![]() ![]() I couldn't copy & paste the contents of the message box & have yet to find a way of saving a screenshot as a picture to be able to upload it here, unfortunately. The "Important Notice" I received says "all free versions of DraftSight will cease to run after ", so you could be disappointed come the end of the year - that statement doesn't leave much room for misunderstanding, though maybe not if your copy of DS can't "phone home" ?. My copy of Draftsight is copyrighted 2012 and, as far as I know, has no connectivity to Dassault Systems. Just to go back to the original comment for a moment. I've also tried LibreCad which is very seems very similar to QCAD but doesn't handle dwg at all well, at least for me, it is very clunky if I open a dwg, and won't save in that format ![]() ![]() To do it in QCAD it seems to be 5 clicks and 2 lots of filling in boxes. I was using that as an example, the point I'm trying (unsuccessfully) to make is that in DS and AC you can draw a line from a point in a set direction and a set length with 2 clicks and a command line. Pressing the shape tools button opens up the usual ways of drawing polygons (not just pentagons as implied by the icon):Ĭlicking a polygon button allows the number of sides to be selected: That's one way of doing it! I know you Northerners are tough guys, but that's like learning to swim by jumping off the high diving board at an Olympic Swimming Pool. Try as I might, it takes a lot more clicking of various tools and boxes in QCAD. Type 2 (no need to click into command line)ĩ operations. Set ortho on (this stays on nearly all the time until you turn it off) So to take a perhaps silly example, to draw a hexagon with side length 2 units in DS or AC I would fuel gauge-like button allows any line angle to be set.red circled vertical line draws only vertical lines.red circled horizontal line draws only horizontal lines.red circled cross draws only vertical or only horizontal lines.Ringed in green at the bottom are the line angle controls. In line and other drawing modes, Snap and other control buttons appear in the left hand panel. Commands speed up operations when you know what you're doing but they take some learning. In general it's easier to drive QCAD on the buttons. %n autosave backup files for untitled drawings were found.Īn autosave backup file for '%1 ' exists.You can type commands as described by Brian or - usually - there's a button. %n autosave backup file(s) for (an) untitled drawing(s) was/were found.Īn autosave backup file for an untitled drawing was found. The distance between the two points must be less than the arc lengthĭraw arc from center, point on arc and anglesĭraw arc tangential to entity, through point with radius Preferences of the current drawing can be changed underEdit > Drawing Preferences . These are default preferences for new drawings.Ĭhanges will affect new drawings but NOT the current drawing. The program is provided AS IS with NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. To do that follow the documentation shown on the Qt website .![]() Plugins and script add-ons are subject to their respective license (see 'Plugins ' tab). This means that everyone can get involved !Īll brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.%1 is based on QCAD, a free (open source) software. %1 is an application for computer-aided design (CAD). ![]()
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