Problem hatching radiussed elements.
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Problem hatching radiussed elements.
I find that when filling shapes with solid colour that have radiussed sections, I can sometimes select a complete arc with a single click but on other occasions I can't. If I zoom in, I find that the arc has fragmented into segments so tiny that it's impractical to click on all of them and indeed the boundary indicator colour quickly 'dries up'. Is this a procedural error on my part, or is it a programming issue that has yet to be overcome?!
Re: Problem hatching radiussed elements.
No, there are different ways to built a shape. Tiny lines to built an arc etc is one of them.
Probably it is easy to convert it to a polyline but to help you effective I need to know the QCAD Version. An example drawing as dxf/dwg attached to this topic would help too ...
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Re: Problem hatching radiussed elements.
Hi,
I know of solid Hatches their Arc boundary segments are interpolated with Line segments.
In fact, that counts for patterned hatches too.
As example, one can see that up close in a pdf with a solid hatched area at an Arc boundary segment (Without the boundary itself).
I suspect it is less of a computational effort to find trimming points between a boundary Line segment and a pattern Line segment.
Then again, I don't or I can't detect them at spline boundary segments.
I never had an Arc that was itself interpolated somehow.
I never had an interpolated Arc hatch boundary from an explosion of a 'curved' hatch entity itself.
For one, sticking to QCAD that is. It stores boundaries exactly as the shapes they are made of.
And second, I always keep a copy of my original boundaries and therefor I don't have to rely on such an explosion.
So, yes please, document how you achieved such interpolated Arc segments.
If the contour is simplex then you can start hatching with a contour selected or with a polyline of such a contour.
Double click near one of the segment of the contour or use (De-) Select Contour (TC).
Regards,
CVH
I know of solid Hatches their Arc boundary segments are interpolated with Line segments.
In fact, that counts for patterned hatches too.
As example, one can see that up close in a pdf with a solid hatched area at an Arc boundary segment (Without the boundary itself).
I suspect it is less of a computational effort to find trimming points between a boundary Line segment and a pattern Line segment.
Then again, I don't or I can't detect them at spline boundary segments.
I never had an Arc that was itself interpolated somehow.
I never had an interpolated Arc hatch boundary from an explosion of a 'curved' hatch entity itself.
For one, sticking to QCAD that is. It stores boundaries exactly as the shapes they are made of.
And second, I always keep a copy of my original boundaries and therefor I don't have to rely on such an explosion.
So, yes please, document how you achieved such interpolated Arc segments.
If the contour is simplex then you can start hatching with a contour selected or with a polyline of such a contour.
Double click near one of the segment of the contour or use (De-) Select Contour (TC).
Regards,
CVH