This is a portion of our DraftSight User Manual, which should be accessible via the EagleRock Help icon on your machine's Desktop. If you do not have a Help icon, contact EagleRock customer support to have this feature added.
Creating, Opening and Deleting Drawings
Creating new files
When DraftSight is first opened, it opens to a blank drawing. You can use this to create a new file, or you can click File ⇢ New ⇢ Open to start a new file using the standard template.
Saving files
One of the first things you need to do when creating a drawing is to save it. DraftSight has an autosave function, however this will only work if you have first saved your file.
To save a file, click File ⇢ Save. If the file has not been saved before, you will be prompted to specify a filename. The recommended location for saving drawings is the My Drawings folder, which is in the Documents folder.
Before you save, make sure that the file type is set to R2007-2009 ASCII Drawing by clicking on the Files of type dropdown box and selecting the aforementioned file type. This is the file type that is best compatible with the AitekCAM software.
Open files
To open a file, click File ⇢ Open. Make sure you are in the correct folder by selecting the My Drawings folder from the left side of the open window. Select your file and click open.
Deleting files
Eventually, your My Drawings folder may become cluttered with old drawings. To delete unneeded files, you can use the computer’s file browser.
First, click the Ubuntu button in the bottom left corner of the screen ⇢ Places ⇢ Documents ⇢ My Drawings. Select the drawings you wish to delete and tap the delete key on the keyboard to move the files to the Trash.
If you accidently delete a file that you wish to keep, select Trash from the left side of the file browser, (see image below) right click on the file you want to restore and select restore. Your file will now be recovered.
