OS: Linux, Mint 20 Cinnamon 4.6.7, QCAD 3.27.8

According to: https://www.qcad.ch/rsforum/viewtopic.php?t=3944 it should be possible to do Alt+Click on overlapping lines to bring up a small context menu to allow resolving the selection ambiguity. In the current version of QCAD I find it necessary to do Ctrl+Alt+Click.

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https://qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=9731

Quick SVG export of a block reference can lead to unexpected results if the vertical flip option is enabled during the insertion of the block. See above forum thread.

Rotating a Viewport will lead to rotate the drawing in the viewport but not the Viewport itself. This will happen during a creation process by using VT or afterward by editing a viewport in the Property Editor.

Notice: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /home/qcadch/public_html/bugtracker/scripts/details.php on line 222

Saw many other errors when I first logged on.

Just installed latest QCAD. Simple drawing. Add a dimension and it shows as per attached image. Have used Qcad on and off for years for doing simple drawings. Not a professional designer. Never had this problem before.

Ubuntu 20.04.1

Hi
I tried to compile latest source to good old OS/2
I use Qt 6.2.4 and gcc 12.2.0
The build failed here....
Could you help me out to fix this error:

H:/USR/LOCAL1220/include/sys/cdefs.h:264: warning: “LONG_LONG_SUPPORTED” redefined
264 | #define LONG_LONG_SUPPORTED

    | 

<built-in>: note: this is the location of the previous definition
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g++ -c -Zomf -march=i686 -O2 -mno-avx -std=gnu++1z -Wall -Wextra -DQT_NO_IPV6 -DQT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE=0×000000 -DQCAD_DLL -DQCADCORE_LIBRARY -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_PLUGIN -DQT_PRINTSUPPORT_LIB -DQT_HELP_LIB -DQT_UITOOLS_LIB -DQT_DESIGNER_LIB -DQT_UIPLUGIN_LIB -DQT_WIDGETS_LIB -DQT_SVG_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_QML_LIB -DQT_NETWORK_LIB -DQT_SQL_LIB -DQT_XML_LIB -DQT_CONCURRENT_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQDESIGNER_EXPORT_WIDGETS -IG:/qcad/src/core -I. -IG:/qcad/src/core -IG:/qcad/src/core/math -IG:/qcad/src/grid -IG:/qcad/src/snap -IG:/qcad/src/gui -IG:/qcad/src/entity -IG:/qcad/src/operations -IG:/qcad/src/scripting -IG:/qcad/src/stemmer -IG:/qcad/src/scripting/ecmaapi -IG:/qcad/src/scripting/ecmaapi/generated -IG:/qcad/src/scripting/ecmaapi/adapters -IG:/qcad/src/io/dxf -IG:/qcad/src/spatialindex -IG:/qcad/src/3rdparty -IG:/qcad/src/zip -IH:/USR/LOCAL1220/include -IH:/USR/LOCAL1220/include/QtPrintSupport -IH:/USR/LOCAL1220/include/QtHelp -IH:/USR/LOCAL1220/include/QtUiTools -IH:/USR/LOCAL1220/include/QtDesigner -IH:/USR/LOCAL1220/include/QtUiPlugin -IH:/USR/LOCAL1220/include/QtWidgets -IH:/USR/LOCAL1220/include/QtSvg -IH:/USR/LOCAL1220/include/QtGui -IH:/USR/LOCAL1220/include/QtQml -IH:/USR/LOCAL1220/include/QtNetwork -IH:/USR/LOCAL1220/include/QtSql -IH:/USR/LOCAL1220/include/QtXml -IH:/USR/LOCAL1220/include/QtConcurrent -IH:/USR/LOCAL1220/include/QtCore -Irelease -IH:/USR/LOCAL1220/mkspecs/os2-g++ -o release/RTextBasedEntity.obj G:/qcad/src/core/RTextBasedEntity.cpp
G:/qcad/src/core/RDebug.cpp: In static member function ‘static void RDebug::startTimer(int)’:
G:/qcad/src/core/RDebug.cpp:75:15: error: ‘class QTime’ has no member named ‘start’

 75 |     timer[id].start();
    |               ^~~~~

G:/qcad/src/core/RDebug.cpp: In static member function ‘static uint RDebug::stopTimer(int, const QString&, uint)’:
G:/qcad/src/core/RDebug.cpp:90:38: error: ‘class QTime’ has no member named ‘elapsed’

 90 |     unsigned long long t = timer[id].elapsed() * 1000000;
    |                                      ^~~~~~~

While editing a spline with fit points, I accidentally moved a fit point on top of another fit point, which locked up the software (grayed out, not responding). I had to ctl / alt / del and end task to resolve.

Arch Linux x86_64 (up to date Nov 2022)
System Qt version: 5.15.7
Qcad Pro 3.27.8 64-bit

The ‘standard’ Linux installer for Qcad Pro 3.27.8 (qcad-3.27.8-pro-linux-x86_64.run) dumps core on either of the following actions:

- Help/’Check for Updates’

- File/Save As...

