Draftsight - How to find gaps and overhangs
2

Question

Draftsight - How to find gaps and overhangs

100GoldCoins (Computer)

(OP)

17 May 16 01:39

Is there any way to find small gaps or overhangs in a draftsight drawing without have to zoom in and inspect each and every connection point?

Thanks!

MikeHalloran (Mechanical) · Answer 1 · 2016-05-20 15:02:11

I don't know of an easy way to find gaps and overlaps.

You can prevent them by never using 'near' as a running osnap, or its Draftsight equivalent.

I've had the same problem in AutoCAD, thanks to an experienced drafter who checked _every_ running osnap, and then gave up on associative dimensioning, because every dimension was off by .003", and he never figured out why.

Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

100GoldCoins (Computer) · Answer 2 · 2016-05-20 18:02:46

Mike,
Thanks for your reply. I will do my best to make sure I snap every connection point or use a cut tool whenever I need to lines to intersect and not try to drop the end of one line on top of another.

BTW, you are just down the street from me. Small World. I am in Weston, FL

Thanks,
John

MikeHalloran (Mechanical) · Answer 3 · 2016-05-22 03:24:55

Don't give up on running osnaps; just use the ones that are normally 'safe', like 'end', 'mid', 'per', and I think a couple more that I forget now.

Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

DiegoLGraves (Mechanical) · Answer 4 · 2016-05-31 19:19:13

John, search for lisp programs. I had one years ago for Acad but I never got it to work in DWGeditor and didn't keep it when changing computers 6 or 7 years ago.

Come Join Us!

Posting Guidelines

Related Projects

Draftsight - How to find gaps and overhangs
2