Author Archives: DraftSight
What to Expect at DraftSight Live at 3DEXPERIENCE World – Part Two
This year, 3DEXPERIENCE World will be held in Dallas, TX, from February 11th-14th. If you are a DraftSight user who is looking to upgrade or if you are considering switching your CAD software, DraftSight Live at 3DEXPERIENCE World is for … Continued
What to Expect at DraftSight Live at 3DEXPERIENCE World 2024 – Part One
The next 3DEXPERIENCE World is in Dallas, Texas, February 11 – 14, 2024. It’s the premier event for professionals in the AEC industry. If you’re a DraftSight user looking to upskill or someone thinking about switching your CAD software, DraftSight … Continued
Revolutionizing Design with DraftSight 2024
Witnessing the surge of technological advancements, DraftSight’s latest version, DraftSight 2024, revolutionizes the CAD software ecosystem. With its innovative features and enhanced functionalities, it provides a proven comfort level and productivity, providing an exceptional user experience. From a number of … Continued
Efficiency in Design: Harnessing DWG Standards with DraftSight
Before the advent of CAD, they were called Drafting Standards. Every drafting department had them, and you were required to adhere to them. If you didn’t, the checker would mark up the violations and send them back to you to … Continued
Custom Blocks – Stretching
We’ve recently written about some of the most commonly used activities that custom blocks can perform. In previous blogs, we introduced both visibility states and the mirror activity. Today, we’re going to be looking at stretching a block that is constrained to defined … Continued
Last Chance to Sign Up for DraftSight Live October 26th!
The countdown has begun, and we’re just days away from DraftSight Live 2023, the virtual event of the year for anyone passionate about drafting and design. But here’s the deal – if you haven’t registered yet, it’s officially your last … Continued
2024 Buyers Guide to Drafting Programs
Here at DraftSight, we’re excited to provide you with a fantastic new resource on our website. It’s called The 2024 Buyers Guide to Drafting Programs and covers all you need to think about when considering a CAD program. Obviously, there’s … Continued
DraftSight: Utilizing the Utilities
Let’s face it. Some commands in DraftSight just aren’t used as often as others. That doesn’t mean they’re not important; they are. They might be drawing or modification commands or whatever description might fit, but some fall into a category … Continued
Enhance Your Drafting with eGrips in DraftSight
Two activities are inevitable when working in DraftSight: entity creation and entity modification. There’s really no shortcut to entity creation; you need to launch the appropriate command and execute it. However, editing entities is a different story. Yes, you can … Continued
Revision Clouds in DraftSight
In the world of design and drafting, one thing is inevitable: change. Revision cycles represent a significant part of a drawing’s lifecycle. A typical workflow includes a short narrative in the revision block of the sheet’s title block, a corresponding … Continued