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I there any place that I can get free downloads of an Architectual block library?

Thank you all for your responses. Since my memory isn't that great, I forgot about all of the details when I bought Qcad Pro. Turns out I found the 1st email and have about a week left on my 1 year license. After reviewing the changes from Andrew's link and reading other comments, I decided to upgra...

I have Qcad Pro 3.25.2 that I got over a year ago. I am a casual user and don't use Qcad frequently. I am semi-retired and use it for some work and personal simple drawings, an ocasional P&ID or simple part drawing, or for house upgrades. I saw the newest version is up to 3.27.1. Is there anything i...

Thanks, changing font did the trick. I must have accidently changed the font before, I didn't do it intentionally.

My dimensions are showing with question marks where the ' or " marks would be. Example a 5foot 6 inch dimension looks like 5?-6?
The dimension settings under drawing preferences show format as architectural. Is there someplace else to look to fix this or is it a bug?

Thank you, this helps. I appreciate the extra time you put in answering questions like this.

It doesn't have a scale. I scaled to fit letter size paper since my printer doesn't do legal or ledger paper. It's pretty straight forward, shouldn't need to scale drawing. If I had a B size printer, I would of printed it to full scale. Are templates and blocks the same, basically just a group made ...

I'm trying to figure out how to incorporate a drawing frame template I got from this website, into an existing drawing that I already had started. I'm a little confused about if I can place a template as a block, that is what I tried. But I'm missing something here as I can look at the frame and dra...

Yes, I forgot to mention I have windows 10. I unzipped files in the QCad folder in my documents where I store drawings. After I unzipped them I was able to copy them to the imperial templates under the C:programs\ QCad, and they showed up in the "File" menu after I exited and reopened QCad. Not sure...

I found this zip file and it downloaded to the last opened folder under my documents. I was trying to unzip the templates to the QCad Library templates in the C:\program folder, but it says I don't have administrative rights so it won't unzip them. Can I not add these to the already existing Librari...

Thanks, I figured it was a line weight issue, just didn't know if there was a simple fix, I'll give your first suggestion a try. I didn't want to go through layer by layer to fix problem, seems potentially time consuming.

An efficient support is much easier with an example drawing. Could you please attache one of those drawings to your post? Thanks. How to Attach a File to a Post: https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=3760 I can't attach a drawing, they are proprietary, but attached are a couple of symbo...

I bought the QCad professional for a mechanical drawing I'm doing, but in the future, I may be have to do some P&ID's. I tried loading some of my symbol blocks and a drawing frame and the line weights are all so thick nothing is legible. Will all AutoCad dwg drawings need some kind of re-formating t...

Fact is: The more you use a program the more you get familiar to an acceptable workflow. This applies to every program - not only QCAD! But you will find those rules in every aspect of your life. If you e.g. cut a thread in a piece of metal on daily base - piece of cake, right? If you have to do it...

by andrew » Sat Jan 16, 2021 2:56 pm I can only answer your technical questions. For the rest, you have to decide if it is worth for you to learn something new. I can confirm that QCAD is not an Autocad clone and you would have to learn to use its tools. Basic concepts are the same (layers, blocks,...