QCAD Bugtracker

Hi Andrew,

I was fiddeling around with a copy of the hpgl postprocessor, and has it adapted, up and running for a HP7580 penplotter. You may add this to QCAD if you like.

Poking and peeking in the other postprocessor files, I found enough information to generate a very acceptable hpgl.plt file now, including the required pen changes.

The purpose of a ‘bracket-field’ (as [S] ) is clear to me. Where are [S#] and [S!] used for?

1) Open the attached dxf file
2) Right click on “vne_vent_odvod_ec_3f” block in Block list and select Copy block
3) Choose name
4) Insert reference of this Copy block to the modelspace
5) Save the file
6) Close and reopen the file

RESULT: Attributes of block references included in the original block are missing in the copied block.
Immediately after insertion of the copied block I can see in the property editor, that block reference attributes are not “conected” to the block reference, but they are still visible. They disappear when the file is reopen.

Alternative way I use to copy this kind of blocks without error: Open block I want to copy, Select all entities, reference copy of them, paste to modelspace, select them in modelspace and choose create block.

In a the modelspace I have a block reference of a block(parent), which includes block references (with attributes) of another blocks(child). Than I select this parent block reference and choose Explode. The result is, that the child block references have visible attributes, but they are not connected to the block reference anymore (I can not see them in property editor when the child block is selected). Than when I choose synchronize attributes, new attributes with default values will appear.
I am not sure it his is a bug or expected behavior of the Explode feature.

If it is not a bug, I would like to have new Extract feature, which would copy the content of the selected block reference and immediately insert it exactly to the same place (attributes would be still connected to child references) Extracted block reference would be than removed. Optionally, it could delete the block definition if it is not used anymore in the drawing (but there is already Block Purge feature which will do this).

- Create block with attributes
- Create block reference
- Select block reference
→ Property editor does not show attributes

Hi Andrew,

I am trying to ‘HP pen plotter’ a test file, created by AutoCAD 10.

Saving the in QCAD loaded file goes fine. However, the tool table is empty now.

Trying to make a new tool 1 Errors it exists already but does not show up in the tool table.

What do I miss?

Ich habe im Snapshot 3.21.3.14 unter macOS einen Fehler gefunden, der QCAD in eine Endlosschleife führt, sodaß QCAD nicht mehr antwortet.
Details siehe unter https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=89&t=6011#p22435

Drawing preferences have no effect on point type when printed or in print-preview for block reference points.
Notice in “print output”, the “Dot” (Block reference point) is displayed (drawing preferences are ignored).

See attached photos.

Hi Andrew,

I have added a PWM Laser post processor.

You can add it to QCAD’s post processor directory

Application crashes when entering 0 in the scale option while pasting a spline.

This is an issue also when entering scale factors of less than 1, as the application immediately crashes when entering the 0 digit.
As a workaround for a scale factor of e.g. 0.5, one can enter 1.5 and then edit the 1 digit to 0.

Hi Andrew,

While generating a toolpath I stumbled upon an odd error.

- Store layer states under a name
- Restore layer states
- Remove layer states object
- Update layer states object

look at
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=89&p=22762&sid=26fade8dcfd514372faaf98834df4413#p22762

Linux, gcc:

