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All notable changes to QCAD, newest first.

27.0.12026/10/29

27.0.02026/10/28

  • Switch to calendar versioning (27.x)
  • New logo
  • Modernized user interface
  • User Manual
    • User manual translations updates / added for
    • New and redesigned integreated user manual browser
  • Edit > Application Preferences / Drawing Preferences
    • Remember and restore last used page and scroll bar position
  • Fix print size / orientation on some printer drivers
  • QCAD Professional
    • Optional RHI graphics view with much improved rendering performance
      • DirectX (Windows), Metal (macOS), OpenGL/Vulkan (Linux)
      • Optional halo highlighting and selection
    • User Interface
      • Add tabs at bottom of drawing area to switch between layout blocks
    • File formats
      • EPS file import
        • Import embedded images as external files
        • No support for clipping or embedded fonts
      • HPGL (PLT) file import
      • Gerber import
        • Moved from QCAD/CAM to QCAD Professional
        • Add option to combine overlapping tracks, pads and regions
      • Major improvements for importing SVG files
    • File > Advanced SVG Export...
      • Fix page size preview for user entered scale
    • Edit
      • Modify > Break out gap
        • Add support for ellipse arcs, ellipses, open and closed splines, open and closed polylines
      • Application Preferences > General > Color Palette
        • Refactor with color preview, default palettes with preview
    • Draw
      • Polyline
        • Boolean Operations
          • Redesign based on cavalier contours
          • Improved performance and results
        • Improved rendering of polylines with custom segment widths
      • Hatch
        • Add support for gradients
        • Optionally create hatch / fill behind boundary
        • Auto Hatch
          • Create hatch boundary automatically from clicked point inside closed area
          • Create individual hatches or one hatch for all clicked contours
        • Merge Hatches
          • Merge selected hatches into one hatch
    • Modify
      • Explode
        • Improvements when exploding polylines with custom width segments
      • Offset
        • New and improved offset tool
        • Improved performance and reliability
      • Round
        • Round all corners of polyline
        • Create inverted roundings
        • Single click rounding
    • Block
      • Support for external references (XRefs)
        • Show XRef layer hierarchy in layer list
        • Show XRef blocks in block list
        • Insert XRef
          • Relative / absolute paths
        • Open XRef file from block list and from context menu
        • Reload XRef if XRef file changes
        • Bind XRef (convert to regular block)
    • Experimental MCP Interface for AI tools
      • Misc > MCP
    • Script debugger for Qt 6
  • QCAD/CAM
    • Treat tools, toolpaths, tabs as entities
    • Support for pocket toolpaths
    • Improved 3D simulation
      • Optional material / workpiece(s) simulation with cutaway simulation
      • RHI based 3D view (DirectX, Metal, OpenGL, Vulkan)
  • QCAD Command Line Tools
    • dwg2csv
      • Add -layer switch to only export entities on given layer(s)
  • Bug fixes

3.33.12026/09/08

3.33.02026/08/29

3.32.72026/04/29

3.32.52025/12/19

  • QCAD/CAM
    • Improved detection of holes and islands in toolpaths
      • Fix erratic order of toolpaths
  • QCAD Professional
    • Edit > Application Preferences
      • Widgets > Layer List
        • Enable hierarchical layers
          • When disabled, show layer list as flat list
          • When disabled, don't disable other features such as snappable and plottable layers
      • Graphics View
        • Appearance
          • Move selection preferences to Behaviour section
        • Behaviour
          • Add selection preferences
          • Add preference "Escape clears selection"
    • Misc > Reset Configuration
      • Resets the QCAD configuration to default settings
    • Add linetypes
      • POINT1, POINT2, PLANT
    • Command line tools
      • dwg2pdf
        • Support -auto-orientation per block when printing multiple blocks
  • Internationalisation
    • Many improvements and fixes across all user interface translations
    • Use ß in German user interface translation
    • Add Swiss German user interface translation with ss
  • Performance / precision improvements for computing ellipse bounding boxes
  • Text entities
    • Improved automatic text wrapping for Chinese / Japanese
  • Bug fixes

3.32.42025/09/08

3.32.32025/06/02

3.32.02025/01/27

3.31.22024/10/28

3.31.02024/09/18

3.30.02024/06/13

3.29.52024/03/26

3.29.42024/02/07

3.29.02024/01/15

3.28.22023/09/04

3.28.02023/03/28

  • Library Browser
    • Retired SQL DB based Library Browser
  • QCAD Professional
    • Edit > Application Preferences > General > Coordinate Format:
      • Advanced preferences for coordinate input:
        • Add prefix for absolute coordinates
        • Allow input of relative coordinates without prefix
    • Add refactored and improved file system based Library Browser:
      • Cached preview icons
      • Search based on file name
      • Favorites
      • Add support for PDF files:
        • Preview PDF files
        • Insert PDF files from part library
      • Add support for bitmap files:
        • Preview bitmap files
        • Insert bitmap files from part library
    • Draw > Trace Bitmap
      • Improved color palette sampling from image data
    • Command line tools
      • dwg2maptiles
        • Add -dry-run option to run without generating tiles
        • Output number of generated tiles when done
      • bmp2dwg
        • Trace a bitmap file (PNG, JPEG, etc.) with polylines
    • macOS
      • New Qt 6 based packages for the macOS M1/M2 platforms
  • Bug fixes

