Posted by John Murphy on Jul 28, 2024; 10:13am
URL: https://forum.librecad.org/New-user-from-Australia-tp5725153.html

Been trying LibreCAD for a few days now and despite my best efforts I cannot get it to function properly.
I have used CAD programs before, namely AutoCAD an TSCAD.

Despite having experience with other CAD programs and trying to follow tutorials on LibreCAD, nothing is working as expected.

If I try to dram a horizontal line 150 unit long it only draws the line 10 units long, the same happens with vertical lines.

If I use the line tool with two ends it will draw a line from the start point to the end point but the line at the start and end are both only 10 units long and the space between is blank.

If I try to draw a line downwards or to the left of a point it will draw the lines upwards and to the right of the point instead.

In some of the tutorials I have followed it mentions a "Tool Options" text box, but I can not find where this is even though it is enabled.

I have been able to create layers but can not find a way to lines on a drawing layer to follow lines on a construction layer.

I can dimension a line but no dimension displays.

Some of the tutorial mention to carry out certain action such as entering certain parameters but it gives no information how to enter this information.

Can anyone tell me what might be wrong. I am using Version 2.2.0.2. I have already uninstalled and reinstalled LibreCAD but it did not help.

I had high hopes for LibreCAD as my idea was to learn it well enough to be able to print out engineering drawings on A3 paper.

 I currently do the drawings by hand at the moment but was going to get a A3 laser printer to produce and store my plans. I have shelved my plan to buy the printer until I have the ability to produce the drawings.