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mprocars
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Hidden lines

Post by mprocars » Mon Jul 08, 2019 10:26 pm

OK guys I'm just starting out with CAD so bear with me. I've been a machinist for over 30 years and have drawn everything by hand. First attempt at CAD and I'm trying to draw a simple 1-2-3 block with holes in it. 3 view orthographic projection no layers. How the hell do you draw hidden lines (dashed line to represent hidden feature) for the holes?

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andrew
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Re: Hidden lines

Post by andrew » Mon Jul 08, 2019 11:18 pm

In CAD, you'd use layers for that. Please have a look at:
https://qcad.org/en/tutorial-working-with-layers

Please refer also to the QCAD e-book chapter about layers and attributes.

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Re: Hidden lines

Post by Husky » Mon Jul 08, 2019 11:18 pm

Hi - welcome to the QCAD Forum.
mprocars wrote:
Mon Jul 08, 2019 10:26 pm
... no layers.
I would recommend to work with layer - that is a common standard and if you are getting familiar to that technic it is very convenient to work with it.
mprocars wrote:
Mon Jul 08, 2019 10:26 pm
How the hell do you draw hidden lines (dashed line to represent hidden feature) for the holes?
This is a screenshot of my standard layer template which is used for every new drawing. To get an idea about layer and how to set them up please have a look at this tutorial:

https://qcad.org/en/tutorial-working-with-layers

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Re: Hidden lines

Post by mprocars » Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:54 pm

Thanks guys! I'll give it a try tonight.

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