Uses a minimal, yet simple UI to create, edit, view, and mark up 2D drawings. It includes production tools, an API and makes transition easier from other CAD apps.
DraftSight is a software program created for CAD users, offering them the tools to create, view, and manage DWG and DXF drawings. The tools can be used even by novice users as long as they have some knowledge CAD drawings. The software installation process is quite intuitive, though it does ask for patience because it lasts several minutes.
The right word for the GUI is modern. Besides the modern look, it's easy to navigate through its menus because of its well-delimited interface sections and big text and button icons.
The program comes packed with different features that improve the user experience. One of them, called G-Code Append, allows users to re-work the user interface and add a program append capability.
Also, DraftSight supports formats like DWG, DXF and DWT; has a wide array of formatting tools, such as styles for texts, tables, scales, and offers the option to insert lines, rectangles, circles, ellipses, text or masks.
You can now click anywhere on a dimension to reposition and place dimensions with widgets for automatic alignment and spacing, thanks to some dimensioning improvements. Moreover, it provides users with a command interface where they can input coordinates, distances and angles.
Overall, DraftSight, despite being a program that doesn't allow for 3D drawing and which consumes a lot of system resources, remains a interesting choice for CAD users.
v2021.0 [Feb 25, 2021]
Run Visual LISP directly in DraftSight.
- Visual LISP routines are frequent and important automations created in AutoCAD to speed up repetitive tasks and ensure quality.
- In addition to the existing support of Auto LISP, DraftSight 2021 can now run Visual LISP directly. You can now simply load a LISP similar to opening a file and execute the routine as designed by the LISP.
Modify patterns associatively and directly with graphical grips:
- Patterns are common objects to ensure consistency and increase productivity.
- With DraftSight 2021, you can easily drag and drop graphical grips to adjust pattern location, instance, and spacing.
- To edit the parameters more accurately, you also type in numbers on the in-context input boxes.
- The associative patterns are supported in both 2D and 3D DWGs.
Control image qualities on PDF Prints:
- Images are frequently referenced in drawings such as logos and watermarks.
- Now with DraftSight 2021, to improve PDF output presentations, speed up the printing process and cut file sizes, you can control the quality of the vector and raster images.
Modify the model viewport background color directly with a command:
- A common practice has been to adjust model viewport colors according to personal preferences.
- Now you can set up colors easily to relax your eyes and protect your vision by simply typing in this command: MODELBACKGROUNDCOLOR.
