DraftSight Tips and Tricks
Electrical Drafting in DraftSight
Well over 50 percent of the CAD work I do in DraftSight is electrical related. That’s everything from Lighting, Data and Power Layouts to Board Schematics. Over the years, I’ve created and downloaded many blocks for my Electrical Library. Some … 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
DraftSight: Auto-save and Backup
Visit DraftSight.com to explore DraftSight 2019 and learn how you can experience the freedom to do more with a better 2D drafting and 3D design experience. Today’s blog is long overdue, because I’ll be covering DraftSight’s Auto-save and Backup features. … Continued
Nested Viewports – A Quick Tip
Today’s blog ties in with last weeks blog on Model Space, Sheet Space and Viewports. If you use a lot of Viewports in your drawings, then you will often have overlaid or “Nested” Viewports. Moving between them can be frustrating to … Continued
DraftSight Professional: Batch Print
Visit DraftSight.com to explore DraftSight 2019 and learn how you can experience the freedom to do more with a better 2D drafting and 3D design experience. Now that I’m farther along in my DraftSight journey, I often find myself in … Continued