This is the LibreCAD User Manual documentation source repository. The manual can be read online at https://librecad.readthedocs.io/ (or downloaded in PDF or ePub formats). The repository will contain multiple versions of the manual corresponding with each release of LibreCAD.
The documentation is created using a markup language called "reStructuredText" (http://docutils.sourceforge.net/rst.html). For those interested in contributing to the documentation, refer to the documentation wiki (https://github.com/LibreCAD/docs/wiki) and LibreCAD-doc on the LibreCAD forum (http://forum.librecad.org/).
Section | Initial Draft ✔️ | Review / Edit - Interim ✔️ | Update for GA release ✅ | Comment |
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About | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | All about LibreCAD and the User Manual. |
Copyright | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Contributors | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Getting Started | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | Downloading, installing and configuring LibreCAD. |
Install | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Configure | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
References | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | Technical descriptions of the tools, functions, widgets, etc. |
Fundamentals | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | Including "The Coordinate System". |
Application Menu | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Drawing Tools | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Snapping | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Toolbars | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Dock Widgets | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Drawing Preferences | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Customizing | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | Including Style Sheets. |
User Guides | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | Generic instructions on how to do a few things with LibreCAD. |
Drawing Setup | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | Scale, layers and templates. |
Drawing and Editing | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Using the Command Line | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Using Blocks | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Dimensioning & Text | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Completion and Printing | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Appendices | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | Miscellaneous information about LibreCAD. |
Online Resources | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | Web site, forum, wiki |
Line Types | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Hatches | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Fonts | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Drawing Scales | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Languages | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Systems of Measurement | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Calculator | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | Operators and Functions |
Building from Source | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Contributing | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ | |
Licenses | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✅ |