We are pleased to bring you DraftSight V1R5.0, with new features for the free, Enterprise and Professional offerings for DraftSight.
Click here to download V1R5.0 now.
What's new in V1R5.0?
The free version of DraftSight now includes:
- Search in Options: With this new feature, simply type in the search box what you are looking for in the Options menu, and you will be provided with the path to the location of the topic in the Options dialog.
- iQuestions Integration: Using the Community tab, log into the DraftSight SwYm community to search and ask questions in the iQuestions section of the community.
- Standard Compliant Drawings: Use the VerifyStandards command to check that the current drawing conforms to industry, corporate, and custom standards. The command checks whether names and properties of Layers, LineStyles, DimensionStyles, and TextStyles in the current drawing match those in associated standards files. Users can replace nonstandard items to be compliant, flag them to be ignored, or leave them as they are. It is recommended to run the Clean command to purge unused objects before running the VerifyStandards command.
- Quick Group: Use the QuickGroup command to quickly create EntityGroups.
- Mouse Gesture: Now supporting Mouse Gestures for Mac and Linux.
- Improved Performance: Improved Pan and Zoom performance.
The Professional Pack and Enterprise Pack Offerings for DraftSight now include the following additional enhancements:
- PDF Underlay: Use the AttachPDF command to attach pages of a PDF document to a drawing. The command links the specified file as a reference to the current drawing
- Batch Printing: Use the BatchPrint command to send a set of drawings and Sheets to printers in a batch job. Users can save batch print jobs to Batch Print List (*.bpl) files for subsequent use. Note: Users can only batch print Sheets with PageLayouts and Print Configurations associated to them, either directly for the specific Sheets or by PageLayouts stored in other drawings/Print Configurations stored in Print Configuration files. Also, within each PageLayout and Print Configuration used in batch prints, users must specify a printer.
- Mass Properties Calculations. Use the GetMassProperties command to calculate and display the mass properties of Regions. The command reports the included area, perimeter, and centroid of the specified Region. Additionally, information about the custom coordinate system (CSS) for the Region is displayed (CCS name, CCS origin, and definition of the X-, Y-, and Z-axes of the CCS).
- Macro Recording: The quickest and easiest way to start programming with the DraftSight API is to record a macro, which contains the DraftSight API calls that corresponds to the actions performed interactively in DraftSight.
Toolbox Enhancements:
- Revision Table: A document revision can be added step by step in an alphabetic or numeric sequence and can be attached to a revision symbol.
- Enhance Toolbox to support 3 more hole categories. These hole categories are: Hole (Simple), Tap and Slot.
- Enhance Toolbox commands with additional option keywords. These additional keywords are all creation methods currently available for a selected hardware or hole type. A creation method can still be changed in hardware or hole dialog and is applied initially for the block insertion as default keyword. In addition creation methods can be also switched continuously via keywords. No need to go return to dialog or to rerun command.
- Add new balloon shapes: Triangle, Hexagon, Box, Diamond, Pentagon, Flag (Five Sided), Flag (Triangle), Underline, Square, Square (Circle) and Inspection. Enhance Toolbox to support editing of Bill of Materials.
System Requirements:
No new hardware or graphics requirements. For minimum system requirements, click here.
Note: Outdated graphic drivers might need updating.
Operating Systems:
Now supporting Mac 10.9 (Maverics).
Activation:
No changes. The Activation dialog (free Version *only*) is still displayed at start up.
