FILE
πŸ“‚ Import DrawingCtrl+O
πŸ“‘ Import Survey CSV
πŸ—ΊοΈ Import GeoJSON
πŸ’Ύ Project Save/LoadCtrl+S
πŸ’Ύ ExportCtrl+E
πŸ“€ Export (DXF/GeoJSON/CSV/KML/SVG…)
πŸ“ Export DXF
πŸ“Š Export CSV
🌍 Export KML
πŸ“‹ Attribute Table
πŸ“Š Layer Statistics
βš™οΈ Drawing SettingsCtrl+,
πŸ–¨οΈ Print / PlotCtrl+P
↩ UndoCtrl+Z
β†ͺ RedoCtrl+Y
πŸ“‹ CopyCtrl+C
πŸ“Œ PasteCtrl+V
πŸ—‘οΈ DeleteDel
↻ Rotate by angle
‑ Scale by factor
β‡Œ Mirror horizontal
↕ Mirror vertical
βŠ• Join lines
⌁ Break at cursor
πŸ’₯ Explode to lines
β­• Polar array
πŸ”² Rectangular array
⟺ Lengthen/Shorten
β—» Select AllCtrl+A
βœ• DeselectEsc
VIEW
πŸ”­ Zoom ExtentsZ+E
πŸ” Zoom In+
πŸ”Ž Zoom Out-
⊞ Grid
🧲 Snap
πŸ“ Ortho
πŸ”§ Left Panel
β–· Properties Panel
β–¦ Ribbon
πŸ“‹ Layer Manager
πŸ“ Units
βš™οΈ Settings
DRAW
⁄ LineL
γ€° PolylinePL
β—‹ CircleC
β—  ArcA
β–­ RectangleREC
β—Ž Ellipse
β‰ˆ Spline
T TextDT
β–© HatchH
MODIFY
βœ₯ MoveM
❑ CopyCO
↻ RotateRO
‑ ScaleSC
β‡Œ MirrorMI
⊏ OffsetO
βœ‚ TrimTR
β‡’ ExtendEX
πŸ—‘οΈ DeleteDel
↻ Rotate by angle
‑ Scale by factor
β‡Œ Mirror horizontal
↕ Mirror vertical
βŠ• Join lines
⌁ Break at cursor
πŸ’₯ Explode to lines
β­• Polar array
πŸ”² Rectangular array
⟺ Lengthen/Shorten
πŸ’₯ Explode
πŸ”² Array
πŸ”΅ Buffer
πŸ“ Measure Selected
ANNOTATE
T Text
🏷 Leader
⟷ Linear Dim
β­• Radius Dim
∑ Angular Dim
🧱 Insert BlockI
✏️ Block Editor
πŸ”² Array
πŸ”΅ Buffer
πŸ“ Measure Selected
CIVIL 3D
βŠ• Points
⊞ Point Groups
β–³ Create Surface (TIN)
γ€° Contours
πŸ“¦ Volume
⊞ Toolspace (TS)
πŸ“ Alignment
πŸ“ˆ Profile
🌊 Corridor
πŸ“ Assembly
βŒ’ Feature Line
⬑ Site / Parcel
πŸ—οΈ Grading Object
πŸ’§ Create Pipe Network
β›² Pressure Network
πŸ“ Section Views
πŸ“₯ Import Survey CSV
πŸ“ Survey Points
πŸ“ Traverse
πŸ“Š Import Points
πŸ“€ MAPEXPORT
πŸ“₯ MAPIINSERT
πŸ—Ί Toggle Map Layer
πŸ“ Calibrate
🌍 GeoJSON Import
⬑ Export to Shapefile
🌐 Export KML
TOOLS
πŸ“ DistanceDI
πŸ“ AreaAA
βš™οΈ SettingsCtrl+,
X: 0.000  Y: 0.000 mm
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FILE
DRAW
MODIFY
EDIT
VIEW / UI
INQUIRY
SURFACES
SURVEY
DATA
EXPORT
PLOT
FILE
SIDES:
DRAW
MODIFY
EDIT
ANNOTATE
PATTERN
LAYERS / VIEW
πŸ“ Drop DWG/DXF/SVG here
Strata will parse and render your drawing
SEL: 0
LAYER: 0 – Default
TOOL: SELECT
ZOOM: 100%
UNITS: mm
πŸ“ β€”
Contours
πŸ“ β€”
Contours
LAYERS
PROPS
BLOCKS
SURVEY
C3D
Layer Properties Manager
0 layers
S Name β–² O F L P Color Linetype Lineweight Transp. N.
