into the Select Filter area for editing To edit a filter property select it and choose Edit Item Edit the filter property and choose Substitute The edited filter replaces the selected filter property 7 Delete Delete a selected filter property from the current filter 8 Clear List Delete all the listed properties from the current filter 9 The filter name is used Displays saves and deletes filters 10 Current Display saved filters Select a filter list to make it current The named filter and its list of properties are loaded from the default file
18. ignores construction lines Command Sequence Command XLINE Specify a point or Hor Ver Ang Bisect Offset pick a point Specify through point pick a second point Specify through point to end or pick another point You may notice that there are a number of options with this command For example the Hor and Ver options can be used to draw construction lines that are truly horizontal or vertical In both these cases only a single pick point is required because the direction of the line is predetermined To use a command option simply enter the capitalised part 23 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design of the option name at the command prompt Follow the command sequence below to see how you would draw a construction line using the Horizontal option Command Sequence Command XLINE Hor Ver Ang Bisect Offset lt From point gt H Through point pick a point to position the line Through point to end or pick a point for another horizontal line 3 3 Ray Pull down menu Draw gt Ray Command RAY TETI aig E 346 age iti Gott The Ray command creates a line similar to a construction line except that it extends infinitely in only one direction from the first pick point The direction of the Ray is determined by the position of the second pick point Command Sequence Command RAY Specify start point pick the start point Specify through poi
19. s requirement You can select a part of a drawing as full page proof then copy it to a specified location Command ICAD_ DYJT 205 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 13 7 Draw 13 7 1 Breakline Symbol Creates a polyline and inserts the breakline symbol Command BREAKLINE Options are provided to control the relative size and appearance of the breakline symbol and an extension of the polyline beyond the selected start and end points Options Block Determine the block to be used as the breakline symbol Size Determine the size of the breakline symbol Extension Determine the length of the line extension beyond selected points 13 8 Tools 13 8 1 Xdata Attachment Attaches extended object data xdata to a selected object Command XDATA Select object Use an object selection method Application name Specify application name 3Real DIR DISP DIST Hand Int LAyer LOng Pos Real SCale STr eXit lt eXit gt Enter an option Options Application name An ASCII string up to 255 bytes long group code 1000 Layer A layer name group code 1003 Hand An object handle group code 1005 3Real 3 real numbers group code 1010 Pos A 3D World space position group code 1011 Disp A 3D World space displacement group code 1012 Dir A 3D World space direction group code 1013 Real A real number group code 1040 206 www staricad com support staricad com
20. 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design F Set plot scale G Set Drawing orientation In GStarCAD2009 you can choose to install GStarCAD2009 built in print driver which does not exist in the previous version Your print work will become more conveniently more smoothly more accurately if you use the built in driver to print 12 2 Select a Printer or Plotter Before plotting a drawing you must select a printer or plotter The device you select affects the printable area of the drawing After selecting a printing or plotting device you also can easily plot a drawing using the default settings in the Plot dialog box In this pull down list it contains not only the system print driver but also the GStarCAD2009 built in print driver You can install ICAD2008 built in print driver through choosing Add Plotter The process is below Ci a Flot style tabla a rani conli Y l gt Flot option ff Seve chagar to Layout Piet cip an fet Plat with plat niylar A Prat M Flor in heer ound Gaordand Prist pt ist Growed iot uis or scconrdi T q irw ing Orientation M Porua mE 3 IF laniipir P Flat offre fi a finches Viet upside doen This Wizard can configurate the existing Windows plotter or new non Windows plotter Config info will save in PCS file PC3 file will be added as plotter icon which can be selected from GStarICAD plotter Manager Can select from PCP or PC2 file to enter config info and
21. Click on the Preview button Once again the dialogue box disappears and the specified array is temporarily drawn so that we can preview it We are now offered 3 choices If the array isn t quite right click the Modify button to return to the Array dialogue box If you are happy with the array click the Accept button the array will be permanently drawn and the command is ended SS x Accept Cancel You should now have an array that looks similar to the one in the illustration above consisting of 6 rectangles arranged in 3 rows and 2 columns As you can see this command is very powerful and can save lots of time if used carefully The Polar Array The polar array works in a similar way to the rectangular array The main difference is that rather than specifying the number and offset for rows and columns you must specify a center point and the total number of objects in the array including the original object 59 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design C Rectangular Array Polar Array inter Pint OE 22 62199 y 29 07284 iN Methods and Values Method Total number of items amp Angle to fill Total mmber of ites o 6D helen gerd Ge pe04 DD N Angle between items BU For angle to fill a positive value specifies counterclockwise rotation A negative value Tip specifies clockwise rotation V Rotate items as copied Object Base Point
22. During Command Sequence Command SCALE Select objects pick objects to be scaled P1 Specify base point pick base point P2 Base scale Scale factor lt Scale factor gt pick second point P3 or enter scale factor In the example shown above the original tree symbol has been enlarged by dynamically scaling it using pick points to determine the change in scale If you want to scale an object precisely it is much easier to enter a scale factor using the keyboard 4 9 The Stretch Command Pull down menu Modify gt Stretch 64 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Toolbar laa Command STRETCH or S INPUT STRETCH or S lial Ja The Stretch command can be used to move one or more vertices of an object whilst leaving the rest of the object unchanged In the example below a rectangle has been stretched by moving one vertex to create an irregular shape Select Vertex During Stretch After Stretch Command Sequence Command STRETCH Select objects to stretch by crossing window or crossing polygon Specify base point or displacement pick base point Specify second point of displacement pick second point To select vertices to stretch you must use a crossing window or polygon Stretching with Grips Although the Stretch command can be very useful it has largely been superseded by the use of Grips which allow this sort of modification to be
23. Enter the DIM file name or select Browse to locate the file If the file does not exist it is created If the file does exist a prompt requests permission to overwrite The new file is an ASCII file Available Dimension Styles Selects the dimension styles to write to the ASCII file The current dimension styles are displayed Each selected style is written to the file indicated in the Export Filename group Text Style Options Saves either the dimension s Full Text Style Information or the Text Style Name Only to the ASCII file 13 4 5 Dimstyle Import Imports named dimension styles from a DIM file into the current drawing 200 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Dimension Style Import Import Filename rnain Import Options Keep Existing Style Overwrite Existing Style DIMIM Dialog Box Options Import Filename Names the file you want to import Enter an existing file name or select Browse to specify a DIM file to import The file must be of the form generated by the corresponding DIMEX command All dimension styles in the selected file are imported into the current drawing Text styles are also imported Import Options Includes Keep the Existing Style to keep the dimension style in the current drawing and Overwrite Existing Style to overwrite styles in the current drawing The Keep the Existing Style option ignores the similarly named style being importe
24. Follow Undo lt End Point gt 2 Relative coordinates Relative coordinates are used to input the incremental value of X and Y based on the www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design last selected point instead of the origin Input method X Incremental value Y incremental value P4 P3 P1 2 Command LINE Start point of line pick P1 Angle Length lt End Point gt 5 0 Angle Length Follow Undo lt End Point gt 0 5 Angle Length Follow Undo lt End Point gt 5 0 Angle Length Follow Undo lt End Point gt 0 5 Angle Length Follow Undo lt End Point gt 3 Relative polar coordinates Relative polar coordinates are used to specify the point by using the distance and angle based on the reference point Input method distance lt ANGLE P4 P3 F1 5 is Command LINE Start point of line pick P1 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Angle Length lt End Point gt 5 lt 0 Angle Length Follow Undo lt End Point gt 5 lt 90 Angle Length Follow Undo lt End Point gt 5 lt 180 Angle Length Follow Undo lt End Point gt 5 lt 270 Angle Length Follow Undo lt End Point gt www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Chapter 2 File I O Commands 2 1 New Newwiz 1 NEW Open a new drawing NEW command opens new drawing sheet on the screen as the preparing
25. GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Iref Hanager e x Reference name Status Size Type Date Save path ry SORUNLU BLOK Have 388KB Append O7 11 20 C Docume GE Jetac Reload Unload m ref Found At C Documents and Settingsi Administrator R EAE FN Browse Save Path 0K Cancel 2 Click Attach WF External Reference E x Found C Documents and Settingsh dministrator Fi erst FS Saved C Documents and Settings Administrator Simp ere we Reference Type Path Type Attachment T 1 nser on poin e Rotation JV Specify On screen J Specify On screen fio 3 Specify the drawing file to attach as an external reference and then click Open 4 In Reference Type choose how you want to insert the drawing Attachment inserts a copy of the drawing and includes any other drawings that are externally referenced within the referenced drawing Overlay lays a copy of a drawing over your original drawing it does not include any nested external references in the externally referenced drawing 5 Make any additional selections 6 Click OK 7 If you marked Specify On Screen for any items follow the prompts to attach the external reference 10 3 5 Binding External References to Drawings External references are not part of the drawing Rather they are links to an externally referenced file To provide a cop
26. Line objects have two ends the first point and the last point You can continue picking points and GStarCAD will draw a straight line between each picked point and the previous point Each line segment drawn is a separate object and can be moved or erased as required To end this command just press the Space bar or Enter key on the keyboard Command line Specify first point pick P1 Specify next point or undo pick P2 Specify next point or undo to end P2 You can also draw lines by entering the co ordinates of their end points at the command prompt rather than picking their position from the screen This enables you to draw lines that are off screen should you want You can also draw lines using something called direct distance entry 24 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 3 2 Construction line Pull down menu Draw gt Construction line Toolbar we Command Xline T Jean eit z E The Construction Line command creates a line of infinite length which passes through two picked points Construction lines are very useful for creating construction frameworks or grids within which to design Construction lines are not normally used as objects in finished drawings it is usual therefore to draw all your construction lines on a separate layer which will be turned off or frozen prior to printing Because of their nature the Zoom Extents command option
27. MV Set to object s default Base point A o I fo You can try this for yourself by drawing another rectangle as described above This time though locate the rectangle in the center top half of the drawing area Now start the Array command click the Polar Array radio button and follow the steps below 1 Click the Select objects button The dialogue box will temporarily disappear enabling you to select the rectangle you just drew Press the Return button on your keyboard to complete the selection You are now returned to the dialogue box and the message immediately below the Select Objects button should read 1 object selected 2 Specify the center point for the array This is the point C in the illustration below You can do this by entering x and y co ordinates into the appropriate edit boxes if you know what these values should be However this is rarely the case and most often you will want to click the Pick Center Point button to pick a point from the drawing area Pick a point somewhere below the rectangle you have just drawn 3 Enter a value for the total number of items For this example enter the value 6 Notice that once again the schematic preview updates to reflect the values you have entered 4 Make sure that the rotate items as copied checkbox is checked 5 Click on the Preview button Once again the dialogue box disappears and the specified array 1s temporarily drawn so that we can preview it We
28. Save Path 0K Cancel 2 Select the external reference to unload 3 Click Unload To detach an external reference 1 Do one of the following Pull down menu Insert gt Xref Manager Command XRM 142 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Iref Hanager E x Reference name Status Size Type Date Save path Attach 5 SORUNLU BLOK Have 388KB Append O7 11 20 C Docume Reload Xref Found At 2 Select the external reference to detach 3 Click Detach 10 3 4 Attaching External References Attaching a separate drawing to the current one creates an external reference The external reference appears in the drawing as a block definition but the drawing entities are linked rather than added to the current drawing If you modify the linked drawing the current drawing that contains the external reference 1s updated automatically when you open it or you can reload the external reference manually so it reflects the latest version of the external reference When you attach an external reference its layers linetypes text styles and other elements are not added to the current drawing Rather these elements are also linked from the referenced file To attach external references 1 Do one of the following Pull down menu Insert gt Xref Manager Command XRM 143 www staricad com support staricad com
29. You also specify the distance between each For a polar array you specify the axis around which to array the entities the number of copies of the entities to create and the angle subtended by the resulting array To create a three dimensional rectangular array 1 Do one of the following Pull down menu Modify gt 3D Operation gt 3D Array Command 3DARRAY 2 Select the entities and then press Enter 3 In the prompt box choose Rectangular www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 4 Type the number of rows in the array 5 Type the number of columns 6 Type the number of levels 7 Specify the vertical distance between the rows 8 Specify the horizontal distance between the columns 9 Specify the depth between the levels el BS i To create a three dimensional rectangular array select the entity to copy A type the number of rows columns and levele and then specify the distance between each row B column C and level D 11 12 3 Mirroring in Three Dimensions You can create a mirror image of selected entities in three dimensional space You mirror the entities about a mirror plane that you define by either specifying three points selecting an existing two dimensional planar entity aligning the plane parallel to the xy yz or xz plane of the current UCS or aligning the plane with the current view You can delete or retain the original entities To m
30. a A ct aH aja z r La Lig aare F iii cO 2 Introduce each kind of symbol agreement in GStarCAD commands The Division symbol divide up different options of the command each option www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design capital letter expressing abbreviation way you can input this letter to execute this option directly lt The small parenthesis imply the default input value or current execute the option in this parenthesis if not meet to your requirement then input the new value After executing some commands you can use Enter Space Bar or right button of mouse to repeat the command 1 2 2 Using Commands GStarCAD provides several methods to execute the command Here is an example of Drawing Line 1 Pull down Menu Select Draw gt Line in Pull down Menu 2 Toolbar Select the Line in the Drawing Toolbar Manopo EEQ 3 Input commands or shortening commands Hotkeys Command LINE Start point of line pick P1 Angle Length lt End point gt pick P2 Angle Length Follow Undo lt End point gt pick P3 Angle Length Follow Undo lt End point gt pick P1 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Angle Length Follow Undo lt End point gt Enter Peeee enero Cece rere PEE Po y Mo O oe Gm be kw ea whe eS ee eee eee erecers i
31. a Paper Space fioo 13 14 PLT Output Tool Users can send PLT files to printer to print Operation Steps 1 Right click GStarCAD icon gt Properties gt Find Target 2 Select PrintPlt exe in the dialog box fF psn Gram Gi m Pesos 3 Double click the PrintPlt exe file then the Print dialog box will be displayed 213 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design in the dialog box you can select printer or do some settings 4 Click OK button the Open dialog box is displayed you can select the printed file 13 15 HCCAD Tools HaoChen Tools integrated many convenient drawing tools user can use GStarCAD platform software to finish many professional design such as pipeline design 1 Drawing Scale Command SASCL Set drawing scale before starting to draw software will adjust the scale automatically when you use other tools such as modifying lineweight 2 Control Parameters Cross to break width Command CBKWID Set the width of fast tripping cross about the fast tripping cross we will introduce it later 3 Rotate Cursor Command RTCUR Set the cursor to the angle that you want You can choose 0 degree or 45 degree which have been set you also can choose Alongside Line to select a line the cursor angle will become corresponding with the line If you select Real Time Rotate and it seems that you enter into a little play you can us
32. are now offered 3 choices If the array isn t quite right click the Modify button to return to the Array dialogue box If you are happy with the array click the Accept button the array will be 60 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design permanently drawn and the command is ended Array Tee xi Accept Cancel The array you have just drawn should look something like the one illustrated below left Take some time to play around with the other options in the Array dialogue box to see what they can do Polar Array The illustration above shows the results of a polar array using an original rectangle copied six times about a center point C through an angle of 360 degrees full circle The only difference between the array on the left and the one on the right is that the Rotate items as copied checkbox was not checked in the right hand example All new objects created with the Array command will inherit the object properties of the original object 4 6 The Move Command Pull down menu Modify gt Move Toolbar Command line MOVE or M 61 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design lal li cnt _MOVEorM A The Move command works in a similar way to the Copy command except that no copy is made the selected object s is simply moved from one location to another Before Move During Command Sequence Command
33. aul styles Standard Don t list styles in refs The Dimension Style command can be used to change the appearance of dimensions The best method is to create a new style before you start creating dimensions so that you can leave the STANDARD style as a default option Creating a new style To create a new dimension style make sure the STANDARD style is the current style Click the New button The new style is automatically set as the current style Simply input a new style name in the Create New Dimension Style dialog box ja Create Her Dimension Style T 3 x Hew Style Hame a Start With stadead J Use for All dimensions ss em cancel Click the Continue button you can see the Make the Dimension Style dialogue box you can set the color lineweight extend beyond ticks and baseline spacing of dimension lines and extension lines 90 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Y Make the dimension style 12 2 x LARGE vowed Fert Pew WHT M ternate tits Tolerance i ines 1 Dimension Lin byBlock E 1 0159 H Cinewei ght ByBlock ha x 1 ae Suppress Dim Line 1 Dim Line 2 Exte es Color OByBlock Extend beyond dim lines f 18 ByBlock Linewei ght yBloc Ell cope ees eee fooses H Suppress Ext line 1 Ext line 2 Setting the Arrowhead You can se
34. block or entities within a block reference as a boundary to extend objects in a drawing Command BTRIM 13 2 5 Explode Attribute to Text Explode blocks converting attribute values to text objects Command BURST 13 2 6 Export Attribute Information Export block attribute values to an external file in tab delimited ASCII format Command ATTOUT 13 2 7 Import Attribute Information Import block attribute values from an external tab delimited ASCII file Command ATTIN 13 2 8 Convert BLOCK to XREF Replace all instances of a standard block with an xref Unbinds xrefs that are bound Command BLOCK TOXREF 13 2 9 Replace Block with Another Block In the current drawing you can use one block to replace anther block Command BLOCKREPLACE 13 2 10 BLOCKREPLACE Allow you to globally replace all inserts of one block with another block www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design BLOCKREPLACE searches the entire drawing for a specified block and replaces it with another block that you specify You can have the unreferenced block purged when done Specify the block name to search for by selecting it in the list or by clicking the Pick button and selecting a block in the drawing Select a block to replace 13 2 11 Statistics Blocks Number You can statistics the number of various blocks through this function www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009
35. can be toggled on or off in one of three ways The quickest way 1s just to click on the ORTHO button on the status bar Ortho can also be toggled on and off using the F8 Function key Finally you can also type ORTHO at the command line Command Sequence Command ORTHO Enter mode ON OFF lt OFF gt type ON or OFF 8 2 The Drawing Grid Status Bar GRID Pull down menu None Command GRID or F7 The drawing grid is a regular pattern of dots displayed on the screen which acts as a visual aid it is the equivalent of having a sheet of graph paper behind your drawing on a drawing board You can control the grid spacing so it can give you a general idea about the size of drawn objects It can also be used to define the extent of your drawing Command Sequence Command GRID Specify grid spacing X or ON OFF Snap Aspect lt 10 000 gt enter grid spacing www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Grid spacing set to 10 drawing units Grid spacing set to 5 drawing units Although you can use the command line to control the visibility of the grid by using the ON and OFF options this is more easily achieved using the F7 key or better still by clicking the GRID button on the status bar However the command line does offer some additional options The Snap option allows you to automatically set the grid spacing to the current snap spacing You can also change the aspect ration of t
