QCAD Bugtracker

Circular ellipse arcs are exploded correctly, however, almost circular ellipse arcs are not.
Tolerance issue.

See also:
https://www.qcad.org/bugtracker/index.php?do=details&task_id=2204

Using block library and inserting a block automatic snapping is broken id the block is mirrored.

Attached is one of the blocks causing the error and a screengrab.

Tried this on another machine with 2.6.2 with same bug

A block selection in Model_Space with the rectangle area selection tool fails because the block reference is located at an unexpected location. If I catch by accident the reference point or do a simple mouse click selection it will work.

Rectangle area selection doesn’t work on ALL Ordinate dim’s.

Related to?
https://www.qcad.org/bugtracker/index.php?do=details&task_id=2214

Switching CAD font creates wrong space to previous text block.

Example:

A\FStandard|c0;B

Space is too large for small texts, too small for large texts (does not scale with text height).

First reported at:
https://qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=8289

(CU) Convert Drawing Unit (inch, mm etc) to none fails with the message “Warning, Unit “None” selected. Nothing to be done”.
In the same drawing I can change the Drawing Unit below “Drawing preferences/ Drawing Unit” to None without any problems.

When scaling linetypes the scale will change to proper size, after selecting the line again the line reverts to solid (or improper scale). Select the line a third time returns to proper scale.It appears the linetype scale is not functioning properly in 3.26.1.I have attached example files of the issue in both the 3.25.2 pro version (work correctly) and 3.26.1 pro (does not work properly) as well as the linetype file I created.

Also see the forum post:
https://www.ribbonsoft.com/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=8329&sid=81596c5817d508fed9370f5fccc561bd

See also:
https://qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=8334

The -block argument should allow layout names instead of block names (which are not persistent for layout blocks).

See also:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=8347

During saving file I’m getting information “Invalid Symbol Table name error”. Problem is already known so i tried to follow the instructions given to other users by you. I’ve tried to change spaces to _ symbol in the layers names or deleting polish specific letters but there was no change. I was able to find out that the problem is related only to four layers named: A_ciany... When I delete these layers I’m able to save file without error message. Can you tell me what’s wrong in these layers? I’ve tried to change names of these layers but problem still exists. Best regards.

Application Preferences:
Edit > Application Preferences > Graphics View > Text Rendering: Render text as paths

Drawing Preferences:
Edit > Drawing Preferences > Dimensions > Dimension Settings > Label font: Standard (or other CAD font)
Edit > Drawing Preferences > Dimensions > Dimension Settings > Label color: By Layer (or fixed color)

Cannot send items to back, or bring to front.

When file saved and reopened, the tool works again for a while, then stops working.

Hello,

I have got a dwg file from architect, which I can open, but I get “Invalid symbol table name” when I try to save it. I do not know which software was used to create it.
I have tried to change all spaces and national characteds in block and layers names as advised elswhere, but that didn’t help.

Lp
Tomaž

See also:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=8383

When dimensioning this particular line in this position I get an Aligned Dimension of 868.6059. Offsetting this line from its original position I get the correct dimension of 19.0320, as shown in my GIF file. All other dimension in the drawing are correct. So what have I not set up or realised. I have moved the drawing to another area of the drawing and still get the same result.
Regards.
Firstime.

1. Create polyline with one single arc segment
2. Project (Modify > Projection > Isometric Projection, dwgmapconvert, etc.)

Yields:

TypeError: Result of expression 'ret[0].countSegments' [undefined] is not a function

Feature request? Bug? I don’t know ...

NumBlock Enter key is not accepted by “Coordinate” tool to confirm the settings in the option bar (green Arrow icon). Enter key on main keyboard works.

Very confusing when you are used to type in all numbers with the NumBlock (what is very fast) but to confirm you have to use the “far away” Enter on the Main keyboard ...

I just updated my QCAD to 3.26.2.0 (3.26.2) version and lost the hability to edit block attributes of my sheet or in any other block.

I tried to save as the drawing and the problem persists.

When I open the block, the attribute is there and is all set in the Specific Properties, but when I exit to the Model Space to edit the Attribute text, the created attributes don’t appear on Specific Properties tab.

The use of block attributes in sheets, balloon or any block that contains text is very necessary.

Line patterns on splines are rendered segment by segment instead of per whole spline.

See also:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=8458

Andrew,

Besides that Misc .. Information .. ‘Store Positions’ - stores the startpoint of each polyline
- or stores all nodes of each polyline (With: InfoStorePositions/PolylineNodes = true)
Refering to https://qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?t=6300

I somethimes require the midpoints of the line and arc segments as spline controlpoints
+ the start and the endpoint when geometrical open.

Could that be made an undocumented preference too?

Regards,
CVH

Text that has been applied to a drawing with the ‘bold’ attribute sometimes appears as regular, un-bolded, text. When increasing the viewing magnification one will see the text adopt the bold attribute, but at smaller sizes the text appears without the bold. This can be confusing causing the draftsman to double-check whether the text had the bold attribute.

