DraftSight’s Incredible DWG File Compatibility
Making the Switch with Lynn Allen: DraftSight Tips for AutoCAD Users
Hi everyone, I’m back this week with even more compelling reasons why you should consider making the switch to DraftSight. This week it’s all about protecting and sharing your drawing files! For a lot you, file compatibility is the number … Continued
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Making the Switch with Lynn Allen: DraftSight Tips for AutoCAD Users
Alright, all you AutoCAD® users out there – it’s time for Lynn’s Pop Quiz! Quick, without clicking on it in the program, what does the F4 key do? I’ll wait… I bet if I had asked about F3 or F8, … Continued
Be Prepared to Have True Feature Envy with PowerTrim!
Making the Switch with Lynn Allen: DraftSight Tips for AutoCAD Users
This week I can’t wait to tell you about my all-time favorite DraftSight command, PowerTrim! In fact, when I worked at Autodesk, I had some serious feature envy over this, (and pleaded with the product team to add it) because … Continued
Where’s my Money Tree?
Making the Switch with Lynn Allen: DraftSight Tips for AutoCAD Users
It’s something I mention every time I talk about DraftSight, and why it’s worth your time to consider making the switch. It’s the elephant in the room: how much should you have to pay for your CAD software? So this … Continued
Changing the DraftSight UI So You Feel Right at Home!
Making the Switch with Lynn Allen: DraftSight Tips for AutoCAD Users
First off, thank you all for such an amazing response to my new blog! I’m super excited to bring you even more compelling reasons for making the switch from AutoCAD® to DraftSight. I know many of you have already taken … Continued
Freedom of Choice – DraftSight Gives you Affordable Product Options
One reason DraftSight® has become one of the top five CAD products (by seat count) is that when it comes to drawing technology, one size does not fit all. AutoCAD® is the industry leader, and it comes with 40 years of … Continued
Save Time (and Clicks!) by Customizing Mouse Gestures in DraftSight!
Making the Switch with Lynn Allen: DraftSight Tips for AutoCAD Users
Today I’m going to tell you about a great feature that allows you to quickly execute your favorite DraftSight commands. You SOLIDWORKS users should find this tool very familiar! Similar to AutoCAD®, we have the ability to customize the buttons … Continued
DraftSight for CAD Managers Making the Switch with Lynn Allen: DraftSight Tips for AutoCAD Users
In my two-decade journey as an Evangelist, not only have I promoted the benefits of a variety of different CAD software products, but I’ve met many thousands of people representing every type of user you can imagine! One of the … Continued
Resetting DraftSight to Default Settings
Sometimes you might need to reset DraftSight back to default settings. Maybe a user had customized it and has now left the firm and you just want vanilla DraftSight, or perhaps a plugin has messed up a menu. Regardless, you … Continued
Announcing DraftSight21’s Latest Release – SP1
DraftSight21 Service Pack 1 (SP1) provides even more tools to accelerate your complex workflows with Import PDF Drawings and Sheet Set Manager. As many of you know, DraftSight supports DWG files very well, all the way back to R12, that’s … Continued