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Rantanplan7
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Reference lines

Post by Rantanplan7 » Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:29 am

Hi everyone,

is there a special function for generating reference lines which will not be visible in a printout?
I would use constructions lines for that and would place them on a seperate layer which I would switch to invisible before I print it.

I assume that there is no quicker way?
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Sven

QCAD 3.27.6.0 / Windows 11 Professional 64-bit / 16 GB RAM, i5 [email protected], SSD
(former Autosketch 10 user)

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Re: Reference lines

Post by andrew » Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:55 am

You might just want to make that layer not plottable (edit layer and uncheck plottable in layer dialog). This means it shows up on screen but never gets printed.

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Re: Reference lines

Post by Rantanplan7 » Wed Jul 18, 2018 12:35 pm

Sorry, but I have seen that layer function and tried it. Still visible in print preview. At the moment I don't have a printer connected so I can't double check if it is still in the printout.
Hopefully I have not found a bug?
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Sven

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Re: Reference lines

Post by andrew » Wed Jul 18, 2018 1:09 pm

These layers are visible in layouts / print preview. Only not printed / exported to PDF. You can test this with a PDF export..

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Re: Reference lines

Post by Rantanplan7 » Wed Jul 18, 2018 1:17 pm

:P no bug. Works.
With this software you have done a really great job. I hope you are young enough to keep QCAD alive for many more years.
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Sven

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Re: Reference lines

Post by andrew » Wed Jul 18, 2018 9:05 pm

OK, good to hear it works. Thanks for the feedback!

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