DraftSight Support Reviews & Ratings 2023

Name: DraftSight: A Better 2D Drafting and 3D Design Experience
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Description: DraftSight: A Better 2D Drafting and 3D Design Experience

Starting at $249 per year

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What is DraftSight?

Recent Reviews

DraftSight? Good program but you are on your own, especially at license renewal time when it locks up.

4 out of 10

June 07, 2023

Incentivized

I use the program to generate proposal and construction drawings.

DraftSight Review

9 out of 10

June 01, 2023

Handle customer graphic requirements of customers accurately and efficiently as it makes it easier to manage and share graphic files. we …

It works good!

10 out of 10

May 31, 2023

I'm the only user of DrafSight or any other design software in my company. It is used to edit old mechanical desktop files or customers' Au…

DraftSight Professional vs AutoCAD Full version

1 out of 10

May 19, 2023

As a direct replacement for AutoCAD.

DraftSight as a daily program that is simple to use but very complete.

10 out of 10

February 24, 2023

Incentivized

In our company, we are two designers in the design department. Essentially we use Draftsight to create initial layouts of the projects to …

Overpowered

10 out of 10

December 09, 2022

I have used AutoCAD for over 5 years. My company uses Draftsight as an alternative of AutoCAD sometimes. It is way less expensive with …

DraftSight is cheaper and as efficient as AutoCAD in 2D.

10 out of 10

November 22, 2022

Incentivized

I have been using DraftSight for over 3 years now and I recommend it to all my customers as a replacement for AutoCAD since we only work …

DraftSight: good at sharing with others

10 out of 10

November 22, 2022

Incentivized

I use the 2D version of DraftSight to open and work with building drawings in DWG format. It is very helpful in working with drawings sent …

DraftSight! You could be so much better if.....

8 out of 10

October 14, 2022

Incentivized

We use it for Industrial automation design. We use it for complex wiring diagrams and industrial control panel layout.

Draftsight is amazing!

10 out of 10

October 07, 2022

Incentivized

We use DraftSight for preparing 2D CAD drawings for our customers that are provided by our vendors.

Cheap software

1 out of 10

September 27, 2022

I use DraftSight as a 2D drawing tool. It was purchased to replace the more expensive AutoCAD LT.

Using DraftSight in chemical engineering

7 out of 10

August 02, 2022

Incentivized

I use DraftSight extensively in designing the entire emission control system for customer manufacturing processes. The design includes a …

No Regrets

10 out of 10

July 08, 2022

Incentivized

We use DraftSight in conjunction with our Cad Cam Program for work on a CNC machining center, design and creation of new products, and it …

Great value, even with few bugs

4 out of 10

June 24, 2022

Incentivized

I am the sole user in our company. I am using DraftSight for design-build drawing where I show the locations of lighting and electrical …

Great features and functionality at a great price!

9 out of 10

June 20, 2022

Used to create P&ID and schematics for Control Systems. Also used to plan control systems upgrades and piping details.

Drawings are …

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Provides 2.5 dimensional drafting at a fraction of the cost of AutoCAD.
Annual license renewal system is still broken; has been broken for years.

Mark Horton

General Manager

UltraClean Laundry Equipment (Pharmaceuticals, 1-10 employees)

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Verified User

Director in Finance and Accounting

Packaging & Containers Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Pricing

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DraftSight Professional

$249

On Premise

per year

DraftSight Premium (3D)

$549

On Premise

per year

DraftSight Enterprise

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On Premise

Entry-level set up fee?

No setup fee

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Offerings

Free Trial
Free/Freemium Version
Premium Consulting / Integration Services

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Product Demos

DraftSight Demo Video

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3DEXPERIENCE DraftSight Demo

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Product Details

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FAQs

What is DraftSight?

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 solution with time-saving functionalities and an API to help bring designs to life quickly and easily. Ideal for companies, individuals and designers.

DraftSight Premium (3D): a robust 2D drafting and 3D design experience with full 3D capabilities and constraints features to help meet any drafting, modeling, prototyping, manufacturing, laser cutting and 3D printing needs. Created for individuals, designers, companies, manufacturers and makers.

