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About DraftSight
DraftSight is a 2D CAD program from Dassault Systèmes, the company behind SOLIDWORKS and CATIA. It offers drawing and annotation tools, full DWG file support, and an interface designed to feel familiar to users of other CAD platforms. It can also create, edit, view and share 3D DWG files.
It is positioned as a lower-cost option for architects, engineers and designers moving from other tools or maintaining legacy 2D designs. A free trial is available before purchase.
Strengths
- Full DWG file support
- Interface familiar to users of other CAD programs
- Handles both 2D drafting and 3D DWG files
Limitations
- Paid after the trial
- Focused mainly on 2D drafting
- Closed source
Details
- Pricing
- PaidPaid software with a free trial.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Dassault Systèmes
- Platforms
- Windows
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Drafters and engineers maintaining DWG drawings on a smaller budget
- Categories
- 3D and CAD
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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