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I tried to hatch an area and the Reference Manual said all entities can be used but it doesn’t works at my example. Did I missed something?

The test drawing shows at the top the goal with exploded polylines. At the bottom I have rectangles (Polylines, drawn with the Rectangle tool) what is unfortunately not working.

- Draw circle inside other circle
- Draw > Hatch > Hatch from Segments
- Click both circles
- Right-click

@ sign cannot be entered into command line on German keyboards on which Alt-Q has to be pressed to enter @.

This is a Qt/Linux bug which interprets Alt-Q as part of a shortcut starting with Q.

Workaround: change shortcut of Reset tool from QQ to something else, not starting with Q.

... for the Option bar.

The blocks that are included in drawings by version 3.16.4 do not obey the rule “select attributes along with block references” while in version 3.15.5 in the same drawings and for the same blocks the rule is obeyed.
Note: Blocks already included in the previous version will enforce this rule in the new version.

The error shown in the attached figure (print sreen) appears when you try to create a library item from the selection. Versions 3.15.5 and 3.16.4 on Windows 10 and Linux Mint; Sometimes terminates the QCad program.

Trying to create map tiles using dwg2maptiles with a transparent background by adding the option-
-background=’#00FFFFFF’
-background=’transparent’

The output has transparent background but the PNGs get multiplied and scrambled and are not at all as expected.

Attached: original DWG file and an example of the error prone PNG.

Please attached file. When dragging a selection window across only the cyan lines -I get only one line selected?

I can not print and I can not export to “pdf” file.
I use the latest professional version of Qcad with windows 10.
Thank you

Since the launcher batch no longer requests “-style plastique” QT wants to apply the native style of the desktop environment. This fails on a headless system (or where the current user has no graphical shell to connect to) with the message “Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: “. Fortunately, QT provides a workaround in addtion to the new “platform=offscreen” flag.

In the tools that set -no-gui, beforehand export these variables into the environment

export QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE=""
export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen
export DISPLAY=""

PS: QT-offscreen will not find fonts; unfortunately the workaround only allows for a single directory to search them (I need helvetica):

export QT_QPA_FONTDIR="/usr/local/share/fonts/type1"

Maybe that should get reported upstream, so that like LD_LIBRARY_PATH several directories could be specified.

Add an option to create a solid fill hatch for shape tools.

ich habe ein Linien Gitter in QCAD erstellt und dann mit CAM Export eine NC Datei erstellt.
Im CAM Simulator sieht man dass der GCODE Postprozessor nicht den kürzesten Weg verwendet.
Anbei folgende Dateien :
CAM_TEST_LINIEN.dxf, CAM_TEST_LINIEN.nc, CAM_TEST_LINIEN.log und eine Bilddatei CAM_TEST_LINIEN.png hier kann man sehen wie die Eistellungen für die GCODE Erstellung sind.

Draw > Line > Parallel
- switch type to Line, XLine or Ray
- switch back to Auto
- Parallel is always line segment

This is an interesting bug on my machine. The attached file crashes on 3.15.5, works perfectly well on 3.11.0 and 3.7.5

To see the problem open the file and click on the upper spline. QCAD disappears.

dajo

A curious fact is occurring here QCad 3.16.5 is aborting the opening of files in 90% of the attempts on a machine with native Linux Mint 18.1 and works normally in a virtual machine under Virtualbox in Windows 10, tests were done on the 3 machines (VM-Linux, Nat-Linux and Win 10) with QCad 3.15.5 and everything works normally. The two notebooks tested have Intel I-7 RAM = 8Gb Ram and 4 processors. Follow 02 files for evaluation.

I have many .dxf files created in QCad-2.2.2.0 (which I still use) all of which open in LibreCad without issues.

If I try to open a file in the version below (or an earlier fairly recent version) the file chooser dialog is empty.

Version: 3.16.5.0 (3.16.5)
Build Date: Feb 20 2017
Qt Version: 5.6.2
Architecture: x86_64
Compiler: gcc 5.4.0
OS: Mageia 6 x86_64 with plasma5 D.E

However if I copy a file name from the same directory using Dolphin file manager and paste it into the filename field in the chooser (which is showing no files) the file opens up correctly.

I reported this in Mageia bugzilla here against an earlier version but there was no response as I think the maintainer is MIA. https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18816

Today I decided to try the latest version in the hope that this issue would be fixed (I am also a packager with Mageia) but it is still the same.

