Draftsight 2020
CAD Standards – Text
Carrying on from last weeks blog about CAD Standards, I’d like to expand to Text Standards. Very often, I see drawings with multiple Text Styles and Text Heights. It makes drawings look messy and in some cases, illegible. I have … Continued
Nested Viewports – A Quick Tip
Today’s blog ties in with last weeks blog on Model Space, Sheet Space and Viewports. If you use a lot of Viewports in your drawings, then you will often have overlaid or “Nested” Viewports. Moving between them can be frustrating to … Continued
What’s the Difference Between Model and Sheet Space?
If you are new to DraftSight or CAD in General, you might notice towards the bottom of your screen some tabs that say Model, Sheet1, Sheet2 and wonder what they are and what they do. I’ll try to explain. Well, … Continued
DraftSight 2020 Using Lisp to Customize Commands
Over the last couple of blogs, I’ve spoken about ways you can customize your DraftSight 2020 experience. In today’s blog, I’ll talk about another – LISP. So, what is LISP? LISP is a programming language that has been around since … Continued
DraftSight 2020 Customization Options
If you are a newcomer to DraftSight®, but are familiar with CAD systems, you will have no trouble settling in and getting up to speed with DraftSight. Depending on your preferences though, you might want to make a few changes. … Continued
Spell Checking in DraftSight 2020
It’s been a crazy time recently, which is why my last four blogs have been about how you can use DraftSight® at home to continue your business and support the people working on the front line in these tough circumstances. … Continued
Creating a Visor Headband in DraftSight – Download the Design Files Ready for 3D Printing
Create this visor now by downloading the design files here, opening in DraftSight Premium and sending to a 3D printer. In last weeks blog, we spoke about the lack of Medical PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) worldwide and how DraftSight® users may … Continued
3D Print Visors
There is a shortage of Medical PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) worldwide at the moment, leaving front line staff at risk of contracting COVID-19. You might be wondering just what can you do about it? Well, a group of people in the … Continued
Dynamic Blocks in DraftSight 2020 Beta
DraftSight 2020 Beta now supports imported Dynamic Blocks to represent movable segments in a block. That’s a fantastic new feature, but some users might be wondering just what are dynamic blocks. Let me try to explain. Simply put, a Dynamic … Continued
Auto Dimension in DraftSight 2020 Beta
I’ll be honest here, one of my least favourite things to do on a drawing is adding in dimensions. It’s time consuming and, lets face it, a tad boring! If you’ve downloaded the DraftSight 2020 Beta, you might have noticed … Continued