![]() ![]() Specific to the aerospace industry and almost invisible in all other, Dassault System’s DraftSight is a one of a kind solution. Let’s find out.ĭassault Systems enjoys a reputable claim in the CAD industry with its proprietary software CATIA and SolidWorks. We have discussed AutoCAD in several other articles (see the AutoCAD vs Inventor comparison) but which company is behind Draftsight. One such software that rises up to the challenge of competing against AutoCAD is DraftSight.Ĭheck out our thorough review of AutoCAD vs Draftsight.ĪutoCAD vs Draftsight: head to head comparison All these put together in the same arena would outweigh the rest in one form or the other, but AutoCAD is the heavyweight title holder amongst all the underdogs, so to speak. AutoCAD is by no means unpopular or unaccepted, but its stardom and celebrity status outshine many other softwares which are competitive and highly advantageous for a number of reasons. This and twenty plus years worth of industry wide acceptance has propelled Autodesk’s AutoCAD’s reputation to an unparalleled high. Furthermore, its most prominent domain is the 2D design/draft and documentation capability. Its limitations are its learning curve and complex interface, along with the cumbersome feature set based on its own design. It caters to a big user base, an even bigger market and even complex set of domains. ![]() Though if I catch you doing it, the “Mark of the Engineering Data Specialist Man” you’ll certainly receive.AutoCAD is an all in all suite. **Since everyone overrides dimension it must be important to somebody. I do have to gripe about it -when I created an account, the site forced me to create a stronger password than my bank did! One million and one new passwords I need to remember. It is a typical user site, neat and well organized. I created an account in the DraftSight community, this appears to be the best portal to getting free support (via forums) and an opportunity to provide input for what you want in DraftSight’s future releases. The Linux users should like it too, DraftSight’s command line will allow them to do the entire drawing without ever touching a mouse. Let’s hope it supports all six million TrueType fonts to keep the hippies happy. I see later in October, DraftSight will be available in MAC and Linux versions too. (free for as many seats as you would like) DraftSight does the basics and you can customize it to your heart’s content. Beats the snot out of the 2D editor SOLIDWORKS provides, and the price is better. The typical drafting options are all in there too.Mouse gestures?! Apparently they aren’t just for 3D any more.(Click on the thumbnails for better views.) These are saved in XML format, so sharing your settings is quite easy. pgp files, there is a nice little interface for customizing your aliases. They say Lisp and VB will be available in the Enterprise version. “Lost In Stupid Parenthesis”) nor VB, but you can use scripting and scripting can do when the budget it tight. The free version does not support lisp (a.k.a. ![]() OSNAPs, the ability to override dimensions**, blocks, p-lines, XREFs…yeah, it’s all there and works just how you were taught in elementary school. Everything seemed to work as you would expect. Trusty command line at the bottom, menu and toolbars at the top. If you have used other 2D editors, you’ll pick right up on the interface. The install was easy, the application loads very quickly and my 10 Mb files (typical size) opened in seconds. “Quick, and easy” are my impressions so far. I finally had an opportunity last week to download and use DraftSight, a free editor for DWG files. ![]()
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