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assembly drawing

Last post by andrew « Mon Jun 27, 2022 2:39 pm
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by ross » Mon Jun 27, 2022 12:28 pm

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(BUG) - dimension text position for dims with suppressed witness/extension lines

Last post by bambuko « Mon Jun 27, 2022 9:15 am
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by bambuko » Sat Jun 25, 2022 4:48 pm

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Solved: Drawing a simple rectangle

Last post by Ona Beach « Sun Jun 19, 2022 3:37 am
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by Ona Beach » Fri Jun 17, 2022 4:52 pm

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Sun Jun 19, 2022 3:37 am
How to solve trouble with copy?[SOLVED]

Last post by CVH « Sat Jun 18, 2022 9:59 pm
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by jooogger » Sat Jun 18, 2022 7:13 pm

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Sat Jun 18, 2022 9:59 pm
Can't save draw, see error "Empty Record name". [SOLVED]

Last post by jooogger « Sat Jun 18, 2022 5:23 pm
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by jooogger » Sat Jun 18, 2022 4:39 pm

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Video tutorials

Last post by Mrtriff « Fri Jun 17, 2022 1:33 am
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by strungout » Tue Jun 07, 2022 10:03 am

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Fri Jun 17, 2022 1:33 am
[Solved] Linetypes

Last post by octavian « Thu Jun 16, 2022 1:12 am
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by octavian » Tue Jun 14, 2022 11:38 pm

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Last post by octavian
Thu Jun 16, 2022 1:12 am
Keeping Dimension Measurements the Same When Resizing Drawings

Last post by andrew « Wed Jun 15, 2022 10:55 pm
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by Tango » Mon Jun 08, 2020 7:46 pm

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Wed Jun 15, 2022 10:55 pm
[Solved] Patterns/Hatch folder

Last post by CVH « Wed Jun 15, 2022 5:39 am
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by Claus N » Tue Jun 14, 2022 2:09 pm

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Last post by CVH
Wed Jun 15, 2022 5:39 am
Saving changes in Drawing or Application Preferences

Last post by a40 « Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:22 pm
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by a40 » Thu Jun 02, 2022 7:06 pm
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Contour lines

Last post by CVH « Sat Jun 11, 2022 5:20 am
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by Richard L. » Fri Jun 10, 2022 6:48 pm

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Sat Jun 11, 2022 5:20 am
The dwgmapconvert function does not work correctly

Last post by arvkonstantin « Tue Jun 07, 2022 9:40 am
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by arvkonstantin » Mon Jun 06, 2022 11:56 am

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Tue Jun 07, 2022 9:40 am
What is the Meta Grid?

Last post by ryancousins « Sun Jun 05, 2022 10:05 am
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by a40 » Sun Jun 05, 2022 9:05 am

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Sun Jun 05, 2022 10:05 am
Hatch with pattern and background solid color

Last post by CVH « Fri Jun 03, 2022 10:12 pm
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by Kinzy » Fri Jun 03, 2022 5:57 pm

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Last post by CVH
Fri Jun 03, 2022 10:12 pm
[solved] QCAD show pdf but doesn't show Autocad dwg

Last post by minter « Fri Jun 03, 2022 10:32 am
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by minter » Fri Jun 03, 2022 7:53 am

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Last post by minter
Fri Jun 03, 2022 10:32 am
How do I change the drawing scale?

Last post by Husky « Thu Jun 02, 2022 8:20 pm
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by a40 » Thu Jun 02, 2022 7:09 pm

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Last post by Husky
Thu Jun 02, 2022 8:20 pm
Adding unit to dimension label

Last post by andrew « Thu Jun 02, 2022 8:49 am
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by andrew » Thu Jun 02, 2022 8:42 am

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Exporting QCAD Drawings into AutoCAD

Last post by Husky « Mon May 30, 2022 11:07 pm
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by tlw29177 » Fri May 27, 2022 10:37 pm

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Last post by Husky
Mon May 30, 2022 11:07 pm
[Solved]What is it called?

Last post by ryancousins « Fri May 27, 2022 12:59 pm
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by longhaul » Fri May 27, 2022 2:37 am

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Fri May 27, 2022 12:59 pm
dwg2bmp with 1 unit = pixel

Last post by andrew « Thu May 26, 2022 4:28 pm
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by andrew » Thu May 26, 2022 4:25 pm

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Thu May 26, 2022 4:28 pm
How to | Sheet Tabs?

Last post by tscraven « Tue May 24, 2022 4:38 pm
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by tscraven » Tue May 24, 2022 4:23 pm

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Tue May 24, 2022 4:38 pm
"Depth of plunge" symbol?

Last post by andrew « Mon May 23, 2022 9:11 pm
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by rdtsc » Mon May 23, 2022 12:30 am

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Mon May 23, 2022 9:11 pm
Tools Staying Active

Last post by andrew « Mon May 23, 2022 6:28 pm
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by andrew » Mon May 23, 2022 6:26 pm

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Crosshairs till Screen Edge

Last post by andrew « Mon May 23, 2022 6:23 pm
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by andrew » Mon May 23, 2022 6:21 pm

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import multiple dxf files into a collection file ...how to?

Last post by CVH « Sun May 22, 2022 7:53 am
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by Emiel Bosch » Wed May 18, 2022 9:21 pm

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Last post by CVH
Sun May 22, 2022 7:53 am
Dense Hatch Patterns

Last post by andrew « Sat May 21, 2022 10:46 am
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by andrew » Sat May 21, 2022 10:42 am

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Sat May 21, 2022 10:46 am
[solved]Suppress leading zeros

Last post by Husky « Thu May 19, 2022 7:50 pm
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by plan-b » Wed May 18, 2022 9:09 am

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Last post by Husky
Thu May 19, 2022 7:50 pm
Pdf export compresses text

Last post by andrew « Thu May 19, 2022 2:58 pm
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by Gregi » Wed May 18, 2022 8:02 pm

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Last post by andrew
Thu May 19, 2022 2:58 pm
Viewport scale

Last post by ryancousins « Tue May 17, 2022 3:44 pm
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by SoundFred » Sat May 14, 2022 12:17 am

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Tue May 17, 2022 3:44 pm
Example Scripts. How to observe source?

Last post by jooogger « Tue May 17, 2022 8:24 am
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by jooogger » Mon May 16, 2022 10:52 am

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Tue May 17, 2022 8:24 am
Hatch Problems

Last post by andrew « Mon May 16, 2022 9:12 pm
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by Kevinti28 » Sun May 17, 2020 6:04 pm
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Mon May 16, 2022 9:12 pm
[solved] latest update qcad-3.27.5 install

Last post by StanTibbs « Sun May 15, 2022 5:04 pm
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by StanTibbs » Sun May 15, 2022 4:29 pm

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Sun May 15, 2022 5:04 pm
Solved thanks-Lock Snap - SQ

Last post by amsmarle « Fri May 13, 2022 5:03 pm
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by amsmarle » Thu May 12, 2022 6:03 pm

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Fri May 13, 2022 5:03 pm
Drawing Units in Status Bar

Last post by Husky « Mon May 09, 2022 9:38 pm
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by S.B.James » Mon May 09, 2022 8:48 pm

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Last post by Husky
Mon May 09, 2022 9:38 pm
Quick Modify Tools Toolbar

Last post by petevick « Mon May 09, 2022 6:30 am
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by andrew » Sun May 08, 2022 1:35 pm

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Last post by petevick
Mon May 09, 2022 6:30 am
[SOLVED] Change color of ruler graduation

Last post by petevick « Sat May 07, 2022 6:23 am
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by margundr » Thu May 05, 2022 1:41 am

5 Replies

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Last post by petevick
Sat May 07, 2022 6:23 am
[Solved] Batt insulation hatch

Last post by CVH « Sat May 07, 2022 3:37 am
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by Claus N » Fri Mar 18, 2022 11:09 am
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Last post by CVH
Sat May 07, 2022 3:37 am
Making loop in inside corners (SOLVED)

Last post by techogre « Thu May 05, 2022 5:35 pm
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by techogre » Thu May 05, 2022 2:06 pm

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Last post by techogre
Thu May 05, 2022 5:35 pm
Pocketing

Last post by RobB « Tue May 03, 2022 9:10 pm
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by RobB » Tue May 03, 2022 3:53 pm

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Tue May 03, 2022 9:10 pm
Oblique dimensions

Last post by ra_vy « Sun May 01, 2022 9:50 am
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by ra_vy » Sun May 01, 2022 1:05 am

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Sun May 01, 2022 9:50 am
deleting existing drawing

Last post by andrew « Fri Apr 29, 2022 2:45 pm
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by ross » Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:20 am

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Last post by andrew
Fri Apr 29, 2022 2:45 pm
Drawing Dial/Clock/Control Scales: Is there a “Tickmark” or Similar Command?

Last post by RKanarek « Thu Apr 28, 2022 1:29 am
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by RKanarek » Sat Apr 23, 2022 2:05 am

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Thu Apr 28, 2022 1:29 am
Keep multiple layers together when nesting

Last post by andrew « Wed Apr 27, 2022 7:46 am
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by jamesjconnell » Thu Feb 24, 2022 9:21 pm

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Last post by andrew
Wed Apr 27, 2022 7:46 am
[ Satisfied with Solution ] Convert Lots of Lines to Arcs

Last post by Husky « Wed Apr 27, 2022 6:27 am
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by John Hyslop » Wed Apr 27, 2022 1:33 am

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Last post by Husky
Wed Apr 27, 2022 6:27 am
Change distance for moving selection with arrow keys

Last post by andrew « Tue Apr 26, 2022 10:51 am
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by andrew » Tue Apr 26, 2022 10:50 am

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Tue Apr 26, 2022 10:51 am
Layout Dimensioning changing the text

Last post by ryancousins « Tue Apr 26, 2022 12:41 am
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by Circle » Tue Apr 26, 2022 12:05 am

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[solved] I need help creating a properly dimensioned drawing from a PDF/Image file

Last post by Pilot1927 « Sun Apr 24, 2022 11:41 pm
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by Pilot1927 » Sun Apr 24, 2022 4:24 pm

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Sun Apr 24, 2022 11:41 pm
.PDF export and scale

Last post by andrew « Fri Apr 22, 2022 3:47 pm
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by timelrd » Fri Apr 22, 2022 2:47 pm

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Fri Apr 22, 2022 3:47 pm
Commands Greyed Out

Last post by mike85 « Fri Apr 22, 2022 7:04 am
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by mike85 » Fri Apr 22, 2022 5:02 am

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Viewport Scaling in Architectural Imperial Dwgs

Last post by Circle « Mon Apr 18, 2022 8:27 pm
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by Circle » Mon Apr 18, 2022 6:03 pm

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