DraftSight Alternatives

Apps similar to DraftSight include FreeCAD, which is free and open source. Other options are LibreCAD, Autodesk AutoCAD, SOLIDWORKS and Onshape. You're spoiled for choice with CAD Software like DraftSight: we list more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and iPad.

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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

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  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
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  3. NASSCAD icon
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    Browser-based parametric 3D CAD with local processing, STEP and IFC support, Manifold booleans and NassScript automation.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Source Available

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  4. Zentek Studio is a free 2D drafting and 3D solid-modeling CAD application for Windows. It combines a full 2D drawing environment and a 3D modeler into one native desktop app with no registration, no accounts, no cloud lock-in, and pure local file storage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. 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)
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  6. Fluxketch icon
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    Fluxketch is a CAD app built for architects, interior designers and site teams who work on a tablet. It opens DWG and DXF files as they are, lets you edit layers and dimensions, mark up drawings with Apple Pencil on site, and plot to true scale as PDF.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPad
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  7. PyDraft icon
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    PyDraft is a drafting program in the classic sense. You type a command or click a tool, you pick points, you get geometry. Except you actually own it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Source Available

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. LuaCAD icon
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    Parametric CAD modeling with Lua.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Lua
    • Homebrew
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Rust
    • Windows
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  9. 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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. 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

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    Platforms

    • iPad
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  11. Carrosse icon
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    Carrosse is a 2D CAD application written in Rust. The browser version compiles to WebAssembly and runs entirely client-side: DWG and DXF files are parsed on your own machine and never uploaded to a server.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  12. 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

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    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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