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block dimensions (visibility) strategy (SOLVED)

Last post by bambuko « Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:07 am
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by bambuko » Sat Jun 03, 2023 5:49 pm
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Hatch Properties

Last post by CVH « Sat Jun 03, 2023 7:59 pm
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by TheCabinetGuy » Sat Jun 03, 2023 1:49 pm

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Sat Jun 03, 2023 7:59 pm
Object Selection

Last post by Husky « Sat Jun 03, 2023 5:58 pm
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by TheCabinetGuy » Sat Jun 03, 2023 2:10 pm

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Last post by Husky
Sat Jun 03, 2023 5:58 pm
[solved] Drawing multi radius curves

Last post by DerekGove « Thu Jun 01, 2023 9:53 am
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by Paul Scott » Mon May 29, 2023 7:54 pm

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Last post by DerekGove
Thu Jun 01, 2023 9:53 am
Generating an involute spiral - 99% of the way there...

Last post by CVH « Mon May 29, 2023 4:24 am
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by DerekGove » Fri May 26, 2023 1:00 pm

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Last post by CVH
Mon May 29, 2023 4:24 am
Layer visibilty associated with layout block

Last post by dwk789 « Sun May 28, 2023 8:59 am
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by dwk789 » Sat May 27, 2023 8:14 pm

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Sun May 28, 2023 8:59 am
Non-numeric Character Set

Last post by TheCabinetGuy « Fri May 26, 2023 2:42 pm
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by TheCabinetGuy » Fri May 26, 2023 2:25 pm

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Fri May 26, 2023 2:42 pm
[solved] Drawing part of a helix?

Last post by DerekGove « Thu May 25, 2023 10:10 am
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by DerekGove » Tue May 23, 2023 11:06 am

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Thu May 25, 2023 10:10 am
Measure Along a Spline

Last post by Paul-in-Sussex « Mon May 22, 2023 8:53 pm
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by Paul-in-Sussex » Thu May 11, 2023 3:08 pm

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Last post by Paul-in-Sussex
Mon May 22, 2023 8:53 pm
SOLVED - HOW to Create a block WITH attribute

Last post by CVH « Thu May 18, 2023 7:49 am
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by Giuliano69 » Wed May 10, 2023 8:20 pm

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Last post by CVH
Thu May 18, 2023 7:49 am
[Solved] How to join two lines?

Last post by sinergy « Wed May 17, 2023 12:22 am
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by sinergy » Tue May 16, 2023 7:54 pm

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Wed May 17, 2023 12:22 am
When a Line Isn't a Line...

Last post by Paul-in-Sussex « Tue May 16, 2023 8:06 pm
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by Paul-in-Sussex » Thu May 11, 2023 3:04 pm

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Tue May 16, 2023 8:06 pm
increase line thickness

Last post by andrew « Mon May 15, 2023 1:01 pm
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by Johnsd » Mon May 15, 2023 12:57 pm

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Mon May 15, 2023 1:01 pm
Unit confusion when copying Blocks

Last post by CVH « Thu May 11, 2023 4:14 am
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by HappyShat » Sun Oct 16, 2022 7:03 pm
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Last post by CVH
Thu May 11, 2023 4:14 am
Copying entities from QCAD to another program

Last post by Trickstyle « Tue May 09, 2023 10:18 am
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by Trickstyle » Tue Apr 25, 2023 4:10 pm

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Tue May 09, 2023 10:18 am
[solved] hatching, re-hatching after changing size of polygon

Last post by CVH « Sat May 06, 2023 7:22 pm
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by Krischu » Sat May 06, 2023 10:15 am

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Sat May 06, 2023 7:22 pm
[solved] printing white text on black

Last post by Krischu « Sat May 06, 2023 9:50 am
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by Krischu » Fri May 05, 2023 9:08 am

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Sat May 06, 2023 9:50 am
Draw a line in relative distance - How to?

Last post by CVH « Sat May 06, 2023 5:17 am
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by StreifLicht » Fri May 05, 2023 10:51 pm

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Last post by CVH
Sat May 06, 2023 5:17 am
Installing QCAD as portable version on an USB stick?

Last post by Husky « Fri May 05, 2023 11:29 pm
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by StreifLicht » Fri May 05, 2023 10:45 pm

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Last post by Husky
Fri May 05, 2023 11:29 pm
Printing original size to paper, centered

Last post by andrew « Fri May 05, 2023 9:20 am
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by Krischu » Fri May 05, 2023 8:31 am

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Last post by andrew
Fri May 05, 2023 9:20 am
line trimming (SOLVED)

Last post by Certina « Sun Apr 30, 2023 7:46 am
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by Certina » Sat Apr 29, 2023 8:45 am

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Last post by Certina
Sun Apr 30, 2023 7:46 am
reference dimensions

Last post by Husky « Thu Apr 27, 2023 9:15 pm
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by MWG » Thu Apr 27, 2023 8:37 pm

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Last post by Husky
Thu Apr 27, 2023 9:15 pm
turn line clipart into gcode for my engraver

Last post by CVH « Sat Apr 22, 2023 6:01 am
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by testriderchuck » Mon Apr 10, 2023 8:08 am

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Last post by CVH
Sat Apr 22, 2023 6:01 am
margins and tabs in text editor

Last post by CVH « Fri Apr 21, 2023 6:13 pm
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by jjs3834 » Fri Apr 21, 2023 12:44 pm

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Fri Apr 21, 2023 6:13 pm
Use Greek math symbols to my text

Last post by CVH « Wed Apr 19, 2023 5:17 pm
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by jocpo » Wed Apr 19, 2023 4:37 pm

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Last post by CVH
Wed Apr 19, 2023 5:17 pm
how do i turn off solid and hatch?

