Author Archives: MJ Smyth
Boost your 2D Design Productivity with DraftSight Professional
DraftSight® Professional is a powerful 2D design and drafting solution that lets you create, edit, view and markup any kind of 2D drawing. It includes productivity tools, an API, and a familiar user interface that makes it easy to transition … Continued
8 Ways To Get More Productive with DraftSight® Professional
In previous blogs, we’ve given you tips and tricks to help speed up productivity in DraftSight. In today’s blog, we’re going to feature another 8 ways you can increase your productivity when using DraftSight Professional 2018. So, in no particluar … Continued
Customising DraftSight Commands
A long long time ago, back in the 90s when I started as a very junior CAD Technician, running CAD on Windows was unheard of. Windows 3.0 was just coming to the market, but hadn’t infiltrated Ireland in any great … Continued
Back to School Time
It’s September and the summer is just a distant memory. Students are now focusing on their studies, be that in school, college or university. Here in Ireland, Construction and Engineering related courses are favoured by most. It’s no secret that … Continued
DraftSight Symbol Tools
Over the last few weeks, we have spoken about features in DraftSight 2018 that you may not be aware of. Well, today is no different! Hidden away in the Toolbox Menu is the Symbols Tab. What does that do I hear … Continued
DraftSight Markup Tools
Following on from our last blog on the Utility Tools in DraftSight, today we are going to talk about the Markup Tools in DraftSight 2018. The Markup Tools can be found in the Annotate Tab of the DraftSight 2018 menu. … Continued
DraftSight Utility Tools
In today’s blog, I’m going to talk about some DraftSight Utilities that tend to get looked over. They are the Smart Calculator and the Inquiry Tools. Both of these can be found in the Manage Tab of the Menu. So, … Continued
Design Resources in DraftSight 2018
Have you heard of the Design Resource Palette in DraftSight 2018? If not, let me give you a brief introduction to it and how it can help you manage your Blocks. Simply put, the Design Resource Palette allows users to drag and … Continued
Clipping in DraftSight 2018
In today’s blog, we are going to talk about Clipping, specifically clipping References or Xrefs as they’re otherwise known as. That all sounds great, but just what exactly is clipping I hear you ask, well let me explain! Basically, the … Continued
Mouse Gestures in DraftSight
Mouse Gestures… It’s another one of those lesser known features in DraftSight. In today’s blog, I’ll do my best to explain just what Mouse Gestures are and how to use them. Basically, you can use Mouse Gestures as a shortcut to … Continued