Design Resources in DraftSight 2018
Have you heard of the Design Resource Palette in DraftSight 2018? If not, let me give you a brief introduction to it and how it can help you manage your Blocks. Simply put, the Design Resource Palette allows users to drag and … Continued
Clipping in DraftSight 2018
In today’s blog, we are going to talk about Clipping, specifically clipping References or Xrefs as they’re otherwise known as. That all sounds great, but just what exactly is clipping I hear you ask, well let me explain! Basically, the … Continued
Mouse Gestures in DraftSight
Mouse Gestures… It’s another one of those lesser known features in DraftSight. In today’s blog, I’ll do my best to explain just what Mouse Gestures are and how to use them. Basically, you can use Mouse Gestures as a shortcut to … Continued
Clean and Go in One Command
I’ve spoken previously about the Lisp capabilities of DraftSight Professional and also about cleaning your drawings. In today’s blog, I’m going to talk about using Lisp to quickly clean your drawing and then exit DraftSight Professional, all with one command! So, … Continued
Importing Survey Data into DraftSight Professional 2018
Earlier this week, I was asked if Survey Data could be imported into DraftSight Professional. I wasn’t sure, so I asked if a copy of the Data could be sent to me for inspection. I received a CSV file and … Continued
3 Ways to Clean Drawings Efficiently
When we work on large drawings there are so many properties in the project that we don’t use, like layers, block definitions, line styles, dimension styles and others. Drawings downloaded from the web, for example, often have many … Continued
Explaining Linestyles in Draftsight
You’ve used them in all your drawings, but have you ever given any thought to the humble Linestyle? In today’s blog, we’ll explain how Linestyles are formed. It’s not overly complicated, and once you understand it, you’ll be able to … Continued
Have You Updated Yet?
No doubt you upgraded to the latest version of DraftSight last October when DraftSight 2018 was released, but did you know that DraftSight 2018 SP2 was released recently? It’s simple to upgrade, just follow these simple steps! Download the correct … Continued