V1R3.2 Release Notes

The new version of DraftSight V1R3.2 is now available. This is a quality release which aims at resolving known issues (new functionalities will be added in the next version). Here are some of the highlights and release notes…

Download

Download the new DraftSight version from: http://www.3ds.com/products/draftsight/download-draftsight/

System requirements

Hardware or graphics requirements remain the same. For minimum system requirements, click here.

Note: Outdated graphic drivers might need updating.

Mac 32-bit OS no longer supported, Mac 64-bit are supported, see: https://swym.3ds.com/#post:23013

Installation Notes

No change in installation.

Activation

No change, the Activation dialog box (free Version *only*) is displayed at start up.

Resolved Issues

Here are some of the resolved issues:

689636

Resolve options for EditPolyline when using Pan transparently.

689487

DraftSight V1R3.1 does not save the proxy settings

688747

Using ESNAPs on a block containing another large block causes a drop of performance  

688558

Retain the paper size of a print configuration (.cfg)

688036

Unexpected behavior when snapping block lines, visual intersection appear when not enabled

687360

UI and options customizations are not kept after closing and launching DraftSight

686753

Print and Export to PDF: does not export the Japanese letters in True Type fonts.

685773

Support dimensions with the TRIM and EXTEND commands.

685211

Remove extra space character added to the name of a layer created through macro

684183

Text space in drawing, created in China, doubles after editing the text

683746

Cannot change a layer to active layer with command macro

683575

Support AutoCAD R2013 file format.

683095

Ability to define lisp callable functions from an API

681971

"<>" replaces the text of the same value to the real value when edit the dimension

680826

Add the ability to toggle the display of field background

680293

Add information about EXPLODETEXT and TXTEXT commands in the documentation Help menu (user guide)

680282

DraftSight GetEntities gets entities of type dsLineType when not included in SelectionFilter

679284

Add the ability to convert existing splines and ellipses to polylines

677926

Clicking on Right Mouse Button will display a context menu without a command option

677812

Adding line to existing block is shown thin and gray (as it would not belong to the block)

677352

Assigning a print configuration(.cfg) is not saved - config.map file not consistently updated

676698

Print to PDF with print configuration and multiple sheets – the name of the PDF files must be entered several times.

676562

LISP SETVAR command does assign to CADSUP new values

675763

Visual Studio 2010 on x64 PC cannot build this add-in correctly.

674874

Saving a drawing with DraftSight creates imperfections (dots) in Windows Explorer preview pane

671404

ROTATE cmd: Entity snap does is not consistently efficient when defining rotation

665546

(IToolbarItem > Enable)Cannot enable and disable toolbar items when toolbars are loaded with DST Add-ins

664050

EDITBLOCKATTRIBUTE and delete attribute data does not remove attribute content

654504

The .emf is not exported correctly

641791

Please add notification that license is going to expire soon

636325

Performance issue when selecting a dimension and maximum zooming with mouse wheel

626064

Delay on launch if no internet connection is available

622664

ENBLENTSELHLT (highlight) system variable is not honored

621043

LISP TRANS command does not extract values of Viewport Custom Scale and Standard Scale

620091

Selection experience is improper for 'Fill' type hatch.

604527

DIMENSIONSTYLE: The option 'Scale dimensions according to sheet' is not honored by 'Leader' and 'Tolerance' entities

598667

Update and complete Help Files

594201

Changes to Default Library Files Location are not effective

592609

Font does not appear in Model space as in Text dialog box

590963

Issue with SETTXTRES (textqlty) sys.var when print texts with TT fonts

586974

Hebrew Text does not appear in the drawing but in the Edit Note

586732

Highlight HATCH FILL type on selection

583844

Allow splines to move when using the Stretch command to move a Group containing splines

582239

Windows meta file (wmf) export option is missing

575094

Add information about UPDATEBLOCKATTRIBUTES in the User Guide

570619

Japanese font: A question mark is displayed instead of the text

565903

Display Korean font correctly

565504

Display Hebrew text in graphics area from right to left

552299

CIRCLE - TTT option must work when specifying tangencies on two lines and a circle/ arc