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How much compatibility do you need?

By Randall Newton April 23, 2019
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How much compatibility do you need?

Consider the lowly rectangle. You first met formally in elementary school. If you were paying attention you learned a rectangle is not always a square but a square is always a rectangle. And then you flicked a spitwad at the … Continued

DraftSight 2019 – New Import Ribbon Tab

By MJ Smyth April 16, 2019
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DraftSight 2019 – New Import Ribbon Tab

All versions of DraftSight 2019 now have a new Import Ribbon Tab which allows users to quickly attach and import supported file types in to DraftSight 2019. Using this new Ribbon Tab, users can attach Drawings (xrefs), Image Files, PDF Files … Continued

DraftSight – Block Attribute Manager

By MJ Smyth April 9, 2019
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DraftSight – Block Attribute Manager

Block Attribute Manager is one of the features only found in  DraftSight Professional and above, and, as the name suggests, it allows users to manage the attributes of their blocks within a DraftSight drawing. Starting the Block Attribute Manager is simplicity itself,  just enter … Continued

DraftSight Image Tracer

By MJ Smyth March 28, 2019
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DraftSight Image Tracer

There comes a time in every CAD users life, when you get asked, “Can you convert this image into CAD?”  It might be a scan of an old floor plan, it could be a logo, it might even be an … Continued

DraftSight 2019 – New Features

By MJ Smyth March 25, 2019
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DraftSight 2019 – New Features

DraftSight 2019 has just been released, so I thought I’d go through some of the new features in it. Image Tracer (DraftSight Professional, Premium, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus only) Image Tracer allows you to import a Raster Image file into … Continued

A new era for DraftSight

By Randall Newton March 9, 2019
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A new era for DraftSight

February 2019 marked the beginning of a new era for DraftSight®. Dassault Systemès used the SOLIDWORKS® World 2019 conference in Dallas to recommit to DraftSight as an essential piece of its total design services portfolio going forward. There are many … Continued

SOLIDWORKS World 2019 – DraftSight Review

By MJ Smyth February 21, 2019
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SOLIDWORKS World 2019 – DraftSight Review

Wow, this day last week the DraftSight team were all making their way home from SOLIDWORKS World 2019. I don’t know about you, but it went by in the blink of an eye! So, what did we learn at #SWW19 this … Continued

SOLIDWORKS World 2019 – Day 3 Review

By MJ Smyth February 13, 2019
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SOLIDWORKS World 2019 – Day 3 Review

That’s it folks, that’s is it for SOLIDWORKS World 2019.  In fact, that’s it for SOLIDWORKS World!  Don’t fret though, we are coming back next year, but the event will be known as 3DEXPERIENCE World 2020.  But more on that later! So, what … Continued

SOLIDWORKS World 2019 – Day 3

By MJ Smyth February 13, 2019
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SOLIDWORKS World 2019 – Day 3

It’s Day 3 and the last day of SOLIDWORKS World 2019.  We can’t believe how fast it has gone! The DraftSight team have managed to pack in a lot of sessions for DraftSight users. Check out our reviews of Monday … Continued

SOLIDWORKS World 2019 – Day 2 Review

By MJ Smyth February 12, 2019
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SOLIDWORKS World 2019 – Day 2 Review

Well, if you thought yesterday was a busy day, then you were in for a surprise here on Day 2 at SOLIDWORLD World 2019! We started off this morning with an excellent session by Vivek called Unleash the Power of the … Continued

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