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Command Line Tools

Last post by dfriasb « Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:58 pm
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by dfriasb » Mon Jan 25, 2021 9:07 pm

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QCad best settings for compatibilities

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by Maystor » Tue Jan 26, 2021 6:57 am

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snap spacing

Last post by andrew « Mon Jan 25, 2021 11:23 am
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by zibzib » Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:26 pm

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Mon Jan 25, 2021 11:23 am
Set up help

Last post by RandallG « Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:07 pm
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by DanB » Sat Jan 23, 2021 7:22 pm

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Last post by RandallG
Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:07 pm
How to distinguish better the enabled or disabled state in QCAD dark Mode?

Last post by CVH « Fri Jan 22, 2021 2:38 pm

by CVH » Fri Jan 22, 2021 2:38 pm

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Fri Jan 22, 2021 2:38 pm
print white text on blue solid hatch

Last post by Husky « Wed Jan 20, 2021 8:24 pm
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by Krischu » Wed Jan 20, 2021 7:06 pm

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Last post by Husky
Wed Jan 20, 2021 8:24 pm
Solid fill (HATCH) color

Last post by andrew « Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:03 pm
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by Krischu » Tue Jan 19, 2021 3:03 pm

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Last post by andrew
Tue Jan 19, 2021 8:03 pm
Round / Fillet Multiple Corners

Last post by Jam35 « Tue Jan 19, 2021 4:00 pm
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by Jam35 » Tue Jan 19, 2021 2:37 pm

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Last post by Jam35
Tue Jan 19, 2021 4:00 pm
Surface/Area measurements

Last post by CVH « Tue Jan 19, 2021 6:01 am
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by cider101 » Sun Jan 17, 2021 4:42 pm

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Last post by CVH
Tue Jan 19, 2021 6:01 am
Extracting Ansi A-E with block attributes

Last post by simpsonrr « Mon Jan 18, 2021 11:30 pm
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by simpsonrr » Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:13 pm

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Last post by simpsonrr
Mon Jan 18, 2021 11:30 pm
Scaling a whole drawing

Last post by Husky « Mon Jan 18, 2021 4:36 am
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by JimmyC » Mon Jan 18, 2021 3:55 am

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Last post by Husky
Mon Jan 18, 2021 4:36 am
Quad help

Last post by Husky « Sun Jan 17, 2021 10:45 pm
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by Bigiron » Sun Jan 17, 2021 9:28 pm

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Last post by Husky
Sun Jan 17, 2021 10:45 pm
[Solved]Block Reference color override

Last post by ryancousins « Fri Jan 15, 2021 6:34 pm
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by ryancousins » Fri Jan 15, 2021 3:22 pm

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Fri Jan 15, 2021 6:34 pm
Block Performance

Last post by andrew « Fri Jan 15, 2021 5:36 pm
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by kareztt » Fri Jan 15, 2021 2:41 pm

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Last post by andrew
Fri Jan 15, 2021 5:36 pm
Manual/EBook

Last post by Panchdara « Fri Jan 15, 2021 9:50 am
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by tomicavols » Sun Jan 10, 2021 2:08 am

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Last post by Panchdara
Fri Jan 15, 2021 9:50 am
[solved] Change properties of all layers in 1x

Last post by Husky « Tue Jan 12, 2021 8:56 pm
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by RaNoPlus » Tue Jan 12, 2021 7:53 pm

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Last post by Husky
Tue Jan 12, 2021 8:56 pm
(Solved)Metric Conversion Calculation in Offset Distance dialog

Last post by planksworkshop « Tue Jan 12, 2021 2:06 am
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by planksworkshop » Mon Jan 11, 2021 10:06 pm

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Last post by planksworkshop
Tue Jan 12, 2021 2:06 am
[solved] math power operator **

Last post by andrew « Mon Jan 11, 2021 10:36 am
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by Charles Dyer » Sun Jan 10, 2021 4:45 am

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Last post by andrew
Mon Jan 11, 2021 10:36 am
Directions regarding scripting markings,

Last post by CVH « Sun Jan 10, 2021 6:34 am
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by TreestumpExhaustpipe » Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:33 pm

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Last post by CVH
Sun Jan 10, 2021 6:34 am
[Solved ]How to adjust length of extension line on dimensions

Last post by Eugor « Sun Jan 10, 2021 1:25 am
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by Eugor » Sat Jan 09, 2021 11:45 pm

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Last post by Eugor
Sun Jan 10, 2021 1:25 am
[Solved]Dimension looking for information

Last post by andrew « Sat Jan 09, 2021 10:53 pm
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by Eugor » Sat Jan 09, 2021 7:06 pm

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Sat Jan 09, 2021 10:53 pm
Align newly imported dxf drawing to ZERO ZERO accurately.

Last post by CVH « Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:29 am
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by JSEIDL » Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:33 am

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Last post by CVH
Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:29 am
Rectangles & hatch

Last post by CVH « Sat Jan 09, 2021 4:28 am
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by RaNoPlus » Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:09 am

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Last post by CVH
Sat Jan 09, 2021 4:28 am
Importing to the object library

Last post by Gawain42 « Fri Jan 08, 2021 5:50 pm
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by Gawain42 » Fri Jan 08, 2021 5:45 pm

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Fri Jan 08, 2021 5:50 pm
Quick sanity check - Changing scale to 1:100

Last post by Husky « Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:01 am
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by Damjo » Fri Jan 08, 2021 3:18 am

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Last post by Husky
Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:01 am
Organizing a drawing ?

