GstarCAD 2021 ACAD 2021
Features Professional Standard Professional LT

File

  
32-bit / 64-bit Support √ √ √ √
.dwg/.dxf for AutoCAD version 2.5 to latest √ √ √ √
.pat,.shx,.lin and etc √ √ √ √
Password Protection √ √ √ √
File Recover and Audit √ √ √ √
Purge √ √ √ √
Etransmit √ √ √ √
Sheet Set Manager √ √ √ √
CAD Standard .dws √ √ √ Χ
DWF Underlay √ √ √ √
PDF Underlay √ √ √ √
DGN Import and Underlay √ √ √ √
DWG Convert √ √ √ √
Import to WMF, SAT, 3DS √ √ √ √
Export to DWG, DWF, DWFX, WMF, SAT, STL, EPS, DXX, BMP,EMF √ √ √ √
Plot and Publish to PDF √ √ √ √
Publish to DWF 2D & 3D √ √ √ √
Collaboration √ √ Χ Χ
IFC format √ √ Χ Χ

Interface

  
Quick Properties √ √ √ √
Block Palette Χ Χ √ √
Dark Theme √ √ √ √
Hidden Message Settings √ √ √ √
WorkSpace command √ √ √ √
CUI Menus and Toolbars √ √ √ √
CUI Import & Export √ √ √ Χ
Drag and Drop Customization √ √ Χ √
Visual Menu Customization √ √ √ Χ
Ribbon/Classic √ √ √ √
Properties Palettes √ √ √ √
Design Center/Tool Palette/Xref Palette √ √ √ √
Command Line √ √ √ √
Clean Screen √ √ √ √
Dynamic Input and Auto Complete √ √ √ √
Clickable Command Line Options Χ Χ √ √
File Tab √ √ √ √

Selection, Snap & Track

  
SELECTIONCYCLING √ √ √ √
Right-Click + Drag Method √ √ √ √
Selection Preview √ √ √ √
Selection Effect Customization Χ Χ √ √
Quick Select √ √ √ √
Select Similar √ √ √ √
Multifunctional Grips √ √ √ √
OSnap √ √ √ √
Grid and Snap √ √ √ √
Polar & OTrack √ √ √ √
Group √ √ √ √
Distance from Endpoint and Divide Segments √ √ Χ Χ
ADDSELECTED Professional mand √ √ √ √
Multiple command √ √ √ √

Dimensions

  
Quick Measure by Hovering Rapid Distance Rapid Distance √ √
Standard Dimensions √ √ √ √
Associative Dimension √ √ √ √
Dimension Break √ √ √ √
Quick Dimension √ √ √ √
Qleader √ √ √ √
Smart Dimensioning Χ Χ √ √
Multileaders √ √ √ √

Text

  
Mtext √ √ √ √
Text √ √ √ √
Multi-language Character Set √ √ √ √
In-place Text Editor √ √ √ √
Mtext Superscript and Subscripts Χ Χ √ √
Support .shx and .ttf font √ √ √ √
Spelling √ √ √ √
Fields √ √ √ √
Text Align / Text Match √ √ Text Align Text Align
Change Text √ √ Χ Χ
Mtext Editor √ √ √ √
Text Incremental Copy √ √ Χ Χ
Text on line √ √ Χ Χ
Statistics Summation √ √ Χ Χ
Check spelling in Mtext √ √ √ √
Revcloud √ √ √ √
Wipeout √ √ √ √
Autobullets and Numbering √ √ √ √

Layers

  
Auto Layer √ √ Χ Χ
Change to ByLayer(SETBYLAYER) √ √ √ √
Layer Properties Manager √ √ √ √
Layer States Manager √ √ √ √
Layer Translator √ √ √ √
Layer Walk √ √ √ √
Layer Previous √ √ √ √
Layer Isolate √ √ √ √
Layer Unisolate √ √ √ √
Layer Lock √ √ √ √
Layer Unlock √ √ √ √
Lock Other Layers √ √ Χ Χ
Layer Freeze √ √ √ √
Freeze Other Layer √ √ Χ Χ
Thaw All Layers √ √ √ √
Layer Off √ √ √ √
Off Other Layer √ √ Χ Χ
Trun All Layers On √ √ √ √
Layer Merge √ √ √ √
Layer Delete √ √ √ √
Layer Match √ √ √ √

Hatch

  
Hatch objects from Tool Palettes √ √ √ √
Gradient Hatches √ √ √ √
Custom Patterns √ √ √ √
Background and Color for Hatch Patterns √ √ √ √
Trim/Extend of/to Hatch Pattern Entities √ √ √ √
Superhatch √ √ √ Χ

Raster Images

  
Raster Image Support (Clipping, Transparency, ...) √ √ √ √
Support Kinds of Image Files (bmp\jpg\png\tga\tif\gif\pcx\...) ECW & JPEG 2000 not supported yet ECW & JPEG 2000 not supported yet √ √

