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1023 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Arrange points on a plan according to variation of dist... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Arrange points on a plan according to an arithmetical, geometrical, logarithmic, customizable variation of distances
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895 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Area calculation based on existing entities | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Use case:
Start tool
Choose one entity of the contour
If contour is closed, area of closed contour is calculated an printed in the command line history
Configuration parameters: segment length for arc interpolation
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1472 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Arc fit tool to improve large files | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Large files/large entities perform bad in QCad. There are many dxf files that are created with thousand of lines that perform reasonable in other cad’s/cam’s that qcad cannot match.
One very useful tool, that could be added would help to improve qcad performance and at the same time enlarge the dxf quality (by replacing thousand of files by arcs), would be a tool called “arc fit” where, when possible and under a determined possible error margin (user selectable) creates arcs replacing the existing lines. This would improve the file work in QCad also improves CAM software that would work after QCad, that I think is important for many users.
For example, if it is needed to use qcad to generate toolpaths for letters, after exploding letters, the output is almost impossible to work due to the number of lines that are created. Having arcs instead of lines would greatly improve qcad use.
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794 | QCAD (main) | Bug Report | Low | Applying Solid grid lines - not working | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Windows 3.0.8 Application preferences > Graphics View > Appearance - Solid grid lines doesn’t change anything?
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2181 | QCAD (main) | Suggestion | Very Low | Apply more distinguishable Enabled and Disabled state i... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
QCAD Professional Win7 WinInstaller 32bit Version: 3.25.2.7 (3.25.2.7) Internet: QCAD.org Build Date: Dec 16 2020 Revision: e06f230 Qt Version: 5.13.2 Architecture: i386 Compiler: Unknown
Related forum Topic: https://qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?t=8015
CVH
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1789 | QCAD (main) | Suggestion | Low | Application Preferences / General / Performance :0 | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Hi Andrew,
we know that you need to have always software performance in your mind to decide which features / tools can / should be implemented and on which way.
I really appreciate your effort to find the best middle way between software features and performance but I think also it’s a tough call to appraise worldwide the overall customer equipment to make the software workable to the best for everybody. That isn’t possible without compromise.
Maybe it would make sense to think about a new dialog in the “Application Preferences” to let the user decide what kind of feature are absolutely needed regarding to his/her work-task / equipment. I don’t mean that you need to cover every single thing but the main “performance jeopardy’s” should be covered with an on/off switch.
Yes I know - that isn’t done in 5 minutes but I think that can make your life easier in the long run and will cover even more customer.
Just my two cents. ;)
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735 | QCAD (main) | Bug Report | Low | Angle dimensioning | Assigned | |
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Task Description
See http://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2274&view=unread#unread
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2531 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | An always-visible hotkey overlay option would be extrem... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Hello! This is perhaps the most useful and valuable of the suggestion ideas I’ve had for QCAD so far!
I think it would be extremely useful if there was an option within the QCAD preferences for making it so that the hotkeys currently bound to each tool button in the UI (if existent) are always displayed such that they are overlaid on top of each of the buttons. There are two main approaches I can think of for doing that (both intended to avoid disturbing the existing layout of the UI):
Display the current hotkey binding associated by drawing it (probably in a distinct color) on one of the edges or corners of each of the buttons (such as the bottom middle side, the lower left corner, or the lower right corner). Even at a small font size I think this would be very effective and useful.
Instead of making the overlaid hotkey display in a small font at a side or corner of each button, you could have the hotkey text be in a large font and overlaid on top of the entire button, using things such as transparency and a distinctive (never used in the other parts of the UI) color to ensure that the button icons is still readable. A broader width of the font stroke may also help if transparency is used, so that the underlying icon lines remain more readable.
Both approaches have pros and cons. I personally lean towards the former, but Husky and CVH seemed to take issue with the readability of small fonts and so I later suggested the later option too.
They seemed opposed to both (at least during the forum discussion). However, I think this UI feature could be one of the best workflow speed improvements for the average user (many/most of whom probably don’t have time to memorize the hotkeys or just don’t end up doing so) of QCAD!
The gains in efficiency and pleasantness could be enormous potentially, even despite it QCAD already being among the most pleasant and well-designed programs I’ve ever used!
It is far faster to be able to instantly read a hotkey from the UI than to have to wait for a tooltip or to look the keystrokes up in the documentation.
