Draft it V5
Feature Comparison

Easy to use

Visual aids complement all commands

Point snaps

including. end, mid, centre, intersection, apparent intersection, perpendicular, tangent

Standard Metric, Imperial and Custom Sheet Sizes

Navigate around your drawings with easy to use Zoom & Pan

Full Undo & Redo

Linear, Angular, Radial, Diameter and Arrow Dimension tools

Comprehensive Help system

inc. tutorial exercises

Modification tools

inc:- Copy, Move, Rotate, Scale, Mirror, Chamfer, Trim/Extend

Text Editor and Find/Replace text feature

Powerful drawing aids

inc:- XY & Polar, Angle lock, Grid, Intellisnap, Keyboard snaps, Relative

MicroSoft Office style interface

Colour Schemes (Skins)

Choose from a list of standard schemes

External copy

Clipboard copy to other applications

Pens - Print/Export Line thickness, Pen sets for display & printing, Mono print option

Select All of Type

Function to quickly select all entities matching a specific Colour/Layer/Style

Arrow key input

Easily specify distance and direction using the keyboard arrow keys

Additional Modification tools

Break, Explode, Stretch

Additional drawing Aids

Direct Input, X & Y snap filters, Entity Info, Measure

Multiple Drawing Interface

Cut, Copy and Paste between drawings

Templates

Create your own template drawings

Specify Line Thickness for display & printing

Datum Dimensioning

Export AutoCAD DWG, DXF & Adobe PDF file formats

Area Fill

Fill closed Polylines and circles with solid colour

Insert Image (Bitmaps & PDF files) onto drawings

Selection Filters

Select Entities by colour, layer, type etc.

Named Views

Store Zoom windows for quick drawing navigation and partial drawing printing

More 'Modify' commands

Add blends between Lines/Arcs, Trim or Extend Lines/Arcs to other entities, Quick Trim

Snap Points

Add 'snap' points to any position on a drawing

Divide

Sub-divide a line or arc into a number of segments

Hatch Pattern

Fill closed areas (Polylines) with pre-defined hatch patterns

Additional Pens

Increase the number of system pens (125 maximum)

Isometric Grid

Define to assist Isometric drawing

Build symbol

Create a new symbol from entities within a drawing

Multiple Symbol Insertion Points

Define additional insertion points in key positions on symbols

Construction Lines

Easily create Horizontal, Vertical, Angle, Tangent and offset construction lines

Layouts - greater flexibility to printing and drawing output requirements

Properties Explorer

Display the settings of the item(s) being drawn or modified. Can be used to change settings as well

Blend, Fillet, & Chamfer Polylines

Polylines can now be blended, filleted and chamfered even polyline/line combinations.

Paste Special

Six new paste commands controlling what happens to pasted entities e.g. paste and explode.

Extra Context Menu Features

Extra middle mouse click features such as Quick Mirror and Close Polyline.

Wall Dimensions

Automatically add dimensions to walls

Wall Joining Tool

Extends and trims two walls together

Wall Teeing

Choose whether to tee in at wall intersections

Wall Breaks

Specify either 'Return' or 'Thermal break'

Simple Walls

Changes the standard detailed (hatched) walls to show just a solid fill of the wall thickness.

Build Walls From Polylines

Any drawn polylines can be converted to walls simply be selecting them and using the 'Build Walls' feature.

Doors

Openings are created and the wall ends are capped. Set Jamb, Sill, angle, swing type etc.

Door Types & Styles

Choose from various pre-defined door types and styles.

Windows

Openings are created and the wall ends are capped. Set Jamb, Inner and Outer Sill etc.

Window Types & Styles

Choose from various pre-defined window types and styles.

Openings

Create openings in walls at a specified width & height. Set closer type.

Stairs

Create Straight, Quarter-turn and Half-turn staircases at pre-defined or at your own sizes.

Hatch Pattern

Fill closed areas (Polylines) with pre-defined hatch patterns

Create Gable, Hipped, Barn Hip, Lean to Corner Hip and Lean to Gable roofs

Specify the pitch and tee one roof into another.

Elevations

Automatically create elevation views directly from the drawing plan.

Elevation Hatching

3D DXF Export

Create a 3D DXF model from the drawing for export to other systems

Levels

Define the levels of the floor plans for the 3D view & Export functions

Align option for all wall hatch types

Align hatch with walls option for all wall hatch types, wall hatching (inc. Solid fill)