If you only need DXF, there are more free options that work to some degree.I know dwg files can be a problem for some programs. But if I actually pay Autodesk, then I have to suffer their sanctimonious behaviour. Funny because, when I use a non-Autodesk product, I don't get nagged. What I find funny is that AutoCAD LT (the last time I used it) pops up a nag box when it opens a "non genuine" (or words to that effect) dwg file. Wikipedia has a list of some of the member companies: Open Design Alliance - Wikipedia There is a commercial endeavour to provide DWG functionality, but you'll only get it in commercial applications. Autodesk does what it can to keep competitors out of DWG. Last edited by red beard 05-01-2018 at 02:56 PM.ĭWG will be the problem with alternatives. The 2D version is $590 for a permanent licence which doesn't seem too bad to me. I downloaded the BricsCAD trial, and that seems pretty nice. I would like something with a similar interface as Autocad. I'm looking for suggestions, and it doesn't have to be free. This isn't the first issue I've had with Draftsight, so I'm ready to move on. I spent about three hours this morning trying to get it to work, but no luck. I looked on the draftsight forums and there is about 50 different solutions to this issue.
The install seemed to go fine, but when I went to start it, the splash screen would come up and the program window would come up for a split second and then close.Īpparently this is a common problem. I hadn't updated it in awhile, so I figured that I would install the latest version. Today I went to start Draftsight and it wouldn't start-program stopped working error. I originally learned CAD on Autocad and used Autocad LT for several years before switching to Draftsight.