the command line is the same?

You can do that in Qcad in far fewer operations, after creating the enclosed dimensioned rectangle, use the poly line offset, input distance and click as you did inside the box, it will draw the full offset rectangle in one. Then from the left offset first break, then the second then use the breakout segment to create the gap.

thanks for your video promoting QCad, it's a good piece of software and its Pro version is not expensive. If you don't mind: in QCad you can offset without trimming the corners one at the time , from the menu bar choose the correct polyline mode, I am using the Pro version, not sure if it's the same in the free one. In Autocad to start a segment at a distance once you select the command right click and pick 'from' in the menu then you can click on the start point and type the distance cheers

Hey Allan, would you say you can use QCad for large architectural drawings ? When I tried it 2 years ago I wasnt convinced. Or did I not invest enough learning into it ?

@siukcnc

6 ай бұрын

Yes you can.

It is ok for such basic task but it is not as scalable and optimized as AutoCAD, lacks advance functions like Dynamic blocks and other tools. I also tried LibreCAD but that is also very basic as well, i mean you cant rely on them for any serious project. However, i use rhino for all my 2d and 3d work even it dont have dynamic blocks but i love the flexibility rhino provides at a very low cost for all 2d, 3d and parameteic modelling need. I use Rhino+Blender+D5+Inkscape+photoshop+Davinci resolve for my current architecture and visualization work.

your sound is not much good to hear

Start some project in qcad and you will hit the bottleneck very soon, open-source is best for artist but it should atleast provide basic way to complete task just see blender, it start with basic poly modelling work and now it surpasses all major 3d player in the market. I hate Autodesk psychology, they want you to stick to their software only even more advanced software come into market. I used to work in 3ds max but with time i switched to blender for all my poly modelling work but i am unable to find any open alternative to AutoCAD. in today's era openness of any program is very important to utilize the power of AI and Autodesk is just opposite of open-source.