DraftSight
OnlineMaps for DraftSight Plugin
In last weeks blog, we spoke about the PDF Import plugin for DraftSight Professional. This week, we are going to talk about another plugin, the OnlineMaps for DraftSight plugin. So, what does OnlineMaps for DraftSight do? Well simply put, it allows you … Continued
DraftSight 2017 SP1 Release
DraftSight 2017 SP1 is now available for download. This update contains improvements and fixes to some features within DraftSight (listed below), and also incorporates the Critical Hotfix we spoke about last week. Please note, if you have already installed the hotfix for a … Continued
DraftSight Professional 2017 and Centerlines
If you’ve ever done any P&ID, HVAC or Water Services CAD work, you’ll know the importance of Centerlines. You’ll also know just how annoying they can be to create. It can take an age to correctly position Centerlines and make sure that … Continued
DraftSight Critical Hotfix
Due to an Expired Certificate, all supported Windows versions of DraftSight released from 2012 to 2017 SP0 (both 32bit and 64bit) will not launch and/or will stop running as of March 1st, 2017. A list of the affected products is … Continued
DraftSight Professional 2017 and AutoComplete
Auto-Complete… How many times have you looked at a drawing and just wished it would finish itself? If you are anything like me, I would imagine it’s countless times! The new AutoComplete function in DraftSight Professional 2017 won’t do your … Continued
DraftSight Professional 2017 and Pattern Along a Path
Most of us will be familiar with the existing Array / Pattern command in DraftSight. For those who are not, I’ll briefly explain what the Array / Pattern command is. The Array / Pattern command creates multiple copies of selected … Continued
DraftSight Professional 2017 and Polyline Editing
Since the first release of DraftSight back in 2010, it has always supported the creation of and editing of PolyLines. With DraftSight 2017, the list of editing features has been expanded! The full list of editing features is: Add vertex to … Continued
DraftSight Support Options
In the last few blogs, I’ve pretty much covered most of the features available to the end user in DraftSight Professional and I’ve tried to give clear and simple explanations on how to access these functions. One area I haven’t … Continued
DraftSight Professional 2017 and XLSX Support
DraftSight Professional 2017 allows users to export tables such as Bills of Materials to the XLSX File Format using the Export Table feature. To use the command, first click on the Annotate tab and then, in the Tables panel. select … Continued
DraftSight Professional 2017 Dimension Offset Distances
There are many ways to spoil the look and feel of a drawing. Too many text styles, too many linestyles, badly placed text, incorrectly sized blocks, I could go on, but I think you get the idea. One of the … Continued