DraftSight Tips and Tricks

All versions of DraftSight 2019 now have a new Import Ribbon Tab which allows users to quickly attach and import supported file types in to DraftSight 2019. Using this new Ribbon Tab, users can attach Drawings (xrefs), Image Files, PDF Files … Continued

DraftSight 2019 – Block Attribute Manager

By MJ Smyth April 9, 2019

DraftSight 2019 – Block Attribute Manager

Many of the new, great features in DraftSight 2019 are only available in the Professional, Premium, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus versions of the software. The Block Attribute Manager is one of those great new features only to be found in DraftSight 2019 Professional and above, and, … Continued

DraftSight 2019 – Image Tracer

By MJ Smyth March 28, 2019

There comes a time in every CAD users life, when you get asked, “Can you convert this image into CAD?” It might be a scan of an old floor plan, it could be a logo, it might even be an … Continued

DraftSight 2019 – New Features

By MJ Smyth March 25, 2019

DraftSight 2019 has just been released, so I thought I’d go through some of the new features in it. Image Tracer (DraftSight Professional, Premium, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus only) Image Tracer allows you to import a Raster Image file into … Continued

Online resources for learning DraftSight, Part 2

By Randall Newton February 21, 2019

Online resources for learning DraftSight, Part 2

In a previous post I covered online resources for learning DraftSight, focusing on tutorials and guides written by the DraftSight development team. In this article, I will share resources for learning DraftSight created by other sources. Some of the resources … Continued

SOLIDWORKS World 2019 – DraftSight Review

By MJ Smyth February 21, 2019

SOLIDWORKS World 2019 – DraftSight Review

Wow, this day last week the DraftSight team were all making their way home from SOLIDWORKS World 2019. I don’t know about you, but it went by in the blink of an eye! So, what did we learn at #SWW19 this … Continued

SOLIDWORKS World 2019 – Day 3 Review

By MJ Smyth February 13, 2019

That’s it folks, that’s is it for SOLIDWORKS World 2019. In fact, that’s it for SOLIDWORKS World! Don’t fret though, we are coming back next year, but the event will be known as 3DEXPERIENCE World 2020. But more on that later! So, what … Continued

SOLIDWORKS World 2019 – Day 3

By MJ Smyth February 13, 2019

It’s Day 3 and the last day of SOLIDWORKS World 2019. We can’t believe how fast it has gone! The DraftSight team have managed to pack in a lot of sessions for DraftSight users. Check out our reviews of Monday … Continued

SOLIDWORKS World 2019 – Day 2 Review

By MJ Smyth February 12, 2019

Well, if you thought yesterday was a busy day, then you were in for a surprise here on Day 2 at SOLIDWORLD World 2019! We started off this morning with an excellent session by Vivek called Unleash the Power of the … Continued

SOLIDWORKS World 2019 – Day 2

By MJ Smyth February 12, 2019