However, installing the ‘qcad-3.27.8-pro-linux-qt5.14-x86_64.run’ version built against a more recent version of Qt (as of Nov 2022) does not display these issues.

I am leaving this here in case it is helpful to other users.

Additional to  FS#2425 

Include scale option in Option Toolbar for Arc Length Dimensions.
Include scaling RDimArcLengthData by linear factor.

Regards,
CVH

Hi Andrew

When I apply an Arc Length Dimension the result is incorrect, see forum post with screenshot and dxf..

https://qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=9692#p39217

Cheers
John

I run KDE Plasma (KWin window manager) on Gentoo Linux.

I have tested with several different builds of QCAD 3.27.8:

• Pro Trial qt5.14 (tar.gz distribution)
• Pro Trial (tar.gz distribution)
• Community Edition built by Gentoo Portage (https://github.com/l29ah/booboo/blob/master/media-gfx/qcad/qcad-3.27.8.0.ebuild)

If I use Open, Save As, and anything else that selects a file or a folder, the dialog does not show any contents, and the terminal prints an error:

Warning:  couldn't create slave: "Unknown protocol 'file'."

Some of the dialogs behave better by deselecting:
Application Prefs > File: Open/Save > File Dialog > Use system file dialog

So, looking through the code, I noticed that there is already KDE-specific handling to avoid using the system dialog, but it has probably been broken since switching to QT5, because Q_WS_X11 (and all other Q_WS_* global macros) no longer exist with QT5+.

I’ve attached a patch that fixes the usage of that macro. With that patch, in my portage-built Community Edition build, I no longer have to deselect “Use system file dialog”.

But, there are at least two places that do not respect the DontUseNativeDialogs setting:

• Application Prefs > File > Templates > Template Folders > Add
• Application Prefs > Widgets > Library Browser > Library Sources > Add...

I found the scripts source for the Library Browser PreferencesPage.ui, but I couldn’t find the same for the Templates selection, probably because that is a Pro-only feature (right?).

For the LibraryBrowser, here is the appropriate sections of code:

• The btAdd button on the DirectoryList: https://github.com/qcad/qcad/blob/master/scripts/Widgets/LibraryBrowser/PreferencesPage.ui#L135
• The DirectoryList‘s clicked function: https://github.com/qcad/qcad/blob/master/scripts/Widgets/DirectoryList/DirectoryList.js#L41

So, somehow this line needs to change to use the DontUseNativeDialogs setting, but I’m not sure how to do that (I don’t have much experience with QT development).

var dir = QFileDialog.getExistingDirectory(this, fileDlgTitle);

Assuming that Template Folders preference also uses the DirectoryList widget, fixing this should fix that pref pane as well.

Here’s the output in the console:

Just bought the software, seems to be fine except of the problem described in the title

See also:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=9663

Insert Measurement / e.g. Point to Point fails within Coordinate (SX) dialog. It is offered for X and Y but I can’t find a way to use it. For a proper measurement with IP I need to use Autosnap etc. but that means I have to switch from Coordinate snap to an other snap with no way to return to use the d1 variable.

Shortcut YR, YE etc. fails for marked Layer. It works at active layer.

Shortcut Y+, Y- fails for selecting Layer Entities in a Layer List. Letter is ignored and +, - zooms the drawing

For what I use QCad for it would be extremely helpful - and likely quite simple to implement - to have an option to display values (e.g. measurements of position and length) in inches only instead of feet and inches. I suppose if I were working in metric units the same idea would apply to centimetres only instead of metres + centimetres. Consider you have a line segment whose x-position is 3’ 11 17/32” and you need to move it by 2’ 7 13/64”. The math would just be a lot simpler if the “feet” measure were in inches - so 47 17/32” and 31 13/64”.

Andrew,

In “Loop not closed at point 120.079/259.997.” we can not use the coordinate as such.
With my preferences I would need 120,079;259,997 as a valid coordinate to enter in the command line.
I do this ‘translation’ in between in Notepad.

Not that personally my boundaries are frequently off

Reported by <OttoZ> in:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=89&p=38836#p38829
‘Die Koordinaten lassen sich nicht kopieren, sonst könnte man zur Fehlstelle springen.’

In all cases the “/” is not a valid Cartesian coordinate separator.
The dot at the end of the sentence is also not so common in QCAD.

Regards,
CVH

Edit: And it fails often to read the menu at all at the first time. A second try will display the information ...

Reported in the QCAD Forum by TSG on a macOS Catalina system.
Details on this topic can be found at https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=89&t=9603#p38738.

Andrew,

When selecting a Hatch entity:
For a solid filled Hatch the boundaries total length is given.
With a pattern that returns the summed length of the patterned lines.

I think that the recent performance update for RHatchData::getLength returns something different than intended.

Regards,
CVH

Andrew,

Trace Bitmap requires a selection.
QCAD stalls when the first entity id is not an RImageEntity .

