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Getting Started with DraftSight

By : JOAO ANTONIO C DOS SANTOS
Book Image

Getting Started with DraftSight

By: JOAO ANTONIO C DOS SANTOS

Overview of this book

Computer-aided design (CAD) uses computer systems to assist in the creation, modification, and analysis of a design. DraftSight is a 2D computer-aided design (CAD) software application. DraftSight includes all the main tools to draft with precision, and it works with DWG files, the most popular CAD file type. It runs on a wide variety of operating systems, including Windows, Mac, and Linux. Getting Started with DraftSight addresses all the main phases for executing and printing a mechanical project. These concepts and commands can easily be applied to other areas. Beginning with the very basic concepts, and going through all the necessary drawing steps, you will finish by printing a full scale mechanical drawing. The illustrative examples will help you understand the design process and teach you how to utilize DraftSight features in your mechanical design projects. You will start with an overview of the mechanical design process, which will help you understand the different commands, tools, and tasks involved in DraftSight projects. You will then proceed to executing all the phases of the design process. This includes setting up a drawing, drawing and editing with precision, organizing with layers, and finally obtaining valid information from the drawing. Furthermore, you will also learn to apply fills, patterns, and dimensions, and the process of defining and printing sheets. With "GettingStarted with DraftSight" you will learn how to specify and document parts and print drawings with the help of DraftSight. Towards the end of this book you will be introduced to some advanced concepts like additional layer commands, and methods to reference other drawings or images, which can be very useful when dealing with complex projects.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Getting Started with DraftSight
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Summary


This last chapter includes how to reference other drawings and images in our drawing and several additional commands to deal with layers. When opening a drawing with references, these are loaded at the current state and cannot be directly modified.

The REFERENCES command displays a palette to manage referenced external drawings and images. The CLIPREFERENCE command allows the user to clip referenced drawings or blocks. The CLIPIMAGE command allows the user to clip images.

The HIDELAYER command allows the user to turn layers off by selecting entities that belong to those layers. The SHOWLAYERS command turns on all layers. The FREEZELAYER command allows the user to freeze layers by selecting entities that belong to those layers. The THAWLAYERS command thaws all layers. The LOCKLAYER command allows the user to lock a layer by selecting one entity that belongs to that layer. The UNLOCKLAYER command allows the user to unlock a layer by selecting one entity that belongs to that layer. The...