Re: model railroad track planning
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:48 pm
Attached is version 96 which fixes Q-D for QCad later than 3.7.5.smf wrote:I will post here after having a fix.
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Attached is version 96 which fixes Q-D for QCad later than 3.7.5.smf wrote:I will post here after having a fix.
I can use it once for a "drawing session" but it will not work a second time in this drawing. Save/reopen the drawing will bring back the tool to live again .... once.smf wrote:... work-in-progress-function "Duplicate parallel" which works (aka: should work) similar to "line parallel".
In my opinion has the answer to be: Yes and now! You should try to avoid a renaming of shortcuts but on the other hand this script is still in the development. Right now it shouldn't be a big deal but if you change the shortcuts again and again ...... that will upset the user.smf wrote: Is the shortcut-renaming a No-Go?
Sound interesting but honestly - I don't know how. I think you will challenge a lot of trouble with the unchangeable track radius and it will also create gaps between the tracks - or not?smf wrote: Should curved tracks also be supported?
Interesting too but how will the tool decide which track in the complex has to be used for the parallel distance calculation?smf wrote:If so, would it make sense to support complex tracks, too?
That's bad. In my tests, it worked multiple times at multiple tracks - perhaps you could send me (via PN?) your plan?Husky wrote:I can use it once for a "drawing session" but it will not work a second time in this drawing. Save/reopen the drawing will bring back the tool to live again .... once.smf wrote:... work-in-progress-function "Duplicate parallel" which works (aka: should work) similar to "line parallel".
Yes, that's what I thought. I try to keep the shortcuts, but this time I think it really makes sense for a change. I have no idea how big the QCTrack-cummunity already is.Husky wrote:In my opinion has the answer to be: Yes and now! You should try to avoid a renaming of shortcuts but on the other hand this script is still in the development. Right now it shouldn't be a big deal but if you change the shortcuts again and again ...... that will upset the user.smf wrote: Is the shortcut-renaming a No-Go?
In a first step I thought of just moving the original curve, and in a second step I would search for a curve with same angle and distance-adopting radius.Husky wrote:Sound interesting but honestly - I don't know how. I think you will challenge a lot of trouble with the unchangeable track radius and it will also create gaps between the tracks - or not?smf wrote: Should curved tracks also be supported?
That's exactly the point I was thinking of. At the moment I use the MID-entity, so after having working curves it should be not that difficult to offer a way to duplicate in each "driving way" direction.Husky wrote:Interesting too but how will the tool decide which track in the complex has to be used for the parallel distance calculation?smf wrote:If so, would it make sense to support complex tracks, too?
I used your "example.dxf" plan. If I start the "Duplicate parallel .." script the first time I'm able to duplicate unlimited times/ unlimited track. If I switch to an other function and then go back to the "Duplicate parallel .." the script will ask me "Select track to duplicate" but I can't select a track and also the distance option in the toolbar is missing.smf wrote:In my tests, it worked multiple times at multiple tracks - perhaps you could send me (via PN?) your plan?
Done!smf wrote:Husky, could you please update the ready-to-work-section?
Done!smf wrote:Attached is an update of the MaerklinC library ("Märklin C-Gleis") with the brand new R3-curved-turnout.
@Husky, could you please update the ready-to-work-section? Thank you.