Nested Viewports – A Quick Tip

By MJ Smyth May 21, 2020

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Today’s blog ties in with last weeks blog on Model Space, Sheet Space and Viewports. If you use a lot of Viewports in your drawings, then you will often have overlaid or “Nested” Viewports. Moving between them can be frustrating to … Continued

What’s the Difference Between Model and Sheet Space?

By MJ Smyth May 14, 2020

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What’s the Difference Between Model and Sheet Space?

If you are new to DraftSight or CAD in General, you might notice towards the bottom of your screen some tabs that say Model, Sheet1, Sheet2 and wonder what they are and what they do. I’ll try to explain. Well, … Continued

Zoom a Viewport to Scale

By MJ Smyth August 27, 2019

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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

Printing in DraftSight – Part 3

By MJ Smyth April 4, 2017

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Printing using Viewports in Sheet Space can be a bit confusing at first. You may be thinking what is a viewport? Can I have multiple viewports in a drawing? How do I set a scale in a viewport? What is … Continued