Current version: 3.26.2

Previous version: 3.22.1 (note: in this version, bolded text appeared bold at all viewing magnifications.)

Edit > Undo text is not updated correctly under Windows due to special role of tab character in Windows menus.

See also:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=89&t=8468

This file is produces by .js script which some QCad user wrote for me. The script produce many dxf files which are ok, but this one can not be loaded to 3.26.4. (3.22.0.5 is fine)

The attached file contains a spline that is exhibiting this behavior. To reproduce:

1. Select the spline
2. Click Modify > Explode
3. The spline loses its curve and becomes a straight line

Thanks for looking into this!

In Print Preview the movable display of the printing area (white) is displayed to small which makes a multi page arrangement very difficult. You want not notice the wrong size when you print only one page but 10 pages vertical in a row will show the effect clearly. I checked a metric (mm) and an imperial (inch) unit. The deviation in Imperial is clearer than in Metric.

If boundary lines do not start at the same height, the continuing dimensioning (DC) does not work reliably. This results in incorrect dimensions that often cannot be recognized.

Image file paths coming from Windows might contain mixed slash and backslash notations which is not correctly parsed under Linux / macOS.

Andrew,

Seen in al previous versions that I know of.
To recreate and merely as an example:
With:
- A polyline entity on a layer ‘polyline’ (notLocked - notFrozen - Visible)
- A hidden layer ‘exploded’ (notLocked - notFrozen - notVisible)

- Select the polyline .. DP .. XP » duplicated polyline explosion in selection.
- Set the selection its layer to ‘exploded’ by a double click in the Layer List or by Property Editor.
- Hide layer ‘polyline’ by toggling its visibility.
- Unhide layer ‘exploded’ by toggling its visibility.

The explosion is still in a dark red color.
Workaround: TA & TN

Regards,
CVH

Inserting certain DXF files with attribute definition entities crashes QCAD.

Add column option “block name” to create block references instead of point entities.

This happens only when using “save and update” and then “close”. “save and close” works ok. See in video
Buttons for adding and removing from working set seams buggy for me when I played with them for a while (some block references completely disappear form drawing). But I am not able to describe this behavior.

I noticed a bug while editing blocks in place. When I opt to edit in place, most of the surrounding blocks fade out properly, but some don’t. Although I can’t edit them, as they are not faded, It can be tricky to identify what is in the current block or not while editing a bigger assembly.

Another suggestion is to add a keyboard shortcut command to the “save and close”.

Otherwise, this is a fantastic feature that really enabled me to buy the QCAD and start using it professionally. In place editings are a key feature for my projects and drawings.

Thanks in advance.

IMG 1 shows my drawing

IMG 2 shows a block being edited “not in place”

IMG 3 shows a surrouding block being edited “not it place”

IMG 4 and 5 shows the in place edit of the block shown in IMG 2 and the surrouding blocks not being properly faded.

Autocad requires that all overrides are written to DXF/DWG, not only those that are actually different from the dimension style.

Open attached file, edit “outer” block in-place, click Save and close. The attribute of “inner” block disappears.

Version:
3.26.4.5 (3.26.4.5)

See also:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=8708

Caused by missing linear scale property of ordinate dimensions.

See attached video.
Open file, copy block reference, explode original block reference, edit attribute of inner block in exploded block reference, save file, reopen file.

See also:
https://qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=8707

Affects arc, circles, ellipses and polylines with segment length < dash length

QCAD Professional
Win7Pro WinInstaller
Version: 3.26.4.5 (3.26.4.5)
Internet: QCAD.org
Build Date: Jul 20 2021
Revision: e596276
Qt Version: 5.13.2
Architecture: i386
Compiler: Unknown

See attached file:
- The 9 center snapping points of the 24 bulging segments are all presumed to be incorrect
- For some segments the center snap is outside the arc shape from a bulging segment
- For some segments there are 2 solutions

Regards,
CVH

QCAD Professional
Win7pro Win-Installer
Version: 3.26.4.5 (3.26.4.5)
Internet: QCAD.org
Build Date: Jul 20 2021
Revision: e596276
Qt Version: 5.13.2
Architecture: i386
Compiler: Unknown

Trimming With AX slows down with many text entities.
Seeing the same lagging with D2 on Circle entities.

Also seen on Windows 10 Pro 3.26.4.0
Forum topic: https://qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?t=8729

Attached files:
TrimAuto_1.dxf ... 11 entities ... trimming instantaneous
TrimAuto_2.dxf ... 11 entities + 1936 LINES ... rather instantaneous
TrimAuto_3.dxf ... 11 entities + 1936 ARCS ... less than 1 second
TrimAuto_4.dxf ... 11 entities + 121 TEXT ... over 3 or 4 seconds
Slower for larger Arc / Circle

The questions here are:
Should AX trim at text entities?
Can this be optional?

Regards,
CVH