Nabble - Troubleshooting

set the units in preferences

2026-04-03T05:46:45Z

set the units in preferences, it don't change according in the drawing

print format problem

2026-03-24T21:04:54Z

Started with 2.2.0.2-1build3, I can print but always 90 degrees off. Switched to the flatpak version 2.2.1.3 (11,11,2011) which only allows saving as a pdf, at least on my install. Have Version: v2.2.1.3-12-gd1ca469c9 running from a file rather than installed, same problem. Running on a Dell with Linux OS.
I've changed the paper orientation in librecad, and changed it at the printer screen. I've told it to accept changes and to ignore changes. It continues to print as landscape across a portrait page. My linux go to guy says it sounds like it's sending to the printer as an IPP, internet print protocol. Printer is a brother MFC J6955W on tabloid size sheets. Printer driver is Brother for Linux. I've even redone my drawing on a portrait page layout, with the same results.

Import Error: Error reading DXF/DWG sections

2022-06-20T13:28:27Z

Hello all,
I'm new to LibreCAD, so please excuse my ignorance when it comes to all the functions in this program. I have been using AutoCAD for years, but my license is up and I cannot sustain the cost. I only just learned about LibreCAD and I'm very excited to start using this program!

I am having difficulty importing my previous projects from AutoCAD. I exported my projects to .dwf format (though it doesn't appear that I can do anything with those. Next I used an online converter to convert my .dwg files to .dxf format. I can open the .dxf files in AutoCAD still (though I lost my paper space layouts, but that's not such a big deal).

When I attempt to open my .dxf files in LibreCAD, however, I receive the following prompt:

You can see in my screen snip that my project is visible behind the error message. When I select "OK," that all goes away. I've tried zooming in, and zooming out, as has been suggested in other forum threads. My project is not there, and the application header does not display my project name.

Since AutoCAD is the only other CAD software I've ever used, and I am so new to LibreCAD, I am really at a loss on what to do next. I have another 25 days before my AutoCAD license expires, and I'm in a bit of a state of panic. I greatly appreciate any help from the LibreCAD community! Thanks in advance.

-Arlian

1105_S_50th_Ave.dwg
1105_S_50th_Ave.dxf

print preview

2026-03-28T15:22:23Z

when i use print preview i try to scale the drawing inside the viewport any scale i choose just makes the viewport shrink in size to .5x.75 and i goes of the object. The i hit the center command and the tiny box centers on the object.

Copy command

2026-03-19T19:31:36Z

I am trying to copy and object, but when i select the object and asks for a reference point it just back out of the command and will not let me specify the reference point or the desired location.

Problems with the Rotate Tool in Debian/ align plugin too

2026-02-21T12:56:58Z

Problems with the Rotate Tool in Debian
Hello, dear friends, I wanted to report a couple of problems. When I use the Rotate tool, for example, to rotate a square and align it with a straight reference line, the square isn't perfectly aligned. There's a slight, almost imperceptible misalignment that's only noticeable when zoomed in. This only happens on Debian Trixie; this problem doesn't exist on Windows. I'm using LibreCAD version 2.2.1.3, and the Align plugin is broken on both Debian trixie and Windows 10.

No languages except English

2026-02-17T01:15:44Z

Hi.
I just downloaded the latest release for windows from github releases page.
Version: v2.2.1.3-2-g1598766fb
Compiler: Microsoft Visual C++
Compiled on: Jan 11 2026
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Boost Version: 1.87.0
System: Windows 10 Version 2009

But there are no languages in settings except english:

Tryed on two PC's with windows 10 and 11.
How to fix it?

snapping indicators

2026-03-11T00:10:10Z

Being an old Autocad user, I am used to snapping points having clear indicators for the middle point, canter point, end or other snaps. I can draw a line here and want to find its middle point but there are all kinds of places along it that seem to be snapping points. Do I have to turn all snaps off but the one I want? I'm now in 2.0.2. Isn't there a better way to find snapping point indicators?

Hatching patterns

2026-03-08T04:09:14Z

Hallo Librcad gebruikers, Bestaat er een "Hatching pattern" om een gevel te arceren met "Lime -Stone"? mvg Spidey-Westland

Problem creating new double-point, vertical and horizontal lines

2026-03-04T11:45:25Z

When creating a new double point line, I click at a point on the drawing to start the line. This moves the relative zero to the point where I clicked and creates a new line (with no apparent endpoint) that rotates around the new relative zero location. The new line extends far past the drawing area.

When creating a new vertical or horizontal line and I click at a point on the drawing to start the line, a new vertical or horizontal line is automatically created (without me selecting the endpoint). The new vertical or horizontal line extends far past the drawing area.

