I'm interested in using this program for geometric construction / exploration.
What I need is for the 'distance point to point' tool to produce at least 8 numbers to the right of the decimal point. Is this currently possible? Also, is there a way to access this tool via the command line? Thank you! :-] |
The distance (point - point) is not using existing unit/precision framework.
I am going to fix this, so the distance is by precision set in "Edit->Current Drawing Preferences->Units"
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I appreciate the prompt reply!
Your dedication to this project is encouraging. |
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fixed by commit: https://github.com/LibreCAD/LibreCAD/commit/2e6aa9fb4735be545bccccad7a561f4c58fdb53c
in the current git HEAD, all actions under main menu "Info" should be using "Edit->Current Drawing Preferences->Units" precision and formats. Now for "point to point", it could read like: Distance: 114.01754251 Cartesian: (70.00000000 , 90.00000000), Polar: (114.01754251<52° 7' 30.059" ) |
Thank you! I have downloaded Qt and unzipped boost (C:\boost\boost_1_57_0).
When I load Qt Creator and try to open librecad.pro it says: Could not find qmake configuration file default. Error while parsing file C:/1B/LibreCAD-2e6aa9fb4735be545bccccad7a561f4c58fdb53c/librecad.pro. Giving up. |
I needed to configure the project.
New problem: Can not find Boost installation in /boost/boost_1_53_0 I'm using windows 7, btw. |
Sigh... I think I need to compile boost or something?
Running bootstrap gives: 'cl' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Failed to build Boost.Build engine. --- My research indicates I might need visual studio for cl.exe. I think installing an 11gb program is above and beyond what I'm willing to do to get this compiled. I'll wait for the next .exe release of LibreCad. |
you can follow our wiki for win32 building.
http://wiki.librecad.org/index.php/LibreCAD_Installation_from_Source#Building_LibreCAD_2.0_on_Windows you will need boost, nsis, git, and qt, but you dont have to build boost. also, it is easier in linux or osx
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I already downloaded Qt (5.4) with the online installer... does it matter?
I downloaded boost 1_53 and updated custom.pro I unchecked shadow build. I could not find this in Qt 5.4: "Select librecad as building target in Qt Creator (instead of tff2lff, which is another choice)" With build configuration set to 'release', I tried once with 'build project librecad' and once with 'build all' with I think the same result each time:
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Please follow the instructions for command line, instead of qt-creator:
http://wiki.librecad.org/index.php/LibreCAD_Installation_from_Source#Building_Windows_by_command_line
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My knowledge of Windows is highly outdated!
But from the below it looks like you don't have a path to the qmake.exe and mingw32-make.exe executables. Ries |
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The last problem was because I ran cmd.exe instead of "Qt 5.4 for desktop".
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The clouds parted and a voice said "let there be an installer...".
Thanks guys! |
Just FYI, these appeared at the end of the build:
--- Is there a command line command for the distance (point to point) tool? |
!include: could not find: "custom.nsh" (nsis-5.4.nsi:6)
is explained by the fact I never created that file ;-]. It's really a miracle it compiled the last time. I just found out today I needed to: press windows-key type qt open 'QT 5.4 for desktop' instead of opening the command line normally. The last time it worked only because I had used QT creator to build beforehand. Considering that part failed with errors, I say it was a miracle... ;-] |
we just merged a new feature designed by developer dinkel(Christian Luginbühl). This new feature requires libxml++ to build.
Need some help to get LibreCAD to build in win32, after this merge.
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I just modified the rs_vector file for the ellipse tool fix,
so I got around that. ;D What kind of help? Writting c++? |
no. Just to figure out how to compile it with libxml++, similar way to what we described for boost and muparser in:
http://wiki.librecad.org/index.php/LibreCAD_Installation_from_Source#Building_LibreCAD_2.0_on_Windows |
Need to create a "linux building" article in wiki. Update dependency to include libxml++
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