[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":133,"prefetchLinks":134},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article_solidworks-world-2019-draftsight-review_draftsight":3,"_apollo:default":131,"_apollo:identified":132},{"posts":4},{"nodes":5,"__typename":130},[6],{"id":7,"slug":8,"title":9,"uri":10,"excerpt":11,"locale":12,"featuredImage":15,"tableOfContents":23,"content":24,"date":25,"authorJobTitle":26,"author":27,"masterings":37,"globalTags":58,"products":75,"disciplines":86,"seo":119,"__typename":129},"cG9zdDo1OTgxNA==","solidworks-world-2019-draftsight-review","SOLIDWORKS World 2019 – DraftSight Review","\u002Fproducts\u002Fdraftsight\u002Fsolidworks-world-2019-draftsight-review","\u003Cp>Wow, this day last week the DraftSight team were all making their…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":13,"__typename":14},"en_US","Locale",{"node":16,"__typename":22},{"large":17,"__typename":18,"medium_large":17,"thumbnail":19,"srcSet":20,"sizes":21},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsww19review.jpg.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsww19review-150x150.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsww19review.jpg.webp 600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsww19review-300x172.jpg.webp 300w","(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wow, this day last week the DraftSight team were all making their way home from SOLIDWORKS World 2019. I don’t know about you, but it went by in the blink of an eye!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, what did we learn at #SWW19 this year?  Well, let me recap for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First off, there are some changes to the DraftSight family:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"size-large thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fimg_20190211_111914.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59816\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fimg_20190211_111914.jpg.webp 610w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fimg_20190211_111914-300x169.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Wai-Ming introducing the new DraftSight 2019 Portfolio.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>DraftSight Standard is now the entry level version of DraftSight and will cost $99.00 for a 12 Month Subscription.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>DraftSight Professional which gives you access to the DraftSight API, Productivity Tools, HomeByMe Integration and more, will cost $199.00 for a 12 Month Subscription.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>DraftSight Premium has all the benefits of DraftSight Professional with added 3D Tools to allow you to create and edit 3D Drawings, will cost $499.00 for a 12 Month Subscription.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>DraftSight Enterprise \u002F Enterprise Plus is designed for large organisations who need network licensing for DraftSight.  Enterprise is the same as Professional and Enterprise Plus is the same as Premium.  Pricing starts at $399.00 for a 12 month contract.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also coming soon 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online file storage services and cam share drawings and folders with varying rights for different users. Users can be assigned full editing rights, viewing rights or owner rights.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pricing has not been set just yet on DraftSight Cloud, but the details of the Beta Program will be released soon, keep your eyes open for this!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following on from the announcement of DraftSight Premium, Johnathen Lieber gave an excellent session entitled Introducing DraftSight 3D Design.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"size-large thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fimg_20190212_1330292-650x487-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59818\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fimg_20190212_1330292-650x487-1.jpg.webp 650w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fimg_20190212_1330292-650x487-1-300x225.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Johnathen Lieber hosting the Introducing DraftSight 3D Design session.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnathen covered topics such as:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>Drawing with Parametric Constraints\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Drawing with Contours\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Creating Models with Prismatic Shapes\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Creating Solids from Sketches\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Boolean Modeling\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F2019_02_13-14_23-office-lens-650x460-1.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59819\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F2019_02_13-14_23-office-lens-650x460-1.jpg.webp 650w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F2019_02_13-14_23-office-lens-650x460-1-300x212.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a fascinating session and really showcased the power of DraftSight Premium.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fimg_20190211_163644.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59820\" 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Users normally don’t get to meet with and talk with the development team behind DraftSight, so their feedback will be invaluable in planning the future of DraftSight.  As you can imagine, the session ran well overtime as users and and the DraftSight team discussed and offered solutions, alternatives and work-arounds for many of the issues discussed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that, in a nutshell, were the DraftSight highlights of SOLIDWORKS World 2019. For a more in-depth review of what we got up to on a daily basis, you can check out our daily blogs from #SWW19.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We would like to thank all the users who attended and contributed to our sessions.  As always, your input is invaluable.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One final note, this was the last SOLIDWORKS World event. 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