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choose color for dimension lines

Last post by CVH « Wed Sep 10, 2025 2:26 pm
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by Thailand/Kees » Tue Sep 09, 2025 7:01 am

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[Solved] How to Automatically Purge Unused Blocks and Layers

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by yamyam » Mon Sep 08, 2025 4:41 am

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[SOLVED] How do I troubleshoot PDF export and batch processing differences

Last post by CVH « Wed Sep 10, 2025 7:34 am
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by 2CV375 » Mon Sep 08, 2025 10:53 pm

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Chinese Text?

Last post by chenjuanhung « Tue Sep 09, 2025 12:30 pm
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by asym » Thu Mar 15, 2018 2:21 pm

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Scaling Finished Size

Last post by CVH « Tue Sep 09, 2025 2:39 am
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by taholmes160 » Mon Sep 08, 2025 6:24 pm

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One dxf, two cads see different things -hiw to resolve?

Last post by Buntehuhn « Mon Sep 08, 2025 5:34 pm
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by Buntehuhn » Wed Aug 06, 2025 7:19 pm

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I cant draw lines with direct length inputs

Last post by CVH « Mon Sep 08, 2025 3:39 pm
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by Fuokko » Mon Sep 08, 2025 3:04 pm

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Concerning dimensions...[SOLVED, 8 Sept 2025]

Last post by CVH « Mon Sep 08, 2025 1:11 pm
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by 1940LaSalle » Mon Sep 08, 2025 12:48 pm

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Re-ordering windows? [SOLVED, 8 Sept '25]

Last post by 1940LaSalle « Mon Sep 08, 2025 12:40 pm
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by 1940LaSalle » Sun Sep 07, 2025 7:14 pm

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Mon Sep 08, 2025 12:40 pm
How can the speed of dwg2dwg.bat be improved

Last post by CVH « Mon Sep 08, 2025 5:30 am
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by yamyam » Sat Sep 06, 2025 3:56 am

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How do I display a dimension marker in both metric and imperial ?

Last post by CVH « Sun Sep 07, 2025 6:26 am
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by iOne iTwo » Sun Sep 07, 2025 1:31 am

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Sun Sep 07, 2025 6:26 am
How Do I Trace Over A PDF? Suffering from memory loss...

Last post by CVH « Fri Sep 05, 2025 8:39 am
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by ctdahle » Fri Sep 05, 2025 3:51 am

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In this case, how should I draw the line?

Last post by CVH « Sun Aug 31, 2025 4:23 pm
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by JayPark » Sat Aug 30, 2025 10:09 am

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Dividing a shape (circle; line; etc.) into multiple equal parts [SOLVED]

Last post by CVH « Sat Aug 30, 2025 4:57 am
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by 1940LaSalle » Thu Jul 17, 2025 2:40 pm

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Sat Aug 30, 2025 4:57 am
How do I scale text at architectural 1:1 scale, so it imports in Inkscape?

Last post by CVH « Fri Aug 29, 2025 7:54 am
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by iOne iTwo » Tue Aug 26, 2025 8:21 am

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Fri Aug 29, 2025 7:54 am
How do I use a title block with attributes

Last post by CVH « Thu Aug 28, 2025 4:36 am
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by taholmes160 » Wed Aug 27, 2025 6:58 pm

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right click pan

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by joeynerves » Sat Aug 23, 2025 11:38 am

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How Do I Export .SVG

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by Fivecorners » Tue Aug 12, 2025 7:05 pm

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Thu Aug 21, 2025 6:31 pm
Cut/Copy and Paste not working in Qcad

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by rhmark » Thu Aug 21, 2025 7:46 am

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Solved - active layer selection in "Layer List" (Qt6)

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by bambuko » Fri Aug 15, 2025 10:02 am

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How to Scale drawings without changing dimensions

Last post by Husky « Fri Aug 15, 2025 10:43 pm
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by mlwoy » Fri Aug 15, 2025 9:30 pm

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Language changes

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by Osuna » Tue Aug 05, 2025 12:17 pm

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Can images be vectorized in QCAD?

Last post by CVH « Sun Aug 10, 2025 4:40 pm
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by JayPark » Sat Aug 09, 2025 4:13 pm

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3.27.9 question about (images relative path) solved

Last post by CVH « Sun Aug 10, 2025 3:45 am
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by bambuko » Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:10 pm

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How do you enter Azimuth angles

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by seasdes » Sat Aug 09, 2025 3:18 am

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Solved Property Editor Selection

Last post by CVH « Fri Aug 08, 2025 10:55 am
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by seasdes » Fri Aug 08, 2025 3:34 am

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Solved What is this object

Last post by CVH « Fri Aug 08, 2025 4:58 am
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by seasdes » Mon Aug 04, 2025 3:22 am

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repeated’s blocks at different scales.