The prevImageEntity.getFileName() in the beginEvent will throw an exception for all but an RImageEntity.

The odds are against us that in a multiple selection an image is the first id.

I think you need to filter on image entities like later in the applyOperation function.

Regards,
CVH

When using SVG export on a drawing with a block defined, the export is incorrect. Arcs are drawn incorrectly and parts of the block are missing. If that block is exploded, the SVG export is correct. Attached is a block on the lower left and the same block on the lower right after explode. Also attached is the resulting SVG file.
This is not always the case. Some blocks are correctly exported to SVG. The upper row is again a block on the left and the same block exploded on the right. It exports properly.

Hi Andrew

I get Extreme Lag When Left Click and Selecting Solid or Pattern Hatch...

Please See Thread in Forum...
https://qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=9588&p=38670#p38670

Screenshot & DXF Attached for your convenience ..

Version: 3.27.7.0 (3.27.7)
Build Date: Sep 30 2022
Revision: 62d387f
Qt Version: 5.14.2
Architecture: x86_64
Compiler: gcc 5.4.0

Cheers
John

Hi Andrew

When I Print or save as PDF the paper settings don’t seem to be working....
The output file does not match..

See Forum Post
https://qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=9587&p=38662#p38662

Cheers
John

Please refer to the user report below: https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=9586&p=38653#p38653 Note: 3.27.6.0 (3.27.6) works as intended.

Thanks.

Only prints on A4 size paper, no matter what settings, print or pdf export, print from model or from layout block

Version:
3.27.7.0 (3.27.7)
Internet:
QCAD.org
Build Date:
Sep 29 2022
Revision:
58ecdde
Qt Version:
5.13.2
Architecture:
x86_64
Compiler:
MSVC++ 14.0 (2015)

The “Any” filter matches no entities.

Select an object, e.g. a block or text. Hit G P to open the object’s properties.

Select the text input for the X coordinate. Add the string +0.1 to the end. Hit enter. The coordinate is increased by 0.1.

Repeat this for the Y coordinate. The coordinate always becomes 1.

Repeat this a second time, for the Y coordinate, without closing the properties dialogue in between edits. The coordinate updates as expected, e.g. 1.1, 1.2, 1.3...

Seen
https://github.com/qcad/qcad/commit/302010556a077f71b3de6c3c0f8f3df0282a5da9 And that all entries are a division by 1000

It is exactly 9 460 730 472 580 800 meter
To return a correct factor to meters the value must be a factor 1000 larger.

131 return 9460730472580800000 / 1000;

More info:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=9506&p=38295#p38295

Kind regards,
CVH

When i try to upload an immage Q cad professional edition last evrsion always crash, the same happens when i try to save a project.

Dimension override for linear format not saved to file.

See also:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=9536

Hi,
Recently I found out that tabs (CAM module) are only visible on layer 0. If I turn this layer off, all tabs will disappear. It is very inconvenient for someone who create a drawing using multiple layers. Im my case, layer 0 contains the frame and the info table only. When the drawing is ready and verified, I add a layer with a copy of the drawing just for g-code generation. I do it in that way because the drawing sometimes has to be modified for cnc purposes. Please correct this problem.

Tested on: QCAD/CAM Pro 3.27.6
PC with Windows 10.

Tested on a Win7 32bit and a Win10 64bit system.

With App.Prefs defaults for new drawings set to mm, mm, metric.
Inserting a ‘CubeCuttingOut’ with the default size 10 into a drawing in inch results in size 0.39370079” what is indeed 10mm.

One would expect it to be sized 10 units of the target drawing.

Recently reported by Husky concerning the QCAD Utilities by MikeJ.
https://qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=9429&start=15#p38045

ScriptItems are first created on a new (offline) document.
QCAD will then adapt the size with unit conversion.
Then it will scale, rotate, flip according the ‘Insert Script’ tool options.

This is fully predictable for standard library items where the source is a dxf file with a defined unit and no unit conversion would occur if the library source unit was ‘None’.

I then assume that this can be fixed with setting the new RDocument in InsertScriptItem.prototype.beginEvent its unit to ‘None’.
Not knowing what the intended behavior should be for any other case, source or usage ...

Regards,
CVH

Dear Mr Mustun,

I’ve got a problem similar to issue 2354.

Sometimes I have to create bigger drawings. Therefore I often create a “main drawing” and some “detail drawings”. I usually do the details in “detail drawing” and transfer them to “main drawing” by using “copy with reference” and “paste”. Until a few days ago it worked quite properly, but now it doesn’t anymore.

Today from issue 2354 I’ve learned that qcad doesn´t use windows clipboard. Can you tell me an alternative way to help me, please?

OS: Windows 11 Home
QCAD: Professional 3.27 (.4 ?, purchased July 29th 2022) 64 bit

Sincerely, FW

If the Theme is chosen as Dark, the name of even layers in the Layer List is with white color and the name of background is also white. Please see the attachment.

Many thanks!

dgn file load / import fails in Pro and Trial.
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9444

Warnings: