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by RMK-Designs
Tue Feb 20, 2024 5:43 pm
Forum: QCAD Troubleshooting and Problems
Topic: Model Space Snap, Selection and Distance (IP) is Affected by the Viewport Paper Size
Replies: 1
Views: 501

Model Space Snap, Selection and Distance (IP) is Affected by the Viewport Paper Size

Hi, I ran into a strange issue with Qcad. It seems when I add a view port to the drawing using “VT” and add to the paper it will limit the selection in model space to the size of the paper. Here is a link to a video of the issue as I am using the selection, IP, and dimension (small rectangle is pape...
by RMK-Designs
Mon Sep 18, 2023 2:24 am
Forum: QCAD 'How Do I' Questions
Topic: Add to the library
Replies: 6
Views: 3484

Re: Add to the library

CVH sorry I forgot the library browser was reworked and I am sure the process has changed since the last time I added items. All the items I use were added years ago.
by RMK-Designs
Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:03 am
Forum: QCAD 'How Do I' Questions
Topic: Add to the library
Replies: 6
Views: 3484

Re: Add to the library

You can add items to the library either by saving the drawing to your library folder located in Qcad file system. I do not remember the exact location off hand, look on your C drive in the Qcad installation folder. Or if you run the program as an administrator you can save the item directly to the l...
by RMK-Designs
Fri Sep 08, 2023 5:31 am
Forum: QCAD 'How Do I' Questions
Topic: [solved] Make it fit
Replies: 7
Views: 4397

Re: Make it fit

Sounds like you are looking to scale the viewport. After you draw your object in model space use the viewport tool (VT) to draw a viewport that will be added to paper space, same as Autocad. The difference is the tool setting tool bar at the top of the screen has a selection for scale (typically on ...
by RMK-Designs
Sun Aug 20, 2023 6:39 pm
Forum: QCAD 'How Do I' Questions
Topic: Switching rapidly from Autocad LT to Qcad
Replies: 2
Views: 3620

Re: Switching rapidly from Autocad LT to Qcad

I too came from AutoCad (2007). I found it very easy to transition to Qcad with the most challenging being scale of paper space. The viewport scaling in paper space was easy to learn asking questions and reading on this forum. Many helpful and quick answers. Most cad work uses a few key commands suc...
by RMK-Designs
Thu Aug 03, 2023 1:25 am
Forum: QCAD 'How Do I' Questions
Topic: [Solved] What is this and how did I activate it?
Replies: 2
Views: 1924

Re: What is this and how did I activate it?

Thank you for explaining this feature. I must have hit VD by mistake.
by RMK-Designs
Tue Aug 01, 2023 1:33 am
Forum: QCAD 'How Do I' Questions
Topic: [Solved] What is this and how did I activate it?
Replies: 2
Views: 1924

[Solved] What is this and how did I activate it?

Hi, I was working on a drawing today and noticed what looks like little green arrows on each line entity. They appear to indicate the drawing direction, possibly. I am not sure how this was activated. Attached is a screen shot of a portion of the drawing showing the lines. I saved and closed the dra...
by RMK-Designs
Mon May 22, 2023 3:38 pm
Forum: QCAD Troubleshooting and Problems
Topic: [Solved]Viewport Scale Help
Replies: 6
Views: 5266

Re: Viewport Scale Help

May I ask you why you scale down the paper and then scale up the viewport to compensate that? Why making it more complicated than it has to be ...? Thank you CVH and Husky for all your help. I am embarrassed to say that I have been doing this for many years completely wrong. I thought I was scaling...
by RMK-Designs
Sat May 20, 2023 4:29 pm
Forum: QCAD Troubleshooting and Problems
Topic: [Solved]Viewport Scale Help
Replies: 6
Views: 5266

[Solved]Viewport Scale Help

Hi, I am having issues with viewport scaling. I updated the software to the current version Pro 3.28.1. I am on Windows 11 Home. Before the update I was using 3.27.1. The issue is when I set the viewport scale on the option bar to 1/4"=1'-0" scale it changes to decimals after a while (see screen sho...
by RMK-Designs
Thu May 11, 2023 3:07 pm
Forum: QCAD Troubleshooting and Problems
Topic: [Solved]Scrolling Slow in Layout Block
Replies: 6
Views: 5057

Re: Scrolling Slow in Layout Block

Thanks for the information. This suggestion did solve the issue. I just changed the application preference to render text as path and now the same file zooms in and out as expected. I did not even need to change all the text. Thank you for your help, this is why I like this software, any questions I...
by RMK-Designs
Wed May 10, 2023 3:19 pm
Forum: QCAD Troubleshooting and Problems
Topic: [Solved]Scrolling Slow in Layout Block
Replies: 6
Views: 5057

Re: Scrolling Slow in Layout Block

Thank you CVH. I will check the settings you mentioned for text rendering. Could you answer a couple of questions. What is the difference between render text as text and as path? I have seen this setting but was not sure what it did or if I needed it. Does this affect the look of text or the ability...
by RMK-Designs
Tue May 09, 2023 3:17 pm
Forum: QCAD Troubleshooting and Problems
Topic: [Solved]Scrolling Slow in Layout Block
Replies: 6
Views: 5057

[Solved]Scrolling Slow in Layout Block

I have had an issue in the past with scrolling in and out in the layout block. On some drawings scrolling in and out is very slow, it is more of a lag for the view in the window to catch up. I figured it was a large drawing, so I did not worry about it. Other times I copied and pasted the entities i...
by RMK-Designs
Fri Apr 22, 2022 5:06 am
Forum: QCAD 'How Do I' Questions
Topic: Commands Greyed Out
Replies: 2
Views: 1468

Re: Commands Greyed Out

Some of the commands require an item be selected first.
by RMK-Designs
Thu Apr 08, 2021 3:07 pm
Forum: QCAD Troubleshooting and Problems
Topic: [solved] Linetype Scaling Issues
Replies: 3
Views: 5096

Re: Linetype Scaling Issues

Thanks Andrew, your suggested workaround does the trick. I appreciate all the work you do to produce such a great piece of software.

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