[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":115,"prefetchLinks":116},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article_draftsight-status-bar-star-pt-1_draftsight":3,"_apollo:default":113,"_apollo:identified":114},{"posts":4},{"nodes":5,"__typename":112},[6],{"id":7,"slug":8,"title":9,"uri":10,"excerpt":11,"locale":12,"featuredImage":15,"tableOfContents":24,"content":25,"date":26,"authorJobTitle":27,"author":28,"masterings":38,"globalTags":52,"products":69,"disciplines":80,"seo":101,"__typename":111},"cG9zdDo1OTIxNQ==","draftsight-status-bar-star-pt-1","DraftSight: Status-Bar Star Pt. 1","\u002Fproducts\u002Fdraftsight\u002Fdraftsight-status-bar-star-pt-1","\u003Cp>Visit DraftSight.com to explore DraftSight 2019 and learn how you can experience…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":13,"__typename":14},"en_US","Locale",{"node":16,"__typename":23},{"large":17,"__typename":18,"medium_large":19,"thumbnail":20,"srcSet":21,"sizes":22},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fblog48-graphic-final-1024x587.jpg.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fblog48-graphic-final-768x440.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fblog48-graphic-final-150x150.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fblog48-graphic-final-1024x587.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fblog48-graphic-final-300x172.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fblog48-graphic-final-768x440.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fblog48-graphic-final.jpg.webp 1200w","(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u003Cem>Visit\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.draftsight.com\u002F?utm_medium=Display&utm_source=Blog&utm_campaign=DraftSight_Blog&utm_content=Learn_More_DS2019_&utm_term=link-text\" data-id=\"59217\"> DraftSight.com\u003C\u002Fa> to explore \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.draftsight.com\u002F?utm_medium=Display&utm_source=Blog&utm_campaign=DraftSight_Blog&utm_content=Learn_More_DS2019_&utm_term=link-text\" data-id=\"59217\">DraftSight 2019\u003C\u002Fa> and learn how you can experience the freedom to do more with a better 2D drafting and 3D design experience.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that I’ve been drawing on \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.draftsight.com\u002F?utm_medium=Display&utm_source=Blog&utm_campaign=DraftSight_Blog&utm_content=Blog_RC_InText_11252019&utm_term=link-text\" data-id=\"59217\">DraftSight\u003C\u002Fa> for a while, I realized that I’m always searching the ribbon for new and helpful features, but sometimes forget about the benefits of the Status Bar. The Status Bar is located in the lower right corner of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.draftsight.com\u002F?utm_medium=Display&utm_source=Blog&utm_campaign=DraftSight_Blog&utm_content=Blog_RC_InText_11252019&utm_term=link-text\" data-id=\"59217\">DraftSight\u003C\u002Fa> application and contains multiple icons that control and guide your cursor while designing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today’s post will be focusing on the Snap Grid, Snap, Ortho, and Polar icons. When activated, each option functions differently, and heavily influences your drafting experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting with Snap Grid, this feature displays a point graph demonstrating your current coordinate system. If you right click on the icon, you can turn the Grid on and off, along with accessing it’s drafting options by selecting Settings.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Settings, you’ll have the ability to change the spacing of your grid points, along with the orientation. If you change your orientation to Isometric, you’ll be able to create 2D drawings that represent 3D objects.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Snap icon does exactly what its name suggests – it snaps your cursor to points on your invisible (or visible) coordinate grid in your display window. In this sense, using Snap speeds up your drawing process by making your cursor do the positioning and aligning for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can even make your cursor attract to angles, by checking the Radial option in Snap Settings and entering your preferred angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next up is Ortho, which makes it so that you can only draw horizontally or vertically. This feature is especially convenient when drawing rectangular shapes or wanting to create perfectly straight lines in your drawing window.