Item: DraftSight
Rating: 8
Author: Chad Stamps

Overall Satisfaction with DraftSight

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use DraftSight for architectural drafting/design as well as for estimating and project management. We are a small company, so I am the only user of the software. I use DraftSight for a lot of things. I do take-offs for lineal and sq ft. for material but use it as a working platform for value engineering designs and working with designers/architects. I've used it for so many graphic uses, design layouts for signage, CNC milling of accent pieces even layout tile patterns to maximize cuts. It's also my go-to for any CAD drafting for plans.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Drafting
Project management
Material take-offs

Cons

Trouble getting things to print to scale
Issues importing graphics
Unable to be move objects by grabbing.

Return on Investment

Cost is good for the use of the program
Negative would be that there are some functions that are not the same as AutoCAD
Has made things very efficient

Alternatives Considered

AutoCAD

It has been a couple of years since I have used AutoCAD so I have not used them in a direct relationship. There are some features that are missing on DraftSight that are on AutoCAD that I wish they had. Printing and moving pieces are difficult.

Likelihood to Recommend

DraftSight is well suited for drafting and CAD work. Not so much for 3D design. It works very well for revising plans from other designers and is good to pass design ideas back and forth.

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