Memorization is the fastest of course, but as someone who finds themselves constantly spread thin over many different programs (often half a dozen or more) for long spans of time I often find it difficult to remember all of the hotkeys for each program I use. Having such hotkeys always visible is useful for users who are spread thin, as many people increasingly in the world of software.
CVH suggested that I make custom icons myself, but doing so seems far worse than simply having QCAD automatically read and then print out the corresponding hotkeys over every tool in a programmatic and properly automated way.
I seriously think this would be one of the most awesome improvement you could ever add to QCAD!
Indeed, there is no missing feature I want more than this one!
Few programs do this but the few cases I’ve seen it the feature was extremely useful for speed without having to take weeks/months/years to fully memorize hotkeys only then forget them later. This idea eliminates that problem!
It would be glorious from a usability and accessibility standpoint! Please implement it!
Hopefully Qt’s GUI system is flexible enough to draw overlaid text over the buttons like this without to much hassle. That is the main potential impediment as I see it.
Anyway though, here is the associated forum discussion where I mentioned this idea. It was the same thread as the one where I also suggested adding a way to control tooltip delays.
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741 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | An additional Radius Measurement tool ... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
It would be nice to have an additional Radius Measurement tool with short leads. The current Radius tool shows always the lead line to the center of the radius what is in many cases not useful.
I’m not asking for a workaround
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2532 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | An "auto-tick" or "automated ruler creation" tool (adde... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Hey, this is the first of my feature suggestion submissions that isn’t tied to a corresponding suggestion thread on the QCAD forum.
Should I always create corresponding feature suggestion threads or is it ok (or better?) to just post ideas here?
Anyway though, here’s the idea:
I noticed that it is relatively easy to use things like the QCAD Split Entities and/or Paste Along Entity tool(s) to create an even set of divisions along a curve or line.
There’s also the Misc → Draw → Counter available too, for automated counting.
These together are useful for creating a “scale ruler” to be printed on a schematic for ease of reference or for use in cases where someone forgets to bring along a physical measuring device or when someone else is using that measuring device.
For example, one could print a to-scale 1 foot long ruler (or whatever other scale is relevant, e.g. 1 inch for small objects or just as a nice scale reference/legend/key) on the schematic page for convenience.
However, it would be nice if there was a convenient tool added to the Dimensions tool category that automated this entire process and was able to create arbitrary ruler-like numbered reference scales along lines (and even better if it also worked on arcs, though less important).
Even better would be if this “auto tick” or “auto ruler” tool supported multiple levels of tick scaling (e.g. 2 or 3) such as what one sees on actual rulers.
For example, an imperial ruler for a foot (I’m in the US currently) will typically having increasingly smaller tick marks added at halfway points between each of the numbered points along the ruler’s scale, which makes using it quickly much easier. For example, it’ll have a half-length tick for half an inch and then a quarter-length tick for each quarter of an inch within an inch (with the inch’s ticks being full length).
It seems like it could be relatively easy to implement that kind of nested tick marking system, which would make it super convenient and pleasant for the user of QCAD to create usable to-scale ruler-like objects wherever they desire them with hardly any effort!
I think this idea would also fit extremely well with existing tools in the Dimensions category and would be useful for many/most QCAD users!
It’s yet another good QCAD feature that could attract more people to buy upgraded copies of QCAD in the future I think!
I hope you implement it. Small conveniences still make a big difference.
Anyway, thanks a bunch again for creating this awesome program!
That’s all the suggestions I have for today.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend and upcoming week, etc!
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1337 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Alternate units for dimensions | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Add support for alternate units for dimension style, for example to display units in mm and in.
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2148 | QCAD (main) | Suggestion | Very Low | Allow undo after breaking up self-intersecting with D2 ... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
QCAD Professional win installer 32bit Version: 3.25.2.4 (3.25.2.4) Internet: QCAD.org Build Date: Nov 18 2020 Revision: 40f4475 Qt Version:5.13.2 Architecture: i386 Compiler: Unknown
Continued from https://qcad.org/bugtracker/index.php?do=details&task_id=1757 Splitting the old report up ... Same file. In the left example one can break out segment (D2): - removing one of the loops with the ‘remove’ option. - leaving both without the ‘remove’ option. Bug? Without the ‘remove’ option it can’t be undone.
