Trial ??

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berg
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Trial ??

Post by berg » Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:13 pm

Hi,
QCAD is a free, open source application for computer aided drafting (CAD) in two dimensions (2D)
I downloaded QCAD Trial for Windows 64bit - is it wrong file?
Anyway - €33 is not much for this if it will work.
But how can you call it "trial" if I can't try printing.
Just pay to realize that it does not work?
I do not understand this limitation.

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Re: Trial ??

Post by andrew » Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:16 pm

The trial can print, just like the full version of QCAD Professional, but with a watermark.

Help with printing:
https://qcad.org/en/tutorial-printing

If you're looking for the free version, that's not the same as the QCAD Professional trial version, that would be the QCAD Community Edition (i.e. remove the QCAD Professional trial plugins). The free version also prints of course.

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Re: Trial ??

Post by berg » Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:40 pm

Already read help before - no success. "Print current view" prints only some elements and not only from current view.

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Re: Trial ??

Post by andrew » Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:43 pm

If elements are not printed, check the lineweight. Lineweights of 0.00mm are not visible on some printers. Also try to export to PDF instead.

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Re: Trial ??

Post by berg » Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:11 pm

I'll give up. No matter what lineweight i set, no result.

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Re: Trial ??

Post by andrew » Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:15 pm

Did you try the PDF export? Can you attach the drawing file?

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Re: Trial ??

Post by berg » Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:21 pm

All I get is "paper" with light gray text "Printed with a trial version ....."
Can't see where I could eport to pdf the current view.
Printing to "Microsoft print to pdf" - as above.
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Re: Trial ??

Post by andrew » Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:23 pm

Again, can you attach the drawing file?

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Re: Trial ??

Post by berg » Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:26 pm

File is uploaded to Onedrive
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Re: Trial ??

Post by andrew » Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:39 pm

1. Load the file.
2. Select and delete a small entity / artefact all the way at the top right corner (red dot):
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3. View > Zoom > Auto Zoom (optional):
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4. File > Print Preview:
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5. Switch to landscape and auto fit on paper:
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6. File > Print or File > PDF Export

Again, most lines are 0.00mm wide, which might or might not be visible on your printer or in your PDF viewer. PDF attached for your reference.
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Re: Trial ??

Post by berg » Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:56 pm

I had a task from boss to find him a software, witch allows him to print selections from drawings and maybe in some cases to draw there additional circles and rectangles to determine equipment placement for installers.
In this case even print is too complicated, he'll never use it.
Over & out

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Re: Trial ??

Post by andrew » Wed Apr 08, 2020 3:19 pm

No problem. Good luck.

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Re: Trial ??

Post by Ludek » Wed Apr 08, 2020 4:16 pm

Hello I am struggling with printing as well. I miss a simple function: Print the selected window, like others have – see the figure. (Example is the DWG True View). Do I miss something?
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Re: Trial ??

Post by andrew » Wed Apr 08, 2020 4:59 pm

That would be File > Print Current View.

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Re: Trial ??

Post by Ludek » Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:47 am

Hello, this works only partially. I have attached the dwg file and the pdf file I have created from the DWG True View. I am not able to print the drawing (make pdf), where the corner marks are just in the corner of the paper with no margin from each side in the QCAD. If you are please give me a hint how to do that.
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