Sunday, April 21, 2013

some help for GstarCAD users



How to load LISP application in GStarCAD? Execute "appload" command then add lisp file to start group list, you also can add related sentence in "CADautoload.lsp".



I'm a developer. Can I develop my own applications based on GStarCAD? Can I run it directly under GStarCAD? Yes, GStarCAD supports AutoLisp, ADS (SDS),VBA,ARX for your own applications. If your Lisp,ADS,VBA,ARX applications are based on IntellCAD or AutoCAD, most of the applications can be migrated to GStarCAD directly with just a little or no modification.



Why doesn't some content in the drawing print out? You can set some layers as "Not Plot" in layer manager, the set layers can not be printed out. If similar situation appeared, please check if the layer was set as "Not Plot".



Why attribute text can not be displayed in attribute block? The main reason is system variable "attmode" value is 0. Input "attmode" in command line then change the parameter from 0 to 1. The function of system variable "attmode": Turn the display of attributes on or off (visible or invisible), or maintains their active assigned state. Range: 0 (All attributes invisible), 1 (Normal-based on setting as defined for the individual attribute), 2 (All attributes visible) Default: 1



What is the function of creating .bak file ?
Creating bak file is another file safety precaution which is different from automatic save. When you are saving a file, GStarCAD won? overlay the saved files last time, but change the saved file into another file with suffix "bak". The aim to do this is to avoid loss of file after you made a mistaken save or didn't activate automatic save. The reasons leading to mistaken save are power failure?system halted?mistaken files. Moreover, if you want to restore some files after you delete some files mistakenly, at this time you can use .bak files. You can delete the redundant .bak files if you have saved your files correctly. This operation has no effect on drawing. "Makebak" command can control whether creating bak file.

No comments: