Posted by zoneblue on
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/Old-Autocad-user-struggling-tp5721762.html

Hi,

I was taught Autocad by a surveyor in the 90s, and the way i draw is with a combination of ORTHO, OFFSET, FILLET (0), and object tracking. I dont use grid, i dont specify start points, end points or lengths, as i find it quicker to do it this other way (btw thanks for TRIM2,  its like fillet with radius zero)

So im really really struggling with this relative zero thing. When i turn on restrict orthagonal it forces the object to start at relative zero. Is there any way to disable this behavior? I want to by default 99% percent of the time draw vertical and horozontal lines, but starting wherever i want.

Is there any plan for object tracking? (so that you can snap to an implied intersection of two otherwise non connecting objects)

Lastly the latest codebase seems to have a collection of bugs on rc3 for macos. Sometimes ortho and snapping, invert and do the opposite of what is set. Much of the time i cant point select objects at all. On a fresh drawing it works, but on larger drawings or anything imported from dwg, i can click on objects to my hearts content and nothing happens.

When point select does work it doesnt give any indication of if an object can be selected. On autocad the object changes appearance when it would be selected if you clicked it, and the sensitive area around the cursor is adjustable in size. These seem like timely additions for the project.

Thanks for a great initiative guys, theres a glimpse of the possibility of weaning myself of the behemoth that is autocad