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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

DraftSight: Center your Dimensions

By DraftSight August 19, 2019
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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

By DraftSight August 15, 2019
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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

By MJ Smyth August 13, 2019
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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

By DraftSight August 12, 2019
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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

By DraftSight August 8, 2019
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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

By MJ Smyth August 6, 2019
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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

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