Printing DraftSight Drawings

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Being new to CAD, printing my designs seemed like a rather daunting task, but luckily, I’ve found that DraftSight makes it super easy. That said, today’s blog post will be covering how to print your DraftSight drawings to your preferred sheet arrangement and scale.

When you’re ready, simply click on the Sheet Space tab to start setting up your printing layout. This will change your work space from an environment meant for drawing and sketching, to a space meant for formatting your completed draft.

Next, right click on the Sheet Tab itself and select Print Configuration Manager. This will open an options window displaying DraftSight’s Default print settings. Select New…, press OK, and enter a file name for your new print configuration – then press Save.

This will open a settings window for your new Print Configuration. Here, you can specify your preferred printer, paper size, print scale, print range, and more. As always, once you’re satisfied with your entered information, press Save to exit the display.

This will reacquaint you with your Print Configuration Manager. Here, you can activate your new Print Configuration in your current sheet – just select your Print Configuration of choice, press Activate, and you’re good to go!

I hope this post encourages you to personalize your Sheet Configurations in DraftSight!

Check out the video below to see these steps in action!

 

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