18/11/2025
Today we created different versions of the Dimension command. This was solved in AutoCAD with quite a few icons, which is understandable, because at the time the more buttons a program had, the more serious it seemed. We would like to cover this with one command. We have Dimension and that's it. Continue, Radius, Diameter have been successfully created, so that for example in the case of Continue, if the user clicks on an existing dimension line, the program switches to Continue mode. If you click on a circle, the program switches to Radius and if the next click is on the same circle, then to Diameter. When we were done with this, Copilot offered to continue with AngleDimension , but I have no idea how to bring it to life with the simple Dim command. I will have to come back to this later. I still have serious plans regarding Dimension . For example, the floor plan or the machine part is ready. The user selects the whole thing and sends Dim . In this case, the function analyzes the selected objects and completes the complete dimensioning work in one step. Of course, some AI help will be needed for this.
I talked to a dear friend about the cadR concept, and according to him, an AutoCAD clone will be successful if it is 100% identical to the original. I agree with this, since it is convenient for users with existing experience to be welcomed by the familiar program. During our conversation, however, I did not give up on the idea that instead of the original printing solutions, I should release a much easier-to-use one. On the other hand, I also noted that during the development I had to realize how efficient and usable the original software is.
All my appreciation to my predecessors!