3.27.92023/01/16

3.27.72022/10/03

3.27.22022/04/25

3.27.02021/12/01

3.26.42021/06/04

  • QCAD Professional
    • Misc > Import/Export > Import Points with Labels Point import from CSV with text labels (tutorial)
      • Import individual columns as X/Y/Z coordinates or labels
      • Set font, font size and spacing globally or per column
      • Advanced (multi-)label formatting
    • Various fixes concerning loading and saving international characters

3.26.32021/05/31

3.26.22021/04/15

3.26.12021/03/08

3.26.02021/03/02

3.25.02020/08/20

3.24.32020/03/17

3.24.02019/12/19

3.23.02019/07/19

3.22.12019/05/22

3.22.02019/03/04

3.21.32018/09/18

3.21.02018/06/26

3.20.02018/04/12

3.19.22017/12/20

3.19.12017/11/11

3.19.02017/11/08

  • Modify > Explode:
    • Make sure draw order of exploded polyline segments matches order of original polyline (draw order based on draw order property and entity ID)
  • File > New:
    • Use default layer color and lineweight for layer 0
  • Load TTF fonts in "fonts" directory
  • Add osifont
  • Performance improvement for drawings with many blocks
  • QCAD Professional
    • Introducing layouts and viewports for advanced printing
    • Draw:
      • Viewport > Add Viewport
        • Define viewport in model space and place into layout / paper space
        • Setting scale of viewport
        • Setting rotation angle of viewport
      • Polyline > Create from Selected Entities:
        • Convert selected splines to arc segments
    • Dimension:
      • Add option to automatically set linear factor, depending on underlying viewport
    • Edit > Application Preferences:
      • Open/Save > Templates:
        • Add preference for default template used for new drawings
      • File > Print Preview:
        • Add preference to automatically switch to print preview for layout blocks
    • Block:
    • File > Print:
      • Store printer and paper settings for each block or layout / paper space
    • Layer list:
      • Remember / store collapsed state of layers
    • Command line tools:
      • dwg2bmp, dwg2maptiles, dwg2pdf, dwg2svg:
        • Accept layout name (or block name) for -block switch
      • dwg2svg:
        • Add clip paths for viewports
    • Fix Teigha related crash in Linux 32bit binary
    • Fix "by layer" line weight and line style of entities rendered in viewports
  • QCAD/CAM
    • Fix omitted last level when using multiple passes (rounding issue)
    • Add postprocessor "DXF":
      • This postprocessor writes the CAM path in the right order to DXF
      • Add configuration options:
        • Interpolate splines as arcs
        • Interpolate ellipses as arcs
        • Flatten output to 2D
        • Open output in QCAD after generating
        • DXF output format version
  • Bug fixes

3.18.12017/10/05

3.18.02017/09/22

3.17.32017/06/30

3.17.22017/06/27

3.17.02017/05/18

  • Edit > Application Preferences:
    • Graphics View > Behaviour > Highlight entity within range
      • Preference to enable / disable entity highlighting
  • Library Browser:
    • Remember and restore last used directory
  • Themes:
    • Allow themes to override tool icons
  • Platforms:
    • macOS:
      • Rollback to Qt 5.6.2
      • Fix pinch gesture zoom in / out using trackpad
  • QCAD Professional
    • Edit > Application Preferences > Widgets > Layer List:
      • Show frozen column
    • Add shortcuts to rotate counter-clockwise (,) or clockwise (.) on the fly during:
      • Edit > Paste
      • Block > Insert
      • Inserting library items
      • Draw > Text
    • Edit > Application Preferences > Edit > Rotate:
      • Add preference for rotation angle step
  • QCAD/CAM
    • Post processors:
      • G-Code [mm]
      • G-Code with Offset [mm]
      • TNC 145 [mm]
      • TNC 430 [mm]
    • Tool management:
      • Tool list
      • Add tools
      • Edit tools
      • Remove tools
    • Toolpath management:
      • Toolpath list
      • Edit toolpath parameters
      • Remove toolpaths
      • Regenerate toolpaths from selection
    • Creating toolpaths from selected entities:
      • Profile toolpath:
        • Cutting Depths:
          • Safe Z
          • Start Z
          • Cut Z
        • Passes:
          • Single pass
          • Multiple passes
        • Cutter radius compensation:
          • Side:
            • On
            • Outside
            • Inside
          • Direction:
            • Climbing (left)
            • Conventional (right)
        • Lead in / lead out
          • None
          • Normal
          • Extension
          • Half circle (calculated offset only)
          • Quarter circle (calculated offset only)
          • Eighth circle (calculated offset only)
          • Half circle [from center] (calculated offset or G41/G42)
          • Quarter circle [from center] (calculated offset or G41/G42)
          • Eighth circle [from center] (calculated offset or G41/G42)
        • Overcut
    • CAM Export:
      • Tool radius compensation:
        • as G41/G42
        • computed coordinates
      • Entity conversion:
        • Splines as tangentially connected arcs
        • Ellipses as arc segments
        • Arcs as line segments (optional)
        • Other complex entities as lines and arcs
  • Bug fixes

