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Flip out for Surface Finish Symbols with DraftSight

By DraftSight April 7, 2025
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Flip out for Surface Finish Symbols with DraftSight

Clear technical drawings make manufacturing more efficient, and surface finish symbols help convey important details without adding clutter. These standardized symbols specify texture requirements directly in your design. With DraftSight, adding them is simple, ensuring your drawings remain precise and … Continued

Favorite Tools and Productivity Features in DraftSight

By DraftSight August 5, 2021
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Favorite Tools and Productivity Features in DraftSight

Check out our new eBook, Power of DraftSight, and learn how you can maximize your use of DraftSight and learn about a few of the differentiating tools and productivity features that set DraftSight apart from the competition. Here are a … Continued

Saving time with Automatic Layer Management

By Lynn Allen April 7, 2021
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Saving time with Automatic Layer Management

Making the Switch with Lynn Allen: DraftSight Tips for AutoCAD Users Last week I mentioned there were some great tools in DraftSight that you won’t find in AutoCAD®. This week I want to introduce you to a feature that I … Continued

DraftSight: Auto-save and Backup

By DraftSight May 21, 2020
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DraftSight: Auto-save and Backup

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 blog is long overdue, because I’ll be covering DraftSight’s Auto-save and Backup features. … Continued

DraftSight Professional: Batch Print

By DraftSight May 18, 2020
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DraftSight Professional: Batch Print

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’m farther along in my DraftSight journey, I often find myself in … Continued

DraftSight: Selection Filter

By DraftSight May 14, 2020
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DraftSight: Selection Filter

Visit DraftSight.com to learn how you can experience the freedom to do more with a better 2D drafting and 3D design experience. Following my blog on the Select Matching command, it’s become one of my most used DraftSight features. Whenever … Continued

DraftSight: Attach Image (Dare to Compare Pt. 2)

By DraftSight May 11, 2020
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DraftSight: Attach Image (Dare to Compare Pt. 2)

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 blog will be furthering my post on the Draw Compare feature in DraftSight, … Continued

DraftSight: Get Mass Properties

By DraftSight May 7, 2020
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DraftSight: Get Mass Properties

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 blog will be finishing up the posts on the drop down menu of … Continued

DraftSight: Get Properties and Coordinates

By DraftSight May 4, 2020
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DraftSight: Get Properties and Coordinates

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 blog will be continuing the posts on features in the Inquiry icon’s drop-down … Continued

DraftSight: Get Area to Go the Distance

By DraftSight April 30, 2020
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DraftSight: Get Area to Go the Distance

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 my blog on DraftSight’s Smart Calculator, I discovered the Inquiry icon, which is … Continued

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