DraftSight Alternatives

DraftSight is described as 'Professional-grade 2D CAD tool for creating, editing, and sharing DWG files with 3D support, cross-platform compatibility, annotation, and layer features' and is a popular CAD software in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 50 alternatives to DraftSight for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and iPad apps. The best DraftSight alternative is FreeCAD, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DraftSight are LibreCAD, Autodesk AutoCAD, SOLIDWORKS and Onshape.

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  1. Your railing system translated into a customized design solution - Design in 2D, view in 3D from every angle, instantly populate a parts list, and get a quote with the click of a button.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  2. 2-D engineering drawing editor that supports hierarchical object description. It is inspired by Hewlett-Packard's proprietary HP PIGLET (Personal Interactive Graphic Layout EdiTor), which later became the commercial Graffy editor by DURST CAD.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  3. NASSCAD icon
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    Exact analytical solids in your browser. Import, edit and export native STEP B-Rep — multi-body assemblies, OpenCASCADE WASM.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. snapCAD icon
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    Open, edit, and save DWG and DXF files directly in your browser. Familiar CAD commands, real file fidelity, no desktop install.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  5. LuaCAD icon
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    Parametric CAD modeling with Lua.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Lua
    • Homebrew
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Rust
    • Windows
     
  6. BrewCAD icon
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    BrewCAD opens, views, and edits DWG and DXF files and exports them to PDF — covering the "I just need to open and mark up a drawing" case without a $500+/year Autodesk subscription. BrewCAD is included in every getapps.cafe subscription.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Archisketch is a scale-aware sketching program ideal for Architects, interior and landscape designers, product designers, design students, or anyone working with design on an iPad.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPad
     
  8. MacDraft icon
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    MacDraft Professional, powerful 2D CAD, drafting, technical illustration, architectural drawing and more in one easy-to-use, CAD software package

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. WarehouseBlueprint is a Sketchup plugin extension which allows user to model warehouse layout in 3D quickly at an affordable price.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    • Sketchup
     
  10. IPocket Draw icon
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    iPocket Draw is a vector drawing program comprehensive (CAD 2D), which offers to you total control over your drawing. Of course all the simple drawing tools are available: line, rectangle, oval, arc, polygon, text.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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