cadintosh bugs & query
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2013 6:52 pm
Thorsten - I have observed a couple of bugs in the latest CADintosh beta, and I have a question about entering text.
First, the scale of dotted or dot-dash lines is different, apparently depending on the angle of the line or how it was originally drawn. I haven't managed to characterise exactly what is happening, but can send some drawings with examples if you wish.
Second, when using the diameter of a circle dimension tool, the symbol (circle with slash) multiplies each time a dimension is created. The first one would read "∅12", the second "∅∅20" the third ""∅∅∅5" and so on. It appears that when this type of dimension is first called out, the prefix preference is changed so that the "∅" character is prepended to every subsequent dimension creation (all types).
Third, how can I insert a "#" character in a text string for display on the drawing? Its normal purpose is to indicate a new line, but I want show that character explicitly in a piece of text, such as "#18 drill". I've tried putting various characters before the # to escape it (eg '# or \#), but nothing I've tried so far works. Is there a way to do this? If not, please consider adding that capability in the future.
My environment:
MacBook Pro 2.66GHz core i7, 8GB RAM
Mac OS 10.6.8
CADintosh 7.5.4b3
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First, the scale of dotted or dot-dash lines is different, apparently depending on the angle of the line or how it was originally drawn. I haven't managed to characterise exactly what is happening, but can send some drawings with examples if you wish.
Second, when using the diameter of a circle dimension tool, the symbol (circle with slash) multiplies each time a dimension is created. The first one would read "∅12", the second "∅∅20" the third ""∅∅∅5" and so on. It appears that when this type of dimension is first called out, the prefix preference is changed so that the "∅" character is prepended to every subsequent dimension creation (all types).
Third, how can I insert a "#" character in a text string for display on the drawing? Its normal purpose is to indicate a new line, but I want show that character explicitly in a piece of text, such as "#18 drill". I've tried putting various characters before the # to escape it (eg '# or \#), but nothing I've tried so far works. Is there a way to do this? If not, please consider adding that capability in the future.
My environment:
MacBook Pro 2.66GHz core i7, 8GB RAM
Mac OS 10.6.8
CADintosh 7.5.4b3
in friendship
Rowland
| Rowland Carson ... that's Rowland with a 'w' ...
| http://www.rowlandcarson.org.uk
| Skype, Twitter: rowland_carson Facebook: Rowland Carson
| pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/rowlandcarson