OverviewDraftSight Professional is the best in class 2D CAD with powerful productivity tools and an API to accelerate your design projects.
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Highlights
- Advanced 2D Design – Feature-rich 2D CAD solution. Streamline the design process, continue to use your favorite tools while increasing efficiency. Easy to get started.
- Productivity Tools – Robust productivity tools, including support for Dynamic Blocks, PowerTrim, DrawCompare, and automatic layer assignment.
- API Access – A robust API to customize and automate processes with LISP routines or your favorite programming language.
Top Features
Image Tracer Convert raster images in .bmp, .png, and .jpg formats into accurate and editable lines and curves in DWG files. The images can range widely from floor plans to artistic logos saving massive time and tedious effort to manually retrieve and edit the image elements. |
Layers Manager Manage and organize layers easily and consistently. Show, freeze, lock layers, or modify layer styles at one single location to carry out changes at scale and speed up your drafting process. |
Dynamic Block Support DraftSight supports viewing and manipulating AutoCAD® Dynamic Blocks. The special grips allow you to change size, shape, orientation, or even choose how a block is displayed among multiple variations carried over from your legacy drawings. |
Mechanical Toolbox DraftSight contains robust mechanical tools and symbols that will help you standardize your mechanical drafting practices and speed up your time to market. The Mechanical Toolbox allows you to choose which industry-standard you want to use or create your own custom standard. |
Visual LISP Run Visual LISP routines directly in addition to DraftSight’s existing support of AutoLISP. |
Draw Compare Compare drawing revisions to quickly identify and track changes. Draw Compare will graphically depict differences between drawings or show entities that have been added or removed in the color of your choice. |
Mouse Gestures Access your most frequently used commands by simply holding down the right mouse button and moving the mouse in the proper direction to access commands and speed up drafting. |
Auto Dimension Use the AutoDimension command to dimension drawings automatically. Create baseline, continued, and ordinate dimensions for specified entries that are enclosed within a Dimension Bounding Box. |
PowerTrim PowerTrim cuts to the chase by assuming everything is a cutting edge from the get-go. Just start the PowerTrim command and drag your cursor over the entities you want to trim. That’s it! No more selecting cutting edges, you just start trimming. |
LISP Automation DraftSight makes it easy to load and use your favorite LISP code, including AutoLISP® and Visual LISP® to automate tedious or repetitive tasks. |
Customize with APIs DraftSight provides extensive APIs for you to build custom capabilities to fit your specific needs. In addition to LISP based automations, you can also load Dynamic Link Libraries (.dll files) or custom scripts. |
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Feature Comparison
Essential Tools | Professional | Premium | Enterprise | Enterprise Plus |
Draw tools (Line, Polyline, Arc, Circle, Ellipse, Table, Hatch, Cloud, Block…) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Modify tools (Move, Copy, Rotate, Array, Scale, Trim, Chamfer, Split…) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Layer, Block, Group, Print | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Drawing Standards and Templates | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Polyline Editing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Hatch Layer | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Discarding Duplicate Entities | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
SVG scalable icons for HD displays | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Hairline option for printout | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Layer Preview | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Block – Redefine Base Point | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Productivity Tools |
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Mechanical Toolbox (BOM, Revision Table, Hardware, Holes, Welding/ Surface/Finish Symbols…) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Design Resources Library | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Batch Printing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Drawing Compare | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Automatic Dimensioning | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Automatic Dimensioning Arrangement | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Automatic Trim Dimension Extension Lines | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Thumbwheel on the Dimension Palette | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Right Click to Select Arrow Heads | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Split Dimension | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Mass Properties Calculations | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Auto-Completion Commands | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Quick Input Methods | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Pack and Go | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Publish to DWF | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Dark Mode | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Spline Enhancements | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Associative Patterns | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
PDF Import | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
Premium Tools |
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3D Tools | ✔ | ✔ | ||
2D Constraints | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Interoperability Tools |
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Dynamic Blocks Viewing | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Dynamic Blocks Editing | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Create & Edit Custom Blocks | ✔ | ✔ | ||
LISP Automation (AutoLISP, Visual LISP support) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
3DExperience Integration | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
3DExperience Marketplace Integration | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
HomeByMe Integration | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
3D Content Central Integration | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
SOLIDWORKS PDM, Electrical Connectors | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Sheet Set Manager | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Enterprise Options and Support |
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Network license option | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Technical support | ✔ | ✔ | ||
Community Forum Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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