No selection
β–Ό General
Typeβ€”
Layer
Color
Linetype
Lineweight
Geometry
Units (Drawing)
Systemmm
Scale1:1
Block Library
πŸ›οΈColumn
πŸšͺDoor
πŸͺŸWindow
🌳Tree
βŠ”Pipe
πŸ“‚Browse
Survey Points
0 pts 0 ctrl 0 chk
PT
EASTING
NORTHING
ELEV
X 0.000
Y 0.000
MAP
β—ˆ Ready β€” Import a drawing or start drawing
SNAP ON
GRID ON
ORTHO OFF
OSNAP ON
UNITS mm
SCALE 1:1
ZOOM 100%
Model
πŸ”­ Zoom Extents
βš™οΈ Properties
Layout 1
πŸ“ Page Setup
✏️ Rename
πŸ—‘οΈ Delete
πŸ“‚Import Drawing
βœ•
πŸ“
Drop or Click to Import
Supports DXF (ASCII) (ASCII) and SVG
.DXF βœ“ .SVG βœ“ .DWG ⚠
⚠ DWG is binary β€” Strata will guide you through free conversion
Import Options
πŸ“DWG File Import
βœ•
☁ Auto-Convert via CloudConvert β€” All DWG versions
CloudConvert API is pre-configured. Click the button below to convert and import any DWG file automatically.
βœ… API key pre-configured β€” ready to convert
⚑ Direct Browser Import β€” R2000–R2010 (AC1015–AC1024) only
R2013+ (AC1027+) uses ODA proprietary compression β€” use CloudConvert above for those.
πŸ–₯ Offline Conversion Options
In Strata CAD: File β†’ Save As β†’ Strata CAD 2013 DXF (*.dxf) β†’ drag into Strata
βš™οΈDrawing Settings
βœ•
Unit System
Drawing Information
Paper Space
Grid
Snap & OSNAP
Left Toolbar Size
Small
24px
Normal
32px
Large
44px
Panel Visibility
Hover Tooltip
Canvas Background
Crosshair
πŸ’ΎExport Drawing
βœ•
Format
πŸ“„
DXF
Exchange format
πŸ“„
DWG
Strata CAD native
πŸ–¨οΈ
PDF / Plot
Print-ready
πŸ–ΌοΈ
SVG / PNG
Image export
πŸ—οΈ
IFC
BIM format
πŸ“Š
CSV / Excel
Attribute data
πŸ“€Export Layers
βœ•
🧱Insert Block
βœ•
✏️Block Editor
βœ•
Attributes
TagPromptDefault
πŸ’₯Explode Objects
βœ•
🧱
Block
〰️
Polyline
πŸ“
Dimension
🌫️
Hatch
πŸ”²Array
βœ•
πŸ”²
Rectangular
β­•
Polar
⬛
Path
πŸ™οΈCivil 3D Tools
βœ•
Surfaces
πŸ”οΈ
Create
〰️
Contours
πŸ“¦
Volume
πŸ“Š
Analysis
Roads & Corridors
πŸ“
Alignment
πŸ“ˆ
Profile
🌊
Corridor
πŸ“
Section
Drainage & Survey
πŸ’§
Pipe Net
πŸ—οΈ
Grading
πŸ“Œ
Points
πŸ—ΊοΈ
GIS
πŸ–ΌοΈLoad PNG Image Tiles
βœ•
This DXF references 12 external PNG tiles. Drop the image files below β€” Strata will place each one inside its tile boundary on the canvas.
πŸ“‚
Drop PNG files here or click to browse
Accepts multiple files at once
Tiles (0/9 loaded)
Opacity 85%
πŸ”DXF Import Analysis
βœ•
Issues Detected
How to Fix
πŸ“‹Attribute Table 0 features
βœ•
ID Type Layer Geometry Properties
🌐Coordinate Reference System
βœ•
πŸ“€Export Drawing
βœ•
Select Layers to Export
Export Format
Export Geometry Type
Export Format
πŸ”§ OPERATION
βš™QGIS Processing Toolbox
βœ•
Loading tools…
⌨All Commands & Shortcuts
βœ•
πŸ’‘ Just start typing β€” command line activates automatically. No need to click it first. Press ENTER to run. ESC cancels anything. SPACE repeats last command.
