GstarCAD8

July 3rd Patch Version

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At July 3 2014, Gstarsoft has launched a new GstarCAD8 patch version highlighted by the new 64-bit
architecture support, which means the more data that can be processed at once, the faster the system
can operate. There are several other advantages to a 64-bit system as well, most practically the ability to
use significantly greater amounts of physical memory.

In this patch version also has been added new functions related to annotative objects as well as important
options within FIELD command and new custom hatch patterns and Linetypes. About improvements, it
has mainly modified some important defects about CUI, FIND, Dimension, PLOT and so other commands.
Accuracy and stability are guaranteed in this patch version.

Read more info about this patch version below:

64-bit Architecture Support

The GstarCAD8 for 32-bit version could only have 2G memory. Sometimes some large drawings could
not be opened without enough memory. This patch version supplies the 64-bit version which could
distribute and use significantly greater amounts of physical memory. Users could open and operate large
drawings by this version.

New Additions
Annotative (OBJECTSCALE)
The GstarCAD8 has added annotative scale and some related settings to objects, spaces and viewports.
The annotative object, such as text, dimension, block or hatch, could automatically adjust its size when
changing the annotative scales in spaces and viewports. Users could arrange and plot drawings for
different scales in a faster way.

OBJECTSCALE: to set different scales for annotative objects. When plotting the same drawing with
different scales, the sizes of annotative objects are the same, such as text, dimension, block or hatch and
so on. Users could add scales by command, right-clicking menu, properties palette and others. They
could add more than one scales for one annotative object and control its displaying sizes. They could also
change the scale of annotative object by setting its annotative scales in model space or viewports.
CANNOSCALE in model space and viewport:
In the model space, there are additional three buttons on the bottom of status
bar. This button is used to set the annotative scale for current space (CANNOSCALE). After
setting, the annotative objects in the drawing display in accordance with the annotative scale. For
example: if users want to plot a drawing for scales as 1:1, 1:2 and 1:4. They only need to adjust its
annotative scales in model space, and the sizes of texts and arrow heads will change automatically.
Finally the plotting sizes of text heights and dimensions are the same for drawings with different scales.
As shown below:

Annotation Visibility:

If this icon is turned on, all objects display for all scales, no matter the scale is contained in the annotated
object scale list or not. If this icon is turned off , it will only display annotative objects for current
annotative scale and annotative objects with other scales will not display. For example, the annotative
scale for current space is 1:2, if this scale is not in the annotated object scale list, this object will not
display under this situation. As shown below:
 Automatically add scales to annotative objects when the annotation scale changes:

If users display annotative objects for a scale, but this scale does not exist in its annotated object scale
list, turning on this icon , it will automatically add this scale to its annotated object scale list. Clicking
this icon to turn it off, it will not automatically add scales to annotative object scale list when the
annotation scales change.

In the layout space, users could not only set viewport scales, but also set annotation scales. They may
make the plot style the same for annotative objects in different viewports for different annotative scales.
Annotative objects could be text, dimension, block and so on. As shown below:

We can see from this figure: those two viewport scales are different and the sizes of graphics are different,
but the dimensions and arrowheads display in the same sizes, which is to say the print size of two
drawings are the same.

In the layout, after activating a viewport, there are two additional buttons displaying at
the bottom of status bar. This button is used to set the viewport scale. Clicking this
button , it will automatically synchronize the viewport scale and the annotation scale.
Options within (FIELD)
This patch version has complemented the FIELD command with the OBJECT option. Users could make
the object attribute or formula as content of a FIELD. Users could select one of properties as content of a
FIELD, such as the area of Hatch, the FIELD will automatically update when the Hatch boundary changes.
As shown below:

Note: after changing the boundary of the graphic, users should regenerate the drawing to update
the FIELD.
Improvements
Additionally, this patch version has solved some frequently problems about crash, which significantly
improves its stability, and it has fixed more than 300 bugs submitted by users, making this version more
stable by now on.

CUI
This patch version has improved many details for CUI, which prompts its compatibility and stability. The
operation of patch version is much simpler and more convenient. It also solves some problems about
loading CUI files.

PLOT
This patch version supports Scale Lineweights option in layout and the Raster Image Virtual Plotter
could set the output size by pixel. This function has solved some problems about plotting, such as OLE
images plotting in upside-down orientation, some printing devices can't display horizontal or longitudinal
paper and so on.
FIND
This patch version has improved the function of FIND and REPLACE. It has enhanced the accuracy of
FIND and REPLACE, as well Zoom to Highlighted the result, Create Selection Set (Highlighted) and
Create Selection Set (All).

HATCH
This patch version has added a lot of customized Hatch patterns. Users could add one Hatch pattern to
objects; they could also add all customized Hatch patterns to gcadusr.pat for better management.
LYNETYPE
This patch version has added some special linetypes to gcadiso.lin file.

XREF CLIP
This patch version has solved problems related to invalid operation of inverting clip on Xreference.
PEDIT
In this patch version, it will not prompt to enter M (Multiple) and select objects after selecting multiple
polyline objects, users could directly do related operations.

FLATTEN
This patch version has solved problems related to blocks and polylines exploding when they are changed
from 3D to 2D.