DraftSight
Inquiry Tools in DraftSight 2019
One of the things in CAD that makes it superior to paper based drafting, is the ability to be exact down to minute levels. Of course, if you’ve no way to see what these measurements are, then that’s not of … Continued
DraftSight: Dimension Prevention! Pt.2 (Dimensional Constraints)
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. Since my last post on Dimensional Constraints, these icons have become some of my … Continued
Mask Command – DraftSight 2019
What is the Mask command in DraftSight 2019? Well, to put it simply, it masks, or hides an area of a drawing. Now, why would you want to do that? Well, perhaps there are areas of your drawing that don’t … Continued
DraftSight: Dimension Prevention! (Dimensional Constraints)
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. This post revises the topic of using constraints in your DraftSight drawings for improving … Continued
Zoom a Viewport to Scale
This week, a client asked if I could explain how to set a viewport to a specific scale. It’s not the easiest thing to get your head around, so it took a little time for me to explain. I thought … Continued
DraftSight Add-In Manager
If you are anything like me, then you probably have as many Add-Ins loaded in DraftSight as possible. If you are unsure what Add-Ins you do have loaded, or if you would like to disable one so it doesn’t start … Continued
DraftSight – PrintStyles
PrintStyles… You may have heard of them, but for a lot of users they are a dark art. Today I’ll try to explain simply what they are and why you might consider using them. So, lets start with what they … Continued
DraftSight: Split this, Weld that
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 started drawing more detailed architectural designs, I’ve found myself running into … Continued
DraftSight 2019 – Match Properties & Get Properties
In todays blog, I am going to take a look at a couple of tools in the Properties Menu, I’ll explain what they do and how you use them. Don’t worry, they are not overly complicated, but they are tools … Continued
Xrefs, Why Would I Use Them?
For those of you unsure about what an Xref / Referenced Drawing is, let me explain. Basically, an Xref is an externally referenced DraftSight drawing. It’s no difference from any other DraftSight drawing, there is nothing particularly special about it … Continued