Contents
1 License
Copyright
Trademarks
The GNU General Public License
2 Preface
Scope of This Manual
CAD - For the Uninitiated
Is QCad for me?
Who Is Behind QCad?
How can I get QCad?
QCad and Qt
3 Basic CAD Concepts
Entities
Attributes
Layers
Blocks
Drafting in CAD
Co-ordinate Systems
Origin
Cartesian Co-ordinates
Polar Co-ordinates
Object and Grid Snapping
Basic Editing
Entity Selection
Deletion
Modifications
Viewing in CAD
4 Starting a QCad Session
Windows Operating Systems
Linux / Unix Operating Systems
Mac OS X Operating System
5 QCad's User Interface
Main Application Window
Menu and CAD Toolbar
Layer- and Block List
Status Bar
Command Widget
Option Toolbar
Executing Commands
Modes
Command Mode
Normal Mode
6 Command Line
A Word About Keyboard Focus
7 File Handling
Create New Drawings
Opening Drawings
Saving Drawings
Exporting Drawings as Bitmaps
Closing Drawings
8 Printing
Print Preview
Print
Printing to Files
9 Basic Editing Commands
Undo
Redo
Copy
Cut
Paste
10 Viewing
Scrolling
Redrawing
Zooming In / Out
Auto Zoom
Window Zoom
Panning
11 Layers
Changing the Visibility of a Layer
Changing the Visibility of all Layers
Adding New Layers
Deleting Layers
Editing Layer Attributes
12 Blocks
Changing the Visibility of a Block
Changing the Visibility of all Blocks
Adding New Blocks
Removing Blocks
Renaming Blocks
Editing Blocks
Inserting Blocks
Creating Blocks from Existing Entities
13 Object Snap
Free Positioning
Snap to Grid
Snap to Endpoints
Snap to Points on Entities
Snap to Centers
Snap to Middle Points
Snap to Distance Points
Snap to Intersections
Snap to Intersections Manually
Snap Restrictions
Restrict Nothing
Restrict Orthogonally
Restrict Horizontally
Restrict Vertically
Relative Zero Point
Moving the Relative Zero Point
(Un-)locking the Relative Zero Point
14 Entity Drawing Commands
Points
Single Points
Lines
Sequence Of Lines
Line With Given Angle
Horizontal / Vertical Line
Rectangle
Parallel
Bisector
Tangent From Point to Arc / Circle
Tangent From Arc to Arc / Circle to Circle
Line Orthogonal to Another Entity
Line with Relative Angle to Another Entity
Freehand Line
Polygon with Center and Corner
Polygon with Two Corners
Arcs
Arc with Center, Radius and Angles
Arc with 3 Points
Parallel Arc
Circles
Circle with Center and Point
Circle with Center and Radius
Circle with 2 Points
Circle with 3 Points
Concentric Circle
Ellipses
Full Ellipse
Ellipse Arc
Texts
Advanced Text Commands
Dimensions
Aligned Dimension
Linear Dimensions
Horizontal / Vertical Dimensions
Radial Dimensions
Diametric Dimensions
Angular Dimensions
Leader
Hatches and Solid Fills
Images
15 Entity Selection
Deselecting All
Selecting All
Selecting Single Entities
Selecting Contours
Window Deselection
Window Selection
Inverting Selection
Deselect Intersected Entities
Select Intersected Entities
16 Modification
Move
Rotate
Scale
Mirror
Move and Rotate
Rotate and Counter-rotate (Rotate 2)
Trim / Extend
Trim Two Entities
Lengthen
Bevel
Round
Divide
Stretch
Properties
Attributes
Deleting Entities
Exploding Groups
17 Getting Measurements
Distance (Point, Point)
Distance (Entity, Point)
Angle
18 Application Preferences
Appearance
Language
Graphic View
Paths
19 Drawing Preferences
Paper
Units
Dimensions
20 Appendix
Hotkeys
Command Line
File Handling
Basic Editing
View
Layer Handling
Snapping
Construction
Dimensioning
Entity Selection
Modification
Fonts
Patterns
Mathematical Expressions
Supported Constants
Supported Functions
Drawing Units
Supported Length Units
Display Formats for Lengths
Supported Angle Units
Display Formats for Angles
Supported Paper Formats
Metric (ISO)
Other Formats
Migration from QCad 1
DXF Compatibility
Layer Handling
Bibliography
Index
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