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    • thomthomT Offline
      thomthom
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      @outland86 said:

      not to sure why changing the camera that views the polylines should effect the actual drawings export dimensions
      can you tell me why this may have an effect ?

      Because when viewing in perspective things gets distorted.
      When you export to 2d you are exporting what you see.

      To export exactly what's there, export in 3D - as the content exported is then 1:1 and not bound to the viewpoint.

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      • honoluludesktopH Offline
        honoluludesktop
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        outland86, The fellows here who are trying to help you are probably too nice to complain about your attitude:

        "i cant believe that people could deal with these problems and still find this a useful program "

        "does google know that this is a problem?"

        Just because SU doesn't work the way you "think it should" doesn't justify your attitude. Floating point calculations is not exact, only precise. I don't know of a computer system that can does integer math. If it did, you would complain about speed!-{

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        • TIGT Offline
          TIG Moderator
          last edited by

          @thomthom said:

          @outland86 said:

          not to sure why changing the camera that views the polylines should effect the actual drawings export dimensions
          can you tell me why this may have an effect ?

          Because when viewing in perspective things gets distorted.
          When you export to 2d you are exporting what you see.

          To export exactly what's there, export in 3D - as the content exported is then 1:1 and not bound to the viewpoint.

          I've made tests and even with a pure plan view the dxf circle is NOT the right radius.
          With plan view and parallel projection a 1" circle 2d DXFs as 1.000014" [pretty good] BUT in pure plan view but with perspective 'on' - with the circle at z=0 it's ~16% out !

          Motto = always do a 3D DXF... that way a 1" circle is DXFed as a 1" circle always...

          TIG

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            outland86
            last edited by

            @honoluludesktop said:

            outland86, The fellows here who are trying to help you are probably too nice to complain about your attitude:

            "i cant believe that people could deal with these problems and still find this a useful program "

            "does google know that this is a problem?"

            Just because SU doesn't work the way you "think it should" doesn't justify your attitude. Floating point calculations is not exact, only precise. I don't know of a computer system that can does integer math. If it did, you would complain about speed!-{

            i did not know attitude even came into this equation
            but i am sorry if you were offended by anythiung i have said
            i appreciate all and everyones help more than you could know
            but did that justify your own ending remark
            pot calling kettle black me thinks πŸ˜„

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            • GaieusG Offline
              Gaieus
              last edited by

              Offences aside...

              @outland86 said:

              pot calling kettle black

              Thanks for this proverb or saying or expression... - I am not a native speaker so when I realise there is something I exactly understand and we have one with the exact same meaning but totally different expression, I am always glad! πŸ˜‰

              Gai...

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              • TIGT Offline
                TIG Moderator
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                @gaieus said:

                Offences aside...

                @outland86 said:

                pot calling kettle black

                Thanks for this proverb or saying or expression... - I am not a native speaker so when I realise there is something I exactly understand and we have one with the exact same meaning but totally different expression, I am always glad! πŸ˜‰

                In England there's my favorite -"it's six of one and a half a dozen of the other..."- used when there's no real or meaningful choice in something - in the North it's simplified to -"it's six and two threes..."- πŸ˜„
                I'm sure most cultures have something similar...

                TIG

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                • O Offline
                  outland86
                  last edited by

                  ah ok i see

                  its just that the CAD software i am used to working with adds dimensioned constraints to the 2d polylines in a given drawing and no matter how they are viewed they are always exported with those contraints in place
                  but i see now that this software does not function that way. no problem though its just a matter of knowing this information. and finding the workflow solution to achieve the same end result

                  thank you much for your input and work on this Tig and others and i am sorryif something i said pissed anyone off

                  regards

                  Paul

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                  • GaieusG Offline
                    Gaieus
                    last edited by

                    @outland86 said:

                    i am sorry if something i said pissed anyone off

                    I don't think you'd pissed anyone off - in fact, although I am a bit ashamed to push your topic a bit "off..." (so I am sorry for that), 😳 I am enjoying it, especially that you seem to be closer to a satisfying solution to your problem

                    TIG:
                    "pot calling kettle black" = "owl calling sparrow big headed" (here big headed meant literally)
                    "it's six of one and a half a dozen of the other..." = "it's nineteen of one and twenty but one the other..."
                    πŸ˜‰

                    Gai...

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                      outland86
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                      thank you

                      pot calling kettle black = pot is black from fire burning just like kettle so why is pot calling kettle black when he is also black πŸ˜„

                      not too sure where it came from but is somthing i grew up with in New Zealand and have bought too the USA i guess πŸ˜„ lol
                      perhaps in 50 years it will be part of the language here πŸ˜„

                      us kiwis have many of these little jibes and colloquialisms in our street speak my MInnesotan wife is forvewr looking at me sideways when i talk not knowing if i just insulted her of paid her a compliment πŸ˜„ usually its a compliment

                      fair sucka the sav aye mate = please give me a fair share of the credit from this deal or idea we are talking about

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                      • GaieusG Offline
                        Gaieus
                        last edited by

                        @outland86 said:

                        pot calling kettle black = pot is black from fire burning just like kettle so why is pot calling kettle black when he is also black πŸ˜„

                        Yeah, I understood that (although never heard before). We have that sparrow one for the same meaning here. πŸ˜„

                        Gai...

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                          outland86
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                          here is what the wiki says about it

                          The phrase "The pot calling the kettle black" is an idiom used to accuse a person or thing of being marked with or guilty of the very thing they are pointing out

                          πŸ˜„

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                          • GaieusG Offline
                            Gaieus
                            last edited by

                            Yes, exactly. Now if you think about it, if an owl (which is a bird with big head) says to the sparrow that it has a big head, it means the same (just of course, in Hungarian). πŸ˜‰

                            Gai...

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                              outland86
                              last edited by

                              here is a common one

                              Bob's your Uncle: roughly translates to 'there ya go - that's all there is to it!' Just press this big red button that says 'Launch Missile', and "Bob's your uncle".

                              i better go to bed before i make an even bigger dork of myself lol

                              thanks again for all your help

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                              • TIGT Offline
                                TIG Moderator
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                                We drift off topic into the sunset......... 🀣

                                TIG

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