CAD Standards in DraftSight
Drawings in the era of Big Data
There has been a surge of interest regarding “big data” — AKA business analytics. Thanks to new ways to store, access, and process vast amounts of information, engineering and manufacturing can now reach into every process, every bit of information, … Continued
Mouse Gestures in DraftSight
Mouse Gestures… It’s another one of those lesser known features in DraftSight. In today’s blog, I’ll do my best to explain just what Mouse Gestures are and how to use them. Basically, you can use Mouse Gestures as a shortcut to … Continued
Linking Documents and DraftSight
Many years ago when I trained as a Draftsman, text was the bane of my life. I would spend hours with my pens and stencils slowly putting text on my drawings. It was time consuming and back breaking! I remember … Continued
Explaining Linestyles in Draftsight
You’ve used them in all your drawings, but have you ever given any thought to the humble Linestyle? In today’s blog, we’ll explain how Linestyles are formed. It’s not overly complicated, and once you understand it, you’ll be able to … Continued
Spell Checking in DraftSight 2018
One of my pet hates when checking drawings is spotting spelling mistakes. If like me, you type at a frantic rate, you probably make quite a few of them! So, what can you do about it? Well the first option … Continued
Printing to PDF
A user posted a query on the blog about getting a third party to print his drawings to scale, even if they are not familiar with DraftSight. I’m happy to say that the solution to this is quite simple and … Continued
Creating a Snowflake in DraftSight
Considering the time of year it is, I thought we should have a seasonal blog. Today we’re going to draw a snowflake in DraftSight. To the experienced CAD user, this will seem a very simple affair, but for users with less … Continued
House Project – Part 2
At the end of my last blog, we had left the house project looking like this. Just a lot of lines, looking like a badly laid out grid! Thanks to the power of the Trim and Offset commands and some … Continued
House Project
I’m getting some work done in my house over the next few months and thought that having a set of layout plans would make life easy. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a set, but I did have a JPG image that … Continued
Imperial to Decimal
From time to time, I come across drawings in the Imperial System. Generally, these are on older projects or projects where I’ve collaborated with overseas design team members. All my work is done in the Decimal System, so how do … Continued