DraftSight Professional 2018 Price Reduction!
It’s December and that means people are getting ready for the holiday season! We are no different here at DraftSight and for the month of December only, DraftSight Professional 2018 has been reduced in price to $99.00! Yes, you read … Continued
Dimension Options in DraftSight
Practically every drawing your produce in DraftSight will need Dimensions. Whether they are house plans, cable runs, lighting layouts, parts design, you will need dimensions on your drawing. I’m sure there are exceptions to that rule, so feel free to … Continued
DraftSight 2019 Beta Release
It’s that time of year again, the Beta for the DraftSight Professional 2019 has been released! So you’re probably wondering, what is new in this Beta Release of DraftSight Professional 2019? I’ll list some of the new features below and then … Continued
How Do You Use DraftSight?
I’m curious as to what disciplines you are using DraftSight Professional 2018 for. Personally, I’m a bit of an odd ball, I use it for a multitude of different disciplines. My main use is for M&E Drafting which encompasses Lighting, Power, … Continued
Text Entry in DraftSight 2018
In DraftSight 2018, there are three different ways of entering Text. They are as follows: Note SimpleNote CurvedText The various Text options can be found on the Home Tab under Annotations. You’re probably wondering just what is the difference between them … Continued
Professional extensions increase the value of DraftSight
One key to success for any CAD software is extensibility. Stand-alone CAD products — unable to be changed through customization or by adding third-party features — rarely succeed long-term in the market. A big reason why AutoCAD beat its rivals … Continued
Title Block Attributes
Filling in Title Block details on a drawing can be tiresome and tedious. Positioning the text correctly, making sure the same information is on every drawing, making sure it’s all on the correct layer, so many things that you could … Continued
Drawings in the era of Big Data
There has been a surge of interest regarding “big data” — AKA business analytics. Thanks to new ways to store, access, and process vast amounts of information, engineering and manufacturing can now reach into every process, every bit of information, … Continued