3.16.62017/03/20

3.16.52017/02/09

3.16.32016/12/28

3.16.02016/12/14

3.15.52016/08/22

3.15.02016/05/23

  • Improve polyline area calculation
  • Add new info tool to measure polyline area:
  • Info > Polyline Area
  • Integrate Command line calculator
  • Visually distinguish secondary reference points
  • Used to distinguish middle points of polyline arc segments from polyline nodes
  • Allow entities on locked layers to be chosen as limiting entity for trimming, base for parallels, etc.
  • Add templates for DIN6771-1, DIN7200
  • Prevent deletion of locked layers
  • Preferences:
    • Edit > Application Preferences > Graphics View > Appearance > Use full resolution for Retina display
  • Edit > Application Preferences > Graphics View > Appearance > Maximum number of reference points displayed
  • Edit > Application Preferences > Graphics View > Colors > Selection > Secondary reference points
  • Add preference to use full (retina) resolution for graphics view:
  • Add preference for maximum number of displayed reference points:
  • Add preference for secondary reference point color:
  • QCAD Professional
    • Add option to add node on segment
  • Command line tools:
    • Add dwg2dwg tool to convert between different releases of DXF and DWG
  • Context menu:
    • Add 'Change Segment Type' for polylines
    • Add 'Insert Node' for polylines
    • Add 'Auto Extend Polyline' for polylines
    • Add 'Auto Create Polyline' for lines and arcs
    • Add preference to show / hide clipboard operations
  • Draw > Polyline > Insert Node
  • Import and render dimension blocks along with dimensions (if available)

3.14.32016/04/28

  • Application Preferences:
  • Make conversion of splines to arcs / lines optional for SVG import Edit > Application Preferences > File > SVG Import
  • Info > Polygonal Area:
  • Show result in sq ft (ft²) and sq in (in²) if unit is set to Inch
  • QCAD Professional
  • Insert fit points into existing splines (Draw > Spline > Insert Fit Point or entity context menu)
  • Remove fit points from existing splines (Draw > Spline > Remove Fit Point or entity context menu)
  • QCAD/CAM
  • fix HP/GL (PLT) export
  • Bug fixes
  • FS#1416 - Dimension value for drawing unit feet
  • FS#1417 - Dimension: missing tolerance icons in options toolbar

3.14.22016/04/19

  • Fix various icons
  • Add more icons for dark themes

3.14.12016/04/18

  • Save DXF/DWG files with current layout set to model layout
  • Fixes data exchange with some other products which only import the current layout
  • Application Preferences
    • Add "Dark" theme (experimental)
  • Make auto zoom on load optional Edit > Application Preferences > Graphics View > Appearance > Auto Zoom > Auto zoom on load
  • Add theme preference Edit > Application Preferences > General > Theme
  • QCAD Professional
  • Fix integrated user manual (32bit Linux packages)
  • QCAD Community Edition:
  • FS#1377 - CE - is asking to save an untouched drawing

3.14.02016/04/11

3.13.02016/03/16

3.12.72016/02/15

3.12.62016/01/28

3.12.52016/01/11

3.12.42015/12/11

3.12.02015/11/09

3.11.32015/10/14

  • Bug fixes
  • Fix printing issue (mostly white printouts)

3.11.22015/10/14

3.11.02015/10/06

3.10.02015/08/24

  • QCAD Professional
  • Misc > Modify > Convert Splines to Bezier Segments
  • Improved precision for intersection points between splines and other entities
  • Snap to intersection points between two splines (quadratic or cubic)
  • QCAD/CAM
  • Fix exception in GCode configuration and derived configurations
  • Draw > Arc > 2 Points and Length
  • Draw arc from two points and arc length
  • Snap > Lock Snap
  • Lock current snap and restriction tools
  • Bug fixes
  • FS#1252 - Modify > Matrix transformation: crash

3.9.62015/07/24

3.9.52015/07/14

3.9.32015/05/13

3.9.22015/05/08

  • QCAD Professional
    • Extend existing polylines with connected segments
    • Join connected polylines
  • Draw > Polyline > Create from Segments
  • File > Print Current View
  • Prints the current view from model space
  • File > Revert
  • Reloads the current drawing from disk
  • Edit > Application Preferences > Graphics View > Appearance > Display and Performance > Timeout for hatch rendering
  • Preference for hatch rendering timeout
  • Block > Insert Block
  • Insert array of blocks with N columns, M rows
  • Modify > Explode
  • Explode splines piecewise to retain sharp ('clamped') corners
  • Preferences:
  • Use alternating colors for layer list rows, block list rows
  • Various performance and memory usage fixes
  • Bug fixes
  • FS#1196 - Radius dimension: arrow head is used even in arch tick mode
  • FS#1202 - Defaults - New drawing - Printing colors setting shows no effect

