DraftSight 2019 no longer free
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- kkremitzki
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Re: DraftSight 2019 no longer free
So, here we are....
Since few years I was wondering if someday they will ask for money. Now we know: 2019.
Thanks for the information
Since few years I was wondering if someday they will ask for money. Now we know: 2019.
Thanks for the information
Re: DraftSight 2019 no longer free
Another one that now is paid software is BabaCAD 2018. Old versions are still free, but there won't be free new versions.
https://www.babacad.com/Blog/ Anyway, I don't recommend it. It crashes like hell.
Another CAD more stable and still free is nanocad (no plus or anything. Just nanocad). https://nanocad.com/products/nanoCAD/
https://www.babacad.com/Blog/ Anyway, I don't recommend it. It crashes like hell.
Another CAD more stable and still free is nanocad (no plus or anything. Just nanocad). https://nanocad.com/products/nanoCAD/
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Re: DraftSight 2019 no longer free
And no perpetual license either, yearly renewable only!
I wonder what will happen will all older versions when yearly reactivation time comes! I'm guessing they'll force everybody to pay.
DraftSight's free nature was from the start a strategy to get AutoCAD customers to switch to SolidWorks (which they own) and give them the possibility to open their ACAD legacy files. They were in fact saying "see, 2D CAD is worth nothing now, we give it away to anyone". I guess that they now consider that they don't have anything more to gain.
I wonder what will happen will all older versions when yearly reactivation time comes! I'm guessing they'll force everybody to pay.
DraftSight's free nature was from the start a strategy to get AutoCAD customers to switch to SolidWorks (which they own) and give them the possibility to open their ACAD legacy files. They were in fact saying "see, 2D CAD is worth nothing now, we give it away to anyone". I guess that they now consider that they don't have anything more to gain.
Re: DraftSight 2019 no longer free
It's a good thing for open source alternatives.
Software development is never free. 3ds did dumping.
Software development is never free. 3ds did dumping.
Re: DraftSight 2019 no longer free
Good guess!
https://www.3ds.com/products-services/d ... draftsight
"All free versions of DraftSight (2018 or earlier) will cease to run after 12/31/2019."
- HarryGeier
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Re: DraftSight 2019 no longer free
Once the investors want a payback.. tjhat is natural. So better some errors in a FREE FreeCAD instead of an error free programm that once turns out as a nother bait for another cashcow....
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Re: DraftSight 2019 no longer free
I bet it's not error/issue free either.
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Re: DraftSight 2019 no longer free
https://www.3ds.com/products-services/d ... draftsightMac and Linux users may access DraftSight 2019 Beta below at no cost.