> > For example, if I want to picture a building > > that is rectangular (from above) with one side > > 10m and the other 5m? > > > > I managed to make an approximate rectangle with > > the "rectangle" tool but how do I bring up > > properties so that I can assign the > > exact values? > > > > I made a search on Gmane (news.gmane.org) for > > "librecad" but apparently no mailing list is > > registered there. Also, on aioe (nntp.aioe.org) > > there seems to be no Usenet group dedicated to > > librecad. Now this speaks volumes. > > Aren't people using it? > > > > This was one of the reasons I decided to change to QCAD. If even choose > to pay > the € 33 for the Pro version. It works like a charm, has good > documentation (I > can recommend the official e-book that can be bought separately), and in > many > subtle ways is more user-friendly. My experience with their customer > support and > the forum is very good as well. (No I don't have shares, I am just a > happy > customer. ;-) ) > > If you think this type of software is what you need, then I would try out > QCAD > instead of LibreCAD. I've been subscribed to their mailing list for > almost a > year now and I don't think I've seen more than 3 messages on it. I might > be > missing things, but I am inclined to think that LibreCAD is "dead". > > Grx HdV >
Yes. QCad will provide more forthcoming help. Keep in mind the command line is your friend when modifying existing objects.