This is unique to the drawing I'm working on. I can still create new double-point, vertical or horizontal lines as usual by setting the beginning and endpoints on previously created drawings. I haven't found a setting to adjust the new line creation issue.

Editing vertical dimensions leaves both text versions

2025-10-11T16:50:07Z

Version: v2.2.1.2
Compiler: Clang 15.0.0
Compiled on: Jul 14 2025
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Boost Version: 1.88.0
System: macOS 10.15

Editing the text of a vertical dimension does not delete the original and leaves both a a shadow. It does not appear to happen with horizontal dimensions.

Drawings have certain font characters with extra lines when printed

2026-02-28T14:36:41Z

I have been using LibreCAD for a couple years now. Thanks to the community that supports this tool! It is an excellent tool for general design of many things. Again THANKS!

I happened to have come across a peculiar printing problem(?) when using LibreCAD printing features. In short the numbers "3", "6" and "9" print with extra vertical or diagonal lines in the character. If exported to PDF it also has these extra vertical or diagonal lines. See attached image. I am using the standard font in these drawings. I changed the fonts to some other font and these extra lines may or may not appear depending on the font selected. These extra lines do not appear in Print Preview only when actual printing is done or printed to a PDF file.

Using LibreCAD version 2.2.1.

commands missing

2026-02-21T04:58:21Z

Round about 3 weeks some commands don´t work any more.

In the past (~end of Nov. 2025) it was no problem to use the command "offset" in the command line.
Now the result ist the error code "Unknown command: offset", also when using "o" for this action.

Only the commands "pa" works and a (for me) new wording command "lineoff" works.

What happend to the "old" commands?
Has there been an update, I missed?

Version: v2.2.1.2
compiler: GNU GCC 8.1.0
compiled on: Jul 13 2025
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Boost Version: 1.87.0

Dimensions showing symbol

2026-02-04T03:10:49Z

Initially, all dimensions were being displayed correctly, now I am getting a symbol.

Thanks

Can not change properties

2026-01-31T18:00:11Z

Hi
I made a drawing in layer 0,
Color: B/W
Width: 0,5mm
Line Type: continous

I can change properties of all but 1 line in the figure. They are all white, 0.05mm and continous.
I selected the one line mistakenly, and when i deselecte it , it became green. Now can not change this.
In "properties" it has color, width and line type set to : By Layer.
In "attributes " I change the color to white, but the line stays green.
Any sugestions why this line will not behave like the other lines?
I run ubuntu
Version: 2.2.0-undef
Compiler: GNU GCC 13.2.0
Compiled on: Apr 8 2024
Qt Version: 5.15.13
Boost Version: 1.83.0

Print Command not starting print menu

2026-01-31T03:51:42Z

Version: 2.2.2_alpha1-524-g950027be5
Compiler: GNU GCC 15.2.1
Compiled on: Jan 31 2026
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Boost Version: 1.83.0
System: Fedora Linux 43 (Server Edition)

Problem-1:
File-Menu -> Print displays Print preview.
Toolbar-Icon -> Print displays Print preview.

Problem-2:
When in Print preview either by "Toolbar-icon -> PrintPreview" or by "Problem-1":
File-Menu -> Print displays "Export to PDF" menu
Toolbar-Icon -> Print displays "Export to PDF" menu

What is OK:
Print preview ON/OFF,
Generated PDF can be printed.

svg export problem cam.openbuilds scale/dimension

2026-01-25T06:16:44Z

Hi,
when I export my drawing 100 mm in LibreCAD is only 93,75 mm in cam.openbuilds.

How can I fix this. Thanks

Fonts are not installed

2025-12-30T21:59:31Z

I installed this version:

Version: v2.2.1.2-17-g7f9a4dff5
Compiler: Microsoft Visual C++
Compiled on: Dec 14 2025
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Boost Version: 1.87.0
System: Windows 10 Version 2009

I don't see any 'fonts' folder.
The 'Text Style' dropdown is blank.

I've read that the 'path' must be set to point to the fonts folder but I can't find a folder that contains fonts to change my setting to. I tried the generic "windows\fonts" folder but that did not work.

Where do I find the fonts for LibreCAD so that I can show dimensions and text on my drawings?

Fehler beim Auslesen von Koordinaten

2025-12-24T06:22:47Z

Ich arbeite mit der Version 2.2.1.2 von libreCAD und u.a. mit DXF Dateien der Katasterverwaltung
Hier 2 Koordinaten aus dem Datensatz.
34 42 400.620 / 58 89 404.920
34 42 450.810 / 58 88 979.690
Ich kann sie eingeben und die Linie wird dargestellt und ich kann damit arbeiten.
Sie Kursorkoordinaten werden im Fuß des Fensters auch richtig dagestellt.

Ich kann die Attribute der Linie abfragen.

