Author Archives: DraftSight
DraftSight and Units
When I draw in DraftSight, everything I draw is at full size, I don’t draw to scale. This is generally the accepted practice within the CAD world I inhabit! I’m not saying there is anything wrong with drawing to scale, … Continued
Using Drawing Templates in DraftSight
I want my drawings to look good. I want them all to have the same look and feel. If someone picks up one of my drawings, I want them to recognise them as mine. If I send a drawing to … Continued
DraftSight the Purge…
In previous blogs, I’ve spoken about layers, linestyles, textstyles, blocks and so on. Over the course of a project, these can build up within your drawing and increase the file size substantially. Back when I first started in the CAD … Continued
The Beauty of Auto-save & Backup
I’ve been working with various CAD systems since back in 1992. My first CAD system was based on an old NEC 8088 chip with 640k of Ram, Dos 3.1, Dual 5 1/4″ Floppy Drives and a Hercules Mono Graphics card … Continued
DraftSight Professional – Hidden Gems
In todays blog, we are going to cover some of the lesser known functions within DraftSight Professional. I like to call these tools “Hidden Gems”. For instance, did you know about the Preview Recent Documents feature? You can hit F4 … Continued
SOLIDWORKS PDM and DraftSight: Streamline your Design Process and Save Time
Trying to maintain better control of your dwg/dxf format files? Are you constantly trying to figure out which file is the latest version? Are you often searching multiple locations for a file? Do you need to ask around if a … Continued
Batch Printing in DraftSight Professional
We’ve all been there… It’s late on a Thursday evening, it’s been a long day and you’re winding down, getting ready to leave the office for the day. Out of nowhere, your favourite Project Engineer arrives at your desk and … Continued
PDF Underlay in DraftSight Professional
If you’ve been working your way through the menus in DraftSight Professional, you’ve probably come across the PDF Underlay option. You may be wondering just what that is, so I’ll try to explain it to you. Many out there are … Continued
DraftSight Professional and LISP
DraftSight Professional has many added extras over the free version of DraftSight. My favourite is the ability to use LISP routines. What’s LISP I hear you ask? Well… LISP is basically a programming language first used way back in 1958. Yeah, that surprised me … Continued
Why should I switch to DraftSight Professional?
Since DraftSight was released, there has always been a free version. That version is not time limited, and it’s not crippled in anyway. Using the free version, you can open and edit drawings, print and create PDFS, like you would … Continued