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DraftSight vs. Tacton Design Automation

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    DraftSight

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/ADraftSight is a 2D and 3D CAD solution for architects, engineers and construction service providers, as well as professional CAD users, designers, educators and hobbyists. DraftSight lets users create, edit, view, and markup any kind of 2D and 3D DWG file with greater ease, speed, and efficiency. Its familiar user interface helps to facilitate a quick transition from other CAD applications. DraftSight Offerings: DraftSight Professional: the advanced 2D CAD drafting…

    $249

    per year

    Tacton Design Automation

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ATacton Design Automation provides constraint-based and parametric engineer-to-order automation inside SolidWorks, PTC CREO and Autodesk Inventor. With needs-driven design, CAD engineers can configure designs of complex products – including feedback on incompatible choices - and automatically generate complete 2D drawings, 3D models and quote documents. The configurator-powered Tacton Design Automation is designed to propose a solution that's not just buildable, but optimal for the…N/A
    Pricing
    DraftSightTacton Design Automation
    Editions & Modules
    DraftSight Professional
    $249
    per year
    DraftSight Premium (3D)
    $549
    per year
    DraftSight Enterprise
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    DraftSight Enterprise Plus
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DraftSightTacton Design Automation
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDraftSight Professional, and Premium are available to purchase online directly. DraftSight Enterprise and Enterprise Plus are available to purchase through local resellers.—
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    DraftSightTacton Design Automation
    Considered Both Products
    Dassault Systemes
    Chose DraftSight
    I'm not a power user in AutoCAD or DraftSight, but it fully does everything I need in regard to editing and viewing DWG and DXF file types. Considering there is no cost to DraftSight it makes it the clear choice. When moving from 2D to 3D we still needed a solution to view and …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Features
    DraftSightTacton Design Automation
    Computer-Aided Design Software
    Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of DraftSight and Tacton Design Automation
    Feature
    DraftSight
    6.9
    4 Ratings
    Tacton Design Automation
    -
    Ratings
    3D Modeling7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    2D Drafting8.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Rendering and Visualization6.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collaboration and Sharing7.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compatibility with other software and formats8.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assembly Design6.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Simulation and Analysis4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Documentation and Annotation6.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization and Extensions7.14 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    DraftSightTacton Design Automation
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (416 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (23 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.8
    (22 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.8
    (15 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (16 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.3
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.4
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)