Last post by christine « Thu Aug 07, 2025 3:50 pm
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by Philsourish » Thu Aug 07, 2025 2:02 pm

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Last post by christine
Thu Aug 07, 2025 3:50 pm
QCAD not automatically using Symbols from font

Last post by CVH « Thu Jul 31, 2025 5:45 am
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by DerekGove » Mon Jul 28, 2025 12:22 pm

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Cut & Copy Fails to function

Last post by Husky « Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:52 pm
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by mlwoy » Wed Jul 30, 2025 5:24 pm

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Wed Jul 30, 2025 7:52 pm
How to Get Back Onto the Grid? [SOLVED]

Last post by jerrykrinock « Mon Jul 21, 2025 7:00 am
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by jerrykrinock » Sun Jul 20, 2025 3:45 am

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Moving Drawings & Layers

Last post by CVH « Sat Jul 19, 2025 11:52 pm
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by mlwoy » Sat Jul 19, 2025 9:35 pm

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Sat Jul 19, 2025 11:52 pm
Viewing the Viewports

Last post by CVH « Wed Jul 16, 2025 4:22 pm
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by taholmes160 » Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:44 pm

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Last post by CVH
Wed Jul 16, 2025 4:22 pm
Possible bug when importing images

Last post by CVH « Sun Jul 13, 2025 3:41 am
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by DerekGove » Wed Jul 09, 2025 12:13 pm

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Sun Jul 13, 2025 3:41 am
Blocks not showing in library

Last post by CVH « Sun Jul 13, 2025 3:32 am
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by taholmes160 » Sat Jul 12, 2025 4:16 pm

1 Replies

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Sun Jul 13, 2025 3:32 am
relative text sizes

Last post by CVH « Wed Jul 09, 2025 4:23 am
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by dajo » Fri Jul 04, 2025 11:18 pm

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Newb - grids .....

Last post by jalapeno « Tue Jul 08, 2025 11:33 am
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by jalapeno » Wed Jul 02, 2025 1:39 pm

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Tue Jul 08, 2025 11:33 am
Grid Problems -- I need 1" dots and meta grid at 12" that change as I scale in / out

Last post by CVH « Sat Jul 05, 2025 3:58 am
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by taholmes160 » Fri Jul 04, 2025 10:10 pm

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Sat Jul 05, 2025 3:58 am
What are page tags and what are they used for

Last post by CVH « Wed Jul 02, 2025 10:09 am
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by Nenagh52 » Wed Jul 02, 2025 9:28 am

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Wed Jul 02, 2025 10:09 am
Efficient Way to Create Multiple Diamond Grille Patterns?

Last post by John Hyslop « Wed Jul 02, 2025 6:57 am
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by John Hyslop » Mon Jun 30, 2025 11:00 am

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[solved] Opaque Fill

Last post by growdigital « Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:54 pm
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by dickbob » Thu May 20, 2021 9:54 am

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Last post by growdigital
Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:54 pm
How to Import block files into Library

Last post by CVH « Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:36 pm
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by mlwoy » Tue Jul 01, 2025 7:49 pm

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Last post by CVH
Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:36 pm
Hello how do I convert an arc to a straight line on Quad

Last post by CVH « Tue Jul 01, 2025 12:25 pm
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by hannaconner » Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:30 am

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Tue Jul 01, 2025 12:25 pm
[solved] PDF export in multi layer

Last post by nacho « Mon Jun 30, 2025 1:05 pm
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by jouspat » Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:09 pm

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Mon Jun 30, 2025 1:05 pm
activate layer of entity

Last post by CVH « Sun Jun 29, 2025 2:01 pm
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by bambuko » Mon Jun 23, 2025 8:05 pm

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Polygone mit Farbe (transparent)füllen

Last post by Krischu « Sat Jun 28, 2025 7:39 am
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by Krischu » Thu Jun 26, 2025 2:47 pm

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Sat Jun 28, 2025 7:39 am
Improvements possible to QCAD Reference Manual?

Last post by CVH « Fri Jun 27, 2025 2:58 pm
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by Nigel » Fri Jun 27, 2025 8:35 am

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Fri Jun 27, 2025 2:58 pm
Copy / Paste Protokoll

Last post by Krischu « Thu Jun 26, 2025 5:01 pm
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by Krischu » Thu Jun 26, 2025 2:41 pm

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make lines perpendicular or horizontal (Solved)

Last post by doncraig « Mon Jun 23, 2025 2:41 pm
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by doncraig » Mon Jun 23, 2025 12:05 pm

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Mon Jun 23, 2025 2:41 pm
New install Error Message

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by Paero » Sat Jun 21, 2025 9:35 pm

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