DraftSight - GETTING STARTED GUIDE, CAD, DraftSight
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//-->®TMWelcome to the DraftSight Getting Started Guide.For beginners and experienced CAD users alike, this guide has more than 180 pages of fundamental skillsnecessary for the efficient use of DraftSight. Chapters one through four cover functionalities for all users, andchapter 5 details the powerful, time-saving features that are only available in the Enterprise and ProfessionalPack Offerings for DraftSight. Discover more about each of these premium offerings below.Get more from DraftSight – Discover:• The Professional Pack Offering for DraftSight®is for small and medium-size companies that need aprofessional-grade CAD product with powerful, time-saving functionalities. DraftSight Professionalincludes industry standard content that can be added to a document with ease and batch printing to printmultiple files without opening them. 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DraftSight Professional and Enterprise run on Windows® only.CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONDraftSightUsing this Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .What is DraftSight? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Conventions Used in this Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Start a DraftSight Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DraftSight User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Drop-down Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Context Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keyboard Shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Standard Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Graphics Area. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .View Tiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .Graphics Cursor / Crosshairs . . . . . . . . . . .Cartesian Coordinate System / Origin . . . . . . .Coordinate System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Model Tab and Sheet Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Command Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Zoom Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Draw Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .Modify Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .EntitySnap Toolbar . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .Layers Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .Layer Tools Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Properties Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mouse Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cancel or End Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .Manipulating Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22234444556677789101112131415161617181819191919iCONTENTSDraftSightLesson 1:QUICK STARTQuick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Start a DraftSight Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Creating a New Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Drawing Template . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . ..22Set the Drawing Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Set Drawing Unit System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23Set Drawing Boundary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Set Snap and Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Zoom Bounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Line Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Open an Existing Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Delete Command . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .31Single Entity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Arc Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Circle Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Entity Selection . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .36Window Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Crossing Select. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Delete Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .37Multiple Entities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Move Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Multiple Entitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38Single Entity.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Creating a New Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40Drawing Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Set the Drawing Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Set Drawing Unit System . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41Set Drawing Boundary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42Set Snap and Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44Zoom Bounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45Absolute and Relative Coordinates. . . . . . . . . . . .45Absolute Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46Relative Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46Entering Keyboard Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46Draw a Rectangle Using Absolute Coordinates . . . .47Draw the Second Shape Using Relative Coordinates ..49Draw the Third Shape Using Relative and AbsoluteCoordinates. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .50Print Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51Model Tab / Sheet Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52Pan Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54Correct Drafting Mistakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56iiCONTENTSDraftSightLesson 2:DRAFTING TUTORIALSDrafting Tutorials . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .Start a DraftSight Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Create a New Drawing . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .Drawing Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Set the Drawing Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Drawing Unit System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Drawing Boundary . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .Set Snap and Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Zoom Bounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Working with Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Layer 0: The Default Layer . . . . . . . . . . . .Layer Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Manage Layers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Creating New Layers. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .Changing the Active Layer. . . . . . .. . . . . . .Renaming a Layer . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .Controlling Layer Behavior . . . . . .. . . . . . .Setting the LineColor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Setting the Layer LineStyle . . . . . . . . . . . .Setting a Layer LineWeight . . . . . . . . . . . .Setting PrintStyle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Setting Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Setting Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Setting Filtering and Display Options . . . . . . .Create Three New Layers for the Drawing . . . . . . . . .Create the First New Drawing . . . . . . . . . . .Draw a Circle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Draw a Hexagon . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .Copy Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Modify the Diameter of the Copied Circle . .. . . .Draw Two Parallel and Horizontal Lines. . . . . . .Trim Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fillet Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mirror Command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rotate Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Trim Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Draw Entities on the Centerline Layer. . . . .. . . . . .Rectangle Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SimpleNote Command . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .Draw a Spline on the Construction Layer . . . . . . . . .Spline Command . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .PolyLine Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Edit PolyLine Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Modify the PolyLine Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5859595959596060606161616363636464646465656666666672727374757576777980818384848586889090iii
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