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DraftSight Professional 2018 Price Reduction!

By MJ Smyth December 12, 2018
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DraftSight Professional 2018 Price Reduction!

It’s December and that means people are getting ready for the holiday season!  We are no different here at DraftSight and for the month of December only, DraftSight Professional 2018 has been reduced in price to $99.00! Yes, you read … Continued

Dimension Options in DraftSight

By MJ Smyth November 30, 2018
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Dimension Options in DraftSight

Practically every drawing your produce in DraftSight will need Dimensions.  Whether they are house plans, cable runs, lighting layouts, parts design, you will need dimensions on your drawing.  I’m sure there are exceptions to that rule, so feel free to … Continued

DraftSight 2019 Beta Release

By MJ Smyth November 28, 2018
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DraftSight 2019 Beta Release

It’s that time of year again, the Beta for the DraftSight Professional 2019 has been released! So you’re probably wondering, what is new in this Beta Release of DraftSight Professional 2019? I’ll list some of the new features below and then … Continued

How Do You Use DraftSight?

By MJ Smyth November 26, 2018
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How Do You Use DraftSight?

I’m curious as to what disciplines you are using DraftSight Professional 2018 for. Personally, I’m a bit of an odd ball, I use it for a multitude of different disciplines. My main use is for M&E Drafting which encompasses Lighting, Power, … Continued

Drawings in the era of Big Data

By Randall Newton October 10, 2018
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Drawings in the era of Big Data

There has been a surge of interest regarding “big data” — AKA business analytics. Thanks to new ways to store, access, and process vast amounts of information, engineering and manufacturing can now reach into every process, every bit of information, … Continued

Boost your 2D Design Productivity with DraftSight Professional

By MJ Smyth September 21, 2018
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Boost your 2D Design Productivity with DraftSight Professional

DraftSight® Professional is a powerful 2D design and drafting solution that lets you create, edit, view and markup any kind of 2D drawing. It includes productivity tools, an API, and a familiar user interface that makes it easy to transition … Continued

Customising DraftSight Commands

By MJ Smyth September 14, 2018
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Customising DraftSight Commands

A long long time ago, back in the 90s when I started as a very junior CAD Technician, running CAD on Windows was unheard of.  Windows 3.0 was just coming to the market, but hadn’t infiltrated Ireland in any great … Continued

“Contraptions Guy” Jeremy Cook and his Strandbeests

By Randall Newton September 11, 2018
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“Contraptions Guy” Jeremy Cook and his Strandbeests

  Jeremy Cook is a self-confessed “contraptions guy.” By day he is a consulting engineer who specializes in technical documentation. By nights and weekends he is a Maker. His shop is a menagerie of CNC machines, drill presses, Raspberry Pi … Continued

Clipping in DraftSight 2018

By MJ Smyth June 11, 2018
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Clipping in DraftSight 2018

In today’s blog, we are going to talk about Clipping, specifically clipping References or Xrefs as they’re otherwise known as. That all sounds great, but just what exactly is clipping I hear you ask, well let me explain! Basically, the … Continued

Mouse Gestures in DraftSight

By MJ Smyth May 31, 2018
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Mouse Gestures in DraftSight

Mouse Gestures… It’s another one of those lesser known features in DraftSight.  In today’s blog, I’ll do my best to explain just what Mouse Gestures are and how to use them. Basically, you can use Mouse Gestures as a shortcut to … Continued

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