3.9.02015/03/09

3.8.02015/02/05

  • Performance:
  • Improve responsiveness when using auto snap or snap to intersections
  • Improve loading time for large files
  • ECMAScript:
  • Add simple API to easily operate on the current document (scripts/simple.js)
  • Add script shell for developers (Misc > Development > Script Shell)
  • Bug fixes
  • FS#1174 - Modify > Divide: exception when used on circle or ellipse

3.7.62015/01/15

3.7.52014/12/03

3.7.42014/11/29

  • Add new tool to reload linetypes from .lin files for loaded drawings: Misc > Modify > Reload Linetype Definitions
  • Support transactions (undo / redo) for changes in linetypes
  • Bug fixes
  • Fix potential crash when loading files with invalid linetype definitions
  • Fix preview of linetypes when switching between drawings with different linetype definitions for the same linetype names
  • Fix preview of linetypes for drawings with linetype definitions that are different or outdated compared to the .lin file

3.7.22014/11/20

3.7.12014/11/06

  • Improved presentation of linetypes in linetype combo box
  • Purging blocks purges also nested unused blocks
  • Make changes to document settings undoable (change of drawing unit, dimension settings, etc.)
  • Support splines with degree N (1,2,3,4,5,6,...)
  • New tool to convert straight splines to lines: Misc > Modify > Convert Straight Splines to Lines
  • Bug fixes
  • Number overflows cause unexpected behaviour in inscribing ellipses into quadrilateral algorithm (also used by projection tools)
  • Show file names with ampersand correctly in tabs and recent file menu

3.7.02014/10/24

3.6.32014/07/30

3.6.22014/07/12

  • Translations:
  • Fix deployment of Japanese translation

3.6.12014/07/11

  • Translations:
  • Update of Japanese translation
  • Entities:
  • New entity type 'trace' (load, save, display, modify)
  • Text:
  • Support for x scale factor for simple texts (stretch)
  • Misc:
  • Save / restore relative zero point position per tool
  • QCAD Professional
  • Fix error when saving back loaded file with invalid value for MAXACTVP
  • Configurable dimension font (Edit > Drawing Preferences > Dimension Settings)

3.6.02014/06/19

3.5.02014/05/08

3.4.72014/04/12

3.4.62014/02/10

3.4.52013/12/18

3.4.42013/12/04

3.4.32013/11/13

3.4.02013/10/23

  • Add preference for line pattern scaling of lines with weight 0.00mm
  • Add display mode for screen-based linetypes (line patterns in pixels instead of drawing units)
  • Indicate modified state in Window menu
  • QCAD Professional
    • Fix encoding of strings in DXF / DWG files on non-English Windows installations
    • Add support for custom properties
    • Add new custom properties to entities
    • Remove custom properties from entities
    • Import some basic types of custom properties from 3rd party applications (string, int, double)
    • Add font substitution dialog (simplifies font replacement if drawing fonts don't support all glyphs that are used)
    • Add text replacement tool: Edit > Find/Replace

3.3.42013/10/15

3.3.22013/09/24

3.3.02013/09/17

3.2.12013/08/16

  • Drawing tools:
  • Draw ellipse inscribed in quadrilateral (tangential to four lines)
  • Performance:
  • Performance improvements when loading files with many blocks or block references
  • Improved start up performance
  • Platform specific:
  • Various code fixes for FreeBSD
  • Bug fixes
  • FS#878 - Paste - Flip problem
  • QCAD Professional
  • Clip selection to rectangular area (or clear selection at rectangular area, cut selection at rectangular boundary)

3.2.02013/08/07

3.1.62013/07/15

  • Added hatch property to control pattern offset
  • Bug fixes
  • Crash / no effect when changing properties of hatch entities
  • QCAD Professional
  • Use CP932 instead of Shift-JIS for importing Japanese DXF / DWG files (fixes display of some characters)

3.1.52013/07/12

3.1.32013/07/03

  • Internationalization:
  • Added Japanese translation for the QCAD user interface
  • Added Japanese translation for the QCAD user manual
  • Linux:
  • Compatibility with older distributions (glibc >= 2.11.1)
  • Bug fixes
  • FS#843 - Can't snap to reference point of a block reference
  • QCAD Professional
  • Loading DXF / DWG files with international code pages
  • Fix backslash / yen problems when importing Japanese DXF / DWG files (CP932)

