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[solved] How do I use regular expressions in find / replace

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by pawonfire » Wed Dec 10, 2025 3:00 am

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[solved] How do I make an X/Y array of blocks.

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by TonKuijper » Fri Nov 28, 2025 12:48 pm

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Grid Snap at 1/2 inch increments

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by Jim55 » Sun Nov 30, 2025 7:31 pm

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One dxf, two cads see different things -hiw to resolve?

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by Buntehuhn » Wed Aug 06, 2025 7:19 pm
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Question

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by Lennart » Tue Nov 18, 2025 8:20 pm

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rotate not element, but modelspace itself?

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by Marktheniceguy » Thu Nov 13, 2025 7:23 pm

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view into modelspace from viewport

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by Marktheniceguy » Thu Nov 13, 2025 7:00 pm

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Drawing scale on layout block

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by crstn » Fri Nov 14, 2025 1:47 pm

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JavaScript Troubleshooting Tools?

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by HappyShat » Fri Nov 07, 2025 8:52 pm

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Stroke Selection

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by Davyj » Fri Nov 07, 2025 11:35 am

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How do I draw dashed lines?

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by Fatbob » Fri Oct 31, 2025 7:39 pm

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Bulk conversion of dwg2dxf files

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by wesolcmg » Fri Oct 24, 2025 9:31 pm

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moving an image

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by SteveRay » Wed Oct 22, 2025 3:01 pm

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Need help with Hole Replication please

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by Golfer111 » Thu Oct 16, 2025 8:55 pm

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Transitioning from AutoCAD - Configuring QCAD for most simlar options/config (mostly keyboard work)

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by faraggi » Wed Oct 01, 2025 2:55 pm

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Flip parameter

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by ionut » Tue Oct 14, 2025 7:49 am

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Print settings debug (A1) vs Final (Arch E)

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by robshomo » Sun Oct 12, 2025 8:45 pm

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How to save blocks to a library

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by mlwoy » Mon Oct 13, 2025 3:33 am

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Area of a circular ring sector

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by Certina » Fri Oct 10, 2025 8:31 am

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Best file format for 36" x 48" poster

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by robshomo » Thu Sep 25, 2025 9:40 pm

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PDF export loses Background Color

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by robshomo » Thu Sep 25, 2025 9:30 pm

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Line styles, multiline styles from MicroStation (OpenSite)

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by Hoff » Tue Sep 16, 2025 12:05 pm

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Drawing rectangular panel with radiused (rounded) corners

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by AngusB » Wed Sep 17, 2025 4:28 pm

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Close polyline without creating a million anchor points

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by Squirrellym » Fri Sep 19, 2025 5:45 am

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Title Blocks and Borders

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by mctbullzz » Mon Sep 15, 2025 2:52 pm

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Opening a DWG drawing

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by ralphsegar » Tue Sep 16, 2025 9:03 pm

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Hello how do I convert an arc to a straight line on Quad

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by ryleybob » Fri Sep 12, 2025 11:08 am

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How do I fix the issue of the left and right sides getting cut off when printing?

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by JayPark » Wed Sep 10, 2025 4:51 pm

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choose color for dimension lines

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by Thailand/Kees » Tue Sep 09, 2025 7:01 am

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[Solved] How to Automatically Purge Unused Blocks and Layers

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by yamyam » Mon Sep 08, 2025 4:41 am

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[SOLVED] How do I troubleshoot PDF export and batch processing differences

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by 2CV375 » Mon Sep 08, 2025 10:53 pm

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Chinese Text?

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by asym » Thu Mar 15, 2018 2:21 pm

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Scaling Finished Size

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by taholmes160 » Mon Sep 08, 2025 6:24 pm

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I cant draw lines with direct length inputs

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by Fuokko » Mon Sep 08, 2025 3:04 pm

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Concerning dimensions...[SOLVED, 8 Sept 2025]

Last post by CVH « Mon Sep 08, 2025 1:11 pm
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by 1940LaSalle » Mon Sep 08, 2025 12:48 pm

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Re-ordering windows? [SOLVED, 8 Sept '25]

Last post by 1940LaSalle « Mon Sep 08, 2025 12:40 pm
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by 1940LaSalle » Sun Sep 07, 2025 7:14 pm

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How can the speed of dwg2dwg.bat be improved

Last post by CVH « Mon Sep 08, 2025 5:30 am
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by yamyam » Sat Sep 06, 2025 3:56 am

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How do I display a dimension marker in both metric and imperial ?

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by iOne iTwo » Sun Sep 07, 2025 1:31 am

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How Do I Trace Over A PDF? Suffering from memory loss...

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by ctdahle » Fri Sep 05, 2025 3:51 am

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[SOLVED]In this case, how should I draw the line?

Last post by CVH « Sun Aug 31, 2025 4:23 pm
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by JayPark » Sat Aug 30, 2025 10:09 am

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Dividing a shape (circle; line; etc.) into multiple equal parts [SOLVED]

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by 1940LaSalle » Thu Jul 17, 2025 2:40 pm

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How do I scale text at architectural 1:1 scale, so it imports in Inkscape?

Last post by CVH « Fri Aug 29, 2025 7:54 am
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by iOne iTwo » Tue Aug 26, 2025 8:21 am

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How do I use a title block with attributes

Last post by CVH « Thu Aug 28, 2025 4:36 am
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by taholmes160 » Wed Aug 27, 2025 6:58 pm

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right click pan

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by joeynerves » Sat Aug 23, 2025 11:38 am

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How Do I Export .SVG

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by Fivecorners » Tue Aug 12, 2025 7:05 pm

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Cut/Copy and Paste not working in Qcad

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by rhmark » Thu Aug 21, 2025 7:46 am

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Solved - active layer selection in "Layer List" (Qt6)

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by bambuko » Fri Aug 15, 2025 10:02 am

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How to Scale drawings without changing dimensions

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by mlwoy » Fri Aug 15, 2025 9:30 pm

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Language changes

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by Osuna » Tue Aug 05, 2025 12:17 pm

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Can images be vectorized in QCAD?

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by JayPark » Sat Aug 09, 2025 4:13 pm

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