Regards CVH
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2149 | QCAD (main) | Suggestion | Very Low | Allow undo after auto trim self-intersecting with AX in... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
QCAD Professional win installer 32bit Version: 3.25.2.4 (3.25.2.4) Internet: QCAD.org Build Date: Nov 18 2020 Revision: 40f4475 Qt Version:5.13.2 Architecture: i386 Compiler: Unknown
Continued from https://qcad.org/bugtracker/index.php?do=details&task_id=1757 Splitting the old report up ... Same file. In the left example one can auto trim (AX): - The lower loop. - The top loop. Bug? The action on the top loop can’t be undone.
Regards CVH
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2213 | QCAD/CAM | Feature Request | Low | Allow editing Spindle Speed separately for each Toolpat... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Hello dear CAM developers!
I need to use the same tool at different spindle speed in a single machining file. I would deeply appreciate if you could add a Spindle Speed edit field in the CAM Profile Toolpath edit window in order that each Toolpath can have its own Spindle Speed value (same as you did for Feed Rate and Plunge Rate)
FYI, the tool on my concern is a laser who’s power is driven by the Spindle Speed PWM signal. I need to be able to do both engraving and cutting in a single file. Alas! this laser tool is defined with a fix and unique number (99). Therefore I cannot define different laser tools with different speeds.
Many thanks Best regards.
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2147 | QCAD (main) | Suggestion | Very Low | Allow breaking up self-intersecting a 2e time (at endpo... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
QCAD Professional win installer 32bit Version: 3.25.2.4 (3.25.2.4) Internet: QCAD.org Build Date: Nov 18 2020 Revision: 40f4475 Qt Version:5.13.2 Architecture: i386 Compiler: Unknown
Continued from https://qcad.org/bugtracker/index.php?do=details&task_id=1757 Splitting the old report up ... Same file. In the left example one can cut (DI) once. Cutting the second segment results in NO cut.
Regards CVH
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829 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Additional options for the Info Tool Area ... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
The Info Tool Polygonal Area is a helpful tool ... but I like to ask for additional options
Yes, the polygonal area makes absolute sense but many times you have just to check a square or rectangle area!
It would be nice and time (click) saving if we could use a “Strg Key” to limit the polygonal area to just a rectangle area. Two mouse clicks for a rectangle area and done
In addition to that it would be nice to have the possibility to count up or down a couple areas. E.g. I measure area 1 plus area 2 or area 1 minus area 2 ... Maybe just with an additional keystroke like + or -
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680 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Additional Export function for Sketchup etc. .... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Additional Export function for export/import into 3D Programs like Sketchup etc. (file types like .dae, .3ds, .ddf, .skp).
See also: http://www.ribbonsoft.com/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=2176
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774 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Additional Button in the Blocklist menu for "Create Blo... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
If I work in QCAD only with Toolbars (and not with the “Cad Tools” there is nowhere a Button to find for “Create Block from selection”. If I have to create a Block based on a selection I have to work with the Menu or have to activate the Cad Tools.
But, if I look at the Blocklist menu there is a function (+) to add an empty Block. It would be nice to have this button working for both situation - empty Block or depending on a selection to “Create Block from selection”.
Or alternative an additional Button ...
Anyway - in my opinion would that make the “Blocklist” complete.
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754 | QCAD (main) | Bug Report | Low | Adding or removing additional viewports - gives unwante... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Windows 7-64 3.0.7 When adding or removing additional viewports,an extra unnecessary window of the viewport is created.
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1345 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Added option to paste a number of entities with even/eq... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Please see topic: http://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=31&p=14209&sid=162973e4a12f58c8116299b62673a520#p14209
An additional option would be useful to paste any given entity a set number of times with even/equal gaps in between.
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991 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Very Low | Add warning when overwriting custom property | Assigned | |
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Task Description
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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1645 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Add warning when opening file with 3D content | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Hi.
I’m working currently a lot with files coming from rhino. Qcad can open them properly any also most operations on them work as usual - except the selection methods.
box select from upper left to lower right works as usual. double click to select all connected entities is broken. (only one entity is selected). box select from lower right to upper left does not select entities touching the selection box. (nothing is selected)
on mac os nothing is selectable with single click. on linux single click sometimes fails (nothing is selected after clicking on a line).
thanks for looking into this :)
Martin
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2507 | QCAD/CAM | Feature Request | Low | Add Toolpath from Layer | Assigned | |
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Task Description
I’ve been able to make this work as proof of concept very easily, but many of the functions are inaccessible/difficult to override from post-processors.
