QCAD Bugtracker

Command line tools may not have permissions to create bat_log. Windows error:

Access is denied.
The system cannot find the file specified.
Could Not Find C:\Program Files (x86)\<tool>\bat_log

• Select text entity
• Right-click on line edit of property ‘Plain Text’
• Insert symbol

Defining hatch areas at present is time consuming as you have to create an additional layer and amend as necessary to create a boundary. What would speed up this process is a multi function tool to create a closed boundary line that could be used for fills and hatches or to delete specific areas from a drawing. This tool could have the following sub menu:

* Polygonal Selection
* Rectangular Selection (Use with modifier key to keep square)
* Circular / Oval Selection (Use with modifier key to keep round)

Each tool could have the following options:

1. New selection
2. Add to selection
3. Delete from selection
4. Intersect with selection

This tool would be invaluable for speeding up work-flow, simple actions like trimming lines could be achieved with a simple selection and backspace to delete etc. Please give this some consideration, this could be a great amendment to QCAD !

I have a .dwg file, which has two images attached. When I open this file in qcad from the source folder with images xrefs are lost and qcad doesn’t even report about lost xrefs.

Is it possible in general to open .dwgs with xrefs in qcad?

How to fix it?

Thank you in advance!
Anastasia

Git 4738fe, Linux/FreeBSD, Qt 4.8

Start QCAD, File→Open, nothing happens. Draw something, File→Save, nothing happens. File→Save As, nothing happens. File→Quit, it asks if unsaved changes need to be saved, click Save, the following is printed in the console:

Warning:  Script Exception:
 "ReferenceError: Can't find variable: qcadInitFileDialog" 
Warning:  "<anonymous>()@[...]/qcad/scripts/File/SaveAs/SaveAs.js:116" 

Autosave does work, it creates a seemingly good DXF (only simple case tested).

- Create text with non-breaking space (\~)
- Edit text
- Text displayed with &nbsp;
- Click OK
- Text in drawing displayed with &nbsp;

Git d0eaf0, Linux/FreeBSD, Qt 4.8

Start up QCAD, *do not pan or change zoom level*. Draw a Ray or an XLine so that it (its extension, in case of Ray) goes through (0,0) and is 45 degrees (ie. draw y = x).

In this case and this case only, the Ray/XLine will be reduced to a line segment exactly between its start- and end points. It seems that this is only a visual artifact: if you pan or zoom now, the segment will be restored to what it’s supposed to be.

If you change zoom/pan back to what it was at startup, the artifact re-manifests itself.

Some flashes indicate that there are some other positions, not just the initial view, that also bring this up (ie. if you pan to a specific position, artifact appears again; it’s probably deterministic, too, but I can’t seem to be able to stop at that exact point while panning so I could count or something).

It would be good to have the option to lock the origin if needed.

It would be a nice feature to be able to create an isometric projection of a bitmap.

If a chosen hatch contains points, the hatch will use the point display set in the Application/Current drawing preferences, this leads to incorrectness with certain hatches.

In my attached example I have used AR-CONC (Concrete), the result is something which is wrong!

See forum thread at:
http://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=2967

I have aliased qcad to run it from terminal. There is a small glitch when opening a file from a different location using relative path names:

$ alias qcad
alias qcad='/opt/qcad-3.6.0-pro-linux-x86_64/qcad'

$ cd /a
$ qcad some.dwg &
$ cd /b
$ qcad other.dwg

Import Error is shown:
> Can't open file
> /a/other.dwg.
> File is empty.

$ qcad /b/other.dwg # absolute path works

$ readlink /proc/pid-of-qcad/cwd
/opt/qcad-3.6.0-pro-linux-x86_64

Qcad somewhere stores the path, from where it is first launched. The next “launch” will not use the next location but refer to the first one when constructing the full path name of the file name in the argument.

Maybe that can be easily improved (the message is wrong too).

Only affects files saved through dxflib.

Dimension font setting as default for new drawings has no effect.

See:
http://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=2997

Hi,

I have just updated my Mac OS from 10.9.2 to 10.9.4. QCAD 3.6.2 seems to be working normally under the newest version of Mac OS, but has developed a very specific bug which leads to reproducible crashes when a text object is edited.

Steps to minimally reproduce:
1. Open QCAD
2. Create a text object
3. Place the text object on the canvas
4. double-click the text object and edit its contents
5. click OK to accept changes
6. repeat from step 4 three or four times.

After several attempts to edit a text object, QCAD will crash with EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS) in thread 0 (QCoreApplication).
The crash can also be triggered by moving the text object around on the canvas (instead of editing its contents).
The bug does not require anything else (no other objects on the canvas, no particular font, occurs in both new and previously saved documents).

