Multli-Line with auto-Trim

[Christian_R]

Hello together,

we´re searching for a new simple CAD solution, for creating some production draws, but we have some obstacles which I try to find a solution.

First point is that we need the function to create a draw from an XML-file which contains the dimensions of an exterior rectangle with inside the rectangle a specific count of vertical and horizontal bars. These bars have (dependend of the bar-type) specific connectors which should initially automaticall drawed:

I think it should be possible to work with scripts to achive this requirement.

The next problem we have is, that we want to draw just a single line and get the bar-type automatically drawed (afaik in Autocad there is a multi-line option and I hope to find a similar solution here).

With an auto-trim function we need the possibility to fit a bar on one side to the frame and if we move to a crossing bar we need a specific “closure” of the bar.

There I have no idea how to get this solution.


I hope the explanation of my request is my request is comprehensible and someone can give me some hints if (and if yes how) it´s possible to solve these problems.

Thanks a lot in advance.

BR
Christian

[andrew]

First point is that we need the function to create a draw from an XML-file which contains the dimensions of an exterior rectangle with inside the rectangle a specific count of vertical and horizontal bars. These bars have (dependend of the bar-type) specific connectors which should initially automaticall drawed:
I think it should be possible to work with scripts to achive this requirement.

Yes, you could develop a script with QCAD that reads the information from the XML file and generates the drawing based on that.

The next problem we have is, that we want to draw just a single line and get the bar-type automatically drawed (afaik in Autocad there is a multi-line option and I hope to find a similar solution here).

QCAD does not have a multiline tool, so this is something you’d have to implement (i.e. a line tool which draws these bars and does the trimming).

With an auto-trim function we need the possibility to fit a bar on one side to the frame and if we move to a crossing bar we need a specific “closure” of the bar.

Again, something to implement in a script. This is all possible as long as you know the logic that determines how the end result should look like. some of it might not be straight-forward though.

[Christian_R]

Hallo Andrew,

thank you very much for the very fast answer.

This gives me hope that I can solve my problems with QCAD.

One more question, do you know where (or if) I can find some examples (especially from the line-tool-scripting) ?


Christian

[andrew]

All interactive tools and widgets in QCAD are implemented as scripts (at the top level). You can find these scripts of all existing tools at:

qcad/scripts at master · qcad/qcad

For example the line tool:

qcad/scripts/Draw/Line/Line2P at master · qcad/qcad

→ Line2P.js