Wenn ich jedoch einen Doppel Click auf die Linie (es kann auch ein Kreis sein) absetze, werden mir die Koordinaten verkürzt dargestellt. Siehe Bild unten.

Der Wert von Startpunkt (x) entspricht 5888980,000 muß aber 5888979,689 sein.
Bestätige ich dann die Daten mit OK wird die Linie oder der Kreis verschoben, da nur die verkürzten
Koordinaten übernommen werden. Beim Auslesen oder Darstellen der Koordinaten im obigen Fenster
geschieht der Fehler. Hier müssen die Koordinaten wie ganz oben dargestellt ausgegeben werden.
Ich kann die Koordinaten richtig in das Fenster eingeben, dann wird die Linie auch richtig dargestellt.
Bitte den Fehler beim nächsten? Update korrigieren.
Mit freundlichem Gruß
Ubbo Dörries

hatch will not Scale

2025-10-15T08:16:10Z

Hatch will not let you Chang Scale when you change the scale it just disappears if you try to enter points whatever ex 0.75

chris

how to fix Satus Bar?

2025-11-19T06:23:33Z

Hello, Im Leonardo and I've got a problem with StatusBar, I cant see measure... and thanks for this excellent software.

Problemas al utilizar Bisela, Redondea y Bloque

2025-11-18T10:24:53Z

Utilizo Librecad version 2.2.1.2
En un dibujo dwg, exportado a dxf
Cuando intento utilizar un bloque, al insertar, aparece predibujado en el cursor, pero al dar el punto de insercion, no queda dibujado, simplemente, desaparece
Cuando intento hacer un bisel en dos lineas perpendiculares, pongo las distancias, selecciono las lineas, y justo donde deberia aparecer el, Bisel , queda una abertura
Cuando intento hacer un, Redondea, pongo la medida, selecciono las lineas, se predibuja el resultado , pero al final las lineas quedan como estaban, sin el redondeo
Lo mas curioso es que este dibujo ya lo habia editado anteriormente y no habia notado estos efectos, la unica diferencia es que antes las capas no tenian asignado grosor de linea , (default), y ahora si lo tienen, (0,15), es posible que este fallando por ese motivo ?

Gracias

Text does not show up

2025-11-10T08:59:17Z

Hi I need help. I have been trying to add text and dimensions without success. It shows only a empty box. I played with text dimensions without succes. I can see the files .lff in the directory ..librecad/ressources/fonts. I put this path in librecad under application preference. I tried to re install librecad Nothing work What can I do to have the text work?

Error de Blibioteca, version de Librecad 2.2.1.2 , español

2025-11-06T10:51:53Z

Version en español, arranca con el (exe) situado en Archivos de programa , LibreCad.
La carpeta library contiene dos subcarpetas por defecto, Misc y Templates, que son las unicas que el programa ve con el navegador de Bibliotecas, aunque existan mas carpetas dentro de Library
Si el programa arranca con el (exe) situado en Archivos de programa(x86), el navegador de Bibliotecas ve todas las carpetas situadas en Library, aunque el programa parece una version diferente, no esta traducido al completo
Solo para informar del error
Gracias

Highlighted tool button isn't the active tool

2025-10-22T23:02:28Z

You can see this by doing the following:

1. Click the 2-Point Line tool button - The button becomes highlighted and the 2-Point Line tool becomes active.
2. Click the Horizontal Line tool button - The button becomes highlighted and the Horizontal Line tool becomes active. The 2-Point Line tool button REMAINS HIGHLIGHTED.
3. Click the 2-Point Line tool button - The button becomes UNHIGHLIGHTED, the 2-Point Line tool becomes active and the Horizontal Line tool button remains HIGHLIGHTED.

So now you're using the 2-point line tool even though it appears to be deselected and the horizontal line tool appears to be activated.

I can also click on all the buttons and they all highlight as though they're all active at once and then click on any one of them again and it becomes unhighlighted while all the others remain highlighted but it is actually the only one that's active. Crazy!

If this is a bug I can file it but I first want to make sure it's not a configuration mistake or I'm just using the program the wrong way.

All the lines of my drawing disapeared

2025-10-21T13:26:07Z

I have been working in a file for several days, and today I opened to add a new layer.

Everything was working fine, but suddenly all my lines disapeared.

Originally, I tough it was a zoom problem, I tried auto zoom without success.

I closed and opened the file and the it keeps the same.

It is weird because all the layers are there but I can not view anything either add new lines. It only shows the extreme points as dots.

If I open a new file everything works as intended.

I don't know what to do and I don't want to start all over again.

Thanks for your help

I attach the file for reference.

Casa.dxf

Cotas

2025-10-19T03:17:59Z

El cajeado de cota me impide ver el número. Como corregirlo?

