GstarCAD explained

GstarCAD
Developer:Suzhou Gstarsoft Co., Ltd
Latest Release Version:GstarCAD 2023 STD/PRO
Operating System:Windows
Genre:CAD
License:Proprietary software

GstarCAD is a CAD (Computer Aided Design or Computer Aided Drafting) software platform, using the Open Design Alliance DWG libraries to read and write the DWG file format made popular by the AutoCAD CAD package.

GstarCAD is a capable alternative[1] to other well-known CAD packages on the market, and provides OpenDWG file compatibility, as well as an interface which is very similar to that of AutoCAD.[2]

There software comes in "standard", "academic" and "professional" versions,[3] and is available in English, Spanish, German, French, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Czech, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Hungarian, French, etc.[4]

Apart from DWG support, files can be exported to DXF. Gstarsoft has also released versions for mobile devices called GstarCAD MC which runs on iOS[5] and Android.[6] GstarCAD's GRX API means that software written for AutoCADs ARX API can run on both without changes to the code.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grabowski. Ralph. New releases from China: GstarCAD 2012. WorldCAD Access. 30 May 2012.
  2. Web site: Deelip. Menezes. GstarCAD Gets "Ribbonized". 4 November 2010. deelip.com. 30 May 2012.
  3. http://www.gstarcad.net/product.aspx?m=7 GstarCAD Products
  4. http://www.gstarcad.net/downloadall.aspx?m=143 GstarCAD Download List
  5. Web site: GstarCAD MC 1.1 Launched for iPad, iTouch, iPhone. tenlinks.com. 30 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111219062953/http://www.tenlinks.com/news/PR/gstarcad/101211_gstarcad_mc1.1.htm. 19 December 2011.
  6. Web site: Deelip. Menezes. Gstarsoft Announces GstarCAD MC For Android. 16 February 2012. deelip.com. 30 May 2012.
  7. Web site: Grabowski. Ralph. Out of the Inbox. upFront.eZine, Issue #686. upFront.eZine Publishing. 30 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110417043222/http://www.upfrontezine.com/2011/upf-686.htm. 17 April 2011.