CAD Standards in DraftSight
5 CAD Trends – Shaping the Future of Design and Engineering
Across industries and sectors, businesses are finding themselves with more to do and fewer resources. The global pandemic has changed design and engineering forever. Successfully getting from design concept to completion requires pivoting and adapting to changes in market and … Continued
Exploring DraftSight’s Sheet Set Manager
The addition of the Sheet Set Manager in SP2 of the DraftSight 2020 release has proven to be a favorite among our customers. If you’re not familiar with it yet, think of it as a built-in document management system. Your … Continued
What is the Mechanical Toolbox in DraftSight?
DraftSight was developed with the Mechanical drafter in mind. After all, it was originally intended as a 2D drafting package for our SOLIDWORKS users. So, it should be no surprise that every version of DraftSight, from Professional to Enterprise Plus, … Continued
DraftSight Does a Better Job at Importing PDF Files
By now, you may have heard me refer to DraftSight being a fraternal twin with AutoCAD®. They’re not exactly the same but are extremely similar. And, just like human fraternal twins, one might be better at something than the other … Continued
Favorite Tools and Productivity Features in DraftSight
Check out our new eBook, Power of DraftSight, and learn how you can maximize your use of DraftSight and learn about a few of the differentiating tools and productivity features that set DraftSight apart from the competition. Here are a … Continued
Converting a Drawing from Inches to Millimeters
A mistake I often see from new CAD Users is that they are drawing using the wrong units. I live in Europe, so the standard unit of measurement over here is Decimal, that means Metres, Centimetres, Millimetres and so on. … Continued