DRAW
LLINE
PLPOLYLINE
CCIRCLE
AARC
RECRECTANGLE
ELELLIPSE
SPLSPLINE
H / BHHATCH
T / DT / MTTEXT
POPOINT
XL / CLXLINE
RAYRAY
WIWIPEOUT
CLDREV CLOUD
BND / NBOUNDARY
DL / DIMDIM LINEAR
LELEADER
MODIFY
M / MOVEMOVE
CO / CPCOPY
RO / ROTATEROTATE
SC / SCALESCALE
MI / MIRRORMIRROR
O / OFFSETOFFSET
TR / TRIMTRIM
EX / EXTENDEXTEND
F / FILLETFILLET
CHACHAMFER
ST / STRETCHSTRETCH
BR / BREAKBREAK
J / JOINJOIN LINES
X / EXPEXPLODE
AR / ARRAYARRAY
PAPOLAR ARRAY
MH / MVMIRROR H/V
DEL / EERASE/DELETE
VIEW & TOOLS
Z / ZEZOOM EXTENTS
P / PANPAN
S / SELSELECT
U / UNDOUNDO
REDOREDO
DI / DISTMEASURE DIST
AA / AREAMEASURE AREA
LA / LAYERLAYERS
TINBUILD TIN
CONTOURCONTOURS
MAPTOGGLE MAP
SAVESAVE PROJECT
IMPORTIMPORT FILE
EXPORTEXPORT
PROCESSINGQGIS TOOLS
BUFFERBUFFER
DISSOLVEDISSOLVE
STATSSTATISTICS
KEYBOARD
F1 / HELPSHORTCUTS
F2LAYERS PANEL
F3OSNAP TOGGLE
F8ORTHO TOGGLE
F9SNAP TOGGLE
F11ZOOM EXTENTS
F12PROCESSING BOX
ESCCANCEL / DESELECT
SPACEREPEAT COMMAND
ENTERFINISH / APPLY
CCLOSE POLYGON (while drawing)
Ctrl+Z/YUNDO/REDO
Ctrl+C/VCOPY/PASTE
Ctrl+ASELECT ALL
Ctrl+SSAVE
Ctrl+OOPEN/IMPORT
Ctrl+EEXPORT
DELDELETE SELECTED
PRECISION INPUT (while drawing or operating)
100 β€” distance along current direction
@50,30 β€” relative X,Y offset
100<45 β€” polar: distance<angleΒ°
500,1200 β€” absolute X,Y coordinate
C β€” close polyline/boundary
TAB β€” next input field
βŠ• Cursor Settings βœ•
Crosshair size
100
Arm length
300
Pickbox size
5
Line opacity
55%
Color
custom color
Style
πŸ”—External References (XREFs) Detected
βœ•
XREFs detected in this drawing.
Referenced External Files
Upload XREF DXF Files
πŸ“‚
Drop XREF DXF files here or click to browse
Upload all DXF files that were linked to the original DWG
Best Solution: Bind XREFs Before Export
In Strata CAD / DWG TrueView:
 1. Open the DWG file
 2. Type XREF β†’ right-click each reference β†’ Bind β†’ Insert
 3. Save β†’ re-export as DXF β†’ import here

This creates a single self-contained DXF with everything embedded.
DIST 0.000
ANG 0.0Β°
↡ confirm Tab=switch ESC=cancel
⌨ Enter Coordinates
X
Y
Absolute coords β€” or use @dx,dy for relative
⌨Keyboard Shortcuts & Commands
βœ•
DRAW TOOLS
L Line  C Circle  A Arc
R Rectangle  E Ellipse
G / PL Polyline
N / PG Polygon/Boundary
BND Boundary (click-by-click)
H Hatch  T / DT Text
SPL Spline  CLD Rev.Cloud
PO Point  XL Xline
DIM / DL Dim Linear
MODIFY TOOLS
M / MOVE Move
CO / CP Copy
RO / ROTATE Rotate
SC / SCALE Scale
MI / MIRROR Mirror
O / OFFSET Offset
TR / TRIM Trim
EX / EXTEND Extend
F / FILLET Fillet
CHA Chamfer
ST / STRETCH Stretch
BR / BREAK Break
J / JOIN Join lines
X / EXP Explode
AR / ARRAY Array
PA Polar Array
DEL Delete selected
VIEW + GENERAL
ESC Cancel / Deselect
SPACE Repeat last command
ENTER Finish / Apply
Z / ZOOM Zoom extents
P / PAN Pan
S / SEL Select
Ctrl+A Select all
Ctrl+Z/Y Undo/Redo
Ctrl+C/V/X Copy/Paste/Cut
Ctrl+S Save project
Ctrl+O Open/Import
Ctrl+E Export
F1 Shortcuts (this)
F2 Layers panel
F3 OSnap toggle
F8 Ortho toggle
F9 Snap toggle
F11 Zoom extents
COMMAND LINE & PRECISION INPUT
Type anything β†’ auto-enters command line
100 β†’ distance along current angle
@50,30 β†’ relative X,Y
100<45 β†’ polar (dist<angle)
100,200 β†’ absolute X,Y
C β†’ close boundary/polyline
IMPORT / EXPORT
Drop any file onto canvas β†’ auto-imports DWG/DXF/DXF/GeoJSON/KML/CSV/Image/PDF
DWG R2013+ β†’ auto-converts via CloudConvert (key pre-configured)
Export β†’ DXF / DWG / GeoJSON / Shapefile / CSV / KML / SVG / PDF