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Introduction
Fun amentals
Drawing Setup
VOLUME 2
System Options
Print Configurations
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WELCOME TO THE
DraftSight
Fun amentals Series
Volume 2
In this flipbook youll learn what you need to get the most out of
DraftSight and increase your productivity. Designed in 3 easy-to-
identify sections, the material in this book is a compilation of content
created during the Lyons Share webinar series.
Enjoy, and feel free to share this with your colleagues and friends!
Thanks for using DraftSight.
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DraftSight Fundamentals INTRODUCTION Volume 2
Introduction
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Drawing Setup
Add Lines Styles............................................................................... Page 4
Line Scale.......................................................................................... Page 5
Drawing Boundary........................................................................... Page 6
Points Display................................................................................... Page 7
Drawing Setup
Drawing Units Base Angle.......................................................... Page 8
Drawing Units Type...................................................................... Page 9
Relative Dimensions........................................................................ Page 10
Display Attributes............................................................................ Page 11
System Options
Rectangular Grid..............................................................................Page 13
Snap and Polar Snap.......................................................................Page 14
Isometric Grid...................................................................................Page 15
Esnap and Override Esnap.............................................................Page 16
Etrack ................................................................................................Page 17
System Options
Polar Guides ....................................................................................Page 18
Entity Cue .........................................................................................Page 19
Gravity Box .......................................................................................Page 20
Print Configurations
Creating and Applying Print Configurations................................Page 22
Renaming Sheet Tabs......................................................................Page 23
Automatically Assigning Print Configurations............................Page 24
Assign Multiple Configurations.....................................................Page 25
Batch Printing...................................................................................Page 26
Print Configurations
Deleting and Creating ViewPorts..................................................Page 27
Scaling your ViewPort.....................................................................Page 28
Export to PDF....................................................................................Page 29
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DRAWING SETUP
In this session we will cover some of the essential functions necessary
when setting up your drawing environment. Save these settings in your
drawing template to eliminate the need to perform these tasks each
time you create a new file.
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Add Lines Styles
Drawing Setup
System Options
Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
The default drawing templates supplied in DraftSight have only the Continuous LineStyle loaded. It
is essential to learn how to add the other LineStyles that are supplied with DraftSight.
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Line Scale
Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
Use the LineScale command to set a global scale factor for LineStyles. It affects all drawing
entities to which you assigned a LineStyle pattern. The dash lengths specified in the LineStyle
definition files (in drawing units) are multiplied by the factor specified with the LineScale command.
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Drawing Boundary
Drawing Setup
System Options
Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
Use the DrawingBounds command to define the extent of the grid display and restrict the
graphics area. DrawingBounds can be helpful for printing and plotting. If you set your graphics
area so that it scales directly to the standard drawing sheet, you need only specify printing by
drawing boundaries to produce a plot of your full drawing, regardless of the current display in
the drawing window.
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Points Display
Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
The Point command draws a point, typically used as a reference in drawings. Points can serve
as nodes to which you can snap entities. Later, when the points are no longer necessary, you
delete them. An advantage to using points during construction, is that you can use EntitySnaps to
snap points. You can also use ETracking or the snap option From instead of inserting point entities
into the drawing. Points can be displayed in different styles and sizes. You can use points as
symbols in drawings, but only one point style can be active in a drawing.
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Drawing Units Base Angle
Drawing Setup
System Options
Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
The UnitSystem command lets you:
Set the base angle that specifies a direction for 0. For example, surveyors normally set 0 as up
on the page. This setting ensures the correct display of angle and distance for drawing lines; the
display on the status bar updates according to the angle zero direction and the orientation.
Select Clockwise to increase angles in a clockwise direction.
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Relative Dimensions
Drawing Setup
System Options
Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
By enabling relative dimensions, you specify that dimensions you create are associated to the
measured entities.
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Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
Use this function to control the display of your Block Attributes. The options are:
Normal: Uses the setting defined in the BlockAttribute.
On: Shows BlockAttributes regardless of the setting defined in the BlockAttribute and
regardless if they are hidden.
