Posted by Librecadni10 on Jul 20, 2018; 1:54am
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/Librecadni10-brief-self-introduction-tp5716200p5716227.html

Philip,

Well some progress, because I wanted a reasonably accurate drawing, I switched to using the command line. So much easier, it did take me about 2 and a half hrs., but no more frustrations with trying to locate the place I wanted. [Not being able to set the cursor on an exact spot / set of coordinates was really holding me back.]

What I did: I freehanded an elevation view of my Rule stop, I located every corner by it's absolute coordinates. I "commanded" a point, and from there on it was just a matter of specifying start and end points of lines. Do not be fooled, it took multiple attempts to get things correct, but at least I've made my first LibreCAD drawing. Alas, it would seem that screen capture isn't working on this computer, otherwise you can be sure I would be including a picture.

I think it's most likely I'll be concentrating on learning the command line as thoroughly as I can.

Thank you for the encouragement, I was pretty frustrated, glad I didn't give up.

Respectfully, Librecadni10