Beginner Tutorials

DraftSight Tutorials - Navigation

January 15, 2026

The tutorial explains how to navigate drawings in DraftSight using the mouse wheel to pan, zoom and zoom‑to‑fit. It covers zoom tools such as zoom window, along with the view navigator for switching orientations, including isometric views useful for 3D content. View tiles allow multiple simultaneous viewports for complex layouts. The video also introduces layer management, showing how to hide, freeze, lock, create and edit layers to control visibility, protect geometry and organise drawing content efficiently