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DraftSight |
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- Your software. Your vision. Your community. |
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Welcome to a better way to read, write and share DWG files – and the place to do
it all.
Download our free* software and start working with your DWG files. Then start
sharing, connecting and interacting with the 3DSwYm DraftSight™ community
members.
The DraftSight 2D CAD Product.
DraftSight is a professional-grade, open 2D CAD product for users who want a
better way to read, write and share DWG files. DraftSight is easy to use and is
available for professional CAD users, students and educators to download and
activate for free.*
Based on advanced architecture, DraftSight has a small footprint, should take
less that a few minutes to download, and runs on multiple operating systems,
including Windows XP®, Windows Vista® and Windows® 7.
DraftSight Datasheet
Find out more about DraftSight. Check out the introduction video below. |
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*Standalone license. Activation required. |
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DraftSight Feature |
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DraftSight™ was built with CAD users in mind and includes:
User Environment & Features - Cartesian coordinate system
- Layers & layer manager
- Background masks for notes
- Command line input
- ViewPort locking
- Property manager
- Dynamic pan & zoom
- Polygonal ViewPorts
- Traditional toolbars and menus
- Wheel-mouse pan & zoom
- Freeze, lock or turn off layers per ViewPort
- Blocks & reference files
- View proxy objects
- Command aliases
- Menu files
- CTB and STB print style tables
- SHX and TTF fonts
- LineStyle files
- Hatch pattern files
- Templates
Interoperability - Read and write support for DWG/DXF files*
- Save DWG/DXF files back to previous versions*
- Print to file (.plt, .jpg, .pdf, .png, & .svg)
- Attach image files (.bmp, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .tif, & .tiff)
- Attach external reference drawings
- Create binary or ASCII DXF files*
- Save as .wmf, .jpeg, .pdf, .png, .sld, .svg, .tif, & .stl file formats
- Publish to eDrawings or Drawings Now
- Multi-page PDF creation
Productivity Enhancers - Consolidated options dialog
- Home palette
- Quick print
- Enhanced, easy to read, command prompts
- Smart calculator
- Context sensitive help
Setup and Administration - Support for Windows®, Mac & Linux operating systems
- Customizable interface: command aliases, double-click actions, menus, right-click menus, shortcut keys, toolbars, etc.
- Quick and free to download
- Fast “one-click” installation
- Multi-language character set support including Unicode fonts
Entities - Arcs, circles, & lines
- Points & rings
- Solid & gradient Fill
- Notes & SimpleNotes
- Hyperlinks
- Dimensions: Arc length, radius, diameter, baseline, linear, ordinate, etc.
- Tables
- ViewPorts
- Blocks and BlockAttributes
- Masks & region
- Ellipses & elliptical arcs
- ISO, ANSI & Traditional Hatch patterns
- Tolerances, Leaders & CenterMarks
- RichLines, PolyLines, 3D PolyLines, & Splines
Drafting Tools - Snap & Grid
- Double-click editing
- Select entities using filters, SmartSelect, or by window, crossing window, crossline, polygonal window, etc.
- Chamfer & Fillet
- Undo/Redo
- Tracking guides & Polar guides
- EntityGrips, EntitySnaps, Entity
- Get area, distance, or coordinates information
- InfiniteLines, Rays & Reference Points
Drawing Setup Tools - Customizable coordinate system
- Points format
- Multiple layout
- RichLine styles
- Text Styles
- Dimension styles
- Layer manager
- Unit system
- Named page layouts
- Table styles
Edit Tools - Move, scale & rotate
- Edit blocks in-place or isolate for edit
- Modify Hatch and fill pattern, origin, etc
- Stretch & change length
- Mirror, copy, offset and pattern copy
- Open reference drawings from within the base drawing
- Edit note properties: direction, justification, line spacing, text height, TextStyle, etc.
- Trim & extend
- Split & weld
- Clip references and images
*Uses DWGdirect™ and the OpenDWG® specifications.
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