36. dimension Geometric tolerances can be created with or without leader lines depending on whether you create them with TOLERANCE or LEADER A feature control frame consists of two or more components The first feature control frame contains a symbol that represents the geometric characteristic to which a tolerance is being applied for example location profile form orientation or runout Form tolerances control straightness flatness circularity and cylindricity profiles control line and surface In the illustration the characteristic is position 103 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design tolerance value material conditions of tolerance primary secondary and tertiary datum reference letters optional diameter symbol material conditions of datums geometric characteristic aymbol in this case position Pull down menu Dimensions gt Tolerance Toolbar 1 Command TOLERANCE J aia iiGgo To create a tolerance dimension 1 Command TOLERANCE 2 Click the Tolerance tab 3 Select the Append Dimension Tolerances check box 4 Type or select the lower tolerance limit 5 Type or select the upper tolerance limit 6 Click OK 7 Insert the dimension 104 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design oo ois oo 83 Tolerance dimension Limits dimension 6 12 Center Mark DIMCENTER is used t
37. dimensional space You select the entities to rotate and then define the axis of rotation either by specifying two points selecting an existing entity aligning the axis with the x y or z axis of the current UCS or aligning the axis with the current view To rotate an entity about an axis in three dimensions 1 Do one of the following Pull down menu Modify gt 3D Operation gt 3D Rotate a Toolbar Command ROTATE3D fee Dle lt fie Git pret Ponda fee he ete Daa Belg Areia al 2 Shite Ese ee 7 ee ee p le h A001 ae ee e Mesgent i ey ENS E aa W a i E d Bri mji irons rt Biro il ES id E a a E p T JESE AT op m Bitat ii E N 2 Select the entities to rotate and then press Enter 3 Choose from one of the following options Entity Last View Xaxis Yaxis Zaxis 4 Specify the rotation angle 5 Specify the reference angle 162 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Select the entities to rotate A specify Result after rotating the entities the endpoints of the axis of rotation B and C and then specify the rotation angle D 11 12 2 Arraying in Three Dimensions You can copy selected entities and arrange them in a three dimensional rectangular or polar circular pattern For a rectangular array you control the number of copies in the array by specifying the number of rows and columns and the number of levels
38. filter nfl 11 Save As Save a filter and its list of properties The filter is saved in the filter nfl file Names can contain up to 18 characters 12 Delete Current Filter List Delete a filter and all its properties from the default filter file 13 Apply Exit the dialog box and displays the Select Objects prompt where you create a selection set The current filter 1s used on the objects you select 203 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 13 6 Modify 13 6 1 Move Copy Rotate Move copy rotate and scales object s with a single command Command MOCORO Select objects Use an object selection method Base point Specify a base point Move Copy Rotate Scale Base Undo lt eXit gt Specify an option Options Move Move object s Copy Make multiple copies of object s Rotate Rotate object s Scale Dynamically scale object s Base Specifies a base point for object s to be moved copied scaled or rotated 13 6 2 Multiple Copy Copy multiple objects with Repeat Array Divide and Measure options Command COPYM Select objects Select the objects to be copied Base point Specify a base point Second point or Repeat last Divide Measure Array dynamic Undo lt exit gt COPYM Options Repeat Repeat the last copy using the same offset distance Divide Linear divide option Prompt for an additional point and the number of copies to make Makes evenl
39. line The sample picture 1s below Now use with 2 and 1 with 3 to use this function separately The situation before Flex connect lwith 2 to use the function lwith3 to use the function 8 Super Fillet Command SFILLET Why we can this function Super fillet because this function not only can finish the usual fillet operation but also can unify the two lines information such as layer color line type and etc the unified standard is according to the firstly selected line www staricad com on support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design In this drawing these two lines have different color and line type now we use super fillet function to theme Please enter the Fillet radius lt 0 gt The software will prompt you after you input the radius Please select the first line segment The selected first lien will determine the layer color and line type of filleted two lines here we select the green lien as the first line then select the yellow line to do super fillet the result is below 9 Modify linewidth Command LCW Change the linewidth of specified pline if you select a line and software will translate this line into pline and set linewidth automatically for it It is very convenient to edit linewidth 10 Cross to break soon Command CBK We often need to break many lines when drawing but it is very unconvenient to do this by hand This aim can be easily finished b
40. not work 4 16 The Explode Command Pull down menu Modify gt Explode Toolbar a Command EXPLODE The Explode command is used to explode single object back to their constituent parts In other words the command is used to return blocks polylines etc which may be composed of a number of component objects back to their individual component parts The change has no visible effect 74 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 4 17 Undo With UNDO command Users can inversely cancel executed commands step by step or user defined number of steps Undo command is unlimited time undo Pull down menu Edit gt Undo Toolbar hi Command UNDO or U a ie e a alee ATN 00i all l carai A Careers m INPUT pam W UNDO or U o Ertami the seid iriki artimi cd i 4 18 Redo REDO command is used to restore canceled commands by UNDO step by step Redo command is unlimited time redo Pull down Menu Edit Redo Toolbar Command REDO www staricad com ue support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design m Dilie Piet Te mim Tpit pee ee h Peir fiee pip hpo l ifad n T g aa A A eee E E e a TE Tila Lor ey b tsj j i a i 1 mE ena erir sa 3 i belb ys Prin Commands that are canceled by UNDO previously can be restored by REDO command 76 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 F
41. polyline can have a different value for Z height In normal 2D polylines all vertexes must have the same Z value 3 6 Spline Pull down menu Draw gt Spline Toolbar ad Command SPLINE or SPL k ple ee ee ee me olf 3 e344 Jage ATni nai i a imihia aahisims Be eghina The Spline command creates a type of spline known as a nonuniform rational B spline NURBS for short A spline is a smooth curve that is fitted along a number of control points The Fit Tolerance option can be used to control how closely the spline conforms to the control points A low tolerance value causes the spline to form close to the control www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design points A tolerance of 0 zero forces the spline to pass through the control points The illustration on the right shows the effect of different tolerance values on a spline that is defined using the same four control points P1 P2 P3 and P4 Splines can be edited after they have been created using the SPLINEDIT command Modify gt Object gt Spline from the pull down menu Using this command you can change the tolerance add more control points move control points and close splines amongst other things However if you just want to move spline control points it is best to use grips Tolerance 0 5 Tolerance 6 2 Tolerance 0 0 Command Sequence Command SPLINE Specify first point or Objec
42. screen in order to select their layers 13 1 3 Layer Match Change the layer s of selected object s to match the layer of a selected destination object Pull down menu Express gt Layer gt Layer Freeze Command LAYMCH Usage Example Select an object such as a door whose layer assignment you want to change then select an object on the layer you want to match Command LAYMCH Select objects Select the doors for the layers to be changed 180 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Select objects Press ENTER when you finish selecting objects Select object on destination layer or Type it Select the door on layer N DOOR to match 2 objects changed to layer N DOOR Objects doors are highlighted are selected i U Fans F ol i i a g Select an object for example a door on the layer to match Objects doors changed to match the layer of the selected object 13 1 4 Change to Current Layer Change the layer of one or more objects to the current layer Pull down menu Express gt Layer gt Change to Current Layer Command LAYCUR Select objects to be changed to the current layer Select objects Use an object selection method www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design INPUT LAY CUR Usage Example Select objects such as the chairs on the layer CHAIR and change them to the current layer FURN
43. staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Specify next point or Arc Close Halfwidth Length Undo Width pick P5 Specify next point or Arc Close Halfwidth Length Undo Width or C to close PS Pi Open Polyline Closed Poly line You can draw polylines of various widths by using the Width and Halfwidth options You can set the width of individual segments and make them taper gradually from one width to another These options become available after you specify a starting point for the polyline It is worth while taking some time to familiar with the Polyline command as it is an extremely useful command to know Try experimenting with options such as Arc and Width and see if you can create polylines like the ones in the illustration above The Undo option is particularly useful This allows you to unpick polyline vertices one at a time so that you can easily correct mistakes Polylines can be edited after they are created to for example change their width You can do this using the PEDIT command Modify gt Object gt Polyline from the pull down menu 3 5 3D Polyline Pull down menu Draw gt 3D Polyline Command 3DPOLY 28 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design The 3D Polyline command works in exactly the same way as the Polyline command The main difference between a normal polyline and a 3D polyline is that each vertex pick point of a 3D
44. tangent point on a circle This osnap works in two ways You can either draw a line from a point to the tangent point see illustration or you can draw a line from a tangent point the latter is referred to as the Deferred Tangent snap mode 9 Perpendicular Toolbar Object Snap ES The Perpendicular Osnap snaps to a point which forms a perpendicular with the selected object As with the Tangent Osnap Perpendicular can be used to draw a line to a perpendicular point as in the illustration or from a perpendicular point known as the Deferred Perpendicular snap mode Perpendicular 10 Parallel Toolbar Object Snap 4 The Parallel Osnap is used to draw a line parallel to any other line in your drawing In operation this osnap is slightly less intuitive than some of the others To draw a parallel line first start the Line command specify the first point when prompted and then start the Parallel Osnap Hover the cursor over an existing line until you see the Parallel snap marker Now move the cursor close to a parallel position and a dotted line will appear 122 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design indicating the parallel You can now pick the second point of your line Sarall l 1 2000 z 220 11 Insert Toolbar Object Snap The Insert Osnap snaps to the insertion point of a block text or an image 12 Node Toolbar Object Snap B The Node Os
45. the Multiline Styles dialogue box indicating that the Standard style is Current To create a new style click New enter a new style name in the Name edit box Multiline Style Ee xi Current mal tiline style STANDARDI Styles Delete Description Load S AEN Freeview STAHDARL ee Styles STANDARD bl Then click Continue So the next step is to change the style to suit your own purposes You will now see the Element Properties dialogue box appear This dialogue box allows you to add new line elements or delete existing ones and to control the element offset color and linetype Click the Add button to add a new element A new line element now appears with an offset of 0 0 in other words this is a center line Highlight the top element in the Elements list and change the offset to 1 0 by entering this value in the Offset edit box Now do the same with the bottom element remembering to enter a value of 1 0 because this is a negative offset You now have a multiline that is 2 drawing units wide with a centerline Let s now change the color and linetype of the center line 41 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Highlight the 0 0 offset element by clicking it in the Elements list To change the color simply click on the Color button and select an appropriate color from the palette When a color has been selected click the
46. the column offset is negative columns are added to the left Now start the Array command First of all make sure that the Rectangular Array button is selected and that you are looking at the Rectangular Array dialogue box and now follow the steps below 1 Click the Select objects button The dialogue box will temporarily disappear enabling www staricad com i support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design you to select the rectangle you just drew Press the Return button on your keyboard to complete the selection You are now returned to the dialogue box and the message immediately below the Select Objects button should read 1 objects selected 2 Enter the number of rows required in the Rows edit box For this example enter the value 3 Notice that the schematic preview on the right hand side of the dialogue box updates to reflect the values you are entering 3 Enter the number of columns required in the Columns edit box Enter the value 2 4 Enter the row offset in the Row Offset edit box This is the distance DR in the illustration above Note that this is not the distance between rows In this example our rectangle is 10 units high and we will enter a row offset of 15 The result will be a 5 unit gap between rectangles 5 Enter the column offset in the Column Offset edit box The same parameters apply as for the row offset Enter a value of 25 to give a 5 unit gap between our rectangles 6
47. very powerful because you can have many layers in a single drawing and you can control the visibility color and linetype of layers independently This makes you become efficiently to work with complicated drawings Layers are a effective way to order your drawing 9 1 1 Creating a New Layer Pull down format gt Layer Toolbar Command LAYER Click on the New button A new layer called Layerl is automatically created in the layer list below layer 0 As you can see from the illustration the layer name 1s automatically highlighted for you so that you can give the layer a more meaningful name When you have entered an appropriate name press the OK to complete the operation You have now created a new layer and given it a name Notice that by default it has been assigned the color white and the linetype Continuous 127 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design W Layer Properties anager d x Named Layer Filters i A a Invert Filter A Remove I Apply to layers toolbar Current Show Details Save State State Manager Details Layer Name Layer 1 Ble ie Eiee Colori O white v J Lock for editing 2 f l Not plot Lineweight migi DEFAU iS Freeze in all viewports Linetype Contin Freeze in current viewport Plot Style Ea Freeze in new viewport The layers sum 3 the display layer number 3 cance m
48. works all this out for you so all you see is a donut Command Sequence Command DONUT Specify inside diameter of donut lt 0 5000 gt pick any two points to define a diameter or enter the exact length Specify outside diameter of donut lt 1 0000 gt pick any two points to define a diameter or enter the exact length Specify center of donut or lt exit gt pick P1 Specify center of donut or lt exit gt to end or continue to pick for more doughnuts 33 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 3 10 Ellipse Pull down menu Draw gt Ellipse Toolbar Command ELLIPSE or ELL i JE Palplina iay Felpgee irel Pte r ia oe 5 gfe 1 oot i i Fe a Lpawat INPUT ar _ ELLIPSE or EL The Ellipse command gives you a number of different creation options The default option is to pick the two end points of an axis and then a third point to define the eccentricity of the ellipse After you have mastered the default option try out the others Command Sequence Command ELLIPSE Specify axis endpoint of ellipse or Arc Center pick P1 Specify other endpoint of axis pick P2 Specify distance to other axis or Rotation pick P3 The ellipse command can also be used to draw isometric circles 34 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 3 11 Ellipse Arc Pull down menu Draw gt Ellipse Ar
49. www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 5 7 View Manager Create set rename modify and deletes named views and switch quickly between each views It is helpful to reduce many unnecessary view adjust operation Command View Menu View gt Named Views rie tat Bp eet Poms Tow tree tere Moy Widow Hep Dones E3 SW e z nra haAgakog TE AU Se a 7 Oe Raan Bl i is Pika There are two tabs in this dialog box named view tab and orthographic isometric view tab 1 Named Views Tab Named Views Orthographic Isometric Views Current View Current Name Location UCS Persp Set Current Off Current Model New Details j Cancel Help Set Current Restore the selected view New Create a named view And new view dialog box will emerge Details Display detail of view dialog box 2 Orthographic Isometric View Tab 87 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Named Views Orthographic Isometric Views Current View Current w Set Current Q SW Isometric Relative to world v Il Recover Orthogonal UCS and View Cancel Help Set Current Restore the selected view Current View Display the name of current view Relative to Specify the base coordinate system which is used to define the orthographic view the WCS is the default base coordinate system Recov
50. 6 10 Leader A leader object is a line or a spline with an arrowhead at one end and a multiline text object or block at the other In some cases a short horizontal line called a landing connects text or blocks and feature control frames to the leader line Pull down menu Dimensions gt Leader Toolbar is Commands DIMLEADER or LEADER fee ede pii foe ert fpa ea Bret fispa Biy Diiia Felip ligne wil a j D 5s Li a e ot hanis Lug i ra a L at a a al Eje rc map frah INPUT DIMLEAD ER or LEADER a lasir mi cet PHE Specify first leader point pick start point Specify next point pick next point 102 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Specify next point or Annotation A Format F Undo U lt Annotation gt pick next point Enter first line of annotation text or lt Setting gt input dimension text The usage of leader 100 P3 P2 P1 mA Command leader Specify first leader point or Settings lt Settings gt pick P1 Length lt Next point gt pick P2 Length lt Next point gt pick P3 Specify the text width lt 2 000000 gt Enter first line of annotation text lt Mtext gt C100 6 11 Tolerance Geometric tolerances show acceptable deviations of form profile orientation location and runout of a feature You add geometric tolerances in feature control frames These frames contain all the tolerance information for a single
51. Dimension Style Manager The dimension style overrides are listed below the style they modify in the dimension style name list Click Close To apply dimension style overrides Click Dimension menu gt Dimension style In the Dimension Style Manager click Override In the Override Current Style dialog box enter the style overrides Click OK The program displays lt style overrides gt below the dimension style name in the Dimension Style Manager dialog box After you create dimension style overrides you can continue to modify dimension styles compare them with other dimension styles or delete or rename the overrides 109 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Chapter 7 Text 7 1 Text Style STYLE command is used to set up text font scale and angle ratio of the text Pull down menu Format gt Text Style Command STYLE E Text seyre i 2x Current Style Name Apply Hew aie Leriame Delete Cancel Fonts Help Font Name Font Style Height ftat shx 7 fo 0000 Use Big Font Text Font Preview Upside down Width Factor f1 0000 Backwards Oblique Angle fo Vertical AsBbCeD Preview Select text font when dialogue box is displayed 21x Current Style Name Standard Hew Rename Delete Cancel Fonts Help Font Name Font Style Height arial Regular fo 0000 A
52. Files dialog box is displayed user can check or modify the inputted information through this dialog box If there are some information to modify click Back button to return to the last dialog box to modify If there are no information to modify click Next button and the system begin to install the software 5 GStarCAD 2009 Professional Maintain Start Copying Files Review settings before copying files Please confirm your options To change it press Back Current Settings User Informations User Name wxq Company Mame hecad Install Location D Program Files GStarC4D2009Professional www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 5 GStarCAD 2009 Professional Maintain Completing the GStarCAD 2009 Professional Setup Wizard GStarCAD 2009 Professional has been installed on your computer Click Finish to close this wizard Run GStarC4D 2009 Professional C Read Help Document Click Finish to complete the software installation The registry of GStarCAD Click the icon on the desktop to start up GStarCAD If you don t register software at the title bar there 1s tryout software prompt There are two authorization methods Dongle and Registration Number 1 Dongle Dongle is divided into stand alone version and network version A stand alone version belongs to a single customer you needn t install driver software will finish the register automa
53. GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design GStarCAD 2009 Tutorial GreatStar Software http www staricad com www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Chapter 1 Introduction to GStarCAD 1 1 Introduction to GStarCAD 1 1 1 system requirement You need the following software and hardware to install and run GStarCAD Microsoft Windows 2000 2003 XP Vista Windows2000 XP recommended Intel Pentitum or faster Processor Minimum 512M RAM above 1G RAM recommended More 300 MB Hard Disk above 1G recommended CD ROM drive if installing from a CD Mouse or other coordinates input devices Color Monitor Output Devices Printer or Plotter pd 1 2 Installation and Registry The installation of GStarCAD The GStarCAD installation program will lead you to finish the installation the installation program will automatically create a folder which contains all programs at the same time a program startup bar will be created at the Start menu of Windows a shortcut icon will be created at desktop Users can use CD or copy installation program to your personal PC or the hard disc of server to install Install steps 1 Enter the GStarCAD installation content double click the execute file the installation setup interface is displayed and prompt that user system is preparing Installation wizard and do some preparation for installation 2 After I
