The next scheduled stop on the Developers World Tour is scheduled in Bangkok, Thailand on Mato meet with Asian developers. Interested parties seeking to attend this event or other stops on the world tour are invited to contact Graebert to learn more about the new DraftSight API and the development of certified plug-ins plug-ins by writing to. Graebert and Dassault Systèmes today announced they are actively collaborating in the promotion of the plug-ins plug-ins certified for DraftSight, which represents a unique opportunity for developers to reach the DraftSight community. Plug-ins will not only be promoted in the monthly newsletter sent to more than 2 Million DraftSight users, but also via social networks on Facebook (1.3 million fans of DraftSight), Twitter, Linkedin and YouTube. Read a customer story on how Innovative Manufacturing Services creates schematic layouts for their electrical panels with DraftSight.G-Electrical for DraftSight – 2D Electrical CAD plug-in to design electrical diagrams and generate related reports and bill of materials.CAD Blocks for DraftSight – A suite of 17 plug-ins with intelligent 2D block libraries for Architecture, Electricity, Mechanical and HVAC – Plumbing.OnlineMaps for DraftSight, to browse and insert free professional georeferenced maps from ArcGis Online, the acclaimed solution from Esri, the GIS World leader.PDF Import for DraftSight to convert PDF files in DWG vectors that can be edited in DraftSight.The plug-ins will be sold on a central online marketplace and advertised right inside the DraftSight software through a news palette displayed when the software is launched.Īt SOLIDWORKS World 2015, Graebert is showcasing a first range of plug-ins that are already available or that will be gradually launched over the next months including: Unlike some other CAD packages, it is not tied to just one discipline. You can use it to draw anything you want. The great thing about DraftSight is its flexibility. It might take you 20 minutes, but it’s better than a few hours at the end of the project!Īnd that’s a brief rundown on how I use DraftSight for Electrical Drafting. Just roughly sketch it out on a sheet of paper and go from there. So, what do you do? Well, take some time before you draw the schematic to plan it out. The only option left is to tweak your schematic to fit, a little stretch here and there, move a board around, move some text… It’s all time consuming stuff. That is a really bad idea! If the contractor can’t read your drawings, then you are increasing the chances of a mistake on site. The first thing they decide to do is to shrink the schematic itself, but that leads to smaller text and smaller symbols, making it harder for the contractor to read. I’ve often seen users create beautiful schematics, but when they go to put a title sheet on them, it doesn’t fit. It’s very important, when drawing Electrical Schematics, to have a good sense of space on your Title Sheet. Again, these are created using my block library. These could be for Fire Alarm, Electrical Boards or just a general overall Electrical Schematic. The last type of drawing I do on the Electrical side of things are the Electrical Schematics. You’re not trying to give an accurate representation of the fittings used, just an accurate location for them to be installed. Again, these blocks stay the same from project to project. Each entity type, Light Fittings, Wiring, Emergency Lighting and so on all have their own individual layers. ![]() I think you get the idea! All blocks are created with the colour set to Bylayer, that way, it’s easy to tell if you’ve accidentally placed a block on the wrong layer. So, Data entities will always be found on EG-Data, Fire on EG-Fire and so on. Likewise, there are specific Electrical Layers, these also do not change from project. You know it’s a Double Socket, but you know it is non standard. ![]() For example, the Double Socket from UPS, whilst still similar to the original, is different. ![]() However, depending on the project, new symbols are often created. From project to project, a 13A Double Socket always looks the same, it does not deviate. Every electrical drawing I create, has an Electrical Legend on the drawing so there can be no mistaking a fitting for something else. Some I’ve edited to suit, others were perfect the way they were.Įlectrical drawings are very dependent on legends. Over the years, I’ve created and downloaded many blocks for my Electrical Library. That’s everything from Lighting, Data and Power Layouts to Board Schematics. Well over 50 percent of the CAD work I do in DraftSight is electrical related.
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