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With Draftsight, free doesn't mean less powerful. With its free version, Dassault Systems brings features and utility to rival those of other more expensive computer-aided drafting programs on the market, giving small companies a cost-effective option.

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That sucks, because that would help in making my first CNC router. On a side note, even though we have a CNC wood router at work and laser for sheetmetal, they do not let us use them for personal stuff. Glad this post helped someone, and hopefully others will find Draftsight useful too. Of course what's great about it is that you can use the command line if you don't know where the icon is. There are several video playlists, enough to help people create drawings from scratch. Thanks for the tip on the vids, there is a Draftsight Youtube channel here: Draftsight Youtube Channel We use Draftsight to verify that the parts are 1:1 scale and make sure there is nothing on the DXF that isn't requred, such as text, sheet metal bend lines, etc. We use Solidworks 2010 at work, and we export our parts to DXFs so we can import them to our Cincinnati program for use on our laser (that program sucks). That also explains why DWG is not in the name of this program, Draftsight, and Solidworks is sticking it to Autodesk by giving it away for free.ĪutoSketch is made by Autodesk, and Draftsight is made by Germany-headquartered Graebert, developers of ARES.
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If companies don't need to pay for a license of AutoCAD, then they can use that money they saved for Solidworks or there other products.įor those of you unfamiliar with Solidworks and DWGEditor, here is an article discussing the outcome of the lawsuit between Solidworks and Autodesk: Autodesk and SolidWorks Settle Lawsuit Over DWG Part of the reason Dessault Systemes offered DWGEditor and now Draftsight is to lure people away from having to use AutoCAD and other Autodesk products. Activation required.Quoted from the FAQS file DraftSight free CAD software: Learning Resources - Dassault Systèmes
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Users will need an Internet connection to download and activate. When a user saves or prints a document for the first time, they will be asked to activate the product within 30 days using a valid email address and reactivate after six months and thereafter at 12-month intervals.
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There is no information required to download and install DraftSight. What is involved in downloading and activating DraftSight? The standalone, single-user version of DraftSight is free* to download at Currently in public beta and available for download at, DraftSight provides users with a better way to read, write and share DWG files. Blank G-Code problem with Draftsight,Bobcad/Cam, Draftsight NEED HELPĭraftSight is a free*, professional-grade 2D CAD product centered upon an open business model.I like the crosshairs 100%, so go to Tools > Options > System Options > Graphics Area and check "Display cursor as crosshair" and change pointer size to 100. Just like mouse gestures that they added to Solidworks 2010, you can hold down the right-mouse-button, move it up, down, etc., and you get an instant pop-up with the commands you want to use, such as Line, Dimension, etc. I prefer AutoCAD to DWGEditor, but I like this Draftsight to DWGEditor more because it has a few new features. You can use a fake name and disposable yahoo or gmail account if you don't want to give them your real email. You will have to register with a name and email or you will get a pop-up asking you to register, but you don't have to have a seat of Solidworks to get it. From what I understand, they lost the license to DWGEditor, so they now offer Draftsight instead. For those of you who like AutoCAD but don't have a license, Solidworks/Dessault Systemes is giving away Draftsight for free.
