- Status Assigned
- Percent Complete
- Task Type Feature Request
- Category QCAD (main)
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Assigned To
Andrew - Operating System All
- Severity Low
- Priority Very Low
- Reported Version 3.15.2
- Due in Version Undecided
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Due Date
Undecided
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Votes
5
- BN (06.03.2024)
- CVH (20.04.2018)
- Alex (14.10.2017)
- Husky (28.08.2016)
- Christian Aigner (16.06.2016)
- Private
FS#1428 - Snap middle of the minimum distance between two entity's
Hi,
from time to time I need to place a circle etc precisely between two entity’s - what is a lot of construction work to get it correct. With the new “Info tool “Distance Entity to Entity” we have already the base for a new snap tool which could help to get rid of the time consuming construction process in cases like this. I would appreciate to get a new snap tool which is able to figure out the shortest distance between to entity’s and then will snap to the middle of it.
Pic 1: Given situation
Pic 2: Result after using this new snap tool
Would it make also cense to have a second new snap tool which works opposite for the furthermost distance between two entity’s?
A snapping point halfway between all entities on a drawing would clutter up the working area with all possible snaps.
Remark here that the shortest distance between 2 polylines is measured between 2 polyline segments, we can see which two at glance but QCAD has to check them all.
With n entities (and/or segments) that would be n!/2!*(n-2)! snapping points.
In perspective:
With just 10 entities there are 45 combinations.
For 100 entities 4950 combinations.
And for 1000 the number grows rapidly to 500k combinations.
Still, I stand by the need for such but then as a tool.
Regards,
CVH
Also see:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=107&t=4385
Regards,
CVH