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DraftSight

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DraftSight is a professional-grade, open 2D CAD product for users who want a better way to read, write and share DWG files. DraftSight is easy to use and is available for professional CAD users, students and educators to download and activate for free.*

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  • FR flagFrance
  • European Union flagEU

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  • Mac
  • Windows
3.4 / 5 Avg rating (5)
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  1.  Drawing 2D
  2.  3d sketching

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  • engineering
  • Drafting
  • dxf
  • dwg
  • architecture
  • design-tools

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DraftSight information

  • Developed by

    FR flagDassault Systèmes
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Commercial product.
  • Pricing

    Subscription ranging between $120 and $604 per month.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.4
  • Alternatives

    89 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Our users have written 7 comments and reviews about DraftSight, and it has gotten 86 likes

DraftSight was added to AlternativeTo by Aerialsky on Aug 21, 2010 and this page was last updated Nov 10, 2021.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
nanogennari
May 11, 2011
3

A easy and powerful 2D CAD software!!

I couldn't indicate a better AutoCAD replacement.

Top Negative Comment
Guest
May 9, 2022
0

No longer compatible with Linux.

fredofredo
Nov 6, 2021
1

Draftsight is now compatible with Mac 10.14 (Mojave) onwards.

Still haven't added back compatibility with Linux.

Cheapest version is £159 per year.

msanaana
Sep 20, 2019
0

If your DraftSight "ceases to run" after 12/31/19, ZWCAD is an affordable/ownable alternative.

www.zwdirect.com/zwcadrunsforever

Seth
Aug 15, 2019
2

With DraftSight 2019 the free license has been dropped and the product is now a $99/yr subscription.

tengisu
May 21, 2018
0

Perfect for opening up AutoCAD files in Linux since I don't have any Windows machines at home. If I did I can't pay thousands of dollars for AutoCAD. I don't do CAD drawings personally, but on occasions when I come across one this is perfect. Looks like I can even do some editing and changes on it if I knew what I was doing.

fredsmith1
Dec 12, 2016
2

I use AutoCAD LT for 2D drafting at work and was looking for a free alternative.

I found DraftSight easy to get started on as many of the commands are identical - after an hour of practice I'm starting to produce useful work.

The other alternatives I tried were really hard to get started and didn't seem to have the commands I was expecting.

Fred

fredsmith1
Apr 22, 2020

This isn't free any more and the Linux version was stopped.

What is DraftSight?

DraftSight is a professional-grade, open 2D CAD product for users who want a better way to read, write and share DWG files. DraftSight is easy to use and is available for professional CAD users, students and educators to download and activate for free.*

Based on advanced architecture, DraftSight has a small footprint, should take less than a few minutes to download, and runs on multiple operating systems, including Windows XP®, Windows Vista® and Windows® 7.