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Are there any digital tools that would replicate the workflow of drawing with ruler and compass? I've tried dozens of different apps but none of them get it qui
by california-og 3y ago
Are there any digital tools that would replicate the workflow of drawing with ruler and compass? I've tried dozens of different apps but none of them get it quite right. Here's my wishlist:
Compass:
— Set a radius and "lock" it in place.
— Move the origin of the compass anywhere, without having to set the radius again.
— Press down to draw an arc (CW or CCW), starting and ending anywhere along the radius.
— Ability to snap to other lines and intersections.
— Hotkey to draw in increments, like 10°, 20°, 30°, 45°
etc.
— Ability to draw the arcs as guides to aid in geometric construcion.
Ruler:
— Change the angle of the ruler
— Move the ruler without having to set the angle again
— Press down to draw a line, starting and ending anywhere along the ruler.
— Ability to snap to other lines and intersections.
— Hotkey to rotate in increments of 10°, 20°, 30°, 45° etc.
— Ability to draw the lines as guides to aid in geometric construcion.
+ A fill tool to color shapes.
- red_trumpet 3y agoKrita's "Assistant Tool" somewhat does this. You can define (infinite or finite) rulers, and circles (as a special case of ellipses, press Ctrl when choosing the third control point to get a circle). When drawing with the "Freehand Brush Tool", choose "Snap to Assistants" to draw along the defined assistants.
- lmpdev 3y agoNot the answer you want but all of these are nicely achievable in Rhino3D with aliasing for a couple of your dot points Added benefit is it’s integrated with Grasshopper so you could extend any of these to your liking in Python or C#
- amelius 3y agoPersonally I'm hoping for a constraints solver (like exists in FreeCad) but in Inkscape.
- johnofthesea 3y agoIsn't this common in CAD? Most of those things are possible in AutoCAD or Rhino. For fill tool there is hatch command with solid hatch.