make[4]: Entering directory '/home/ice/w/qcad/qcad/src/scripting/ecmaapi'
g++ -c -include release/qcadecmaapi -pipe -O2 -w -D_REENTRANT -fPIC -DQT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE=0x000000 -DQCAD_DLL -DQCADECMAAPI_LIBRARY -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_PLUGIN -DQT_PRINTSUPPORT_LIB -DQT_SVG_LIB -DQT_OPENGL_LIB -DQT_HELP_LIB -DQT_UITOOLS_LIB -DQT_DESIGNER_LIB -DQT_UIPLUGIN_LIB -DQT_WIDGETS_LIB -DQT_GUI_LIB -DQT_SCRIPT_LIB -DQT_SCRIPTTOOLS_LIB -DQT_SQL_LIB -DQT_XMLPATTERNS_LIB -DQT_NETWORK_LIB -DQT_XML_LIB -DQT_CORE_LIB -DQDESIGNER_EXPORT_WIDGETS -I. -I../../core -I../../core/math -I../../grid -I../../snap -I../../gui -I../../entity -I../../operations -I../../scripting -I../../stemmer -I. -Igenerated -Iadapters -I../../io/dxf -I../../spatialindex -I../../3rdparty -I/home/ice/w/qcad/qcad/src/zip -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5 -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtPrintSupport -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtSvg -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtOpenGL -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtHelp -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtUiTools -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtDesigner -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtUiPlugin -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtWidgets -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtGui -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtScript -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtScriptTools -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtSql -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtXmlPatterns -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtNetwork -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtXml -isystem /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/QtCore -Irelease -isystem /usr/include/libdrm -I/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/mkspecs/linux-g++ -o release/RScriptHandlerEcma.o RScriptHandlerEcma.cpp
In file included from RScriptHandlerEcma.cpp:372:0:
generated/REcmaZip.h:15:26: fatal error: RZip.h: No such file or directory
                 #include "RZip.h"
                          ^~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
Makefile.Release:3622: recipe for target 'release/RScriptHandlerEcma.o' failed
make[4]: *** [release/RScriptHandlerEcma.o] Error 1

Seems to have been introduced in 854baacb, it seems.

when printing only a white page is generated. Also when pdf generation, a corrupted file is generated. I enclose my dwg file.
Also It takes more than 20 seconds for most of the task, like selecting, zoom in or out, and I own a 16Gb RAM and i7 8Gen processor....
It sucks...

QCAD seems either to mishandle or ignore svg group transformations altogether.

Importing the attached file into QCAD renders the largest polygon (polygon18) to be rotated and misplaced. This is shown in actual.png. The expected result (original Inkscape renedering) is shown in expected.png.

Looking at the code of the original drawing it can be observed there is a transformation applied to the group which polygon18 is in:

 <g
   style="stroke-width:0.35433099;stroke-miterlimit:4;stroke-dasharray:none"
   id="g20"
   transform="rotate(-90,316.66796,298.95141)" >
   <path
      inkscape:connector-curvature="0"
      id="polygon18"
      d="..." />

Removing the ‘transform’ attribute produces virtually identical (erroneous) rendering in Inkscape as well.

Hi. This is a layers confusion..

I have layers:

0
v Layer 1
Layer 1a
v Layer 2
Layer 2a

I select (highlight) “Layer 1a” add an entity on “Layer 1a”
I select (highlight) “Layer 2a” add an entity on “Layer 2a”

I then collapse “Layer 2” and then collapse “Layer1” - in that order:

0
> Layer 1
> Layer 2

No layers shown highlighted.

I immediately add a 3rd entity.

I then open “Layer 2” and see that “Layer 2a” is still highlighted.

I then hide “Layer 1”

That third entity that I added is now hidden (as is the first entity that I added in “Layer 1a”) and properties show it is part of “Layer 1”, not “Layer 2a”. Seems like the third entity is added to the top layer that was last collapsed.

Even happens if I collapse “Layer 2” and then immediately expand it. Add an entity and that entity is placed in “Layer 2” even though “Layer 2a” is still highlighted.

I hope this makes sense. Not a huge issue, just a strange UI peculiarity.

Best regards
Hugh
3.21.3.19 and 3.21.3 Windows 10 as updated as possible

Add option to line input context menu to enter a distance from the drawing, measured from two points.
Perhaps existing measuring tools can be re-used to feedback values into line edits to avoid duplication.

See also:
http://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=6111

Dimension entities that lay completely within the stretch area are not moved.

See also:
http://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=89&t=6118

I received an ACAD file for a cinema we’re working on and the handicapped toilets were rotated 180-degrees referenced to everything (so the toilet appears to be in the hallway rather than the restroom. The handicapped toilet is part of a block with the handrails and those are in their proper place, just the toilet is rotated.

I have verified the problem on both MAC and PC versions.

The drawing appears correct in AutoCAD as well as TrueView and other programs that can read AutoCAD (that I’ve checked). This problem seems to be QCAD specific.

I know that I can’t stretch a block in Model space but a block completely inside a Blocks should move. It doesn’t works that way in 3.22.0.3

Also, the way the state of radioButtons is saved on Qcad3.conf is rather confusing.