3.1.02013/06/17

3.0.02012/07/20

  • Extended drawing file format support to most versions of DXF and DWG:
    • Read support for format version 2.5 through 2010
    • Write support for format version 12 through 2010
  • SVG export:
    • Optional: preserve as much of the original data and geometry as possible in SVG
    • Various improvements and optimizations of the exported SVG files
  • Drawing tools:
    • Points:
      • N points along a line
      • M x N points in quadrangle
    • Arcs:
      • Arc with two points and radius
      • Arc with two points and angle
    • Circles:
      • Circle with two points and radius
    • Splines:
      • Spline through fit points
    • Texts:
      • Text with TrueType fonts
        • Use multiple fonts, colors, sizes, etc. in one text entity
    • Hatches and solid fills:
      • Support ellipses and ellipse arcs as boundary elements
  • Snap tools:
    • Snap to middle between two arbitrary points
    • Snap to orthogonal points
  • Performance improvements in various areas (display of large drawings, selection, modification, ...)
  • Support for named views (store current view / restore view)
  • Display multiple view ports (view tiles) per drawing
  • Printing:
    • Print drawing as poster on multiple pages
    • Print page IDs
    • Print glue marks
    • Construction possible in print preview mode
  • Property editor:
    • Completely refactored, fixed various problems with focus and editing, improved usability
    • Editing attributes (color, line weight, line type)
    • Editing draw order
    • Show selected entity types
    • Filter selection by entity types
  • Improved line pattern rendering (symmetrical, no gaps at end point)
  • Clipboard display widget shows content of clipboard (dockable)
  • Paste
    • Optionally overwrite existing layers / blocks
  • Selection
    • Selection modes for all selection tools (where appropriate): replace selection, add to selection, remove from selection, intersect with selection
    • Select entities inside polygon
    • Select contour: follow all connections (select also tree shapes and meshes)
  • Modification
    • Select / delete duplicate entities
    • Select / delete zero length entities
  • Entities
    • Improved ellipse support (snapping to ellipse intersections, trimming, breaking out segments, hatching ellipses)
  • Layer Handling
    • Deleting layers can be undone
  • Configuration
    • Configuration of key codes and commands
  • Devices
    • Support for Wacom tablets
    • Support for Apple's "Magic Trackpad" (including panning and zooming)
  • Support for surveyor's angle input (e.g. N10d30'12.5"E)
  • Part Library Browser
    • Meta information stored as RDF
    • Search based on keywords, file names, ...
    • Parts in part library may be drawings with static content or scripts that dynamically create content
  • New, much more powerful scripting interface:
    • almost complete Qt and QCAD API available through ECMA Script interface
    • creating interactive tools with scripts
    • creating menus, toolbars, dockwidgets, dialogs, ...
    • script plugin mechanism

2.2.2.12009/11/25

  • Bug fix release: File dialog problems under Windows

2.2.2.02008/09/09

  • Support for printing and PDF export to custom paper sizes
  • Bug fix: Crash on start up if grid settings are corrupt

2.2.1.02008/05/02

  • Bug fix: Line width resolution when printing or exporting to PDF
  • Bug fix: Crash when starting and not completing multiple tools
  • Bug fix: SVG Export: filled full circles

2.2.0.02008/04/11

  • Support for 24bit colors
  • Improved color selection in application preferences
  • File save as dialog: default path to current file path if available
  • Zoom to selection
  • Paste to current layer or original layer
  • Dimensions:
    • Optional: Use of architectural ticks instead of arrows
  • Show explode tool in menu 'Modify'
  • Mac OS X: open DXF files with double-click from Finder
  • Added glyphs for Ohm and Micro to standard font
  • Improved SVG Export: export solid filled hatches, export polylines as path
  • Apply layer to selection by double-clicking on layer in layer list
  • Bug fix: Drawing text, splines: preview entity with correct attributes and layer
  • Bug fix: Changing degree property for splines limited to 2 or 3
  • Bug fix: Overlapping keycodes for splines, snap to polar coordinate
  • Bug fix: Equidistant to polylines with arc segments and sharp corners
  • Bug fix: Choose menu entries with keystroke

2.1.6.42008/01/25

  • SVG Export (presentation quality, e.g. for use with Firefox, XSL-FO, FOP, ...)
  • Rulers at top and left of drawing view (optional)
  • Improved handles for ellipses
  • Snap to reference points
  • Isometric projections (front, side, top)
  • Modify - Divide 2: removal of segments optional
  • Draft mode no longer remembered between QCAD sessions
  • Scripting:
    • Creating text labels
    • Inserting blocks from part library
  • Creating equidistant polylines with rounded or pointed corners
  • Show or hide trailing zeroes in dimension labels
  • X/Y ordinate dimensions
  • Simplified default behavior of cut and copy
  • Simplified optional behavior of selection
  • Highlight entities on mouse over
  • Autosnap: snap point indicator
  • Print preview: added more common scales for Imperial systems
  • File save as dialog: suggest current file name
  • Bug fix: Reading solids from DXF (for example as a result of exploding dimensions)
  • Bug fix: Trim to limiting entities inside blocks
  • Bug fix: Wrong attributes when breaking up ellipses into polylines
  • Bug fix: Measuring angles: command line output shows 'lines are parallel' instead of measured angle
  • Bug fix: Modify - Trim: Crash when choosing hatch as limiting entity
  • Bug fix: Modify - Attributes: Layer names sorted in combo box

