![]() ![]() ![]() If the objects are too large or small as viewed, I'll zoom to a comfortable level, and the ruler will automatically change to reflect my current zoom. I tell the software what actual size an object is, and the display shows the drawn object(s) + a ruler. That is, instead of specifying a scale factor for my plan, I want to be able to say nothing beyond "this line is 1200mm long", or "this circle's centre is 400mm down from that corner", and I will sort out the display scale by simply zooming in or out when I'm working.īy that I mean, the onscreen size is a moment-by-moment viewing not a sketching choice. I actually don't want the program to care about the display size.Īll I want to give it is the "real" sizes of each element in the drawing, and a "canvas" (maximum working area) size. ![]() I do not need or want to specify an actual on-screen or printed scale for my sketch (as in "1 pixel on screen = 10mm on plan" or "1mm on printout = 10mm plan"). Most sketch programs with scaling seem to obsess over the "drawing to display" scale factor, or "printed page" scale factor. This is the single most important "usage issue" for me. I do a lot of different kind of scaled drawings - engineering parts, floor plans, layouts of areas and spaces, and technical drawing. This is the area I've had problems finding a decent software choice. I assume that's easy in most programs though. I also need, for floor plan purposes, to be able to specify linear elements such as walls, that have a fixed thickness but vary in length. Obviously these days any decent program will do a lot more - distortions, blends, handling raster images within a vector image (including smoothing/resizing/cropping them). If I want to sketch something, I'd like a go-to sketch program that I can add this or that shape, and juggle them about until it's right. A bit like how Microsoft Word or EDraw Max handles generic shapes. The ability to quickly draw objects, group them, and specify as properties, their sizes, angles, connectors, how corners should merge, and other parameters. My first vector package was in the 1980s, using Macs - MacDraw. There are really just 2 of them: General sketching (easy) To be honest I'm not sure what I want in 3D yet, so I'm focusing on my 2D needs here. I don't use much 3D, so 3D is worth having, but not the most essential thing. If it's intuitive, well thought out UI, and fairly mature/not many embarrassing bugs, that would be a very big "plus". I don't mind if it's "overkill" so long as it'll do what I need smoothly and well. If the software has extra features/rich feature set, there's a chance I will end up using them, so that's fine. I haven't used Illustrator, Sketchup Pro, Inkscape or most other sketch programs, and I don't have any CAD experience to work with but most CAD can handle 2D as well as 3D. I use Photoshop, and I've used Visio and EDraw Max. I'm equally okay with free or paid: design/usage quality and "do I like using it" is more important. I'm mainly on Windows, so anything that's Win7 - 10 compatible is probably fine. So, I want a vector graphics package that handles scaling in a more helpful/intuitive-to-me way, than most seem to. If it seems hazy, please ask clarifying questions, or suggest your own experience, and pros+cons - thanks! Hi! This is one of those software requests where I've got an idea what I want, but not completely able to specify it start-to-end. ![]()
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