QCAD Bugtracker

  • Status Assigned
  • Percent Complete
    0%
  • Task Type Feature Request
  • Category QCAD (main)
  • Assigned To
    Andrew
  • Operating System All
  • Severity Low
  • Priority Very Low
  • Reported Version 3.15.5
  • Due in Version Undecided
  • Due Date Undecided
  • Votes 1
    • CVH (30.10.2022)
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Attached to Project: QCAD Bugtracker
Opened by ftomaz - 04.09.2016
Last edited by Andrew - 05.09.2016

FS#1472 - Arc fit tool to improve large files

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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Andrew commented on 05.09.2016 06:22

Please attach file(s) in question to demonstrate / visualize the problem if possible. Thanks.

Anonymous Submitter commented on 05.09.2016 09:16

Exploding text entities in QCAD (all CAD as far as I know!) breaks down the individual letter to lines, arcs and splines and as you say it is not that suitable for the final output for cam work. I wonder whether if after exploding text in QCAD there could be a way to batch convert all the exploded text into continuous polylines, rather than arcs - would this help, I wonder?

CVH commented on 30.10.2022 10:16

An arc fit tool is definitely interesting, voted for it.

The reported problem is solved with XP in recent versions.
Text can become Polylines, Polylines with line segments, Splines, Lines & Arcs, ....
As engraver I have no problem with those anymore.

Regards,
CVH

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