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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Over 3 Million DraftSight Users to Receive Access to New Plugins from Graebert and Dassault Systèmes

Graebert™ GmbH today announced that the DraftSight™ Developers World Tour is continuing this week in Phoenix at SOLIDWORKS® World 2015.

In October of 2014, Graebert announced that more than 20 plugins would be available to customize the DraftSight 2D CAD solution which was co-developed by Graebert in tandem with Dassault® Systèmes.

DraftSight has reached more than 3 million active users in only 4 years of market availability and is now the fastest growing DWG-based CAD community in the world (as well as the second-largest overall).

During the world tour, developers will be introduced to the DraftSight API and how to develop certified Plugins for DraftSight. The DraftSight API is a modern programming environment supporting C++, lisp, JavaScript, C#, and the Visual Basic programming languages.

The next scheduled stop on the Developers World Tour is scheduled in Bangkok, Thailand on March 27, 2015 to meet with Asian developers. Interested parties seeking to attend this event or other stops on the World Tour are invited to contact Graebert to learn more about the new DraftSight API and the development of certified plugins by writing to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Graebert and Dassault Systèmes today announced they are actively collaborating in the promotion of the plugins certified for DraftSight, which represents a unique opportunity for developers to reach the DraftSight community.

Plugins will not only be promoted in the monthly newsletter sent to more than 2 Million DraftSight users, but also via social networks on Facebook® (1.3 Million fans of DraftSight), Twitter®, Linkedin® and YouTube®. The Plugins will be sold on a central online marketplace and advertised right inside the DraftSight software through a news palette displayed when the software is launched.

At SOLIDWORKS World 2015, Graebert is showcasing a first range of plugins that are already available or that will be gradually launched over the next months including:

  • PDF Import for DraftSight to convert PDF files in DWG vectors that can be edited in DraftSight
  • OnlineMaps for DraftSight, to browse and insert free professional georeferenced maps from ArcGis Online, the acclaimed solution from Esri, the GIS World leader
  • CAD Blocks for DraftSight - A suite of 17 plugins with intelligent 2D block libraries for Architecture, Electricity, Mechanical and HVAC - Plumbing
  • G-Electrical for DraftSight - 2D Electrical CAD plugin to design electrical diagrams and generate related reports and bill of materials
  • PARTcommunity for DraftSight - An integration in DraftSight Professional of Cadenas popular solution with hundreds of free block libraries from manufacturers catalogs and premium contents
  • TopoPoint for DraftSight - Import / Export of point files to share topographic points with popular total stations from Leica, Trimble and more.

 The Plugins for DraftSight program allows the DraftSight community access to a wide range of productivity and industry-specific solutions at affordable prices. Unless specifically otherwise defined, certified plugins can run on both the free and commercial versions of DraftSight.

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