Item: DraftSight
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with DraftSight

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are an ArchiCAD based firm and decided to get Draftsight to enable users to load and edit AutoCAD files, without having to invest in their licenses. It's been a great success as it has similar commands. The interface is user-friendly and it's been deployed to all users across the office.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Loading AutoCAD files
Editing of AutoCAD files
Conversion of AutoCAD files

Cons

A few issues with support initially but seemed to have found it better recently
Same with installation, was hard but now have a GPO that installs it well (so not a real con I suppose)
A few people still moan that it "isn't AutoCAD"

Return on Investment

Its been a great addition to our software portfolio
Allowed some newer team members the ability to draft things in this while getting used to ArchiCAD
Free version has been great to get started

Alternatives Considered

AutoCAD

Its a lot cheaper and has a great feature set even for the free version!

Likelihood to Recommend

Its fantastic for a practice that doesn't want the heavy costs of AutoCAD (2D) or already have invested elsewhere, like graphisoft or Bentley solutions and need something to fall back on "just in case". The free version is fantastic, and then the paid version gives additional support and features if you require it.

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Great alternative to the big named DWG editors!