54. Move the selected attribute tag earlier in the prompt sequence The Move Up button is not available when a constant attribute is selected Move Down Move the selected attribute tag later in the prompt sequence The Move Down button is not available when a constant attribute is selected Edit Opens the Edit Attribute dialog box where you can modify attribute properties Edit Attribute Achve 222 Attribute Text option Properties Mode Data Invisible Verify Prompt ew Preset Default bb W Auto preview changes Fane Hep Tag Remove Remove the selected attribute from the block definition If Apply Changes to Existing References is selected in the Settings dialog box before you choose Remove www staricad com oe support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design the attribute 1s removed from all instances of the block in the current drawing The Remove button is not available for blocks with only one attribute Settings Opens the Block Attribute Settings dialog box where you can customize how attribute information is listed in the Block Attribute Manager Block Attribute Settings Display in list x Justification Layer e Prompt Height Linetype i Default Rotation Color lif Modes Width Factor Lineweight Anmotative Oblique Angle Plot stytle Style Boundary Width Select All Clear All i Emphasize duplicate tags i Apply changes
55. OK button on the palette to return to the Element Properties dialogue box Changing the linetype is a little more complicated because we will need to load the required linetype first However click on the Linetype button to proceed The Select Linetype dialogue box appears with just a few solid linetypes listed ByLayer ByBlock and Continuous Click on the Load button The Load or Reload Linetypes dialogue box now appears Scroll down the list of linetypes until you find one called Hidden Highlight Hidden and then click the OK button You will now see the Hidden linetype appear in the Loaded linetypes list in the Select Linetype dialogue box which should now look similar to the one shown above Finally highlight Hidden and click the OK button Your Element Properties dialogue box should now look similar to the one in the illustration above To complete our new style we will add some end caps and a solid fill Click on the Multiline Properties button to proceed In the Multiline Properties dialogue box click in the Line check boxes under Start and End This will have the effect of capping the ends of the multiline with a 90 degree line As you can see from the dialogue box you can change this angle if you wish to give a chamfered end Next click the On check box in the Fill section and then click on the Color button and select the fill color from the palette The Multiline Properties dialogue box should now look l
56. PCP CTB settings wizard to input page setup info Click next then choose plot to port or print to file according to your need Many plotter choose to use LPT1 port currently 169 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Add Plotter Port x Plot to Port Print to File AutoSpool The below table includes all useableness port of the current device All documents will be printed to the selected port Local Port Local Port Local Port Local Port Local Port Local Port Local Port Local Port HP DeskJet 1600C0M PS HP Desie Config Pott What is AutoSpool I Display all system port and unable to use 1 0 port Validation pea You can finish the install work according to the prompts 12 3 Add DWE virtual print driver It can realize the web publish function different from the direct DWF export before this published file contains all the DWF information and users can export DWF file according to selected area The process of creating DWF file Select DWF6 ePlot pc3 printer other steps are same to the normal print fe Save changer bo leou E Fia cane on Fe Pilot mah phot piye i Plt im bawek garuaned Pape ar Hiscal nl igri Shada Pied Ciani ISO AA 20x 237 men f imapa fi Fol anes Pel ctae Deng Orientation Whal bo pkt E Filo pacer M Puia Diy eE 7 legals Wsie Doae xl z Lands
57. Pull down menu View gt Visual style fee Dle iin ee amr Ppt Jili Gee Fg Edip Piebe Fely Lire ali Ehi eee ra CIAU RS BR AVRO Ti agai gal e a e oo ee ma Bd LAT fad iapa ji mm j TLATEN Bil iE 2D Wireframe Display the objects using lines and curves to represent the boundaries Raster and OLE objects linetypes and lineweights are visible 82 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 3D Wirefram Display the objects using lines and curves to represent the boundaries 3D Hidden Display the objects using 3D wireframe representation and hides lines as representing back faces 5 6 Viewports Create layout viewports Pull down menu View gt Viewports Command MVIEW 83 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design fee Dle iin pise Et Ppt imli Gee haija ff Bide Hely Es aii Enki ae 7a tagh ASJ o Bk djda00y TA SD g jier kap ai mam FTLETEN mamn f sirf b X Aase Amni coi CS OOC ee cect choests eei INPUT MVIEW The usage of viewports Command MVIEW Viewports ON OFF Fit 2 3 4 Polygon Object lt First corner gt Corner of Viewport Specify the first corner of a rectangular viewport Specify opposite corner On Make a selected viewport active An active viewport displays objects in model space The MAXACTVP system variab
58. acs Orisa Spage P E Asrecialivs spires tate reita Separate Hatches Corrent Viaj Y Sglect Deundkery sat I Fen Ti dih j z Baa frog Hatch riria is Wee euprent arigin LEi Tap Lilir cee Epacified origin Tal cece p Pery Inherit apiisns 1 Una carini origin Une waorce haich origin P z j Cancel cid Firstly in order to determine the type of hatching lines select proper hatching patterns in the Pattern tab a a select hatch pattern x AHSI Iso Other predefinition Custom YA EZ AHS LS2 AHS IS3 Sos AHSIGG AHSIST AWS ISG ANSI IRON BRICK STOWE Cancel If you select SOLID in the Pattern tab then click OK button In order to change scale and angle input the value of Scale and Angle in the Hatch tab 45 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design T The Boundary Pattern Fill gy xj Hatch Gradient Type and Pattern Pattern JANSI31 v ape Sample 4 a Custom Pattern z p ngle and Scale Angle Scale 0 v 1 Y Double Relative to Paper Space Options Space fi JV Associative Create Separate Hatches ISO Pen Width Draw Order m Hatch Origin DO do not assign v Use current origin Specified origin 3 Inherit Properties gpi One click to set new origin Default to boundary extends
59. ad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Zoom to display the previous view You can restore up to 10 previous views original view current view after ZOOM Previous Note If you change the visual style the view is changed If you enter ZOOM Previous it restores the previous view which is shaded differently but not zoomed differently Scale Zoom the display at a specified scale factor Enter a scale factor nX or nXP Specify a value Enter a value followed by x to specify the scale relative to the current view For example entering 5x causes each object to be displayed at half its current size on the screen ZOOM 5x 5 4 Pan PAN is used to move the view in the current viewport Pull down menu View gt Pan Toolbar gt Commands PAN or P 81 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design a The usage of pan When you use wheel mouse you can use PAN function by pressing the wheel of the mouse Then a mouse icon is changed like a hand If you want to use the wheel for panning the value of button pan should be on 5 5 Visual Style A visual style is a collection of settings that control the display of edges and shading in the viewport Instead of using commands and setting system variables you change the properties of the visual style As soon as you apply a visual style or change its settings you can see the effect in the viewport
60. ae 9 1 2 Set the Color of a Layer To set a layer color you can click on the color icon in the layer properties manager with the layer you want to set color T Layer Properties Banager q x Named Layer Filters Show r Invert Filter New Remove amp pply to layers toolbar Current Show Details State Manager l Details Layer Name Layer 1 Bs Sie gules Color C white v J Lock for editing J Not plot Linewei ght acs DEFAUI Freeze in all viewports Linetype Contin Freeze in current viewport Plot Style E ri ewpor The layers sum 3 the display layer number 3 Notice that all layers have their own color icon Click on the icon and then you will open the Select Color dialogue box You can select any of the 255 standard colors by picking on the color palette or by entering the color name or number in the text edit box When you have selected the color you want click on the OK button to set the color SF Select Color Indes Color True Color Color Books ICCAD Indes ColorfAct EAT PEAAT PERNS RATEANN EAT P PFPEREEERRRATAAN EET ai i i DTD 6D EERE EAT kePlhlULrPPULELO UmUC CON TEEN EHET E FEEEHHETEEN Indes Color 138 RGE 0 76 76 E EEEO E ee oe ET Color JBYLAYER Cancel Help www staricad com oa support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Assigning different colors to your
61. age layer settings by allowing you to save and restore layer configurations into layer states Layer states can be modified restored or renamed Layer states are saved in the drawing but they can also be exported to or imported from a LAY file Save Layer status Save Save the current layer settings into the selected layer state If a new name is specified a new state is created Edit Display the Layer Properties Manager dialog box where changes can be made to the selected layer state If no layer states exist a new one is created Rename Rename a layer state Delete Delete a layer state and displays the following message Are you sure you want to delete lt layer state name gt Import Display the Import File Name dialog box to specify a LAY file name drive and directory for importing into the current drawing A Find File button opens the Browse Search subdialog box to locate saved lay files Export Display the Export File Name dialog box to specify a LAY file name drive and directory for exporting from the current drawing Options Set options to use for layer status restore operations This option allows you to specify the layer properties to be restored on off freeze thaw color linetype and so 178 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design on Restore Restores the layer settings in the selected layer state without closing the dialog box Help Provides hel
62. al planes running along the specified path To create an extruded surface 1 Advanced experience level 2 Do one of the following Pull down menu DRAW gt MODELING gt Extrude Toolbar Mt Command EXTRUDE 152 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Hlp Boreas 3 Select the entity to extrude 4 Select the extrusion path J J Select the entity to extrude A and The resulting extruded surface the extrusion path B mesh 11 6 Creating Revolved Surfaces You can create a surface of revolution which is a three dimensional body that approximates the surface generated by rotating a two dimensional profile around an axis You select the two entities that define the profile and the axis You also specify the starting angle and the number of degrees to revolve the profile Revolving the profile 360 degrees creates a closed body To create a revolved surface 1 Advanced experience level 2 Do one of the following Pull down menu DRAW gt MODELING gt Revolve Toolbar amp Command REVOLVE 153 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 3 Select the entity to revolve 4 Select the entity to be used as the axis of revolution 5 Specify the starting angle 6 Specify the number of degrees to revolve the entity 11 7 Creating Boxes You can create a rectangular box or cube A box consists of six r
63. amic Lengthen option which is probably the most useful for general purpose drafting However the other options are worth getting to know because they can save lots of time and effort The Total option allows you to change the total length of a line to any value that you specify The Percent option allows you to change a line length using a percentage 4 11 The Trim Command Pull down menu Modify gt Trim Toolbar Command TRIM or TR The Trim command can be used to trim a part of an object In order to trim an object you must draw a second object which forms the cutting edge Cutting edges can be lines xlines rays polylines circles arcs or ellipses Blocks and text cannot be trimmed or used as cutting edges The illustration on the below shows the Trim command in action The red square and circle have been drawn using the Polygon and Circle commands respectively In order to trim these objects a line has been drawn cyan in the illustration this forms the cutting edge The Trim command unlike most other modify commands requires that two separate object selections are made The cutting edges are selected first there can be one or more and then the objects to be trimmed 67 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design are selected In the example below the line is selected first because it forms the cutting edge and then the square and circle are selected The Trim command is slight
64. ault method uses three pick points a start point a second point and an end point Using this method the arc will start at the first pick point pass through the second point and end at the third point Once you have mastered the default method try some of the others You may for example need to draw an arc with a specific radius All of the Arc command options are available from the pull down menu Command Sequence Command ARC Specify start point of arc or Center pick P1 Specify second point of arc or Center End pick P2 a2 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Specify end point of arc pick P3 It is also possible to create an arc by trimming a circle object In practice many arcs are actually created this way 3 9 Donut Pull down menu Draw gt Donut Command DONUT This command draws a solid donut shape actually it s just a closed polyline consisting of two arc segments which have been given a width GStarCAD asks you to define the inside diameter i e the diameter of the hole and then the outside diameter of the donut The donut is then drawn in outline and you are asked to pick the center point in order to position the donut You can continue picking center points to draw more donuts or you can hit to end the command Surprisingly donuts are constructed from single closed polylines composed of two arc segments which have been given a width Fortunately GStarCAD
65. awing C Create an entirely new drawing Back Cancel Help After selecting Use a template drawing click Next You can select an existing drawing to use as a template for your new drawing Select 4 template E o Back Finish Cancel Help Currently default TEMPLATE is set to icad dwt If the users want to set other 15 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design drawing sheet as TEMPLATE click Browse button 2x Lookin Temples E X E View ine Tock A Name Site Type Date Modified oe Bicad dwt 35KB Icad Drawing dwt 16 05 2008 02 45 The hist es icadiso dwt 34KB Icad Drawing dwt 16 05 2008 02 45 ry My docum Favorites Desktop 9 Network Flenane fossam Ee Files of type dwt X Cancel Double click the specific file as a TEMPLATE drawing sheet or click the file and click Open button j x fou can select an existing drawing to use az a template for your new drawing Select a template Back Finish Cancel Help Click the Finish button 2 The method of using wizard x The New Drawing Wizard enables you to set up a new drawing configured to your needs TOU can Use an existing drawing as a template or create an entirely new drawing Use a template drawing 4 Back Cancel Help After selecting Create an e
66. bject to copy P1 54 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Select objects to end selection Vector lt Base point gt pick P2 Displacement point pick P3 Notice that the Base point P2 and the Second point P3 do not have to be picked on or near the object The two points are simply used to indicate the distance and direction of the copied object from the original object 4 3 The Mirror Command Pull down menu Modify gt Muirror Toolbar A Command line MIRROR or MI JTS The Mirror command allows you to mirror selected objects in your drawing by picking them and then defining the position of an imaginary mirror line using two points Before Mirror During Command Sequence Command MIRROR Select objects pick object to mirror P1 Select objects to end selection 55 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Start of mirror line pick P2 End of mirror line pick P3 Delete the original entities lt N gt In order to create perfectly horizontal or vertical mirror lines use Ortho 4 4 The Offset Command Pull down menu Modify gt Offset Toolbar amp Command OFFSET or O Offset is probably one of the most useful commands for constructing drawings The Offset command creates a new object parallel to or concentric with a selected object The new object is drawn at a user defined
67. c Toolbar Command ELLIPSE or A The Ellipse Arc command is very similar to the Ellipse command described above The only difference is that in addition to specifying the two axis end points and the distance to other axis point you are prompted for a start and end angle for the arc You may specify angles by picking points or by entering values at the command prompt Remember that angles are measured in an anti clockwise direction starting at the 3 o clock position In truth the Ellipse Arc command is not a new or separate command it is just an option of the Ellipse command and it therefore has no unique command line name It is curious why Autodesk considered this option important enough to give it it s own button on the Draw toolbar Still there it 1s Command Sequence Command ELLIPSE Specify axis endpoint of ellipse or Arc Center A Specify axis endpoint of elliptical arc or Center pick P1 Specify other endpoint of axis pick P2 Specify distance to other axis or Rotation pick P3 Specify start angle or Parameter 270 Specify end angle or Parameter Included angle 90 39 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design tort 270 degrees ne i Result half an ellipse 3 12 Point Pull down menu Draw gt Point Toolbar Command POINT or P Point objects are useful as nodes or reference geometry for object snaps and relative offsets Y
68. cape gt Flot aitek i iractees i PP Pia upari dower ba o 00000 Inches T Ceri r Print Linita Yr o o0 bafi Peen AppploLayo Advanced Ok Cancel He 12 4 Set the Print Driver Click properties then you can enter into the interface of print driver setup www staricad com S support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design F Plotter Config Editor Icad EMF 1 0 x Basic Port Device and Document Settings E Icad EMF 1 0 Gg Medium as ier Source and Size SB Medium Object Ry Graphics Pal Vector Graphics fl Raster Graphics pe TrueType Text Cask a Incorporate Control th Customized Properties zi Customized Properties Click the following button yE to call UL special device Custom Properties Enter Save AS custom ia Maximum raster Paper Paper size so AD 841 x 1189 mr Width 841 mm Height 1189 mm If you use GStarCAD2009 built in print driver you can set the valid area size and the margin but if you use the system print driver you can not do this 12 5 Specify the Area to Plot When plotting a drawing you must specify the area of the drawing to plot The Plot 171 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design dialog box provides the following options under Plot Area Limits When plotting a layout plot everything within the printabl
69. cation C Documents and Settings Administrator My Documents a Cancel i ZS P1 Select entities for block pick P1 Opposite corner pick P2 Select entities for wblock 3 Insert block Inserting block is used to insert the BLOCK that is created by WBLOCK command or other external drawings into the current drawing Pull down menu Insert gt Block Command INSERT or DDINSERT Toolbar 4 51 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Select the BLOCK or other external drawings to insert Input the insertion point of BLOCK scale factor and rotation angle When you select Position block when inserting you can t input the parameters In that case you can input the parameters when you insert BLOCK into the screen When you select Explode block upon insertion BLOCK 1s inserted as exploded entities instead of one entity www staricad com 2m support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Chapter 4 Modifying Entities Introduction Drawings are rarely completed simply by drawing lines circles etc Most likely you will need to modify these basic drawing objects in some way in order to create the image you need GStarCAD provides a whole range of modify tools such as Move Copy Rotate and Mirror As you can see the command names are easily understandable If you just need information quickly use the toolbar below to go st
70. ch have a regular shape The Snap command is used to set the snap spacing and to toggle Snap mode Command Sequence Command SNAP Snap is on x and y 5 0000 OFF Rotate Style Aspect lt Snap spacing gt The Aspect option can be used to vary the horizontal and vertical snap spacings independently Rotate is used to set the snap grid to any angle You can also set the snap style to either Isometric or Standard the default using the Style option The Standard style is used for almost all drawing situations including detail drawings in Orthographic Projection The Isometric style is specifically to aid the creation of drawings in Isometric Projection see the illustrations on the right The grid snap is particularly useful if you need lots of modular objects such as bricks or paviors In the illustration on the below the Aspect option is used to set the X and Y snap spacings to the brick dimensions and the Rotate option is used to set the orientation of the bond Once these settings are made the bricks can be accurately drawn without any other drawing aids 118 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design All of the Snap variables can also be set using the Drafting Settings dialogue box Right click on the SNAP button and choose Snap and Grid from the menu 8 4 Object Snaps The main reason for using the Object Snaps is that they are used very frequently Experienced user
71. cond corner and the height defining the wedge based on a cube having a given length or specifying the length width and height To create a wedge 1 Do one of the following Pull down menu DRAW gt MODELING gt Wedge Toolbar www staricad com e support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Command WEDGE 2 Specify the first corner of the base 3 Specify the opposite corner of the base 4 Specify the height B sea al First corner of the base A the opposite corner of the base B and the height C 11 9 Creating Cones You can create a three dimensional cone defined by a circular base and tapering to a point perpendicular to the base The base of the cone is always parallel to the xy plane of the current UCS the height of the cone is always parallel to the z axis You position the cone by specifying the center of the base You determine the size of the cone by specifying either the radius or the diameter of the base and the height To create a cone 1 Do one of the following Pull down menu DRAW gt MODELING gt Cone Toolbar www staricad com 0 support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Command CONE 2 Specify the center of the base of the cone 3 Specify the radius or diameter 4 Specify the height Center of the base A radius of the base B and the height C 11 10 Creating Pyramids You can c
72. cted text mtext attributes and dimension text Command TCASE Select objects ICASE change text case x 0 Sentence case lowercase C UFPERCASE Title 0GGLE cASE 13 3 12 Convert Text to Mtext Convert one or more lines of text to mtext Command TXT2MTXT Select text objects or press Enter to set Options Select objects Use an object selection method to select text Usage Example Select three text objects and convert them to mtext objects www staricad com a support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Select text items 1i to Mtext Text converted to mtext an f i 13 4 Dimension 13 4 1 Attach Leader to Annotation Attach leader line to mtext tolerance or block reference object Command QLATTACH Select Leader Select a leader Select Annotation Select the mtext tolerance or block reference object for the annotation Usage Example Select a leader line and then specify the mtext object to attach Separate leader line and mtext objects A USE THE QLATTAGH COMMAND TO ATTACH LEACERS TO MTEXT Leader line with mtext attached as one object Oa USE THE GLATTAGH COMMAND TS ATTACH LEACERS TO MTEXT www staricad com we support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 13 4 2 Detach Leaders from Annotation Detach leader line from mtext tolerance or block reference object Command QLDETACHSET Sel
