Posted by Librecadni10 on Jul 19, 2018; 6:12pm
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/Librecadni10-brief-self-introduction-tp5716200p5716224.html

Philip,

Thank you for your reply.

What I was attempting was to stack one box on top of another, the difference was that I was trying to start the second, smaller, box from one of the corners of the first box. I was trying to learn if the line segment between the adjacent boxes could be deleted.

My current drawing projects are a Rule stop and a Drill bit sharpener jig. The Rule stop is just a small vice or clamp intended to grip the sides of the rule and act as a way to make repeat measurements. If you have ever used what's known as a combination square and set the rule to a given measurement you have used the combination square as a rule stop.

Looking down the long axis of the rule, the Rule stop would look somewhat like a flat shallow squared off U. If you are familiar with stock metal shapes, what known's as a channel iron approximates the desired shape much more closely. So, this can be conceptualized as two small boxes stacked on top of a relatively long and shallow box.

So, I drew a box. And then tried to draw another. I wasn't able to start the second box at all. I would select the line icon and then the rectangle icon, no matter where I tried to start the second rectangle nothing happened.

I've got other projects, so many other projects! So I haven't spent much time on LibreCAD, not nearly enough to be familiar with even a few of the various features. I do recognize that LibreCAD will require a significant time investment. [It took me at least two years of on and off use to acquire a small degree of ability with SketchUP.] However I only have so much patience when things don't seem to work like they should, and I don't understand why not.

It could well be that I inadvertently changed some setting. I'll start another drawing and see what happens. However other things are needing my attention and I must attend to those.

Well, I should apologize for babbling on, your time is valuable and using some of it to try to help me is a great gift and much appreciated.

Note: It's highly likely there are typo's and misspellings I didn't find, I hope these do not change the sense of what I'm trying to say too much.

Thank you and Respectfully, Librecadni10