DraftSight Tips and Tricks
3D ContentCentral
Have you heard of 3D ContentCentral? It’s an online repository of 3D and 2D CAD Models of User-Contributed and Supplier-Certified Parts, Assemblies and more. Best of all, it is free. Yes, you read that right, access to this huge library of … Continued
DraftSight, Xrefs and Emails
When I started as a draftsman many years ago, email was something we had heard about, but never seen. If you wanted to share drawings, you put them on a 5 /14″ or 3.5″ floppy drive, and popped it in … Continued
DraftSight – Real World Stories
I thought it was about time we had some real life stories about DraftSight users. Earlier this year, I was contacted by a client looking for training on CAD. The clients daughter is studying Engineering in University, but was struggling with … Continued
DraftSight File Types
In today’s blog, we will talk about the different File Types associated with DraftSight Professional, what they are and what you can do with them! The three supported drawing file formats are: DWG – Everyone in the CAD world knows … Continued
DraftSight – What Do I Need?
Clients often ask me about the system requirements for DraftSight Professional. Obviously each client is different, so I base the specification on the type of drawings they want to produce and the likely size of their projects. The type of drawing … Continued
DraftSight – Using Aliases
In DraftSight, you can enter commands in multiple ways. You can use the Menu, the Toolbars or straight from the Command Line. Which method you use has a lot to do with when you first started using CAD. My own personal … Continued
DraftSight Profiles
It’s happened us all at one stage or another, the time arrives when you have to change your laptop or desktop PC. You make a checklist of what needs to go on your new computer: Email – check Office – … Continued
DraftSight Professional – Dimension Palette
DraftSight Professional is full of great features that users of the free version don’t get. One such feature is the Dimension Palette. In this blog, we will talk a little about it, how to enable it and mention a few of its features. So, … Continued
DraftSight – Purchasing Options
There are two different versions of DraftSight available to purchase. How do you decide which one is right for your business? Perhaps today’s blog will help. DraftSight Professional is available for $99.00 / €99.00 for 12 months. For that, you have access … Continued
Printing in DraftSight – Part 3
Printing using Viewports in Sheet Space can be a bit confusing at first. You may be thinking what is a viewport? Can I have multiple viewports in a drawing? How do I set a scale in a viewport? What is … Continued