DraftSight for Mac

DraftSight for Mac is a CAD application that was designed for CAD users. It gives them the ability to view, manage, and create drawings in DXF and DWG format. Users are given a professional environment to manipulate these drawings to their liking. Novices and experts will both find DraftSight for macOS easy to use.

The app is different and more popular than other CAD applications on the market because it is easier to use. Engineers, students, and teachers are all eager to use Draft Sight for Mac to work with CAD drawings.

You’ll find the design of Draft Sight is much more simplified in comparison to other quality CAD applications. Despite this, the GUI still looks just as complex as other CAD software. It just as a cleaner and near appearance which makes it look more appealing to people.

It supports the most popular CAD formats, including DWT, DWG, and DXF. Whenever you want to open a current design model or create a new one, It makes each function equally doable.

Some impressive features of the software include layer support, formatting tools, animated rendering, and shape insertion. The formatting tools support styles for scales, texts, and tables. The shapes you can insert include masks, text, sketches, ellipses, splines, rings, circles, rectangles, lines, and more.

You can modify the model with features like spit, mirror, offset, chamfer, trim, extend, scale, rotate, and stretch. In addition, you can add reference drawings, hyperlinks, objects, and images. Some of the objects you can add include charts, equations, and PDF documents.

When you want to save and export drawings, you can do so in formats like WMF, BMP, JPG, PNG, STL, TIF, EPS, PDF, and SVG. Also, if you’re able to use eDrawings software, then models can be sent straight to the publishing module where you can share it.

DraftSight is the perfect software platform for any person who does CAD work. Users have access to a range of tools that are simple to manipulate and use. On the other hand, it could definitely use more support for a larger range of formats.

Pricing

Professional - $299 USD/yr

Create, view and edit DWG, DXF and DGN files

Powerful and affordable 2D drafting for everyone

Complete set of edit, design and automation tools (incl. Autolisp)

Premium - $599 USD/yr

Manage large 2D drawing sets with Sheet Set Manager

Save time with PDF Import and batch printing

Advanced 2D drafting and 3D design with parametric constraints

Network - Starting $399 USD/yr

Activate simultaneous usage and compliance throughout the organization

Complete technical support provided by SOLIDWORKS partners

Save time with easy network license deployment

Alternatives

If you are looking for DraftSight for Mac alternatives, we recommend you to download Autodesk AutoCAD for Mac or LibreCAD for Mac.

How to Use

• Launch the app and create or open a DWG/DXF file
• Use the Command Window for precise control and input
• Access drawing tools from the toolbar or ribbon menu
• Use layers to organize drawing elements efficiently
• Add dimensions, text, and annotations as needed
• Save or export drawings in preferred formats
• Customize shortcuts and interface via Options menu
• Print or plot directly from the layout view

System Requirements

macOS 12 Monterey or later

Intel Core i5 or Apple M1/M2 chip

8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended)

3 GB free disk space

OpenGL 3.2 compatible graphics card

PROS

• Familiar interface for CAD professionals
• Full DWG and DXF file compatibility
• Robust 2D drafting and annotation tools
• Customizable commands and macros
• Supports printing and batch processing

CONS

• No native 3D modeling tools
• Subscription-based pricing model
• Occasional performance lag on large files
• Limited online collaboration features
• Smaller community than AutoCAD

Note: 30 days trial version.

Also Available: Download DraftSight for Windows