Hello Everybody,
I'm a software developer and I would like to make communicate and interact QCad with other software applications.
For these reason I'm really interested to learn as much as possible about scripting.
In the past I have used the Qt framework to create cross-platform applications, so I hope that my previous experiences can help me in this new challenge.
Unluckily I have not a great knowledge of CAD software, so I hope to find in this forum some inspiration, help and support.
Thanks
sramp
new in town
Moderator: andrew
Re: new in town
Hello and welcome!
Feel free to post any questions or specific problems you are trying to solve to our developer forum at:
http://qcad.org/rsforum/viewforum.php?f=30
Are you thinking about interaction on a data level (e.g. through importing and exporting files) or on a higher level (e.g. starting tools and modifying drawings from other applications)?sramp wrote:I'm a software developer and I would like to make communicate and interact QCad with other software applications.
It most certainly will. QCAD scripts can access almost all of the Qt API. Only the syntax is slightly different from C++ since it's ECMAScript (JavaScript).sramp wrote:In the past I have used the Qt framework to create cross-platform applications, so I hope that my previous experiences can help me in this new challenge.
Feel free to post any questions or specific problems you are trying to solve to our developer forum at:
http://qcad.org/rsforum/viewforum.php?f=30
Re: new in town
Hi Andrew,
thanks for the reply.
After this, we will see, as you know ... appetite comes with eating
Thank you
sramp
thanks for the reply.
As a first approach I'll try to export some data read from the drawings adding also some supporting user interface.Are you thinking about interaction on a data level (e.g. through importing and exporting files) or on a higher level (e.g. starting tools and modifying drawings from other applications)?
After this, we will see, as you know ... appetite comes with eating
Thank you
sramp
Re: new in town
Sounds interesting, please keep us posted.sramp wrote:After this, we will see, as you know ... appetite comes with eating
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