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Most of the problems caused in Software are due to human errors or complexity in Software functions. These problems always get resolved with each new release of Software if they are well addressed. That's why we always have to keep close eye on Software's release notes or issues fixed list. Some other problems are due to lack of our knowledge or not using functionality correctly .
Learn some of the ‘Troubleshooting Tools and Techniques' for DraftSight from CadOasis to cope with those problems.We will be adding new Troubleshooting tools and techniques for DraftSight here only ! So keep visiting this page.
1. DraftSight System Requirements:
This is the first thing you must know to use DraftSight.
- Minimum System requirements for Windows OS.
- 64bit version: Microsoft Windows XP (SP2), Windows 7 or Windows 8 (Dropped XP support from DraftSight 2015)
- 32bit version: Microsoft Windows XP (SP2), or Windows 7
- Intel Pentium 4 processor (2 GHz or faster)
- 300 MB free hard disk space depending on accessory applications installed
- 2 GB RAM
- High Color (16 bit) graphics card
- XGA (1024 x 768) display
- Mouse
- An Internet connection for installation from download and for activation (optional)
- Minimum System requirements for Mac OS.
- Mac with Intel processor
- Mac v10.12 (Sierra) (From DS 2017 SP1), Mac 10.9 (Maverics) – (From V1R5.0) , Mac OS X 64bit v10.6 (Snow Leopard) or v10.7 (Lion) Mac 32-bit OS (From VR5.1),
- 1GB of RAM (2GB recommended)
- 500 MB of available hard-disk space for installation
- 1024×768 display (1280×800 recommended) with 16-bit video card
- Mouseo An Internet connection for installation from download and for activation (optional)
- Minimum System requirements for Linux.
- Added Linux 64bit support [ Linux 32bit – (DraftSight 2015) ]
- Ubuntu 9.10 Gnome, Fedora 11 Gnome, KDE, or higher versions (others in progress), 32bit
- 1 GHz x86 processor
- 1GB of RAM (2GB recommended)
- 1GB of available hard-disk space for installation
- 1024×768 display (1680×1050 or higher recommended) with True Color graphics card
- Mouse (wheel mouse recommended)
- An Internet connection for installation from download and for activation (optional)
Note: Virtual machines, such as VMWare, are not supported. It is not possible to either run or install the Dassault Systèmes License Server on a virtual machine.
2. Help is always Helpful !
- For any genuine problem or more information always trust help files made by Software publisher, they solve almost 50% of your problems.
- Get the Free Community Support from DraftSight : Say what you mean SWYM .
- Here best technical person from Support team as well as CAD users and experts like us are ready to help in no time. And that's the best quality support I found even if you are Free user of DraftSight.
3. Activation:
- If activation fails then Check ‘Edit proxy settings' if you are not using Proxy then select option ‘No Proxy'
- If your 30 Days activation period is over and you are not able to activate after it then you can follow this Process.
- Exit from DraftSight if open.
- Go to windows Start > in search bar Type ‘regedit' > HKEY_CURRENT USER> Software>Delete ‘SWActivation' or rename it.
- Restart DraftSight
4. Graphics Card Problem.
- Some Display issues which are related with Graphics area or UI are due to Graphic card Problem. Always install Latest/Recommended Graphics card in System Requirements.
- Go to Start >Search for Device Manager > Display Adapters Right click on graphics card and update Driver.
5. Renaming DraftSight folder on %appdata% Bbedit 11 6 1 – powerful text and html editor.
- This trouble shooting method is recommended when issues arises due to Some Customization , Styles and Settings in DraftSight.
- These settings are stored in DraftSight folder with version names on path C:UsersxxxAppDataRoamingDraftSight. (More info File Locations in DraftSight )
- Make Sure DraftSight is not running and Rename DraftSight folder to any (don't delete else all your settings will be removed and DraftSight will start with Default setting.) and Start DraftSight. It will create new DraftSight folder on this path.
- If you want to use some of old settings then you can point path from File locations to respective older path (ex. Print Styles).
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6. Dialog box not Pop up (New, Open, Save, Export, etc)
- If some of the dialog boxes like New, Open, Save or Export are not pop up or if Command dialog box options shows in Command line then Run Command: DISPLAYDIALOGS if Default option is set to NO then Change it to Yes.
7. Remove Unwanted or invalid add-in message from Command line.
- If you see Command line error messages in DraftSight due to Invalid add-in or unable to load dll and want to get rid of these messages then use this Trouble shooting method.