Exemple :
Two radioButtons _cr_i and _cr_x are in the same QWidget.
- check _cr_i
- validate the form with OK
- reopen the form, check _cr_x
- validate the form with OK

the config file reads

[_myPlenum2]
VisibleInMenu=true
...
_cr_i=_cr_i
_cr_x=_cr_x
...

On next form run, even if I select _cr_i, the radiobutton QWidget always takes the value of _cr_x.

Case: My last “Print preview” setting was “Multiple Pages” = 4
QCAD will remember this setting until I change it.

If I then - maybe days later - start a “Print current view” out of my drawing then QCAD will show me the current view on ONE page. Exactly what I expected. If I start the print QCAD will print on FOUR pages regarding to the last “Print preview” setting. Not what I was looking for ....

Now knowing what will happen I launch “Print current view”, see my current view on ONE page, launch the “Drawing preferences”, see that FOUR is the number for pages, doesn’t change anything and cancel the dialog. NOW I can see that FOUR pages are used for the current view print.

That is confusing and it would be nice to have somehow more control over this behavior.

1. Create polyline with global width (e.g. 10)
2. Scale polyline by factors X=-1, Y=1
3. Polyline loses width

In the attached drawing, the origin is at the lower left, but $EXTMAX 10 = 0, 20 = .66473 and $EXTMIN = 10 = 3.2, 20 = 0

The X value for $EXTMAX should be 3.2
The X value for #EXTMIN should be 0

the following is an excerpt from the file
$EXTMIN
10
3.2
20
0.664730029289
30
0.0

9

$EXTMAX
10
0.0
20
0.0
30
0.0

Please can you provided a worked example for scripting (I can’t find anything similar in the Help/Book)?

I have a 2D drawing that has a segmented circle that is divided into 12/16/20 segments etc.

I want to show this in a side 2D view e.g. there are 6/8/10 segments visible to fill in a rectangle.

I can manually calculate the distance to draw vertical “fill” lines by calculating the angle of the end of each segment. With the option to rotate the position of the lines by half/third of a segment.

A simple example with only 2 segments visible, it’s 0, 50% and 100%.
With 4 segments, it’s tan(22.5), tan(45), -tan(45) and 90 degrees that’s approximately 41%, 50%, 59% and 100%.

So the task, is to receive the coordinates of the area e.g. a rectangle, divide the rectangle into unequal smaller rectangles.

I imagine that a 3D program can do this, but I want to do something similar. Perhaps this is more easily applied - I’m new to CAD and QCAD.

Loading the appended dxf-file should show a circle and an ellipse.
The circle is ok.
The ellipse gets always an ellipse with center at (0|0),
main vertex at (1|0) and ratio of 1.

QCAD Community, built from Git HEAD (bf30371), Linux (Ubuntu 18.04 x64), Qt 5.10.1, fresh build on a completely clean, new checkout.

