DraftSight was designed to make you feel right at home.
With its familiar interface, common commands, support for legacy drawings and complex objects like Dynamic Blocks…
… It’s an easy switch from AutoCAD® or similar CAD applications.
if you already know AutoCAD then switching to DraftSight is easier than riding a new bike.
Compare DraftSight to AutoCAD and choose the solution that’s right for you
| DraftSight Professional $299 USD/yr |
DraftSight Premium $599 USD/yr |
AutoCAD LT $505 USD/yr |
AutoCAD $2,030 USD/yr |
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| Comprehensive 2D Drafting, Drawing, Documentation, and Annotation |  |
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| API’s (C++, C#, VB.net, VBA, JavaScript) | |
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| Image Tracer: Convert Raster Images to DWG | |
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| 3D Solid, Surface and Mesh Modeling | |
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| 3D navigation (Orbit, ViewCube, Wheel) | |
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Rated 8 out of 10 by satisfied customers
Rated 8 out of 10 by satisfied customers
I don’t know why anyone would continue working with AutoCAD. DraftSight is a good tool with an extremely effective set of features at a much lower cost. We moved our design library over to DraftSight seamlessly and have moved forward with our work without missing a beat."
Engineering Operations Manager
California Wire Products Corporation