New in GstarCAD LT 2016 Build 160131 (Jul 11, 2016)
- Performance:
- Common Operations Performance Optimization:
- Common operation tasks including open, copy, move, undo… the performance speed has been enhanced 20%, and users entire drawing efficiency can be improved more than 10% if compared with previous version.
- Layout Space Switching Performance Optimization:
- In previous versions many users got some time trouble when switching between model and layout space for big or complex drawings. Now GstarCAD 2016 focuses on layout space switching optimization, which reduces time considerably. Especially when switching layouts over twice is even much faster than before.
- Objects Visualization Optimization:
- GstarCAD 2016 enhances object's visualization and the ability to snap points over these objects more accurate than previous version. Now when performing zoom in or zoom out, over circle(s) or arc(s), no matter how many of those objects you have created, these will keep the same shape (no contour edges displayed) thus you can snap points much accurately, enhancing drafting capability and better object visualization.
- Implementation:
- This version has implemented the full DGN files support and related commands such as DGNIMPORT, DGNATTACH, DGNADJUST, DGNMAPING, etc. Now you can import and attach as underlay a Microstation native format.
- SOLIDEDIT command supports related 3D solid editing options like Union, Subtract, intersect, Imprint Edges, Color Edges ,etc.
- Ease of use:
- The traditional dynamic input has been improved, so now the dynamic input achieves the command line integration which means a great benefit by gaining more workspace and less eyes concentration.
- Now the dynamic input in GstarCAD 2016 displays all options of a command and could select them in different methods. Users no longer need the command line either floated or docked, gaining more workspace to get wider viewing of the drawing and the most important, users will focus directly at the right spot of the drawing avoiding eyes concentration at command line.
- Drafting Settings (Auto Complete Command Entry Enhancement):
- In addition to dynamic input enhancement, now the auto complete command entry has a light enhancement regarding to command icon display. When type a command using the dynamic input, it displays a list of all the commands whose prefix matches what you've typed plus it will displays all their icons making easier to recognize them at glance.
- Polyline objects in GstarCAD 2016 now support multifunctional options. The available functions (Stretch, Add Vertex, and Convert to Arc) can be seen by hovering over a grip, and you can choose an option directly from the context menu that appears. You can cycle through the available functions by pressing CTRL, or choosing one of the options from the right-click menu. Icons next to the cursor indicate the active function.
- Invert Fillet has a very wide range of usage particularly in construction and furniture industry. The FILLET command now offers a new option called Invert. You can create a reverse fillet by this option.
- MEASUREGEOM command is more powerful in GstarCAD 2016, not only adds the missing options such as measure radius, measure angle, and measure volume, but also sum area and total length.Sum area: Not only can calculate the area of a closed object but also can calculated a closed region area. If there are multiple objects need to be selected, window selection is available.
- Total length: Calculates the object length and total length associated with selected arc, circle, polyline segments or line objects. you can either select the single object by click or select multiple objects with window selection.
- New additions:
- Now within Object Snap tab, you can find a new added option called Distance from Endpoint. This option allows snap a certain distance from any endpoint of objects like line, arc, spline, pline, ellipse arc, mline and any other lines. As long as you pass the cursor over an object from its endpoints, you will see a green snap point at accurate distance.
- Now the Options dialog box supports a new tab (Plot and Publish). This tab helps users to control options related to plotting and publishing.