Author Archives: MJ Smyth
DraftSight 2019 Beta on macOS
If you’ve ever been on the DraftSight download page, I’m sure you’ll have noticed the option to download and install DraftSight for the Apple Mac. The current version is DraftSight 2019 Beta. Although the previous free versions of DraftSight went … Continued
DraftSight 2019 – Reasons to Upgrade Part 2
OK, so last week, we started a series of blogs on the reasons to upgrade to DraftSight 2019. The most obvious one is the fact that the free versions of DraftSight go End of Life on December 31st 2019. Last … Continued
DraftSight 2019 – Reasons to Upgrade Part 1
Following on from last weeks blog on the free versions of DraftSight going End of Life, I thought I’d revisit some of the benefits of upgrading to DraftSight 2019. So, in this blog, I’ll give a brief run down on the … Continued
DraftSight Free Versions – Time to Upgrade
We’ve spoken about this previously on this blog, but just in case you are not aware, all free versions of DraftSight will go end of life on Dec 31st 2019. So, what are your options? Well, if the free version of … Continued
Scripts in DraftSight
Scripts can be used to automate certain tasks within DraftSight. It today’s blog, I’ll show you an example of a simple script that creates Layers and assigns Colours to those layers. So, what do you need to get started? Well … Continued
Creating a Custom Toolbar in DraftSight
In our last blog, I talked about customising DraftSight using Alias commands. Today I’m going to talk about customising the Draftsight interface by creating a Custom Toolbar. Why might you do this? Well, you can create a Toolbar with all … Continued
Customising Commands in DraftSight
I’ve said it before in these blogs, I’m old school when it comes to entering commands in DraftSight. I use the keyboard for practically everything and I’ve customized DraftSight with, what I call, 2 finger commands. Why? Well, they’re generally, … Continued
Creating a LineStyle in DraftSight
Sometimes, when creating a drawing, you need a LineStyle that is different to anything you have installed. Perhaps it’s to highlight a service or a boundary and you just need to make it stand out. Well, in today’s blog, we … Continued
Starting A Project in DraftSight – Part 4
While out on site during the week, a client asked me about Blocks in DraftSight and how I used them. They don’t have a lot of blocks. They were in a very specific industry, but they wanted to have their … Continued