Last post by thelasercutter01 « Wed Apr 19, 2023 4:51 am
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by stansu » Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:27 am

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Last post by thelasercutter01
Wed Apr 19, 2023 4:51 am
Matching the font between notes and dimensions [SOLVED]

Last post by luggw1 « Mon Apr 17, 2023 9:34 pm
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by luggw1 » Mon Apr 17, 2023 4:26 pm

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Mon Apr 17, 2023 9:34 pm
[Solved] Drawing rectangles

Last post by CVH « Sun Apr 16, 2023 12:18 am
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by Pegasus » Thu Jan 12, 2023 3:12 pm

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Last post by CVH
Sun Apr 16, 2023 12:18 am
Interactive Script shell

Last post by BJohnny « Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:38 pm
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by BJohnny » Fri Apr 14, 2023 9:42 am

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Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:38 pm
[Solved] Gray logo disappears in print

Last post by CVH « Thu Apr 13, 2023 9:57 am
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by omarfilip » Thu Apr 13, 2023 6:10 am

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Last post by CVH
Thu Apr 13, 2023 9:57 am
Duplicate Layout Blocks?

Last post by CVH « Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:19 pm
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by XX852 » Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:35 pm

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Last post by CVH
Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:19 pm
Measure area and put result in drawing

Last post by wiz « Sun Apr 09, 2023 10:59 pm
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by wiz » Sun Apr 09, 2023 10:17 pm

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Last post by wiz
Sun Apr 09, 2023 10:59 pm
Freeze/Thaw vs. Hide/Show

Last post by Jeffrey « Sun Apr 09, 2023 3:18 pm
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by Jeffrey » Thu Apr 06, 2023 7:43 pm

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Last post by Jeffrey
Sun Apr 09, 2023 3:18 pm
Layers/Blocks/Viewports

Last post by Husky « Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:09 pm
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by willwatner » Fri Apr 07, 2023 7:34 pm

1 Replies

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Last post by Husky
Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:09 pm
QCAD .dxf Layout Settings

Last post by Husky « Tue Apr 04, 2023 5:59 am
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by elijahroberts199 » Tue Apr 04, 2023 3:04 am

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Last post by Husky
Tue Apr 04, 2023 5:59 am
Measure Distance Along a Path

Last post by Husky « Sun Apr 02, 2023 12:50 am
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by s34n » Sat Apr 01, 2023 2:21 pm

7 Replies

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Last post by Husky
Sun Apr 02, 2023 12:50 am
[SOLVED]Displaying symbol on dimension line

Last post by coyoteblu « Fri Mar 31, 2023 11:01 pm
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by coyoteblu » Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:25 pm

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Last post by coyoteblu
Fri Mar 31, 2023 11:01 pm
[solved] 3.28 update

Last post by Graham « Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:27 pm
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by Graham » Thu Mar 30, 2023 10:29 am

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Last post by Graham
Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:27 pm
Layers in Layer States

Last post by Husky « Sun Mar 26, 2023 9:47 pm
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by Eelie » Sat Mar 25, 2023 5:27 pm

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Last post by Husky
Sun Mar 26, 2023 9:47 pm
Scaling up and down

Last post by petert « Fri Mar 24, 2023 8:47 pm
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by petert » Thu Mar 23, 2023 5:56 pm

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Last post by petert
Fri Mar 24, 2023 8:47 pm
[solved] PDF export and printing in 1:1 scale

Last post by Ingallpeter « Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:36 pm
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by Ingallpeter » Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:43 pm

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Last post by Ingallpeter
Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:36 pm
Command line to convert dgn to svg

Last post by hoang_aize « Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:53 pm
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by hoang_aize » Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:32 am

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Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:53 pm
Moments of Inertia and Position of the Center of Gravity

Last post by Ingallpeter « Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:32 am
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by Ingallpeter » Wed Mar 22, 2023 4:26 pm

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Last post by Ingallpeter
Thu Mar 23, 2023 4:32 am
I Guess Solved ....Circle hole glitch

Last post by CVH « Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:41 am
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by Dreamaker » Wed Mar 15, 2023 9:22 pm
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Last post by CVH
Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:41 am
[solved] Update Qcad/Qcam

Last post by Dreamaker « Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:31 pm
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by Dreamaker » Wed Mar 15, 2023 9:05 pm

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Last post by Dreamaker
Tue Mar 21, 2023 6:31 pm
calculation syntax

Last post by DaleEltoft « Sat Mar 18, 2023 7:33 pm
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by DaleEltoft » Sat Mar 18, 2023 4:41 pm

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Sat Mar 18, 2023 7:33 pm
Solved.....I come back

Last post by Dreamaker « Sat Mar 18, 2023 3:44 pm
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by Dreamaker » Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:51 pm

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Sat Mar 18, 2023 3:44 pm
[Solved] Laser cutting grid patterns

Last post by John Hyslop « Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:52 am
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by thelasercutter01 » Mon Mar 06, 2023 6:13 am

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Wed Mar 15, 2023 3:52 am
[solved] ... get the Solid Grid Lines behind my drawing?

Last post by DrawOpen « Tue Mar 14, 2023 10:57 am
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by DrawOpen » Tue Mar 14, 2023 10:00 am

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Tue Mar 14, 2023 10:57 am
Add the insert block library to the menu bar

Last post by Prostreet « Mon Mar 13, 2023 2:16 pm
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by Prostreet » Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:57 am

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