GstarCAD Announces Highly Enhanced Application Program Interface (API)

Beijing, China, April 2, 2011—GstarCAD, one of the world leading providers of 2D/3D design software, today announced highly enhanced Application Program Interface (API) with improved GRX in newly launched GstarCAD 2011, more compatible with AutoCAD up to 2011.

"GstarCAD 2011's AutoCAD-compatible GUI and data format (.dwg/.dxf) will ensure users design easier and faster." Huang Meiyu, Vice President of Suzhou Gstarsoft Co., Ltd. said, "Meanwhile sophisticated APIs, especially the improved GstarCAD Runtime eXtension (GRX), one set of source codes which can support two platforms (AutoCAD and GstarCAD), greatly boosts the compatibility with AutoCAD at application development level ; thus we believe that GstarCAD will broaden the application range for users in various industries and fields as well as deepen the cooperation with the application developers around the world ."

GRX is the latest package designed for application development and transplantation based on both AutoCAD and GstarCAD platforms. GRX provides the object-oriented development environment and application programming interface. It's the source-level compatible with ARX applications developed on the AutoCAD platform. Based on GRX technology, application developers can visit CAD database of GstarCAD, interact with CAD editor, support multiple document interface (MDI), and build complex applications, etc. Transplantations from ARX to GRX can be easily and quickly carried out via a few simple configuration of compiler connector without modifying source code, which has the great advantages of saving time and costs of application developers. One of Industrial CAD application developers, CADProfi has successfully transplanted its ARX-based product line to GstarCAD via GRX. CADProfi 7.15 is now available and works with GstarCAD 2011, perfectly fits GstarCAD new Ribbon interface, providing modules of Architectural, Electrical, HVAC&Piping and Mechanical in 22 languages.

In GstarCAD 2011, compatibility and reliability of Lisp and Vlisp are further strengthened and 4 classes of VBA are newly added as well, such as GcadHyperlinks, GcadHyperlink, GcadPlot and GcadTable to meet diversified needs in wide range of industries and fields.