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Pumpkin Project

By MJ Smyth October 27, 2017
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Pumpkin Project

You might not be aware of it, but Halloween as we know it, started life a long time ago as the old Irish festival of Samhain. So, given the fact that I’m Irish, I thought I’d create a stencil for a … Continued

DraftSight 2018 Launches

By MJ Smyth October 25, 2017
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DraftSight 2018 Launches

DraftSight 2018 was released this week and is now available for download from DraftSight.com  We’re very excited by the new features in this latest release of DraftSight and we think you will be too! So, just what are these new … Continued

House Project – Part 3

By MJ Smyth October 10, 2017
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House Project – Part 3

We left our house project last week looking a little bare… So, over the last few days, I’ve created some layers and fine tuned the locations of the windows and doors. Most importantly, I mirrored the base-plan. Why? I hear … Continued

House Project – Part 2

By MJ Smyth September 30, 2017
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House Project – Part 2

At the end of my last blog, we had left the house project looking like this. Just a lot of lines, looking like a badly laid out grid! Thanks to the power of the Trim and Offset commands and some … Continued

House Project

By MJ Smyth September 13, 2017
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House Project

I’m getting some work done in my house over the next few months and thought that having a set of layout plans would make life easy.  Unfortunately, I didn’t have a set, but I did have a JPG image that … Continued

Imperial to Decimal

By MJ Smyth September 3, 2017
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Imperial to Decimal

From time to time, I come across drawings in the Imperial System.  Generally, these are on older projects or projects where I’ve collaborated with overseas design team members.  All my work is done in the Decimal System, so how do … Continued

When Is a Line Not a Line?

By MJ Smyth August 25, 2017
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When Is a Line Not a Line?

When is a line not a Line? When it is a Pline or a Spline! So, we all know what a Line is. It’s the most basic of elements in a DraftSight drawing. As you can see below, each segment … Continued

Discover the Ultimate Two-Handed Design

By DraftSight August 18, 2017
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Discover the Ultimate Two-Handed Design

Brought to you by our partners at 3DConnexion: Imagine going through your day with one hand tied behind your back. Think of all the things you do on a daily basis for which you use two hands. Getting dressed, making … Continued

Some Tips and Tricks

By MJ Smyth August 11, 2017
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Some Tips and Tricks

In today’s blog, we are going to cover some tips and tricks that may just make your DraftSight life a little easier. For example, did you know you change the default DWG version to an older version in DraftSight?  Why … Continued

Linking DraftSight and Excel

By MJ Smyth August 4, 2017
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Linking DraftSight and Excel

The last few blogs have been tough going, there’s been a lot of reading and a lot of tech talk.  This week, well we are going to keep it relatively simple.  Today, we are going to link DraftSight and Excel … Continued

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