DraftSight is a feature-rich 2D and 3D CAD solution for architects, engineers and construction service providers, as well as professional CAD users, designers, educators and hobbyists.
Create, edit, view and markup any kind of 2D and 3D DWG file with greater ease, speed and efficiency. Easily transition from AutoCAD® or similar CAD applications with a familiar user interface and commands.
Real design freedom is letting you work the way you want to work. Effortlessly go from 2D drafting to 3D modeling and back again in order to optimize and maximize designs, and seamlessly integrate with other Dassault Systèmes and SOLIDWORKS® solutions to easily manage your designs from first inspiration to outcome.
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| 2D Design Tools | ||||
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Create basic elements such as lines, polylines, arcs, circles, ellipses, layers, blocks, and others. |
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| 2D Documentation Tools | ||||
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Create basic annotation elements such as notes, dimensions, tables, hatches, clouds, and others. |
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| Community Resources | ||||
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Offer learning resources and a collaborative environment to interact with your peers, ask questions, and share opinions. |
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| Toolbox | ||||
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Quickly generate hardware, holes, balloons, Bills of Materials (BOMs), welding and surface finish symbols. |
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| Batch Printing | ||||
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Send a set of drawings and sheets to printers in a batch job. |
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| Drawing Compare† | ||||
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Compare graphically similar entities between two drawing documents. †Feature currently unavailable for Mac versions |
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| Power Trim | ||||
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Trim multiple, adjacent entities by dragging the pointer across each entity. |
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| G-Code Generator | ||||
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Communicate with a CNC machine for fabrication. |
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| PDF Underlay | ||||
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Attach pages of a PDF document to a drawing. |
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| Dynamic Block Support* | ||||
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Import Dynamic Blocks directly in DraftSight with full intelligence and configurability. *Import in all offerings, configurability not available in DraftSight Standard |
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| DGN Import | ||||
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Directly import and convert the DGN file format drawing into a DraftSight project for direct editing. |
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| DraftSight APIs | ||||
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Allow end users or third-party developers to customize and automate DraftSight. |
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| Image Tracer † | ||||
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Convert an imported raster image file (ex. floor plan, logo) into vectorized line entities. †Feature currently unavailable for Mac versions |
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| Using Formulas in Table Cells | ||||
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Use formulas in cells with arithmetic operators and the Sum, Average, and Count functions. |
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| Trimming of Hatches and Gradients | ||||
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Trim hatches and gradients with the Trim and PowerTrim commands. |
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| 3D Modeling Tools* | ||||
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Introduces 3D modeling using basic geometrical shapes (ex. Box, Pyramid) or other methods (ex. Extrude, Revolve) with Boolean operations (ex. Union, Subtract).
*Available for Premium and Enterprise Plus |
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| 2D Constraints* | ||||
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Use 2D Constraints to control drawing entities parametrically by specifying geometric and dimensional properties of entities.
*Available for Premium and Enterprise Plus |
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| Network License | ||||
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Enable concurrent usage and compliance across the organization. |
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| Deployment Wizard | ||||
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Enable large groups of users to install or upgrade DraftSight. |
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| Technical Support | ||||
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Answer questions or troubleshoot issues related to DraftSight. |
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