Within the profile.xml file is a section that controls the position of the various panels, below is the section for the Properties panel we were chasing down.īecause XML is plain text, it is easy to understand that the line with name=”floating” and a value=”true” controls whether the panel is attached to the DraftSight user interface. Incorrectly editing one of these files can have unintended consequences. NOTE: it is not recommended, nor supported, to modify any of the XML configuration files for DraftSight. The recommended method is to create a new Profile as a backup and load that Profile when needed. The following information is intended as a learning exercise and should not to be followed. I want to share some additional information I learned while helping the customer. Set DraftSight up in a way that works best for you and save a Profile. You can create as many profiles as needed for many purposes beyond backup. Once you have created a backup profile, use “Export” to save the profile to an external file for further insurance. The options are straight forward to Add a new Profile as well as Rename, Delete, etc. Within the Options, select Profiles at the bottom and start making changes.
Of course, you can type “options” into the command line as well. Within DraftSight, select DS icon in the far upper left corner to show the File menu and choose Options. To get back running quickly, we will create a backup of a working profile.
#Draftsight snap settings windows
You may care less about XML configuration files, nor do you want to browse Windows for folders to rename. I want to emphasize to Rename any folders, and do not delete them. Renaming the Profiles folder within the DraftSight version folder will also reset the User Interface upon starting DraftSight. This panel, as well as other user interface elements and application settings, are defined in the profile.xml located in:Ĭ:UsersAppDataRoamingDraftSightProfiles_unnamed profile_ I was not satisfied that the entire user folder needed resetting to solve this problem and after further testing, I found exactly what I was looking for. The customer was happy and able to get back to work.
#Draftsight snap settings license
Upon starting DraftSight back up, the license agreement needs accepting and everything was back in default location and accessible. To get back up and running, we decided to reset DraftSight by closing the application and renaming the DraftSight user configuration folder located in:Ĭ:UsersAppDataRoamingDraftSight_old Disconnecting the external monitors or using the Windows key + P to cycle though the Multiple Display options would not bring the panel back to the user interface. Yet in the image below, the Properties tab is missing within the red highlighted window. All settings within DraftSight stated it was enabled. Try as we might, we were not able to retrieve the missing panel though conventional means. You can see why the customer wanted the panel back. The missing panel was Properties, shown in the default orientation on the right side, which contains many useful tools and information about selected entities. Upon moving the computer from one location to another, a user interface panel in DraftSight was accidently set to floating and then “lost” on one of the external screens. I was recently working with a customer in a similar situation, three monitors at home and two at the office. Likely, you are like me and moving your laptop from one location to another and neither location has an identical hardware setup. With the new year comes more of the same, most of us are still working remote a majority of the time. Happy New Year! Even though it is the third week of January.
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