LibreCAD 2.2.1

LibreCAD

LibreCAD is a free Open Source personal CAD application for Windows, Apple and Linux. LibreCAD is a comprehensive, 2D CAD application that you can download and install for free. There is a large base of satisfied LibreCAD users worldwide, and it is available in more than 20 languages and for all major operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva, Suse, ...). It can read DXF and DWG files and can write DXF, PDF and SVG files. You can download, install and distribute LibreCAD freely, with no fear of copyright infringement.

LibreCAD is a feature-packed and mature 2D-CAD application with some really great advantages:

It's free – no worry about license costs or annual fees.
No language barriers – it's available in a large number of languages, with more being added continually.
GPLv2 public license – you can use it, customize it, hack it and copy it with free user support and developer support from our active worldwide community and ou experienced developer team.
LibreCAD is an Open Source community-driven project: development is open to new talent and new ideas, and our software is tested and used daily by a large and devoted user community; you, too, can get involved and influence its future development.

LibreCAD 2.2.1 development highlights:

Native builds for platforms win64, SnapCraft;
Experimental new primitive geometry type: parabola;
Right-to-left text (need more work on numbers);
Display hatching area in dialog for existing hatches;
Layer tree, pen pallet, and many new drawing methods by sand1024;
Hovering effect for entities by @melwyncarlo;
Rendering implementation cleanup for performance and consistent appearance;
More GUI and command line improvements.

What's Changed

Issue #1007 - Update appadata to pass validation by @hfiguiere in #1580
Add IfSilent jump instruction to skip browser launch after install by @makos in #1618
Update pt-br translation by @natrodrigo in #1582
added missing tools from standard tool bar, fixes #1511 by @pollywinters in #1535
new DimArc tool, fixes #1255 by @melwyncarlo in #1484
Fix linker error when linking freetype w/ ttf2lff by @cfelder in #1592
Add ability to copy objects and mini dialog to set options to Align p… by @gwhitney in #1138
Handle fractional imperial dimensions by @Sleet01 in #1178
Dxf2png PR #1293 by @dxli in #1620
Add command by @dxli in #1621
Fix #1388 - Allow entering radius in command box by @MarcelloTheArcane in #1389
Hide zero foot by @dxli in #1622
CI: windows x64: avoid extra Qt tools by @dxli in #1623
tangent 3 circle sometimes fails with parallels, fixes #1386 by @melwyncarlo in #1440
Fixed a heap corruption upon startup. by @madmaxoft in #1628
Change DXF Export to use ext Style handle ID for 340 Dimstyle field. by @computergeek1507 in #1551
Ref PR #1432 - Update tab order in qg dlgtext.UI - also add "cbFont" selector into the tab order by @pollywinters in #1540
feature request - ability to set the style of a POINT, fixes #960 by @pollywinters in #1532
radius=0 is invalid error displayed repeatedly when zooming, fixes #1514 by @pollywinters in #1531
Fixes for glowing effect on mouse hovering by @dxli in #1641
Issue #1639: minor UI fixes for Point options by @dxli in #1642
grid appears in 2nd file, when it is disabled in 1st file, fixes #1451 by @melwyncarlo in #1457
PR #1486 fixes by @dxli in #1644
Add CodeQL workflow by @jorgectf in #1646
Issue #1645: user option for mouse-over effects by @dxli in #1650
Qt-5.15 support by @dxli in #1656
Issue #1572 : add topology sorting for hatch loops by @dxli in #1659
Issue #778 Painter: use Qt native dash pattern by @dxli in #1661
Update cyrillic_ii.lff by @app4soft in #1663
Polyline Equations in Command by @melwyncarlo in #1449
feat: Shortcut "." to specify current point coordinates on command line by @gwhitney in #1673
Mtext: initial support for Right-to-left text by @dxli in #1674
Issue #1572: fix hatching area calculation by @dxli in #1680
feat: Extend one-character coordinate shortcuts by @gwhitney in #1677
Issue #1572: updated loop extraction algorithm by @dxli in #1681
Icons by @flywire in #1702
Update README.md with the support of dxf2svg by @jonadem in #1707
Adding support for C++17 in project files. by @marko-radojcic in #1708
Fix loading of splines that falsely defined by closed by @baranovskiykonstantin in #1712
Support snapping for leaders by @Earlopain in #1714
Export 2 csv plugin by @quimperval in #1730
Initial Parabola support by @dxli in #1740
Parabola support common tangent by @dxli in #1742
Snap Middle by Melwyn PR #1424 by @dxli in #1744
Pens palette widget by @sand1024 in #1745
Layer tree view by @sand1024 in #1748
Pen Toolbar Actions - small improvement for pen operations by @sand1024 in #1750
Shear support by @dxli in #1749
Additional actions by @sand1024 in #1761
Pen toolbar - sync pen by layer action now works if PenPalette widget is disabled by @sand1024 in #1763
more reliable selection of segments for break/divide action by @sand1024 in #1766