Re: Linux CAD

Bill & all:

I must be too used to really old archane CAD programs. I've used CadKey for
most of my drawings for many years.

I've found linux QCad to be intuitive and easy to use. I'm now using it as my
main design CAD, at least until I find a good 3D linux CAD. I've found a few
items which don't seem to work as advertised but these aren't a big problem.
For the cost it is a great system.

I don't follow the problems with layers you mention. I haven't found anything
here that didn't work for me, maybe I haven't tried the commands you mention
though. The view of the paper can be turned off in the options, either for a
particular drawing or as the default. I have had problems with scaling and
centering the printed output though. All in all I like QCad a lot.

I was, however, not impressed with the CAM extension to QCad.

I'm now drifting toward using QCad and Vector together. If the work can be
defined in 2D this should work well. :-)

On Tuesday 08 January 2002 10:46 am, you wrote:
>
> Ever thought of writing a qcad manual? I'd be interested in the rational
> behind pop up windows that may/may not contain anything dealing with the
> function you want, have two or six totally unrelated functions included,
> and no sensible way to choose between them. Also of interest, would be the
> required sequence for making those multi-layer buttons work properly.
> Defining them would be a good start. After that, explaining why they
> usually don't seem to do the same thing from one time to the next, even
> though the sequence used is the same. They occaissionally work, sometimes
> partially work, and usually don't. It _does_ seem to be a nicely thought
> out control interface, but the problem is making it do _anything_. Then
> there's that stupid, "page", that allways comes up on startup. Surely my
> doodlings could clutter up the screen better than that.
>
> Sorry about the rant, but I'm finding qcad to be much less than desired.
>
> Bill

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