Warning:  QApplication: invalid style override passed, ignoring it.
17:00:05: Debug:    RDxfPlugin::init
17:00:05: Debug:    RScriptsPlugin::init
Warning:  Cannot load translation: "qtbase_en"
Warning:  Cannot load translation: "qt_en"
Warning:  Cannot load translation: "assistant_en"
Warning:  Cannot load translation: "qt_help_en"
Warning:  Qt WebEngine seems to be initialized from a plugin. Please set Qt::AA_ShareOpenGLContexts using QCoreApplication::setAttribute before constructing QGuiApplication.
Warning:  action not found: "Scheme"
Warning:  RScriptHandlerEcma::eval: script engine exception:  "TypeError: Result of expression 'global[defaultActionClass].init' [undefined] is not a function."
Warning:  "<anonymous>() at /home/ice/w/qcad/qcad/scripts/File/OpenFile/../NewFile/NewFile.js:522\n<anonymous>(documentInterface = RDocumentInterface(0x55651e9299c0)) at /home/ice/w/qcad/qcad/scripts/File/OpenFile/../NewFile/NewFile.js:472\n<anonymous>() at /home/ice/w/qcad/qcad/scripts/File/OpenFile/../NewFile/NewFile.js:251\n<anonymous>() at /home/ice/w/qcad/qcad/scripts/File/OpenFile/../NewFile/NewFile.js:109\n<eval>() at 1\nslotTrigger() at -1\nopenFiles(args = , createNew = true) at scripts/autostart.js:209\nmain() at scripts/autostart.js:794\n<global>() at scripts/autostart.js:832"
Warning:  RScriptHandlerEcma::eval: script engine exception:  "TypeError: Result of expression 'global[defaultActionClass].init' [undefined] is not a function."
Warning:  "<anonymous>() at /home/ice/w/qcad/qcad/scripts/File/OpenFile/../NewFile/NewFile.js:522\n<anonymous>(documentInterface = RDocumentInterface(0x55651e9299c0)) at /home/ice/w/qcad/qcad/scripts/File/OpenFile/../NewFile/NewFile.js:472\n<anonymous>() at /home/ice/w/qcad/qcad/scripts/File/OpenFile/../NewFile/NewFile.js:251\n<anonymous>() at /home/ice/w/qcad/qcad/scripts/File/OpenFile/../NewFile/NewFile.js:109\n<eval>() at 1\nslotTrigger() at -1\nopenFiles(args = , createNew = true) at scripts/autostart.js:209\nmain() at scripts/autostart.js:794\n<global>() at scripts/autostart.js:832"
Warning:  At least one uncaught exception:
Warning:  "<anonymous>() at /home/ice/w/qcad/qcad/scripts/File/OpenFile/../NewFile/NewFile.js:522\n<anonymous>(documentInterface = RDocumentInterface(0x55651e9299c0)) at /home/ice/w/qcad/qcad/scripts/File/OpenFile/../NewFile/NewFile.js:472\n<anonymous>() at /home/ice/w/qcad/qcad/scripts/File/OpenFile/../NewFile/NewFile.js:251\n<anonymous>() at /home/ice/w/qcad/qcad/scripts/File/OpenFile/../NewFile/NewFile.js:109\n<eval>() at 1\nslotTrigger() at -1\nopenFiles(args = , createNew = true) at scripts/autostart.js:209\nmain() at scripts/autostart.js:794\n<global>() at scripts/autostart.js:832"
17:00:07: Debug:    "<global>() at 522"

My best guess is this was introduced sometime during last week or thereabouts (i.e. before that, Git HEAD used to work fine).

Scenario:

launch BE / Edit contents of selected block,
Pencil symbol shows that this block is now in edit mode,
launch Rename Block / rename it, confirm with ok, dialog closes,
renaming doesn’t works, pencil symbol is still on that block,
try to launch rename block again - doesn’t work anymore,
return to main drawing,
if I then select this block it will show the new name in the Property editor but not in the block list,
if I try to open this block within the block list again it doesn’t works,
if I open this block within a double-click in my drawing it will open but the pencil isn’t shown.

Hello

So, I think .. that when the dark scheme has been chosen
the eye color for the active layers should be white
(similar to the list of blocks).

Best regards
Jacek

Hello

I noticed that
when the dark scheme has been chosen
the shortcut for any toolbar tool, shown inside tool tooltip
has color similar to the tooltip background
which makes it invisible.

QCAD version 3.22.0.0 (3.22.0) revision 2ba5a26
Checked on Windos, Suse, Archlinux.

Best regards
Jacek

When doing the selection shown in attached image, only horizontal line gets selected.

This only happen in some drawings. When starting a new drawing all selects as expected but when increasing complexity some lines can’t be selected using crossing selection.

If you copy/paste to new file it’s still not working, nor in other computer.

Create new drawing.
Add new layer (Layer 1)
Layer 0 still selected (highlighted) but new entities drawn on Layer 1

Very best

Block array column and row spacing not scaled in unit conversion.