Desired functionality:
1) Enable “Add Profile Toolpath” UI elements all the time (remove setRequiresSelection) 2) CAM Profile Toolpath Dialog: Drop-down menu of available Layers. First option “By Selection Only” 3) “By Selection Only” continues to pass EntityIds of selected objects (existing functionality) 4) Choosing an active Layer will use the Layer as source of EntityIds 5) Any changes to Entities on a Layer will result in those new/removed/changed objects being re-generated without having to manually select and update the tool paths. Either do not recover list of EntityIds from the ToolpathBlock, and instead use “live” each time it’s regenerated, or additional functionality to determine if a LayerId is associated with the Toolpath, and then lookup EntityIds.
I assume the persistence of the Layer selection would be available within the Toolpath, so that it will automatically update EntityIds every time a Toolpath is regenerated, without having to select Entities and updating the toolpath manually.
For large projects, being able to force select objects based upon layer dramatically reduces mistakes and speeds up the workflow.
Thanks
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2353 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | add theme folder to a local shared path | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Would it be possible to add Qcad’s theme folder to the local shared path, for example this would be /home/username/.local/share/QCAD/QCAD/themes for Linux. I know this works well for line types and would be extremely helpful for themes.
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1888 | dwg2bmp | Feature Request | Low | Add support to disable hatch rendering on "dwg2bmp" | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Hi!
A friendly request to add an option to disable hatch rendering on “dwg2bmp” conversions.
Depending on the nature of the conversion and the density of the hatch, this may render unintelligible images (see attachments). The option could look like “-t, -nohatch” to indicate hatches should be hidden before rendering. This could potentially become an option too for “dwg2svg” or “dwg2pdf.”
Amazing product, thank you so much!
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1106 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Add support for wipeouts | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Wipeout entities can be used to hide rectangular or polygonal sections of a drawing, for example to make space for a label inside a hatch.
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661 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Add support for the DGN format | Assigned | |
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Task Description
See OpenDesign news: “ODA consolidates support for .dgn and .dwg file formats in Teigha”
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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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Task Description
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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1567 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Add support for separate window | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Hi, for multi-screen hosts it would be very useful to have additional windows while running the single QCad instance. Other applications like Palemoon, Evolution, Gimp are providing that already. That would help a lot when working on multiple files and copying blocks between.
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2299 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Add support for multi line attributes | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Multiline attributes can contain linefeeds and formatting like MTEXT.
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1895 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Add support for block transformation matrices | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Support transformations by transformation matrix for block references.
See also: https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/posting.php?mode=reply&f=33&t=6333
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2374 | QCAD/CAM | Feature Request | Low | Add Spindle Speed to Toolpath Dialog | Assigned | |
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Task Description
When editing an existing toolpath to update the parameters of the selected tool, we can update the Feed Rate and the Plunge Rate, but I couldn’t find any way to update the Spindle Speed.
Even when using the Edit Tool KE button, we can edit parameters of the tool on concern but none of the modification is applied to the current Toolpath because as I see, tools parameters are copied fron tools definitions to a Toolpath only at creation of this Toolpath, but Toolpath are not updated accordingly.
Could you please add an edit field for Spindle Speed in the CAM Profile Toolpath window?
Many thanks’, and best regards.
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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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Task Description
Suggestion to add spelling checker / spell checker for all text boxes
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832 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Add shortcut to fastly enter ortho mode | Assigned | |
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Task Description
When drawing or moving objects holding down CTRL should activate ortho snapping as long as CTRL is pressed.
If ortho mode has been active before holding down CTRL should deactivate it (for the time it is beeing pressed).
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1601 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Add regex to text search & replace | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Add a more versatile way of doing a search and replace for text. Regular expressions maybe?
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1156 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Add preference to force toolbars to be floating | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Would it be possible to have the choice to dock or not dock toolbars - in other words keep them floating, an additional option in the tool settings could be added?
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1155 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Add preference for solid line crosshairs | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Would it be possible to have the choice of either dashed or solid lines for the large cross hairs?
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1152 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Add preference for snap label and snap cursor shape / c... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Would it be possible to have options for:
1.Enable or disable Snap label with text.
2.To have a ‘Snap Marker’ with style and colour choice instead of snap label.
* It would be good for users to have the choice.
