[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":89,"prefetchLinks":90},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article_starting-a-project-in-draftsight-part-2_draftsight":3,"_apollo:default":87,"_apollo:identified":88},{"posts":4},{"nodes":5,"__typename":86},[6],{"id":7,"slug":8,"title":9,"uri":10,"excerpt":11,"locale":12,"featuredImage":15,"tableOfContents":23,"content":24,"date":25,"authorJobTitle":26,"author":27,"masterings":37,"globalTags":51,"products":60,"disciplines":71,"seo":75,"__typename":85},"cG9zdDo1OTM1Mw==","starting-a-project-in-draftsight-part-2","Starting A Project in DraftSight – Part 2","\u002Fproducts\u002Fdraftsight\u002Fstarting-a-project-in-draftsight-part-2","\u003Cp>OK, in the last blog, I discussed how I start each DraftSight…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":13,"__typename":14},"en_US","Locale",{"node":16,"__typename":22},{"large":17,"__typename":18,"medium_large":17,"thumbnail":19,"srcSet":20,"sizes":21},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fstartingcover2.jpg.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fstartingcover2-150x150.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fstartingcover2.jpg.webp 600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fstartingcover2-300x172.jpg.webp 300w","(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OK, in the\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.draftsight.com\u002F2019\u002F10\u002F01\u002Fstarting-a-project-in-draftsight\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> last blog\u003C\u002Fa>, I discussed how I start each DraftSight Project.  Today’s blog is a continuation of that and will cover the next step, setting up Title Sheets, Drawings and Issue Sheets.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, we’ve covered what I do when I receive drawings from the Design Team.  Just to give a brief recap, I strip them down completely, remove any and all unnecessary information from them, change the layers to my standards and then purge the drawings.  The next step is to setup the drawings.  The first step is to create a Drawing List. This list is obviously dictated by the type of project and the amount of floors in the project. So, for example, in a 3 Story Building, for Power and Lighting Layouts, the Drawing List would look like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>E001 – Electrical Site Works\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>E002 – Electrical Schematics\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>E101 – Power and Data Layout – Ground Floor\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>E102 – Power and Data Layout – First Floor\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>E103 – Power and Data Layout – Second Floor\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>E204 – Lighting, Emergency Light and Smoke Alarm Layout – Ground Floor\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>E205 – Lighting, Emergency Light and Smoke Alarm Layout – First Floor\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>E206 – Lighting, Emergency Light and Smoke Alarm Layout – Second Floor\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depending on the project, there may be Security Drawings labelled E300 and possibly Fire Detection Systems labelled E400.  So, after creating my Drawing List, I know that there will be 8 CAD Drawings to produce with 4 Xrefs in use (site layout and the 3 floors).\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In DraftSight, I use the References command and Attach the correct Xrefs.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fstarting1-650x444-1.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59355\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fstarting1-650x444-1.png.webp 650w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fstarting1-650x444-1-300x205.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the References are inserted into the drawings, I insert a Block that contains most of the necessary entities for that drawing.  So, for the Power and Data Drawings, I insert a block that contains a Single Socket, Double Socket, Data Point, Twin Data Points and so on.  Also, by inserting that block, it also creates all the necessary layers for the equipment in the drawing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fstarting2-650x430-1.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59356\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fstarting2-650x430-1.png.webp 650w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fstarting2-650x430-1-300x198.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OK, so where are we now… We have our Reference Drawings inserted and we have our Blocks inserted and our Layers created.  The next step is to go to Sheet Mode and Insert our Title Block \u002F Sheet (click on the Sheet Tab at the bottom of your drawing).\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fstarting3-650x213-1.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59357\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fstarting3-650x213-1.png.webp 650w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fstarting3-650x213-1-300x98.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once in Sheet Mode, use the Insert command to select and insert your Title Block \u002F Sheet.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fstarting4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59358\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fstarting4.png 534w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fstarting4-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I leave the Position, Scale and Rotation check boxes unchecked as I want the Title Block \u002F Sheet to go in at 0,0,0 and at a Scale of 1 and not Rotated. The Title Block \u002F Sheet I use prompts the user to fill in data as it is been inserted.  As you can see below, it is looking from Project Title information.  It will also prompt the user to insert Drawing Name, Project Number, Revision Number, Drawn By and a few other data fields.  In a future blog, I’ll show you how to create a Title Block \u002F Sheet with these attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fstarting5-650x213-1.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59359\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fstarting5-650x213-1.png.webp 650w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fstarting5-650x213-1-300x98.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the Title Block \u002F Sheet is inserted and the data fields filled out, we are now ready to start our layout drawings.  We click back into Model Space by clicking on the Model tab and start our layouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, that’s how I setup my Drawings in DraftSight.  It’s a quick and simple method and the beauty is and can be updated very quickly should you need to.  As I said above, in our next blog, I’ll discuss creating a Title Block \u002F Sheet with attributes, so stay tuned for that!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IMPORTANT:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DraftSight 2019 for Windows® is offered in paid versions only.\nOnce you download and install DraftSight 2019 (free 30-day trial or purchased version), you will no longer be able to re-download or access any previous free version of DraftSight (2018 or earlier). 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