73. ctor click on the OK button to return to your drawing GStarCAD automatically regenerates the drawing to display all linetypes with the new scale factor Linetype scale 1 0 Linetype scale 2 Linetype scale 0 5 www staricad com ae support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Chapter 10 Blocks and External reference Blocks attributes and external references provide mechanisms for managing entities in your drawings and for including additional information with the standard drawing entities With blocks you can combine numerous entities into a single entity and then reuse it inserting multiple copies With attributes you can associate text such as part numbers or prices with blocks and then extract the text attribute information to a separate file such as a database for further analysis With external references you can link separate reference drawing files to the current drawing to combine information without adding the contents of the reference drawings to a drawing If you make changes to the referenced file all references are updated automatically 10 1 Working with Blocks 10 1 1 Creating Blocks Pull down menu Draw gt Block gt Make Toolbar Command BLOCK 134 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 10 1 2 Inserting Blocks When you insert a block you must specify the insertion point scale and rotation a
74. d Overwrite Existing Style uses the similarly named style being imported 13 4 6 Reset Dim Text Value Restore a measurement value to overridden or modified dimension text Command DIMREASSOC 13 4 7 Update Dimension You should select a base You should select a standard dimension at first then update other dimension to the standard dimension with the same settings Command Dimupdate 13 4 8 Change Dimension Text Command Chgdimtxt Change the dimension content into the specified value 13 4 9 Change Dimstyle Command Dimstyle Apply the current dimension style to the dimensions in the drawing 201 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 13 5 Selection Tools 13 5 1 Get Selection Set Create a temporary selection set of objects Command GETSEL Select an object on the Source layer lt gt Use a selection set method or press ENTER for all layers Select an object of the Type you want lt gt Use a selection set method or press ENTER for all object types 13 5 2 Filtrate Selection Select edit and name filters for object selection Command Filter Select Object filter m Select filter Edit item Delete D Clean list C m The filter name is used Are Select E E oat a O poo a J 2 fom Add to ist Replace S Delete the current filter list F J Add selected object E lt Apply 4 H RRHH
75. d com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design using the Edge option You can also control the size of the polygon by entering an exact radius for the circle Follow the command sequence below to see how this command works Command Sequence Command POLYGON Multiple Width of line lt Number of sides gt lt 5 gt Specify by Edge lt Center of polygon gt e First endpoint of edge P1 Second endpoint of edge P2 Pi P2 3 15 Multiline Pull down menu Draw gt Multiline Command MLINE The Multiline command is used to draw multilines This process of drawing is pretty much the same as drawing polylines additional line segments are added to the multiline as points are picked As with polylines points can be unpicked with the Undo option and multilines can be closed When you start the Multiline command you also have the option to specify the Justification Scale and Style of the multiline The Justification option allows you to set the justification to Top the default Zero or Bottom When justification is set to top the top of the multiline is drawn through the pick points as in the illustration below Zero justification draws the center line of the multiline through the pick points and Bottom draws the bottom line through the pick points Justification allows you to 39 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design control how the multiline is
76. d recover damaged files Open a damaged file Use one of the following methods www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Pull down menu File gt Drawing utilities gt Recover Command RECOVER Choose the type of file you want to recover Choose the directory containing the damaged file Choose the damaged file you want to recover Click Open To check a drawing file for errors If you want to check the opening drawing do one of the following Pull down menu File gt Drawing utilities gt Audit Command AUDIT Choose whether you want GStarCAD to fix any found errors automatically and then press Enter 2 3 Save Qsave Save As SAVE or SAVEAS commands make users save the file during working or after finishing drawing When you save a drawing your work is saved in a drawing dwg file 2 3 1 Save a drawing Hot key Ctrl S Pull down menu File gt Save Toolbar il 20 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Command Ifyou have saved your drawing for the first time you can save it with a new name In addition to drawing dwg files you can also save a drawing in a Drawing Exchange Format dxf file or a drawing template dwt file If you created your drawing using a template saving the drawing does not alter the original template If you need protect your drawing files you can save the drawing wit
77. distance the offset from the original and in a direction chosen by the user with a pick point You can offset lines arcs circles ellipses 2D polylines xlines rays and planar splines Command Sequence Command OFFSET Parallel Through point lt Distance gt lt 13 2025 gt input distance or use the default value Select objects select object P1 Both sides lt Side for parallel copy gt pick direction P2 In the illustration below a line has been offset to the right through a distance Offset by picking a point to the right of the original line The result is a new line red to the 56 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design right of the original Offset Offsetting a Line Offsetting a Circle Circles can be offset inside or outside of themselves to create a new circle which 1s concentric has the same center point with the original circle In the illustration a new circle red has been created outside of the original by picking a point outside of the original circle The radius of the new circle is the offset distance Offset plus the radius of the original circle In the illustration above the new objects and original objects are shown in different colors for clarity In reality offset objects inherit their object properties from the original object 4 5 The Array Command Pull down menu Modify gt Array EE Toolbar 4 P fas F L LS
78. distances before drawing the chamfer Follow the command sequence below where the chamfer distances are changed to 20 before the chamfer is made www staricad com i support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Before hamter Command Sequence Command CHAMFER Chamfer distl 15 0000 dist2 15 0000 Distance Angle Trim mEthod Polyline Multiple lt Select first entity gt D Chamfer distance on first entity lt 15 0000 gt 10 Chamfer distance on second entity lt 10 0000 gt 10 Chamfer distl 10 0000 dist2 10 0000 Distance Angle Trim mEthod Polyline Multiple lt Select first entity gt pick P1 Select second entity pick P2 The chamfer is made and the command ends Notice from the command sequence that there are a number of options which can be used to control the way the Chamfer command behaves The Polyline option can be used to chamfer all vertexes of a polyline simultaneously The Distance option allows you to specify the two chamfer distances Angle allows the angle between the first line and the chamfer to be specified Trim is used to control whether the original lines are trimmed to the chamfer or remain as they are Finally Method is used to toggle the command between Distance and Angle mode When Angle mode is used the chamfer is defined using one distance and an angle rather than two distances 4 15 The Fillet Command Pull down menu Modify gt Fillet Toolbar Command FILLET o
79. drawn relative to your setting out information For example if you are drawing a new road with reference to its center line then Zero justification would be appropriat The Scale option allows you to set a scale factor which effectively changes the width of the multiline The default scale factor is set to 1 0 so to half the width of the multiline a value of 0 5 would be entered A value of 2 0 would double the width The Style option enables you to set the current multiline style The default style is called Standard This is the only style available unless you have previously created a new style with the Multiline Style command Follow the command sequence below to see how the Multiline command works and then try changing the Justification and Scale options Command Sequence Command MLINE Current settings Justification Top Scale 20 00 Style STANDARD Specify start point or Justification Scale STyle Pick P1 Specify next point Pick P2 Specify next point or Undo Pick P3 Specify next point or Close Undo to end or continue picking or C to close Cross Hairs Set Multiline Style Pull down menu Format gt Multiline Style Command MLSTYLE The Multiline style command is used to create new multiline styles which can then be 40 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design used with the Multiline command When you start the command for the first time you will see
80. e Use function key F6 key COORDINATE F6 key is used for ON OFF the coordinate value Once you press F6 key coordinate value is ON If you press it again coordinate is OFF When F6 key is ON coordinate value of the crosshair is displayed on the status bar of lower screen e Teos 18 1508 0 0000 swap carp ortho FOLAR OSWAP OTRACK LT NODEL TABLET F7 key GRID F7 key is used for ON OFF the GRIP When GRIP is ON uniform grids are displayed on the screen F8 key ORTHO F8 key is used for ON OFF the Ortho function When Ortho function is ON a crosshair is moved only horizontally or vertically F9 key SNAP Snap function can be used only when Grid is ON When Snap is ON the mouse always moves on grids When SNAP is OFF the mouse moves randomly www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 1 2 3 Working with Coordinates 1 Absolute coordinates In the GStarCAD origin 0 0 is always at lower left corner of the screen Absolute coordinates are used to input the coordinate value based on the origin When you know the absolute coordinates of the drawing entity you use it Input method X coordinate value Y coordinate value Command LINE Start point of line 3 3 Angle Length lt End Point gt 6 3 Angle Length Follow Undo lt End Point gt 6 6 Angle Length Follow Undo lt End Point gt 3 6 Angle Length Follow Undo lt End Point gt 3 3 Angle Length
81. e AWSD four key to control the rotate of the cursor till you press Enter to finish it 4 Line Such as Chord Command SALPL It is very convenient to use Line such as chord function to draw isometric drawing Software will prompt you to input lineweight value you can set the value according your need then start to draw your entity the graphic way is the same with drawing common multiline software supplies the usually used angle 0 degree and 45 degree 214 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design you can set the angle value by yourself it will feel the drawing process is fast and easy The sample drawing is below 5 Extension Command ETT The extension location can be displayed in real time until to the final location 6 Normal Connect Command GXFILT This function is similar with 0 distance chamfer If there are two intersectant line or pline the selected part will be retained and other part will be cut Select 1 and 2 to use normal connect and so 3 and 4 will be cut the effect is below 7 Flex connect Command GXFSS 215 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design As long as two lines or pline are not parallel they can realize flex connect this function will make selected line extend to the location where it intersect with the target line or where it intersect with the extension line of the target
82. e area of the specified paper size with the origin calculated from 0 0 in the layout When plotting the Model tab plot the entire drawing area defined by the grid limits If the current viewport does not display a plan view this option has the same effect as the Extents option Display Plot the view in the current viewport in the Model tab or the current paper space view in a layout tab Window Plot any portion of the drawing you specify Click the Window button to use a pointing device to specify opposite corners of the area to be plotted or enter coordinate values The settings in the Plot Offset area of the Plot dialog box specify an offset of the plot area relative to the lower left corner the origin of the printable area or the edge of the paper depending on the setting made in the Specify Plot Offset Relative To option Options dialog box Plot and Publish tab The Plot Offset area of the Plot dialog box displays the specified plot offset option in parentheses You can offset the drawing on the paper by entering positive or negative values in the X and Y offset boxes However this may result in the plot area being clipped 12 6 Set Plot Scale and Set Drawing Orientation Set Plot Scale When you specify a scale to output your drawing you can choose from a list of real world scales enter your own scale or select Fit to Paper to scale the drawing to fit onto the selected paper size Usually you draw objects at the
83. ect objects Select leader line Usage Example Select a leader line to detach from an mtext object Leader with mtext object attached T USE QLOETASHSET To DETACH LEADER FROM MT EST Leader detached from the mtext object which can then be moved i ee USE QLOETASHSET To DETACH LEADER FROH MTET 13 4 3 Global Attach Leader to Annotation Globally attaches leaders line to mtext tolerance or block reference objects Command QLATTACHSET Select objects Select one or multiple leader lines and annotation objects Usage Example Select leader line s and mtext objects to attach Select objects Select one or multiple leader lines and annotation objects Number of Leaders 2 Number with annotation detached 2 Leader with detached mtext object ATTACH LEADERS TO MTEXT OF TOLERANCE OBJECT ATTACH LEADERS TO BLOCK we REFERENCE OBJECT 199 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Leader attached to mtext object ATTACH LEADERS TO MTEXT OF TOLERANCE OBJECT ATTACH LEADERS TO BLOCK ov OBJECT 13 4 4 Dimstyle Export Exports named dimension styles and their settings to an external file Dimension Style Export Export Filename rrean Esd Cancel Available Dimension Styles Standard Text Style Options i Text Style Name Only Full Text Style Information DIMEX Dialog Box Options Export Filename Creates of opens a DIM file
84. ectangular surface planes The base of the box is always parallel to the xy plane of the current UCS You position the box by specifying either a corner or the center of the box You determine the size of the box by either specifying a second corner and the height defining the box to be a cube and then providing its length or specifying the length width and height To create a box 1 Do one of the following Pull down menu DRAW gt MODELING gt Box Toolbar F Command BOX 154 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Ha is fie femi fiagi Tool fee Siege edie pina eip irna Fii L oooi EEM Phe seOot ma eoa Se my z Teat zm lt r F ia Liew 2 PILATE 7 ha ii Tie f a oy rons Tor aue Wi a Eelpives Ph Pelsliss uusia Fquet 2 Specify the first corner of the base 3 Specify the opposite corner of the base 4 Specify the height Past First corner of the base A the opposite comer of the base B and the height C 11 8 Creating Wedges You can create a three dimensional wedge consisting of five surface planes The base of the wedge is always parallel to the xy plane of the current UCS with the sloped face opposite the first corner The height is always parallel to the z axis You position the wedge by specifying either a corner or the center of the wedge You determine the size of the wedge by either specifying a se
85. eight of text lt 3 0000 gt 3 Rotation angle of text lt 0 gt Text GStarCAD Text 111 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Change the height and slope of the text Command dtext Text Style Align Fit Center Middle Right Justify lt Start point gt pick P1 Height of text lt 3 0000 gt 6 Rotation angle of text lt 0 gt 60 Text GStarCAD Use special text 6U E ry GStarCAD GStarCAD Command dtext Text Style Align Fit Center Middle Right Justify lt Start point pick P1 Height of text lt 6 0000 gt 3 Rotation angle of text lt 0 gt Text C100 mark diameter Text 60 D mark angle Text P5 mark tolerance Text U GStarCAD draw underline www staricad com a support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Text O GStarCAD Software draw upperline Text 7 3 Multiline Text While DTEXT is used to input the text in a line MTEXT is used to input multiple lines in indicated area using the text editor 1 Execution Pull down menu Draw gt Text gt Multiline Text Toolbar A Commands MTEXT or MT INPUT MTEXT or MT Multiline Text First corner for block of text pick upper left point of text input area Justification Rotation Style Height Direction Width lt Opposite corner for block of text gt pick lower right point of text input area We eText Editor Standard ftxt shx j
86. elect object on layer PLANTS Layer PLANTS deleted I g www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 13 1 12 Layer Object Change Color and Layer Object Move Layer Object Change Color After picking objects you can change the layer color through inputting 1 you can change objects color through inputting 0 Layer Object Move You can obtain layer information after picking objects then you can choose and move the other objects which are in the same layer with the picked objects 13 1 13 Current Layer Setting Set the layer which contains the picked objects current layer 13 2 Blocks 13 2 1 List Xref Block Properties List the type block name layer name color and linetype of a nested object in a block or an xref Command XLIST Usage Example Select an object as a nested block or xref file to display the Object and Block Name Layer Color and Linetype properties Command XLIST Select nested xref or block object to list Object CIRCLE Layer 0 Color Bylayer Linetyoe ByLayer 13 2 2 Copy Nested Objects Copy objects nested in an xref or a block 188 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Command NCOPY 13 2 3 Trim to Nested Objects Uses a block or entities within a block reference as a boundary to trim objects in a drawing Command BTRIM 13 2 4 Extend to Nested Objects Use a
87. ence you can delete it To delete a clipping boundary 1 Do one of the following Pull down menu Modify gt Clips Command Xclip 2 Select the desired external references 3 Press Enter 4 Choose Delete and then press Enter 5 Click the clipped portion of the external reference The previously hidden portion of the referenced drawing displays www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Chapter 11 Drawing in Three Dimensions GStarCAD2009 supports the following types of three dimensional models Wire frame models which consist of lines and curves that define the edges of a three dimensional entity Surface models which consist of both edges and the surfaces between those edges 3D solids which are three dimensional ACIS entities that consist of faces and edges 11 1 Creating Ruled Surfaces You can create a ruled surface which is a three dimensional body that approximates the surface between two existing entities You select the two entities that define the ruled surface These entities can be arcs circles lines points or polylines To create a ruled surface 1 Advanced experience level 2 Do one of the following Pull down menu DRAW gt MODELING gt MESH gt Ruled Mesh Command RULESURF r P E E pra ea e 3 Select the first defining entity 4 Select the second defining entity 149 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009
88. ent Use in Entire Design Toolbar he Commands DIMORDINATE or DIMORD INFUT BIMORDIN ATE of DIMORD o g Specify feature location pick dimension point Specify leader endpoint or Xdatum Ydatum Mtext Text Angle pick location of dimension The usage of ordinate Command dimordinate Specify feature location pick P1 Specify leader endpoint or Xdatum Y datum Mtext Text Angle pick P4 Dimension text 0 Command dimordinate Specify feature location pick P3 95 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Specify leader endpoint or Xdatum Y datum Mtext Text Angle pick P5 Dimension text 5 Command _dimordinate Specify feature location pick P2 Specify leader endpoint or Xdatum Y datum Mtext Text Angle pick P6 Dimension text 4 6 5 Radius Input the radius of circles or arcs Pull down menu Dimensions gt Radius Toolbar D Commands DIMRADIUS or DIMRAD bial Je Select arc or circle select circles or arcs to input dimension Specify dimension line location or Mtext Text Angle pick location of dimension The usage of radius P1 51 2 mh 96 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Command _dimradius Select arc or circle select S1 Specify dimension line location or Mtext Text Angle pick P1 Dimension text 2 Command _dimradius Select arc or circle selec
89. er Orthographic UCS and View Restore the relative UCS when set orthographic view as current 88 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Chapter 6 Dimensions Dimensioning is the process of adding measurement annotation to a drawing You can create dimensions for a variety of object types in many orientations The basic types of dimensioning are Linear Radial radius and diameter Angular Ordinate Arc Length The correct use of dimension tools is the key to produce clear and concise measured drawings If you just need to quickly find a description of the various dimension commands click the appropriate button on the Quick Find toolbar below E x GH Standard ak mS R O ASEM ee O A 6 1 Dimension Style Dimension styles are the main method used to control the appearance of dimensions Using styles you can change the text font the arrow head style the relative position of the text the scale of dimensions and many other parameters 89 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Pull down menu Format gt Dimension style or dimension gt Dimension style Commands DDIM or DIMSTYLE 21 x Current dimension style Standard Styles Preview Standard Standard Set Current 1 0159 ig f g Modify 11955 N eUe Override q Compare List Description
90. er can customize system command such as run cmd start and etc Block Attribute Manager Manage the attributes for a selected block definition preview modification automatically it is convenient to modify attribute block in www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design quantity Block Count User can know the block name and the number of inserted block in the selected object It is compatible with the Bcount command in AutoCAD The Upgrade of Design Center and Tool Palettes The blocks in design center can be dragged to drawing area the blocks in drawing area can be dragged to tool palettes too The input and output function of tool palettes 1s helpful to share and reusage 4 The Enhancement of Operation Dynamic Input Enhancement of Selection Function window selection and crossing selection The Drag of Right Mouse Key Use right mouse key to drag an entity after selecting the entity the shortcut key is displayed The menu contains move here copy here paste as block cancel It is a new and easy operation mode Text to Front Bring text and dimensions in front of all other objects in the drawing Quick Calculator Evaluate mathematical and geometric expressions Different from common calculator quick calculator is an expression generator In order to get more flexibility quick calculator will not give the answer immediately but let user input a editable expression t