2.1.3.22007/05/24

  • The property editor widget introduced in 2.1.2.8 now also shows the layer of the selected entity / entities and makes it possible to quickly move a group of entities to another layer
  • Bug fix: Changing attributes of dimension entities with Modification - Properties feature
  • Bug fix: Polylines loose attributes when modified / polyline attributes in blocks
  • Bug fix: OS X: Crash when using snap to coordinates

2.1.3.02007/04/11

  • Bug fix: Entity visibility when moving with multiple copies

2.1.2.92007/04/10

  • Bug fix: Drag and drop for text entities
  • Bug fix: Creating polylines from segments

2.1.2.82007/04/02

  • Welsh translation
  • Added button / key code for resetting all actions and return to the default action
  • Auto Snap (Snap to Grid, Endpoints, Middlepoints, Intersections)
  • Property editor
    • Querying and editing of attributes of selected entities
    • Changing attributes of single or multiple entities (e.g. change text height or style for all selected texts)
  • Improvements for drag and drop of reference points
  • Remember active layer when saving a drawing
  • Pasting entities: scale, rotate or flip while positioning pasted entities
  • Scaling with individual factors for x and y axis. Currently only for lines.
  • Edit block by clicking a block instance
  • Added more glyphs to "standard" font (complete Unicode tables Basic Latin 0000-007F, Latin-1 Supplement 0080-00FF, Latin Extended-A 0100-017F).
  • Bug fix: Unicode for saving / loading international texts
  • Bug fix: Unicode font

2.1.1.0 RC22007/01/18

  • Port to FreeBSD

2.1.1.0 RC12006/12/28

  • Indonesian translation
  • Portuguese (BR) translation
  • Modify - Divide 2 (Cuts out a segment of an entity. The segment is limited by intersecting entities.)
  • Don't ask for selection if some entities are already selected
  • Show key codes (accelerators, hot keys, short cuts) in menus and tooltips
  • Introduced many more key codes
  • Remember last used paper position in print preview
  • Improved DXF R12 compatibility (texts: spaces, line breaks; blocks: anonymous blocks)
  • High quality PDF Export (all platforms, Menu 'File' - 'PDF Export')
  • Bug fix: Rounding / beveling inside polylines
  • Bug fix: Locking relative zero point
  • Bug fix: Fixed printing under OS X (broken after PDF creation)
  • Bug fix: Entering coordinates under Windows systems (focus bug)
  • Bug fix: Exploding ellipse arcs

2.1.0.12006/05/26

  • High quality PDF Export (Mac OS X, Menu 'File' - 'PDF Export')
  • Print quality improvements

2.1.0.02006/05/19

  • Chinese translation
  • Converting ellipses to polylines with arc segments (explode)
  • Port to Mac OS X on Intel (Universal Binary)
  • Bug fix: Scripting: file dialog for opening files in QSA
  • Various smaller fixes

2.1.0.0 RC32006/03/23

  • Bug fix: Windows: Print preview: crash when changing scale

2.1.0.0 RC22006/03/20

  • Port to Qt 4.1.1 / QSA 1.2.1
  • Significant performance improvements (mainly for Mac OS X and Windows)
  • Bulgarian translation
  • Bug fix: Options toolbar for text tool
  • Bug fix: autostart.qs script: Toolbar positioning
  • Bug fix: Windows: crash when zooming in on selected lines
  • Bug fix: Windows: Print preview: crash when switching to print preview
  • Bug fix: Print preview: Update scale combo box after auto fit to page
  • Bug fix: Windows: MDI buttons for minimize, maximize, close

2.1.0.0 RC12005/11/22

  • Port to Qt 4.1.0 RC1 / QSA 1.2.0
  • New preview with line style and color
  • Improved measuring tools
  • Minor print preview improvements
  • Many visual improvements for QCAD on Mac OS X
  • Dimension arrow behavior improvements
  • Introduced more hotkeys
  • Move entities to background / foreground
  • Application preferences: color dialog for selecting colors
  • Professional version:
    • More actions can be launched from the command line
    • Creating new polylines from existing segments
    • Creating equidistant polylines
  • Bug fix: Disappearing entities when stretching while some entities are selected
  • Bug fix: grid was not updated when not enabled
  • Bug fix: drag and drop for leader reference points
  • Punjabi translation
  • Updated user reference manual

2.0.5.02005/07/20

  • Port to Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)
  • Exploding dimensions: create lines for arrows
  • Ellipse improvements:
    • improved selection performance
    • trimming ellipses to lines
    • trimming lines to ellipses
  • Bug fix: memory leaks (internal clone function for entity containers)
  • Bug fix: crash when omitting Y value in coordinate input (e.g. "15,")

2.0.4.92005/03/28

  • Bug fix Windows version: Invalid coordinate calculations due to rounding errors / acos() call. Lead to files that were unloadable.

