QCad(1)

💖 QCad — the manual, but make it cute 💖

okay so bestie, you've opened the QCad(1) page, and honestly? you're about to have the best time. this is the QCad3 manual, and i'm gonna walk you through it like we're texting at 2am. grab a snack. 🍓

✨ NAME ✨

qcad — a feature-rich drafting application 🎀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

qcad [ options ] [ files ]

that's it. that's the whole vibe check. options first, files after. 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

QCAD is a free, open source application for Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) in two dimensions (2D). with QCAD you can create, study and alter technical drawings — think plans for buildings, interiors, mechanical parts, or schematics and diagrams. it's giving architect era, fr fr. 👑

QCAD builds upon the Drawing Interchange File Format. those DXF-files are used by many other professional CAD-systems, so like… your files are gonna be understood everywhere. iconic. ✨

QCAD works on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. the source code of QCAD is released under the GPL version 3 (GPLv3), a popular Open Source license. no cap. 🫶

💅 OPTIONS 💅

• -help — displays this help. your little "what do i do now" bestie. 🥺
• -version — displays the application version. so you know exactly which era of QCAD you're in. ⭐
• -config path — reads and stores settings to QCAD3.ini at the given location instead of the default location. basically: your settings, your rules, your chosen home. 🏠
• -locale locale — sets the locale to be used (overrides the language set in the preferences). e.g. -locale de starts QCAD in German. 🌍✨
• -filter filter — opens the subsequent file(s) with the explicitly given import filter. you're telling it exactly how to read the next files, no guessing. 🎯
• -allow-multiple-instances — don't try to avoid multiple instances from running simultaneously. go ahead, open five of them, i'm not your mom. 🙈
• -app-id ID — set application ID. multiple instances of the same application (same ID) cannot run simultaneously unless -allow-multiple-instances is used. 🆔
• -rescan — rescan scripts folder for new add-ons. fresh new add-ons just dropped. 🔥
• -always-load-scripts — forces reloading of scripts when they are used. this is mainly useful during script development, to apply changes without restarting QCAD. devs, this one's for you. 🧚
• -enable-script-debugger — enables the script debugger. NOT recommended as this may cause unexpected behavior when using QCAD. like… i said what i said. 💀
• -debug-action-order — print action order information in menus. detective mode, activated. 🔍
• -autostart script-file — starts the given script file instead of the default scripts/autostart.js. note that with this option, QCAD is not started but rather the application implemented in the given script. plot twist — you're running the script's app now. 😭
• -exec script-file [ options ] — executes the given script file directly after starting QCAD. options after the script file are passed on to the script. it's a little relay race and the script gets the baton. 🏃‍♀️
• -gui-css-file CSS-file — loads the specified CSS file. make it pretty. 💖
• -no-gui — don't use GUI. X11: don't connect to X11 server. headless and unbothered. 🫥
• -no-show — use but don't display GUI. it's there, you just can't see it. ghost vibes. 👻
• -enable-xdata — enables XData (custom properties) support. extra lore for your drawings. 📖
• -quit — quits QCAD, for example after executing the given script(s). okay bye bestie, love you, mean it. 👋

heads up: -enable-script-debugger is not recommended — it may cause unexpected behavior when using QCAD. and with -autostart, remember QCAD itself is not started; the application implemented in the given script is. those two are the spicy ones. 🌶️

👑 COPYRIGHT 👑

Copyright (c) Andrew Mustun and others.

and that's the whole page, bestie!! 🎀 this was QCad(1) from the QCad3 manual, version 3.12, dated November 2015. mwah. go draft something gorgeous. 💖✨🦋🌸💅🫶