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Draft fast with the command line you know

MSCAD is a native 2D drafting app with a real command line, object snaps, layers, dimensions and hatches. Draw plans and part drawings, then plot to PDF.

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Hatch patterns
R12-2018
DXF read and write
R13-2018
DWG read and write
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Type to draw

Type L, click two points, type @5<45. Prompts with clickable keywords, direct distance entry and right-click repeat work the way drafters expect.

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Full annotation

Associative dimensions, multileaders, tables, TrueType text and hatches with islands turn a sketch into a finished sheet.

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Opens your files

Read and save DXF and DWG, export SVG and PNG, and plot layouts to PDF.

MSCAD: A floor plan in Drafting
MSCAD

A floor plan in Drafting

An apartment plan with a room schedule: drawing tools down the left, layer and property panels on the right, a command line below.

Everything in MSCAD

Draw

  • Line, polyline with arcs and widths, circle, arc
  • Rectangle with fillet or chamfer, polygon, ellipse
  • Splines, construction lines, rays and donuts
  • Single-line and multiline text
  • Our own single-stroke drafting font

Precision

  • Endpoint, midpoint, center, intersection and tangent snaps
  • Perpendicular, quadrant, node and nearest snaps
  • Polar tracking, ortho and grid snap
  • Direct distance entry and relative coordinates
  • Window and crossing selection
  • Grips cycle stretch, move, rotate, scale and mirror

Modify

  • Move, copy, rotate, scale and mirror
  • Stretch, offset, trim and extend
  • Fillet, chamfer, break, join and explode
  • Rectangular and polar arrays
  • Draw order and overkill
  • Right-click repeats the last command

Annotate

  • Every dimension type with full dimension styles
  • Dimensions follow the geometry when it changes
  • Multileaders and tables
  • TrueType fonts and stacked fractions
  • 61 hatch patterns, plus solid and gradient fills
  • Pick-point hatching with islands

Organize

  • Layers with on, freeze, lock, plot and colour
  • Isolate, match and previous layer tools
  • Properties palette with per-object editing
  • Linetypes, lineweights and true colour
  • Blocks with attributes and nested blocks
  • Groups and external references

Layouts & files

  • Paper-space layouts with scaled viewports
  • Page setups and plot to PDF
  • Read and write DXF and DWG
  • Export SVG and PNG
  • Geometric and dimensional constraints that re-solve on edit
  • Parameters with expressions

Open a drawing and start drafting.

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