Author Archives: Randall Newton
Saving time and legacy data at Young Industries
The design and manufacture of equipment for industrial processing of dry bulk materials is an exacting, mostly custom process. Every project requires following multiple sets of regulations and often the equipment is built to fit into an existing plant. Young … Continued
California Wire weaves success with DraftSight
Woven wire products are a common sight, used in a wide variety of applications and environments. Prisons, stadiums, schools, plants, and warehouses all rely on woven wire fencing. California Wire Products Corporation (Cal-Wire) is a leading manufacturer of engineered-to-order wire … Continued
Which version of DraftSight should I buy?
One reason DraftSight® has become one of the top five CAD products (by seat count) is that when it comes to drawing technology, one size does not fit all. Autodesk AutoCAD is the industry leader, and it comes with all … Continued
Bringing 2D line art into the 3D workflow
DraftSight is part of the larger 3DEXPERIENCE® Dassault Systemès products ecosystem, a platform that connects users and businesses with tools for data exchange, information sharing, and collaboration. In 3DEXPERIENCE, DraftSight bridges the gap between 2D and 3D design processes. Specifically, … Continued
An introduction to DraftSight customization
First of all, in this article I’m writing for the widest possible audience, so there won’t be code snippets or specific instructions in the article. Instead, this is an introduction to the capabilities and possibilities in the DraftSight Application Programming … Continued
Working with massive 3D point cloud data inside DraftSight
3D scanners are becoming popular as a way to collect data on existing infrastructure for reuse in new design projects. The scanners save data as three-dimensional voxels, spatial points that define their location and color. A typical scan of a … Continued
DraftSight Premium and AutoCAD LT: Market Perception Versus Product Reality
CAD software is often divided into broad two categories: 2D drafting and 3D modeling. In practice, the distinction is blurry. Many 2D programs can display 3D objects, and some can create them. Conversely, most 3D programs have a 2D sketching … Continued
It’s all about the workflow
DraftSight 2019 brings big changes to the product line. With more than 2 million active users, the value of DraftSight as a professional product is well established. Ten years ago when Dassault Systemès launched DraftSight, there was a lot of … Continued
DraftSight coming soon to a cloud near you
Thanks to smartphones and tablets, we live in a era where data is created and consumed everywhere. Yet it seems the CAD industry, by and large, thinks all CAD work is done on desktops with full-featured CAD software. Some vendors … Continued
How much compatibility do you need?
Consider the lowly rectangle. You first met formally in elementary school. If you were paying attention you learned a rectangle is not always a square but a square is always a rectangle. And then you flicked a spitwad at the … Continued