Maximum arc length

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newinwit
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Maximum arc length

Post by newinwit » Thu May 01, 2014 12:36 am

Dear Forum,
Does QCAD have a limit to the length of arcs?
I am having some trouble making qcad-pro draw very long arcs. Here is the situation: I draw a square with sides measuring, say, 2,000,000 units (inches). Then, using the Arc by 2 Points with Angle Tool, I use the mouse to draw a 90-degree arc from one corner to the opposite corner. The result: qcad starts to draw the arc, but the arc disappears midway to the other corner. I draw arcs just fine with dimensions under a million units. I am using QCAD 3.4.7 on Mac 10.6.8.

Sincerely,
-newinwit

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andrew
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Re: Maximum arc length

Post by andrew » Thu May 01, 2014 11:14 am

Yes, I can confirm this limitation (max. arc radius is 1e6).
However, this limit to avoid slow rendering is no longer needed and has been removed for the next release.

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Re: Maximum arc length

Post by Clive » Thu May 01, 2014 12:19 pm

If it helps, for now as a workaround you can use the Ellipse tool.

Set Minor and Major axis.
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Then Use the Divide tool, select first and second points and delete the part you don't need.
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Re: Maximum arc length

Post by newinwit » Thu May 01, 2014 1:42 pm

That explains it. Thanks for the quick reply, Andrew and Clive. I suppose I'll have to forgo the abstract doodling until the next release...

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Re: Maximum arc length

Post by newinwit » Fri May 02, 2014 1:54 am

One more thing: Clive, your ellipse trick works like a charm. Thanks!

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