If the print preview is opened automatically using File > PDF Export, the print preview does not open correctly or is unclosable (script exception).

using the trim (RM) command
the drawing has a circle with a line going through it. I want to trim the line ends to the circle with the remaining lines inside the circle.
select the circle as limiting entity.
command line says Choose entity to trim. click the line on the right side of center, the excess line on the right is properly trimmed.
command line says Choose entity to trim. Click the remaining line inside the circle on the left side of center. nothing happens.

if I exit the trim command and re-enter, now I can trim the left side of the line

Layers issue has returned. Add new layer and the new layer, even though active, is not highlighted although the pencil icon shows. And in some cases no layers are highlighted after the new layer is added or the wrong layer is highlighted after adding new layer. 3.22.09

1.
\fGOST Common|b0|i1|c204|p34|;Text - not correctly recognized in Qcad, displays all content (with last “|”, so forms AutoCAD)
\fGOST Common|b0|i1|c204|p34;Text - normally recognized in Qcad

2.
Line spacing (\pxsm1; \pxsm2; \pxsm3; etc.) is not recognized in Qcad:

\pxsm1;{Text\PText}

output as:

xsm1;Text
Text

SVG / XML output is invalid if text contains “–“.

See also:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=6254

A margin of 0px can still lead to a margin if width is much larger than height or vice versa.

See also:
https://qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=6257

See also:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=6267

Create text with formatting:

\fArial|b0|i1|c0|p0;R\fArial|b0|i0|c0|p0;\S^2;

i.e. Capital, italic R with subscript 2 (not italic).

Edit text.

Formatting changed to (invalid):

\fArial|b0|i1|c0|p0;R\S^\fArial|b0|i0|c0|p0;2;

Now I try the third time to post this .... .... deleted by “wrong token”???????
However ...

Regarding to the online tutorial:

quote:
Opening a CXF Font for Editing

To load an existing CXF font file in QCAD to view and edit its glyphs, simply use the menu File > Open and choose the format filter “CXF Font Files (*.cxf)”. Then choose the font file you want to open. The fonts that come with QCAD are stored in directory “fonts” of your QCAD installation.

quote end

Editing the cxf font in the original QCAD font folder will lead to a error message triggered by the Autosave function:

File access error: “C:/Program Files/qcad-3.22.1-pro-win64/fonts\~~Husky_test_font.dxf”. Access is denied.
[15:34:58] Autosave failed: C:\Program Files\qcad-3.22.1-pro-win64\fonts\~Husky_test_font.dxf

Note: Windows will not save anything in a system folder and the process is terminated by windows.

Solution: Move the cxf font for editing from the QCAD folder to a unprotected folder like Documents/drawings.
After editing is done move it back to the QCAD font folder.

I’m not able to import any dxf or dwg.

I guess I’ve discovered a bug:

Text elements align the same no matter if “base” or “bottom” alignment is chosen. The text is “shifting” (in both cases) when the characteristic “contains glyphs that cross the base line” is changed. Same shifting also occurs with text aligned “top” with having no glyphs reaching the top-line.
I assume this isn’t the intended behaviour ...

For demonstration I attached a file where I’ve put lines (to align with) and three sample texts “as” (only “center”-glyphs), “aps” (glyph crossing base-line) and “this” (glyphs reaching top-line), each aligned with all vertical alignment-options (1-top, 2-midlle , 3-base , 4-bottom).

Hope fixing this dosen’t take too much effort.
Regards,
Volker

See also:
https://qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?p=23723

See also:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=6327

The problem is related to PDSIZE being set to 0 which means “5% of drawing area height”.

Layer states in DXF/DWG files may contain NULL layers (likely deleted layers). Import fails in these cases.

Import of a block from a file from file - import or its related icon does not place anything on the drawing or add it to the block list.
When you open the command, the import drawing dialog appears as well as the options tool bar. Whether save as block is checked or not, nothing happens and the options tool bar closes when a file name has been selected and open is clicked on the import drawing dialog.

Dragging and dropping a file on the main screen still works

QCAD community edition.

I use this program to generate CAM data. Whenever I save a the same text in different layers - one of the layers saved has broken lines. I have to spend hours extending and trimming each segment to reattach them.

Duplicate problem:

New file
Add some text
Explode into lines
Add layer
Add same text to same location on new layer
Explode into lines
Save file

Create and insert a block with entities on layer “0” and layer “1”.

Switch off layer “1”.

Auto zoom zooms to block boundary of all entities, including those on layer “1”.

See also:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=6336

File > Bitmap Export does not export non-plottable layers.

See also:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=6364