# Latest **URL:** https://discourse.librecad.org/latest.md [Latest](https://discourse.librecad.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.librecad.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.librecad.org/tags.md) --- ## [Welcome to LibreCAD! 👋](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/welcome-to-librecad/5)
**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/welcome-to-librecad/5 "2026-06-21T19:20:16Z")
We are so glad you joined our LibreCAD community. Here are some things you can do to get started: :speaking\_head: Introduce yourself by adding your picture and information about yourself and your interests to your prof… --- ## [Downloading LibreCAD from GitHub is very slow](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/downloading-librecad-from-github-is-very-slow/120)
**Author:** [@city-1921](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/city-1921)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/downloading-librecad-from-github-is-very-slow/120 "2026-10-21T14:53:18Z")
Downloading LibreCAD from GitHub used to be very fast, but now it’s extremely slow. Although LibreCAD is a bit larger in size now than before, I don’t think that’s the reason. I’m not sure if this is a GitHub issue or … --- ## [New User restrictions](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/new-user-restrictions/25)
**Author:** [@LordOfBikes](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/LordOfBikes)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 9:57am UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/new-user-restrictions/25 "2026-10-19T09:57:38Z")
With the experience of getting more and more stubborn spammers in the old forum, the new user permissions are a bit restrictive here for now. So as a new user you: are not allowed to create new topics can reply, but m… --- ## [How will the rise of modern Rust based tools like CADCraft affect LibreCAD's future?](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/how-will-the-rise-of-modern-rust-based-tools-like-cadcraft-affect-librecads-future/124)
**Author:** [@akcan](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/akcan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/how-will-the-rise-of-modern-rust-based-tools-like-cadcraft-affect-librecads-future/124 "2026-10-18T16:23:54Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve been closely following recent developments in the open-source community. I noticed that the storytold (ArtCraft) organization on GitHub is working on clean-room reimplementations of popular design sof… --- ## [2.2.1.6 is released](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/2-2-1-6-is-released/123)
**Author:** [@dxli](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/dxli)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/2-2-1-6-is-released/123 "2026-10-17T01:12:42Z")
The release note: Release 2.2.1.6 Patch Release · LibreCAD/LibreCAD · GitHub --- ## [Construction Lines / Layer](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/construction-lines-layer/121)
**Author:** [@ChrisH](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/ChrisH)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 8:38am UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/construction-lines-layer/121 "2026-10-15T08:38:22Z")
I started Technical Drawing, as it was then called, in school, over 65 years ago. Yes I go back that far! Later, at college, it became Engineering Drawing, and the subject has always been a favourite and interest of mi… --- ## [Just say hello 👋](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/just-say-hello/116)
**Author:** [@i\_love\_cats](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/i_love_cats)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/just-say-hello/116 "2026-10-15T00:45:33Z")
Thanks for approving me. Just a quick note about me. The first CAD program I used was AutoCAD on an MSDOS machine about 40 years ago. I then used VectorWorks on a Mac. I haven’t done any CAD work for around 20 years but… --- ## [Categories toolbar always appears](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/categories-toolbar-always-appears/102)
**Author:** [@jsf67](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/jsf67)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 11:55am UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/categories-toolbar-always-appears/102 "2026-10-12T11:55:45Z")
I don’t know whether this is user error vs. bug vs. feature. I don’t want the “categories” toolbar displayed. I’m not great with icons anyway, I prefer words. Having so many icons makes it harder for me to use the few… --- ## [Entities are drawn double the input value](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/entities-are-drawn-double-the-input-value/118)
**Author:** [@Ratty1978](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/Ratty1978)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/entities-are-drawn-double-the-input-value/118 "2026-10-10T08:48:26Z")
New to this forum. Experienced with LibreCAD but I may have inadvertently changed the wrong setting. My circle radius is now double the length of the number I input. Same with vertical and horizontal line lengths. --- ## [LibreCAD is crashing constantly](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/librecad-is-crashing-constantly/113)
**Author:** [@Ezetei](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/Ezetei)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 4:04am UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/librecad-is-crashing-constantly/113 "2026-10-09T04:04:53Z")
Hi, I just joined to figure out why my program keeps crashing since yesterday. It gets progressively worse. Haven’t found any answers, so I would like to post a question to the community out there for help, Thanks for … --- ## [Is some form of "me too" appropriate in the issues area at GitHub?](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/is-some-form-of-me-too-appropriate-in-the-issues-area-at-github/115)
