point filters as per AutoCAD

Richard Gardner
Richard Gardner
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Hi,

Testing this software at the moment in the hope that it does everything that AutoCAD does. One thing that I can't seem to find is point filters. Ie, restraining a line, or moving an object to the x or y value of another selected point.

I'm sure there is an equivalent, as it seems to have everything else! 

Also, if anybody has any experience of importing a .dwg file created with BricsCAD into 3ds MAX I would be interested to hear of any issues. So far, on my limited testing, everything seems fine.

Thanks

Richard

Comments

  • Joe Dunfee
    Joe Dunfee
     I often use point filters.  However, there are bugs in their implementation.  It seems that sometimes initiating a point filter will ignore a key stroke.  I don't know what the trigger is.

    It has been many years since my AutoCAD version 10 training, so I am not aware how AutoCAD implements the command nowadays.  So, I can't compare how the two behave now. 

    -Joe
  • Richard Gardner
    Richard Gardner
     Hi,

    In Autocad, the command line option would be .x or .y
    What is the Briscad equivalent as it doesn't accept that input mid command?

    Thanks

    Richard
  • Richard Gardner
    Richard Gardner
     Oh, seems to be working as AutoCAD now. Sure it wasn't earlier!

    Oh well.


  • Joe Dunfee
    Joe Dunfee
    When the bug manifests itself, it will ignore the first . that you type.  BricsCAD is aware of the bug.

    -Joe
  • Roy Klein Gebbinck
    Roy Klein Gebbinck
    The problem is related to the DYNMODE setting. If DYNMODE is off the problem does not occur. You can use the 'DYN' button in the status bar to change the DYNMODE.
  • Michael Rock
    Michael Rock
     Hi Richard,
    Did you try the Entity Snap Tracking? For me this works much better than .x and .y I used before. See STRACK in help.
    Michael
  • Louis_Verdonck
    Louis_Verdonck
    To learn more about entity snap tracking, watch the tutorial movie 'Drawing Accurately Part2 - Polar Tracking and Entity Snap Tracking' on Bricsys TV.
  • Hector Castillo
    Hector Castillo
     I watched the tutorial but it doesn't work. I use .x .y filters in autocad a lot not only when drawing but when moving and stretching and the  temporary track points does not work or maybe I don't know to use it. In Bricscad I had to go back to drawing construction lines. 
  • Hector Castillo
    Hector Castillo

     I watched the tutorial but it doesn't work. I use .x .y filters in autocad a lot not only when drawing but when moving and stretching and the  temporary track points does not work or maybe I don't know to use it. In Bricscad I had to go back to drawing construction lines. 
    Sorry After watching again I discovered my mistake
  • fs_at12
    fs_at12

    Hi,
    i´m also used to Autocad Point Filters, when constituting in 3D but sometimes also in 2D when I want to make sure that the distance is the same in one direction (.x or.y or.z) to an other object, and i don't know the distance but i want to pick it from an object.
    This helped me!
    "Hit the Shift key to lock a tracking path . Hit the shift key again to unlock. It works as a toggle. A locked tracking line turns red."

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