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FS#1106Add support for wipeouts

Type
Feature Request
Status
Closed
Resolution
Implemented
Category
QCAD (main)
Severity
Low
Priority
Low
Reported version
3.6.4
Operating system
All
Reported
2014-09-30 by andrew
Closed
2024-06-27 by andrew
Votes
3
Duplicates
FS#1588

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.

Comments (6)

shoorick 2017-05-31

hi again!

wiping hatch under the label area is a good feature, it could be a property for the text object: like "wipeout background"

instead, my "hole" idea is not exactly the same: you can't put label over the "hole"!

regards!

andrew 2017-05-31

OK, thanks for the clarification. A "hole" as a kind of a "forbidden area" is not supported in DXF/DWG.

shoorick 2017-05-31

mmm... not "forbidden", but "invisible", "transparent": to be more correct, you may put label there, you just won't see it! you won't see its part, which intersects this area. like after printing this area is cutted off from the paper!

andrew 2017-05-31

Thanks, I understand. This is unfortunately not supported by the DXF/DWG format. There simply is no such entity or concept.

However, a wipeout would have the same effect if it is placed in front of all other entities. It's certainly the closest you can get with DXF/DWG.

shoorick 2017-05-31

thanks! wipeout could be enough: if I place wipeout "holes" on separate level, I can select all of them before printing and bring to front - extra operation, but not so boring ;)

CVH 2022-10-29

Shouldn't be that hard to support.
Indeed a filled hatch with a maxed out drawing order in the background color.
That could be the Model background or the Paper background.

A hatch has simply not that relative color property.
The drawing order is renumbered on save/reload.

Regards,
CVH