Re: [Pythoncad-developer] Some working on pythoncad

[<ger...@gm...>]

Hi Yagnesh,

Matteo and I also had difficulties to understand the PythonCAD code, this  
(and performance) initiated the restructuring.

I agree with you on layer management.

We can also use the new cairo draw functions for plotting.
Just a thought:
Maybe we can define a special layer for plot layout (something like paper  
space).
On this plot layout the user can define multiple viewports with a different  
visual portion of the model/image/scene.

Pen assignment sounds like using a pen plotter and plotting with hpgl.
I don't know there exists such back end for cairo.

Regards,
Gertwin


On Jan 12, 2010 2:41am, Yagnesh Desai <yn...@gm...> wrote:
> Dear Gertwin;



> Offset Command :

> I am not very gr8 at OOP and have bit of difficulty

> understanding the total structure of PythonCAD.

> I will help on writing the descriptions of newer

> commands, till we find further help.



> Linetype:

> If some external file can help it would be highly

> customizable and we and ship few standard lib

> along with pythoncad.



> Better Layer management:

> - on/off of layer

> - default color and linetype of layer. (currently all the layers

> other than current are having same color)

> - freezing of layer (currently all the layers other than

> current are frozen)



> Print:

> to PDF will be always useful we can focus on high end

> plotter/printer later



> Pen asignment:

> I am more used to managing print with line color

> since changing lineweight of every object at later

> date when we decide to take print on different size

> of paper becomes difficult. But using entities lineweight

> can also help.

> --

> Best regards



> Yagnesh Desai

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