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Printing problems are usually related to usage issues (paper size not adjusted, drawing scale too big / small, drawing not on paper, lineweight is zero, ...). Please refer to this brief printing how-to: http://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=2800 Let me know if that does not solve your pro...

This procedure is outdated.

Please use the new File > New from Template tool instead to start a drawing based on one of the templates in libraries/templates

Please uninstall the trial versions of the Pro plugins as described on the download page. Then restart QCAD.

From a QCAD user:

I am using the open source version of qcad, and while it says on
http://www.qcad.org/en/qcad-documentation/qcad-features that layers are supported in this version, the software requires the pro plug-in to be available.

Yes, there are some settings to improve performance:
- Draft mode: View > Draft mode
- Edit > Application Preferences > Graphics View > Appearance > Performance:
- increase 'Text height display threshold (px)'
- increase 'Display arcs as lines below this angle (degrees)'

It's one of the buttons in the toolbar at the top in the print preview. Please check the button tool tips (I'm not on my desktop computer at the moment).

I don't have a good idea how to override that as easily as possible but the code is in DefaultAction.js in function DefaultAction.prototype.entityDoubleClicked. The default action could be made configurable in future versions.

a) die Skalierung einer ganzen Seite anzupassen und dabei die Bemaßung neu berechnet zu bekommen?[/a] Ja, das ist standardmässig so, dass beim Skalieren die Bemassung angepasst wird, es sei denn es wurden fixe Masse eingegeben (unüblich). Also einfach alles Selektieren und Modifizieren > Skalieren....

Von einem QCAD Benutzer:

Gibt es im QCAD eine Möglichkeit
a) die Skalierung einer ganzen Seite anzupassen und dabei die Bemaßung neu berechnet zu bekommen?
b) Den Masstab für die Zeichung anzugeben und die Berechung der Maße dann korrigiert zu bekommen?

If I understand you correctly, you are starting with an empty drawing and then insert a block from the part library browser to get started with a template with predefined layers, etc. QCAD 3 does not insert unused layers into your drawing which presents a problem for your use case. The recommended w...

First, please note that drawings are almost always drawn in real size (1:1) with a CAD system. If this is not the case, please correct your drawing first. If your drawing has a drawing border or header, scale the border or header instead of scaling your drawing. For example, if your drawing is to be...

This tutorial has been moved to:
https://qcad.org/tutorial-printing

From a QCAD user:

How can I print a drawing (to scale) or convert it to PDF with QCAD?

OK, try: entity.getCustomPropertyKeys("QCAD") Starting with QCAD 3.4.0, custom properties can be stored per application and in the above code, "QCAD" is the application. I think, this was not yet updated in the API doc online. Edit: The API doc was now updated: http://www.qcad.org/doc/qcad/latest/de...

Thanks riverbuoy. I've noticed that you did not copy the changes I've made into your version (translation related). This means, I will have to re-apply my changes everytime you post a new version: https://github.com/qcad/qcad/commit/1a9e06e2b674388255099b8317fc7b1232e9a192 For this reason, we actual...