DraftSight 2D CAD software, which lets users create, view, and edit DWG and DXF files, is free -- and it comes with its own online social-networking communities.

Dassault Systèmes’ No-Cost 2D CAD Product DraftSight Now Available for General Release More Than 400,000 DraftSight Downloads During Beta Test February 23, 2011 01:00 AM Eastern Standard Time ...

The second consideration was cost, and DraftSight provides the 2D design tools Young Industries needs at a fraction of the price of comparable CAD applications.

Dassault Systemes, therefore, has the technology and manpower to release a DraftSight version which can compete with Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D and Revit software products.