Apart from this bug, QCAD seems to work fine on OS X 10.9. The text editing crash did not occur before the latest OS update. No other applications on my system seem to be having any problems. If this problem can be fixed, I think QCAD will be quite usable on 10.9.

See also related bugs in:
 FS#1091 

My Coordinate Format/Decimal Point is adjusted to Dot’.’ but the “Centreline Cross (C,S)” will only accept Comma for Angel. X/Y works fine!

BTW: Is the spelling correct in the Menu? Should it be spelled “Centerline Cross” instead of “Centreline Cross” ...?

See:
http://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=3005

The user can choose from 24 different line weights at the moment.
Unfortunately, 0.1mm is not among them.

Please add the possibility (add a textbox) to set any line weight from 0 to max in 0.001mm steps.

Exploding a usual block - no problems.
Exploding a dimension - it will freeze the explode tool until I reset the tool or use another tool. New drawing / old drawing doesn’t matter.

Arrow size does not respect dimension size scale factor

1. Create XLine
2. Rotate XLine
3. Undo
4. Unexpected result

see below:

http://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=3009

If I use the Copy/Cut with Reference Clipboard function I can’t use the “Coordinate” or “Polar coordinate” snap to determine the reference point.
I have the feeling that just the option box isn’t shown ....

I can’t find any documentation (Reference Manual / Book) about the possibility to change the “corner” transition shape for Spline’s (Control Points) with multiple mouse clicks.
1, 2 or 3 clicks = smooth to sharp corner.

• Create block with text entity in it
• Insert block reference
• Snap tools snap to endpoints, centers, etc. of text entity shapes

Under OS X 10.9.4 I often experiencing a crash with QCad-Pro 3.6.3 when using the mirror tool. It’s repeatable to roughly 90% , just do it a few times and it will crash.

In this report I have included the crash trace from OS X as well as a simple example DXF file (a house gate) which can be used to repeat the crash. Just do a vertical mirroring a few times and the crash will happen.

It usually happens more if you choose “Keep original”

While not quite a showstopper I would consider this something that really needs fixing ASAP as it could mean data loss (which happened to me).

It would be nice if the OS X Pro version could support the standard OS X full screen pattern in the same way as native OS X applications.

With this I mean that applications in full screen will create a temporary new desktop as long as they are in full screen mode.

QCAD start,
Application Preferences:
Units: inch
Dim: Fractions

Changed the Drawing Preferences to:
Units: mm
Dim: Decimal

Design a Dim and it will be created with the mm/Deci settings - as expected,

Select now the Dim - activate the ISO Tool - the try to determine the reference point fails / it’s way of the clicked point and now the produced ISO Projection will use the attributes for DIM’s from the “Application Preferences” setting - hmmmmmmm, not as expected

$ git status
On branch master
Your branch is up-to-date with ‘origin/master’.

$ qcad
Debug: RDxfPlugin::init
Debug: RExamplePlugin::init
Debug: TransactionListenerPlugin::init
Debug: TIMER: 59 ms - “loading add-ons”
Warning: “QFormBuilder was unable to create a custom widget of the class ‘QWebView’; defaulting to base class ‘QWidget’.”
Debug: TIMER: 602 ms - “initializing add-ons”
Warning: Script Exception:
“TypeError: Result of expression ‘tagsBrowser.page’ [undefined] is not a function.”
Warning: “<anonymous>()@/home/mo/opt/qcad/scripts/Widgets/LibraryBrowser/LibraryBrowser.js:362”
Warning: RScriptHandlerEcma::eval: script engine exception: “TypeError: Result of expression ‘tagsBrowser.page’ [undefined] is not a function.”
Warning: “<anonymous>()@/home/mo/opt/qcad/scripts/Widgets/LibraryBrowser/LibraryBrowser.js:362”
Warning: At least one uncaught exception:
Warning: “<anonymous>()@/home/mo/opt/qcad/scripts/Widgets/LibraryBrowser/LibraryBrowser.js:362”

I have some large library, but the library browser is always crashing since long time and several versions, also tagged versions. I need to disable it by removing LibraryBrowser.js completely or deleting my configuration in order to get QCad starting again.
This is the master head from git, on Gentoo@amd64

Line weight in exported pdf is sometions wrong. Example, create a polyline closed figure and hatch it with style GRAVEL, then export to PDF. The outline line width will vary depending on the actual zoom factor of the display. I believe this bug is causing points to be displayed at various sizes in the PDF.

Unitless drawings use metrical patterns, should be imperial for compatibility.

Windows 8.1

Layers lost when using Isometric Projection tool

Test case

1.Set up layers.
2.Draw shape (I used a square).
3. Select shape and use Isometric tool (PJ).
5. Layers are lost as soon as reference point is selected.

please see screenshots:

There are patches in attachment.

It’s time for qt5.

