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Installing or Upgrading to DraftSight 2019

By DraftSight September 3, 2019
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Installing or Upgrading to DraftSight 2019

If you’ve been following our blogs, you will have noticed the last paragraph on every blog tells you the all free versions of DraftSight (2018 or earlier) will cease to run after 12/31/2019.  So, whether you are installing DraftSight fresh or upgrading from … Continued

DraftSight – Personalize and Disguise (Oblique, Cloud, and Mask)

By DraftSight September 2, 2019
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DraftSight – Personalize and Disguise (Oblique, Cloud, and Mask)

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. During these past few weeks of learning to draw in DraftSight, I’ve noticed that … Continued

DraftSight: Dimension Intervention! (Continued)

By DraftSight August 29, 2019
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DraftSight: Dimension Intervention! (Continued)

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. We may be nearing the end of my posts on DraftSight’s Dimension editing icons, … Continued

Zoom a Viewport to Scale

By DraftSight 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 DraftSight 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 DraftSight 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

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