DraftSight Enterprise and Enterprise Plus: a comprehensive 2D drafting and 3D design solution created to meet various drafting, modeling, prototyping, manufacturing, laser cutting, and 3D printing requirements. Designed for large organizations with many users or multiple sites.

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DraftSight: A Better 2D Drafting and 3D Design Experience

DraftSight Integrations

GEOVIA Surpac
SOLIDWORKS PDM
SOLIDWORKS Electrical
3DEXPERIENCE Platform

DraftSight Competitors

DraftSight Technical Details

Deployment Types	On-premise
Operating Systems	Windows, Linux, Mac
Mobile Application	No
Supported Languages	English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese-Brazilian, Turkish, Russian

Frequently Asked Questions

SketchUp, TurboCAD, and AutoCAD LT are common alternatives for DraftSight.

Reviewers rate Availability highest, with a score of 8.8.

The most common users of DraftSight are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).

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June 07, 2023

DraftSight? Good program but you are on your own, especially at license renewal time when it locks up.

Mark Horton

General Manager

UltraClean Laundry Equipment (Pharmaceuticals, 1-10 employees)

Score 4 out of 10

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Verified User

Incentivized

Support Rating

They do everything possible to prevent any possibility of reaching a live person. Previously, they made an exception for failed annual reactivation (which happens almost every year) but this year they have eliminated this exception. The reactivation issue is caused and corrected by 3DS, but takes a real human to resolve.

May 31, 2023

It works good!

Arthur C Gagnon

Design Engineer

Wanho Manufacturing, LLC (Telecommunications, 11-50 employees)

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Support Rating

Poor support from my last experience a couple of years ago. Luckily, the software started working properly again after installing a newer version.

May 19, 2023

DraftSight Professional vs AutoCAD Full version

Verified User

Manager in Engineering

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Company, 10,001+ employees

Score 1 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Support Rating

No response to queries raised.

February 24, 2023

DraftSight as a daily program that is simple to use but very complete.

Verified User

Project Manager in Product Management

Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering Company, 11-50 employees

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Support Rating

I never had the need to use it.

October 07, 2022

Draftsight is amazing!

Verified User

Manager in Engineering

Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing Company, 201-500 employees

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Support Rating

We have not come to any issue that we require technical support

August 02, 2022

Using DraftSight in chemical engineering

Uday Singh

Consulting Chemical/Environmental Engineer

Independent Consulting (Environmental Services, 1-10 employees)

Score 7 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Support Rating

Being a startup, we are always very short on time. Because we have to rely on delayed information from the user community, we experience a slowdown when we need help.

July 08, 2022

No Regrets

Micheal Toner

Mechanical Design, Tool and Die, Machinist

NorWest Manufacturing (Consumer Goods, 11-50 employees)

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Support Rating

All support is via other customer on the web

June 20, 2022

DraftSight Professional with LISP capability

David Yerks

Estimator

Bills Custom Fab., Inc. (Construction, 11-50 employees)

Score 8 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Support Rating

Support takes quite some time and hasnt been able to solve the issues. Between the issue of copying objects and the copied object is changed to the current layer and the issue of my most used LISP file crashing Draftsight every time I use it, it has been frustrating. If support could figure these issues out, I would change that ratinging to an 8 or 9.

May 31, 2022

DraftSight Review

Robert Hash

President

Airsystem Sales Inc (Environmental Services, 1-10 employees)

Score 6 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Support Rating

Terrible. We have 2 users that cannot get support for getting draftsight to work on their computers. We will not renew if we are paying for something that does not run on our computers.

February 28, 2022

Stay away - It crashes all the time and you will lose work

Ricardo Santos

CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

Tupinix Smart Factory Solutions (Food & Beverages, 1-10 employees)

Score 1 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Support Rating

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.

December 07, 2021

DraftSight is the best 2D CAD

Verified User

Professional in Other

Architecture & Planning Company, 1-10 employees

Score 10 out of 10

Vetted Review

Verified User

Incentivized

Support Rating

I rate it very well because above all I have needed it very few times in many years of using the product. My thinking is that the best technical support service possible is the one you don't need to call it because the product doesn't cause any problems. However, the few times I called them they always solved the problem.

December 04, 2021