Free Drawing Program

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“System Requirements (Minimum):
• 32bit version: Microsoft Windows XP (SP2), or Windows 7
• 64bit version: Microsoft Windows XP (SP2), Windows 7 or Windows 8
• Intel Pentium 4 processor (2GHz or faster)
• 300 MB free hard disk space depending on accessory applications installed
• 2 GB RAM
• HighColor (16bit) graphics card
• XGA (1024x 768) display”

even the recommended system requirements are modest and typically fulfilled by every system running Windows 7 or a 3D modeler as SketchUp.

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  • SketchUp Make 2015 x64 : 109 mb
  • DraftSight 2015 x64 : 181 mb

seems to be no real hurdle even for a slow connection.

"Is DraftSight free for commercial use?
Yes. DraftSight is free* for all users- commercial, professional, students and educators.

  • Standalone License. Activation required."

if providing an email address for getting access to a commercially useable professional CAD system “isn’t really free” you resp. your partners obviously need to look further…

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