Switched from AutoCAD to DraftSight after 5 years and I'm not looking back

My old boss swore by AutoCAD but after I started using DraftSight for a residential project last month the file sizes dropped by half and it just felt less clunky. Anyone else find a cheaper alternative that actually works better?

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angela_morgan3h ago

Omg same here, it's like when you switch from brand name meds to generic and they work even better for half the price.

wendy_henderson217h ago

Have you tried messing with the workspace settings in DraftSight to match your old AutoCAD shortcuts... I did that and it made the switch way smoother. The file size difference is a big deal though, especially when you're emailing drawings back and forth with clients who don't have tons of storage. I ended up keeping both programs for about a month just in case but after that I never opened AutoCAD again.