can not get Display distance/angle to work
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SteveRay
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can not get Display distance/angle to work
nothing happens when I hit the F8 key or select from the view menu
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CVH
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Re: can not get Display distance/angle to work
Hi,
The information near your cursor is only displayed when indicating positions.
Try it out with drawing a line from two points (LI).
Indicate a first point and hover away, you will see a preview of the line but wait with indicating a second point.
Keep on hovering and hit the F8 key a few times.
That toggles the displayed information between: Nothing - Relative Polar - Distance - Direction - Nothing - ... and so on
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Regards,
CVH
The information near your cursor is only displayed when indicating positions.
Try it out with drawing a line from two points (LI).
Indicate a first point and hover away, you will see a preview of the line but wait with indicating a second point.
Keep on hovering and hit the F8 key a few times.
That toggles the displayed information between: Nothing - Relative Polar - Distance - Direction - Nothing - ... and so on
.Regards,
CVH
Last edited by CVH on Mon Jul 01, 2024 12:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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SteveRay
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Re: can not get Display distance/angle to work
I am doing what you say, but nothing is displaying. It has worked in the past. I don't know which version as I do keep updating.
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CVH
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SteveRay
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Re: can not get Display distance/angle to work
I just discovered that is only works if you have a snap mode selected. Does nothing if snap free is selected.
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CVH
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Re: can not get Display distance/angle to work
Should work just the same for any snap mode.
Tested it in 3.30 and I can confirm that it only displays when snapped.
This could be regarded as a bug.
Please feel free to file a bug report: https://qcad.org/bugtracker/
You need to have or register for a separate account there.
Regards,
CVH
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CVH
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