No problem here opening the test drawing in Draftsight.  Given your location I'd say the chances of the problem being a result of pirated software is a possibility.

I think you're just being an alarmist because you have a relationship (i.e. - vested interest) with AutoDesk.  You have to defend the company's software because your livelihood depends on it.  Which also means you have to bad mouth anything else that's out there whether it is Draftsight, Bricscad or another CAD program.  Those of us in the real world though have the duty to explore other possibilities and make recommendations based upon our experiences actually making a living doing cad work on a daily basis.

No, the clones aren't the problem as much as it is the shoddy practices of some of your clients who are probably using pirated software but they aren't going to tell you that.  Who knows what kind of corruptions the use of the software may introduce into a drawing.

As far as my personal experience goes I've used Draftsight from time to time to view and edit drawings originally created in AutoCAD and vice-versa.  Other than the standard "warning" I get from AutoCAD about a drawing not being created with an AutoDesk product or not being "trusted" I have not encountered any problems.  My recommendation to the OP was based solely upon what I perceived to be a sometime use of a cad program for minor work which begs the question "why spend $$$ that you don't have to for something that will sit unused for the majority of the time?"  Yes, I know what your response will be: rent AutoCAD LT.  That certainly would be an option but that isn't up to me, it's up to the OP.


Edited by John Connor - 02.Feb.2017 at 11:45

The OP hasn't responded...I think he got scared :)

Try again with a "smaller" image.

By the way, I ran AUDIT on your drawing; it had errors in it.

Edited by John Connor - 02.Feb.2017 at 17:11

uploads/413522/budweiser_Model.pdf
Bricscad v17
(Note re frame 24: Images are identical in model space. "Extra lines" only apparent in plotted output)


Edited by Robert_D - 02.Feb.2017 at 18:08