91. er is greater In a 3D view ZOOM All is equivalent to ZOOM Extents The display shows all objects even if the drawing extends outside the grid limits h A before ZOOM All after ZOOM All In the illustration LIMITS is greater than the extents of the drawing Center Zoom to display a window defined by a center point and a magnification value or height A smaller value for the height increases the magnification A larger value decreases the magnification www staricad com ma support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design before OOM center afer ZOOM center magnification increased Dynamic Zoom to display the generated portion of the drawing with a view box The view box represents your viewport which you can shrink or enlarge and move around the drawing Positioning and sizing the view box pans or zooms to fill the viewport with the image inside the view box EJ ae m ELLS J view box new view The panning view box is displayed first Drag it to the location you want and click The zooming view box is then displayed Resize it and press ENTER to zoom or click to return to the panning view box Press ENTER to fill the current viewport with the area currently enclosed by the view box Extents Zoom to display the drawing extents and result in the largest possible display of all the objects iru Kore before ZOOM Extents after OOM Extents Previous www staricad com a support staric
92. er of the base You determine the size of a cylinder by specifying either the radius or diameter of the base and the height www staricad com me support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Create a cylinder 1 Do one of the following Pull down menu DRAW gt MODELING gt Cylinder Toolbar Command CYLINDER 2 Specify the center of the base of the cylinder 3 Specify the radius or diameter 4 Specify the height Center of the base A the radius of the base B and the height C 11 12 Creating Spheres You can create a sphere The latitude lines of a sphere are always parallel to the xy plane of the current UCS the central axis is always parallel to the z axis You position a sphere by specifying its center point You determine the size of a sphere by specifying either its radius or its diameter www staricad com oe support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design To create a sphere 1 Do one of the following Pull down menu DRAW gt MODELING gt Sphere Toolbar wh Command SPHERE fils D Tim Gena 4 paai tali Fe Dimni Foditp Findon fwlp igr sra alli Spe 2 iz 28a es nH E 2 Specify the center of the sphere 3 Specify the radius or diameter Center A and radius B of the sphere The resulting sphere 11 13 Creating Torus You can create a three dimensional donut or ring shaped entity know
93. ercripteenc 9 Unesble bo print before pefecting plotter p PH ees Pict peale MEA Hb DICK f Fit to paper Drepy Duma Seale Cay z Fini niaii yt on Inches O Center Pini ie poon Irnechees Sich Apol tn Layout Adverded i Carer Help You can choose a stb or ctb plot style in this pull down list If you want to use other ctb or stb plot style you can copy the ctb or stb files to C Program Files GStarCAD2009 Professional PrintStyles You can open the Plot Style Table Editor by click Zot icon The Plot Style Table Editor displays the plot styles contained in the specified plot style table x General Attribute Plot Style Properties Color O Use entity color Dithering On vv Gray Scale Of Pen Number Automatic Virtual Pen Automatic Screening 100 Linetype Use entity linetype Adaptive On bd Linewidth Use Entity Line width End Use entity end styles Join Use entity join styles v Fill Use entity fill styles Edit Linewidth Save i Cancel In this dialog box you can set the related parameters about plot style such as color linewidth 1 Set Color Screening Grayscale and Dither in Plot Style Tables www staricad com se support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design You can use a plot style to assign color screening grayscale and dither properties Assi
94. gn Plot Style Colors The default setting for plot style color is Use Object Color With this setting the object retains its layer or individually set color If you assign a plot style color the color overrides the object s color at plot time You can specify one of 255 ACI colors a true color or a color book color The plotter must be configured for True Color if you want to plot True Color plot styles Use Screening You can select a color intensity setting that determines the amount of ink placed on the paper while plotting The valid range is 0 through 100 Selecting 0 reduces the color to white Selecting 100 displays the color at its full intensity Screening 1s effective only if your plotter is configured to plot colors or grayscale Also dithering must be enabled Use Dithering A plotter uses dithering to approximate colors with dot patterns giving the impression of plotting with more colors than the ink colors available in the plotter If the plotter does not support dithering the dithering setting is ignored Convert to Grayscale When you select Convert to Grayscale the object s colors are converted to grayscale if the plotter supports grayscale Light colors such as yellow are plotted with light gray values Dark colors are plotted with dark gray values If you clear Convert to Grayscale the RGB values are used for the object s colors Conversion to grayscale is available whether you use the object s color or assign a plo
95. h a password so only you and those who know the password can open the drawing 2 3 2 Save a drawing with a new name or file format Hot key Ctrl Shift S Pull down menu File gt Save as Command SAVE AS Specify the name of the file you want to create In the Save drawing As dialog box choose the file format 2 4 Export EXPORT command is used to save the current drawing as a new file name or other file types Usage is the same with the SAVE dialog box Pull down menu File gt Export Command EXPORT 21 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Expos at Dreineg As itelte lt Tab E E Data Modifie a SOF So inas ap Fite Foder Os OG 2008 11 7 Ch utofackup File Fakir a fe in iier Fie Folder Fa erpen ipaa a irna Fis Feder gaea iih Spentendtnd File Polder zoia Fonts Fin Filer 2apooy2008 P Op de Polder Fatoni Tines Bipper Fie Frider zoriz 07a G es Fie Poder Fannie s Tinaas Dja Fie Fokder 2 07 2008 Deed CyPrintStyles Fie Polder Ze SO OF Esmi File Fir 23 07 20 OFS ySupport File Folder aaao ii 7 yor 2008 O72 a ae Li 22 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Chapter 3 Draw Geometric Objects Drawings are made up of objects In general you draw objects by specifying points with the pointing device or by entering coordinate values at the command pro
96. h development capabilities which is a strong development tool GStarICAD2009 also integrates VBA development tool and provides ActiveX Automation suitable to VBA development GStar Visual LISP IDE GStarCAD2009 provides the customers who are accustomed to using LISP with a visual development interface and environment The VLISP integrated development environment IDE provides features to help ease the tasks of source code creation and modification program testing and debugging In addition VLISP provides a vehicle for delivering standalone applications written in AutoLISP 2 More Strong Print Functions HDI upgrades to 3 0 version Re developer can customize print interface in GStarICAD2009 We cooperate with Canon to develop Canon series print drivers Add DWF virtual print driver and realize the web publish function Arrange drawings automatically PLT output tool Users can send PLT files to printer to print 3 Perfect Management Functions New Drawing Wizard User can select modes and also can select required template files Layer Translator Change a drawing s layers to layer standards you specify View Manager Create set rename modify and deletes named views and switch quickly between each views It is helpful to reduce many unnecessary view adjust operation Alias Edit GStarICAD2009 provides executable file aliascommand exe User can modify alias and need not to enable GStarCAD In GStarCAD2009 us
97. he grid By default the X and Y spacing of the Grid are the same resulting in a regular square matrix of grid points But you can display a grid with different X and Y spacing by using the Aspect option Grid mode and X Y spacing can also be set using the Drafting Settings dialogue box You can access grid settings by right clicking the Grid button on the status bar and selecting Snap and Grid from the menu You may have noticed that the grid does not extend infinitely in all directions In fact it is only displayed within a finite rectangle You can control the extent of the visible grid using Drawing Limits 8 3 Snap Mode Status Bar SNAP Pull down menu None 117 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Command SNAP or F9 With Snap mode turned on GStarCAD only allows you to pick points which lie on a regular grid The Snap grid is completely independent of the display grid However the Grid spacing and Snap spacing are usually set to the same value to avoid confusion You can force the display grid to conform with the snap grid by setting the display grid spacing to zero The display grid will automatically change each time when the snap grid is changed When Snap mode is turned on and the Grid is displayed the Snap and Grid spacings are the same and the crosshairs will jump from one grid point to another as you move across the screen This makes it very easy to draw objects whi
98. hen press Enter or equal sign to get the result In addition user can find the inputted expression from history record and modify it or recalculate HaoChen Tools HaoChen Tools integrated many convenient drawing tools user can use GStarCAD platform software to finish many professional design such as pipeline design 1 2 Starting up GStarCAD 1 2 1 Working in GStarCAD 1 Initial Interface of GStarCAD www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Pu She bar sis as bag hoe E Te EE ss oo ia f Pulldown Manu J Ej egy Pe os FT Hr H E om iy mi Drawing area is used for drawing entities actually Command area is an area to input commands Status Bar shows current working state SNAP GRID ORTHO and coordinate values Pull down menu is used for selecting commands by mouse instead of inputting commands by keyboard Toolbar menu supplies commands as types of picture type icons so users can quickly execute the commands and edit the location and content of commands Once users press right button of mouse on Toolbar Toolbar list will be displayed Then select a Toolbar that users want to display on the screen kbe Hi De fhm gre ali Bre Binaggio eiii fiaim Heip igrris nif i PS por fs ea Sages nado ee oi 9 a Afveren Je S 0mm J mm m aj 7 oa oe fal lle 18 i Eii E i aniar j Ors a a Ra salecilen i a i 7
99. ike the one in the illustration on the left Finally click the OK button in the Multiline Properties dialogue box and again in the Multiline Style dialogue box You are now ready to draw with your new multiline F Multiline style 44 a x 42 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 3 16 Revision Cloud Pull down menu Draw gt Revision Cloud Toolbar A Command line REVCLOUD The Revcloud command is used to draw a freehand revision cloud or to convert any closed shape into a revision cloud Command Sequence Command REVCLOUD Minimum arc length 15 Maximum arc length 15 Style Normal Specify start point or Arc length A Object Style lt Object gt Pick P1 Guide crosshairs along cloud path Move the mouse to form a closed shape the command automatically ends when a closed shape is formed Revision cloud finished You can use the Arc length option to control the scale of the revision cloud This is achieved by specifying the minimum and maximum arc length The Object option is used to transform any closed shape such as a polyline spline or circle into a revision cloud You can use Style option set the style as Normal or Calligraphy Normal Calligraphy 3 17 Region Pull down menu Draw gt Region 43 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Toolbar Command REGION A region is a s
100. ir actual size That 1s you decide how to interpret the size of a unit an inch a millimeter a meter and draw on a 1 1 scale For example if your unit of measurement is millimeters then every unit in your drawing represents a millimeter When you plot the drawing you either specify a precise scale or fit the image to the paper 172 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Most final drawings are plotted at a precise scale The method used to set the plot scale depends on whether you plot the Model tab or a layout On the Model tab you can establish the scale in the Plot dialog box This scale represents a ratio of plotted units to the world size units you used to draw the model In a layout you work with two scales The first affects the overall layout of the drawing which usually is scaled 1 1 based on the paper size The second 1s the scale of the model itself which is displayed in layout viewports The scale in each of these viewports represents a ratio of the paper size to the size of the model in the viewport Set Drawing Orientation The drawing orientation determines whether the position of the plotted drawing 1s landscape the longer edge of the drawing 1s horizontal or portrait the longer edge of the drawing is vertical This is based on the size of paper selected You can also choose to plot upside down 12 7 Choose Plot Style A plot style controls how an object or la
101. irror an entity about a three dimensional plane 1 Do one of the following Pull down menu Modify gt 3D Operation gt 3D Mirror Command MIRROR3D 164 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design u L LAN SCEE FE LEMO te far i i Eri Jase Anioi ae INPUT MIRRORID 1 Select the entities and then press Enter 2 In the prompt box choose 3 Points or press Enter to select the default 3 Specify the first point on the mirror plane 4 Specify the second and third points on the plane 5 In the prompt box choose one of the following Yes Delete Entities to delete the original entities No Keep Entities to retain the original entities Xo j P Select the entity to mirror A and The resulting mirrored entity then specify the first point B second point C and third point D defining the mirror plane 11 12 4 Aligning in Three Dimensions You can align selected entities with other entities in three dimensional space You select the entities you wish to align and specify one two or three pairs of points to align the selected entities To align an entity an entity with another www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 1 Do one of the following Pull down menu Modify gt 3D Operation gt Align Command ALIGN gt gt Poe HRO geese itoo4 BE iaid ers hhina Jp Bim
102. isegrien ediftp Jinis jalp Bapren aliaj Pi LS hur yz ra a bymin leit e glee The Break command enables you to break remove part of an object by defining two break points In the illustration below a corner of a rectangle has been removed The Break command can be used with lines polylines circles arcs ellipses splines xlines and rays When you break an object you can either select the object using the first break point and then pick the second break point or you can select the object and then pick the second break point 70 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Before Break Command Sequence Command BREAK First break point lt Second break point gt F Specify first break point pick the first break point P1 Specify second break point pick the second break point P2 The section of the object is removed and the command ends 4 14 The Chamfer Command Pull down menu Modify gt Chamfer Toolbar i Command CHAMFER or CHA fee Dle iis fie Fert Ppt Damli Bre hapim efits Binder Belg Beer wi wo Bl aU hba ee hrs My Eien tL wi D F oF fete Sfveeeo JER mam e EEEL E i Pi k a o a mi a CHAMFER or CHA The Chamfer command enables you to create a chamfer between any two non parallel lines as in the illustration below or any two adjacent polyline segments Usually the Chamfer command is used to set the chamfer
103. layers will make your work much easier 9 1 3 Set and Load the Linetype of a Layer In the same way that you can assign a color to a layer you can also assign a linetype to a layer To set a linetype to a layer in the layer properties manager click on the current linetype name associated with your layer in the layer list By default layers have the Continuous linetype Click on the linetype name and you will open the Select Linetype dialogue box You will notice that the Continuous linetype is the only one listed That s because all linetypes except Continuous are stored in an external file and have to be loaded before they can be used T Layer Properties Details Layer Name Layer 1 Off for displey Color lo white Lock for editing Hot plot Linewei ght wei gh DEFAU Freeze in all viewport Linetyp Contin Freeze in current viewport Plot Style Freeze in new viewport The layers sum 3 the display layer number 3 ja Select Linetype Loaded Appearance Description Continuous T li line To load a linetype click on the Load button in the Select Linetype dialogue box The Load or Reload Linetypes dialogue box appears and displays a list of the available linetypes Select as many of the listed linetypes as you wish and then click the OK button to return to the Select Linetype dialogue box 129 www staricad com support staricad co
104. le controls the maximum number of viewports that can be active at one time If your drawing contains more viewports than the number specified in MAXACTVP you must turn one off to make another one active Select objects Select one or more viewports Off Make a selected viewport inactive Objects in model space are not displayed in an inactive viewport Select objects Select one or more viewports Fit Create one viewport that fills the layout to the edges of the printable area When the paper background and printable area are turned off the viewport fills the display 84 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Polygon Create an irregularly shaped viewport using specified points The prompts are similar to those displayed when you specify a polygonal clip boundary for external references but you can specify arcs when you create a polygonal viewport boundary Viewports ON OFF Fit 2 3 4 Polygon Object lt First corner gt P ENTER to use last point Follow lt Start of polyline gt Arc Distance Follow Halfwidth Width lt Next point gt Object Specify a closed polyline ellipse spline region or circle to convert into a viewport The polyline you specify must be closed and contain at least three vertices It can be self intersecting and it can contain an arc as well as line segments Select object to clip viewport Select an object 2 Divide the specified area horizontally or ve
105. lect the new arrow type in the dialogue box If you require different arrowheads at each end of your dimensions you can set the other type using the 2nd drop down list You can also set the arrow size and center marks for circles Setting Text Style You can select the new text in the dialogue box You can set the text style text color text height and fraction height scale of text appearance You can also set the text placement and text alignment Setting Dimension Style and Fit When you are working with drawings which will be plotted at different scales you will need some way of changing the scale of the dimension lines relative to your drawing so that they always display the same size irrespective of plotting scale You can achieve this by using the Scale variable The scaling applies to individual styles so you could create different styles with different dimension scales to be used for different plotting scales When there isn t enough room to place arrows inside extension lines you can select the way to move outside the extension Also when text is not in the default position you can select the way to place it Setting Main Unit You can select the unit format precision of linear dimensions and angular dimensions in 91 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design the dialogue box You may have a drawing where different units are being used for different elements of the drawing In s
106. lel with sloped region Pull down menu Dimensions gt Aligned Toolbar fy Commands DIMALIGNED or DIMALI or DAL P INPUT CIMALIGHED ar DAMALI or GAL j ceel Specify first extension line origin or lt select object gt pick first point of a line Specify second extension line origin point second point of a line Specify dimension line location or Mtext Text Angle pick location of dimension 93 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design line The usage of aligned Command _dimaligned Specify first extension line origin or lt select object gt pick P1 Specify second extension line origin point P2 Specify dimension line location or Mtext Text Angle pick P5 Dimension text 2 7 Command _dimaligned Specify first extension line origin or lt select object gt pick P2 Specify second extension line origin point P3 Specify dimension line location or Mtext Text Angle pick P4 Dimension text 3 5 Command _dimaligned Specify first extension line origin or lt select object gt pick P1 Specify second extension line origin point P3 Specify dimension line location or Mtext Text Angle pick P6 Dimension text 5 0 6 4 Ordinate DIMORDINATE is used to make dimensions of relative distance between the origin and entities Pull down menu Dimensions gt Ordinate 94 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Flu
107. lue Display the value of the system variable highlighted in the list box as of when SYSVDLG was started Initial Value Display the initial value of the system variable highlighted in the list box This is the value the system variable has in a new drawing Saved In Display where the value of the highlighted system variable is saved Type Display the type of the highlighted system variable for example integer real string and so on Save All Save the current system variable settings to an SVF or SCR file SVF files can be read into SYSVDLG and SCR files are AutoCAD scripts that can be run from the AutoCAD command line The button will display Save All Save Selected or Save Filtered depending on the condition of the system variable list If only one system variable is selected and the list is not filtered all the system variables will saved If more than one system variable is selected only the highlighted items are saved If the list has been filtered as with a wild card the list is saved as displayed Read Restore saved settings from a SVF file No changes are saved to the drawing until you choose OK All pending changes can be discarded with the Cancel button SYSVDLG will validate new system variable values as they are changed 13 8 4 Make Linetype Creates a linetype based on selected objects Command MKLTYPE 13 9 Form Tools You can draw a form through dragging then you can edit the form such as uniting form compar
108. luent Use in Entire Design Chapter 5 Viewing Entities 5 1 Redraw Refresh the display in all viewports Pull down menu View gt Redraw Command REDRAW or REDRAWALL or R fee Dle ie em Ppt fili Gee Fhe ofp Bide fly Beis ETIE hrar Feo Lae A r Pimpla INPUT REDRAW s or REDRAWALL When BLIPMODE is on marker blips left by editing commands are removed from all viewports before REDRAWALL after REDRAWALL 5 2 Regen Regenerate the drawing and refresh all viewports Pull down menu View gt Regen Commands REGEN or REGENALL 71 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design INPUT REGEN or RENGENALL REGENALL regenerates the entire drawing and recomputes the screen coordinates for all objects in all viewports It also reindexes the drawing database for optimum display and object selection performance before REGENALL after RESGENALL 5 3 Zoom Increase or decrease the apparent size of objects in the current viewport Pull down menu View Zoom j T al Toolbar aag Commands ZOOM or Z 78 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design js ZOOM All Center Dynamic Extents Previous In Out Left Right Window Scale nX nXP lt Real Time gt The usage of zoom All Zoom to display the entire drawing in the current viewport In a plan view All zooms to the grid limits or current extents whichev
109. ly more complicated than many other modify commands To get a better understanding of how it works draw a square circle and line as illustrated below and then follow the command sequence below Don t forget to watch the command line at each stage of the process Betore rom Command Sequence Command TRIM Select objects or lt select all gt select the cutting edge P1 Select the object to Trim or shift select to Extend or Edge Fence Project pick the part of the square which you want to trim P2 Select the object to Trim or shift select to Extend or Edge Fence Project Undo pick the circle P3 Notice that at each trimming step you are given the option to undo the previous trim This can be very useful if you inadvertently pick the wrong object 4 12 The Extend Command Pull down menu Modify gt Extend Toolbar Command EXTEND or EX 68 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design This command extends a line polyline or arc to meet another drawing object known as the boundary edge In the illustration on the below two lines red are extended to meet another line cyan which forms the boundary edge This command works in a similar way to the Trim command described above Two selections are made one for the boundary edge s and one for the object s to extend Before Extend Lines and other objects can be extended in one of two directions In the illustra
