How do I access Guidelines?

[rfresh737]

I read somewhere that QCAD has Guidelines but I can't find them.

I've looked in the Help file, searched, etc. nothing there that I could find.

I googled it and found a quesiton someone asked about them but not where or how you access them.

They must be very well hidden because I can't find a menu for them and I don't know how to access them.

[Husky]

Hi rfresh737,

I read somewhere that QCAD has Guidelines but I can't find them.

QCAD has no Guidelines.

Counter question: What for do you need Guidelines? I'm pretty sure we could find together a practical workaround.

[Clive]

If you need to use a guideline for accurately aligning things in your CAD drawing you can create your own construction lines/guidelines.

First set up a dedicated layer for drawing all your guidelines on, name it and give a colour of your choosing.

You can then draw anything on this layer to help you with your construction.

Using infinite and ray lines will help you move and align things up.

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when you come to exporting/printing or setting up a file for CAM operations you can simply hide or delete the layer.