Draftsight
DraftSight is a free professional-grade, 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 public beta version for free* @ http://www.draftsight.com
A better way to read, write and share DWG files.
Based on an 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,® WindowsVista® and Windows® 7 (Mac OS and Linux support will be available later this year).
Based on an 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,® WindowsVista® and Windows® 7 (Mac OS and Linux support will be available later this year).
The DraftSight community. Where CAD users unite.
The online DraftSight community facilitates a collaborative, design-focused environment where the global community of CAD users can learn and interact with community members, and let their opinions be heard about specific topics, challenges or anything else they're passionate about when it comes to CAD and DraftSight.
Go to DraftSight.com now to join the community.
The Enterprise License Subscription package is ideal for organizations that need:
The online DraftSight community facilitates a collaborative, design-focused environment where the global community of CAD users can learn and interact with community members, and let their opinions be heard about specific topics, challenges or anything else they're passionate about when it comes to CAD and DraftSight.
Go to DraftSight.com now to join the community.
The Enterprise License Subscription package is ideal for organizations that need:
- Telephone and email support
- Network licensing
- API support - LISP
- Remote desktop support
- Administrative tools (product installation, tracking
use, etc.)
- All of the online training materials offered through Free Community Support
Ideal for students. - For students, DraftSight offers:
- Web access to download DraftSight free* at home
and in their dorm
- Immediate, open access to engaging online training
videos, easy-to-follow tutorials, curriculummaterials
and much more
- Free access to upgrades
| DraftSight Feature List | ||
| User Environment & Features | ||
| Cartesian coordinate system | Polygonal ViewPorts | Command Aliases |
| Command line input | ViewPort locking | Menu files |
| Traditional toolbars and menus | Freeze, Lock or turn Off Layers | CTB and STB print style tables |
| Dynamic pan & zoom | per ViewPort | SHX and TTF fonts |
| Wheel-mouse pan & zoom | Background masks for Notes | LineStyle files |
| Blocks & Reference files | Property Manager | Hatch pattern files |
| Layers & Layer Manager | View proxy objects | Templates |
| Interoperability | ||
| Read and write support for DWG/DXF | Attach Image files (.bmp, .gif, .jpg, | Save as .wmf, .jpeg, .pdf, .png, .sld, |
| files1 | .jpeg, .png, .tif, & .tiff) | .svg, .tif, & .stl file formats |
| Save DWG/DXF files back to previous | Attach external Reference drawings | Multi-page PDF creation |
| versions1 | Print to file (.plt, .jpg, .pdf, .png, & | Publish to eDrawings or |
| Create binary or ASCII DXF files1 | .svg) | Drawings Now |
| Productivity Enhancers | ||
| Consolidated Options dialog | Home Palette | Quick Print |
| Enhanced, easy to read, | Smart Calculator | Context sensitive help |
| command prompts | ||
| Setup and administration | ||
| Support for Windows, Mac & Linux | Customizable interface: command | Quick and free to download |
| operating systems | aliases, double-click actions, | Fast, “one-click” installation |
| Multi-language character set support including Unicode fonts | menus, right-click menus, shortcut keys, toolbars, etc. | |
| Entities | ||
| Arcs, Circles, & Lines | Points & Rings | Solid & gradient Fill |
| Notes & SimpleNotes | Hyperlinks | Dimensions: Arc length, radius, |
| Tables | ViewPorts | diameter, baseline, linear, |
| Blocks and BlockAttributes | Masks & Region | ordinate, etc. |
| Ellipses & elliptical arcs | ISO & ANSI Hatch patterns | Tolerances, Leaders & |
| RichLines, PolyLines, 3D PolyLines, & Splines | patterns | CenterMarks |
| Drafting Tools | ||
| Snap & Grid | Double-click editing | Select entities using filters, |
| Chamfer & Fillet | Undo/Redo | SmartSelect, or by window, |
| Tracking guides & Polar guides | EntityGrips, EntitySnaps, Entity | crossing window, crossline, |
| Get area, distance, or coordinates information | InfiniteLines, Rays & Reference Points | polygonal window, etc. |
| Drawing Setup Tools | ||
| Customizable coordinate system | Points format | Multiple Layout |
| RichLine styles | Text Styles | Dimension Styles |
| Table Styles | ||
| Edit Tools | ||
| Move, Scale & Rotate | Edit Blocks In-Place or Isolate for | Modify Hatch and Fill pattern, |
| Stretch & Change Length | Edit | origin, etc |
| Mirror, Copy, Offset and Pattern copy | Open Reference drawings from within | Edit Note properties: direction, |
| Trim & Extend | the base drawing | justification, line spacing, text |
| Split & Weld | Clip References and Images | height, TextStyle, etc. |
The company behind DraftSight.
This visionary CAD program is offered by worldwide PLM leader and software innovator, Dassault Systèmes. Dassault Systèmes is offering DraftSight as a result of a comprehensive series of customer interviews that showed a strong demand for the ability to share DWG files