**Author:** [@jsf67](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/jsf67)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 6:18am UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/is-some-form-of-me-too-appropriate-in-the-issues-area-at-github/115 "2026-10-08T06:18:17Z")
When someone reports a bug that has been annoying me (that I hadn’t had time yet to do even the minimum controlled testing before writing a bug report myself), is there an appropriate “me too” to add? I used just a thum… --- ## [Chinese font support](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/chinese-font-support/76)
**Author:** [@qium06](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/qium06)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/chinese-font-support/76 "2026-10-04T17:46:30Z")
I am a Chinese user of LibreCAD. LibreCAD now can only display hollow lff fonts for Chinese(transformed from ttf Chinese fonts, only contours are showed), thus looks not so good. Two ways may be considered to make an imp… --- ## [Menu and toolbar settings](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/menu-and-toolbar-settings/111)
**Author:** [@WilfriedH](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/WilfriedH)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/menu-and-toolbar-settings/111 "2026-09-29T17:56:40Z")
Hello, I am using librecad since at least 2021. After the last update, I am missing the text and mtext buttons in the categories toolbar, and also in the menu. Finally I found the commands in the Tools - Dimension menu … --- ## [A layer control feature I added to my private copy of 2.2.2](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/a-layer-control-feature-i-added-to-my-private-copy-of-2-2-2/110)
**Author:** [@jsf67](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/jsf67)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/a-layer-control-feature-i-added-to-my-private-copy-of-2-2-2/110 "2026-09-29T14:04:52Z")
(Hoping this forum soon becomes popular enough with LibreCAD users to get some real feedback on usage topics like this). I added a layer control feature in my own copy that is a very big help to the way I use LibreCAD. … --- ## [Advisability of making a fork of LibreCAD for making pull requests into the main repository](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/advisability-of-making-a-fork-of-librecad-for-making-pull-requests-into-the-main-repository/105)
**Author:** [@jsf67](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/jsf67)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/advisability-of-making-a-fork-of-librecad-for-making-pull-requests-into-the-main-repository/105 "2026-09-28T15:11:26Z")
To start with, I will be keeping all my own changes in a stash for constant merging into my build each time I pull from GitHub. But if it is likely that my changes would be approved into the project, once those changes … --- ## [Documentation of cross document copy/paste?](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/documentation-of-cross-document-copy-paste/106)
**Author:** [@jsf67](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/jsf67)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/documentation-of-cross-document-copy-paste/106 "2026-09-25T11:51:45Z")
Before I make a documentation feature request for a section of documentation dedicated to cross document copy/paste, does it already exist somewhere that I just missed? IIUC, cross document copy/paste will soon be usabl… --- ## [In 2.2.2 Some widgets are so hard to control](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/in-2-2-2-some-widgets-are-so-hard-to-control/103)
**Author:** [@jsf67](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/jsf67)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/in-2-2-2-some-widgets-are-so-hard-to-control/103 "2026-09-24T12:40:25Z")
I can quickly get rid of the Layers widget. But it never stays away. It reappears every time I start the program. When I need The Library Browser Widget, it is always a BIG project to get to it. Just turning it off a… --- ## [Problems with text](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/problems-with-text/104)
**Author:** [@vasonyg](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/vasonyg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/problems-with-text/104 "2026-09-23T19:34:37Z")
My licence version is: 2.2.1.5-34 WIN10 64 I have a .dxf plan of a big garden, and want to draw the electricity, irrigation and water network , wells etc. I can use LibreCad, only I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH TEXT. Whenever I… --- ## [Rectangles vanish when I zoom in](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/rectangles-vanish-when-i-zoom-in/101)
**Author:** [@jsf67](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/jsf67)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/rectangles-vanish-when-i-zoom-in/101 "2026-09-22T16:41:54Z")
2.2.2\_alpa1 (I saw no similar problem in 2.2.1) I will try to experiment more tomorrow and maybe find out what legit feature I have misconfigured (several other apparent new bugs so far were just features that confused… --- ## [Zooming is too slow when rebuilt from HEAD](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/zooming-is-too-slow-when-rebuilt-from-head/99)
