CAD Standards in DraftSight
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
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
DraftSight 2019 – Match Properties & Get Properties
In todays blog, I am going to take a look at a couple of tools in the Properties Menu, I’ll explain what they do and how you use them. Don’t worry, they are not overly complicated, but they are tools … Continued