Item: DraftSight
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with DraftSight

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I've been using Draftsight since 5 years ago. It's been used just by my department. It has been an excellent substitute for AutoCAD which was my previous program. It is light and practically I can use it for the same kind of jobs. I use the more basic paid version, because I'm not a full time designer, and is enough for me to review jobs and basics designs and modifications.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Very light, opens very fast any model
Excelent for 2D drawings

Cons

Import PDF in Professional Version

Most Important Features

Usefullness at a great cost

Return on Investment

A good ROI

Alternatives Considered

AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT and NanoCAD

I do the same with DS than I did with AutoCAD, but at a much lower price.
DS is more intuitive and powerfull than NanoCAD

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

Trimble Connect

Likelihood to Recommend

Excellent for 2D drawing. It doesn't mean that it is bad for 3D and advanced... just I haven't used for that. It has the best Cost/value rate for its kind. I used it when it was free and I keep using it now it is paid.

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Great CAD at a low cost!

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