I will add the build log as an attachment in case you see something that may be specific to our configuration.

It would be good if we could resolve this before the imminent release of Mageia 6 ;)

Running from CLI I see these around the time I open the file chooser dialog:
——–snip——— 22:05:02: Debug: TransactionListenerPlugin::postInit
22:05:02: Debug: got transaction
22:05:16: Debug: Refilling KProtocolInfoFactory cache in the hope to find “file” 22:05:16: Debug: Refilling KProtocolInfoFactory cache in the hope to find “file” 22:05:16: Debug: Refilling KProtocolInfoFactory cache in the hope to find “file” 22:05:16: Debug: Refilling KProtocolInfoFactory cache in the hope to find “file” 22:05:16: Debug: Refilling KProtocolInfoFactory cache in the hope to find “file” 22:05:16: Debug: Refilling KProtocolInfoFactory cache in the hope to find “file” 22:05:16: Debug: Refilling KProtocolInfoFactory cache in the hope to find “file” 22:05:16: Debug: Refilling KProtocolInfoFactory cache in the hope to find “file” 22:05:19: Debug: got transaction
22:05:47: Debug: got transaction
22:06:08: Debug: Refilling KProtocolInfoFactory cache in the hope to find “file” 22:06:09: Debug: got transaction
———-snip——–

Hi Andrew

I have attached a file which was drawn in QCAD, but for some reason when exported to PDF from QCAD it doesn’t print out properly,all I get is the dimensions only.

When printed direct from QCAD all is fine?

Regards

Clive

Files imported from other CAD applications might contain blocks that are mirrored if the block reference uses an inverted extrusion direction.

Hi friends,

I have this traceback with my Qcad from ppa for linux, to export in png image:
Warning: libpng warning: Image width is zero in IHDR
Warning: libpng warning: Image height is zero in IHDR
libpng error: Invalid IHDR data
Error: cannot save file: /home/patrinux/Bureau/IMAGE.png
Error: Unknown error
Debug: got transaction
Warning: RScriptHandlerEcma::eval: script engine exception: “Error: :-1:-1: Wrong number/types of arguments for RMainWindowQt.handleUserWarning().
<native>() at -1
<anonymous>() at scripts/File/BitmapExport/BitmapExport.js:56
<native>(RActionAdapter(0x26d1ea0)) at -1
<global>() at 1” Warning: “<anonymous>()@scripts/File/BitmapExport/BitmapExport.js:56” Debug: got transaction

Impossible to obtain an png image, and others too. I am on Linux Mint Serena 64B alias Ubuntu Xenial 16.04. Qcad last release:

Version :
3.16.4.4 (3.16.4.4)
Internet :
QCAD.org
Date de fabrication :
Jan 26 2017
Révision :

Qt Version :
4.8.7
Architecture :
x86_64
Compiler :
gcc 5.4.0

See also:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=4776

See also:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=4774

This is not the only menu that didn’t work properly: moving the mouse cursor on the lower arrow made the list moving up; but is impossible to make the list moving down when I put the mouse over the upper arrow.
The only workaround (time consuming but effective) is to select the first upper paper size: selecting again the menu I can see tha current selection in the second position: I select the one above it; and so on, until I find what I need.

Zero length lines are not shown in QCAD. For best compatibility these should be shown as dots.

Font substitutions broken for many cases.
Font “Standard” can never be substituted.

Qt menu heuristic causes Edit > Drawing Preferences to disappear with French locale under macOS.

Edit > Application Preferences and Help > About are moved to erroneous locations as well.

Hi, I have just tried updating from 3.16.2 (working) to the latest version 3.16.7 on MacOS Lion 64bit, and the new version crashes immediately on launch.