2.0.4.82005/03/21

  • DXF / AutoCAD compatibility improvements (avoid invalid layer color, adjust text width)
  • Bug fix: Centering of thick arcs on Mac OS X
  • Bug fix: Rounding and beveling polyline corners (first and last node)
  • Bug fix: Text construction in normallatin2 font

2.0.4.72005/02/22

  • DXF compatibility improvements (dimensions, texts)
  • Drawing arcs connecting tangential to entities
  • Professional version:
    • Improved polyline construction function
    • Adding nodes to existing polyline
    • Appending nodes to existing polyline
    • Removing nodes from existing polyline
    • Removing all nodes between two nodes of an existing polyline
    • Trimming two polyline segments
    • Rounding for polylines
    • Beveling for polylines
  • Scripting:
    • Autostart Script
    • Adding custom toolbars
    • Adding custom tool buttons for inserting blocks
    • Adding custom tool buttons for running scripts
  • Bug fix: Export of Polylines with bulges to DXF R12
  • Bug fix: Mac OS X: Centering of thick lines
  • Bug fix: Dimensions not updated after drawing properties are modified
  • Bug fix: Text on hidden layers misplaced after loading
  • Bug fix: Hatches on hidden layers not shown after loading
  • Bug fix: Part library browser: updating cached icons
  • Bug fix: Crash when switching automatic grid scaling off

2.0.4.02004/09/14

  • Compiled with Qt 3.3.3
  • Measuring polygonal areas
  • Splines (NURBS)
    • B-Splines degree 2, 3
    • Open and closed B-Splines
  • Drag and drop: keep selection
  • Professional version scripting:
    • Pen, color, line width
    • Layer handling
    • Circles
    • Selection class
    • Vector class
    • View class
  • Bug fix: Crash when using command prompt ('line' command)
  • Bug fix: Crash when deleting a block that is being edited
  • Bug fix: Corrupted large texts in Cyrillic / Unicode when saved to DXF
  • Bug fix: selecting layers: don't reactivate deleted entities
  • Bug fix: beveling: wrong distance when bevel length more than entity length
  • Bug fix: loading diametrical dimensions
  • Bug fix: mirroring blocks with arcs: incorrect arc angles
  • Bug fix: mirroring points that touch an end point of a mirror axis
  • Bug fix: inaccurate arc display for very large arcs
  • Bug fix: drawing lines with relative angles: length ignored
  • Bug fix: DXF: corrected saving of variable $VIEWCTR
  • Bug fix: in rare conditions selection of only one entity possible
  • Bug fix: Mac OS X: use Backspace instead of non existing Delete key
  • Bug fix: Slow preview when inserting blocks with hatches

2.0.3.32004/05/22

  • Updated Danish translation
  • Turkish translation
  • Preview in file open dialog
  • Don't change active layer / block when changing visibility or locking state
  • Double click cannot be used anymore to change visibility of blocks / layers.
  • Tab in command line to complete / list commands
  • Only show save / save as dialog if document was changed
  • Drag and drop: Ellipse endpoints
  • Bug fix: Error when trying to overwrite read-only file
  • Bug fix: Tolerances for dimension labels
  • Bug fix: Appending default extension in save as dialog if path contains '.'
  • Bug fix: Entering Coordinates when moving relative zero point
  • Bug fix: Copy / paste blocks and inserts between drawings in individual units
  • Bug fix: Update arc endpoints after 'Modify' - 'Properties'
  • Bug fix: Crash when using self-made patterns
  • Bug fix: Crash with drawings that contain ellipses
  • Bug fix: Scaling for parts inserted from the part library in different units
  • Bug fix: CAM Expert: Angles in output in degrees

2.0.3.12004/03/27

  • Compiled with Qt 3.3.1
  • Estonian translation
  • Spanish translation
  • Polish translation
  • Professional version scripting:
    • adding lines, arcs, points
    • dialogs
    • file handling
  • CAM Expert: Integration with QCAD 2.x
  • Ignore line width in draft mode
  • Command 'dimregen' also regenerates dimensions with label ';;'
  • Explode text entities into individual letter entities
  • Avoid multiple print previews for the same drawing
  • Persistent color mode selection in printer setup dialog
  • Windows: store configuration in file (not registry)
  • Mac OS X: Application Preferences in preferences menu
  • Mac OS X: Fixed size combo boxes for color, width, type selection
  • Improved performance for large fonts (Unicode)
  • Bug fix: DXF R12 Export: filter out non-r12 variables
  • Bug fix: DXF 2000 Export: GRIDUNIT
  • Bug fix: DXF 2000 Export: MText angle
  • Bug fix: DXF Import: ignore negative color numbers
  • Bug fix: Letter spacing on hidden layers
  • Bug fix: Redraw view when switching grid on / off
  • Bug fix: highlight for trim two
  • Bug fix: Draft mode box for text with empty lines
  • Bug fix: Windows: crash on exit
  • Bug fix: Mirroring: mirroring blocks
  • Bug fix: Mirroring: using command line for coordinate input, relative zero
  • Bug fix: Crash when selecting ellipses