110. m GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Select Linetype E x Loaded Appearance Continous Solid line Linetype Description F Select Linetype Loaded Appear ance Continuous os __ Solid line CENTER When you return to the Select Linetype dialogue box the loaded linetypes are displayed in the list 9 1 4 Control Layer States There are a number of other properties all of which relate to whether or not objects on a layer can be seen and or modified The current states of these properties are all indicated by icons in the various layer lists The meaning of these icons is shown in the table below ICON NAME DESCRIPTION The layer is visible unless it is also frozen www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design The layer is invisible but objects are still regenerated unless it is also frozen eo Thaw in all viewports The layer is not frozen a Freeze in all viewports The layer 1s invisible and objects are suspended from regeneration Lock The layer is locked and objects cannot be selected or modified 9 2 LINETYPE A linetype is a repeating pattern of dashes dots and blank spaces displayed in a line or a curve You assign linetypes to objects either by layer or by specifying the linetype explicitly independent of layers In addition to choosing a linetype you can set its scale to control the size of the dashes and spaces and y
111. made much more intuitively 65 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Select Rectangle Activate Grip Pick New Point To stretch an object using grips simply select the object by clicking on it you can do this without starting a command The object becomes highlighted and small square grips appear at each vertex and various snap points depending upon the object type Click a grip to activate it and click again to reposition it When you have completed your modifications use the Escape key Esc at the top left of your keyboard to deselect the object and release grips 4 10 The Lengthen Command Pull down menu Modify gt Lengthen Command line LENGTHEN or LEN The Lengthen command can often be used instead of either the Trim or Extend commands Indeed the end result is exactly the same The Lengthen command can be used to either lengthen or shorten Lines Arcs open Polylines elliptical Arcs and open Splines without the use of cutting or boundary edges Command Sequence Command LENGTHEN Edit length DYnamic Increment Percent Total lt Select objects to list length gt DY Select an object to change or Undo select a line or arc 66 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Specify new end point pick new end point Select an object to change or Undo to end The command sequence above demonstrates the use of the Dyn
112. mpt You can create a range of objects from simple lines and circles to spline curves and ellipses In general you draw objects by specifying points with the pointing device or by entering coordinate values at the command prompt Draw Linear Objects A line the most basic object can be one segment or a series of connected segments Draw Curved Objects Curved objects are arcs circles polyline arcs donuts ellipses and splines Draw Construction and Reference Geometry Construction lines and reference points are temporary objects you create to help you draw accurately Create and Combine Areas Regions Regions are two dimensional enclosed areas that have physical properties such as centroids or centers of mass You can combine existing regions into a single complex region to calculate area Create Revision Clouds Revision clouds are polylines that consist of sequential arcs They are used to call attention to parts of a drawing during the review stage 3 1 Line Pull down menu Draw gt Line Command LINE or L Toolbar 23 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design im selection With the Line command you can draw a simple line from one point to another When you pick the first point and move the crosshair to the location of the second point you will see a rubber band line which shows you where the line will be drawn when the second point is picked
113. n as a torus The diameter of a ring 1s always parallel to the xy plane of the current UCS A torus is constructed by revolving a circle about a line drawn in the plane of the circle and parallel to the z axis of the current UCS You position a torus by specifying its center www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design point You determine the size of a torus by specifying its overall diameter or radius and the diameter or radius of the tube the circle being revolved To create a torus 1 Do one of the following Pull down menu DRAW gt MODELING gt Torus Toolbar Command TORUS 2 Specify the center of the whole torus 3 Specify the radius or diameter of the whole torus 4 Specify the radius or diameter of the body of the torus 11 12 Editing in Three Dimensions You can copy move rotate array mirror and align two dimensional and three dimensional entities in both two dimensional and three dimensional space You 161 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design can also change and edit properties of three dimensional entities much like you change and edit properties for two dimensional entities When you modify three dimensional entities in two dimensional space you modify the entity in relation to the current UCS 11 12 1 Rotating in Three Dimensions You can rotate selected entities about a specified axis in three
114. nap snaps to the center of a Point object This osnap can be useful if you have created a number of Points with the Measure or Divide commands You could for example insert a number of regularly spaced tree symbols blocks along a line by using the Node Osnap for the insertion point of each block 123 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design The image as a Spline cyan The Measure command has been used to set Points red at regular intervals and a tree symbol has been inserted with the Insert command at each Point location using the Node Osnap 13 Nearest Toolbar Object Snap A The Nearest Osnap snaps to the nearest point on a drawing object This Osnap is useful if you want to make sure that a pick point lies on a drawing object but you don t necessarily mind exactly where it is located 8 5 Polar Tracking Polar Tracking is a bit like Ortho mode on steroids Whereas Ortho constrains your lines to either the horizontal or the vertical Polar Tracking allows you to snap into whatever angles you choose to configure Polar 26 7895 g 0 By default Polar Tracking snaps only to the horizontal and the vertical When you are drawing a line pick the first point and then move the cursor close to a vertical or horizontal location and your cursor will snap into place You will see a polar tracking vector and a tool tip which displays the angle and the distance from the pick poin
115. nctions Select the line type to be used for drawing in Entity Linetype Once you click the Select Color button select the color to be used for drawing Select Color i E Index Color True Color Color Books ICCAD Indes ColorfACI Indes Color 60 RGE 191 255 0 E ETEN E e oa Color BYLAYER cores He Click Finish button and end the wizard 2 2 Open You can open drawing dwg files Drawing Exchange Format dxf files Design Web Format dwf files and drawing template dwt files You can also open and check files that you suspect whether it was damaged Hot key Ctrl O Command OPEN or O Pull down menu File gt Open 18 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Toolbar ped ot minia Dig File OIF 2 2 1 Open a existing drawing Open an existing drawing Use one of the following methods Pull down menu File gt Open Toolbar Command OPEN or O Choose the type of file you want to open Choose the folder containing the desired file Do one of the following Choose the drawing you want to open and then click Open Double click the drawing you want to open If the drawing requires a password enter the password click OK to verify the password and then click Open again 2 2 2 Open damaged drawings Files may be damaged for many reasons GStarCAD allows you to check an
116. nd RECTANGLE or REC The Rectangle command is used to draw a rectangle whose sides are vertical and www staricad com a support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design horizontal The position and size of the rectangle are defined by picking two diagonal corners The rectangle isn t really an GStarCAD object at all It is in fact just a closed polyline which is automatically drawn for you Command Sequence Command RECTANG Chamfer Elevation Fillet Rotated Square Thickness Width or lt Select first corner of rectangle gt pick P1 Other corner of rectangle pick P2 The Rectangle command also has a number of options Width works in the same way as for the Polyline command The Chamfer and Fillet options have the same effect as the Chamfer and Fillet commands 3 14 Polygon Pull down menu Draw gt Polygon Toolbar A Command line POLYGON or POL The Polygon command can be used to draw any regular polygon from 3 sides up to 1024 sides This command requires four inputs from the user the number of sides a pick point for the center of the polygon whether you want the polygon inscribed or circumscribed and then a pick point which determines both the radius of this imaginary circle and the orientation of the polygon The polygon command creates a closed polyline in the shape of the required polygon This command also allows you to define the polygon by entering the length of a side 38 www starica
117. ngle The block s insertion point is the reference point specified when you created the block When you insert a drawing as a block the program takes the specified insertion point as the block insertion point You can change the insertion point however by first opening the original drawing and redefining the block Pull down menu Insert gt Block Toolbar 4 Command Ddinsert In the Insert Block dialog box click Block Name specify the insertion point for the block specify the x y and z scale factors and the rotation angle or press Enter to accept the default values V Specify On screen Specify On screen Specify On screen 2000 fi 0000 Angle jo x Z Uniform Scale 10 1 3 Explode Blocks Pull down menu Modify gt Explode www staricad com a support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Toolbar Command EXPLODE 10 2 Working with Attributes An attribute is a particular entity that you can save as part of a block definition Attributes consist of text based data Attributes have either fixed or variable values When you insert a block containing attributes the program adds the fixed values to the drawing along with the block and you are prompted to supply any variable values After you insert blocks containing attributes you can extract the attribute information to a separate file and then use that information in a spreadsheet
118. nstallation wizard finishes installing Installation wizard dialog is www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design displayed Click next button to continue installing F GStarCAD 2009 Professional Maintain Welcome to GStarCAD 2009 Professional Setup Wizard This wizard will guide you through the installation of GStarCAD 2009 Professional Click Next to continue 3 License Agreement dialog box is displayed as the below picture if you agree with the agreement click I Agree to continue F GStarCAD 2009 Professional Maintain License Agreement Please review the license terms before installing GStarCAD 2009 Ostar CAD XR Professional Press Page Down to see the rest of the agreement ISSTARSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE 4GREEMENT Suzhou Gstarsoft Technology Development Co Ltd starsoft licenses the software to you only upon the condition that you accept all of the terms in this SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT ATTENTION Read the terms and conditions of this license agreement carefully Use of the software is subject to the Gstarsoft s terms set forth below Use of the software also indicates your acceptance of the license If you accept the terms of the agreement click I Agree to continue You must accept the agreement to install GStarC4D 2009 Professional 4 The user information dialog box is displayed after you inputting user information click Next
119. nt pick a second point to determine direction Specify through point to end or pick another point 3 4 Polyline Pull down menu Draw gt Polyline 26 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Toolbar Command Pline or PL INPUT PLINE r PL c ELL i A polyline is a connected sequence of segments created as a single object You can create straight line segments arc segments or a combination of the two In practice the Polyline command works in the same way as the Line command allowing you to pick as many points as you like Follow the command sequence below to see how this works Polylines are ideal for applications including the following Contour lines for topographic isobaric and other scientific applications Wiring diagrams and printed cicuit board layouts Process and piping diagrams Extrusion profiles and extrusion paths for 3D solid modeling Polylines can be created with several commands including PLINE RECTANG POLYGON DONUT BOUNDARY and REVCLOUD All of these commands result in a LWPOLYLINE lightweight polyline object type Command Sequence Command PLINE Specify start point pick P1 Current line width is 0 0000 Specify next point or Arc Halfwidth Length Undo Width pick P2 Specify next point or Arc Close Halfwidth Length Undo Width pick P3 Specify next point or Arc Close Halfwidth Length Undo Width pick P4 27 www
120. nter Select the dimension The dimension text is center justified along the dimension line inside the extension lines You can choose the right or Left options to move the text to the right or left of the dimension line Move text to the right side of the dimension line Click Dimension menu gt Align Text gt Right Select the dimension The dimension text is right justified along the dimension line inside the extension lines You can choose the Center or Left options to move the text to the center or left of the dimension line 6 15 Override With dimension style overrides you can temporarily change a dimensioning system variable without changing the current dimension style A dimension style override is a change made to specific settings in the current dimension style It is equivalent to changing a dimensioning system variable without changing the current dimension style 108 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Pull down menu Dimension gt Override Command DIMOVERRIDE INPUT DIMOVERRIDE Dreisi kia tio ite vatoekion BEATAE Set up dimension style overrides Click Dimension menu gt Dimension style In the Dimension Style Manager under Styles select the dimension style for which you want to create an override Click Override In the Override Current Style dialog box make changes to the dimension style by clicking the appropriate tab Click OK to return to the
121. ntirely new drawing click the Next button 16 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design The New Drawing Wizard wall guide you step by step through setting up the configuration for new drawing Click next to continue Click the Next button xj Select any one of the linear units of measurement lished below as the default for your drawing Scientific 5 739E 03 Goce narsi marinae E Engineering 5 8 50 Architectural 3 6 1 4 Fractional 7 3 4 Back Cancel Help Select linear units for drawing Usually Decimal is default Click the Next button Select angular units for drawing Usually Decimal is default Click the Next button x Select any one of the angular units of measurement listed below as the default for your drawing L Deqrees Minutes S econds Grads Radians Surveyors units Back Cancel Help Click the Next button 17 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Entity Creation xX Select how you want to create entities in your new drawing Once you are working in the drawing you Will be able to change any of these as needed Entity Linetype EAE NA Grid on W UCS Icon Snap on Marker Blip Entity Color BY LAYER Meike yaw Set ON OFF of Grid Snap UCS Icon and Blips fu
122. o 2000 x B Pd u ca b q x i BYLAYER 0K 2 Usage Input the text in multiple lines on the screen 113 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design es Pi A Command mtext Multiline Text First corner for block of text Justification Rotation Style Height Direction Width lt Opposite corner for block of text gt Select a font and size of the text to use Then input text MText Editor Select OK button 7 4 Ddedit DDEDIT is used to modify colors layers size font and angle of the text by selecting texts that are already inputted 1 Execution Commands DDEDIT or ENTPROP Select entities to modify select text to modify 2 Usage Modify the text 114 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Command Ddedit Select entities to modify MText Editor Standard Arial j o2000 B z E Yeiow OK Modify selected texts MText Editor 115 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Chapter 8 Drawing Aids 8 1 Ortho Mode Status Bar ORTHO Pull down menu None Command ORTHO or F8 Ortho is short for orthogonal which means either vertical or horizontal Like the other options on the status bar Ortho is not really a command it is a drawing mode which can either be turned on or off Ortho mode
123. o make dimensions of circles or arcs If DIMCENTER is a negative value center line is drawn If it is a positive value center mark 1s drawn Pull down menu Dimensions gt Center Mark Commands DIMCENTER or DCE Toolbar Jag INPUT DIMCEN TER or DCE Sfewlet Wht tite Smib oF Lhe eee Liimi Pi TT i Ler Select arc or circle select circles or arcs The usage of center mark 51 S2 Command DIMCEN www staricad com ue support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design New current value for DIMCEN lt 0 0100 gt 1 Command DIMCENTER Select arc or circle select S1 Command DIMCEN New current value for DIMCEN lt 1 0000 gt 1 Command DIMCENTER Select arc or circle select S2 6 13 Making Dimensions Oblique You can create dimensions with extension lines that are not perpendicular to their dimension lines Extension lines are created perpendicular to the dimension line However 1f the extension lines conflict with other objects in a drawing you can change their angle after the dimension has been drawn New dimensions are not affected when you make an existing dimension oblique Pull down menu Dimensions gt Olique Command DIMEDIT then choose Oblique fee Ble pis foe feim Pye faji Dee hisga Bodily Jisim Hlp fpr eia i Fab pur yia Miha haia Gelo vfen Dagens 3 E beren p mi m be FATEN m _ man l al l Se ihiga i moa b p o Beem Fa J p 5
124. ock function can make the drawing as a whole if others want to modify the drawing he only can edit the whole drawing and can not edit the specific entity it is a good way to prevent others from modifying own drawing Command lockup Command prompt Select objects At this time as long as you select all the entities in the current drawing Note Please make a copy for yourself before you use this function because the drawing which is used for drawing lock is for others to see 13 13 Arrange Drawings Automatically Many drawings can be arranged automatically through software calculation It not only can enhance print efficiency but also can save paper Command ZDPT Menu Express gt Automatic row diagram b Fie Edk View Insert Format Tools Draw Dimension Modify Window Help KS i mE E at Layers gt Edad lt Standard E F A j Blocks gt 5 feweoo Ja Orun tet p H BYAYER gt day z Operation Steps 212 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 1 If you use this function at first time you should do some settings at Option item 2 Select the arranged file from add file item 3 After selecting the arranged file you can tryout these files and preview the arranged effect GStar Frame Auto Range dd File T Plotter Size Pagination Settings AO Plotter Other Paper Length fi1890 C Al Plotter j r
125. or database to produce a parts list or bill of materials You can also use attribute information to track the number of times a particular block is inserted into a drawing Attributes can be visible or hidden Hidden attributes are neither displayed nor printed but the information is still stored in the drawing and written to a file when you extract it 10 2 1 Defining Attributes Pull down menu Draw gt Block gt Define attributes Command Ddattdef www staricad com AD support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design In the Attribute definition dialog box Under Attribute type the tag prompt and value Under Insert Point specify the location of the attribute or click Pick Point to select a point in the drawing Under Mode select the optional attribute modes Under Text Options specify the text characteristics GF Attribute Definition Justification Left Text Style Standard Height lt Rotation lt D 982793723247329 10 2 2 Editing Attributes Attached to Blocks You can edit the attribute values of a block that has been inserted into a drawing 1 Command Ddatte 2 Select the block to edit The Edit Block Attributes dialog box displays all the attributes attached to the block you select 3 Edit the attribute values as necessary www staricad com a support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 4 Click OK
126. ou can create your own custom linetypes 9 2 1 The Linetype Command Pull down menu Format gt Linetype Commands LINETYPE or LT fee His ii fim Ger eet imli fee Fie Bodie piai Fla Ejpenia oli j pirri gt ENF Fo eoR a F EPer HT E A ie INPUT LINE TYPE or LT If you have just started a new drawing the only true linetype available will be the Continuous linetype Before you are able to assign any other linetype you must first load the linetypes you may need To load linetypes you must use the Linetype www staricad com a support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design command See illustration below WF Linetype Hanager E x eee Load P o Delete Current Show Details Linetype Filters es Invert Filter Name Global scale factor 1 000000 Description Current object scale 1 000000 V Use paper space units for scaling OK Cancel 4 In the linetype manager dialogue box click on the Load button this brings up the Load or Reload Linetypes dialogue box Select the required linetypes from this dialogue box and then click the OK button to return to the linetype manager dialogue box where you will see the newly loaded linetypes in the Linetype list a P E Linetype from file C Program Files GStarICan 200 Linetype Hame Linetype Description E ro T Linetype Hanager
127. ou can set the style of the points and their size relative to the screen or in absolute units Changing the style of points Make them more visible and easier to differentiate from grid dots Affect the display of all point objects in the drawing www staricad com a support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Require using REGEN to make the change visible Command Sequence Command POINT Specify a point pick any point Set Point Style Pull down Format gt Point Style Command DDPTYPE To change the point style just pick the picture of the style you want and then click the OK button You will need to use the Regen or RE command Any new points created after the style has been set will automatically display in the new style One interesting aspect of points is that their size can be set to an absolute value or relative to the screen size expressed as a percentage The default is for points to display relative to the screen size which is very useful because it means that points will remain the same size irrespective of zoom factor This is particularly convenient when drawings become complex and the drawing process requires a lot of zooming in and out TE Foint Style E x F l onoi goo aol Foint Size JS 0000 E3 f Set Size Relative to Screen Set Size in Absolute Units 2 cancel 3 13 Rectangle Pull down menu Draw gt Rectangle Toolbar Comma
