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Mask Command – DraftSight 2019

By MJ Smyth September 10, 2019
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Mask Command – DraftSight 2019

What is the Mask command in DraftSight 2019?  Well, to put it simply, it masks, or hides an area of a drawing.  Now, why would you want to do that?  Well, perhaps there are areas of your drawing that don’t … Continued

DraftSight: Dimension Prevention! (Dimensional Constraints)

By DraftSight September 9, 2019
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DraftSight: Dimension Prevention! (Dimensional Constraints)

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. This post revises the topic of using constraints in your DraftSight drawings for improving … Continued

DraftSight: Pan, Zoom, Groom!

By DraftSight September 5, 2019
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DraftSight: Pan, Zoom, Groom!

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 it takes us back to the basics of … Continued

Installing or Upgrading to DraftSight 2019

By MJ Smyth September 3, 2019
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Installing or Upgrading to DraftSight 2019

If you’ve been following our blogs, you will have noticed the last paragraph on every blog tells you the all free versions of DraftSight (2018 or earlier) will cease to run after 12/31/2019.  So, whether you are installing DraftSight fresh or upgrading from … Continued

DraftSight – Personalize and Disguise (Oblique, Cloud, and Mask)

By DraftSight September 2, 2019
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DraftSight – Personalize and Disguise (Oblique, Cloud, and Mask)

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. During these past few weeks of learning to draw in DraftSight, I’ve noticed that … Continued

DraftSight: Dimension Intervention! (Continued)

By DraftSight August 29, 2019
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DraftSight: Dimension Intervention! (Continued)

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. We may be nearing the end of my posts on DraftSight’s Dimension editing icons, … Continued

Zoom a Viewport to Scale

By MJ Smyth August 27, 2019
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Zoom a Viewport to Scale

This week, a client asked if I could explain how to set a viewport to a specific scale.  It’s not the easiest thing to get your head around, so it took a little time for me to explain.  I thought … Continued

DraftSight: Position and Point (your Dimensions)

By DraftSight August 26, 2019
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DraftSight: Position and Point (your Dimensions)

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. Once I’ve created my own preset Dimension Style (covered in the last blog), I … Continued

DraftSight: Styles for Miles (Text and Dimension Options)

By DraftSight August 22, 2019
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DraftSight: Styles for Miles (Text and Dimension Options)

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. Whenever I insert Text or Dimensions in my DraftSight drawings, I always personalize their … Continued

DraftSight Add-In Manager

By MJ Smyth August 20, 2019
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DraftSight Add-In Manager

If you are anything like me, then you probably have as many Add-Ins loaded in DraftSight as possible. If you are unsure what Add-Ins you do have loaded, or if you would like to disable one so it doesn’t start … Continued

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