Off: Hides BlockAttributes
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DraftSight Fundamentals SYSTEM OPTIONS Volume 2
Introduction
Drawing Setup
SYSTEM OPTIONS
Use these system options to assist in the creation of your geometry.
Master these tips and you will be more productive with your use of
DraftSight. These tips are among the most commonly used features in
DraftSight. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro, you will use
these options on a daily basis.
System Options
Print Configurations
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Rectangular Grid
Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
Select Enable Grid to enable or disable the display of a pattern of evenly spaced dots that serve
as a visual distance reference.
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Isometric Grid
Drawing Setup
System Options
Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
Use Isometric grid to orient the snap and grid to a 60 degree angle. Also, with this option active,
the IsoCircle option is available in the Ellipse command.
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Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
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Esnap and Override Esnap
Drawing Setup
System Options
Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
Use EntitySnaps (ESnaps) to detect and snap to points on drawing entities, for example, end
points, intersections, and center points. Snapping to a point provides an exact position for drawing
and editing commands. You specify ESnap modes to set snap options. For example, you might
want to snap to intersections between entities. You can apply ESnap modes permanently or for a
single operation.
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Etrack
Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
EntityTracking displays orthogonal (horizontal and vertical) tracking guides when the pointer moves
over EntitySnap points. (EntitySnap guides must be enabled).
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Polar Guides
Drawing Setup
System Options
Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
Use polar guides to draw at exact angles and fixed intervals, starting from 3 oclock (or East) and at
additional angle increments. A path line displays if the SelectionBox crosses a geometric point and
the pointer moves close to one of the polar guide angles.
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Entity Cue
Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
Displays ESnap markers when the pointer encounters ESnap points. The highlighting shows
the ESnap mode you can apply. You can also set the cue color. ESnap cue size sets the display
size of ESnap markers.
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Gravity Box
Drawing Setup
System Options
Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
Enable ESnap gravity: Pulls the pointer to an EntitySnap point when the pointer moves near
the point.
Display GravityBox: Displays a box inside the crosshairs when you snap to an entity. When
Print Configurations
snap points come within this box, they become candidates for ESnaps.
GravityBox size.
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PRINT CONFIGURATIONS
By using Print Configurations with DraftSight, printing your documents
can be as simple as clicking the Print icon. Understanding Print
Configurations is key to productive and quality work.
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Creating and Applying Print Configurations
Drawing Setup
System Options
Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
You can define print configurations to apply them as printing defaults for the Model and for
Sheets. A print configuration contains the settings for the printer, paper size, print scale and
range, orientation, margin offsets, and other options such as the PrintStyle. When using the
Print command, you can select a print configuration. You can also associate print configurations
to Sheet tab names. Any drawings that use the same Sheet tab name have the same print
configurations automatically associated.
Print Configurations
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Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
When setting up sheets to be used with print configurations, it is a good practice to rename your
drawing sheets. This will prevent accidentally overriding settings from other drawings.
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Automatically Assigning Print Configurations
Drawing Setup
System Options
Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
Using identical sheet tab names on multiple drawings will automatically set your print
configurations for your drawing.
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Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
Once you have set your configurations, it is possible to assign them to any or all of the sheets in
your file at the same time.
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Batch Printing
Drawing Setup
System Options
Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
Once you have assigned your configurations to all of your drawing sheets, use batch printing to
print all of the sheets in your file simultaneously.
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Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
By default, DraftSight places a rectangular ViewPort on each drawing sheet. Often this ViewPort
is not sufficient and its necessary to delete and create a new ViewPort for your drawing sheet.
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Scaling Your Viewpoint
Drawing Setup
System Options
Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
Once your drawing sheet is set up and your ViewPort is created, it is necessary to ensure that the
scale of the ViewPort is accurate according to the sheet. Use the ViewPort scale for this operation.
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Export to PDF
Reminder: This video segment was taken from a past Lyons Share webinar.
Creating professional PDF documents in DraftSight is simple. Use the ExportPDF command to
produce a multiple page PDF document of all your drawings of like sizes.
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