Create basic elements such as lines, polylines, arcs, circles, ellipses, layers, blocks, and others.

Create basic annotation elements such as notes, dimensions, tables, hatches, clouds, and others.

UI icons scale seamlessly on HD displays.

Set a "hairline" line width in the Print dialog box used especially for laser cutter output.

Offer learning resources and a collaborative environment to interact with your peers, ask questions, and share opinions.

Quickly generate hardware, holes, balloons, Bills of Materials (BOMs), welding and surface finish symbols.

Provide a central location for user-defined reusable elements such as blocks.

Send a set of drawings and sheets to printers in a batch job.

Compare graphically similar entities between two drawing documents.

Trim multiple, adjacent entities by dragging the pointer across each entity.

Communicate with a CNC machine for fabrication.

Attach pages of a PDF document to a drawing.

Directly import and convert the DGN file format drawing into a DraftSight project for direct editing.

Allow end users or third-party developers to customize and automate DraftSight.

Place dimensions automatically along Bounding Boxes aligned with other dimensions and spaced with the predefined offset distances.

Provide a command entry interface near the cursor to input coordinates, distances, and angles.

Place text along an arc to better control the text direction and location.

Convert an imported raster image file (ex. floor plan, logo) into vectorized line entities.

Use formulas in cells with arithmetic operators and the Sum, Average, and Count functions.

Trim hatches and gradients with the Trim and PowerTrim commands.

Enable concurrent usage and compliance across the organization.

Enable large groups of users to install or upgrade DraftSight.

Answer questions or troubleshoot issues related to DraftSight.