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- Fri Sep 22, 2017 9:34 pm
- Forum: QCAD Programming, Script Programming and Contributing
- Topic: Script file for DXF creation with text
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11357
Re: Script file for DXF creation with text
Hi Andrew, Here are my latest findings: I upgraded to 3.15 from a download I had grabbed before my upgrade period expired after acquiring 3.14 last year. QCAD3.15.5 is able to process my script file because it has: Misc > Development > Run Script (then select script.js) --- Simple/Small script examp...
- Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:54 pm
- Forum: QCAD Programming, Script Programming and Contributing
- Topic: Script file for DXF creation with text
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11357
Re: Script file for DXF creation with text
My drawing script file now looks like the following but many thousands of lines. Can it be processed as a file in any version of QCAD3? You mentioned Menu > Development > Run Script earlier. It sounds like what I need, but 3.14.0 doesn't have that. Maybe I can use the QCAD command: prompt to load it...
- Wed Sep 20, 2017 6:23 pm
- Forum: QCAD Programming, Script Programming and Contributing
- Topic: Script file for DXF creation with text
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11357
Re: Script file for DXF creation with text
When I do: ./qcad -exec myscript.js I get: QCAD version 3.14.0 Warning: Application already running. Aborting... In fact, just running QCAD once with the "-exec myscript.js" command doesn't result in any geometry being drawn. The only way I have found to import geometry as script commands is 500 lin...
- Wed Sep 20, 2017 1:35 am
- Forum: QCAD Programming, Script Programming and Contributing
- Topic: Script file for DXF creation with text
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11357
Re: Script file for DXF creation with text
Hi Andrew, Thanks for the feedback. I have this mostly working, but my version of QCAD V3.14.0.1 has Misc > Development > Script Shell not Misc > Development > Run Script and qcad -exec script.js doesn't help me as I need to run different scripts on different layers without exiting between. I also h...
- Tue Sep 12, 2017 6:48 pm
- Forum: QCAD Programming, Script Programming and Contributing
- Topic: Script file for DXF creation with text
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11357
Script file for DXF creation with text
Hi Everyone, This is my first forum post. I've been using QCAD for about 10 years for 2D mechanical design and love the interface. So intuitive. Thank you all for the support. I have also used the QCAD V2.1 Script IDE to draw intricate layouts for optical calibration targets. I wrote a program that ...