Here is the Apple problem report:
Process: launchd [438]
Path: /Applications/QCAD_new_broken.app/Contents/MacOS/QCAD
Identifier: org.qcad
Version: ??? (???)
Code Type: X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [236]

Date/Time: 2017-03-22 08:28:00.043 +0000
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63)
Report Version: 9

Interval Since Last Report: 17907473 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 173
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 6
Anonymous UUID: A36E8DD9-5A71-4361-9929-92E4633D8136

Crashed Thread: Unknown

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x00007fff5fc01028

Backtrace not available

Unknown thread crashed with X86 Thread State (64-bit):

rax: 0x0000000000000055  rbx: 0x0000000000000000  rcx: 0x0000000000000000  rdx: 0x0000000000000000
rdi: 0x0000000000000000  rsi: 0x0000000000000000  rbp: 0x0000000000000000  rsp: 0x0000000000000000
 r8: 0x0000000000000000   r9: 0x0000000000000000  r10: 0x0000000000000000  r11: 0x0000000000000000
r12: 0x0000000000000000  r13: 0x0000000000000000  r14: 0x0000000000000000  r15: 0x0000000000000000
rip: 0x00007fff5fc01028  rfl: 0x0000000000010203  cr2: 0x00007fff5fc01028

Logical CPU: 1

Binary images description not available

External Modification Summary:

Calls made by other processes targeting this process:
  task_for_pid: 1
  thread_create: 0
  thread_set_state: 0
Calls made by this process:
  task_for_pid: 0
  thread_create: 0
  thread_set_state: 0
Calls made by all processes on this machine:
  task_for_pid: 498
  thread_create: 0
  thread_set_state: 0

Model: MacBookPro3,1, BootROM MBP31.0070.B07, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.16f11
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT, GeForce 8600M GT, PCIe, 256 MB Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz, 0x7F98000000000000, 0x4B494E4753544F4E20202020202020202020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR2 SDRAM, 667 MHz, 0x7F98000000000000, 0x4B494E4753544F4E20202020202020202020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0×87), Atheros 5416: 2.1.14.9
Bluetooth: Version 4.0.8f17, 2 service, 11 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
PCI Card: pci168c,24, sppci_othernetwork, PCI Slot 5
Serial ATA Device: ST1000LM014-1EJ164, 1 TB
Parallel ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GWA4080MA
USB Device: Built-in iSight, apple_vendor_id, 0×8502, 0xfd400000 / 3
USB Device: hub_device, 0×0424 (SMSC), 0×2514, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: DataTraveler 2.0, 0×0951 (Kingston Technology Company), 0×1665, 0xfd130000 / 6
USB Device: Samsung M3 Portable, 0x04e8 (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.), 0x61b6, 0xfd120000 / 5
USB Device: iPod, apple_vendor_id, 0×1209, 0xfd140000 / 4
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0×8205, 0x1a100000 / 2
USB Device: USB Receiver, 0x046d (Logitech Inc.), 0xc52f, 0x1a200000 / 3
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x021b, 0x5d200000 / 3
USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0×8242, 0x5d100000 / 2

Blocks disappear (or their content does) after creating again with the same name. In attached file:

1) Created cirle
2) Select circle, BC, select center, name is ‘testblock’ 3) Repeat 2) – circle is now gone

Hello,

There is some issues with the snap tool and the selection tool.The trim button only trims some lines but not all.

1. The snap tool does not let me snap to certain things when i select something. For example i will select a box and i will try to extend the corner to another entities corner but the snap is not there so its free and thus not accurate.

2. For some reason the selection tool does not allow me to select certain things. If i have two boxes overlapping and i use the selection tool (from right to left “green selection box”) it does not allow me to select what i want i have to actually click it. This is annoying when it comes to selecting specific things.

3. The trim tool does not work properly.If i want to trim the inside of a cross hair or such, it only allows me to trim the inside of one line and if i try to trim the other it deletes the complete line.

Please fix as soon as possible. Thanks

In print preview mode I click the button for drawing preferences.
I go to Printing: Page and change the offset for x,y in the viewport.
Then apply but the page has not moved and the autozoom still redirects to the old position.
When I redraw the window through the window manager or quit and reopen the printpreview the page has moved to it spot.

I use a font that changes the characters of latin and greek to technical symbols.
http://www.fontspace.com/micronus/y145m-2009 The font is installed and working okee.
But in the text tool → special characters button → others I expect to see this modified character map but instead I see the standard unicode characters.
When I use a gtk tool gucharmap I can see the character map as expected.
Now it is really combersome to enter the special characters.

Since updating to QCAD 3.16 on MacOS, my dimension font face suddenly changed to something very unattractive and I can’t figure out how to reset it. I tried deleting QCAD and all references to it in ~/Library and then reinstalling, but no luck. Something weird has gone wrong with QCAD’s fonts.

The font change has made it impossible to open and redraw many DXF files because the new font face is larger and wider spaced and it ruins the layout of many documents.

