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QCAD Server Installation

Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 9:01 pm
by dghosef
I have a few questions about the QCAD Server Version. I am trying to install the QCAD Server version onto my server for my website to process DXF to PDF conversions for users. Is QCAD compatible with CentOS 6.9? Do I need root access on my server to install it? I assume that to install it, I SSH onto my server and then install the software. Is there a better way? Also, does the software come with installation instructions?
Thanks in advance

Re: QCAD Server Installation

Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 10:01 am
by andrew
dghosef wrote:
Mon Jul 16, 2018 9:01 pm
Is QCAD compatible with CentOS 6.9?
Very likely, yes. Please try to install the free trial version first:
https://qcad.org/download

It's quite possible that you have to install dependencies as well. You can check for unmet dependencies as follows:

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cd ~/opt/qcad-3.21.2-trial-linux-x86_64
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=. ldd qcad-bin
If you get errors related to GLIBC, you'd have to install the Qt 4 legacy package (with "Qt 4" in the name) under:
https://qcad.org/download
-> All Downloads
Do I need root access on my server to install it? I assume that to install it
For QCAD not. You can install QCAD anywhere you like and it is installed into one directory, e.g. ~/opt/qcad-3.21.2-trial-linux-x86_64.

However, if dependencies are not met, you might want to install those system-wide. You can also put any missing libraries into the QCAD installation directory if you prefer.
Also, does the software come with installation instructions?
You can find installation instructions at:
https://qcad.org/qcad-installation

Unfortunately, it's impossible to provide more specific instructions for Linux due to its heterogeneous nature.

Re: QCAD Server Installation

Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2018 3:15 pm
by dghosef
Thanks. I will try the trial

Re: QCAD Server Installation

Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2018 4:07 pm
by DougVW
I'm late to this thread. FWIW, we use it on Linux CentOS 7 as part of an internal web service. So, I install it as "apache" as follows. I don't remember any dependencies I had to pre-install.

sudo -u apache qcad-3.21.2-pro-linux-x86_64.run

Here's an example command line call to build PDF:

/usr/share/httpd/opt/qcad-3.21.2-pro-linux-x86_64/dwg2pdf -platform offscreen -a -f -block="Schematic" -m 2 -landscape -p "ANSI C (431.8x558.8)" drawing.dxf