DraftSight vs. Metaroom by Amrax®

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
DraftSight
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
DraftSight is a 2D and 3D CAD solution for architects, engineers and construction service providers, as well as professional CAD users, designers, educators and hobbyists. DraftSight lets users create, edit, view, and markup any kind of 2D and 3D DWG file with greater ease, speed, and efficiency. Its familiar user interface helps to facilitate a quick transition from other CAD applications. DraftSight Offerings: DraftSight Professional: the advanced 2D CAD drafting…
$249
per year
Metaroom by Amrax®
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Metaroom by Amrax® is the technology platform behind the Metaroom Scan App and the Metaroom Workspace. These solutions provide spatial planners with the ability to digitize any space and get real-to-scale 3D room models that can be universally used in well-known CAD programs. The platform has two main products: Metaroom Scan App is a 3D scanner app for iPhone Pro and iPad Pro devices*. The mobile app was designed for professionals to digitize spatial spaces in…
$14.90
per month per user
Pricing
DraftSightMetaroom by Amrax®
Editions & Modules
DraftSight Professional
$249
per year
DraftSight Premium (3D)
$549
per year
DraftSight Enterprise
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DraftSight Enterprise Plus
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Starter
€14.90
per month per user
Basic
€39.90
per month per user
Pro
€79.90
per month per user
Enterprise
on request
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DraftSightMetaroom by Amrax®
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDraftSight Professional, and Premium are available to purchase online directly. DraftSight Enterprise and Enterprise Plus are available to purchase through local resellers.25% discount for yearly pricing.
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Features
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Computer-Aided Design Software
Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of Product A and Product B
DraftSight
7.0
6 Ratings
5% below category average
Metaroom by Amrax®
-
Ratings
3D Modeling7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
2D Drafting8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
Rendering and Visualization6.23 Ratings00 Ratings
Parametric Design7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
Collaboration and Sharing7.45 Ratings00 Ratings
Compatibility with other software and formats8.36 Ratings00 Ratings
Assembly Design7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Simulation and Analysis4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Documentation and Annotation6.86 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization and Extensions6.85 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
DraftSightMetaroom by Amrax®
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(416 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(23 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(23 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
8.2
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.2
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
4.7
(15 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(16 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.3
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.2
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.4
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.9
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
DraftSightMetaroom by Amrax®
Likelihood to Recommend
Dassault Systemes
2D design work
3D design work
Large area (500m²+) analysis and assessment
From product design, including production drawings to lay out of large (10m x 1m footprint) layouts DraftSight is a cost effective solution providing all appropriate interfaces for BIM.
The level of detail during rendering (while it can be slow) is good for visualization and for use in installation and training materials
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Metaroom® by Amrax
Well suitable for light planning as we need just to scan the room with the app and then export the 3D model to light planning software.
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Pros
Dassault Systemes
  • You can easily bring in a dwg format drawing into the programme and it will display the information just as well as AutoCAD.
  • The programme supports shortcut features or one-click buttons for the most commonly used operations.
  • Script files can be used which is a bonus.
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Metaroom® by Amrax
  • 3D room scanning
  • 3D room creation
  • Furniture recognition
  • CAD compatible 3D room models
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Cons
Dassault Systemes
  • The text search and replace is very crude and barely works. Needs a major revamping.
  • The layout tabs are very clunky and hard to use. Needs to be fixed.
  • DraftSight will fix a problem in one version, mess it up in another version, then fix it again later on. And so forth, and so forth, and so forth. Very poor software update control.
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Metaroom® by Amrax
  • Points of Interest
  • Ceiling recognition
  • Adding more information about 3D model
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Likelihood to Renew
Dassault Systemes
It has given us, a small startup, the ability to compete effectively with far larger competitors by evening the playing field at a low cost.
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Metaroom® by Amrax
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Usability
Dassault Systemes
Easy if you know how to use CAD software. But is not very difficult to learn using DraftSight if this is your first CAD software. As soon as you get in to it the work flow will save you a lot of time and its simple interface is very nice.
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Metaroom® by Amrax
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Reliability and Availability
Dassault Systemes
Other than a bug created by a VAR tech support that didn't get resolved until I installed the next version, DraftSight has worked fine.
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Metaroom® by Amrax
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Performance
Dassault Systemes
In general it's very quick to load drawings...now it depends a lot on the file we're opening or working on.
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Metaroom® by Amrax
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Support Rating
Dassault Systemes
Technical support seems to be overseas with broken English and difficulty to read English. I asked for a trial license to try the fix but it was declined. Ask pratiksha.dahotre and gayatri.keskar for details. In summary, they released a broken version, I helped to fix by providing feedback and error logs. They claimed it is fixed but I can't test it.
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Metaroom® by Amrax
No answers on this topic
In-Person Training
Dassault Systemes
Based on some knowledge of AutoCad, using Draftsight took a short time before I felt comfortable using it.
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Metaroom® by Amrax
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Implementation Rating
Dassault Systemes
Take time to get used to where commands are and how the interface can be customized to suit your needs and work style. The keyboard commands are very helpful and can make work more efficient if time is taken to learn them.
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Metaroom® by Amrax
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Alternatives Considered
Dassault Systemes
While SketchUp is free, DraftSights cost is minimal and its abilities are much greater. It is so much easier to layout and modifies a system design. Since DraftSight is compatible with all versions of CAD, it makes it easy to collaborate with customers on their specific system design. We spend less time and see greater sales on our projects.
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Metaroom® by Amrax
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Dassault Systemes
It's a typical contract for cad software. It was inexpensive at the time I started. But now the more useful features are on the more premium (priced) version.
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Metaroom® by Amrax
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Scalability
Dassault Systemes
As a startup, we really appreciate scalable software or tools, and because we use it for diverse types of projects, flexibility is key.
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Metaroom® by Amrax
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Professional Services
Dassault Systemes
Quite responsive when I have an issue, and with little to no delay in responding. They are professional and know the software so have been able to solve all of the issues that I have had with both using the software and also with making revisions as required. Non-technical issues like invoices have also been resolved quickly.
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Metaroom® by Amrax
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Return on Investment
Dassault Systemes
  • Draftsight has been very cost effective, it was free a few years ago then £79 a year, which it still is if you have the standard version. Now the minium level is Profession edition at £159+ VAT per year. Which is still very good value for money, just more that what we currently pay with the standard licences we have.
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Metaroom® by Amrax
  • 30% less time for 3D room creation
  • Better internal project communication
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ScreenShots

DraftSight Screenshots

Screenshot of Plate InsertScreenshot of Image TraceScreenshot of 2D and 3D DWG filesScreenshot of HomeByMe Integration

Metaroom by Amrax® Screenshots

Screenshot of the Metaroom® 3D scanner app.Screenshot of the scan with Points of Interest, used to set key indicators.Screenshot of the Metaroom® Studio interface.Screenshot of a library of scanned rooms is available at Metaroom® Studio.Screenshot of a view of an editable 3D room in Metaroom® Studio.Screenshot of the interface to export a scanned space, which is possible in 15+ industry export formats.