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Metsatõll
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Isometric dimension

Post by Metsatõll » Fri Oct 23, 2020 6:52 pm

Hello!
I use op win 10 Architecture: x86_64 - QCAD version: 3.25.2.0
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Why can't a dimension be fitted correctly in an isometric drawing? It is at a right angle, but should come as an angle drawn in purple. I have made various changes in the settings, but it hasn't worked as I would want to.
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Re: Isometric dimension

Post by Husky » Fri Oct 23, 2020 7:28 pm

Yes, I second that. Would be nice if QCAD could handle that too ....

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Re: Isometric dimension

Post by andrew » Fri Oct 23, 2020 7:57 pm

Metsatõll wrote:
Fri Oct 23, 2020 6:52 pm
Why can't a dimension be fitted correctly in an isometric drawing?
All dimension tools are meant to be used for 'flat', unprojected drawings.

You can use the projection tool Modify > Projection > Isometric Projection to project a dimension from a flat drawing into an isometric drawing. Note how the result fits in with the rest of the isometric drawing (middle) as opposed to a 'real' dimension (right) which would look awkward.
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Re: Isometric dimension

Post by Metsatõll » Fri Oct 23, 2020 8:42 pm

Yes, it can also be done like that... but. Now such a thing has happened that the properties of a dimension are not as a single block, so that its movement is not uniform. I'm used to doing this by drawing the thing first and then measuring.
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