Author Archives: MJ Smyth
Starting A Project in DraftSight – Part 3
In our previous blog, I spoke about setting up drawings for a project and I mentioned that my title block prompts the user to insert project data upon insertion. In today’s blog, I’ll talk about creating your own Title Sheet … Continued
Starting A Project in DraftSight – Part 2
OK, in the last blog, I discussed how I start each DraftSight Project. Today’s blog is a continuation of that and will cover the next step, setting up Title Sheets, Drawings and Issue Sheets. So, we’ve covered what I do … Continued
Starting A Project in DraftSight
I’m often asked how I start a project in DraftSight, why my drawing files are so small and why they are so quick to load. Well, in today’s blog, I’ll walk you through what happens when I get a drawing … Continued
Have You Updated to Draftsight 2019 Yet?
You may or may not be aware that all previously free versions of DraftSight will no longer work as of Dec 31st 2019. With that in mind, you may be thinking of upgrading to DraftSight 2019. If so, read on! … Continued
Inquiry Tools in DraftSight 2019
One of the things in CAD that makes it superior to paper based drafting, is the ability to be exact down to minute levels. Of course, if you’ve no way to see what these measurements are, then that’s not of … Continued
Mask Command – DraftSight 2019
What is the Mask command in DraftSight 2019? Well, to put it simply, it masks, or hides an area of a drawing. Now, why would you want to do that? Well, perhaps there are areas of your drawing that don’t … Continued
Installing or Upgrading to DraftSight 2019
If you’ve been following our blogs, you will have noticed the last paragraph on every blog tells you the all free versions of DraftSight (2018 or earlier) will cease to run after 12/31/2019. So, whether you are installing DraftSight fresh or upgrading from … Continued
Zoom a Viewport to Scale
This week, a client asked if I could explain how to set a viewport to a specific scale. It’s not the easiest thing to get your head around, so it took a little time for me to explain. I thought … Continued
DraftSight Add-In Manager
If you are anything like me, then you probably have as many Add-Ins loaded in DraftSight as possible. If you are unsure what Add-Ins you do have loaded, or if you would like to disable one so it doesn’t start … Continued
DraftSight – PrintStyles
PrintStyles… You may have heard of them, but for a lot of users they are a dark art. Today I’ll try to explain simply what they are and why you might consider using them. So, lets start with what they … Continued