DraftSight™ is a free, easy-to-use, professional-grade 2D CAD product that generally takes a few minutes to download and runs on multiple operating systems, including Windows®, Linux®, and Mac® OS. Use the form to download DraftSight right now.
What file formats can DraftSight open and save?
In addition to the .dwg file format, DraftSight can also read and save .dxf files. Like many other products, DraftSight utilizes libraries from the Open Design Alliance (ODA) for its DWG file format support. DraftSight can read .dwg and .dxf file versions as early as 2.5 and can save to any version from R12 to R2013.
DraftSight Support Options
Users can sign up for free Community Support or purchase our Enterprise License Subscription, which includes a bundle of services and makes it easier for companies with multiple users to install DraftSight and get the most out of the product and service.
Free Community Support provides immediate, open access to engaging online training videos, easy-to-follow tutorials, curriculum materials and much more. Access the Draftsight Community »
DraftSight System Requirements
Use this information to ensure you are always working with a DraftSight supported and optimized system for hardware, operating system.
| DraftSight 2017 for Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| SUPPORTS Free, Professional Pack & Enterprise Pack versions | ||
| Windows® 7, 32-bit | ||
| Windows® 7, 64-bit | ||
| Windows® 8, 64-bit | ||
| Windows®10, 64-bit | ||
| Hardware | Minimum | Recommended |
| RAM | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Disk Space | 500 MB free hard disk space depending on accessory applications installed |
1 GB free hard disk space depending on accessory applications installed |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ 2 Duo, or AMD® Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core processor |
Intel® Core™ i5 processor, AMD® Athlon/Phenon™ X4 processor, or better |
| Display | Display with 1280 x 768 pixels resolution | Full HD monitor |
| Video Card | 3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 1.4 |
3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 3.2, or better |
| Mouse | Mouse | Wheel Mouse |
| Internet | An Internet connection for installation from download and for activation (optional). Product activation requires a network interface card. |
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| DraftSight 2017 for Mac | ||
|---|---|---|
| Operating System SUPPORTS Beta, Free version only | ||
| Mac v10.10 (Yosemite) | ||
| Mac v10.11 (El Capitan) | ||
| Mac v10.12 (Sierra) | ||
| Mac v10.9 (Mavericks) | ||
| Hardware | Minimum | Recommended |
| RAM | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Disk Space | 500 MB of available hard-disk space for installation | |
| Processor | Mac® with Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor, or better | |
| Display | Display with 1280 x 768 pixels resolution, or better | |
| Video Card | 3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 1.4 | 3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 3.2, or better |
| Mouse | Mouse | |
| Internet | An Internet connection for installation from download and for activation (optional). Product activation requires a network interface card. | |
| DraftSight 2017 for Linux | ||
|---|---|---|
| Operating System SUPPORTS Beta, Free version only | ||
| Ubuntu® 14.04 LTS | ||
| Fedora® 18 Gnome | ||
| Fedora 20 Gnome and KDE | ||
| OpenSUSE® 12.2 Gnome and KDE | ||
| OpenSUSE 13.2 Gnome | ||
| Hardware | Minimum | Recommended |
| RAM | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Disk Space | 1GB of available hard-disk space for installation | |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ 2 Duo, AMD® Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core processor, or better | |
| Display | Display with 1280 x 768 pixels resolution, or better | |
| Video Card | 3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 1.4 | 3D Graphics accelerator card with OpenGL version 3.2, or better |
| Mouse | Mouse | Wheel Mouse |
| Internet | An Internet connection for installation from download and for activation (optional). Product activation requires a network interface card. | |
