Re: Hi, old acad user...
Posted by
zedders on
Dec 01, 2023; 7:29pm
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/Hi-old-acad-user-tp5723928p5723940.html
BetonBrut wrote
It is very interesting learning a new CAD app.
TRIM can only pick one cut line at a time. No trimming between two obj. And you pick the side of the obj to keep not trim off. To trim between 2 obj I've found the DIVIDE command works, it breaks an obj at a point. Have to delete the unwanted section after dividing.
There is an OFFSET cmd (I used it a lot in ACAD) but it doesn't work like ACAD. The PARALLEL command is the most similar and actually pretty cool.
My issue with the LC Manual is it gives a description of the command, but doesn't give a prompt by prompt how to use it. Have to learn by trial and error.
Good luck. Us old ACADers can help each other get acclimated. ;-)
As you know, trim and offset are (were) massively used commands. I even had a routine to select lines, convert them to polylines and join them together specifically to offset them after. Trim - that does sound backwards but I guess if you learned this then had to use autocad you'd think the same. Extend is the other of that holy trinity, I wonder what that does (or if it even exists).
I'm sitting here fuming at AutoDesk to be honest - I paid many thousands of pounds for my AutoCAD program even if that was a long time ago - The computer it was on went poop and so I couldn't transfer the licence - now they simply refuse to discuss. It's rather annoying. :)