DraftSight Stories
I moved to DraftSight on macOS
I recently got a Macbook and, as you saw in a previous blog, installed DraftSight on to it. Now, I’ve been a Windows user since, well, since Windows 3.0. That’s a long time to use an OS and I’ve been … Continued
DraftSight Professional on mac OS Big Sur
So Apple’s latest desktop OS, Big Sur, was released recently. I thought it was about time I upgraded one of our MacBooks here in the office to Big Sur and install DraftSight Professional onto it. I downloaded the latest version … Continued
Keeping Track of Projects – Part 2
In an earlier blog, I went though how I assign Project Numbers to new projects. I also spoke about the Folder Structure I use and how I number each drawing in the project. Today I’m going to cover how I … Continued
Moving from AutoCAD to DraftSight with Lynn Allen
Lynn Allen Walks Us Through the Move from AutoCAD to DraftSight DraftSight is pleased to kick of a new video series, DraftSight Insights with Lynn Allen, who spent over 20 years with Autodesk, and Cadalyst, a leading source for design … Continued
Back to School – Pocket Document Camera
It’s that time of year when students are heading back to school. Here in Ireland, it has been 6 months since they last sat in a classroom or a lecture hall and for many, it may be many months more. … Continued
Customer Stories – California Wire Products Corporation
California Wire Products Corporation (Cal-Wire) is the leading manufacturer of woven wire products on the West Coast of the USA. Established in 1948, Cal-Wire specialises in engineered-to-order wire and welded-mesh products that are custom-designed to meet specific customer needs. You … Continued
Customer Stories – Superheat
Superheat were founded on the principle that cutting-edge technology can offer a better way to provide on-site heat treatment solutions and are now a leading innovative heat-treatment provider. You might be wondering what a heat-treatment provider is, well, simply put, … Continued
Using DraftSight to Create a COVID Safe Floorplan
Month six of this strange new Covid-19 world and some of us are back in our offices and sitting at our desks. Mind you, it’s not like it was before, every room in the building is now in permanent use … Continued
Electrical Drafting in DraftSight
Well over 50 percent of the CAD work I do in DraftSight is electrical related. That’s everything from Lighting, Data and Power Layouts to Board Schematics. Over the years, I’ve created and downloaded many blocks for my Electrical Library. Some … Continued
Lynn Allen Talks DraftSight
Change, in the CAD world, is slow. Users like their particular choice of CAD software and are very hesitant to move to something else. Users have concerns over file compatibility, if they will need retraining, if the software is reliable, … Continued