- Run command : ADDINS and Uncheck boxes of Active and Start Up Columns of such add-ins
- Go to C:ProgramDataDassault SystemesDraftSightaddinConfigs and Delete such add-ins carefully or take backup somewhere and delete.
- Restart DraftSight.
8. Enter or Change Proxy Server Settings.
- If you are unable to enter/change proxy settings after 30 days of Activation period. Normally at this stage DraftSight is not opened so first you need to reset activation dialog box (See Point 3 above) . Then when you start DraftSight Go to Tools Menu > Options or run Command OPTIONS > Go to System Options > General > Proxy server Settings : Enter Correct details > Apply and Ok. Restart DraftSight .
9. Change Default Print Styles
- If you want to Change your Default Print Styles from .ctb to .stb or Vice Versa then Run Command OPTIONS > System Options > printing >Default Settings
- Here you can change Default Type from Use named Print -Styles to Use color-dependent profile or vice versa . Below to it open Drop down list of Default Print Style to see all available Print Styles in DraftSight.
- You change/Create or Edit Print Styles from Print > Additional Options > Print Style table .
10. Menu Bars are not showing.
- This issue occurs mostly when you create new UI profile or Change some customization in DraftSight.
- At this condition as you are not able to Go from Tools Menu > Customize, Run CUSTOMIZE command from Command Line. If command line is not visible then press CTRL+9.
- Now In Customize window> UI Profiles > Expand UI profiles and Check which UI Profile is active . If any profile other than ‘Classic Default' is active then Activate ‘Classic Default profile' If any Case Classic default is not showing then you can Add new Workspace then Expand Menu bar section below it. Click on tab ‘Show menu explorer' next to Menu bar column. Here you will see List of all Default Menu items in DraftSight . Select one by one and Drag it to Menu bar Column Cell.
11. How to Improve Display Quality of Circles , Arcs, Ellipses and Splines ?
- Use Displayquality command
- Specify display setting values between 1 to 20000. Larger value will make curves smoother.
12. SHEET > Modelview : Zoomed in and unable to switch or activate to Sheet mode or other viewport
- Now in this case you are in MODELMODE so you need to switch back to Sheet mode so run SHEETMODE command and zoom out.
- Another method is to run ACTIVATEVIEWPORT command and if you have only one default viewport in sheet then type option Specify viewport number to activate» 1 and hit Enter
13. Lineweight not showing in Model or Paper space .
Draw a Line and Change its LineWeight to higher values say 1mm from properties. Do you see LineWeight applied ? No. Run Print Command and Check in Print Preview Line weight is showing ? Yes . Now you need to follow below steps:
- Run OPTIONS command, Go to Drafting Styles , Active Drafting Styles >Line Font >Line Weight and Select Checkbox ‘Display weight in graphics area' > Apply and Ok. You will see line weight in DraftSight
- Another method is to Run System Variable ENBLLWTDSP > if its OFF then make it ON.
14. MacOS Users: Unable to open or Install DraftSight due to security setting.
- Sometimes due to security settings for downloaded apps, DraftSight users are unable to open or install DraftSight on their MacOS.
- For this Click on ‘Apple' icon to open list , select ‘System Preferences' and click on ‘Security & Privacy' option
- In ‘Allow apps downloaded from' select ‘Anywhere' and Save this setting.
- Now install DraftSight or if you have installed it then re install it again and Open it.
- A message will pop up Click ‘Open'
- Revert back your security settings in ‘Security & Privacy' tab to original for other apps.
15. Unable to Activate/ Transfer your DraftSight Professional License.
- You need to Contact DraftSight professional Team on [email protected] Or [email protected]
16. How to Change Default Installation Path of DraftSight?
17. How to Clean Up Drawing Files in DraftSight?
18. [Linux] Mouse Pointer Issue: [+2]
Problem by Wim: After install and active draftsight for ubuntu 14.10 do I have a problem. The mousepointer do not listen to the mouse. I can not controll the pointer. The pointer is very fast. I hope that there is anywhere a good tip
Solution by Yahzdi [Thanks Yahzdi :)]: If you have an NVIDIA card try using terminal to issue ‘nvidia-settings'. If you get the GUI interface select OpenGL Settings and uncheck the Synch to VBlock option. That worked for me with DraftSight 15 and Mint 17.1.
