TRAINING
DRAFTSIGHT INTRODUCTION - The Fundamentals
Duration: 3 days
Price: €2400 excluding VAT
Online or on-site training
The added value of this training:
Industry expertise, Draftsight specialist trainer for 20 years
Knowing how to create plans and drawings using Draftsight 2D design software.
Architects, engineers, draftsmen, design office technicians
Interpret the essentials of DraftSight software to view, create, modify, annotate, dimension, present and print simple drawings and site plans.
Certificate of completion of internship stating the results of theoretical and practical learning.
THE TRAINER
The trainer is currently working in the field and has over 20 years of experience.
DURATION
The training is organized over 3 days of 7 hours each, totaling 21 hours.
DATES
Dates will be communicated to participants in writing.
TRAINING LOCATION
Online, using Teams software, or on-site at your premises.
FEES
The cost of the training is €2400 excluding VAT.
FUNDING
Contact us for more information.
Familiarity with the Windows operating system. Basic knowledge of technical drawing.
Training Registration Process:
Pre-admission Interview: a telephone interview with the trainer to assess the applicant’s skill level and motivation, including consideration of any disabilities and potential training adaptations.
Presentation of the applicant’s challenges and definition of the training’s professional objectives.
Submission of administrative documents: training program, course description, quote, agreement or contract, and requests for supporting documents.
Receipt of the complete registration file and verification of all required documents.
Registration must be finalized, with a complete file, at least 21 days before the scheduled start of the training.
An assessment will be held at the end of the session. It will be in the form of a multiple-choice questionnaire.
A training certificate will be issued to participants who have completed the entire training program.
• Course handout provided
• In-person or online training.
• The trainer adapts the training as needed, using a combination of theory and practice.
• At the beginning of each training day, time will be allocated for a roundtable discussion to share expectations and prior knowledge.
• Our trainer tailors the training to the participants and their activities.
Course materials
Computer
Large screen
If you require specific accommodations (physical or educational accessibility) to follow this training course, please contact us by phone or email : accessibilite@aiola.fr
At the end of each training session, you will be asked to evaluate the training you received. An overall rating is calculated based on these evaluations.
To provide you with the best possible information on the quality of the training provided, as perceived by participants, the website aiola.fr displays the results of evaluations by participants of past training sessions, provided that these sessions have been offered at least once.
The maximum number of participants is 6.
The minimum number of participants required for the training to take place is 1. If this minimum is not met, the date will be postponed, or the training may be cancelled. In either case, you will be notified in advance, and in the event of cancellation, you will receive a full refund of any payments made.
The conditions are specified in the training agreement or contract, and the general terms and conditions of sale are available here.
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*** Last update of the record: 28/08/2026 ***
1. DISCOVERING DRAFTSIGHT
- Menu bar
- Layer management bar
- Toolbar
- Modifier bar
- Properties window
- Graphics area
- Command window
2. MASTERING THE FUNDAMENTALS
- The environment
- Creating a new document
- The workspace
- Navigating the workspace
- Units and conventions
- Pointer coordinates
- Selection behavior:
– Blue selection: only entities fully enclosed
– Green selection: entities - partially enclosed Grid
- Tracking/Snapping:
– Orthogonal
– Polar
– Object - Entity snapping
3. USING DRAWING TOOLS
- Line and polyline
B) X and Y coordinates
Origin - Absolute Cartesian coordinates
- Relative Cartesian coordinates
- Relative Cartesian and polar coordinates
Workshops: each coordinate type is covered through several hands-on exercises to build familiarity.
Rectangle, Arc, Elliptical arc
Circle, Ellipse, Polygon, Points
The drawing workshops above involve creating small architectural elements or mechanical parts.
4. USING MODIFICATION TOOLS
- Erase, Copy
- Mirror, Move, Offset
- Pattern, Rotate, Scale
- Stretch, Chamfer/Fillet
- Split at point,
- Split, Weld
- Extend, Trim, Explode
The modification exercises above involve creating small architectural elements or mechanical parts.
5. WORKING WITH LAYERS AND HATCHING
- Layers
- Layers in the options bar
- Layer manager overview
- Creating new layers
- Deleting layers
- Activating the working layer
- Layer attributes
- Hatching
- Hatch/fill settings
- Hatch modifier
Workshop: Create more complex drawings by organizing them using layers
6. DIMENSIONING AND ANNOTATING THE DRAWING
- Annotation tools
- Note formatting
- Editing notes
- Note properties
- Different types of dimensions
- Dimensioning aids
- Note properties
- Editing dimensions
- Defining dimension styles
Workshop: Dimension and annotate drawings created in the previous workshop
7. CREATING A DWT TEMPLATE
8. CREATING PLOTTER / PRINTER / PDF OUTPUTS
Workshop: Comprehensive exercise covering all functions and creation of the company’s graphic standards
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