2.0.2.02004/02/04

  • Compiled with Qt 3.3.0
  • Layer locking
  • DXF Export AC1009 (R12 / LT2)
  • Slovak translation
  • Russian translation
  • Dutch translation
  • Manual adjustment of grid size
  • Switch auto-scaling of grid on / off
  • Improved handling of ellipses (selection, tangents)
  • Improved handling of solids (selection)
  • Modification of dimension text
  • Modification of dimension geometry
  • Drag and drop for quick modification of dimension entities
  • Automatic regeneration of all dimension entities (dimregen)
  • Improved performance for redrawing (zooming and panning)
  • Draft mode for further performance improvement
  • Integrated Online Manual (Menu Help - Manual)
  • Bug fix: decimal grid for decimal inches
  • Bug fix: support patterns with capital letters in name
  • Bug fix: images in blocks
  • Bug fix: error handling when writing files
  • Bug fix: architectural dimension labels
  • Bug fix: DXF import of polylines which close with arcs

2.0.1.32003/12/03

  • Czech translation
  • Measuring total length of selected entities
  • Default selection mode: select single entities
  • Bug fix: Display of dotted arcs
  • Bug fix: Selecting entities for angular dimensioning and for parallels, finding intersections
  • Bug fix: Undone Leaders invisible to all actions
  • Bug fix: Editing Fonts

2.0.1.22003/11/20

  • Bug fix: QCAD 1 Text import: rotation angle
  • Italian translation
  • Greek translation
  • Optional support for 'complex entities'
  • Drag and drop for entities and reference points

2.0.1.12003/10/18

  • Compiled with Qt 3.2.2
  • Bug fixes for Windows and Mac version
  • Scaling line styles with line width
  • French translation

2.0.1.02003/10/08

  • GUI Improvements
  • Saving state of toolbars and dock windows
  • DXF: Compatibility improvements
  • Bug fix: Mac OS X library path
  • Bug fix: Insert parts from Library Browser
  • Bug fix: handling of , and . for German environment
  • Bug fix: Import of Arrows from QCAD 1 drawings
  • Bug fix: Changing language in Application Preferences

2.0.0.82003/10/01

  • DXF: ATTRIB entities imported as texts
  • DXF: Compatibility improvements
  • Bug fix: Mac OS X startup
  • Hungarian translation

2.0.0.52003/09/30

  • Improved precision of printing to scale
  • Performance improvements for large drawings
  • Switching grid on/off
  • Changing colors of background, grid, meta grid
  • Bug fix: Import of DXF from version 1.x
  • Port: Mac OS X
  • German translation

2.0.0.02003/09/22

  • Initial Release of version 2

1.4.1.02000/05/23

  • Some small bug fixes

1.4.0.02000/07/05

  • Support for units (Millimeter, Inches, Feet, ...)
  • Scale drawings (1:1, 2:1, 1:2, ...)
  • Show page border
  • Default attributes for layers
  • Measuring functions
    • Point-point
    • Line-point
    • Line-line
    • Angle
    • Coordinates
  • Formats of dimension lables (e.g. 3' 1/4" or 36.25")
  • Formats for angle dimension labels (e.g. 12°30'0" or 12.5°)
  • Import file format DGN
  • Library browser
  • Edit lines can handle mathematical expressions
  • Enhancement of DXF compatibility
  • Enhancement of line styles for printing
  • Enhancement of File Open dialog
  • Enhancement of Options dialog
  • Several smaller bug fixes
  • Many new translations
  • Explicit support of different charsets
  • Fully integrated Help system

1.3.31999/12/12

  • Italian translation
  • Galician translation

1.3.21999/11/28

  • Options dialog
  • French translation

1.3.01999/11/21

  • Fixed width font
  • New font "Courier"
  • Tool for automatic font creation
  • Quick rotation during moving
  • Copy, Cut, Paste
  • Drawing area extended from +/-32'000 to +/-1'000'000
  • DXF import for texts improved
  • Configuration file in users home (~/.qcad)
  • Spanish translation
  • Improved program termination
  • Bug fixes (see change log)

1.2.01999/10/23

  • Creation of hatches with different patterns
  • Creation of lines
    • Horizontal
    • Vertical
    • Given angle
  • Creation of dimensions
    • Arrows
  • Improvement of keyboard positioning

1.0.01999/10/08

  • Different line widths, colors, styles
  • Creation of dimensions
    • Radius
    • Diameter

1.0.0 Beta 11999/09/25

  • New snap functions
    • Keyboard x/y
    • Keyboard angle/radius
  • Creation of dimensions
    • Aligned
    • Horizontal
    • Vertical
    • Angles

0.0.01999/09/24

  • Project Start of QCAD as spin off from "CAM Expert"