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GstarCAD 2025 comparisons

GstarCAD vs ARES Commander


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GstarCAD vs ZWCAD

GstarCAD 2024 Standard vs Pro

Files Standard Pro
64-bit Support


.dwg and .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


Xrefs in-place Editing


DWF Underlay


PDF Underlay


DGN File Formate Support




DWG Convert


Import WMF, SAT, 3DS, DWF, DWFX, DGN, PDF, SVG


Export to DWG, DWF, DWFX, WMF, EMF, SAT, STL, EPS, DXX, BMP, SVG


Plot and Publish to PDF


Publish to DWF 2D & 3D


Collaboration


IFC Import




ACAD Tool Palettes Import Tool


Single-document Mode


Digital Signature


Batch Digital Signing Tool


Reset Settings to Default.


STEP/IGES Files




Interface Standard Pro
Quick Properties


Hidden Message Settings


CUI Menus and Toolbars


CUI Import & Export


Drag and Drop Customization


Visual Menu Customization


Ribbon/Classic




Properties Palettes


Design Center / Tool Palettes


Xref Palette


Command Line


Work Spaces Switching


WorkSpace command


Clean Screen


File Tab




Selection, Snap & Track Standard Pro
Navigation Cube


SELECTIONCYCLING


Selection Preview


Quick Select


Select Similar


Xtra Grips for Pline & Hatch Objects




Osnap


Grid and Snap


Polar & OTrack


Distance from Endpoint and Divide Segments options


Multifunctional Grips


Group


ADDSELECTED command


Multiple command




Dimensions Standard Pro
DIMCENTER Command


Reassociate Dimension


DIMTOFFSET


Rapid Distance


Standard Dimensions




Associative Dimension


Quick Dimension


Qleader


Dimension Break


Multileaders


Dynamic Dimensions




Text
Standard Pro
Text Align / Text Match


Change Text


Mtext


Text


Multi-language Character Set


In-place Text Editor


Mtext Editor


Support .shx and .ttf font




Spelling


Check spelling in Mtext


Field


Revcloud


Wipeout


Rtext / Arc text


Text Incremental Copy


Text on line


Statistics Summation




Layers
Standard Pro
Auto Layer


Change to ByLayer (SETBYLAYER)


Layer Properties Manager


Layer States Manager


Layer Translator


Layer Walk


Layer Previous




Layer Isolate


Layer Unisolate


Layer Lock


Layer Unlock


Layer Unlock All


Lock Other Layers


Layer Freeze


Freeze Other Layer




Thaw All Layers


Layer Off


Off Other Layer


Turn All Layers On


Layer Merge


Layer Delete


Layer Match




Hatch Standard Pro
Hatch to Back


Hatch objects from Tool Palettes


Gradient Hatches


Custom Patterns


Background and Color for Hatch Patterns


Trim/Extend of/to Hatch Pattern Entities


Superhatch




Raster Images Standard Pro
Raster Image Support (Clipping, Transparency, ...)


Support Kinds of Image Files (bmp\jpg\png\tga\tif\gif\pcx\ecw...)




Express Tools Standard Professional
Lockup(with password)


Layout Merge


Synchronize Viewports


Breakpoint Check


Fast Select (FASTSEL)


Change Base




Layer Draw Order


Area Table


Break Object


Block Break


Graphic Compare


Batpurge


Layout by Path




Line2pl


Sptpl


GstarCAD Tools


Table Tools


Plot tools


Drawing Compare


Delete Duplicate Objects (OVERKILL)



Others Standard Professional
CLIPIT Command


Quick Edit Block Attribute Text


System Variable Monitor


Region


Make Shape


Import Layout as Sheet in Layout Context Menu


Viewport Scale


VPMAX/VPMIN


Attribute Increment



Define Layout Viewport from ModelSpace (M2LVPORT)


Security


Free Scale


Reverse


Synchronize Attributes


Clip


Array Options


Align Tool / Arrange Tool


Areasum


Table



Symmetric Draw


Outline Objects


Invert Fillet


Draw and Modify Commands


Offset Multiple


Helix


Real Time Pan & Zoom


Annotative Objects


Object Scales


Redraw and Regeneration



Layout and Paper Space


Layout Viewport settings


Magnifier


Barcode & QR Code


Non-rectangular Viewports


Shortcut Customization


Match Properties Across Drawings


Multilines and Multiline Styles


Block Create and Insert


Block Attribute Definition



Redefine Block


Refedit


Hyperlink


Scale List


Dynamic Block Create/Insert/View/Edit
Partially

MEASUREGEOM (Sum area and Total Length)


AutoXLSTable


Pline Boolean



3D Standard Professional
POLYSOLID


PLANESURF


SURFOFFSET


CONVTOMESH


CONVTOSOLID


CONVTOSURFACE


CONVTONURBS


Point Cloud


3D Edition Grips



Section Plane


Flatshot


3D Surfaces


ACIS Modeling & Editing


3D Orbit options


Render


Visual Styles Manager


Solid Editing


Solprof / Solview / Soldraw



Printing Standard Pro
CTB & STB Plot Style Files


Plot Styles Table Editor


Built-in Print Driver


Import & Editing of Page Setups


Publish


Hide and Shade Plot


Batch Print


Arrange frame



Programming
Standard Professional
LISP Debugger


Entity Data Editor


LISP Support with vl-, vlr-, vla- and vlax- support


LISP Encryption


Solutions Development System (SDS/ADS)


DCL / DCL engine / COM API



Visual Basic for Applications


VBA VBI Projects Support


.Net Framework


GRX (GstarCAD Runtime eXtension)


CUI Menu Support


MNU and MNS File Support


API for Toolbar and Menu Customization



Licensing
Standard Professional
Subscription


Stand-alone USB dongle


Network USB dongle


Stand-alone License (Flexnet)


Network License (Flexnet)


Online Register