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Clean and Go in One Command

By MJ Smyth May 25, 2018
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Clean and Go in One Command

I’ve spoken previously about the Lisp capabilities of DraftSight Professional and also about cleaning your drawings. In today’s blog, I’m going to talk about using Lisp to quickly clean your drawing and then exit DraftSight Professional, all with one command! So, … Continued

Importing Survey Data into DraftSight Professional 2018

By MJ Smyth May 23, 2018
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Importing Survey Data into DraftSight Professional 2018

Earlier this week, I was asked if Survey Data could be imported into DraftSight Professional.  I wasn’t sure, so I asked if a copy of the Data could be sent to me for inspection. I received a CSV file and … Continued

3D in DraftSight 2018

By MJ Smyth May 18, 2018
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3D in DraftSight 2018

We are all aware of the excellent 2D features available within DraftSight Professional 2018, but did you know that you can also draw in 3D?  Well you can!  So, in today’s blog, we are going to create a simple 3D … Continued

Have You Updated Yet?

By MJ Smyth April 20, 2018
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Have You Updated Yet?

No doubt you upgraded to the latest version of DraftSight last October when DraftSight 2018 was released, but did you know that DraftSight 2018 SP2 was released recently?  It’s simple to upgrade, just follow these simple steps! Download the correct … Continued

Recording Macros in DraftSight

By MJ Smyth April 9, 2018
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Recording Macros in DraftSight

There are two pieces of software synonymous with the engineering world.  The first, obviously, is CAD. The second is the spreadsheet.  It doesn’t really matter which spreadsheet you use, most, if not all allow you to use Macros. Most users out … Continued

Drawing Recovery Tool

By MJ Smyth March 30, 2018
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Drawing Recovery Tool

Have you ever seen this pop up before? Unfortunately I have. It happens, from time to time, that a DWG file you urgently need will not open.  It has become corrupted somehow.  Now, I know you all have backups of … Continued

Simple License Options…

By MJ Smyth March 28, 2018
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Simple License Options…

Buying a CAD package shouldn’t involve tearing your hair out trying to understand which package you need and what price it is going to cost you this year.  It should be a simple affair, or at least we here at … Continued

Headboard Project Part 1

By MJ Smyth March 17, 2018
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Headboard Project Part 1

In today’s blog, I’m starting a new project and will use DraftSight to design a piece of furniture.  It’s not what I would normally use DraftSight for, but it’s a very versatile CAD program and will handle with ease all … Continued

Printing to PDF

By MJ Smyth February 26, 2018
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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

How I Saved €250 Using DraftSight!

By MJ Smyth February 21, 2018
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How I Saved €250 Using DraftSight!

In previous blogs, I wrote about converting a JPG file I had of my house layout, into a DraftSight file that I could edit.  Over the Christmas and New Year period, that drawing came in very handy as I had … Continued

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