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895 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Area calculation based on existing entities | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Use case:
Start tool
Choose one entity of the contour
If contour is closed, area of closed contour is calculated an printed in the command line history
Configuration parameters: segment length for arc interpolation
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1165 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | New Create Spiral Tool | Assigned | |
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Task Description
A new tool to create Spirals would be great to have, with an option to restrict the decline to achieve to draw either Logarithmic or Linear styles.
Please see related topic:
http://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=3236
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1721 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Insert table tool | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Hi Andrew,
I’m not sure whether this has been added or suggested already. It would be great to have a built in QCAD table tool for producing cutting lists or bill of materials etc. A dedicated table tool would be a real boost to QCAD Pro ;)
Many thanks
Clive
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972 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Distribute equally option ... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
It would be nice (and a time-saver!) to have an additional option in the alignment tool: Distribute entities / blocks equally.
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1224 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Revision clouds | Likely to be implemented | |
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Task Description
Add support to draw revision clouds or convert polylines, ellipses, circles to revision clouds.
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1428 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Snap middle of the minimum distance between two entity'... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
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?
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1723 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Detecting overlapping line / arc segments | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Add a tool to detect overlapping segments or lines and arcs. Similar like the “overkill” command in other CAD systems.
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2018 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Layer visibility setting per view/view-port | Assigned | |
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Task Description
In a medium complex drawing it’s often too much details to have all layers in a drawing visible at once. Also, it is of great importance to be able to have a single model to avoid duplication of work and risk inconsistency.
So i would like to create a number of views where each view has selected layers visible (that makes sense for the purpose of the view) and then assign the views to different layout blocks (using view-ports) in paper-space to be able to setup printing of several views on the same page/PDF
This also means that view-ports would have to be aware of what view they are displaying (if any besides the standard-view). This will then make it possible for printouts of different views with selected layers visible (different for each view and view-port) and still have only one model. Today this is not possible.
As it is today the only limited workaround is to set the layers you want to display, print/PDF of that viewport on separate page, and then change it for the next page, and so on. The big drawback is that you cannot have two different views/view-ports on the same page with different layers visible. Also, for large drawing it is painful to have to do a lot of manual setup for each rendering of the complete drawing.
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1488 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Dimension text position | Assigned | |
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Task Description
This one is a really important one for me, as currently I am doing a lot of dimension and annotation drawings. I would like to request an option to be added to the dimension settings for both drawing and application settings to be able to choose whether the dimension text is to the right or left side or over the top or underneath the dimension line. This would help tremendously when a lot of dimensions are needed!
Regards
Clive
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763 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | Hatching with just one click | Assigned | |
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Task Description
My task: To hatch an area.
Right now, if I want to fill an area with a hatch pattern, I have to select all the enclosing objects (lines, arcs) and then I can select the hatch tool. That can be under some circumstances a tedious task. To illustrate this, I created a simple example (see Attachment 1: Hatching.png).
Step 1: Create a rectangle. Step 2: Draw four vertical lines. Step 3: Select the four lines surrounding the first area. –> Problem! The horizontal lines are too long. Step 4: Divide the long horizontal lines of the rectangle where the vertical lines touch. Now the lines surrounding the three areas can be selected. Step 5: Hatch the selection. Done.
Just for fun try recreating my second example (see Attachment 2: Hatching2.png)
Therefore I would like to suggest a far more simple approach.
Step 1: Select the Hatch Tool. Step 2: Click inside the area you would like to be hatched. Done.
Of course that would mean that the hatch style is already pre-defined and can be changed later, if needed.
In this way productivity can be increased by ... [fill in you own estimate] ... times.
Example 2 would need only 13 clicks to hatch all the areas (including the hatch tool button).
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694 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Low | User coordinate systems (UCS) | Assigned | |
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Task Description
UCS support.
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693 | QCAD (main) | Feature Request | Medium | Support for external references (XREF) | Likely to be implemented | |
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Task Description
Support for external references (XREF)
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1815 | QCAD/CAM | Feature Request | Low | Add Laser tool option | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Hi Andrew,
Creating G-code for cnc-laser, the laser-tool can not be correctly set at all.
Attached a laser tool proposal
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1841 | QCAD/CAM | Feature Request | Low | QCAD/CAM Postprocessor "Hpgl": Add pen colors to HP/GL ... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Add SPx; with x being pen number from 1-8.
TODO: - Which color corresponds to which pen number? - What if there are more than 8 colors in a DXF files?
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1844 | QCAD/CAM | Feature Request | Low | HP/GL (PLT) import | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Hi Andrew
QCAD/CAM misses a hpgl.plt import. If gerber and G-code can, so should plt.
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1846 | QCAD/CAM | Feature Request | Low | Toolpath preset offsets | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Hi Andrew
A request for adding some fields to the toolpath
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1877 | QCAD/CAM | Feature Request | Low | Post Processor Tutorial | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Hallo Andrew,
I am still busy on the never ending G-code story. Doing so I wrote a small Post Processor Tutorial for all those nerds who wants to write their own. If you like it you might add it to QCAD. However, since English is not my native tongue I suggest checking it would be wise.
Meanwhile I have downloaded the source code, and could not find the CAM’s Drill-path-script. I am now using a negative Drill Cut Depth to set a Laser Dwell time, were as a field “Dwell Time (in seconds)” in the Drill-path would be more appropiate. Is this script open source available or is it part of ‘closed part’ of QCAD?
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1901 | QCAD/CAM | Feature Request | Low | CAM Traverse Toolpath | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Hallo Andrew,
Still busy on the never ending G-code story. Urgently needed the very common Traverse Toolpath.
Example added as pdf.
Greetings
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1902 | QCAD/CAM | Feature Request | Low | CAM G-Block Toolpath | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Hallo Andrew,
Still busy on the never ending G-code story. Urgently needed the very handy G-code Block Toolpath. This ‘toolpath’ also solves a lot of “editing requests”.
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1911 | QCAD/CAM | Feature Request | Low | Drill Toolpath | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Hallo Andrew
It would be more than conveniant, defining the drilling locations of the drill toolpath, by selecting a circle’s center point.
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1940 | QCAD/CAM | Feature Request | Low | CAM > CAM Configuration: Add program description | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Add a program description to the CAM configuration dialog and export to postprocessors as variable.
See also: https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/posting.php?mode=quote&f=32&p=24649
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2164 | QCAD/CAM | Feature Request | Low | Add ability to pan the 3D view with a modifier key and ... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
With a Mac (and no external mouse) there’s no middle button so it’s not possible to pan the 3D view (that’s what they tell me in the forum). It would be useful if one could use command-drag or control-drag to pan around the 3D view.
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2213 | QCAD/CAM | Feature Request | Low | Allow editing Spindle Speed separately for each Toolpat... | Assigned | |
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Task Description
Hello dear CAM developers!
I need to use the same tool at different spindle speed in a single machining file. I would deeply appreciate if you could add a Spindle Speed edit field in the CAM Profile Toolpath edit window in order that each Toolpath can have its own Spindle Speed value (same as you did for Feed Rate and Plunge Rate)
FYI, the tool on my concern is a laser who’s power is driven by the Spindle Speed PWM signal. I need to be able to do both engraving and cutting in a single file. Alas! this laser tool is defined with a fix and unique number (99). Therefore I cannot define different laser tools with different speeds.
Many thanks Best regards.
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