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lastly, selecting Polar will enable guidelines to appear extending from your cursor at certain angles. If you right click on the icon and access its Settings, you can control which angles activate the visible guidelines.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I hope this post encourages you to take advantage of the Status Bar while drafting!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the video below to see the Status Bar in action and look out for next blog covering more of its features!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(0:00 Grid Snap, 0:08 Snap, 0:20 Ortho, 0:31 Polar)\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"ds-video\">\u003Ca data-3ds-videoplayer=\"modal\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fstatusb1.mp4\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan class=\"ImageCover Border Block\" style=\"background-image: url(\u002Fassets\u002Fimg\u002F3ds-default.webp); width:100%; height: 100%;\">\u003Cspan class=\"Btn--circle isCenter\">\u003Ci class=\"Icon Icon--playBig\">\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"\u002Fassets\u002Fimg\u002F3ds-default.webp\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;\">\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.draftsight.com\u002F?utm_medium=Display&utm_source=Blog&utm_campaign=DraftSight_Blog&utm_content=Learn_More_DS2019_&utm_term=link-text\" data-id=\"59217\">DraftSight.com\u003C\u002Fa>!\u003C\u002Fp>","2019-11-25T08:00:13","",{"node":29,"__typename":37},{"nicename":30,"description":31,"slug":30,"name":32,"firstName":32,"lastName":27,"avatar":33,"__typename":36},"draftsight","DraftSight is a professional-grade 2D CAD product that allows you to access existing DWG files and create new ones at fraction of the cost of alternative CAD products.","DraftSight",{"url":34,"__typename":35},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fdraftsight-avatar.jpg-96x96.webp","Avatar","User","NodeWithAuthorToUserConnectionEdge",{"nodes":39,"edges":46,"__typename":51},[40],{"id":41,"name":42,"slug":43,"uri":44,"__typename":45},"dGVybToxOTk2","Tutorials","tutorials","\u002Fmastering\u002Ftutorials\u002F","Taxonomy_mastering",[47],{"isPrimary":48,"node":49,"__typename":50},false,{"id":41,"name":42,"slug":43,"uri":44,"__typename":45},"PostToTaxonomy_masteringConnectionEdge","PostToTaxonomy_masteringConnection",{"nodes":53,"__typename":68},[54,58,63],{"id":55,"name":32,"slug":30,"uri":56,"__typename":57},"dGVybTo5NTk1","\u002Ftags\u002Fdraftsight\u002F","Taxonomy_tag",{"id":59,"name":60,"slug":61,"uri":62,"__typename":57},"dGVybTo5NTk2","Tips and Tricks","tips-tricks","\u002Ftags\u002Ftips-tricks\u002F",{"id":64,"name":65,"slug":66,"uri":67,"__typename":57},"dGVybTo5NTk0","What's New","whats-new","\u002Ftags\u002Fwhats-new\u002F","PostToTaxonomy_tagConnection",{"edges":70,"nodes":77,"__typename":79},[71],{"isPrimary":48,"node":72,"__typename":76},{"id":73,"name":32,"slug":30,"uri":74,"__typename":75},"dGVybTo1NQ==","\u002Fproducts\u002Fdraftsight\u002F","Taxonomy_product","PostToTaxonomy_productConnectionEdge",[78],{"id":73,"name":32,"slug":30,"uri":74,"__typename":75},"PostToTaxonomy_productConnection",{"nodes":81,"edges":96,"__typename":100},[82],{"id":83,"name":84,"slug":85,"uri":86,"parentId":87,"disciplines":88,"__typename":95},"dGVybTo1OQ==","2D CAD","2d-cad","\u002Fdisciplines\u002F2d-cad\u002F","dGVybTo1OA==",{"nodes":89,"__typename":94},[90],{"title":84,"uri":91,"parentId":92,"__typename":93},"\u002Fdisciplines\u002Fdesign-engineering\u002F2d-cad","cG9zdDozNzcz","Discipline","Taxonomy_disciplineToDisciplineConnection","Taxonomy_discipline",[97],{"isPrimary":48,"node":98,"__typename":99},{"parentId":87,"id":83,"name":84,"slug":85,"uri":86,"__typename":95},"PostToTaxonomy_disciplineConnectionEdge","PostToTaxonomy_disciplineConnection",{"canonical":102,"title":103,"metaDesc":27,"opengraphAuthor":27,"opengraphDescription":104,"opengraphTitle":9,"opengraphUrl":102,"opengraphSiteName":105,"opengraphPublishedTime":106,"opengraphModifiedTime":107,"twitterTitle":27,"twitterDescription":27,"readingTime":108,"metaRobotsNoindex":109,"__typename":110},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-contrib-prd.itvpc.solidworks.com\u002Fproducts\u002Fdraftsight\u002Fdraftsight-status-bar-star-pt-1\u002F","DraftSight: Status-Bar Star Pt. 1 - 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