**Author:** [@jsf67](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/jsf67)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/zooming-is-too-slow-when-rebuilt-from-head/99 "2026-09-22T16:34:55Z")
I built a few days ago Version: 2.2.2\_alpha1-659-g0b2d9b2f3 Compiler: GNU GCC 16.2.1 Compiled on: Sep 14 2026 Qt Version: 6.11.2 Boost Version: 1.90.0 System: Fedora Linux 44 (KDE Plasma Desktop Edition) Zooming (… --- ## [Am I the only one who had so much trouble with this new UI?](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-had-so-much-trouble-with-this-new-ui/100)
**Author:** [@jsf67](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/jsf67)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-had-so-much-trouble-with-this-new-ui/100 "2026-09-21T11:31:52Z")
A UI in which you do a big task. There is an OK button in the lower right (no other controls are as prominent) . The meaning of OK is silently discard all the work you did. Elsewhere in the UI there is a tiny (at leas… --- ## [New consistency checks in reading DXF files](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/new-consistency-checks-in-reading-dxf-files/98)
**Author:** [@jsf67](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/jsf67)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/new-consistency-checks-in-reading-dxf-files/98 "2026-09-18T14:42:39Z")
The question I joined to ask was answered elsewhere before my attempt to ask it here was approved. But I stlll have some things to say about it. I built (on Fedora) the latest (not supposed to be safe) version and it w… --- ## [How can I print only portions of my drawing?](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/how-can-i-print-only-portions-of-my-drawing/89)
**Author:** [@xarkie60](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/xarkie60)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/how-can-i-print-only-portions-of-my-drawing/89 "2026-09-11T17:36:12Z")
I’ve generated my first floor plan with elevation views. I created all 5 drawings in one file. I’d like to print individual pages and don’t understand how to generate the files. Also, when I “Print Preview”, I see the fu… --- ## [Beginner problems in drawing line/rectangle etc](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/beginner-problems-in-drawing-line-rectangle-etc/92)
**Author:** [@HelmZalee](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/HelmZalee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/beginner-problems-in-drawing-line-rectangle-etc/92 "2026-09-11T15:59:13Z")
I copied that title (Beginner problems…) from a post on the old forum because I’m having I think a similar problem with a disappearing/reappearing hatch. I’m posting this now, after much exasperation, because when I sel… --- ## [LibreCAD Fonts](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/librecad-fonts/90)
**Author:** [@xarkie60](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/xarkie60)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 7:55am UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/librecad-fonts/90 "2026-09-10T07:55:40Z")
What font types are supported in LibreCAD? And where do I download from and install them to? --- ## [New to LibreCAD](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/new-to-librecad/77)
**Author:** [@Andy2K](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/Andy2K)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/new-to-librecad/77 "2026-08-29T18:05:58Z")
Hi, I’m new to LibreCAD, but an experienced PC user - not afraid to get into the nitty-gritty of the code, but prefer not to in my waning years :wink: . I have a specific project in mind that does not warrant the power … --- ## [How to fix manual issues?](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/how-to-fix-manual-issues/88)
**Author:** [@HelmZalee](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/HelmZalee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/how-to-fix-manual-issues/88 "2026-09-08T20:48:02Z")
Not sure, but it appears i cannot create a topic or tag. I am perhaps untrusted, which makes all the sense in the world. I want to add a comment somewhere about the “fundamentals” section of the manual, but in the mea… --- ## [How to create new tags?](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/how-to-create-new-tags/82)
**Author:** [@Andy2K](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/Andy2K)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 9:38am UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/how-to-create-new-tags/82 "2026-08-27T09:38:55Z")
How to create new tags? --- ## [Moving and rotating blocks via Command Line](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/moving-and-rotating-blocks-via-command-line/81)
**Author:** [@Andy2K](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/Andy2K)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/moving-and-rotating-blocks-via-command-line/81 "2026-09-03T14:58:48Z")
Is there a way of moving and rotating blocks via the command line? OK - I found that once selected, the block can be moved and rotated from the command line (mv and ro), and the way to select the block by a command is t… --- ## [macOS installation](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/macos-installation/67)
**Author:** [@nealz](https://discourse.librecad.org/u/nealz)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 7:44am UTC](https://discourse.librecad.org/t/macos-installation/67 "2026-09-02T07:44:31Z")
I would like to ask a support question. If I can’t create a topic how do I ask. My issue is I downloaded the LibreCAD-v2.2.1.5-arm64.dmg from Github May 2nd. Sha 265 sha256:0c6ce2e25a027ff3e921b74101d1c4e167687d2386fe0… [Next page](https://discourse.librecad.org/latest.md?page=1)