DraftSight Tutorials

DraftSight Tutorials are specially designed to introduce DraftSight basic and well as premium functions to CAD Users.  Premium features are marked as [Premium] which are not available in the Free version of DraftSight.

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Check – List of AutoCAD Commands in DraftSight

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0.0 Quick Start :

• How to Activate DraftSight

1.0 Introduction :

• DraftSight User Interface
• File Locations
• Window Management
• Drawing Boundary

2.0 File Management:

• ‘Save’, ‘Save as…’ or ‘Export’
• Export Table Data into Excel  – (DraftSight 2017)
• Drawing File Properties
• Publish eDrawings from DraftSight

3.0 Drawing Basics:

3.1 Draw:

• Line, Infinite Line, Richline and Ray…!
• Arc and Circle
• Centerline 

# Block:

• Make Block
• Insert Block
• Define Block Attribute Definition
• Remove Attribute [Premium] (DraftSight 2018)

# Polyline:

• Create Polyline
• Edit  PolyLine
• Covert Region to Polyline – Area Boundary Method

# Text

• Note & Simplenote
• Curved Text [DraftSight 2018]

# Markup:

• Revision Cloud
• Mask
• Tables

3.2 Modify:

• Copy, Move, Rotate & Scale
• NOTEOPTIONS: Text Editing Options
• Power Trim (DraftSight 2015)
• Quick Modify (DraftSight 2015)
• Discard / Delete Duplicates (DraftSight 2015)

4.0 Dimensioning Entities

• Dimensioning in DraftSight – Part 1
  • Smart Dimension
• Dimensioning in DraftSight – Part 2
• Dimension Palette (DraftSight 2015)

5.0 Formatting Styles:

• Format Lines: LineStyle, LineColor & Lineweight

6.0 Layers Manager:

• Layers Manager

7.0 Views:

• Zoom & Pan
• Roll View &  Animated Rendering

8.0 Printing and Plotting:

• Print
• Print Configuration
• Batch Print (DraftSight V1R5.0)

9.0 Tools in DraftSight:

• Design Resources  (DraftSight 2015) [Premium]
• References Manager (XRef)
• Mass Properties Calculations (DraftSight V1R5.0) 
• Macro Toolbar
• Drawing Standards (DraftSight V1R5.0)
• Entity Group (DraftSight V1R5.0)
• Managing Profiles
• Customize UI : (command:CUSTOMIZE)
  • Commands
  • Interface
  • Mouse Actions
  • Keyboard
  • UI Profiles
  • Create/Load Customization file
  • LOADCUSTOMIZATION (Menuload)
• Mouse Gestures

10.0 DraftSight Default Add-ins

• DraftSight + EPDM

• DrawCompare in DraftSight
• 2D G-Code Generator
• DraftSight ToolBox
  • ToolBox Standards
  • Hardwares
  • Surface Finish Symbols
  • Balloons
  • BOM Table
  • Revision Table

# External :

• How do I uninstall DraftSight?^

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Whats New!

• DraftSight 2018
• DraftSight 2017
• DraftSight 2016
• DraftSight 2015
• DraftSight V1R5.0

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• For Latest Release information of DraftSight : Click here
• DraftSight Getting Started Guide^

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DraftSight Video Tutorials :

• DraftSight Basics [Video] Tutorial$
• DraftSight API [Video] Tutorial$

More On DraftSight From CadOasis !

• DraftSight References
• DraftSight Automation
• DraftSight Customization
• DraftSight Tips & Tricks
• DraftSight Troubleshooting

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• CadOasis.com in DraftSight

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Notes:

• Whenever necessary we will provide DraftSight version name in which particular functionality is introduced.
• We will also mention whether functionality is available for Free users or Premium users.
• If anything omitted or removed will be shown in Strikethrough for reference.
• Some Posts and Pages are available for Registered members only and will be mentioned as such next to Title text.

Acronyms & Symbols :

1. DraftSight – DST
2. Graphic Area – GA
3. Dialog box – db
4.  $ –  CadOasis Premium Membership
5. ^  – External Link (Outside CadOasis.com)

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