DraftSight Tips and Tricks
Use Shortcuts, Be More Productive
Here on the blog, we’ve discussed how using aliases can boost productivity. Today, let’s talk about how shortcuts can speed up workflow in DraftSight. As in other CAD solutions, there are many paths to achieve the same result. Whenever we need … Continued
DraftSight 2018 – New Features 6
Today, both of the new features we are going to talk about in DraftSight Professional 2018 deal with Dimensions. The first of these new features is Re-position Dimensions. Previously in DraftSight, the user had to select the dimension they wanted … Continued
Creating a Snowflake in DraftSight
Considering the time of year it is, I thought we should have a seasonal blog. Today we’re going to draw a snowflake in DraftSight. To the experienced CAD user, this will seem a very simple affair, but for users with less … Continued
DraftSight 2018 – New Features 5
Today’s blog deals with new functionality within the G Code feature in DraftSight Professional 2018. Not all DraftSight users will be aware of what G-Code is. Basically, the DraftSight G-Code Generator lets you convert drawing data to G-code so that … Continued
DraftSight 2018 – New Features 4
This weeks blog is going to deal with two new Block features. They are Removing Attributes from a Block and Redefining the Base Point of a Block. Both features are new to DraftSight Professional 2018 and are easy to use. In … Continued
DraftSight 2018 – New Features 3
For the next few weeks in this blog, we’re going to carry on with introducing the new features in DraftSight Professional 2018. This week, we will talk about the new Quick Input Methods and Curved Text functionality. In previous releases … Continued
DraftSight Professional 2018 and PDF Import
In a previous blog, I wrote about DraftSight and the PDF Underlay function, what it was and how to use it. This blog continues on from there and talks about the PDF Import Plugin for DraftSight Professional 2018. The PDF Import … Continued
DraftSight 2018 – New Features 2
In this weeks blog, we’re going to continue on explaining some of the new features in DraftSight Professional 2018. As we all know, in previous versions of DraftSight, if you used the Copy and Paste commands, your entities were pasted … Continued