The only differences are the licensing model, deployment tool, and support model. **Premium & Enterprise Plus have the same features. *Professional & Enterprise have the same features. Support for ANSI, ISO, Din, JIS, BSI drafting standardsģDEXPERIENCE, DELMIA, SOLIDWORKS Electrical, PDM Connectors Insert part reference Balloon annotationsĪutomatically apply part references to Toolbox hardware Open, edit and create Mechanical DWG files If you’d like to give DraftSight and its awesome set of keyboard tools a try, just go here to download a free 30-day trial.Toolbox (BOM, Revision Table, Hardware, Holes, Welding/Surface/Finish Symbols…)Īutomatic Dimensioning & Dimension ArrangementģD Tools (3D Modeling, 3D Drafting, Solid Editing, Mesh, etc.) I think that soon you’ll find yourself becoming more efficient and faster in your work. Just try a couple to start with so that your workflow doesn’t feel too foreign and add one or two more after a while. If you’re an “icon picker”, you might try a few of the aliases, shortcuts, or function keys that I’ve shown you today. Like I said, I even do things differently during videos and demos than I do otherwise. Hey, we all work differently in our CAD programs, I get it. I love this feature so much I’ve already written an entire blog post about it. One awesome exception to the toggle rule (which is really more of a guideline than a rule) is the F4 key. For instance, it’s so much more efficient to toggle Ortho Mode on or off by pressing F8 than it is to use the Status Bar icon. Once you start using them instead of finding and clicking on an icon, you’ll be sold too. Typically, they toggle an associated setting on or off. These are the keys above the numbers on your standard keyboard that are labeled F1 through F12. Last but not least are the Function Keys. And again, if something isn’t to you liking, or you’d like to create a temporary override, you can do so through the Customize command’s Keyboard tab (or by using its Alias that you may be more familiar with – CUI) You can get an entire list of Keyboard Shortcuts for both Windows and Mac from this link. Again, these are typical in most Windows apps, but others are DraftSight specific, such as Ctrl + B to toggle Snap on and off. I’m also an addict to using Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V to Copy and Paste. For instance, I use Ctrl + S all the time to incrementally save my work. These typically start with the Control key (in Windows… it’s the command key in macOS) along with a letter or number. If you’re already familiar with your operating system’s shortcuts, you’ll find that most are the same in DraftSight. The next group of time saving typing tricks are called Keyboard Shortcuts. Just type “Alias” in the Find box, and it will take you right to it. It’s super easy to edit or add aliases from the Options box.īonus Tip: Don’t waste time trying to find it in Options. So, if you want to draw a RING in DraftSight, you can continue to use DO or DONUT just like you might be used to doing.Īnd don’t worry if something isn’t mapped to your preference, or in a few cases, not mapped at all. Here’s the cool thing about aliases in DraftSight: In addition to a short version of a command, the AutoCAD® command equivalent is mapped as well. It’s an incredibly efficient way to access your commands. For instance, typing “L” will run the Line command.

Docks the toolbar at the right margin of the application. Docks the toolbar at the left margin of the application. Specify a toolbar name (for example, Draw). An alias is usually a single letter shortcut (sometimes more) that runs a command. To show and place toolbars: Type -Toolbars at the command prompt. The first group you need to know about are command aliases. I think this practice can help you too, so today’s post is all about aliases, shortcuts, and function keys (oh my!). Mithilfe dieser Informationen stellen Sie sicher, dass Sie stets mit einem System arbeiten, das DraftSight unterstützt und dafür optimiert ist. I realized years ago that I’m much more productive when I keep my non-mouse hand on the keyboard, so I can quickly access commands, toggles, and shortcuts to make me more efficient. Mithilfe dieser Informationen stellen Sie sicher, dass Sie stets mit einem System arbeiten, das DraftSight unterstützt und dafür optimiert ist. Being a visual medium, it makes sense to show you where the command is, but in real life, I tend to use DraftSight differently. I’ve done so many tips and tricks videos over the years, and you typically see me selecting commands from their respective icon on the ribbon (or elsewhere).

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