Express Tools

  
Area Table √ √ Χ Χ
Break Object √ √ Χ Χ
Block Break √ √ Χ Χ
Graphic Compare √ √ Χ Χ
Batpurge √ √ Χ Χ
Layout by Path √ √ Array path Array path
Line2pl √ √ Χ Χ
Sptpl √ √ Χ Χ
GstarCAD Tools √ √ Χ Χ
Plot tools √ √ Χ Χ
Drawing Compare √ √ DWG COMPARE DWG COMPARE
Delete Duplicate Objects (OVERKILL) √ √ √ √
Drawing Lock √ √ Χ Χ

OTHER

  
Region √ Χ √ √
Areasum √ √ Χ Χ
Draw and Modify Commands √ √ √ √
Outline Objects √ √ Χ Χ
Align Tool / Arrange Tool √ √ Χ Χ
Real Time Pan & Zoom √ √ √ √
SteeringWheels Χ Χ √ √
Magnifier √ Χ Χ Χ
Redraw and Regeneration √ √ √ √
Layout and Paper Space √ √ √ √
Non-rectangular Viewports √ √ √ √
Layout Viewport settings √ √ √ √
Multilines and Multiline Styles √ √ √  
Block create and insert √ √ √ √
Redefine Block √ √ √ √
Refedit √ √ √ √
Dynamic Block Creat/ Insert/View √ √ √ √
Block Attribute Definition √ √ √ √
Barcode & QRcode √ √ Χ Χ
Dynamic Block Editor (BEDIT) √ Partially √ √
Table Tools √ √ Χ Χ
Table √ √ √ √
AutoXLSTable √ √ Χ Χ
Make Shape √ √ √ √
Import Layout as Sheet √ √ √ √
Viewport Scale √ √ √ √
Attribute Increment √ √ Χ Χ
Define Layout Viewport from ModelSpace(M2LVPORT) √ √ Χ Χ
Security √ √ √ Χ
Free Scale √ √ Χ Χ
Hatch to Back √ √ √ √
Reverse √ √ √ √
Synchronize Attributes √ √ √ √
Clip √ √ √ √
Array Options √ √ √ √
Symmetric Draw √ √ Χ Χ
Smart centerlines/center marks Χ Χ √ √
Invert Fillet √ √ Χ Χ
Offset Multiple √ √ √ √
Helix √ √ √ √
Cloud Storage √ √ √ √
Shortcut Customization(CUSTACC) √ √ Χ Χ
Match Properties Across Drawings √ √ √ √
Hyperlink √ √ √ √
Digitizer Integration √ √ √ √
Scale List √ √ √ √
Pline Boolean √ √ Χ Χ
Xref path repair Χ Χ √ √
Undo/Redo Preview √ √ √ √

3D

  
POLYSOLID √ Χ √ Χ
PLANESURF √ Χ √ Χ
SURFOFFSET √ Χ √ Χ
CONVTOMESH √ Χ √ Χ
CONVTOSOLID √ Χ √ Χ
CONVTOSURFACE √ Χ √ Χ
CONVTONURBS √ Χ √ Χ
Point Cloud √ √ √ Χ
3D Edition Grips √ Χ √ Χ
Section Plane √ Χ √ Χ
Flatshot √ Χ √ Χ
Solid editing √ Χ √ Χ
3D Surfaces √ √ √ Χ
ACIS Modeling & Editing √ Χ √ Χ
Camera   Χ √ Χ
3D Orbit options √ √ √ Χ
Render √ Χ √ Χ
Visual Styles Manager √ Χ √ Χ
Solprof / Solview / Soldraw √ Χ √ Χ

Printing

  
CTB & STB Plot Style Files √ √ √ √
Built-in Print Driver √ √ √ √
Import & Editing of Page Setups √ √ √ √
Publish √ √ √ √
Hide and Shade Plot √ √ √ √
Batch Print √ √ Χ Χ
Arrange Frame √ √ Χ Χ
Plot Styles Table Editor √ √ √ √
Viewport Max Χ Χ √ √
3D Print Studio Χ Χ √ Χ

Programming

  
LISP vl-, vlr-, vla- and vlax √ √ √ Χ
LISP Encryption √ √ √ Χ
Solutions Development System (SDS/ADS) √ √ √ Χ
DCL / DCL engine / Professional API √ √ √ Χ
Visual Basic for Applications √ √ √ Χ
VBA VBI projects support √ √ DVB Χ
.Net Framework √ √ √ Χ
GRX (GstarCAD Runtime eXtension) √ √ ARX Χ
CUI √ √ √ √
Diesel Expressions √ √ √ √
MNU and MNS File Support √ √ √ √
API (Toolbar & Menu Customization) √ √ √ Χ
Entity Data Editor √ √ √ Χ
Action Recording and Action Macros Χ Χ √ Χ

Licensing

  
Subscription √ √ √ √
Pepetual License √ √ Χ Χ
Stand-alone USB dongle √ √ Χ Χ
Network USB dongle √ √ Χ Χ
Stand-alone License √ √ √ √
Network License √ √ Χ Χ

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