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2535 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | New tool idea: Scale polyline objects separately, each ... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
In my current QCAD file I’m working on, I have a circular hub with a hole in it which I am also trying to place an alternating sequence of rectangular spokes of a certain relative size around.
I had 4 spokes that I had copied and rotated 45 degrees to create 8 spokes in total around the circle. I tried scaling the the non-cardinal spokes relative to the center of the circular ring, but that causes them to also move towards the center of the ring as they shrink, thereby putting them out of place as they scale.
I therefore had to activate the scale tool once per each object and set an origin (focus) point around the area where each spoke is “attached” to the ring in order to stop each from shifting inward to the circle as it scales.
It occurred to me though that there could be a simple tool or option to do this without that.
Each of my rectangles are polyline objects and thus are coherent continuous objects.
A new scaling tool could be designed such that it is based on simply clicking on each scaling origin on each object (using snapping tools if needed) and then clicking a check button (or enter) when done and then causing the scaling GUI to appear so the user can specify the desired scaling. Each scaling would then be applied to where the polylines were clicked instead of to all the objects as one.
This would be a much faster way to rescale a bunch of objects around individually varying relative scaling origins!
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2537 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | More variants for converting element types could be use... | Assigned | |
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I don’t actually have any use for this idea currently, but am just posting it here to document it for consideration.
Basically, it occurred to me at least a few more useful conversions between shapes besides the existing ones could be useful.
For example:
Converting lines into axially aligned rectangles of a specified “radius” or “diameter” (with an option to delete or keep the original line geometry).
An option for the above (lines –> rectangles) that causes the intersections between the resulting rectangles to be automatically removed, like a kind of “automatic/magic wall creation tool” based on laying down lines instead of rectangles and then converting via this tool.
Converting circles/ellipses and rectangles back and forth between each other via their bounding volumes. It seems reasonably likely that people will sometimes want to convert circular design elements into rectangular ones and vice versa (e.g. deciding a rectangular column makes more sense than a cylindrical one and vice versa).
Converting any arbitrary selection into a corresponding bounding circle (not rectangle, which already exists) of sufficient size to enclose all points in the selection.
Basically, QCAD already has tools for converting shapes with operations that are a natural fit for the existing geometry, but has less tools for converting to entirely different geometry, but such uses could actually still be very useful potentially!
It seems likely to be common enough as a use case to merit inclusion, rather than just using scripting.
I don’t have any pressing need for these and I know that I could script them to create them if I really wanted to.
These are relatively minor ideas. I’m just putting this out here as more ideas for making this already wonderful software even better. :)
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2540 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Retain original handle when Hatch properties are change... | Assigned | |
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Andrew,
When we alter about any property of a Hatch entity it seems to be recreated with a newer/higher handle. This doesn’t influence the drawing order in direct. But already changing the drawing order of a Hatch it is recreated as a new entity.
It starts to matters in drawing order when there are multiple entities with the same drawing order and that after save/reload. Entities with the same drawing order then receive a new drawing order based on the original but sequentially increasing based on handle.
Because a Hatch is recreated with a newer/higher handle each time a property changes it will thus always end up above the others with the same order even when the original was created earlier.
This is more pronounced when copying/pasting entities from a source to a target drawing. The original Hatch drawing order is retained but it will always be above existent entities with the same drawing order in the target drawing after save/reload.
Most other entities are probably just updated in situ. It is unsure to me at this point if merely updating a Hatch is even possible. And perhaps this is related to the addObject ForceNew flag what is false by default.
Regards, CVH
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752 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Very Low | Add support for the 3dConnexion Space Navigator (Pan an... | Assigned | |
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The 3dConnexion Space Navigator would be wonderful as a pan and zoom control. I find it extremely useful in SketchUp and when I switch from that to QCAD am always disappointed to find it doesn’t work.
3dconnexion DOT com/buy/shop.html?3dxcp=GA_GA_search_google_US_Brand
While full support for the buttons and such would be nice, just the ability to map the axis to pan and zoom would be wonderful.
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991 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Very Low | Add warning when overwriting custom property | Assigned | |
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Property Editor - Geometry - Custom - Add Custom Property
If I use an identical Name accidentally again in the Custom Property dialog - it will overwrite the first value with the same name without any warnings.
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1626 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Very Low | 'Clip to Circle' tool | Assigned | |
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Hi Andrew,
Would it be possible to have a clip to circle tool also please?
Regards
Clive
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1649 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Very Low | Add configuarable format options for saving blocks to l... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Add configuarable format options in application preferences for saving blocks to library to either dxf or dwg.
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1788 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Very Low | New snap: reference points of a block references | Assigned | |
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I know this was reported and fixed before ...
https://www.qcad.org/bugtracker/index.php?do=details&task_id=843
... but it looks like we have the issue now back with some kind of variation.