How to capture a crash report?

2025-10-10T08:37:14Z

I just upgraded to v2.2.1.2 running on windows 10. After about an hour of editing my drawing in the new version, it crashed.

Can I provide any crash report data to developers to help identify the reason?

..I was using the offset for about the 10th time when it happened.

Auto created blocks in block list

2023-02-06T04:19:27Z

I found the following behavior repeatedly when editing, copying or pasting existing blocks:
The block list is filled with auto-generated new locks named like blockx-0, blockx-1 etc.. I cannot see any reason for this and imho it is quite useless. Deleting these, sometimes numerous block is time consuming and does not always work, since block deletion sometimes fails.
Any Idea?
Rainer

Drawing changing without user modifications

2025-10-05T12:39:40Z

I've had frequent changes to my drawings without actually making any changes myself. I'm trying to figure out if these are bugs, user error or what. Are any of these known bugs? Is there a way to avoid these issues?

A few examples:
1. Dimension value positions randomly change from their assigned position. This sometimes happens in a predictable way where you might move the value to a different position from the one it was originally placed at, save the file, print the file confirming everything's in the right place, quit the program, start again and the value position has moved (usually back to the location it was at before the change). This is random. Sometimes it will change, sometimes not.

2. Hatches mysteriously disappear when they've been stable for multiple saves and all of a sudden you open the file again and some are missing. Again, this is after saving the file then successfully printing the drawing with hatches then quiting, opening the file again. A message might appear in the command terminal window like Hatch failed due to a gap=0.000459549 between (35.0589, 316.716) and (35.0589, 316.716). Note this is a supposed gap between a point and itself. It's also in the middle of a straight line so I have no idea how a single line would have a gap in it. These are hatches for polylines that have been untouched in locked layers so I have no idea how untouched closed polylines all of a sudden have gaps.

3. Printing or exporting to PDF doesn't print hatching and appears to truncate the bottom of the drawing. There is no setting option for scaling the print to fit the page in the Print to PDF dialog. There is one in the print to printer dialog.

Edited to point out the gap reported by LibreCAD is between a point and itself (impossible???).

W7 default application for dxf files

2025-09-20T03:24:24Z

I needed software to transfer topographical measurements and draw over hand-drawn records, which is common practice in archaeology. In this regard, LibreCAD suits me perfectly and offers unbeatable quality/price ratio...

So I installed LibreCAD V2.2.1.1 on my (old) Windows 7 computer and encountered the following issue: I cannot set LibreCAD as the default application for dxf files. Is this normal?

Thank you for your response.

LibreCad won't add a divided (half) ellipse to a polyline. Advice needed

2025-09-11T21:45:41Z

I used the polyline tool to create a polygon shape. Then I tried to replace the bottom horizontal line segment with an upward-facing elliptical arc (looks like a hill rather than a valley) as follows:

1. Explode the polyline into individual segments
2. Delete the bottom segment
3. Create an ellipse with endpoints at the attachment points of the original horizontal line using the Ellipse (Axis) tool with Snap to Endpoints enabled
4. Divide the ellipse into top and bottom halves
5. Delete the bottom half of the ellipse
6. Use Tools>Polyline>Create Polyline from Existing Segments to reform the polyline

Everytime I try to add the half ellipse segment I get the response "No Entity found." I've tried trimming endpoints, zooming to huge scale to see if the end points aren't touching and I don't see any issues. All the other straight line segments add to the polyline without problems. It also won't let me create an offset on the half ellipse. Don't know if those two problems are connected. Anyone have a solution?

SOLVED by sand1024 by switching from ellipse to arc

Editing dimension text does not remove the original text

2025-09-04T20:45:11Z

Edit the properties of dimension text, say to change 12191.97 to 12192.00, keeps both texts requiring the original text to be manually erased.

Version: v2.2.1.2
Compiler: Clang 15.0.0
Compiled on: Jul 14 2025
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Boost Version: 1.88.0
System: macOS 10.15

changing properties by layer does not user the default layer colour

2025-09-03T23:39:01Z

Select an object and edit properties
change the layer and sect colour by layer
It does not select the default colour, you have to manually select it.

Version: v2.2.1.2
Compiler: Clang 15.0.0
Compiled on: Jul 14 2025
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Boost Version: 1.88.0
System: macOS 10.15

Selecting multiple items to move/copy deletes them

2025-09-03T23:20:23Z

Selecting multiple items individually causes them to be erased when move/copy.

Instead select them by putting a window around them and move/copy.

Version: v2.2.1.2
Compiler: Clang 15.0.0
Compiled on: Jul 14 2025
Qt Version: 5.15.2
Boost Version: 1.88.0
System: macOS 10.15