Import/Export ASCII?

[jbhertzberg]

(OS: Windows)
(Version 3.10.0)

Hi. I am new to QCad.

Can I export the vertices of a pattern (say, a set of straight lines) to an ASCII file as (x,y) positions?

Can I import a set of (x,y) positions and draw lines from these?

thanks!!

J Hertzberg
Yorktown Heights NY

[Husky]

Hello J Hertzberg - welcome to the forum.

QCAD has no ASCII import/export functionality. What are you trying to accomplish?

[jbhertzberg]

Thanks for the reply! Sorry to hear this is not built-in.

I would like to do some analysis/design/processing in other software for which it is most convenient to define a pattern by a set of vertices.

For import, could I write a script using my x/y pairs and import this script into QCad?

[andrew]

For import, could I write a script using my x/y pairs and import this script into QCad?

Yes, you could accomplish both export and import relatively easily with script tools.

There is an example for importing points from an ASCII X,Y file at:
scripts/Misc/MiscIO/ImportPoints

The tool is available in QCAD under Misc > Import/Export > Import Points

[Husky]

For import, could I write a script using my x/y pairs and import this script into QCad?

QCAD is open to accept customized scripting .... but that isn't my wheelhouse
My naive answer would be: Yes - but maybe Andrew (QCAD developer) can tell you more about this.

Edit: He was one minute faster than me ....

[jbhertzberg]

Andrew, thanks for the link. I will take a look.