QCAD Bugtracker

  • Status Assigned
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  • Task Type Feature Request
  • Category QCAD (main)
  • Assigned To
    andrew
  • Operating System All
  • Severity Low
  • Priority Very Low
  • Reported Version 3.15.2
  • Due in Version Undecided
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Attached to Project: QCAD Bugtracker
Opened by Husky - 01.06.2016

FS#1428 - Snap middle of the minimum distance between two entity's

Hi,

from time to time I need to place a circle etc precisely between two entity’s - what is a lot of construction work to get it correct. With the new “Info tool “Distance Entity to Entity” we have already the base for a new snap tool which could help to get rid of the time consuming construction process in cases like this. I would appreciate to get a new snap tool which is able to figure out the shortest distance between to entity’s and then will snap to the middle of it.

Pic 1: Given situation
Pic 2: Result after using this new snap tool

Would it make also cense to have a second new snap tool which works opposite for the furthermost distance between two entity’s?

   Husky-2016.06.01-01.png (11.7 KiB)
   Husky-2016.06.01-02.png (22 KiB)
   snap middle - minimum distanc... (103.7 KiB)
CVH commented on 30.10.2022 08:56

A snapping point halfway between all entities on a drawing would clutter up the working area with all possible snaps.

Remark here that the shortest distance between 2 polylines is measured between 2 polyline segments, we can see which two at glance but QCAD has to check them all.

With n entities (and/or segments) that would be n!/2!*(n-2)! snapping points.
In perspective:
With just 10 entities there are 45 combinations.
For 100 entities 4950 combinations.
And for 1000 the number grows rapidly to 500k combinations. LOL

Still, I stand by the need for such but then as a tool.

Regards,
CVH

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