0.9-alphaCURRENT

FIRST PUBLIC RELEASE

The first build handed to anyone other than me. Everything below already works; the version number is low because it has not been tested by enough people yet, not because it is missing features.

Drawing

• Line, polyline, rectangle, circle, arc, ellipse, ray, point, and text tools.
• Object snapping to endpoints, midpoints, centers, quadrants, and intersections.
• Grid snap, ortho mode, and a command line that accepts coordinates, distances, and angles.

Modifying

• Move, copy, rotate, scale, mirror, offset, trim, extend, fillet, chamfer, explode, and erase.
• Trim works on lines, arcs, circles, and polylines, including closed ones.
• Weld joins connected geometry into a single polyline. Warp reshapes a polyline by moving vertices or inserting new ones.
• Drag any object directly with the mouse without starting a command first.

Dimensions and units

• Linear, aligned, radius, diameter, circumference, and angular dimensions, plus a measure tool.
• Millimeters, centimeters, meters, decimal inches, fractional inches, and architectural feet-inches.
• Units are chosen when the program opens and when you start a new drawing.

Files

• Native .pdc format, readable JSON.
• DXF import and export (AutoCAD R14 ASCII).
• SVG, vector PDF, and basic G-code export.
• Print to PDF with Letter, Legal, A4, or A3 page sizes and orientation.

Workspace

• Model and paper space, each with independent geometry. Paper space uses a lighter background.
• Named layers with color, visibility, and lock. Deleting a populated layer asks what to do with the objects instead of refusing.
• Every registered tool appears on the toolbar automatically. Dimension tools are grouped in a dropdown.
• Settings apply immediately without restarting.

Known issues

• Offset works on lines, circles, and arcs but not yet on polylines.
• Extend works on lines only.
• Paper space holds its own geometry but is not yet a scaled viewport into model space.
• Printing goes through your system PDF viewer rather than spooling directly to a printer.
• Windows will warn about an unknown publisher until the executable is code-signed.

Found something not on this list? Help → Send Bug Report inside the program. It takes about ten seconds and it is the most useful thing a tester can do.