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1159 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Add preference for button option instead of drop down m... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
For some tools like the Horizontal or vertical line, it would be good to have button options (similar to infinite and ray line buttons) instead of the drop down menus.
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1647 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Add point / dot option for leaders | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Hi Andrew,
Hopefully you might be able to squeeze this one around your busy schedule.
Would it be possible to add in the property editor an option to change a dimension arrow to a point / filled dot and maybe also a tick?
I see you are working on some viewport stuff, I am very much looking forward to testing some of this out ;).
Many thanks
Clive
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1613 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Add Orthogonal Option to Angelur DIM Tool ... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
... please see below:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=4956
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2529 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Add normalized unit circle coordinates (complex numbers... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Similarly as for my previous suggestion submission, I also had a related idea for making it easier to work with complex numbers when using QCAD by adding normalized unit circle coordinates as another option in the Angular Dimensions display units options dropdown.
Here’s the corresponding forum thread I started.
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695 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Add more dimension arrow styles (e.g. dots) | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Add more dimension arrow styles (e.g. dots).
See forum thread: http://qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=2185
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823 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Add Midpoint Handles to Lines and Polylines | Assigned | |
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Task Description
The Midpoint Handles should be used to move Polyline Segments and lines. This would add easy to access stretch functionality. Combined with a shortcut(hold down shift or alt etc.) to fix the movement to be orthogonal to the line this would bring a lot of extra value. It would also be possible to to have another shortcut to easily insert nodes to Polylines (again hold shift or alt etc.)
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1099 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Add Leader with text and number bubble | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Having leader with numbers and text would be awesome to better interact with the drawing and making BOM lists.
Currently it takes too mush time to make the leaders with text and number bubbles.
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1815 | QCAD/CAM | Feature Request | Low | Add Laser tool option | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Hi Andrew,
Creating G-code for cnc-laser, the laser-tool can not be correctly set at all.
Attached a laser tool proposal
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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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Task Description
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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1254 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Add drop object along a path with automatic trim | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Add drop object along a path with automatic trim.
The object can be a selection before or after selecting the tool, an entity or a block.
The path can be another entity from a start point to an end point.
Dropping can be made on one side or the other (like in other tools depending on the side of the cursor), with a choice of miroring the object or not.
The number of drops or the distance between can be selected.
The distance can be between a control point of the object or its sysmetry axis or border.
The dropping direction can be selected too.
The droping depth can be constrained : all control points have passed the path, or one of them. Alternatively, replace control points by an entity belonging to the object.
Exemple of use case : equidistant drills in a curved rail. The dropping depth constraint enables for example to ensure a drill has a minimal depth when not orthogonal to a plan.
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1100 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Add drag dimension (snap) along dimension line | Assigned | |
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Task Description
In Autocad when making a dimension when left clicking to place the dimension there is the possibility to drag the dimension to either side of the dimension. This is also possible with Qcad dimension, but it losses the snapping and does not extend the dimension line out to the dimension text.
This is very useful when the two lines the needs a dimension are close together, or overlapping with another.
Attached is two images one for autocad and one for Qcad
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2528 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Add cycles (a.k.a. turns or revolutions) to the availab... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Hello, I recently bought QCAD Pro and this is my first Bugtracker report!
First, I want to say a big thank you for creating and maintaining such a wonderful software package!
I’ve never encountered a system for expressing constraints in 2D (or even 3D) that feels as natural, intuitive, and expressive as QCAD feels!
I am very grateful to have randomly found it somehow. I wish all user interfaces were designed this way and especially that vector art programs adopted similar constraint-based tools.
Anyway though, here’s the actual feature suggestion:
I noticed that QCAD is missing one especially convenient and naturally occuring angular unit: cycles (a.k.a. turns or revolutions).
I personally find cycles to be my favorite unit overall and to be the most intuitive to work with (when not needing to use physical protractors). I actually mostly work digitally and most of my uses for QCAD will be digital. QCAD is the only software I’ve found that really expresses 2D constraints the way I want to be able to work and lay things out.
Rather than redundantly belabor the many reasons why I think cycles should added to the available displayed angle units in the Preferences → Dimension Settings → Angular Dimensions dropdown list, I will simply link to the rather large discussion I’ve already had with Husky and CVH arguing my case about why I want it added and why many other users could benefit from it.
Here’s the link to the relevant forum discussion.
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