DraftSight Tips and Tricks
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)
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)
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
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
DraftSight: Center 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. As a person with an interest in architectural drawing, I understand the necessity of … Continued
DraftSight: Shine your Polyline
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 start a new draft, I always find it comforting knowing that I … Continued
DraftSight – PrintStyles
PrintStyles… You may have heard of them, but for a lot of users they are a dark art. Today I’ll try to explain simply what they are and why you might consider using them. So, lets start with what they … Continued
DraftSight – Infinite Lines and Rays for Days
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 continues my recurring theme of making intricate drawings in a convenient and … Continued
DraftSight: Split this, Weld that
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’ve started drawing more detailed architectural designs, I’ve found myself running into … Continued
DraftSight 2019 – Match Properties & Get Properties
In todays blog, I am going to take a look at a couple of tools in the Properties Menu, I’ll explain what they do and how you use them. Don’t worry, they are not overly complicated, but they are tools … Continued