DraftSight
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
3 Ways to Clean Drawings Efficiently
When we work on large drawings there are so many properties in the project that we don’t use, like layers, block definitions, line styles, dimension styles and others. Drawings downloaded from the web, for example, often have many … Continued
Explaining Linestyles in Draftsight
You’ve used them in all your drawings, but have you ever given any thought to the humble Linestyle? In today’s blog, we’ll explain how Linestyles are formed. It’s not overly complicated, and once you understand it, you’ll be able to … Continued