![]() ![]() Update 6/7/12: New release of DS, V1R2 just out. Bricscad remains our cost-effective AutoCAD replacement of choice. We will re-evaluate this software in 2 years after it’s had more time to mature. Although it shows good promise, there are simply too many missing pieces to make it a viable alternative. Our company is dropping its pursuit of DS as an AutoCAD alternative for now. But, if you have the tenacity to continue to press your question or issue, eventually you will have an answer- even if it’s not the one you were hoping for. API support tends to be more sluggish, with responses that can be vague or even off the mark at times. Support calls for main program issues are handled fairly quickly – even if it’s simply to say that they hope to correct the issue in the next release. A known bug with the extmin and extmax (DS’s getxyurfit and getxyllfit) system variables remains uncorrected thru the last release V1R1.4 - so if any of your existing programs rely on these they will fail. For example, in LISP, none of the “VL-“ functions are available, and there are no workarounds at all for many of them (the VL-BB functions for example). Price per seat $250įor those with history and existing API functions in AutoCAD and/or Bricscad, beware that there is a great deal of missing functionality and a number of bugs that are yet to be corrected. This has become the viewing / markup utility of choice for our company.Ģ-1/2 Stars: Not-Quite-Ready-for-Prime-TimeĪbility to run LISP, VBA, VB.net, C++, C# add-in applications. Summary-given that this is a free program and allows virtually any one to read and write all versions of. Minor inconveniences persist uncorrected- for example, setting the Library Files Location setting in Tools > Options has no impact on the default directory location when browsing to insert block files, and faulty fast-right-click behavior when using keyboard command shortcuts. ![]() Dassault continues to improve the product with each new release. Customizable interface and ability to run simple script macros (such as one-button print). Clean interface, easy to use and understand- especially for those with past CAD experience. Let me know if anyone out there has additional feedback or would like more detailed information.įast, Lightweight both in terms of footprint and system resources. After spending a couple of months with DraftSight - thought I'd offer my review to the community. ![]()
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