DraftSight features
Take Control of your Geometry in DraftSight with Associative Patterns
DraftSight’s Patterns command has a powerful tool to help you control your repeatable geometry. When you use the Associative property in your patterns, the patterns are grouped into an easily editable unified object instead of creating individual entities. The Pattern … Continued
DraftSight 2023 New Features: Data Extraction Wizard
DraftSight 2023 lets you dig deep into your drawing files to gather critical information, and we made it as easy as stepping through a Wizard to find and use that valuable data. The new EXTRACTDATA command can be found in … Continued
DraftSight 2023 New Features: Cycling Selection
Have you ever struggled with selecting the correct entity when multiple items are either on top of each other or within extremely close proximity? Most people have been frustrated by this situation on occasion so we’re happy to provide a … Continued
DraftSight Virtual Event Session Preview: DraftSight 101 for CAD Managers
This October 25-27 our team invites you to DraftSight VE, an entirely free virtual event. By attending DraftSight VE you will learn how you can propel all of your drafting, modeling, prototyping, manufacturing, and laser cutting needs forward with a … Continued
Landscape Architecture How-To: Helpful Tools to Know in DraftSight for Layout & Material Plans
It is critical for contractors to be able to look at Landscape Architect’s plans and know exactly how to build what has been drawn. Landscape Architects and Designers need to know all of the tools that are necessary to produce … Continued
Landscape Architecture How-To: Setting up Sheet Sets in DraftSight
When hundreds of drawings are created digitally for a project, it can get pretty messy at times. Using a sheet set to compile and organize drawings is a critical step in the design process. Sheet sets allow landscape architects to … Continued
Landscape Architecture How-To: Create a Planting Plan in DraftSight
The idea of learning how to use new software can be daunting for some. Luckily, DraftSight is very simple and intuitive. Landscape Architects and Designers can start drawing planting plans in DraftSight easily within minutes. Draw Planting Bed Lines: When … Continued
Landscape Architecture How-To: Image Tracer for Landscape Architects/Designers
Wouldn’t it be nice to have your hand drawn sketches digitized in seconds? Think of all the time you would save! DraftSight’s Image Tracer tool allows landscape architects to attach jpgs or pdfs of sketches into the 2D work space … Continued
Follow the Leader in DraftSight
Today’s topic is all about Leaders. You’ll use them to draw leader lines that connect annotations to a drawing entity. Did you know that in DraftSight, you have three different ways to create them, with each type offering more drawing … Continued
A Smarter Selection Option: DraftSight
A Smarter Selection Option In my last blog post, I told you about an awesome tool called Smart Select. It’s extremely powerful and can save you all kinds of time when you have a complicated set of entities to select. … Continued