Item: DraftSight
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with DraftSight

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

DraftSight is used within our organization by CAD specialists and interior designers creating architectural drawings to support products we sell.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Easy To Understand
Fast Processing
Convertible Files

Cons

Easier to set drawing standards
Easier to understand typing short cuts
Higher quality hatches and printing
Drag to scale rather than typing ratio

Most Important Features

Architectural Plans and Drawings
Mechanical Details
Interior Space Planning

Return on Investment

Ease of editing drawings from other companies involved on the project
Quickly throw together drawings for clients
Make real time adjustments during meetings with clients

I personally enjoyed AutoCAD more as that is what I used throughout my education. However, it is much more expensive for nearly the same product as Draft Sight. Revit is its own type of software and isn't easily comparable to something like DraftSight. Draftsight was just slightly more difficult to get used to as far as setting drawing standards and shortcuts.

Key Insights

Do you think DraftSight delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with DraftSight's feature set?

Yes

Did DraftSight live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of DraftSight go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy DraftSight again?

Yes

Other Software Used

SketchUp, Revit

Likelihood to Recommend

DraftSight is great for throwing together construction documents, especially for large projects requiring multiple sheets and drawings. It is not as useful when the project will also be rendered in 3D. In that case, it is easier to just use a software that allows for both 2D and 3D within the same process.

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