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DraftSight:
This podcast is an interview with Josh Mings of SolidSmack discussing the new product announcement from Dassault Systèmes, DraftSight. Topics covered:
- Quick product overview
- Josh's first impressions
- Pros and Cons of this "Professional-grade, open 2D CAD product"
- What "Free" really means
- What it means for SolidWorks 2D Editor
- 3D Swym DraftSight Community
This was an interesting move for DS, especially since Bernard Charlès took the stage at SolidWorks World this year and shared their mission of "3D Life-like Experiences". This is a company that eats, sleeps and breaths 3D, so when they announced a 2D product that was FREE, I was a little confused.
Josh explains that DraftSight is much better than AutoCAD for 2D (currently DraftSight has no 3D capabilities like AutoCAD) and is a "hands down" replacement for SolidWorks 2D Editor in his opinion. SolidWorks has released a statement that they are still committed to the 2D Editor (formally known as DWG Editor) on their blog.
The product currently is available for Windows XP, Vista and 7 (runs on 64 bit and installs as a 32 bit app from what I can tell) and support for both Mac and Linux is coming "later this year". I am looking forward to installing it but I am not going as far to say I'm Excited about it...being 2D and all! ~Lou
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