Hello
On another forum you can follow the topic for Draftsight as well, one of the members has carried out many tests on the alternatives that exist today: https://www.usinages.com/threads/draftsight-devient-payant-quelles-alternatives.120124/page-3
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Pfff, Dassault's commercial policy is disgusting!
I believe that at least one DraftSight license should be included in a SolidWorks license.
I knew Draftsight when it was launched, I also contributed to the improvement of this software (as a user), and here's how we are thanked! by taking away something that worked rather well (for the use we made of it).
But no, instead they murder us with exorbitant maintenance contract rates, and when you upgrade to your old SW version, you have to pay for the missing years!!
The worst thing is that their SolidWorks software is not yet perfect, there are many bugs (rather advanced use).
Because don't kid yourself, draftSight new version will also have many bugs and new users will have to wipe the plasters.......
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For those who seem to have learned about the subject:
1) they will no longer provide a free license with Solidworks??
2) if the answer to the previous one is: 'if'; what happens in case of a SW license not maintained?? (we were stuck in 2014 for budgetary reasons, we will probably try to shoot at least until 2020/2022 so that it is worth a minimum for the reactivation costs)
So even the free version already installed (regardless of whether you have Solidworks or not) will stop working on December 31, 2019. And will therefore switch to a paid version...
Version confirmed by our Solidworks reseller.
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To stay "zen", I will say that I was also very "disappointed" with this change.
It seems to me that at least a free version should be provided with Solidworks.
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Hello everyone ,
For all those who are looking for a reliable and perpetual alternative to Draftsight which becomes paid for rental from January 1, 2020, ZW France offers to switch to ZWCAD 2020 with a very interesting offer.
Of course, it's not free, ZWCAD has never been, but -50% on the price of a standard version of ZWCAD, it allows, for 290€, to have an equivalent to AutoCad, with performance and features superior to DraftSight.
At €99 per year, DS becomes more expensive from the 3rd year. In addition, ZWCAD allows the network license: If you have more than 5 workstations it becomes very interesting (DS does not offer a network license at this price).
Go to this page to compare products, read the comparison, download ZWCAD and find out the conditions: https://reprise.zwcad.fr
Offer valid until the end of December!
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@ZW France - ZWCAD&ZW3D, I don't use Draftsight but tell me if I'm wrong about your comparison, in 5 years I'll have Draftsight 2025 but still ZWCA 2020, do you guarantee the operation of it with future versions of Windows, drivers and other components? And if you have to change versions in 3 years, it will still be at 50%? and what does the "*: Price of 290€ applicable only in DraftSight trade-in offer" stand against the 290€?
Kind regards
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The theme of the discussion is: " No to the end of free Draftsight "
I find it a bit inflated to come here to slip in a paid proposal of another product!
Have a nice day
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Park... Too bad it was a good little software, which I used at home, but now nothing is free nowadays ... @+
I too vote no to the end of the free draftsigth
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I validate the solution @sbadenis I installed it 2 to 3 months ago and it works very well even for very large files. So nothing more to do with draftsight already uninstalled, rest in peace draftsight and long live NANOCAD.
if below the post of @sbadenis
May the Force be with you
https://nanocad.com/products/nanoCAD/download/
DoublecadXT (108MB):
Email address to be provided and then download link. License code to type. Then online activation code to type received in the same email as the download link.
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I've also been running with NanoCad for 3 months, I also find it very good, but I still had a large file (20 MB) that I couldn't open. I had to open it with Draftsight, then save it as R14 to be able to open it with NanoCad.
Have a nice day
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Thanks to @sbadenis and @OBI WAN for the link of NANOCAD, tried and adopted by us replacing Draft-Sith for 2 months, and for what they did with it it works very well.
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You also have CadOGéo which opens the latest DWG/DXF versions. It is business-type but as it is a complete CAD software, it can be used for anyone who needs to create plans. The interface resembles the versions of Autocad 2010.... So we're not lost.
The basic version is free. The www.cadogeo.fr site
I think that the end of Draftsight's free service is not necessarily Dassault Systèmes' primary intention. They rely on Autocad-compatible CAD libraries made by an American company called ODA that will change its royalty system for 2020 by limiting free versions. And since 99% of clones use their libraries.....
After the debate on free ... Would you agree to work on a software for free so that other people can use it and charge for their own service? I think that the existence of a tool that saves me time and is offered at a fair price is justified.
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@ mourey.patrick I don't really agree with you I'll explain when you acquire SW and are touted a free draftsight. Then once signed we say "uh no it's paying" not cool.
may the force be with you.
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@ OBI WAN +1 When you have been boasted for years about Solidworks to replace Autocad and with the advantage of Draftsight equivalent to Autocad as a free equivalent and once you take the plunge you are made to pay for it, it goes down well for me too..
@ mourey.patrick I just tried CadOGéo and it's not suitable for my case. I can't open the dwg files I have (neither the small nor the big ones) And these files open without problem with draftsight or NanoCad.
The only drawback found in NanoCad apart from the English language is that it does not open recent versions of dwg. But it will be enough for us to have a Drafsight or Autocad license to be able to register in a lower version so that our 20 or so cartoonists can then use it on their respective workstations. (often in simple reading or quick layout plan)
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@ + 1 OBIWAN
At the price of the SW license, the DraftSith license should be included with, at least, an equivalent to the version that was free until now.
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I don't have any problems opening dwgs (10kb to several hundred MB) under CadOGéo except sometimes where there are external references (but if they are not present on the client workstation!). You should send some examples of problems on the contact page of the site.
But I'm thinking about it, be careful, the free version only opens and edits files up to the 2009 version. While the paid version opens and edits up to the 2020 version.
I may have been misunderstood in terms of free admission. Dassault could indeed make a package for the 2 softwares.
What bothers me is the development of subscriptions to acquire software and it's ADOBe's fault. If I'm a small entrepreneur who only needs the main functions of a software (which is still the case for many people) I don't want to put my hand in my pocket every year to have the latest software mount with new functions that don't interest me. I know a lot of people who work with Autocad 2006 (well you have to be on XP :( ) In addition, it creates a lot of dependence on the publisher....
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Hi all
Has anyone tried the idea of FUZ3D with dwg editor provided by Solidworks at the time in order to replace Drafsight ?
Thank you in advance.
Yes me, hihihhihi (joke)
The only problem there can be is the version of the dwg that you can open (after 2009 screwed up, I go through SW and re-save in DWG 2000 for example to modify it)
For those who have the SW CDs until 2009 you have everything you need on the record in question.
Copy the DWeditor folder and install it.
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For those who seem to have learned about the subject:
1) they will no longer provide a free license with Solidworks??
Non: All free versions of DraftSight will cease to run after December 31, 2019.