There is qcad.desktop in attachment.

Prompted by d9beb4 - this is actually fixed in current upstream sources (by killing bzero in favor of memset, which is the right thing to do).

It might worth considering to update the spatialindex component.

I’d try to use my qcad today, but cliking the qcad icon had no use. Opened an terminal window and executed whatever was in the icon properties, and it said segfault. Yesterday it worked. There have been an update inbetween, bash have been updated among others.

I’d have dumped uname -a to an file and enclosed it.

I’d have set the severity to critical, cause I’m not able to start qcad at all.

Please ask for any information you need.

Cincerely, Sigmund

Windows 7 Professional 64bit SP1

File > Open shows empty dialog for 1 minute, then shows dialog contents.

Linear factor of dimensions is reset to drawing default (DIMLFAC) if set to 1, even if drawing default is not 1 on saving.

Font file:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4339492/Entypo.dmg

Text not rendered:
ℹ
(\U+2139)

See also:
http://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=3065

I just installed qcad-3.7.0-pro-linux-x86_32 on my up-to-date debian sid system.
When I choose the “Pen” to be visible in the toolbar, the line type is not useable at all, because the drop-down menu is far too narrow.
After deleting QCAD3.conf the drop-down menu appeared wide after the first startup of QCAD. After the second startup it appeared narrow again.
Got the same result on another 32bit installation, a 64bit installation, all debian sid/kde and the windows version 32bit (only tried with wine).

Selecting the polyline is not possible.
Possibly related to update of DrawPolyline tool.

I am trying to use the align tool (M, A) to align two text objects vertically. I am able to get them aligned how I want them, but when I confirm (click the green check box in the upper right-hand corner) they mysteriously jump up a large grid square or so. I am then able to get them back into the alignment by the “undo” command. In case that didn’t make sense I’ll try this one more time:

{Result} (User Action)

{text boxes out of alignment} →(Align tool “M,A”)→{text boxes aligned}→(click green checkmark)→{text boxes move randomly}→(undo “ctrl-z”)→{text boxes aligned}

I’m thinking this is either operator error or a bug. It is consistent though.

Hatches in blocks cause poor performance while (auto-)snapping.
The lines that make up those hatches are included in the search for intersection points which is not desirable.

If third party files are loaded with linetype names with leading or trailing spaces, they cannot be saved.

Error:
“Invalid Symbol Table name”

Hello all,

copy of elements between layers does not work. I have added 2 additional layers to my dxf file. Then I have drawn a line with points, 1 rectangle, 2 rectangles. None of them worked. I do NOT want to move the element selection between 2 layers using the properties editor.

Version 1:
copy to clipboard from layer where drawn (is current layer)
switch to target layer (is now current layer)
insert from clipboard –> nothing happened

Version 2:
switch to target layer (is now current layer)
copy to clipboard from layer where drawn
insert from clipboard –> nothing happened

I am seeing such a misbeheaviour in a CAD system for the first time. All CAD systems I am aware of are able to do this task. I think that this error still exists in the most current version of QCAD because it had always been reported in 2013 in the forum http://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2329&p=7571&hilit=move+layer#p7571. This article mentions a checkbox “To current layer” that does not exist.

OS: Linux Mint 17 Qiana based on Ubuntu

Best regards
Peter

Optionally create an (anonymous?) block for the polygon and the text.

This option seems to only work with the script debugger enabled.
See:
http://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=3091

Hi,

I have a nice minimally reproducible bug on QCAD v3.7.4 on Mac OS X 10.9.5 (Mavericks).
QCAD will segfault whenever I take the following steps:

1. Open a new document
2. Create a leader object (D,E) in the default ‘0’ layer. Leave its style and color defined by the layer, as per default.
3. Create a new layer, with a non-default line style or color. The line weight & layer name do not matter.
4. Select the leader object previously create
5. Open the property editor and assign the object to the new layer just created.
Every time, this will cause QCAD to segfault on my machine. The crash report is attached.

Another minimally reproducible path to the same error is to do the following:
1. Open a new document
2. Create a leader object (D,E) in the default ‘0’ layer. Give it a custom color and line style that over-ride the layer defaults.
3. Create a new layer, with a non-default line style or color. The line weight & layer name do not matter.
4. Select the leader object previously created.
5. Open the property editor and assign the object to the new layer just created.
6. Still in the property editor, switch the leader object’s color back to ‘By Layer’.
The same segfault will occur.

It seems that the crash is triggered by the action of changing a leader object’s color (and/or line style) in a manner that requires the object to check the containing layer’s default color and style. You can achieve this by either changing the object’s layer, or switching the color and style from being custom defined to ‘by layer’, as long as the selection requires the line’s appearance to change.

Any thoughts? My machine’s crash report is attached.

Dan