I haven’t used the latest versions of ACAD, but there seemed to be a few minor differences between the versions I’ve used and Draftsight.
#Draftsight free vs autocad software#
My personal thoughts on this program is that if you are going to be using a 2D package as your primary drafting software in a business setting, AutoCAD is still probably the way to go (although last time I tried to call for pricing it was nearly impossible to find a phone number let alone reach anyone). You would expect something free like this to feel crippled, but I didn’t find anything obvious that I couldn’t do with it. When you’re done, it will save in Release 12 DXF or DWG format all the way up to 2010 formats, so you have a lot of options available. When compared with a 3D package -ProE at least- you can edit and view native 2d drawings more easily with this package.
As an example, the DXF drawing below was generated with ProE Wildfire and opened in Draftsight. I’m assuming it’s the same with Solidworks or CATIA, but I don’t work with either of those packages on a regular basis. dwg open on my machine – dual core 1.83 Ghz notebook w/ 2GB or RAM – in roughly 3 seconds). It’s even convenient if you have another “heavier” program like ProE that could open it, but you don’t want to wait on it to open (it can go from not running to having your selected. This program works very well if you don’t have another 2d package to open them with. (I guess there’s always trig too, but that gets a little hairy after a while).ĭraftsight is able to open and save in many versions of DXF and DWG files. Even the “F” keys work, such as F2 showing the command window up front or F8 turning “ortho” on or off.Īlthough I haven’t used DraftSight for any really “heavy” drafting, I’ve found it useful for when you don’t have access to 3D drafting tools such as ProE or Solidoworks and you need to figure out something simple quickly, such as when I needed an angle for the legs on my cornhole set. A couple commands seem to be different, but the basics are there. Even the command window is there! If you’re pretty experienced with ACAD, you’re probably wondering if the text commands work for the most part they do. Those of you that have used AutoCAD will recognize this screen as something that looks almost identical (I’ve used R14, 2000, 2004, and 2006, so yes, in my opinion it does). Either register with your email address or bypass it for the time being and you’ll get to a screen that looks like this: Upon downloading and opening Draftsight you’ll get some message about how you have to register within 30 days. As with GIMP, the price for “ DraftSight” was very attractive at zero dollars. As I no longer have a copy AutoCAD at home from college, I decided this would be worth a try. Dassault Systemes most famously makes CATIA and Solidworks and now apparently make something resembling AutoCAD for free. This site is no longer updated.Īs I took a free class on Solidworks two summers ago, I was on the Dassault Systemes mailing list. This article is now officially hosted at:.
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