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If I open QCAD via right-clicking on a .dwg file and 'open with' QCAD and go to SAVE AS let's say a .dxf file that the working directory would be the same directory as the .dwg file, I opened QCAD with instead of the folder I used a week ago the last time I used SAVE AS. Most Windows programs, including some legacy software, use this standard. Thank you for all that you do.

Hi,

As far as I know the 'Save As' path is that of the last use of 'Save As'.
This is saved in your QCAD ini/config under the [SaveAs] heading.
Most of the QCAD tools have persistent options.

Very handy when for example you receive drawings on a USB-stick, open them and want to preserve them in a local folder.
Or after downloading drawing files like those from this forum.

To optionally use the current file path instead one could always enter a feature request here:
https://www.ribbonsoft.com/bugtracker/

Regards,
CVH

# EDIT # But you are right, after some more testing it can elude me where the 'Save As' path is sourced from in some situations.
Looking at the script it should be the current drawing path or the last used 'Save As' path for a new drawing without filename.
But it seems to revert to the last openened or first opened file path too ....

All,

can anyone confirm the following:

- Create a new folder for testing purpose.
- Start QCAD and create a new but simplistic drawing and save this with 'SaveAs' in the test folder.
-> QCAD will store the used path under the [SaveAs] header in the QCAD3.ini/config file.

- Close all drawings in QCAD.
- Close QCAD.
- Restart QCAD.
-> QCAD will start with a new empty drawing 'Untitled 1'.

- 'SaveAs' (Ctrl+Shift+S).
-> Without a valid filename QCAD proposes the testing folder but we will cancel that.

- Open any drawing that you have at hand, any will do except the one in the testing folder.
- 'SaveAs' (Ctrl+Shift+S).
-> QCAD proposes the drawing its folder but again we will cancel that.

- Swap to the new drawing 'Untitled 1'.
- 'SaveAs' (Ctrl+Shift+S).
-> Again, without valid filename QCAD proposes the testing folder and again we will cancel that.

- Swap back to the other drawing.
- 'SaveAs' (Ctrl+Shift+S).
-> QCAD proposes the testing folder ...
Expected is the path of drawing itself as in the previous trial with this drawing.


We can expand this test further:
- Close the new empty drawing 'Untitled 1', this will not be saved.
- Close QCAD with your file still open.
- Restart QCAD and it will automatically load that file again.
- Start a new drawing (Ctrl+N).
- Swap to the first drawing and 'SaveAs' (Ctrl+Shift+S).
-> Also now QCAD proposes the test folder instead of the drawing path...

We have to conclude that it is possible to confuse QCAD in what folder to propose for 'SaveAs'.
And that merely swapping drawing tabs has an influence.


Regards,
CVH

Filed a bugreport with fix:
https://www.ribbonsoft.com/bugtracker/i ... sk_id=2380

Hope it gets picked up ...

# EDIT # Fixed for the next release . Thanks Andrew.

Regards,
CVH