DraftSight Customization with Macros: Lessons #1, #2, and #3

 

 

 

 

 

Watch the Magic! This screenshot shows you the DraftSight Stereoscopic Utility!

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Last Update: April 27, 2012   Watch Lesson No. 3

 

 

 

 Lesson # 2 (March 29 and 30, 2012)  Webinar video recording:

Click here to view the webinar video recording -->   https://swym.3ds.com/#media:22733

                                                 Download Lesson # 2 PPTX  -->  https://swym.3ds.com/#media:22765

 

 

 

 

A FREE Stereoscopic viewer was mailed to the first 10 webcast attendees of the April 27 Webinar session.

This viewer can be used with Lesson No.1 DraftSight printout drawing or with any stereoscopic images. More info – during this webinar.  

 


Lesson # 1 is based on the DraftSight Workshop from SolidWorld 2012 conference at San Diego:

   
   

A DraftSight macro is created with the Customization utility to perform simple or complex operations.

Macros benefit the DraftSight drafting and CAD administration.

With these three hands-on tutorial exercises (the Modules below,) you can learn independently how to customize DraftSight commands with macros.

To complete the exercises, click this link and download the workshop handout and source files:   https://swym.3ds.com/#media:20488    

 

Module No.

Description

 

 

1

 

Building a customized toolbar and menu that create   a stereoscopic drawing by   inserting a 3D Standard ACIS (*.sat) file into a DraftSight drawing,   rotating the imported ACIS, mirroring it, and creating a Sheet Viewport of   the Model.

 

 

2

 

Open a Windows Explorer with a customized toolbar   and menu

 

 

3

 

Modifying an MNU based macro (“BPoly Utils” macro) to work with   DraftSight