![]() In contrast, Dassault isn't very helpful, and many of the AutoCAD solutions don't work in DraftSight (and some DraftSight functions don't work with DraftSight for Linux, despite the hype).Ĥ. ![]() There's a large population of folks who use LibreCAD and are ready to answer questions. E1 paper size is easier to print to (I print to 36 X 48" PDF, then take that to Staples for a paper printout).ģ. It's much easier to import and resize airfoil files.Ģ. I've also found a few things I like better about LibreCAD (besides the price) than with DraftSight.ġ. In fact, today I was working on drawing up a low-winged version of one of my earlier designs when I realized I was more concerned with what I was trying to draw, not how to draw it. Just have to remember not to have any sketches etc outside the border or the command 'all geometry' will include them.I downloaded LibreCAD two days ago and have been chugging along just fine with it. Thanks for those comments and the links John, I pursued your suggestion regarding printer settings which may be the problem, I rang Canon but because my OS is Linux I am very limited in what settings I can edit, however looking at how I set up my drawings I have just found what seems to be a solution, previously I would draw inside a rectangle of 281mm x 194mm which gave me a 8mm border around my drawing and then print out on a A4 sheet at 1 :1, but this shrinks my drawing by about 3%, if however I draw a 297mm x 210mm A4 rectangle around the inner one and then print specifying 'fit to paper size' and 'all geometry' it prints to scale, I will make an A4 size drawing template with the inner border but instead of an outer rectangle just have 4 corner points for the printer to use as its datums. or is that thought just my grumpy alter ego talking. I wonder if this is an intended Draftsight feature to make it hard for professional use?. It looks like you can feed the drawings through an Acad free viewer to plot them correctly? Maybe it is the printer settings that are causing the error Is it possible to calibrate your particular brand of Printer? I can do it with My HP 500 Plotter. It's very frustrating as having used Autocad for many years I find Draftsight easy to use with regards to the drawing commands. ![]() I'm having printer problems with a newly installed Draftsight on my Linux PC as well, no matter what I do and I've checked and double checked all the settings, sheet scale, print scale and printer setup etc, when I draw a 100mm dia circle it always prints at 97mm dia. I don't like going backwards.ĭraftsight implemented the command line for a reason, it works well for experienced users. ![]() If the command line was ever removed, and the ability to (not) use use the so called ribbon as compared to the classic interface, another frightfully modern and mad (Homage to Alfred Noyes), interface pushed by Microstuff a few years ago would not update my software. Icons are useful for the less used commands. compared to looking for icons it is fast, many drawings will require thousands of operations. Keyboard shortcuts and a command line make Autocad a superior product. If you have a 64 bit hard drive then the Solid Edge 2D package is much more user friendly.Ī command line format in the right hands if far superior to stabbing icons with a mouse.Įspecially when the icons bear no resemblance to the command needed. If so the units settings for the drawing may be wrongĢ016 version still has the archaic out of date ACAD type command line format. DS notes suggest that print is a simple process.Ĭould it be that the scale difference is 2.54? drawing sheet and the option to define a scale of 1:1 delivers a drawing of approx 2:1 print model produces a drawing of approx. The upgrade from the previous version went without a hitch with the option to migrate all your settings to the new version.Īt last they have fixed the "mouse lag" bug in the Linux version.ĭraftsight 2016 installed. I've just installed the 2016 version of DraftSight (Free 2❝ CAD) on my Linux laptop.
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