Re: Curious about why Arrowsheads should not extend from the line length.
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Soquili
Paul until or if Xara Ltd makes a change you and I must live with the way it currently works.
I've had my fun for today. Hope no one was offended by me pulling your leg. ;)
I missed the "pulling my leg" bit - thought you were just stating your case!
Re: Curious about why Arrowsheads should not extend from the line length.
In AutoCAD, the arrow (or whatever shape or style one is using) is a block with an insertion point that puts it at the end of a line. For example, with an arrowhead, the insertion point is at the tip rather than at the tail. With a dot style arrowhead, it is at the center of the dot. With all of the notations and dimensions in an architectural drawing it would be awful to have to keep an eye on what an arrow is pointing at if one is just changing a leader's line thickness.
Re: Curious about why Arrowsheads should not extend from the line length.
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Egg Bramhill
It's very similar to whether the line width should be added externally, internally, or centrally as is the current default.
Well, would it not be possible to have the choice of which of the abovementioned default settings available to the end-user? That would seem to be most helpful and would satisfy both camps.;)
Re: Curious about why Arrowsheads should not extend from the line length.
I couldn't agree more Bob. ;-)
Re: Curious about why Arrowsheads should not extend from the line length.
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Egg Bramhill
I couldn't agree more Bob. ;-)
Me too.
It is one of those old request. Given the option I would use inside most always.
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Re: Curious about why Arrowsheads should not extend from the line length.
My 50c worth.. as a suggestion, you could have a toggle selector to add arrowheads to the line or include them.
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Re: Curious about why Arrowsheads should not extend from the line length.
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sledger
My 50c worth.. as a suggestion, you could have a toggle selector to
add arrowheads to the line or
include them.
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I would buy that!
Re: Curious about why Arrowsheads should not extend from the line length.
Hey! we'll be having icons for choosing whether lines are inside, outside or straddling the edge of a shape soon.. ;-)
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Re: Curious about why Arrowsheads should not extend from the line length.
Seems reasonable to me..
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Re: Curious about why Arrowsheads should not extend from the line length.
I can see one reason why it's done the way it is, though admittedly I'm looking at it 'artistically' not CAD
the attached is a regular line curve with an arrow added in XDP6 - the line element is highlighted in red
if the arrow were pulled back along the line, then to look 'right' the arrow shape itself would have to be modified to follow the curvature and I fancy that not to be simple, espcially as moulding is not one of the programs strong points...
just imagine the line ending in a wiggle :D
just my :2c