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Awesome job @Moult!

For sure in the long run, a direct importer is better. But for getting some more feedback about libredwg, we could handle libredwg as a replacement to ODA. Don't you think? Yes, 100% agree. The "Does using an executable as a subprocess count as a dependency" question is probably highly controversia...

Hi, The arch workbench (or BIM), as mostly the rest of FreeCAD, is mostly geared towards 3D. You don't draw, you model (and extract drawings from the model afterwards). You can draw too (the Draft workbench), but it's not the strong point (yet). If you have never worked with CAD before, it's not nec...

Never need to do much to trigger @lgworld https://twitter.com/lgworld/status/1184093815088570368

For me the main reason to decide is practicity: Will it be more practical to maintain inside or outside? If Keith is the main maintainer (or let's say the person who most maintains it ATM), basically the main decision is his... There are pros and cons, as always. Being inside the core code means oth...

Yes exactly.. In the past I have ported some to the Vector class already, and probably forgot to mark some as obsolete in DraftVecUtils...

Looks good!
I think it's better to have the extra field, even if the error message is not totally clear...

Am I hallucinating?

The thing about the absolute position, is that dimensions can be parametric. So their baseline can change if the measured object changes. That would move the dim text, although by moving it you kind of say "i want it there and not automatic". More or less same as autocad. But indeed I have almost ne...

great!! thanks for the fix!