128. p enables you to snap to some point along the imaginary extension 120 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design of a line arc or polyline segment To use this osnap you must hover the cursor over the end of the line you want to extend When the line end 1s found a small cross appears at the endpoint and a dashed extension line is displayed from the endpoint to the cursor providing the cursor remains close to the extension The Snap Tip for Extension also includes the relative polar co ordinate of the current cursor position This can be a useful guide for positioning your next pick point The co ordinate includes a distance from the endpoint and the angle of the extension In the case of the arc extension the Snap Tip displays the distance along the arc Extension 16 1169 arc BEEF stension 16 6423 z 45 6 Center Toolbar Object Snap The Center Osnap snaps to the center of a circle arc or polyline arc segment The cursor must pass over the circumference of the circle or the arc so that the center can be found 7 Quadrant Toolbar Object Snap e The Quadrant Osnap snaps to one of the four circle quadrant points located at north south east and west or 90 270 0 and 180 degrees respectively 121 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 8 Tangent Toolbar Object Snap E The Tangent Osnap snaps to a
129. p for the Layer Manager 13 1 2 Layer Walk Dynamically displays objects on selected layers Pull down menu Express gt Layer gt Layer Walk be Dls Hii fe Besar Forest pa pe Feagaee piii peis pirti CH GLT Gr ae E A Ea So leo a a k mam F Displays objects on layers when the layer names are selected in the dialog box The number of objects on the selected layers and the number of layers in the drawing are displayed With this tool you can alter the layer state when you exit save layer states and purge layers that are not unreferenced Layerfalk Layers il Restore on exif LAY WALK Dialog Box Options 179 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Filter Turns the active filter on and off When this checkbox is selected the list displays the layers that match the active filter When this checkbox is cleared the full list of layers is displayed This option is not available when there is no active filter Purge Purges layers that are not referenced from the current selection This button is unavailable if the current selection does not contain one or more unreferenced layers For a list of layers that can be purged choose Select Unreferenced from the shortcut menu Restore on Exit If this option is selected the layers are returned to their previous state when you exit the command Select Objects Using this button you select objects on the
130. pick L2 Specify dimension arc line location or Mtext Text Angle pick P1 Dimension text 42 Command dimangular Select arc circle line or lt specify vertex gt pick P2 Specify second angle endpoint pick P3 Specify dimension arc line location or Mtext Text Angle pick P4 Dimension text 283 Command _dimangular Select arc circle line or lt specify vertex gt pick S3 Specify dimension arc line location or Mtext Text Angle pick P5 Dimension text 137 6 8 Baseline BASELINE dimension is used to make dimensions base on one referenced line in order to understand the distances easily as following Pull down menu Dimensions gt Baseline Toolbar a Commands DIMBASELINE or DIMBASE 99 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design ae eee L ibra a Tn i ch Fiad om on RAH AGA kal 21 TRO oe ee hia sek rijen INPUT DIMBASELINE m or DIMBASE ES Specify a second extension line origin or Select lt Select gt pick second point Select base dimension The usage of baseline First of all after you input a horizontal dimension input BASELINE dimensions Command dimbaseline Specify first extension line origin or lt select object gt pick P1 Specify second extension line origin pick P2 Specify dimension line location or Mtext Text Angle Horizontal Vertical Rotated pick P3 Command _dimbaseline Specify a second ex
131. plot time Assign Line Join Style The default setting for Line Join Style is Use Object Join Style which is rounded Assign a line join style in a plot style to override the object s default line join style at plot time 5 Assign Plotted Fill Styles You can assign a variety of fill style options when plotting wide polylines donuts objects hatched with a solid fill and solids The default setting for Fill Style is Use Object Fill Style Assign a fill style in a plot style to override the object s fill style at plot time You can apply a global scale factor to non ISO linetypes and fill patterns in plot styles www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 12 8 Preview a Plot It is good practice to generate a preview of the plotted drawing before sending the drawing to the printer or plotter You can preview the drawing from the Plot dialog box The preview shows exactly how the drawing will look when plotted including lineweights fill patterns and other plot style options When you preview your drawing the active toolbars and tool palettes are hidden and a temporary Preview toolbar is displayed that provides buttons to plot pan and zoom the drawing Pull down menu File gt Plot Preview Toolbar L Command Preview ee www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Chapter 13 Express Tools 13 1 Layer 13 1 1 Layer Manager Man
132. r F 72 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design The Fillet command is a very useful tool which allows you to draw an arc between two intersecting lines or adjacent polyline segments You first need to use the command to set the required radius and then select the two lines Command Sequence Command FILLET Fillet radtus 25 0000 Radius Polyline Trim Multiple lt Select first entity gt R Fillet radius lt 25 0000 gt 10 Fillet radtus 10 0000 Radius Polyline Trim Multiple lt Select first entity gt pick P1 Select second entity pick P2 The Fillet command can also be used to fillet arcs and circles The Polyline option also allows you to fillet all vertices of a polyline with a single command For example you can easily create the lozenge shape shown on the below from a simple rectangle Since rectangles are just closed polylines you can use the Polyline option of the Fillet command to fillet all polyline vertexes simultaneously Radius A Betore Fillet After 73 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Before Fillet Command Sequence Command FILLET Fillet radius 10 0000 Radius Polyline Trim Multiple lt Select first entity gt P Select 2D polyline to fillet pick P1 4 lines were filleted Tip Make sure that the radius you specify will fit the objects you select otherwise the fillet command will
133. r rotation specified angle of 0 degrees this WAF text This is text This ws text This is text This 1 text This i text This is text Thig 4a tehitig is text 13 3 9 Enclose Text with Object Place a circle a slot or a rectangle around each selected text or mtext object www staricad com me support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design The diameters of the circles can be constant or fitted to each object The width and height of the slots and rectangles can be constant or variable Command TCIRCLE Usage Example Circles Constant radius OOG Circles Variable radius 3 13 3 10 Tcount Add sequential numbering to text objects The numbering can appear as a prefix suffix or replacement text Command TCOUNT Select objects Use an object selection method Sort selected objects by X Y Select order lt Select order gt Sorting Options X Places numbers by increasing the x coordinate value of the selected text Y Places numbers by decreasing the y coordinate value of the selected text Select order Places numbers according to the order in which the text was selected www staricad com on support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Usage Example Text Text Text Text Text item tem tem tem tem item item item item item one TWO three faur five ane two three Tour tive 13 3 11 Change Text Case Change the case of sele
134. raight to the information you need YP4OM OHMitooikiys 4 1 The Erase Command Pull down menu Modify gt Erase Toolbar 4 Command ERASE or E INPUT DELETE or ERASE or E The Erase command is one of the simplest commands and is one of the most used The command erases deletes any selected object s from the drawing Remember you can always get deleted objects back by typing U or undo from the Standard toolbar or by using the OOPS command Command Sequence Command ERASE 53 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Select objects select objects to delete Select objects to end the selection and erase the object If you simply want to erase the last object you created you can type L at the Select objects prompt The last object will be highlighted and you can then select more objects or to end the command 4 2 The Copy Command Pull down menu Modify gt Copy Toolbar Command line COPY or CP fee Dle phr Do ema greet aji free hpa e Tieden Belg agree E Ej 1 INPUT COPY or CO or CP The Copy command can be used to create one or more duplicates of any drawing object or objects which you have previously created Copy is a very useful and time saving command because you can create very complex drawing elements and then simply copy them as many times as you like Before Copy Command Sequence Command COPY Select objects pick o
135. raw gt Block gt Make Command BLOCK Toolbar After you drawing the following drawing on the screen set them as BLOCK a 49 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Set the drawing as BLOCK Command BLOCK Mame Base Point Te Pick pont E o o000000000000 Objects en Select Objects ih Eet f Convert to block Delete 0 objects selected Cancel a o000000000000 A fo OOOOOO0000000 Press Select button Select entities for block pick P1 Opposite corner pick P2 Select entities for block pe RR R iS ZI P1 Then input the name of the block press OK button x Name qei Base Paint Pick point a o0000000000 i a onp00000000 a on0000000000 Objects Ui Select Objects C Retain Es f Conver to block Delete 0 objects selected Co Cancel 2 WBLOCK www staricad com oe support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Insert a BLOCK that 1s created by BLOCK command into the current drawing Command WBLOCK The usage of Wblock Command WBLOCK Write Block Source Block E Entire Drawing Base Point Objects in Pick EN Select Objects x 0 0000 Retain l C Convert to block Y foomo D 0 0000 C Delete Z 0 0000 0 objects selected m Destination Name NewBlock dwg Lo
136. reate a tetrahedron three sided pyramid or a four sided pyramid The sides of the resulting pyramid can meet at a point the apex or can form a three or four edged top The sides of a four sided pyramid can also meet along a ridge defined by two points The base of the pyramid is always parallel to the xy plane of the current UCS You position the pyramid by specifying a corner of the base You determine the size of the pyramid by specifying the base points and either the apex the corners of the top surface or the endpoints of the ridge To create a tetrahedron 157 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 1 Do one of the following Pull down menu DRAW gt MODELING gt Pyramid Toolbar AS Command PYRAMID meat 1 RRO E Rr Za Jasa FVII Tea i EJE oy aes Ti A Carrs d op dee ot eg INPUT PYRAMID a ene a 2 Specify the first point for the base of the pyramid vai 3 Specify the second and third points 4 In the prompt box choose Tetrahedron 5 Specify the apex of the tetrahedron The first point A second point B and third point C of the base and the apex D 11 11 Creating Cylinders You can create a cylinder defined by a circular base The base of a cylinder is always parallel to the xy plane of the current UCS the height of a cylinder is always parallel to the z axis You position a cylinder by specifying the cent
137. rence name Status Size Type Date Save path Attach 5 SORUNLU BLOK Have 388KB Append O7 11 20 C Docume Detach Caos D ref Found At fc Documents and SettingsiAdministrator R EEF Browse Save Path OK Cancel 2 Select the external reference to reload 3 Click Reload 141 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 10 3 3 Removing External References Removing external references from the current drawing is easy with the Xref Manager You can unload an external reference which keeps some information about the external reference in the current drawing for easy reloading later or you can detach the external reference entirely When you unload an external reference you remove it from the current drawing However its elements such as layers and linetypes remain in the drawing and it is still listed in the Xref Manager By detaching an external reference you remove it and all of its elements from the current drawing and it is no longer listed in the Xref Manager To unload an external reference 1 Do one of the following Pull down menu Insert gt Xref Manager Command XRM T Iref Hanager E a x Reference name Status Size Type Date Save path Attach 5 SORUNLU BLOK Have 388KB Append O7 11 20 C Docume a Detac Reload Kref Found At C Documents and Settings Administrator RE EFE Browse
138. rial a Ariat Sec Ae Arial Narrow JBankGothic Lt BT Beast en BankGothic Md BT Basemic Yidth Factor 1 0000 Backwards Oblique Angle fo AaBb Vertical aBC Se x Change text height width factor and oblique angle Width factor is a ratio of width length of the text W Text Style E 2 xi Current Style Name Apply Standard Hew tename Delete Cancel Fonts Help x Font Name Font Style Height TENE eea 0000 Use Big Font Text Font Preview Upside down Width Factor 1 0000 Backwards Oblique Angle fo AaBb Vertical AaBbCeD Preview After selecting text font then click apply www staricad com oe support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 7 2 Single Line Text DTEXT is used to input the text in order to mark the title and part table in the drawing 1 Execution Pull down menu Draw gt Text gt Single Line Text Command DTEXT or TEXT FAEG iPHOSC S Dy i a Y eE FE NF a a a E a E Text Style Align Fit Center Middle Right Justify lt Start point gt pick start point Height of text lt 3 0000 gt input text height Rotation angle of text lt 0 gt input text slope Text input text 2 Usage Input text Command dtext Text Style Align Fit Center Middle Right Justify lt Start point gt pick P1 H
139. rtically into two viewports of equal size Enter viewport arrangement Horizontal Vertical lt Vertical gt Enter h or press Enter Specify first corner Specify a point or press ENTER 2 vertical First Corner Position and size new viewports using the window selection method the viewports are fit into the selected area 3 85 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Divide the specified area into three viewports Enter viewport arrangement Horizontal Vertical Above Below Left lt Right gt Enter an option or press ENTER The Horizontal and Vertical options split the specified area into thirds The other options split the area into three viewports one large viewport and two smaller ones The Above Below Left and Right options specify where the larger viewport is placed Specify first corner or Fit lt Fit gt Specify a point or press ENTER aright First Corner Position and size new viewports using the window selection method the viewports are fit into the selected area Fit Size the viewports to fill the drawing area 4 Divide the specified area horizontally and vertically into four viewports of equal size Specify first corner or Fit lt Fit gt Specify a point or press ENTER First Corner Position and size new viewports using the window selection method the viewports are fit into the selected area Fit Size the viewports to fill the drawing area 86
140. s ellipses elliptical arcs polylines or splines closed polylines polygons closed splines or donuts 11 4 Create a Tabulated Mesh With the TABSURF command you can create a mesh representing a general tabulated surface defined by a path curve and a direction vector The path curve can be a line arc circle ellipse elliptical arc 2D polyline 3D polyline or spline The direction vector can be a line or an open 2D or 3D polyline TABSURF creates the mesh as a series of 151 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design parallel polygons running along a specified path You must have the original object and the direction vector already drawn as shown in the following illustrations Pull down menu DRAW gt MODELING gt MESH gt Tabulated Mesh Command TABSURF S object specified direction vector result specified 11 5 Creating Extruded Surfaces You can create an extruded surface which is a three dimensional body that approximates the surface generated by extruding a path curve along a direction vector You select the two entities that define the path curve and direction vector The length of the direction vector determines the distance the path curve is moved along the direction vector The extruded entity can be an arc circle line or polyline You can choose a line or open polyline as the direction vector The resulting body consists of a series of parallel polygon
141. s will use Object Snaps all of the time because they are the only way to make sure that the objects you are drawing are drawn accurately Object Snap Toolbar PIP XX O0 L mp 7 1 Endpoint Toolbar Object Snap a The Endpoint Osnap snaps to the end points of lines and arcs and to polyline vertices This is one of the most useful and commonly used Osnaps 2 Midpoint Toolbar Object Snap z The Midpoint Osnap snaps to the mid points of lines and arcs and to the mid point of polyline segments www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 3 Intersection Toolbar Object Snap X The Intersection Osnap snaps to the physical intersection of any two drawing objects i e where lines arcs or circles etc cross each other and to Polyline vertices Intersection 4 Apparent Intersect Toolbar Object Snap E Apparent Intersection snaps to the point where objects appear to intersect in the current view For example you may be looking at a drawing in plan view where two lines cross as in the illustration However since GStarCAD is a 3 dimensional drawing environment the two lines may not physically intersect One line may be at ground level and the other may be 10 meters or more above or below ground level As with the Intersection Osnap Apparent Intersection also has an Extended mode Apparent Int 5 Extension Toolbar Object Snap E The Extension Osna
142. st layer selected onto the second layer selected The first layer will be purged from the drawing Pull down menu Express gt Layer gt Layer Merge Command LAYMRG Usage Example www staricad com a support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Select an object whose layer you want to merge into another layer Command LAYMRG Select object on layer to merge or Type it Undo Select sofa on layer SOFA Selected layers SOFA Select object on layer to merge or Type it Undo lt done gt Press ENTER Select object on target layer or Type it Select a table on layer FURN Select table on layer FURN Layer SOFA is merged into layer FURN Select sofa on layer SOFA A I w www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 13 1 11 Layer Delete Deletes all objects from the specified layer and purges the layer from the drawing Pull down menu Express gt Layer gt Layer Delete Command LAYDEL Select object on layer to delete or Type it Undo Use an object selection method for the layer to delete or enter T to type the layer name How ICAP Aa Frefestiemed Teta iit depo Date is teed Ue atom i 7 Usage Example Select an object to delete a layer Command LAYDEL Select object on layer to delete or Type it Undo Select a plant on the PLANTS layer Selected layers PLANTS Select object on layer to delete or Type it Undo lt done gt Press ENTER S
143. step of drawing Use C ProgramFiles GreatStarICAD 2008 Professional ICAD as a template drawing 1 Execution Hot key Ctrl N Pull down menu File gt New Commands NEW or N Toolbar Look in Templates gt ie XM C View Toos Preview hes icad dwt 35KB Icac heed icadiso dwt 34KB Icac Not Preview Files of type Drawing Template dwt Cancel 2 What s TEMPLATE drawings 14 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design When you are drawing you always make a border line and a title which are written in the drawing sheet If you make them in advance and save as C ProgramFiles GStarCAD 2008 Professional Templates ICAD dwt you don t need to make them again because pre defined ICAD dwt is automatically opened whenever the GStarCAD is started This kind of drawing sheets that are made by using NEWWIZ command are called as a TEMPLATE 2 NEWWIZ NEWWIZ command makes designers setup the specific drawing sheet as TEMPLATE Or by using wizard functions designers can setup environments of the drawing sheet such as the sheet size unit text size etc Command NEWWIZ 1 The method of using TEMPLATE x The New Drawing Wizard enables you to set Up a new drawing configured to your needs YOU can Use an existing drawing as a template or create an entirely new drawing amp Use a template dr
144. t Pick P1 Specify next point Pick P2 Specify next point or Close Fit tolerance lt start tangent gt Pick P3 www staricad com i support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Specify next point or Close Fit tolerance lt start tangent gt Pick P4 Specify next point or Close Fit tolerance lt start tangent gt Specify start tangent pick a point Specify end tangent pick a point You can create linear approximations to splines by smoothing polylines with the PEDIT command Modify gt Object gt Polyline from the pull down menu 3 7 Circle Pull down menu Draw gt Circle Toolbar Command line CIRCLE or C 0 INPUT CIRCLE i orc The Circle command is used to draw circles There are a number of ways you can define the circle The default method is to pick the center point and then to either pick a second point on the circumference of the circle or enter the circle radius at the keyboard Command Sequence Command CIRCLE TwoPoints 2P ThreePoints 3P Tangency Tangency Radius T Arc Multiple lt Center of circle gt pick P1 Diameter Radius lt Radius gt lt 17 4439 gt pick P2 or enter the exact radius 31 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 3 8 Arc Pull down menu location Draw gt Arc Toolbar amp The Arc command allows you to draw an arc of a circle There are numerous ways to define an arc the def
145. t in other words a relative polar co ordinate In this default setting Polar Tracking works like a more flexible version of Ortho but if you look at the Polar Tracking tab on the Drafting Settings dialogue box you will see just how versatile it can be Right click on the POLAR button on the status bar and 124 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design choose Polar Tracking from the menu x Drafting Settings Snap and Grid Polar Tracking Object Snap i Polar Tracking On F10 Object Snap Tracking Settings Bf E Increment Angle s0 ad Jw Additional Angles i Track orthogonally only Using all polar angle settings Polar 4ngle Measurement f Absolute Relative to last segment OF Cancel You can use the Increment angle drop down list to select one of the preset angle increments For example if the increment angle is set to 22 5 degrees Polar Tracking will snap at 22 5 degree increments starting with zero degrees Incidentally you will notice that the reported angle on the tool tip shown in the illustration on the right is 23 whereas the actual snap angle is 22 5 degrees This is because angular units are set to display only whole degrees and so 22 5 1s rounded up to 23 You may sometimes need to snap to specific angles Say you are working on a drawing of a site and the buildings are orientated in a partic
146. t S2 Specify dimension line location or Mtext Text Angle pick P2 Dimension text 4 6 6 Diameter Input the diameter of circles or arcs Pull down menu Dimensions gt Diameter Toolbar Commands DIMDIAMETER or DIMDIA ti lji Bree Risegaiae Ehr inden Belp ipren nlf r INPUT DIMDIAMETER or DIMDIA Select arc or circle select circles or arcs to input dimension Specify dimension line location or Mtext Text Angle pick location of dimension The usage of arc 97 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 32 aK p2 Command _dimradius Select arc or circle select S1 Specify dimension line location or Mtext Text Angle pick P1 Dimension text 4 Command _dimradius Select arc or circle select S2 Specify dimension line location or Mtext Text Angle pick P2 Dimension text 8 6 7 Angular Input the angular of arc circle or line Pull down menu Dimensions gt Angle Toolbar amp Commands DIMANGULAR I fila fis Siew Jemima Forest Toole ie ia Eedigitp Tind xls fore oll Select arc circle line or lt specify vertex gt select arc circle line to input dimension Specify angle vertex 98 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design The usage of angle Command _dimangular Select arc circle line or lt specify vertex gt pick L1 Select second line
