I found a link to a LibreCAD plugin for CAM. The last update is from 12 years ago.

https://github.com/LibreCAM/LibreCAM/

Don’t know if this would even be viable at this point but thought I would ask. Does anyone have a suggestion for a free CAM package that works with well with LibeCAD for CNC routers?

I design and build subwoofer enclosures as a hobby/side hustle.. I got the idea to make a block that i could save for the popular sized subs 6.5",8",etc. So I figured out how to do that with no problem but now that I have to rotate it, i cant get it to do what I want. In fact, it may be the stupidest function of any program I've ever used . I've tried the angle it should be. I've tried the angle relative to its current position. I plug a number in and it literally does everything but what I want it to do. Very frustrating. I cant find a video on rotating blocks. I'm hoping its different than rotating something else. Also, how do i get rid of the red cross hair

i need for this to face down

In current drawing preferences I have set units to inches and format to architectural. From the command line I try to create a line 16' long. I issue command li and specify first point as 0,0 and second point as 16'-0". The result is: Unknown command: 16'-0" and there is no line created.

I'm new to LibreCAD, and I'm using it to put together a base floorplan of my church. Right now I've got a rough drawing which shows the rooms in place, but I'd like to go over it with another layer which has accurate dimensions.

I'm using Architectural dimensions and the inch as my measurement unit. However, all the line weights I see are in millimeters. I'd like to be able to tweak the line thicknesses so that they scale to approximately 6" real world for interior walls and 8" thick for exterior brick walls. What recommendations do folks have for doing that?

Dear Librecad users.

I'm a completely newbie, who tries to draw and octogon, with a diameter of 34 cm, and lengt of each side (Section) of 14 cm.

Can you help me or teach me how to do that?

Best regards.

Oldbutt

I am rather new to LibreCAD and trying to modify a drawing left by a former business partner who did this drawing.

I would like to change the measurements but is there a way I can type in the measurements and it would adjust the drawing?

How can I do this without stretching the corners and lines?

https://preview.redd.it/qt7rer5n8dpd1.jpg?width=2432&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bf3b3123ed643ef541d5202d2b319143b23490af

How do I modify the mouse button assignments. I want to be able to pan by pressing the scroll button down. Anyone know how to do that? I did not see these settings in Options > Application Preferences.

As a long-time AutoCAD user, I have enjoyed how LibreCAD functions similarly in a lot of ways. Unfortunately, muscle memory takes over and I find myself slowed down in my process quite a bit by being unable to use grips to manipulate existing objects.

First, what am I talking about? The link below explains how to use grips to manipulate objects in AutoCAD to speed up the design process:

https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2024/ENU/?guid=GUID-BBEA1F71-EB16-4D49-80D9-970A6909F508

I know this is possible in nanoCAD, but does anyone here know if this is possible to do in LibreCAD? If not, would this be a feature that anyone would care enough about to even try to implement?

Also: are they even called "grips" in LibreCAD?

Thank you so much for your time and patience with new users!

i know that librecad is 2d. i was wondering if anyone has created a mod or add-on that supports 3d modeling in librecad

I've sort of figured out how to use the measure tool for measuring point to point, but it seems like there must be a more polished tool.

I have a cad drawing of an irregular rectangle with rounded, corners (arcade cabinet). I want to find the surrounding dimensions to see how big of a piece of plywood I need to trace it out and I can sort of get there by just doing several measurements point to point, however:

1. Is there any tool that can give me the dimensions of the smallest bounding rectangle? Like I just want to click the line and see what the smallest surrounding area is.

2. Even with point to point measuring and all of the available snap options turned on, I still can't get an exact measurement due to the fillets/rounded corners. I can't seem to snap to the theoretical intersection of the converging lines before they are rounded. Does anyone know how to either snap there or get a precise measurement with those rounded corners?

My husband is a welder wanting to use librecad to learn to create blueprints. What would be a good laptop (so he can bring it to work and back) to run the program on?

I'm learning this software to map out my property. I've used an official scaled survey map to trace in the boarders and now want to scale the shape to actual size. I've set up the page measurements in meters and am trying to select all and scale one of the lines to a known length in meters. I thought this would also scale all other selected lines relatively, but I can't figure out how to make it work. In my younger days I had learned Corel Draw and could select a bunch of objects and scale all together by selecting and dragging a single point, but can't figure out how to do this in LibreCAD. Is it even possible?

I want to create conection lines for a block diagram. I don't want heights.

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Thank you.

