Hi,
Can FlexPainter still be used with QCAD 3.29.4.0? I briefly played with it probably over a year ago. It is now greyed out under the
Misc/Script Examples/Mathematics/... menu.
I am looking for an easy method of creating revision clouds around changes in my drawings.
Thank you
QCAD version: 3.29.4.0
Date: Feb 7 2024
Qt version: 5.14.2
Compiler version: Clang 10.0.0
Build date: Feb 7 2024
Revision: 36a64236329a16ab717c92c0f4d4c83b56884ab0
Architecture: x86_64
OS: macOS
OS version: 10.16
[SOLVED] FlexPainter for Revision Clouds in QCAD 3.29.4.0
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QwiqDraw
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[SOLVED] FlexPainter for Revision Clouds in QCAD 3.29.4.0
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CVH
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Re: FlexPainter for Revision Clouds in QCAD 3.29.4.0
Hi,
Most likely yes, it runs just fine under QCAD 3.29.4.0 on Windows.
And probably yes for MacOs using QT6 there I see a commit to the code by Andrew regarding that.
Remark that tools that require a selecting are grayed out without an existent selection.
FlexPainter mimics a roller stamp and requires a base entity as a trajectory to follow.
One can delete the base entity(-ies) in one go with an non-persistent option in the dialog.
Regards,
CVH
Most likely yes, it runs just fine under QCAD 3.29.4.0 on Windows.
And probably yes for MacOs using QT6 there I see a commit to the code by Andrew regarding that.
Remark that tools that require a selecting are grayed out without an existent selection.
FlexPainter mimics a roller stamp and requires a base entity as a trajectory to follow.
One can delete the base entity(-ies) in one go with an non-persistent option in the dialog.
Regards,
CVH
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QwiqDraw
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[Solved] FlexPainter for Revision Clouds in QCAD 3.29.4.0
Hi CVH,
Selecting an entity solved it for me! Works great. Much easier than creating them manually.
Sincerely,
Qwiqdraw
Selecting an entity solved it for me! Works great. Much easier than creating them manually.
Sincerely,
Qwiqdraw
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iOne iTwo
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Re: [SOLVED] FlexPainter for Revision Clouds in QCAD 3.29.4.0
Without FlexPainter, what's the best way to hand draw a revision cloud?
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CVH
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Re: [SOLVED] FlexPainter for Revision Clouds in QCAD 3.29.4.0
I just thought it would be a valuable tool...
Without ... Meaning: 'NOT availible', 'NOT functional', 'Not the intended result' or avoiding by preference?
- Draw a polyline shape (PL) around the intended region with several segments.
- Each node/vertex intended as a point where 2 so called 'arcs' meet.
(A bulging segment is only closely related to an Arc shape
)- Use the 'Change Segment Type' (OX) method to alter each straight segment so that it bulges outwards or inwards.
OR
- By changing each bulge factor to something else than zero in the Property Editor when the Polyline is selected.
To 1.0 for example to resemble a 180°Arc, 0.668 (~135°), 0.4142 (~90°), ...
Positive for left, negative for right or respectively outwards/inwards when CW or the inverse when CWW.
Regards,
CVH