147. t and it can be used to control the visibility of wipeout frames Command Sequence Command WIPEOUT Specify first point or Frames Polyline lt Polyline gt Pick P1 Specify next point Pick P2 Specify next point or Undo Pick P3 Specify next point or Close Undo Pick P4 Specify next point or Close Undo 48 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design You can use as many points as you wish in order to create the shape you need When you have picked the last point use right click and Enter or hit the Enter key on the keyboard to complete the command and create the wipeout You may find that it is easier to draw a polyline first and then convert that polyline into a wipeout To do this start the Wipeout command and then Enter to select the default Polyline option Select the polyline when prompted to do so Remember polylines must be closed before they can be converted to wipeouts 3 20 Block Block is a combination of several entities and is treated as one entity by inserting it into a drawing Block consists of visual entities such as lines arcs and circles and attributes of them It is saved as part of the drawing file When you use Block you can make the drawing quickly and reduce the file size If you make common used symbols into libraries you can make the symbols by inserting BLOCK without drawing them again from first 1 Create block Pull down menu D
148. t style color 2 Assign Pens to Plot Styles The Use Assigned Pen Number setting in the Plot Style Table Editor specifies which physical pen to use for each plot style 3 Control Plotted Lineweight and Linetype Both lineweight and linetype can be set as an object property or controlled when plotted by using a plot style Lineweight or linetype settings in the plot style override the 175 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design object s lineweight or linetype at plot time Assign and Display Lineweights When you select the Lineweight field in the Plot Style Table Editor a sample of the lineweight as well as its numeric value are displayed The default setting for plot style lineweight is Use Object Lineweight You can modify an existing lineweight if the one you need is not available Assign Linetypes When you select the Linetype field in the Plot Style Table Editor a list with a sample and a description of each linetype are displayed The default setting for plot style linetype is Use Object Linetype 4 Assign Plotted Line End and Join Styles You can set the line end and join styles for objects that have lineweight assigned either as an object property or as a plot style override Assign Line End Style The default setting for Line End Style is Use Object End Style which is rounded Assign a line end style in a plot style to override the object s default line end style at
149. tarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Insert Binds the external reference but does not change the names of any named entities in the external reference 10 3 6 Clipping External References When you attach a drawing as an external reference all of the referenced drawing displays in the current drawing However after you attach an external reference you can define a clipping boundary that determines which portion of the referenced drawing is visible or hidden You can edit move or copy clipped external references as the same way you modify unclipped external references The boundary moves with the reference If an external reference contains nested clipped external references they also appear clipped in the drawing 10 3 6 1 Adding Clipping Boundaries When you create a clipping boundary it affects only the display of the referenced drawing it does not affect the original referenced drawing or any referenced geometry The portion of the external reference within the clipping boundary is visible and the remainder of the external reference becomes hidden To define a rectangular clipping boundary 1 Do one of the following Pull down menu Modify gt Clips Command Xclip 146 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design i Bele iis Fim Boer Foret Poli Bree harpa Bilis Pinia Haly Birom we Wiehe ber fi amp e hia D a Prei j a ee a l a T ee Jase 0 2
150. tension line origin or Select lt Select gt pick P4 100 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Dimension text 60 Specify a second extension line origin or Select lt Select gt pick P5 Dimension text 80 6 9 Continue DIMCONTINUE is used to make dimensions continuously as following Pull down menu Dimensions gt Continue Toolbar Commands DIMCONTINUE or DIMCONT fee ple pis os Fert fpa Peed Bre hsna biiy Dimes Fip Bier ei r hell i bui J i Piz Faik Himnin om a rH ot fag E ii m E E TT a a i Miss o pii j Pere nu Le Ya m ees 3 aj wero arn A sib 4 Ha selection al E lage 2 Vico tii tidbit dite TF The usage of continue First of all after you input a reference dimension input continuous dimensions www staricad com A support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Command _dimcontinue Specify first extension line origin or lt select object gt pick P1 Specify second extension line origin pick P2 Specify dimension line location or Mtext Text Angle Horizontal Vertical Rotated pick P3 Command _dimcontinue Specify a second extension line origin or Select lt Select gt pick P4 Dimension text 40 Specify a second extension line origin or Select lt Select gt pick P5 Dimension text 20 Specify a second extension line origin or Select lt Select gt
151. text and block attribute objects to new orientation Rotates text mtext and attribute definition objects so that they end up being as close as possible to horizontal or right read similar to the behavior of dimension text Objects are rotated about their middle point in 180 degree increments For example if the text is upside down it becomes right side up after a TORIENT operation Similarly left read text becomes right read text The overall object location is not changed As an option you can specify a new absolute orientation angle for all selected text objects Command TORIENT Select objects Use an object selection method New absolute rotation lt Most readable gt Enter an absolute angle or press ENTER Rotation Options New absolute rotation Enter a new absolute orientation angle for all selected text Most Readable Orients selected text objects to the most readable right side up right read orientation Usage Example Text before rotation 194 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 2 8 g ir gt Ji a 3 Vo Y acy TE ED a e eg aa ya ysa Sl SIU This is text fis she fy oh Sn Be Y Fe 13 re Si h ae i lt p f Lo ar E X T We re Text after rotation most readable option a 8 amp ot 4 t par 1 sa Ty i a a 7 Ker ft oa a m vo a A This is text This 1 text fe et ee con 5 a 7 Ba Ae Z Ae TE ges iy Og a D G AS E j H Text afte
152. then add it to new plotter config 168 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Click next then choose my computer F Add Plotter Begin i x Need to configurate new plotter please select one of the following options All settings are configurated by GStarICAD plotter driver config and managed by this computer C Network Plotter SErv All settings are configurated by GStarICAl plotter driver contig and managed by plotter server C System Printer Use configurated Windows system printer driver and endue with different default for GStarICAD or other Windows application Back Cancel Click next choose a producer from the left table then choose a model from the right table Add Plotter Plotter Model Select the producer and model of plotter lf not list the plotter please refer to plotter document to configurate compatible plotter Producer Model E Raster File Formats Adobe HaoChen Autodesk HP lnitialized Canon coos Click next you will see Add Plotter Import PCP or CTB File a x Import plotter customizing messages from saved PCP or CTE file please select Import File Drawing size print optimization levels network sharename and port name ete can input to new PCS file Import File Attention Use Add Plot Style Table wizard to input appointed info Use Input
153. tically Network version should be set up on the server any computer in network but the number of users should limit within the authorized number by the network lock If you install network version please select any a computer as the server and install network lock driver at this server computer the network lock driver is in the Driver content When you install GStarCAD at customer end please select Network once you start CAD and the software will automatically search for network lock to finish registering If the software is still in the tryout situation please input the server name or IP address at the program item of GStarCAD If there still doesn t work well please check firewall settings or contact with us If you want to use network lock at different net you should set a system variable at your customer end the steps is below Start gt Control panel gt System gt Advanced gt Environment Variables gt New a environment variable the variable name is NSP HOST the variable value is the IP address of the www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Server 2 Registration Number The operation step about registration number is below 1 Install the stand alone GStarCAD 2 Click Help gt Register GStarCAD will generate a serial number this serial number is corresponding to your computer Gataraoft Software Licenee Agreement Suzhou Gatarsoft Technology Development Co Li softewarc
154. ting form adding bias adding one row adding one column and etc you can also fill in the form and adjust the text location 208 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 13 10 Coordinate Tools 13 10 1 Coordinate Point Dimension the point coordinate on the drawing Command DIMCOORD 13 10 2 Change Z Coordinate You can choose several objects then change the Z coordinates at one time Command CHANGEZ 13 11 3D View You can adjust viewport direction through this command 13 12 Drawing Tools 13 12 1 Drawing Compare Drawing compare is an exclusive function in GStarICAD which is added according to user s requirement Other CAD software has no the feature function The Drawing Compare feature enhances collaboration by using color coded displays to show items on a drawing that have been changed added or deleted by other members of the design team Changes to items such as styles fire ratings or other non graphical properties are also tracked The Drawing Compare features make communication across the design team clearer than ever Some engineers often meet such problems sometimes they need to judge what amendments had been made between two drawings which were drawn at different time The usual solution is to mark the amended contents with text This way is difficult to drawer and reader The function makes users convenient to locate the changed parts The program will
155. tion on the right the red line could be extended either to the right or to the left You can tell GStarCAD in which direction to extend by picking a point to the right or left of the midpoint respectively GStarCAD does not intuitively know where the boundary edge lies so you must explicitly indicate the direction of extension by picking either one side or other of the midpoint Command Sequence Command EXTEND Select objects or lt select all gt select the boundary edge P1 Select the object to Extend or shift select to Trim or Edge Fence Project Select the object to Extend or shift select to Trim or Edge Fence Project Undo pick the object which you want to be extended P2 69 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Select the object to Extend or shift select to Trim or Edge Fence Project Undo pick another object which you want to be extended P3 Sometimes you may get the message Object does not intersect an edge or No edge in that direction If this happens it means that you are either picking the wrong end of the object or the object you are trying to extend will not meet the boundary edge The solution is either to pick near the end you want to extend or to move the boundary edge so that the extended line will intersect with it 4 13 The Break Command Pull down menu Modify gt Break Toolbar io Command BREAK or BR i File phi Wiar nsari Forest fiala fr B
156. to existing references Cancel Help Apply Apply the changes you made but leave the dialog box open 10 3 Working with External References You can link entire drawings to the current drawing as external references Unlike inserting a drawing as a block in which you add all the entities from the separate drawing into the current drawing external references attach a pointer to the external file The entities in the external reference appear in the current drawing but the entities themselves are not added to the drawing Thus attaching an external reference does not significantly increase the size of the current drawing file 10 3 1 Opening External References 1 Pull down menu Insert gt Xref Manager Command XREF 140 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design aha eir Vi Gott nee cone Find sated INPUT XREF 2 Select the external reference to open 3 Click Open 10 3 2 Reloading External References When you open or print a drawing any external references in the drawing are updated automatically If a drawing is already open and a referenced drawing is modified you can update the current drawing manually to display the latest version of the referenced drawing You may also want to reload an external reference that has been unloaded temporarily To reload an external reference 1 Pull down menu Insert gt Xref Manager F Iref Hanager E x Refe
157. to you only upon the condition that 4 this SOF TRARE LICENSE AGREERENWT ATTENTION Reed the terme and comlitions of this license spree y ft Product maboti ETTE INAT Serial ruber 0000 0000 0000 0900 0009 0000 9000 0090 Derenin pena 000 O0 Oiie 0000 Later E Abain Cancel 3 You should send the serial number to our company we will calculate a activation number to you according your serial number Note The tryout limit 1s 30 days there is no function limitation in the tryout days but you had better complete the registration before tryout expiration 4 Open Activation dialog box input the activation number then click Activate button to finish register 5 Restart GStarCAD and check whether the software has been actived 1 1 3 Learn About New Features in GStarCAD2009 The New Features Workshop introduces you to what s new in GStarCAD2009 1 Strong Re development Environment GRX Programming Interface GRX programming interface is provided which is compatible with ARX based on C object oriented re development environment and application interface GStarICAD2009 support all the development interface AutoLISP Visual LISP including IDE SDS ADS VBA GRX ARX VBA development interface www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Microsoft VBA Visual Basic for Application is an object oriented programming environment designed to provide ric
158. uch a case it is a good idea to include units to avoid confusion Remember that the main idea behind dimensioning is to give the maximum amount of information in the clearest and most concise way 6 2 Linear Input horizontal or vertical dimensions Pull down menu Dimensions gt Linear Toolbar Commands DIMLINEAR or DIMLIN 4 De Bert Poet eji Bre pima diiy iiim Seip feet wif D ae a A fick Bionic om rd gt amp F Fj 4 J a i A A ofl A A fuai ui al E lime z EF TILEITE lt ee LATE p5 P Specify first extension line origin or lt select object gt pick first point of a line Specify second extension line origin pick second point of a line Specify dimension line location or Mtext Text Angle Horizontal Vertical Rotated pick location of dimension line www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Command _dimlinear Specify first extension line origin or lt select object gt pick P1 Specify second extension line origin pick P2 Specify dimension line location or Mtext Text Angle Horizontal Vertical Rotated pick P3 Dimension text 5 Command _dimlinear Specify first extension line origin or lt select object gt pick P1 Specify second extension line origin pick P4 Specify dimension line location or Mtext Text Angle Horizontal Vertical Rotated pick P5 Dimension text 3 6 3 Aligned Input dimensions paral
159. ular way If you know the angle you can use the Additional angles option to add this specific angle so that Polar Tracking will snap to it To set additional angles all you need to do is click on the New button and enter the value in the list The Delete button can be used to remove unwanted angles It is also possible to temporarily suspend Additional angles You can do this by deselecting the Additional angles check box When you do this the angles list is greyed out and those 125 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design angles won t be used for Polar Tracking until you check the box again One of the great benefits of Polar Tracking is that when used in combination with direct distance entry you can draw lines of a given length and at a preset angle without using any construction lines and without the need for entering relative co ordinates Drawing using this technique can be extremely efficient Ce Page olar 31 0682 lt 52 126 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Chapter 9 Entity Attributes Every object such as a line or a circle has properties Some properties such as Color Linetype and Layer are common to all objects Some objects have properties which are specific to themselves 9 1 Layers The layer is very important and the correct use of layers can make your drawing much easier to work with Layers are
160. urface created from objects that form a closed shape known as a loop The Region command is used to transform objects into regions rather than actually drawing them i e you will need to draw the closed shape or loop first Once a region is created there may be little visual difference to the drawing Before starting the Region command draw a closed shape such as a rectangle circle or any closed polyline or spline Command Sequence Command REGION Select objects Pick P1 1 region have been created Result region 3 18 Hatch You can hatch an area using a predefined hatch pattern define a simple line pattern using the current linetype or create more complex hatch patterns One type of pattern is called solid which fills an area with a solid color You can also create a gradient fill which uses a transition between shades of one color or between two colors Gradient fills can be used to enhance presentation drawings giving the appearance of light reflecting on an object Pull down menu Draw gt Hatch 44 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Toolbar P Command BHATCH The usage of hatch Command BHATCH x Haih irakian Tolande F Deland Diegi oe Telend Beuplaw Sty lan Dataa Fall l j ainak kimini ee i Herpal l patr C Ipara Angie and Zeale i Hee Bevwielers Batain iala ieala T ae PP Bearuber g Ratone Ohiect Trp fi x E r p
161. y of a drawing containing external references to someone else you must also provide all the external reference files In addition the www staricad com a support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design person receiving the drawings must either re create the same paths you used when linking the external references or change the paths for the external references To provide a copy of a drawing that contains external references it is often easier to first bind the external references to the drawing Binding the external references makes them a permanent part of the drawing which is similar to inserting a separate drawing as a block You can bind external references that are attached directly to the current drawing you cannot bind nested external references To bind an existing external reference to a drawing 1 Do one of the following Pull down menu Insert gt Xref Manager Command XRM 2 Select the external reference to bind Y Iref Hanager a x E e a a ke Cea cael ee Sess Ee 3 SANRIO Have 388KB Append O7T 11 20 C Docume Sarat a Xref Found At 3 Click Bind 4 Choose one of the following Bind irets Bind Type Bind C Insert The type of binds Bind Binds the external reference and creates a unique name for each named entity such as a layer or block that is located in the external reference 145 www staricad com support staricad com GS
162. y spaced copies of the selected objects between the base point and the second selected point Measure Linear measure option Prompt for an additional point and the distance between copies Makes evenly spaced copies at the specified distance between the base point and the second selected point www staricad com Ne support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design Array Display the Array Options prompt 13 6 3 Extended Offset This enhanced version of the OFFSET command offers several advantages over the standard command including layer control undo and a multiple option Command EXOFFSET Specify offset distance or Through lt I gt Specify the offset distance or through point Select object s to offset or Options Undo Select an object to offset change options or undo Specify an option to set Distance Layer Gaptype Specify a option EXOFFSET Options Distance Specify the offset distance or through point Layer Specify the layer for new objects Current Layer or Source Object Layer GapType Set or changes the offset mode as controlled by the OFFSETGAPTYPE variable The options are Normal Fillet or Chamfer 13 6 4 Multiple Pedit This command is the same as the standard command nearly Command MPEDIT 13 6 5 Cookie Cutter Trim Trim one side of a line which is intersecting a selected lines Command EXTRIM 13 6 6 Full Page Proof Cut Drawing This function is added according to user
163. y this function supplied by GstarCAD Software will prompt you to select a line which 1s to break other lines namely the cover line segment then you can select the breaking lines Use the green line as the cover line to break the red line and yellow line The effect is below 217 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design 11 Modify Text Command EDTXT Supply some functions to single text such as height text width factor angle obliquing angle 12 Super Axonometric Command ZC It is a very helpful function you can translate plan drawing into isometric drawing easily with it The operation way is very easy you should select the translated drawing at first then set the axonometric angle at last press Enter to finish your operation Before translation After translation www staricad com a support staricad com
164. yer is plotted by determining plotted properties such as lineweight color and fill style Plot style tables collect groups of plot styles The Plot Style Manager is a window that shows all the plot style tables available There are two plot style types Color dependent and named A drawing can use only one type of plot style table You can convert a plot style table from one type to the other You can also change the type of plot style table which has been set before For color dependent plot style tables an object s color determines how it is plotted These plot style table files have ctb extensions You cannot assign color dependent plot styles directly to objects Instead to control how an object is plotted you change its color For example all objects assigned the color red in a drawing are plotted in the same way Named plot style tables use plot styles that are assigned directly to objects and layers These plot style table files have stb extensions Using them enables each object in a drawing to be plotted differently independent of its color 173 www staricad com support staricad com GStarCAD 2009 Fluent Use in Entire Design ICAD2008 support pep file stb file and ctb file You can choose the plot style files that have been designed Users can also customize related setup Page Selu Harre Hons p Prea Piae Desr WF Yua Farii Narre hoe j ue HFE Pas o irae db Paes Hone Fie Pathi Hot fired cut D

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