Hi, old acad user...

I've just been for another look and still can't get to the tool options thing where you can enter values, I think this is possibly a major cause of my frustration. It doesn't appear while using modify commands, I can't see it on menus.
Same for the mysterious parallel command - no sign of it.
i downloaded what was described as the latest stable version.

What OS are you using? Which version of LibreCAD?

aman wrote

What OS are you using? Which version of LibreCAD?

Version: 2.2.0.2
Compiler: GNU GCC 13.1.0
Compiled on: Jul 29 2023
Qt Version: 5.12.11
Boost Version: 1.75.0
System: Windows 10 (10.0)

I am running out of ideas. Did you look at the right place?

Bingo!
Thanks man. :)

How are things going?
The Tool Options toolbar is an elusive thing. When no command is active it is a null bar - no controls or buttons:


With the 2-Point command active it will have the options for that command (tool) on it:

Assure the Tool Options toolbar is turned on by following the instructions in the image above.

The toolbars can be moved around by grabbing the handle - left edge dotted grip - and dragged where-ever you want to place it.

Here is the Tool Options bar with the Parallel command active:

Some commands like Parallel can have commandline input:

You don't have to pick the commandline, just start typing.

Hope this helps

The free book I was referring is Johny Heikell's LibreCAD for Real Dummies. Link to the book can be found from front page's links at the top of the page, or also search engines do find it.

Hi Aman,

I'm not sure what you mean by "front page." Front page of org, or wiki, or manual? I frankly don't see a link to a dummies book on any of these.

https://librecad.org/#
https://dokuwiki.librecad.org/doku.php
https://docs.librecad.org/en/latest/index.html

Ah, I found it on the wiki Manuals page, though not at the top.
https://dokuwiki.librecad.org/doku.php/usage:manuals
Is this the correct link?
https://heikell.fi/downloads/LibCAD_220rc1.pdf
Looks like it.

Thanks!

LibreCAD for ex-AutoCAD users would be a useful book if it existed!

BetonBrut wrote

How are things going?

Slow. I've been mixing some music today which is my main hobby

BetonBrut wrote

Here is the Tool Options bar with the Parallel command active:

...if I could find the elusive parallel command!

Tools - Line - Parallel

I use the toolbars. Parallel is on the Line toolbar...

Thanks guys - got it.
I'm going to leave this for now and come back to it in a week or two to see if I think it's worth the effort for me or whether I should just cut to the chase and use a pencil. lol Seriously - for what I want it would have been easy to use Acad as I already know it, but learning a whole new CAD program is probably a waste of my time for the results I need.
Thanks again for all your help, you guys rock!

https://dokuwiki.librecad.org/doku.php/usage:manuals

Third time, you can use google,duckduckgo or what you want to find. Seems you already found it BetonBrut.