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19. Home palette links are not opening :
1. Home palette links are not opening or OPENWEBPAGE command giving invalid when type webpage address: You need to make any of your browser default to open links (Internet Explorer).
20. DraftSight has stopped working [February 2017] :
This is a very critical hotfix. All customers who downloaded DraftSight between 2012 to 2017 must install this hotfix to avoid usage interruptions starting on March 1st, 2017. [From DraftSight]
21 . DraftSight API:
Registering dll add ins
You will receive following message in DraftSight command window if you try to load dll add ins created using Visual Studio & DraftSight API
Add-in 'DSxxx' is not registered and will not be loaded. Use 'regsvr32' to register COM add-ins and 'regasm /codebase' for .NET add-ins.
External Links:
- DraftSight Community (Report DraftSight technical problems here) to Log in
- You can also submit the enhancement requests to [email protected]
- For Latest Release information of DraftSight :Click here
Note: Currently at CadOasis we are not supporting Linux and Mac OS. However readers can post their comments and expect other reader with those OS will respond to those comments.
Please submit your question on our Community page!
DraftSight Tutorials are specially designed to introduce DraftSight basic and well as premium functions to CAD Users. Premium features are marked as [Premium] which are not available in the Free version of DraftSight.
Check – List of AutoCAD Commands in DraftSight
0.0 Quick Start :
1.0 Introduction :
- 1.1 DraftSight User Interface
- 1.2 File Locations
- 1.3 Window Management
- 1.4 Drawing Boundary
2.0 File Management:
- 2.1 ‘Save', ‘Save as…' or ‘Export'
- 2.2 Export Table Data into Excel – (DraftSight 2017)
- 2.3 Drawing File Properties
- 2.4 Publish eDrawings from DraftSight
3.0 Drawing Basics:
3.1 Draw ToolBar :
- 3.1.1 Line, Infinite Line, Richline and Ray…!
- 3.1.2 Arc and Circle
- 3.1.3 Centerline
# Block:
- 3.1.4 Make Block
- 3.1.5 Insert Block
- 3.1.6 Define Block Attribute Definition
- 3.1.7 Remove Attribute [Premium] (DraftSight 2018)
# Polyline:
- 3.1.8 Create Polyline
- 3.1.9 Edit PolyLine
- 3.1.10 Covert Region to Polyline – Area Boundary Method
# Text
- 3.1.11 Note & Simplenote
- 3.1.12 Curved Text [DraftSight 2018]
# Markup:
- 3.1.13 Revision Cloud
- 3.1.14 Mask
- 3.1.15 Tables
3.2 Modify ToolBar:
- 3.2.1 Copy, Move, Rotate & Scale
- 3.2.2 NOTEOPTIONS: Text Editing Options
- 3.2.3 Power Trim (DraftSight 2015)
- 3.2.4 Quick Modify (DraftSight 2015)
- 3.2.5 Discard / Delete Duplicates (DraftSight 2015)
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4.0 Dimensioning Entities
- Dimensioning in DraftSight – Part 1
- Dimension Palette (DraftSight 2015)
5.0 Formatting Styles:
6.0 Layers Manager:
7.0 Views:
8.0 Printing and Plotting:
- Batch Print (DraftSight V1R5.0)
9.0 Tools in DraftSight:
- Design Resources (DraftSight 2015) [Premium]
- Mass Properties Calculations (DraftSight V1R5.0)
- Drawing Standards (DraftSight V1R5.0)
- Entity Group (DraftSight V1R5.0)
- Customize UI : (command:CUSTOMIZE)
10.0 DraftSight Default Add-ins
- DraftSight ToolBox
# External :
- How do I uninstall DraftSight?^
Whats New!
- For Latest Release information of DraftSight : Click here
- DraftSight Getting Started Guide^
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Notes:
- Whenever necessary we will provide DraftSight version name in which particular functionality is introduced.
- We will also mention whether functionality is available for Free users or Premium users.
- If anything omitted or removed will be shown in Strikethrough for reference.
- Some Posts and Pages are available for Registered members only and will be mentioned as such next to Title text.
Acronyms & Symbols :
- DraftSight – DST
- Graphic Area – GA
- Dialog box – db
- $ – CadOasis Premium Membership
- ^ – External Link (Outside CadOasis.com)
Important Note: Currently at CadOasis we are not supporting Linux and Mac OS. However readers can post their comments and expect other reader with those OS will respond to those comments.
Please submit your question on our Community page!
