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DraftSight Free Versions – Time to Upgrade

By MJ Smyth November 27, 2019
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DraftSight Free Versions – Time to Upgrade

We’ve spoken about this previously on this blog, but just in case you are not aware, all free versions of DraftSight will go end of life on Dec 31st 2019. So, what are your options? Well, if the free version of … Continued

An introduction to DraftSight customization

By Randall Newton November 26, 2019
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First of all, in this article I’m writing for the widest possible audience, so there won’t be code snippets or specific instructions in the article. Instead, this is an introduction to the capabilities and possibilities in the DraftSight Application Programming … Continued

DraftSight: Status-Bar Star Pt. 1

By DraftSight November 25, 2019
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DraftSight: Status-Bar Star Pt. 1

Visit DraftSight.com to explore DraftSight 2019 and learn how you can experience the freedom to do more with a better 2D drafting and 3D design experience. Now that I’ve been drawing on DraftSight for a while, I realized that I’m … Continued

DraftSight: Edit Frame and Title Block

By DraftSight November 21, 2019
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DraftSight: Edit Frame and Title Block

Visit DraftSight.com to explore DraftSight 2019 and learn how you can experience the freedom to do more with a better 2D drafting and 3D design experience. Following last post covering how to add Drawing Frames and Title Blocks into your … Continued

Scripts in DraftSight

By MJ Smyth November 19, 2019
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Scripts in DraftSight

Scripts can be used to automate certain tasks within DraftSight.  It today’s blog, I’ll show you an example of a simple script that creates Layers and assigns Colours to those layers.  So, what do you need to get started? Well … Continued

DraftSight: Drawing Frames and Title Block Names

By DraftSight November 18, 2019
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DraftSight: Drawing Frames and Title Block Names

Visit DraftSight.com to explore DraftSight 2019 and learn how you can experience the freedom to do more with a better 2D drafting and 3D design experience. As my posts on including text and dimensions emphasized, adding detail to your drafts … Continued

DraftSight: Tangent Option Adoption

By DraftSight November 14, 2019
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DraftSight: Tangent Option Adoption

Visit DraftSight.com to explore DraftSight 2019 and learn how you can experience the freedom to do more with a better 2D drafting and 3D design experience. Today’s post covers two commands that enhance the productivity and efficiency of your DraftSight … Continued

Creating a Custom Toolbar in DraftSight

By MJ Smyth November 12, 2019
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Creating a Custom Toolbar in DraftSight

In our last blog, I talked about customising DraftSight using Alias commands.  Today I’m going to talk about customising the Draftsight interface by creating a Custom Toolbar.  Why might you do this?  Well, you can create a Toolbar with all … Continued

DraftSight: Review with Layer Preview!

By DraftSight November 11, 2019
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DraftSight: Review with Layer Preview!

Visit DraftSight.com to explore DraftSight 2019 and learn how you can experience the freedom to do more with a better 2D drafting and 3D design experience. Once again, I found myself browsing the DraftSight YouTube channel and discovered their Tips … Continued

DraftSight: Let’s talk Paste as Block

By DraftSight November 7, 2019
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DraftSight: Let’s talk Paste as Block

Visit DraftSight.com to explore DraftSight 2019 and learn how you can experience the freedom to do more with a better 2D drafting and 3D design experience. Recently, when I was browsing the DraftSight YouTube channel, I was introduced to the … Continued

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