If I use the test drawing which I posted in 2013 ( FS#843 ) it works still as expected after it was fixed.
If I create a new block it won’t work in a new drawing nor in the old test drawing - no chance to snap to the Block Reference.
Edit: New Test drawing:
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1920 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Very Low | Edit > Application Preferences: Add preference to disab... | Assigned | |
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See also: https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=89&t=6447
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1922 | dwg2bmp | Feature Request | Very Low | Add error message when requesting raster for a non-exis... | Assigned | |
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It would be nice if QCAD spit some kind of warning message when trying to render a layer with a name that doesn’t exist (and perhaps render nothing), rather than silently rendering an empty image. :D
See https://qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=6453
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2107 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Very Low | Add a button to the tool bar to allow for a quick backg... | Assigned | |
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I find myself with reasonable regularity needing to change the background color between black and white. It would be much more efficient to have a toggle button on the ribbon to make this sort of instant (kind of like the “screen based line types” button works but make it for background color and just between black and white or let people define their dark and light themes and toggle the background between the two.
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2226 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Very Low | macOS: support proxy icon | Assigned | |
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Support proxy icon in title bar. This can be used to move the file to another folder using drag and drop.
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2287 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Very Low | Evaluate draw order for preference "Prevent white-on-wh... | Assigned | |
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The Application Preference setting “Graphics View - Appearance - Prevent white-on-white/black-on-black display” seems to be a global setting that doesn’t take the draw order into account. For example: With the setting enabled, it prevents creating a white hatch of a higher draw order on top of a larger, colored hatch with lower draw order (background). The preference does not seem to evaluate if the object is truly drawn as “white-on-white”.
With the preference enabled, setting the object color as “white” will set the “white” color label, but the object color actually stays black. Its hard to determine why it happens in that case.
Is it possible to let the global preference setting be applied to objects after evaluation of the draw order, and determine if the object actually is a true case of white-on-white?
My workaround: Disable the preference setting (I think it is default = on), and only enable it for ad-hoc checks of hidden and overlooked objects.
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2452 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Very Low | Keyboard Shortcut for Undo Last Point While Drawing Spl... | Assigned | |
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Instead of having to click on the toolbar, it would be useful to have a keyboard shortcut for undoing the last fit point (or control point) while drawing splines. Preferably it would also be nice to allow the user the ability to set what the keyboard shortcut is for this function.
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2501 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Very Low | Add spelling checker / spell checker for all text boxes | Assigned | |
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Suggestion to add spelling checker / spell checker for all text boxes
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2505 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Very Low | Info > Polygonal Area > Use dimension decimal format fo... | Assigned | |
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Andrew, On behalf of user Kmeelo
Polygonal Area adds measurements text with 12 decimal digits and then as short as possible.
Current formatting path see: https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=10450&p=42833#p42805
Related forum feature request: https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=10458
I also see a misconception of the term ‘precision’. Numbers precision is the amount of significant digits disregarding the position of the decimal point. 12 decimal digits is about the largest precision for numbers with 5 integer digits.
Regards, CVH
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2544 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Very Low | Request to add "plain text" paste, traditionally CTRL-S... | Assigned | |
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See: https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=10379
Could you add “plain text paste” as ctrl-shift-V Why? Because sometimes the clipboard comes in with rich text formatting that’s anti-helpful. The workaround is to paste into a plain text editor, or the console, then recopy and repaste into qCad.
Either way the ctrl-shift-V shortcut is useful for those trained on other software but: one could also argue that qCad should NEVER take rich text, and rather only accept the plain text with both CTRL-V and CTRL-SHIFT-V.
— CHV says
Agreed, having encountered it numerous times while documenting with text snippets from elsewhere. :roll: Even copying Info measurements from the Command Line are Rich Text.
The best place to file a feature request is QCAD Bugtracker: https://www.ribbonsoft.com/bugtracker/ You may need a different account there or make a new one.
May I remark that Ctrl-Shift-V is already in use for Paste along Entity (PE) But not when the Text Editor Widget has the focus and dialog Widgets are always modal on a Win OS system. :wink: Still, I’ll vote for it in any way.:P
Regards, CVH
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1285 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Property Painter | Researching | |
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Easy transfer of properties from one entity to others
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693 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Medium | Support for external references (XREF) | Likely to be implemented | |
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Support for external references (XREF)
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1127 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Leaders: spline shaped | Likely to be implemented | |
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Add support for spline shaped leaders
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1224 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Revision clouds | Likely to be implemented | |
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Add support to draw revision clouds or convert polylines, ellipses, circles to revision clouds.
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