Last post by Duncan Lithgow « Wed Jan 06, 2021 1:09 pm
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by spaskalev » Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:11 pm

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Last post by Duncan Lithgow
Wed Jan 06, 2021 1:09 pm
Scaling

Last post by CVH « Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:42 pm
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by TreestumpExhaustpipe » Tue Jan 05, 2021 12:58 am

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Last post by CVH
Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:42 pm
[Solved] Polar array

Last post by Husky « Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:51 pm
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by pogocad » Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:42 pm

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Last post by Husky
Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:51 pm
Dynamic Block Creation

Last post by Eugor « Sun Jan 03, 2021 4:08 pm
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by Eugor » Sat Jan 02, 2021 1:21 am

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Last post by Eugor
Sun Jan 03, 2021 4:08 pm
Draw horizontal line across arc

Last post by andrew « Tue Dec 29, 2020 11:44 pm
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by wiersmap » Tue Dec 29, 2020 10:12 pm

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Last post by andrew
Tue Dec 29, 2020 11:44 pm
[Solved] Set line to specific length at a specific angle

Last post by Panchdara « Sat Dec 26, 2020 8:25 pm
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by mtoiv » Thu Dec 24, 2020 2:39 pm

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Last post by Panchdara
Sat Dec 26, 2020 8:25 pm
How to modify a selected lines color and transparancy

Last post by CVH « Fri Dec 25, 2020 7:55 pm
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by snowforest » Fri Dec 25, 2020 7:16 pm

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Last post by CVH
Fri Dec 25, 2020 7:55 pm
[Solved] Aligning

Last post by pogocad « Thu Dec 24, 2020 11:37 am
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by pogocad » Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:03 am

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Last post by pogocad
Thu Dec 24, 2020 11:37 am
[solved] Different visible layers in multiple viewports

Last post by JPT « Tue Dec 22, 2020 5:14 pm
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by JPT » Mon Dec 21, 2020 11:52 pm

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Last post by JPT
Tue Dec 22, 2020 5:14 pm
[SOLVED] Snapping in a Layout ... 2

Last post by CVH « Tue Dec 22, 2020 9:00 am
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by CVH » Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:19 am

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Last post by CVH
Tue Dec 22, 2020 9:00 am
How can i use Draw > Polyline > Create from Selected Entities in script

Last post by CVH « Mon Dec 21, 2020 12:39 pm
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by jamesmustain » Mon Dec 21, 2020 11:35 am

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Last post by CVH
Mon Dec 21, 2020 12:39 pm
Old Viewport in new file.

Last post by CVH « Sat Dec 19, 2020 9:45 am
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by Rick » Fri Dec 18, 2020 11:29 pm

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Last post by CVH
Sat Dec 19, 2020 9:45 am
aligning end points

Last post by andrew « Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:11 am
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by a2jrc » Thu Dec 17, 2020 11:44 pm

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Last post by andrew
Fri Dec 18, 2020 8:11 am
Lineweights in model space

Last post by andrew « Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:30 am
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by dfriasb » Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:25 am

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Last post by andrew
Thu Dec 17, 2020 10:30 am
Printing Electrical, Plumbing, and HVAC Plans for a Renovation

Last post by Husky « Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:31 pm
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by supra8311 » Tue Dec 15, 2020 6:48 am

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Last post by Husky
Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:31 pm
Import existing line types

Last post by CVH « Mon Dec 14, 2020 3:09 pm
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by sgosset » Wed Sep 11, 2019 4:07 pm

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Last post by CVH
Mon Dec 14, 2020 3:09 pm
[Solved] Draw Dimensions in layout

Last post by Jan-Ola « Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:10 pm
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by Jan-Ola » Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:03 pm

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Last post by Jan-Ola
Thu Dec 10, 2020 8:10 pm
Set colors in blocks to "ByLayer"

Last post by CVH « Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:15 am
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by cccplex » Thu Dec 03, 2020 2:46 pm

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Last post by CVH
Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:15 am
Conic sections: ellipse, parabola, hyperbola

Last post by andrew « Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:17 pm
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by keithwins » Tue Dec 08, 2020 6:54 pm

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Last post by andrew
Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:17 pm
How to see Options toolbar

Last post by andrew « Tue Dec 08, 2020 5:45 pm
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by mlwoy » Tue Dec 08, 2020 5:25 pm

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Last post by andrew
Tue Dec 08, 2020 5:45 pm
[solved] How to create a custom shortcut?

Last post by danbr « Tue Dec 08, 2020 3:30 pm
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by danbr » Tue Dec 08, 2020 3:00 pm

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Last post by danbr
Tue Dec 08, 2020 3:30 pm
Widget size under GNOME with update to 3.25

Last post by andrew « Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:14 am
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by mathieson » Mon Dec 07, 2020 4:59 am

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Last post by andrew
Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:14 am
[Solved] Default file format

Last post by pogocad « Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:57 am
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by pogocad » Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:24 am

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Last post by pogocad
Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:57 am
How do I change units in an existing drawing

Last post by Husky « Thu Dec 03, 2020 7:51 pm
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by Rochus » Thu Jan 22, 2015 5:49 am

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Last post by Husky
Thu Dec 03, 2020 7:51 pm
Can i Modify the Dark Theme?

Last post by petevick « Thu Dec 03, 2020 5:34 pm
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by planksworkshop » Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:12 pm

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Last post by petevick
Thu Dec 03, 2020 5:34 pm

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