If I want to create a LibreCAD font file from scratch, are there tutorials out there or tools that allow users to draw their own pathways for each glyph? I have only been able to find ways to convert from TTF / OTF. Conversion from TTF will not produce the single line effect I'm trying to make.

I'm having trouble find a font that I need in LFF format. I want to have a single-line font that's connected such that one single line left to right draws my word without lifting the pen.

I found what I would think would be the perfect font,here. The original font looks like this:

https://preview.redd.it/yuovkkpwx1hc1.png?width=511&format=png&auto=webp&s=68893edde5bdea3c2ddc408127e3a4da6679c875

This looks like it would be perfect but sadly it's in OTF/TTF format. This means that the shape is traced out forming a path that circles around the line I want. When I convert to LFF using ttf2lff or when I use this OTF font with the Python library ezdxf text2path, I get a double line outlining the line I want. It looks like this:

https://preview.redd.it/17tw6rcey1hc1.png?width=858&format=png&auto=webp&s=c87de869171eab52fd517b008e1f8a748f56c2dc

I am wondering if I can solve this problem in any of the following ways.

1. Is there a native LFF font out there that has this single-line connected property that I can use instead?
2. How do you actually make LFF fonts from scratch? I have had a really hard time finding this documentation online for LibreCAD. Everything is about converting from TTF or installing fonts. I'm willing to go through the effort of hand drawing this if there's no other way.
3. Does anyone want money to create this font for me?
4. Is there a way to automate tracing a single line through the middle of this font instead of around it line ttf2lff does?
5. Does anyone know of any SHX,SHP,DXF fonts that do this instead?

I have a blueprint of patch panel and I have another with only stamp and the dimesions of the folder. Is it possible to import the patch panel to the other file?

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Thanks for helping.

I want to change A4 horizontal to A3 horizontal and A2 horizontal.

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Thanks for helping.

Hi Just installed LibreCAD today to check it out. how can I change the size of the system font displayed in the tabs at the top of the screen.

They are VERY small on my monitor and difficult to see.

I was taking measurements and i changed the number of decimals to one and the tool dont measure anymore. Every time i go point to point nothing happens. I tried to default LibreCAD but is the same.

Anyone knows whats the problem?

Hi guys, i'm a new user starting my road trip using the LibreCAD anyone can susgest a good meterial to help me in my development as user?

Already Thank You!

I want to include GD&T in my 2D drawings. Is there a way?

Is there a functional version for MacOS instal ?

When I started this drawing scrolling worked fine. Closing the program and opening the file again does this weird scroll behavior. When I scroll to the right it stops me even when I haven't reached the end of the drawing.

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Left most of the horizontal scroll

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Right most of the horizontal scroll

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I'm comparing different linux CAD software and Librecad seems promising from what I've read online, but all of the icons are basically invisible with my OS's dark theme.

I'm guessing there is some way to change this, but I checked the application preferences and couldn't tell what it would be if there is and I don't want to poke around the settings too much without knowing what I'm doing.

https://preview.redd.it/4q2tmp7w6k8b1.png?width=944&format=png&auto=webp&s=5787e0a4947853ddc24613d5ccca2ba653d814bf

When I click on the icon for Circle-Center-Radius, I get a circle on my cursor and a prompt to click where to put it: "specify circle center". I expect to be asked for a radius value but it doesn't happen.

I know I can bypass this problem by invoking the command in the prompt.

LibreCad v2.2.0, Win10/64

Hi, I am just getting started with LibreCAD. On a very basic level still.

Q: Is there a way to break a line, to make selecting part of a line easier.

Example, two interesting lines that are solid, but I wish to delete part of the line quickly. Is there a way to break the line so that the one line becomes two lines where it intersects with another line.

I can't get floating widgets to dock. I've tried grabbing them and hovering them over where I want them, but they won't snap in. Any suggestions?

Hi, I just started using libreCad, after using autoCad for a few of my college projects. But I’m having a problema with the cursor, it doesn’t snap to the nearest line edge or the middle of a square for exemple.

I know it can do it, i have seen videos with the cursor with a little square in the middle that snaps do the edges, but I can’t seem to find the option for it to do so.

Can anybody help me with that?

I'm new to librecad, I have a floorplan I want to export to blender as an svg, but solid hatch regions are ignored during export.

Are there any plugins or methods to get around this issue? thanks!

I'm attempting to re-install the program for a customer after they uninstalled it and attempted to re-install. When I right click and select run as administrator I am prompted by a window asking if I want to allow this app from an unknown publisher to make changes to your device. I select Yes, and nothing happens. The program does not start installing.