[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":102},["ShallowReactive",2],{"Lhj0MV6_Uw70gKoNavwsXbpUhhX-z_rWudAmifpQJ7k":3,"article_draftsight-free-versions-time-to-upgrade_draftsight":10,"_apollo:default":100,"_apollo:identified":101},{"mailchimpAudience":4},{"actionUrl":5,"slug":6,"locale":7,"default":8,"__typename":9},"","draftsight-free-versions-time-to-upgrade","en","https:\u002F\u002F3ds.us3.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=ed4601044e1936748c0d2aa6b&id=e5080ff9fe&f_id=002d4de2f0","MailchimpAudience",{"posts":11},{"nodes":12,"__typename":99},[13],{"id":14,"slug":6,"title":15,"uri":16,"excerpt":17,"locale":18,"featuredImage":21,"tableOfContents":29,"content":30,"date":31,"authorJobTitle":5,"author":32,"masterings":42,"globalTags":46,"products":55,"disciplines":67,"seo":88,"__typename":98},"cG9zdDo1OTIwNQ==","DraftSight Free Versions – Time to Upgrade","\u002Fproducts\u002Fdraftsight\u002Fdraftsight-free-versions-time-to-upgrade","\u003Cp>We’ve spoken about this previously on this blog, but just in case…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":28},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":23,"thumbnail":25,"srcSet":26,"sizes":27},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fupgradecover.jpg.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fupgradecover-150x150.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fupgradecover.jpg.webp 600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fupgradecover-300x172.jpg.webp 300w","(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp>We’ve spoken about this previously on this blog, but just in case you are not aware, all free versions of DraftSight will go end of life on Dec 31st 2019.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So, what are your options?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fds19pricing-650x198-1.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59207\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fds19pricing-650x198-1.png.webp 650w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fds19pricing-650x198-1-300x91.png.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Well, if the free version of DraftSight did everything you needed it to do, then the obvious upgrade path would be to Draftsight Standard at a cost of $99.00 a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If, on the other hand you would like to customise your DraftSight install, Draftsight Professional gives you all the functionality of DraftSight Standard, but with the added ability to access the DraftSight API and Lisp functionality.  DraftSight Professional costs $199.00 a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>DraftSight Premium builds on DraftSight Professional and adds 3D Design and Modelling functionality to the user tools.  DraftSight Premium costs $499.00 a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Some of the new functionality built in to DraftSight 2019 includes:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.draftsight.com\u002Fmedia\u002Fimage-tracer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image Tracer\u003C\u002Fa> – (DraftSight Professional, Premium, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus only)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.draftsight.com\u002Fmedia\u002Fdraftsighthomebyme-integration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HomeByMe Integration\u003C\u002Fa> –  (DraftSight Professional, Premium, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus only)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.draftsight.com\u002Fmedia\u002F17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Block Attribute Manager\u003C\u002Fa> –  (DraftSight Professional, Premium, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus only)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.draftsight.com\u002Fmedia\u002Fnew-ribbon-tab-import\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Import Ribbon Tab\u003C\u002Fa> – (All Versions)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.draftsight.com\u002F2019\u002F05\u002F28\u002Fdraftsight-2019-click-and-drag\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drag and Move\u003C\u002Fa> – (All Versions)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.draftsight.com\u002Fmedia\u002Ftrimming-hatches-and-gradients\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trimming a Hatch\u003C\u002Fa> – (All Versions)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.draftsight.com\u002Fmedia\u002Fdrawing-frame-and-title-block-library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drawing Frames and Title Blocks\u003C\u002Fa> –  (DraftSight Professional, Premium, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus only)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.draftsight.com\u002Fmedia\u002Fusing-formulas-table-cells\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Formulas in Tables\u003C\u002Fa> –  (DraftSight Professional, Premium, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus only)\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp>We’ve also created blogs detailing the new 3D Functionality within DraftSight Premium.  You can read these blogs  by clicking these links:  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.draftsight.com\u002F2019\u002F06\u002F11\u002Fdraftsight-2019-3d-features\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 1\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.draftsight.com\u002F2019\u002F06\u002F18\u002Fdraftsight-2019-3d-features-part-2\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 2\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.draftsight.com\u002F2019\u002F06\u002F26\u002Fdraftsight-2019-3d-features-part-3\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 3\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.draftsight.com\u002F2019\u002F07\u002F02\u002Fdraftsight-2019-3d-features-part-4\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 4\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>There’s a lot of reading in those links. 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