What is 3DEXPERIENCE DraftSight Professional?

3D EXPERIENCE DraftSight Professional is a professional-graded 2D drafting and design solution. Powered by the 3D EXPERIENCE platform, DraftSight delivers time-saving world-class quality DWG creation and editing, while keeping the user’s data secure on cloud.

What are the differences between DraftSight Professional and 3DEXPERIENCE DraftSight Professional?

• There is no functional difference between the desktop DraftSight Professional and 3D EXPERIENCE DraftSight Professional. The 3D EXPERIENCE platform provides additional cloud-based tools to help users manage data and collaborate effectively. • DraftSight Professional has standalone licensing and 3D EXPERIENCE DraftSight has named-user licensing.

Can I work on my previous files as well as manage my drawings?

Migrate easily from other CAD solutions thanks to a familiar interface, workflows, and support for your existing DWF data and automations. Securely share within DraftSight preliminary designs and protect your intellectual property by managing digital access. Share your material with stakeholders who do not have 3D EXPERIENCE DraftSight using the DWF & DXF formats.

What are the requirements?

• Collaborative Business Innovator role is the pillar of the 3D EXPERIENCE platform delivering all basic capabilities that digitally connect data and people in your ecosystem. • Supported hardware: Windows OS only, No Mac version 3D EXPERIENCE DraftSight is available in the following languages: English, Chinese Simplified, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian (Aligned with the platform localization).

2D CAD & 3D designs with DraftSight

Connect People, Data & Designs

3DEXPERIENCE DraftSight Professional is a 2D and 3D CAD solution for architects, engineers, designers, and construction service providers.

Create, view, edit and markup DWG and DXF files.
Lay the foundation for 3D modeling with robust sketch creation using 2D drafts.

Powered by the cloud-based 3DEXPERIENCE platform

Design, manage, and share drawing data in a single and secure cloud-based environment.
Enable the entire team to work concurrently and collaborate anytime, anywhere, on any device.

Conquer any challenge

Easily review drawings at every stage

Streamline drawing sign-off and approval

Manage file sharing and access rights

Track drawings at scale

Design faster in 2D and 3D with the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

• Create, edit, view, mark up, and print professional 2D DWG files for engineering, construction, and manufacturing.
• Migrate effortlessly from 2D CAD tools with a familiar interface.
• Drag and drop saved or shared DWG files from 3DDrive right from the connected task panel built in the app.
• Search relevant drawings quickly by keywords, file formats, attributes, and tags.

Collaborate with Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime

Share content through activity streams, chat, video and user-tagged comments within your dedicated communities on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
Create dashboards for personalized views using information from all sources and set alerts for data feeds.
Enable concurrent design to enhance decision making and to speed up design maturity.
Protect your intellectual property with sophisticated digital access management.

Boost your business efficiency with 3DEXPERIENCE DraftSight Professional

Image Tracer

Save time and effort by converting any simple or complex raster images to DWG files in seconds.

Design Library

Store user-defined reusable elements in a central location and easily drag and drop them into your drawings.

API Access

Speed up workflows with automation using our API. Create add-ins and use 3DExperience DraftSight Professional in workflows in ERP, PDM, and LISP systems.

HomeByMe Integration

Browse and import HomeByMe 3D models directly into DraftSight to generate 2D floor plans with dimensions. Export designs from HomeByMe and import them as a .DSHBM file.

Auto Dimension

Automatically create dimensions and organize annotations for selected elements.

Batch printing

Load multiple drawing files and print only the sheets you select.

G-Code Generator

Use the G-Code Generator to create machine-readable G-code from your 2D drawing for CNC machines.

Pattern Along a Path

Quickly create a pattern of repeating entities along a predefined path.

Formulas in Table Cells

Use formulas like Sum, Average, and Count to calculate values directly in your design’s table cells like any spreadsheet application.

Roles included in this offer

The following two roles are included in this offer enabling 2D and 3D CAD design as well as concurrently working and collaborating anytime, anywhere, on any device.

3DEXPERIENCE Draftsight Professional

Create, edit, view and markup any kind of 2D and 3D DWG file with speed and efficiency

Collaborative Business Innovator

Connect everyone across the enterprise value chain in a secure manner to facilitate collaboration

Choose your subscription

Included in both subscriptions

3DEXPERIENCE DraftSight Professional
Collaborative Business Innovator
Online learning content
Dedicated online support

30-Day Money Back Policy

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$228* | 228€* | £201*

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$762* | 762€* | £684*

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30-day money back policy

Take our solution for a test drive. If it does not meet your needs, request a refund within 30 days from the date of purchase. Please note this doesn’t apply to monthly subscriptions.

Personalized learning journey

Master Dassault Systèmes solutions with our learning application built directly into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Take a learning journey at your own pace, track your progress and get certified on your roles to be an expert!  

Direct Support from Our Experts 

Get personalized support from Dassault Systèmes’ customer communities. Talk with people just like you or explore our knowledge library. For technical assistance with cloud issues, enjoy 24/7 support via phone or chat.  

Customer Success Stories

DraftSight [Professional] has enabled us to reduce drawing time despite the fact that our drawings are now much more detailed.

Brent Walton

Engineering Tech Supervisor - Superheat

I don’t know why anyone would continue working with any of their competitors. DraftSight is a good tool with an extremely effective set of features at a much lower cost. We moved our design library over to DraftSight seamlessly and have moved forward with our work without missing a beat.

Kenny Kuhns

Engineering Operations Manager - California Wire Products Corporation

DraftSight is clearly innovative technology in its simplicity, intuitiveness, flexibility, and usefulness. With a productive tool like DraftSight, we are able to continue to push what is possible in yacht design.

Griscia Pastacaldi

Naval Architect Designer and Mechanical Engineer - Griscia Pastacaldi

Adding new furnishings and features—such as barn doors, kitchen islands, and built-ins—requires customization, and customization requires drawings. DraftSight Professional is driving a substantial volume of business for us at a much lower cost than anticipated.

Amanda Casterlin

Co-owner - MAC design+build

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Frequently Asked Questions

: 3DEXPERIENCE DraftSight Professional is a professional-graded 2D drafting and design solution. Powered by the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, DraftSight delivers time-saving world-class quality DWG creation and editing, while keeping the user’s data secure on cloud.
: • There is no functional difference between the desktop DraftSight Professional and 3DEXPERIENCE DraftSight Professional. The 3DEXPERIENCE platform provides additional cloud-based tools to help users manage data and collaborate effectively.
• DraftSight Professional has standalone licensing and 3DEXPERIENCE DraftSight has named-user licensing.
: Migrate easily from other CAD solutions thanks to a familiar interface, workflows, and support for your existing DWF data and automations. Securely share within DraftSight preliminary designs and protect your intellectual property by managing digital access. Share your material with stakeholders who do not have 3DEXPERIENCE DraftSight using the DWF & DXF formats.
: • Collaborative Business Innovator role is the pillar of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform delivering all basic capabilities that digitally connect data and people in your ecosystem.
• Supported hardware: Windows OS only, No Mac version
3DEXPERIENCE DraftSight is available in the following languages:
English, Chinese Simplified, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian (Aligned with the platform localization).

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