Resolved SPRs
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SPR |
Brief Desctiption |
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742910 |
Drawing stays idle for couple min. and then DraftSight crashes |
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737914 |
EnblRSnap command variable returns Unrecognized command |
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736246 |
LISP script fails to create drawing entities |
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735671 |
German: Toolbox properties hole fit and diameter drop down is wrong translated |
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735270 |
Mac 10.8.5 : Crash when print to PDF |
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735188 |
German: Toolbox section view for counterbore is wrongly translated, should be Schnittansicht |
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735183 |
German: Layer colour not localized in toolbox |
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735138 |
German: Toolbox parts are not localized |
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735131 |
German: DrawCompare should be translated and should be consistent in the Software 'Zeichnung Vergleichen' |
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734785 |
Extrude command fails |
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733895 |
HP DesignJet T610 44” plotter prints blank pages after upgrading DraftSight to V1R4.0 |
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733884 |
MS Visual Studio 2012 is not Supported |
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732760 |
Block attributes values are wrongly changed when LISP scripts are run |
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731749 |
UTF Performance problem with this file : unable Zoom and pan , move |
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725305 |
HATCH is outputted to PDF in the state of differing from a DWG file and a preview. |
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724577 |
Command is not executed even if it paste on a command window. |
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723084 |
Provide an API to get top level external references in the drawing. |
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722674 |
Add industry options to DraftSight. |
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715856 |
PRINT and PREVIEW cmd: The character string containing a special Japanese sign character differs in line width or the size of a character. |
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704030 |
Foreign language: Toolbox BOM(title-block and item name) names are not localized to Japanese. |
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704028 |
Foreign language: The template (a title and an item name) of Hole Table is not localized to Japanese. |
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704024 |
Foreign Language: Toolbox type names are not localized to Japanese. |
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699117 |
Design Library Tooltips are not localized. |
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698462 |
Foreign Language: Toolbox, DrawCompare & Design Library Help file is not localized |
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697266 |
VIEWS cmd: It will crash, if it creates by the same name as View Name which already exists with the New button. |
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696667 |
EXPORTPDF - Poor/wrong results / poor quality of PDF |
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695776 |
Region::GetArea() always returns 0. |
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690097 |
(LISP (command"") terminates the LISP ignoring program status and generates a faulty alert) |
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689465 |
Japanese: The help file of DraftSight Deployment Wizard: The mistake in the Japanese translation of Deployment |
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688756 |
PASTEASBLOCK – copy and paste as block, wrong entities are pasted after repeating workflow |
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688394 |
Error "outdated C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM32\\AcSignIcon.dll" blocks DraftSight launch |
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686588 |
Export to PDF API not working as expected |
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683256 |
AbortRunningCommand() function is not working |
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682541 |
TextStyle orientation options do not apply to text created with NOTE command |
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678439 |
DCL text box is missing a cursor |
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677734 |
On installing DraftSight on Mountain Lion OS, QuickLookSatelllite process takes more than 100% of CPU |
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677366 |
Allow license borrowing (offline license) for DraftSight SNL installation |
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676295 |
MAC Beta Memory drain issue |
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675400 |
On selecting the command from mouse gesture, it opens up the shortcut menu. |
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674383 |
Command window only displays last 100 lines of output |
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669656 |
An API to DRAWINGPROPERTIES command |
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667197 |
Create a command (command menu or icon) to enable/disable group selection set quickly. |
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664580 |
EXTRACTBLOCKATTRIBUTES - Block attributes containing the characters (-) and (.) cause failure of the extraction |
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656698 |
PRINTSTAMP: Add ability to save or load PRINTSTAMP settings |
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642864 |
Option to suppress radial dimension arc extension line |
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641969 |
Selecting block geometry (in edit block mode) selects all not related geometry as well |
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641348 |
Esnap: Other esnap does not work if 'Tangent' enabled. |
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640443 |
When edit and save the excel sheet in the drawing, the OLE behaves incorrectly |
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639126 |
Mac OS: The command UIMODE is not working |
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626946 |
The excel sheet inserted in to the drawing does not update, allow updating of excel files by double-clicking |
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623937 |
Shift selection behavior is different with AutoCAD. |
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614337 |
Thumbnails of DWG/DXF files do not display file contents preview in Windows Explorer . |
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613531 |
Paste special in MS Excel doesn't show 'DraftSight drawing object' > It shows 'ARGONQT.Document object' |
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595195 |
SETVARIABLE cmd: if EnblDrgDsp (dragmode ) var. is set 1 or 2, then entities are still displayed while drag, modify or create them |
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585470 |
Command: GetProperties for grouped entity does not give the name of the group. |
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567970 |
Properties palette: 'Dim scale linear' property changes are reset |
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566901 |
Allow the size of the icons in the Mouse Gesture wheel to be customized |
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561234 |
EDITRICHLINE cmd: Missing functionality for options placed in dialog (exepted 'Add' / Delete') |
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513678 |
DraftSight application is not visible when try to insert a drawing as OLE and select to create new |