Attached is an example of what the same DXF file looked like in the prior QCAD version, and the new version. No change to the DXF file.

Dan.

It woul be really handy if there is an option to set the reference point of the copy selection.
Maybe this can be added to the clipboard widget?

Shortcuts do work except G,Y (and maybe other I don’t know of)

see https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=4842

Warning:  Script Exception:
 "TypeError: Result of expression 'ShortcutPreferences.kms.getShortcutMap()' [undefined] is not an object."
Warning:  "<anonymous>(false) at :scripts/Pro/Edit/AppPreferences/ShortcutPreferences/ShortcutPreferences.js:473\nexec() at -1\n<anonymous>() at /home/cccplex/qcad/qcad-3.16.7-pro-linux-x86_64/scripts/Edit/AppPreferences/../AbstractPreferences.js:76\n<eval>() at 1\n<native>() at -1\nmain() at scripts/autostart.js:767\n<global>() at scripts/autostart.js:780"

Linux lennie 4.10.11-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Apr 18 08:39:42 CEST 2017 x86_64 GNU/Linux

See:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=107&t=4593&p=17839#p17835

Copy block reference in drawing with one unit (e.g. Inch).
Paste into drawing with other unit (e.g. Millimeter) using a rotation while pasting.

Create hatch
Set origin point of hatch pattern to custom coordinate
Save
Load

Hatch offset parameters are unchanged but visual appearance has changed

Hi,

if I create in a new drawing a layer list and use the Show all Layers / Hide all Layers function everything works as expected.

If I hide one or more Layers individually and directly in the Layer List (click on the Eye) I can’t make them visible with the Show all Layer function. It looks like individual hidden Layer are protected with a higher priority.

If I load an “old” drawing all individual settings for a hidden Layer are with a higher priority than Show all Layers. If I click every single Eye for each Layer to make them visible then I’m again able to toggle the visibility for all Layer in once.

- Divide attached polyline at 40,30
- Lower half contains zero length segment at 40,30

Hi !
i’m trying the new qcad/cam 3.17.1 and i have a delay when i hide and show a layer..
(linux MINT 17.2 x64)

The function is working, but the layer will hide (and show) with a delay from click on the apposite button.

The qcad 3.16.7 DON’T have this problem.. when you click on button immediately the layer disappear/show..

Trying to design PCB with QCad (as hobby ;) I found an inconvenience with routing tracks through holes: I need end one line, snapped to the one edge of contact pad and start new line from other side of the pad, otherwise if line goes through the hole and covers it, hole disappears or becomes damaged; or I need to clean each hole of track parts before printing.

so, subject is: to define a certain area of white or background colour, so if any object (line or other shape) intersects it, it will be just invisible inside this area. they may still be visible, say, in draft mode.

I’ve been thinkig about simpliest way to make it, but not sure. Maybe it can be an additional property of the hatch, or it can be specific “background” solid colour, which can be applied to the hatch (apply this colour to other kind of object is not a good idea).

Then contact pad can be defined as shape with smaller round hatch inside to designate hole, so we can route lines, snapping them to the hole centers, not caring about clearing these holes later of little pieces of tracks.

Maybe it can be usefull :) Thanks for your great work!

I made a set of places for dip chips. I did not met any problem until I add “bottom” and “top” designation :)

Now if I add to the drawing narrow place first, then wide one, wide place has “top” as narrow, and vice versa: if the wide place is first, then narrow will have wide “cap”. Same is with library items, based on these places... Maybe it is because block of the “top” have same number and are treaten as same?

In the attach you may see library items and two resulting files.

I’m using this version: qcad-3.17.1-trial-linux-x86_32.tar.gz

Thanks!

The dimension settings for the active drawing are not being written correctly, it is not possible to change the font of the dimension, it always returns as ‘standard’ when closing and reopening the file, even if another font has been configured for new drawings when changes It will return as ‘standard’. Operting system is Linux Mint.

Using the bold function (button) in the text editor causes transaction fail on new text entries. Emboldening selected text on existing text shows bold in the editor but this does not carry through to drawing or print preview views.

See also:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=74&t=4914

See also:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=4925

https://www.autodesk.com/techpubs/autocad/acad2000/dxf/lwpolyline_dxf_06.htm

Drawing unit conversion sets the dimension scale override property for all dimensions, even if it was 0 before.

See also:
https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=89&t=4926